e do you want to say, you pervert!" Lin Luoran exploded in anger as she felt Su Cen’s hand roaming at her thigh area and it made her legs tingle all over.The bookshelf above them rumbled with books th...Chapter 45 Can't be too vulgar...
The principal's office of No.17 High School was filled with an ancient and solemn atmosphere, the half-closed door causing a beam of sunlight to penetrate through, first casting a light column that eventually left bright spots on the translucent marble floor.
Su Can sat right at the edge of the black guest carpet where this light met darkness. Dust particles floated in the misty air; looking at Principal Cai Guota from this angle made him seem stern and serious, almost giving off an illusionary resemblance to a figure from Greek oil paintings.
Su Can had been seated for nearly five minutes since he entered upon hearing "Come in" when Cai Guota opened the door. After that, Cai Guota hadn't said another word; instead, he stared at the documents on his desk as if Su Can weren't even there.
The document Cai Guota was flipping through related to this year's quota for direct admission from No.27 High School. He had already received confidential information that next year, the system for college direct admissions would be reformed: instead of admitting a fixed percentage based on the total number of graduates from provincial key high schools (three percent), it would admit students who won first place in national subject competitions.
Even if this reform hadn't taken place, No.27 High School still had the most direct admissions among all schools in the province, with an unprecedented scale for this year's quota, reaching over one thousand. Among the provincial quota of twenty places given by Tsinghua and Peking University, Chengdu alone claimed ten spots, six of which were from No.27 High School (three each for Tsinghua and Peking).
Between 1996 and now, without expansion enrollment, 58 students from No.27 High School had entered Tsinghua University directly, an average of nearly two per year; while 43 had entered Peking University, averaging one a year. This alone was enough to place them at the pinnacle among schools in and outside the province.
No.27 High School has always been the focus of provincial education circles, with a strong emphasis on sending students to top universities like Tsinghua and Peking rather than professional choices. The number of such students is often seen as the first indicator of how prestigious a school is, though later events proved this was somewhat one-sided.
This year's key focus in the province has been practicality, meaning less emphasis on superficial achievements and more on tangible results, like participation numbers for national-level subject competitions, college admission rates for key universities, and high school graduation rates. This is akin to improving university employment rates.
These are concrete achievements that can bring glory to the education department.
In their inspection of No.27 High School, higher-ups particularly expressed their expectations for the next year's class (Su Can's), hoping they could break new ground in terms of student quality.
The construction of school ethos and discipline is always paramount at national key high schools, with teaching staff and infrastructure being secondary considerations; fortunately, No.27 High School has traditionally been a leader in this area within the province, fostering an atmosphere where students refrain from excessive competition or discrimination, granting them relatively more freedom.
Su Can's case was precisely at this critical juncture of maintaining normal school discipline and ethos.
Psst! With a sound, Cai Guota closed the file folder, and a flurry of papers scattered on his desk. Standing up, Cai Guota walked to the window, looking outside through it. The playground was bustling with active students, while some were reading books under the shade of trees.
Only then did Cai Guota stretch out his hand, pointing at a banner hanging on the wall that read: "Duty-bound bravery without shedding tears; courage and wisdom in maintaining harmony." It had been presented to the school by the municipal Public Security Bureau after they dealt with the violence.
"This banner should have belonged to you. Do you know why I didn't give it to you"
"No, I don't," Su Can shook his head.
Cai Guota smiled and said, "Because it doesn’t truly belong to you. You are not qualified for this."
Su Can thought privately that Zhao Lijun had indeed overstepped the mark. Since he came from Xiahai, Su Can felt a strong sense of righteousness, and his interactions with Su Can resembled those between people of different generations who have become friends through shared experiences. Giving Su Can this banner was probably intended to boost his reputation at school and make the administration take him seriously.
However, clearly, no one else was stupid—the principal of No. 27 High School certainly wasn’t either. The matter between Su Can and Zhao Chengyan could not have escaped the school’s notice. They had been holding back while preparing for a resolution, but things developed in such a way that nobody expected the Chengdu Public Security Bureau chief to stand up for Su Can, leading to Zhao Chengyan being punished severely and the school having no choice but to recognize Su Can.
Originally, this was an incident of mutual brawling. Suddenly, Zhao Chengyan became utterly despicable, while Su Can shone with a righteous aura that intimidated everyone around him. Although dealing with the matter internally would have resulted in Su Can receiving some form of punishment, at least they would retain control over the situation. However, once the public security department got involved, even if the school was dissatisfied with Su Can’s actions, they couldn’t express their disapproval openly since there was no direct hierarchical relationship between them and the police force. This left the usually mild-mannered school feeling uncomfortable as it was being forced to follow the lead of the police.
"In this school, students like you are not uncommon. Some have backgrounds that aren’t poor, and I still have lists of several well-known entrepreneurs’ children across the country in my possession. Many students also come from families with influential positions within national government agencies. However, in such an open environment, they enjoy a free life and study without having to act out or draw attention to themselves," Cai Guota continued.
Su Can was speechless; it seemed that Principal Cai considered him a second-generation rich kid or someone from a powerful family background, using these words as a warning for his behavior.
Although the administration could obtain information about Su Can's parents, they couldn't help but...
"Do you understand what I'm trying to say"
Su Can nodded. "Principal Cai, I am currently a student, and my purpose is simply to study."
"What a clever kid," Cai Guotao nodded. "Students from our No. 27 High are all very smart, and that's right. I don't know what relationship your family has with the chief of police, but you were indeed involved in apprehending criminals during the anti-gang operation. Each criminal case is handled by someone who does this kind of work, not students like you who dedicate themselves to studies every day in a bright classroom. Society functions well because everyone sticks to their roles. Maybe you will become a policeman or someone with significant influence someday, and then the principal would applaud for you! But not now—when you are肩負著學習使命的年輕人，你能夠明白這一切，自然很好。”
Seeing Su Can nod silently in agreement, Cai Guotao heaved a sigh of relief. He chuckled and narrowed his eyes at Su Can: "I hope I won't see any more incidents like this one. Why not do something more meaningful to shift your attention Exams are coming up soon, and next semester is your senior year—why don't you start envisioning your future life and lay the groundwork for who you want to be in the future That would be much more meaningful. Now that you understand, you can leave. You may take that banner with you; I believe there will come a day when you truly deserve it."
"No need, Principal Cai. It looks good hanging on your wall here. Didn't you say it means nothing to me and might be considered a small honor for the school"
After leaving the principal's office, Su Can felt that Principal Cai was overthinking things. He always defended himself; situations like Zhao Lijun stepping forward were purely coincidental and would never happen again under different circumstances.
Cai Guotao’s words, however, implied a firm resolve of the school to resist all external pressures to maintain good discipline—meaning that even if Su Can had significant backing or influence in the future, the school would still take action against him no matter what resistance it faced.
Considering No. 27 High's response was reasonable as they were not subordinate to the police department and carried an air of arrogance befitting a prestigious century-old institution; they wouldn't easily bow down.
In fact, while many people at school were speculating about the depth of Su Can’s background, no one would believe that he was merely a minor figure from a family in the lower middle class with little influence, especially compared to students like Zhang Xian and Zhu Zhiyu.
All of this stemmed from every step Su Can took since his rebirth, carefully cultivated by him.
"Su Can."
As he descended the administrative building steps, Su Can saw Zhang Fei's group waving to him from a pavilion near the pond’s deepest area.
About ten people were there, some of whom had conflicts with Zhao Chengyan earlier. Their bruised faces had already healed but still bore faint marks.
Zhang Feifei greeted him with a smile and asked calmly: "Hey, what's your family's relationship with Chief of Police Zhao Lijun" Her question was composed and neither arrogant nor submissive; she didn't display the typical shock or awe one would expect from a young girl in such circumstances.
The group was discussing Su Cen, clearly realizing that the previous intelligence they had was incorrect. The notion that Su Cen was merely the son of a department manager could be tossed to Java Island; only fools would believe it.
"When I was in Xiahai City before, our family and he were on good terms. That day we happened to encounter him. This matter isn’t directly related to me, so everyone doesn’t need to inquire further," Su Cen said.
“Oh, is that so” Zhang Feifei smiled as she spoke, the girls around her sizing him up discreetly.
Hearing this from Su Cen, regardless of whether he was telling the truth or not, Zhang Xian knew that he didn’t want to delve further into this topic. He then clasped his hands together and extended them towards Su Cen, saying, "Regardless of what happened, we should thank you. You helped us take out Zhao Chengyan’s arrogance; it was truly satisfying!"
Su Cen shook Zhang Xian's hand, replying, “It’s fine, this is just a matter of coincidence between me and him. I guess my luck was better than his!”
The others smiled politely but indifferently.
Actually, everyone had their own thoughts in mind. Although they were extremely impressed by Su Cen's performance, to the point where they could have clapped for him, many students at school were now inquiring about him and harboring intentions of befriending him.
As those closest to him, they should strive to build a good relationship with Su Cen first.
However, given that they had previously been cold towards Su Cen due to Zhao Chengyan’s retaliation against them, if they suddenly made an 180-degree turnaround in their attitude towards him now, it might be too obvious for Su Cen to miss, potentially making them appear disingenuous and overly opportunistic.
This was something they couldn’t bear the thought of happening.
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