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Liu Lei stepped forward and said, "Sister-in-law is concerned about whether Wei Yuan is okay, right?"
Upon hearing this, Lan Xue's face immediately flushed red. She could only blame herself for being overly nervous when she first arrived at Liu Haisheng's house, making it obvious to anyone that their relationship was not ordinary!
Wei Yuan also smiled and said, "Let's move the books to the trunk first."
At this moment, Liu Haisheng was driving a Honda Fit hatchback. Wei Yuan knew this was the car he often drove to school. Although Wei Yuan had seen better cars when he visited Liu Haisheng's home, as the director of a school, he still had to set an example and not go overboard!
Wei Yuan then realized he was still wearing casual clothes. Dressed like this when returning to school would inevitably draw too much attention. Liu Haisheng seemed to have anticipated this as well; he pulled out a brand new school uniform from somewhere and handed it to Wei Yuan, saying, "Here, change into this."
Wei Yuan glanced at Lan Xue, whose face was getting redder by the moment, and said to Liu Haisheng, "Isn't it a bit inconvenient?"
Liu Haisheng laughed heartily, "What's inconvenient about it? There are only three of us guys in the car; Xue has seen you before."
Upon hearing this, Lan Xue's breathing became even more rapid, and she simply turned her back. Wei Yuan then realized that when Lan Xue called out earlier, she wasn't referring to Director Liu but Uncle Liu. Now with Liu Haisheng mentioning Xue, it became clear that their families had known each other for quite some time.
However, there was nothing strange about that. When Wei Yuan prepared to change clothes and looked at Lan Xue's back, he felt a strange sensation and quickly took out the school uniform. He changed in a flash to avoid any awkwardness.
Wei Yuan didn't expect Liu Haisheng to be so thoughtful, even preparing the school uniform for him. It was truly considerate; no wonder Chang Wei would gossip that the two were in a close relationship. Wei Yuan suddenly felt a tightness in his chest...
Knowing Liu Haisheng's relationship with Liu Lei, Wei Yuan felt a bit embarrassed and asked, "Liu Lei, since Director Liu is your dad, how come you never react when we tease him in front of you?"
Liu Lei smiled and replied, "What reaction should I have? After all, what you say isn't true!"
Isn't it a fact? This left Wei Yuan somewhat puzzled. When he was in high school at Jinghai No. 1 Middle School, Director Liu had not yet arrived at the school, and those two principals seemed like the Liu Zhi County from Wulin Waizhuan, never showing their true faces. Even those department heads seemed like big-name guest stars in a commercial film, merely familiar faces.
Because of this, students at Jinghai No. 1 Middle School were rarely forced to listen to those old men who liked to pretend to be great while giving speeches. After Director Liu came to the school, various meetings and tutoring classes became exhausting projects that this old fellow devised. If it weren't for profit, why would he do this?
At this moment, Liu Haisheng's car had already entered the school, with less than a minute left before class started. After Lan Xue got out of the car, she hurried towards the bell, while Liu Lei and Wei Yuan, who had returned to school, were assigned tasks—moving books—so no one dared to say anything about being late.
Liu Haisheng opened the trunk for the two to take the two large boxes and walk ahead. While Liu Haisheng was parking, Liu Lei explained to Wei Yuan, "You all usually think too simply. My dad is going through all this trouble mainly to promote his tutoring center!"
Through Liu Lei's introduction, Wei Yuan gradually understood that when Liu Haisheng was first appointed as director by the school, he had already started setting up a tutoring center. Initially, it focused on teaching students basic knowledge of financial management and investment because he believed these things would be most beneficial for children in the future.
However, it can be imagined that many parents in Huaxia only care about their children's academic performance and completely ignore other aspects. Therefore, after several months of operation, Liu Haisheng's tutoring center was practically deserted and operated at a loss. The dozen or so students enrolled all left due to upcoming exams. It is easy to imagine how disheartened Liu Haisheng must have felt when his initial enthusiasm was doused with cold water!
Later, Liu Haisheng concluded that his failure stemmed from not understanding parents' psychology. Parents in Huaxia send their children to tutoring centers primarily hoping their grades will improve; they want to make money off them because grades are what matter most. As for comprehensive development in the future, who cares?
Fortunately, one advantage of exam-oriented education is that there are paths to follow. Liu Haisheng then resolved that after operating at a loss for several months, not only did he not close down but instead expanded his scale by hiring many top teachers from several well-known high schools in the city at high salaries to teach tutoring classes. These teachers excelled because they had been in education for years and were already very familiar with exam patterns and problem-solving methods. Under such mechanical and rote-style tutoring, results quickly followed.
Thus, thanks to Liu Haisheng's promotion efforts, the business of the tutoring center improved significantly; this was where he truly made money. Many people might not know that running an educational business can actually be quite profitable!
After listening to Liu Lei's account, Wei Yuan realized that Liu Haisheng had once been full of passion but was ultimately defeated by reality. In helplessness, he compromised with reality and started a traditional tutoring class that utilized the characteristics of exam-oriented education to exchange scores for money.
As for this time when Wei Yuan approached Liu Haisheng, it just happened to align with his intentions. In Liu Haisheng's educational philosophy regarding Liu Lei's requirements: read more books and meet more people! Don't just memorize textbooks; learn to think independently and adapt yourself—this is something many parents find hard to achieve. Therefore, when Wei Yuan proposed selling books at school through Liu Haisheng's connections, he readily agreed without considering profits.
Moreover, when Wei Yuan found him for the second time, Liu Haisheng quickly convened a meeting at school to organize a reading activity where students could voluntarily purchase books based on their preferences. Teachers from all grades naturally wouldn’t interfere with such matters since it was voluntary purchasing; this approach won people's hearts. Although no one knew much about Liu Haisheng’s background, since he took office he had been managing significant affairs at the school; anyone with a bit of sense wouldn’t offend him by opposing such initiatives...
Everything was in order, and the first batch of books had been delivered. Each class would be overseen by their homeroom teacher, so when Wei Yuan carried a large box of books into the classroom, the entire class erupted in excitement.
"Isn't that Wei Yuan? He disappeared for a month; I thought he had dropped out!"
"Why is Wei Yuan carrying so many books?"
"Looks like the school is up to its tricks again; this must be Director Liu's idea!"
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