Chapter 419: Chapter 408: The Best Teacher
Fierce arguing could be heard from the office, and the secretary hesitated outside the door before lowering the hand that was about to knock. Never mind, the official business wasn’t urgent anyway; it was better not to walk into the line of fire.
"Get out of here right now!" Xuanyuan Ce pointed at the door and said to Xuanyuan Junrui.
"Then give me my mom’s shares." Xuanyuan Junrui looked at him stubbornly.
"You’re not yet eighteen. Even if your mom left a will, the shares cannot be transferred to you now," Xuanyuan Ce said, his expression weary, "Little Rui, don’t think of your dad as foolish. I know the school is important to you, but I haven’t sold all the shares, have I? We remain the largest shareholder; your mom’s hard work won’t be wasted."
Perhaps softened by Xuanyuan Ce’s compliance, Xuanyuan Junrui’s temperament also eased: "Then why did you sell the shares to Liu Qin?"
"You’re too young to understand these business matters."
"Then explain it to me."
Xuanyuan Ce opened his mouth, sighed while looking at his stubborn son: "You know our family started with real estate. Now that the market is often saturated, I need to transform the business to maintain the Xuanyuan Group’s status, understand?"
Xuanyuan Ce was not interested in business; he hadn’t delved into what Xuanyuan Ce was talking about, but that didn’t stop him from asking further: "What does this have to do with the stock transaction?"
"Your class teacher Ye Qiu is a genius." As he said this, a strange light flashed in Xuanyuan Ce’s eyes, "I don’t know why he chose to be a teacher, but his talent in programming is among the best in the world. Do you know what these twenty percent of shares traded for us? The technology he provided is enough for us to get a slice of the internet pie."
Xuanyuan Ce looked at his son earnestly: "I don’t care what conflicts you had with your class teacher before, but you must foster a good relationship with him. I won’t sell the school’s shares anymore, but you must behave in school and not interfere with whatever decisions he makes."
Listening, Xuanyuan Junrui impatiently turned his head away, no longer arguing with Xuanyuan Ce. He just needed to be sure there was no mischief from Liu Qin involved.
Three days later, Ye Qiu led a shareholders’ meeting, then dismissed Principal Fang for dereliction of duty, taking over as the new principal. At the same time, he initiated another round of reforms to the school regulations. The overall direction remained unchanged, but he paid extra attention to school bullying - any students found involved were not only expelled but also had the incident recorded in their files.
Most students at this school, besides special admissions like Liu Tong, were children with powerful and wealthy backgrounds, and what they cared most about was their reputation. Few of these students studied domestically; most went abroad for study. Diou Royal Academy also offered resources for studying abroad. But if there was a record left in school, who knew how it might affect their applications when applying to universities overseas?
Therefore, when these new school rules were issued, although some were dissatisfied, they were successfully implemented.
There were many issues within the school, but power was indeed very effective. At least after the Xuanyuan Family made it clear they would not interfere, no one would oppose whatever Ye Qiu said.
Moreover, not everyone enjoyed bullying. Most students attending this school were there to learn something more useful and cultivate connections. Those who had bullied Liu Tong did so to please Xuanyuan Junrui. Now that even Xuanyuan Junrui was attending classes obediently, what was left for them to make trouble about?
Therefore, Liu Tong’s days at school became increasingly better. Now that Ye Qiu is the principal and looking out for him, those arrogant students dared not to bother him anymore. Additionally, the subject teachers whom Ye Qiu had once asked to take good care of Liu Tong taught him with even greater dedication and effort.
In the past two months’ exams, Liu Tong’s grades have consistently been at the top of his class. After no longer being bullied, he has become much more cheerful, and after Ye Qiu helped connect his mom with a heart disease specialist, he became even more motivated and also found a part-time job as a cafeteria assistant in his free time.
With three nutritious meals provided by the cafeteria, Liu Tong grew taller and his previously sallow cheeks gradually became fair and healthy. Slowly, he even made two friends.
"Teacher, the doctor said my mom doesn’t need surgery, she just needs to avoid any emotional disturbances and to slowly recuperate," Liu Tong reported happily to Ye Qiu with the good news.
"Congratulations," Ye Qiu, as usual, patted his head, "I’ve noticed you’ve been a bit busy lately, but you can’t let it affect your studies."
"I won’t, teacher," Liu Tong clenched his fist to Ye Qiu, his spirited expression showing none of his past gloominess and dejection.
"That’s not like you," from a distance, Sima Kai, Xuanyuan Junrui, and Ouyang Yanming walked side by side, watching the cheerful conversation between Ye Qiu and Liu Tong and sneered disdainfully.
"Do you really believe what your dad said? Even if Mr. Ye exchanged techniques for stock equity with your dad, why go through your stepmom? Are you really going to obediently attend school just because your dad told you? Right now, that tech company is in your stepmom’s name, what if everything your mom left for you gets taken away by that woman before you realize it?"
The more Sima Kai spoke, the more furrowed Xuanyuan Junrui’s brows became, he said impatiently: "My dad wouldn’t do that, I’m his only son after all."
"That’s only for now. Do you really believe Liu Qin won’t have children in the future? What if your dad gives all the family wealth to Liu Qin and her child?" Sima Kai asked, making Xuanyuan Junrui feel even more uneasy.
"The money is his, and I have no right to interfere with how he manages it. As long as they don’t touch my mom’s belongings, let them do what they want," Xuanyuan Junrui spoke out.
"Are you really naive or just pretending to be?" Sima Kai felt frustrated, thinking that he had been speaking in vain, "How much could your mother have possibly left you? Your dad’s assets were always meant to be yours."
"I don’t care about his assets, I only want my mom’s inheritance," Xuanyuan Junrui said with a trace of irritation.
Seeing that Sima Kai was about to say more, the always silent Ouyang Yanming interjected: "Sima, stop it. Don’t you know Xuanyuan? He has never cared about these riches. As long as one lives a happy life, there’s no need to care so much about material possessions."
Sima Kai was seething inside, thinking how naive they were. Can you live happily without power or money? Why are people flattering you now? Isn’t it because you are the heirs of the Xuanyuan and Ouyang Families? Once all of that is gone, you will probably end up worse off than an ordinary civilian like Liu Tong.
Forget it, what does their wellbeing have to do with me? If they give up their inheritance, wouldn’t all the years I spent accompanying them in this charade be a waste?
Two fools!