Chapter 591: Competing Grandfathers and Grandmothers

Jin Lao was very amiable, smiling: "Hello, Principal. I have heard of your name for a long time, but only now do we have the chance to meet. Your students are all over the world; it is truly admirable..."

"Not at all, not at all. I cannot bear your praise; I am unworthy!" The Principal was so excited he nearly fainted.

Jin Lao had actually heard of his name?

This was the greatest commendation he had heard in his fifty-plus years of life.

Jin Lao was his idol; to be remembered by his idol, the elderly Principal was flushed with excitement.

On the other side.

Jin Laofuren shook hands with Shi Youxuan: "Chairman Shi, hello."

In an instant, she pulled her into her arms and whispered: "Stinky girl, what kind of trick are you playing?"

Shi Youxuan also whispered in her grandmother's ear: "I will explain to you later, just do as I say for now."

The grandmother and granddaughter were whispering, which looked like a normal hug to outsiders.

Seeing Jin Lao give the Principal high praise, Bureau Chief Liu only assumed the Principal had a great reputation and did not associate it with Shi Youxuan.

In any case, the person he wanted to target was only Shi Youxuan; even if the school changed owners, the Principal would not change, so it did not matter much.

He felt slightly more at ease.

He was still preparing to introduce those high-ranking leaders to Jin Lao.

The leaders were all invited by him; it was not certain how much these people admired Jin Lao, but his reputation was loud, and it would be great to bask in his glory by taking photos.

Of course, it would be even better if he could obtain Jin Lao's calligraphy.

Unfortunately, Jin Lao was holding onto the Principal.

Shi Youxuan was supporting Jin Laofuren, and the four of them were already walking into the campus, talking and laughing!

He panicked; this wouldn't do, he couldn't answer to the leaders.

He hurriedly followed, preparing to give a reminder.

However, the group was chatting heatedly, and he couldn't even get a word in.

There was no other way.

Bureau Chief Liu could only turn back to invite these leaders and calligraphy masters to sit in the office building, waiting for Jin Lao to finish touring the campus so they could all have a tea party upon his return.

Having managed to appease the leaders, he then hurriedly went to chase after Jin Lao and the others.

Once he caught up, Bureau Chief Liu sadly discovered—he still couldn't get a word in!

The Principal was holding forth.

He was talking about the school's history, what kind of figures had graduated from it, and his teaching philosophy!

Jin Lao listened with great interest.

Jin Laofuren and Shi Youxuan kept whispering, talking and laughing, but he couldn't hear what they were saying; the two seemed to be deliberately keeping him from hearing.

When the Principal talked about Sheng Hanyu's childhood, Bureau Chief Liu knew he couldn't wait any longer and had to interrupt.

"Sun Qing also graduated from our school and is doing quite well in Jiangzhou. Principal, why don't you introduce him?"

Sun Qing was Sun Zihan's father, which is to say, his son-in-law.

The Principal frowned slightly.

If this were any other occasion, he would definitely give Bureau Chief Liu face.

But now that he was in front of his idol, this face... he would not give!

"Sun Qing's performance when he was at school was poor; he skipped classes, fought, and his grades were at the bottom!"

Bureau Chief Liu was furious. He had originally wanted the Principal to praise his son-in-law a bit to leave a good impression for his son-in-law's upcoming appearance.

Now, it had backfired.

But he was unwilling to give up, hinting: "You have come into contact with so many students every year, did you remember the wrong person?"

Even with such an obvious hint, the Principal did not follow his lead.

"No, even if I misremembered someone else, I wouldn't misremember him. There are two things I regret most in my life: one was letting Sun Qing enter our school through the back door back then, and the other was letting Sun Qing's son enter our school as well."

"This is a stain on my life that will never be washed away!"

Bureau Chief Liu:...

He was so angry his lungs were about to explode, yet he couldn't show it in front of Jin Lao and his wife.

But he secretly noted this grudge against the Principal in his heart, to be settled after Jin Lao left.

"People shouldn't fear making mistakes; what is to be feared is knowing one has made a mistake and not reflecting on it, but instead trying every possible way to find reasonable excuses for the error."

Jin Lao issued an invitation to the Principal, inviting him to attend the Global Scholars Conference, which is held every five years!

The threshold for this conference was very high; those who could attend were all leading figures in the academic circles of various countries or those who had made significant contributions.

Although A Country's economy was not very developed, it had always led the world in the academic field.

Therefore, the organizer was also A Country.

Upon receiving the invitation, the Principal was so happy he couldn't say anything other than "Thank you."

Bureau Chief Liu was even angrier; he had also been eyeing this spot, but now it was gone, snatched away by the Principal.

Shi Youxuan was happy to see him suffer a setback; if he chose to stop now, she didn't intend to keep pressing the attack.

But Bureau Chief Liu did not.

He kept following behind the group, forcing his way into the conversation when he couldn't get a word in, making awkward small talk that made everyone feel uncomfortable.

"Ring-a-ling—"

Bureau Chief Liu's phone rang.

He went to the side to answer the call, and the group finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But it wasn't long before the call was finished.

As soon as he returned, he attacked Shi Youxuan: "Chairman Shi, by what right do you have the Security Guard block people and not let Chairman Sun in? Let him through immediately."

The call was from Sun Qing; he had arrived late, but as a result, he couldn't even get through the main gate.

Shi Youxuan: "Who is Chairman Sun? Is he someone from this school? How come I don't know that the school has two chairmen?"

Bureau Chief Liu: "He is not from this school, but he is a student's parent. His son had a bone fractured by your daughter a week ago. Are you not letting him in because you are afraid of losing face in front of Jin Lao?"

He could not care about that much anymore.

Seeing Jin Laofuren and Shi Youxuan chatting happily, Bureau Chief Liu felt that if he didn't do something now, it would be even harder to move against her in the future.

"What is going on?"

Jin Laofuren asked her granddaughter, her expression turning serious; anyone could see that she was very unhappy.

The main thing was that Shi Youxuan had not told the old couple about the fight.

In Jin Laofuren's view, when Shi Ran fought with a boy, right or wrong was not actually that important; the main thing was whether her precious great-granddaughter had suffered.

It is often said that grandparents dote on their children.

Then, going one generation further, the doting on the younger generation has even fewer boundaries.

"A small matter." Shi Youxuan said only these three words with a smile.

"A small matter?"

Bureau Chief Liu would not let such a good opportunity pass; he wore a smile, though it did not reach his eyes: "Chairman Shi's way of thinking is problematic. Your daughter fractured another person's child's bone, and in your mouth, it is just a trivial small matter?"

"Furthermore, you expelled the injured child without rhyme or reason. When the parent comes to the school, you won't even let them through the main gate. With such character, you should not continue to manage the school. Submit your resignation before you get off work today, and hand the school over to someone with sufficient ability and character to manage it."

The reason he was dealing with Shi Youxuan at this time was because the expressions of Jin Lao and his wife were becoming increasingly ugly.

Once handled now, if there were any dissenting voices in Jiangzhou later.

He could just say it was Jin Lao's intention; that way, all the benefits would be taken by their own people, and no one would gossip.

His plan was well-calculated, but things did not develop as he had envisioned.

Jin Lao's expression became even uglier, and he was the first to attack, but it was directed at him: "I really don't understand the rules of your Jiangzhou. Could it be that a chairman cannot even decide her own affairs and must have outsiders make irresponsible remarks?"

Bureau Chief Liu:...

Irresponsible remarks?

Was this referring to him?

That's right.

He quickly confirmed this point.