In middle age, one's comprehension becomes extraordinary.

To be honest, Principal Yin has never seen anyone receive a plaque for meritorious service.

He had never even seen a second-class merit award, let alone a third-class merit award.

In Lingshan City, there hasn't been a single individual who has been recognized for meritorious service for so many years.

A few years ago, it is said that someone received a group third-class merit award.

This kind of meritorious service is already quite outstanding.

To achieve such merit, one cannot simply rely on daring and taking risks.

What you do must be influential enough.

The task to be completed must not only be dangerous and difficult, but also the most crucial of the crucial.

"Say it again, who is the mayor here to see?"

When Principal Yin heard the name on the phone, his face immediately fell.

Her complexion, which had been somewhat rosy, began to turn pale and bluish.

Are you sure? Are you sure?

Faced with Principal Yin's questioning, the person on the other end of the phone said something else.

"Then it's true..."

Principal Yin was momentarily lost in thought, repeating himself softly.

In the office, Jin Fan, who had come to ask about something, also stood up unconsciously.

"Principal, has something serious happened?"

Principal Yin remained silent in the face of his question.

He stood there blankly, picked up his coat, and went outside.

No matter how unwilling he was to accept it, he had to go and receive him.

He is the principal, and this time the delegation is led by the mayor of Lingshan City.

No matter how uncomfortable or dissatisfied he felt, he had to go.

As Principal Yin left, Jin Fan followed him.

Lingshan No.1 Middle School was already bustling with activity.

The roadsides along the school were already packed with students.

Leaders from Lingshan City led the way, while two military men in uniforms carried a plaque.

The entire farewell procession was full of vigor and high spirits.

At this moment, Li Yuan had already been invited into the group and was even adorned with a big red flower.

Li Yuan was a little nervous upon receiving this honor.

At thirty years old, I've certainly seen all sorts of situations.

But it was really embarrassing to be looked at like that by the people around me.

Principal Yin, who came downstairs, also saw this scene at a glance.

Seeing the words "Second-Class Merit" on the plaque made me feel a little dizzy.

Li Yuan, whom he had always looked down upon, repeatedly surprised him.

As the principal, he had previously blocked many opportunities for Li Yuan.

When these opportunities fell into Li Yuan's hands, he began to achieve success one after another.

Every achievement felt like a slap in the face.

Even when he went to the front lines to provide support, he was able to bring back a share of the credit.

No one in Lingshan City has received the Second-Class Merit Citation in the past thirty years.

The mayor of Lingshan City, who was walking at the front of the group, had already seen Principal Yin.

He had met the principal of the city's key high school a few times.

The person next to him gave him a couple more reminders, and then beckoned Principal Yin over.

The group carried the plaque toward Li Yuan's office.

"With such an excellent teacher, he should have been sent out to explore the world long ago."

Look at this second-class merit award, we've really made ourselves proud.

The mayor was clearly unaware of the complicated history and conflicts involved.

His words carried a hint of teasing.

Those around them couldn't help but smile when they heard this.

Even the students at Lingshan No.1 Middle School knew that Li Yuan had a bad relationship with the school leaders.

If I told Principal Yin these things, he would definitely be extremely upset.

Most importantly, Principal Yin could only force a smile; he couldn't utter a word in rebuttal.

"To be honest, when the provincial authorities came to inspect, I was really worried about your Lingshan No.1 Middle School."

Now that we have such a director of the curriculum and teaching department, we are no longer anxious.

As they walked and talked, the news that Li Yuan had been awarded a second-class merit spread throughout the entire school.

After the plaque was delivered, the mayor held a meeting for the teachers and staff of Lingshan No.1 Middle School.

The municipal education bureau only received the news at this point.

Director Zeng rushed over.

The delivery of the plaque and documents was a bit rushed.

It was only shipped to the city last night, and the actual items were delivered today.

It's normal that Director Zeng and his team didn't hear about it beforehand.

At the conference, the leaders praised and commended all the faculty and staff.

In particular, during the previous open classes, not a single teacher from Lingshan No. 1 Middle School failed to meet the standards.

After the meeting, the mayor had lunch with the core members of Lingshan No. 1 Middle School.

Only then did Director Zeng find an opportunity to question Li Yuan.

"I didn't even know I was going to receive a second-class merit award; I only found out when the procession delivering the plaque arrived..."

Li Yuan showed a helpless expression, genuinely unaware of the matter.

Director Zeng thought about it and agreed that it made sense.

Logically, the document should have reached him first before being sent to Lingshan No.1 Middle School.

The city was too late; they didn't even notify him.

Throughout his visit, Zeng Chang's smile never faded.

Li Yuan, whom he recommended, has consistently brought him honor.

Originally, some leaders at the Municipal Education Bureau questioned his appointment of talent.

This second-class merit award will serve as further proof of Li Yuan's achievements.

In addition, Zeng Chang originally wanted to push Li Yuan forward another step.

But we couldn't find a suitable time before.

The initial plan was to wait until this year's college entrance examination was over.

If the college entrance examination results improve significantly, then mentioning it at that time will be considered a merit.

It seems that we may not have to wait that long for now.

There were four tables at lunchtime.

Li Yuan naturally became the core figure.

Jin Fan and Gu Yu didn't even qualify to participate.

At 1 p.m., in a private room on the second floor of a restaurant off-campus.

Jin Fan and Gu Yu were having lunch here.

Neither of them had much of an appetite.

Looking at Jin Fan in front of him, Gu Yu had a lot of things he wanted to say.

Just a few days ago, Jin Fan was still feeling a bit regretful.

Hopefully, Li Yuanke won't get into trouble on the border and come back with a disability.

He made many preparations and planned to personally take charge during the teaching and research session at Shifeng River.

We should slap him in the face for such arrogant words.

Li Yuan returned safely, and he even brought back a second-class merit award.

Jin Fan and Gu Yu understood better than many others that the Second-Class Merit was extraordinary.

This is also why Li Yuan was able to receive a second-class merit.

If they were the ones to receive this second-class merit award, they could immediately be transferred to a different position based on it.

With a simple turn of his head, Jin Fan could go on to teach at a university and move to a higher level in the education field.

"Should we find someone to investigate who issued the second-class merit to him?"

It's not easy to make a name for yourself in the military.

Is it possible that he used some underhanded tactics?

Someone is faking it behind the scenes!

As soon as Jin Fan voiced his doubts, Gu Yu, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but roll her eyes.

"Senior brother, if Li Yuan is capable of such fraudulent acts, did he ever need to compete with you for the Qingwu Tournament qualification?"

If he had that kind of network, Principal Yin would be fawning over him!

Gu Yu couldn't help but want to complain.

In an attempt to belittle Li Yuan, he felt that his senior brother had gone mad and was simply making wild guesses.

If we had that kind of strength, none of those things would have happened in the beginning!