Yu Xiaxing still had no idea that she had accidentally saved someone simply because she didn’t want to promote the school.
She had been extremely busy that morning.
Busy arguing with the principal and the rest of the school’s administration.
She had two core demands: cancel evening self-study and introduce a two-day weekend.
Principal Wang was truly at the end of his rope. He had already been pointing at her nose and cursing for quite some time.
“This isn’t a kindergarten! The third-year students have less than two months left before the college entrance exam! Cancel evening self-study? Are you insane?”
Yu Xiaxing sat across from him with her legs crossed, casually fiddling with a pen. “Your oppressive methods haven’t exactly produced impressive grades, have they?”
Principal Wang was full of confidence in his educational philosophy. “Hah! That’s because the students here are poorly qualified! If I didn’t keep them under such tight control, our admission rate would probably be even lower!”
Yu Xiaxing glanced at him. “We’re a private school. The people who come here aren’t just students—they’re customers. And you actually call your customers ‘poorly qualified’ behind their backs?”
Principal Wang was momentarily speechless. After a while, he said, “In any case, I disagree. Old Master Yu said that you’re in charge of school operations, but teaching is absolutely my domain!”
Yu Xiaxing resorted to shamelessness. “Evening self-study uses electricity, doesn’t it? If it does, then it falls under operations. If you insist on this, fine. I’ll cut the school’s power at exactly six every evening. You can hold your evening self-study in the pitch-dark.”
Principal Wang: “…”
Damn.
Why did that Yu woman like cutting people’s power so much?!
Why was she so unreasonable?!
Unable to win the argument, Principal Wang started calling for reinforcements.
The parent committee chairperson and vice chairperson were summoned. The director of academic affairs was summoned. A few nominal school board members were summoned…
In the end, everyone decided to vote on the proposal.
…
That afternoon.
The news spread through the students of Shengde Academy like wildfire.
“Have you heard?! Board Director Yu wants to cancel evening self-study! She also wants to give us a two-day weekend!”
“For real?! Holy crap, what an awesome board director!”
“No way, right? High schools don’t cancel evening self-study. Would the teachers and principal agree to that?”
“It hasn’t been decided yet. Apparently, Board Director Yu is taking on everyone by herself, but there’s still no result.”
“I still hope they keep evening self-study. I can’t discipline myself very well. If I were at home, I’d definitely just play on my phone and not study at all.”
Xu Tian was bent over her exercises. When she heard the news, a glimmer of light flashed through her eyes, only to fade immediately afterward.
How could evening self-study possibly be canceled? The school wouldn’t agree.
The principal had still been saying just yesterday that they had to seize every minute and second.
In her heart, she hoped the board director would win. She hoped evening self-study would be shortened, and she hoped they could have a two-day weekend. That way, she could help her parents clean and organize the house.
She stayed up until midnight every day, and her efficiency in class was actually very low.
But… was it possible?
Could the board director win?
-
Four in the afternoon.
This time, the entire administration had united behind the principal to deal with Yu Xiaxing alone.
Yu Xiaxing actually jumped onto a table and threatened to fight them. In the end, she managed to intimidate them with sheer force.
Ultimately, no one won.
They settled on a compromise:
Evening self-study would remain, but dismissal would be moved up from 11:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Morning reading would begin at 7:30 instead of 6:30.
Previously, students only had half a day off on Sunday. Now, they would have all of Saturday off, while Sunday would become an independent-study day at school. Students could choose whether to come in for self-study. Those who didn’t could go wherever they wanted.
“Those who can should come to school; those who can’t should go home.”
That was Yu Xiaxing’s philosophy for running the school.
As they left the conference room, Principal Wang glared at Yu Xiaxing and said, “Board Director Yu, it’s one thing for you to act recklessly in operations, but now you’ve even stuck your hands into teaching!”
“You really don’t care about the students’ grades at all!”
“If everyone’s scores drop across the board on the next monthly exam, I’ll have no choice but to change the schedule back!”
Yu Xiaxing gave him a cool look. “Principal Wang, if you keep nagging me, I’ll personally cut the power every night. You can buy candles and hold your evening self-study by candlelight!”
“…”
Principal Wang snorted.
There was nothing he could say for now. Once the results of the next monthly exam came out, he would definitely report her to the headquarters of the Yu Group.
Either they would make this Board Director Yu get lost, or they would stop her from interfering with even the slightest aspect of teaching!
…
The new schedule was announced through the school broadcast and posted on the official website.
The news spread to every corner of campus, and the students erupted!
“Yay!!!”
“Long live Board Director Yu!”
“Oh my gosh! I can sleep before midnight now!”
“This is basically the same as having a full two-day weekend. That’s amazing!”
“Fine, as long as coming to school for self-study on Sunday is optional. I can’t study at all at home!”
-
Yu Xiaxing had already returned to her office.
The moment she sat down, she began stirring things up in the parents’ group chat.
Dian Dian’s Mom: “Have you heard? The school is making another ridiculous change. Evening self-study ends at nine now? And we’re getting a two-day weekend? Is the school giving up on our children?!”
Dian Dian’s Mom: “When my Dian Dian heard the news, her first reaction was that she could go out and play everywhere! How could that possibly be allowed?”
This time, she finally received the support of the parents.
“That’s right! How can they do this? The college entrance exam is almost here. Every second counts. What kind of high school has a schedule like this?”
“Exactly! This is absurd! A softhearted board director will ruin the students! Who’s going to take responsibility if their grades drop?”
“We should band together and file a complaint! Report this ridiculous schedule! They can’t joke around with our children’s futures! Everyone who agrees, add your name to the list!”
Dian Dian’s Mom: “I’ll lead the charge!”
“Call them! Write complaint letters! I’ll draft a template and send it to the group later. We can all file complaints together!”
Parent Committee Chairperson: “Everyone, please calm down. All reforms come with growing pains. We should give the school a little time and room. If the monthly exam results really drop significantly, we can take action then. Reporting them now would be rather rash.”
Once she spoke, the group quieted down again.
Yu Xiaxing frowned and wanted to kick the chairperson out of the group, but unfortunately, the woman was the group owner.
Zhao Zihan’s Dad: “Forget it. No matter what, I refuse to accept my child having a two-day weekend! I’m definitely filing a complaint!”
Qian Zihan’s Mom: “Don’t listen to the parent committee. All they ever do is kiss the board director’s boots!”
“…”
You’re the one kissing boots!
Yu Xiaxing was furious!
But after her anger passed, she became a little happy.
Excellent! The parents’ group needed people like you who insisted on doing things their own way!
There were still quite a few parents in the group who hadn’t been swayed by the chairperson and insisted on filing complaints.
In any case, it had produced some results!
If one-fifth of the parents complained, that was already a very serious situation. As far as satisfaction was concerned, she would definitely receive zero points.
Yu Xiaxing stirred things up for a little while longer before putting down her phone.
Next, she had to think about how to spend the five million yuan that had just been credited to her account.
Moreover, it had to be an “ineffective expenditure.” It couldn’t be an investment of any kind, and there couldn’t be even the slightest possibility of making money from it.
It had to be pure waste—money thrown away with absolutely no chance of recovering it.
And it had to be wasteful in a way that had a legitimate label attached to it. Otherwise, the assessment committee wouldn’t approve it.
“Ugh… If only I could give myself a five-million-yuan bonus…”
Yu Xiaxing sighed.
Suddenly, inspiration struck.
That’s right. Although she couldn’t simply give herself money, she could use public funds for private purposes!
I've got an idea!
