What's wrong with me, a school principal, listening to students' suggestions?

When the joint meeting of principals ended, Liu Jianguo was the last to leave the auditorium.

He stuffed the eight-page report back into his briefcase, not daring to put it on the table.

He had clearly seen several principals glance at the folder as they passed by him.

If this document had been submitted earlier, it would have been perfectly legitimate.

Handing it over now is suicide.

You want to shut down a school with an undergraduate enrollment rate of 91.9%?

Anyone with a sound mind who sees the results of No. 13 Middle School this year will ask Liu Jianguo a question:

"What are you doing as the director of the education bureau? You have such a dark horse under your command, and instead of supporting him, you want to merge him?"

When Liu Jianguo walked out of the Education Bureau building, the July sun was baking the ground until it was steaming.

He stood on the steps, switched his briefcase to one hand, and took out his phone with the other.

Three missed calls.

They were all calls from the developers.

He stared at the three missed calls for more than ten seconds, but did not call them back.

The matter concerning the land belonging to No. 13 Middle School can't be addressed for the time being.

The reason is gone.

The premise of the merger is that No. 13 Middle School is unable to continue operating due to insufficient enrollment, poor academic performance, and inadequate teaching staff.

What now?

We enrolled 516 students, exceeding our target.

The results ranked among the top three in the city.

Even the videos of the open classes were praised to the skies by parents.

If he pushes the merger again, even without intervention from above, the local media alone will be able to expose his true colors.

That reporter, Xu Wei, took a lot of footage at No. 13 Middle School during the last parents' open day.

Judging from her attitude, she seemed to want to praise No. 13 Middle School to the skies.

Liu Jianguo returned to his office and threw his briefcase on the table.

"Director, the news has spread outside..."

Zhao Hongliang followed him in and carefully closed the door.

"What's spread?"

"The results of No. 13 Middle School," Zhao Hongliang said softly. "The media center issued a news flash, and it was widely shared."

Liu Jianguo remained silent, sat down in his office chair, turned halfway around, and faced the window.

"The parents are also discussing it in the group chat," Zhao Hongliang added. "Many parents who originally applied to No. 1 Middle School are asking if it's possible to transfer to No. 13 Middle School now."

"How do you think…" Liu Jianguo tapped his fingers on the armrest a few times, "how did Lin Yucai manage to do that?"

"I have no idea."

Zhao Hongliang was taken aback when he heard him ask that question.

"In just six months, it went from 5% to 91%." Liu Jianguo repeated these two figures to himself. "This is not normal."

He suddenly turned his chair around and stared at Zhao Hongliang.

"check."

"Investigate what?"

"Check the teaching records, exam proctoring videos, student admission files, and midterm exam score changes of No. 13 Middle School over the past six months," Liu Jianguo said, emphasizing each word. "I don't believe that a school with an average score of 312 six months ago could raise its average score to 480 within six months."

"Unless someone cheats."

Zhao Hongliang's lips moved, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

"explain."

"Director, even if we find out something..." Zhao Hongliang carefully chose his words, "At this critical juncture, if we take action against No. 13 Middle School, the public opinion outside..."

"When did I say I was going to touch it?" Liu Jianguo waved his hand. "I just want to find out the truth."

"I've investigated and confirmed it's due to strength, so I accept it."

"A problem has been found..."

He pulled the eight-page report out of his briefcase again, placed it on the table, and weighed it down with a paperweight.

"Then this thing will still be useful someday."

Zhao Hongliang glanced at the report, and the thorn in his heart ached again.

He left the office, walked down the corridor, and took out his phone to check the news flash from the integrated media.

The most upvoted comment in the comment section...

"Is the percentage of students admitted to top-tier universities by No. 1 High School (which selects 800 top students) the same as the percentage admitted to top-tier universities by No. 13 High School (which admits students with lower scores)?"

He stared at the comment for a while, then locked his phone and put it back in his pocket.

……

2 PM, Principal's Office of No. 13 Middle School.

When Lin Yucai returned from the Education Bureau, he had just opened the door when he saw Ma Desheng and Feng Zhiyuan already waiting inside.

The expressions on their faces were nothing but excitement and agitation.

"Stop talking, I know everything."

"It turns out the students don't have very good memories. They couldn't remember what they chose, which gave me such a big surprise."

Lin Yucai threw his briefcase on the table, walked to the window, and glanced at the playground.

The playground was in complete chaos.

Almost all the senior high school students have returned, and even those who went back to their hometowns the day before yesterday are rushing back.

Some were carrying suitcases, some were still in their pajamas, and some were panting as they stopped at the school gate on shared bicycles.

A long line formed again next to the suggestion box, but this time it wasn't complaints being put in, but thanks.

Lin Yucai looked at the scene and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

Then the system panel lit up.

【Ding! 】

[Hidden mission "Launching Comeback" detected; completion conditions met!]

[Within one year, the school's undergraduate enrollment rate increased from 5% to over 90%, and the rate of students admitted to top-tier universities exceeded 60%... exceeding the target!]

[Mission Rating: SS (Highest)]

[Settling the final reward...]

Lin Yucai's heart skipped a beat.

On the panel, a treasure chest radiating the dazzling light of diamonds slowly appeared.

The light was more dazzling than all the previous treasure chests combined.

The lid popped open.

Congratulations on winning:

[1. Diamond-level special expansion funds: 2000 million RMB! (Already transferred to the host's bound account through a legitimate overseas education investment fund channel)]

【2.科研楼建造图纸（含标準化实验室×12、科创孵化空间×4、多功能学术报告厅×1，附带「灵感激发光环」……进入科研楼的师生，创造性思维活跃度提升200%）】

[3. Personal Attribute Enhancement: Charisma +3, Intelligence +2, Stamina +2]

[4. Hidden title unlocked: "Tomato City Education Sector Variable"... During the period this title is active, the probability of the system triggering high-quality suggestions increases by 30%]

Lin Yucai's palms were burning as he looked at the figure of twenty million and the blueprint for the research building.

Twenty million.

Adding the funds he had left over, the amount of disposable funds he had was already quite staggering.

Research building.

The No. 13 Middle School didn't even have a decent laboratory. Chemistry classes relied on teachers drawing on the blackboard, and physics experiments were all based on verbal descriptions and imagination.

With this building, the facilities of No. 13 Middle School can directly cross the threshold of becoming a provincial key school.

Lin Yucai turned off the panel and took a deep breath.

My phone vibrated.

Su Qingyan's WeChat message: "A bunch of students are looking for you outside, come out quickly."

He was about to reply when the phone rang.

"Are you in the office?" Su Qingyan's voice was unusually hurried. "Chen Yu is back. She's crying at the school gate. Chen Bowen, along with Zhang Yang and a group of others, are blocking the administration building and saying they want to see you."

Lin Yucai put his phone away and opened the office door.

A row of students was already standing in the corridor.

At the very front were Chen Bowen and Zhang Yang.

When Chen Bowen saw Lin Yucai come out, he opened his mouth, but the words he was about to say stuck in his throat for a long time.

"Thank you, Principal."

After saying that, he turned and left quickly, as if afraid of being seen.

Lin Yucai watched his retreating figure and smiled.

"Summer vacation is coming soon, what facilities should we upgrade?"

"Kids, I need advice!"