My Girlfriend Who Develops Through Development

Hmm, why does the wind carry a sweet scent?

Cao Lian clicked his tongue, and after a long while, he managed to squeeze out a sentence, "It's good that you have no objections, very good, excellent..."

He retracted his previous assessment.

This girl is hopeless!

Arriving beside Ke Renyi, Cao Lian took a deep breath of fresh air.

"headmaster."

"?"

"I can't take it anymore."

"Hold on! These two kids just arrived in Xiabei. If they can't hold on now, what will they do for the next four years?"

"I……"

"Hang in there, I'll support you psychologically."

"What about you?"

"Me? I'll take the lead in kowtowing."

"..."

Ke Renyi put his hands behind his back, his voice low and tinged with a hint of wistfulness, "Perhaps you're not old enough yet. But for an old guy like me who's almost sixty, watching these young people's romances makes me feel so much younger."

Cao Lian looked at him with resentment. "Principal, unlike you who have both a son and a daughter, I don't even have a wife yet."

Ke Renyi glanced at him and said, "Who can you blame if you're incompetent? If you're no good, why blame the road?"

Cao Lian: "..."

Lin Mo listened to their entire conversation without making a sound, and was quite surprised.

Cao Lian looked to be in his forties. Logically speaking, children of that age should be around his age, yet he still didn't have a wife.

Could it be...

No?

Very likely!!!

Ke Renyi closed the window and looked back at Lin Mo and An Youyu. “Since you have no objections, let’s set off immediately and finish filming as soon as possible so that Li Mao can finish production sooner. If things go well, our Xiabei promotional video this year will definitely be a sensation.”

Lin Mo smiled apologetically, "Principal, we have other things to do this morning. How about we continue filming this afternoon?"

"What could be more important than filming a promotional video?"

"Principal, I don't have any endorsement fees..."

"Okay, go ahead, we'll film again this afternoon."

"Thank you for your understanding, Principal."

After Lin Mo and An Youyu left, Ke Renyi smiled wryly, "That kid really knows how to find loopholes. If the school didn't have so many expenses lately, I would have paid him off."

Cao Lian laughed along, "I never thought that the principal, who is always so generous, would have such a day."

Ke Renyi rolled his eyes. "Nonsense, you don't know the cost of living until you're in charge. Just establishing the Department of Antique Restoration has depleted most of our school's working capital, not to mention the annual salary contracts offered to the two masters of antique restoration, Li Zhao and Ye Liu."

"By the way, are you still in contact with that antique restoration master who's hiding his identity?"

Upon hearing Ke Renyi's question, Cao Lian quickly explained, "We are in contact, but the other party doesn't seem interested in the conditions we offered, so it probably won't work out."

Ke Renyi nodded, "Just do your best, it's okay if you don't succeed."

"As the saying goes, leave a way out for others, so you can meet again in the future; this time we've swung our hoes hard enough, we have to leave Tsinghua a way out, otherwise Xu Huanzhi will definitely come to my door to fight me to the death."

Suppressing the surging laughter within him, Cao Lian asked, "Principal, do you have any suggestions regarding the restructuring of the Mathematics Department?"

"for example?"

"For example, how were the previous math teachers assigned?"

"That is a difficult task."

Ke Renyi frowned deeply.

The mathematics professors at Tsinghua University are all renowned figures in the mathematics community.

In comparison, Xia Bei's previous math teacher was a bit lacking.

Ultimately, these people are still Xia Bei's teachers; they abandon their old loves for new ones?

This behavior is very unethical.

We must come up with a compromise: assign these teachers suitable positions, at least not worse than their current ones.

At the same time, a series of loud crashing sounds rang out from the president's office at Tsinghua University.

Xu Huanzhi sat at his desk with a gloomy expression, staring at the dozen or so resignation letters in front of him, his aura extremely low.

Three people were sitting on a sofa a few meters away.

One of them is Qi Bei, a renowned mathematician who went to Xiabei yesterday to recruit people.

Li Zhao, a master of antiquities restoration, sat to Qi Bei's left. He had long hair, looked to be in his thirties, and was playing with a miniature snuff bottle.

Ye Liu, also a master of antique restoration, sat on the single sofa to the right. He was in his forties, had a buzz cut, wore frameless glasses, and was slowly sipping his tea.

Xu Huanzhi's act of throwing things had no impact on the three of them.

Xu Huanzhi took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the anger in his heart, "Li Zhao, Ye Liu, Tsinghua University has done nothing to wrong you, has it?"

Ye Liu put down his teacup, looked up at Xu Huanzhi, and said, "These past few years teaching at Tsinghua University... have been alright."

Li Zhao carefully put the snuff bottle in his pocket, a smile playing on his lips. "Me too."

Xu Huanzhi: "..."

Immediately, his brows furrowed even deeper. "If that's the case, then why did you give up Tsinghua University and choose Xia Bei University? Don't you know that Tsinghua University and Xia Bei University are competitors?"

"Your behavior is a classic example of repaying kindness with enmity!"

Ye Liu wasn't angry; he still had a smiling expression. "Li Zhao, what do you think?"

Li Zhao shook his head. "President Xu, you're exaggerating. Tsinghua University pays us, and we teach students. It's a mutually beneficial relationship. Whether Tsinghua University has treated us unfairly or not is another matter. We have done our best to impart knowledge to Tsinghua students."

“Right now, Xia Bei is offering us better conditions and better treatment; these days, who would turn down money? Besides, isn't it all about teaching students somewhere?”

Li Zhao paused, then continued, "Principal Xu, the movement of university teachers is a very normal thing. With the conditions offered by Xia Bei, Ye Liu and I have no reason to refuse."

"Isn't it better to part amicably and leave each other with some dignity?"

Chapter 464 Every cause has its effect

"Let's part ways amicably?"

Upon hearing Li Zhao's words, Xu Huanzhi became furious, his handsome features revealing a hint of hysteria.

He coldly questioned, "You call this a clean break?"

Li Zhao raised an eyebrow. "Yes, is there a problem?"

Xu Huanzhi's chest heaved violently, his fingers clattering on the desk. "Today is the day for new students to register. Why did you and Ye Liu have to leave now of all times? This isn't a clean break, this is a trap!"

"At this hour, where am I supposed to find a teacher?"

Li Zhao smiled but didn't say anything.

Ye Liu couldn't stand it anymore and chimed in, "Principal Xu, you can't blame us for this. Xia Bei only contacted us not long ago, and with such a big matter as changing schools, Li Zhao and I naturally had to consider it."

"We've reached the deadline, there's nothing we can do. Besides, it's true that Li Zhao and I like money, but we're not the kind of people who are greedy for money. But Tsinghua University has to pay us an equivalent price, right?"

Xu Huanzhi frowned. "What do you mean?"

Since things had come to this point, Ye Liu decided to be frank and ask, "Putting aside everything else, I just want to ask Principal Xu one question: why do those assistants in the Antique Restoration Department receive the same treatment as me and Li Zhao?"

Xu Huanzhi's frown deepened. "The same treatment? That shouldn't be the case, right? When will assistants receive the same treatment as you?"

"Ah--"

Li Zhao laughed, "Principal Xu holds a high position and wields great power. Naturally, such a small matter is not worth your attention. Ye Liu and I have only raised the issue with Principal Xu's assistant, Wang Mian, four or five times, and the response we received was that all treatment is decided by Principal Xu."

"I'm sorry, I really didn't know about this."

Hearing what the two said, Xu Huanzhi immediately understood what was going on. He picked up the phone to call Wang Mian, but as soon as he did, Li Zhao's voice rang out again.

"Principal Xu, let's forget about it."

"What do you mean?"

"Ye Liu and I have already signed teaching contracts with Xia Bei. Even if you call Wang Mian to confront us, the situation won't change. What you need to do now is sign our resignation letters."

Xu Huanzhi's eyes darkened. "What if I don't sign?"

"Don't sign?"

Li Zhao and Ye Liu exchanged a smile and stood up simultaneously.

Ye Liu looked at Xu Huanzhi with a mocking gaze, "Principal Xu may not know one thing, but my teaching contracts with Li Zhao and I expired before the summer vacation. The reason I submitted my resignation letter was just to save face for everyone."

"Whether you sign or not, it will have no impact on me or Li Zhao. Alright, my connection with Tsinghua University ends here. Goodbye."

After saying this, Ye Liu turned and left.

"boom!"

The office door slammed shut.

Li Zhao did not leave with Ye Liu. Instead, he calmly went to the window and, while fiddling with the potted plants on the windowsill, said, "Principal Xu, actually, Ye Liu and I can't really be blamed for resigning and going to Xia Bei."

"The day after the contract expired, Ye Liu and I approached Wang Mian. Our request wasn't unreasonable; we just hoped to improve our compensation. However, Wang Mian flatly refused and even mocked us for trying to raise our prices."

Xu Huanzhi opened his mouth, "Why didn't you come to me directly?"

"Looking for you?"

Li Zhao smiled knowingly. "Principal Xu is a very busy person, rarely seen. From the beginning to the end of the year, have you spent even half a month at the school?"

"You can call me!"

"The way you're saying that makes it sound like I have Principal Xu's contact information with Ye Liu."