Chapter 521 Visitors

"In fact, there are enough new students," Cao Youyi said. "Brother, he was planning this matter two months in advance. A total of six students were recruited before and after. Four of them had average family conditions, and the school paid for them. Qualification testing.

“At that time, their parents all promised to send their children to Houde School. However, last night I asked Uncle Song to ask, but two families said they had already sent their children to Bowen next door.

"There are two other students, one is the second son of the owner of a nearby textile factory, and the other is the daughter of the deputy chief of the Civil Affairs Department. They both went to Xiayin. This morning, Chief Jia came to apologize. I gave my brother a bonus. There was an urgent telegram, but it seems he didn’t receive it.”

"So there are only three freshmen at the school now?"

"That's right, including the girl you brought back... there are exactly three of them."

"Then what happens if the minimum recruitment standards are not met?"

The two of them were talking about enrollment this year, but another guest came to visit.

The visitor was a baby-faced young man who looked elegant in a suit and thick black-rimmed round glasses.

"New student?" Malu raised his eyebrows.

"The lackey of the Mingxia Group." Cao Youyi said calmly.

The young man looked a little embarrassed when he heard this, "Ah, Youyi, no matter what, we are always classmates. Can you not speak so unpleasantly..."

"Call me Teacher Cao."

"Okay, Teacher Cao, we are all virtuous graduates. You have to believe that I am virtuous just like you."

"Then you are still working for Mingxia?"

"Ah, I'm not working for Ming Xia, I'm working for the Education Bureau. The two are not the same thing at all." The young man pushed up his glasses.

"I am the section chief of the Pingcheng Education Bureau. I am here to check the enrollment status of each school in the new school year. This is my job."

"Section Chief, you are so majestic."

"Ah, why are you here again? You've been sarcastic since I walked in. I'm just explaining to you why I'm here, Youyi."

“Call me Teacher Cao,” Cao Youyi said with a straight face, “In my opinion, there is no difference between the Education Bureau and the Mingxia Group, they are all the same.

"You should be very aware of Houde's situation, Feng Ziwen. Brother, he recruited a sufficient number of new students this year, but then the parents of those new students were bribed by Mingxia people.

“And they deliberately delayed it until close to the Education Bureau inspection before suddenly saying it couldn’t come, so we didn’t have time to recruit enough students.

"If you come here to perform your duties at this time, you are acting as an accomplice of the famous hero. If you are really kind-hearted, you might as well think about how this inspection can help the school tide over the difficulties, Section Chief Feng."

Feng Ziwen sighed, "I'm just a section chief. I have a director and a deputy director above me, and..."

He lowered his voice and said, "I heard that a big shot from the Ministry of Education has spoken to me about this matter and requested that the inspection must be strict and no favoritism be allowed.

“If you had dealt with things in the past, there might have been room for maneuver, but this time... no one dared to collect money at all, and there wasn’t even a chance to deal with it.

"If you ask me, why don't you sell the school as Ming Xia said? You and Senior Brother Cao have persisted for long enough, and you have fulfilled your promise to the old principal. Moreover, Senior Brother Cao is no longer here. How can you, a woman, hold on?"

Cao Youyi did not answer him, but just took a deep look at Feng Ziwen, "Chief Feng is very well-informed. My brother just lost it a few hours ago. Chief Feng knows now."

Feng Ziwen knew that he had made a mistake, so he simply changed the subject, "Yes, someone asked me to be a lobbyist to persuade you to sell the school, alas, but those words before were also my sincere words.

"You won't be able to complete the enrollment this year, you can't keep your school qualifications, and you don't have a principal, so you might as well sell the school to Mingxia, at least the teachers and students will have a place to live.

"Considering Houde's previous history, the price they offered is already quite high."

Fengzi took a breath and finished speaking. He was a little thirsty, but no one gave him water after he came in for so long. He looked around, and finally his eyes fell on Ma Lu.

"Young face, what do you do? Ah, it doesn't matter. Go get me something to drink. Is there any coffee? If not, tea is fine."

"I am the virtuous new principal, Malu." Malu extended his hand, "Chief Feng, nice to meet you."

"New...what?"

Feng Ziwen suspected that there was something wrong with his ears.

"Principal." Malu repeated.

"You?" Feng Ziwen asked about Ma Lu, but he aimed at Cao Youyi.

The latter nodded slightly, "Mr. Ma is an education expert specially hired by my brother from Xindu to be the new principal with high moral standards."

"New principal? Are you kidding? Senior Brother Cao just died in the disaster zone. Where did you find some kind of education expert from Laozi? Youyi, don't be fooled by this kid!"

"Ma... Principal, he is not lying." Qiu Tong was eavesdropping and couldn't help but jump out when he heard this.

"Principal Ma was indeed in the disaster zone. I can testify that it was at that time that Principal Cao entrusted me and Houde to Principal Ma."

"Can we still meet people in the disaster zone?" Feng Ziwen widened his eyes and asked Malu, "Which school are you from?"

"This has nothing to do with you."

Ma Lu was still thinking about how to make up his origin, but Cao Youyi on the side had already taken the lead in speaking.

"You are seeking medical treatment in a hurry," Feng Ziwen shook his head repeatedly, "It is useless even if you temporarily recommend someone to be the principal. The school still cannot meet the minimum requirements for recruiting new students."

"When is the deadline for the inspection?" Malu asked.

"Tomorrow, before dawn." Feng Ziwen said, "I can only help you delay until noon. If the list of new students is not submitted after noon, the Ministry of Education will revoke your school qualification."

"Enough." Malu said.

"Enough for what?" Feng Ziwen felt that the man in front of him was probably crazy. "Don't think of just grabbing some ordinary people to make up the numbers. The Education Bureau will check the qualifications of new students. The consequences of fraud are worse than the school being closed. You will be sent to jail."

"Besides, at this time, the testing station is off work. They will not start until ten o'clock tomorrow. Even if you take people there at ten o'clock, you can't do the test because there are people waiting in line in front of you."

Anyway, in Feng Ziwen's opinion, Houde is already dead, unless it snatches students from other schools like Mingxia, but Houde is not Mingxia, and it is already at the bottom of the Ministry of Education's university rankings.

It has no appeal to students, and Houde has no money to buy out the parents, so it's still a dead end.

But Malu's tone was very sure, "I will gather enough people before noon tomorrow."

At this point, Feng Ziwen couldn't say anything more, he could only lick his cracked lips and said, "Well, I wish you good luck."