Chapter 99

Meanwhile, in a shabby rental apartment, Skinny Monkey and Nose Ring Girl were entangled together, both drenched in sweat and panting heavily. After reaching their peak, Nose Ring Girl lazily let her hands fall and kept muttering how good it was. Skinny Monkey got out of bed, found some tissues to wipe her body, and asked, "Is that Ping Brother really that good?"

Nose Ring Girl chuckled lightly and said, "He's just a silver-headed candle. Not to mention Ping Brother, even Xing Brother can't compare to you." Despite Skinny Monkey's slender build, he was quite skilled in that department. Over the past few days, he had driven Nose Ring Girl to the brink of ecstasy, and she had developed a fondness for being with him. She gently pushed his hand away and said, "Monkey Brother, don't rush to wipe me. I still want to..."

Skinny Monkey's real name was Hou Le. The gang members usually called him Monkey or Skinny Monkey, and no one had ever called him Monkey Brother before. Hearing this, he felt a warm feeling in his heart and then smiled, hugging Nose Ring Girl and said, "Wait a bit, I'll give it to you soon. Let's chat for a while. What did Xing Brother and Ping Brother discuss today?"

"Oh... it seemed they were planning to deal with someone named Wang something..." At the time, she was busy serving Jiang Ping and didn't really hear what they were saying.

"Is it Wang Bo?" A glint of sharpness flashed in Hou Le's eyes. She recalled for a moment and then nodded quickly, "Yes, it seems to be that name!"

"Oh..." Hou Le nodded and fell into deep thought...

On Tuesday morning during the self-study period, Wang Bo asked Liu Yan if Director Liu had commented on Lei Hu's incident the previous night. It turned out that Director Liu hadn't seen the news and was still unaware of the situation.

Thanks to Liu Yan's reminder, Director Liu found the video of the program online and confirmed that the heroic act of a student from his school had been recognized by the media. He was very pleased because this could be counted as one of his work achievements. He also thanked his daughter for the timely reminder, which saved him from a potential mistake at work.

Hearing that Director Liu planned to submit a proposal to revoke Lei Hu's punishment to the school leadership that day, and that it would be discussed at the principal's meeting on Wednesday, Wang Bo was overjoyed. He was grateful that Liu Yan had mentioned it, otherwise, Director Liu might not have known about the news, and he would have wasted his efforts or had to wait a long time for Director Liu to find out.

Wang Bo decided to share this good news with Lei Hu as soon as possible. After the morning exercises, he went to Class 3 of Grade 1. Learning that his case had made significant progress and was awaiting the final decision from the school leadership, Lei Hu was both happy and worried. He was concerned that if the school leadership decided not to revoke his punishment, it would be a false hope, and it might never be revoked in the future.

"If the principals cared a bit more about the school team's performance, it would be better," Xue Zhichao said with a hint of resentment.

At that moment, the principal of Guanglin High School was holding an emergency meeting in his office. He had just received a notice that the newly appointed deputy district chief was coming to inspect the school. This deputy chief was in charge of education, science, culture, and health, making her a top superior, and he couldn't afford to be careless.

After assigning tasks, the principal instructed everyone to prepare accordingly. One of the vice-principals smiled and said, "Boss, I heard that Chief Song is a graduate of Guanglin No. 1 High School, the predecessor of our school. She might just want to see how her alma mater has changed. You don't need to be so nervous, do you?"

The principal scolded, "Don't try to fool me. It's true that Chief Song has a connection with the school, but as a new official, she might want to make a strong impression. Do your job well!"

"Yes, yes, yes," the others laughed and left. The principal stayed in his office alone, took out a photo album from the bookshelf, and flipped to a page. Looking at the group photo of him with the graduates of a certain class in his high school days, he felt quite nostalgic. He couldn't help but marvel at how time had flown by, and how the outstanding student council president had risen to such a high position. Her achievements today were not entirely unexpected.

The principal looked at the young faces in the photo again and felt a stirring in his heart. This class had produced many talents, several of whom he knew. There were famous celebrities, young and successful entrepreneurs, renowned police officers, and skilled doctors, as well as the deputy district chief who had risen rapidly. Thinking about it, he couldn't help but chuckle. With her husband now her superior, Doctor Fang must be quite troubled. The number of people asking him for favors might exceed those seeking medical treatment, heh heh...

At 10 a.m., the newly appointed deputy district chief of Guanglin District, Song Xiaoran, arrived at Guanglin High School for an inspection, accompanied by some officials from the district education bureau. Song Xiaoran was 30 years old and had a daughter. Despite being a wife and mother, she showed no signs of aging. She was plain-faced but had a serious expression, still looking young and beautiful, living up to her reputation as the top beauty in the Haizhong municipal government before her transfer to Guanglin District.

The principal greeted her and shook her hand, not daring to raise his eyes. He stood beside her, introducing the school's recent development like a student reporting to a teacher.

As she listened to his report, Song Xiaoran casually toured the campus. This was no longer the place where she had studied in high school, but a new campus built after the merger of No. 1 and No. 2 High Schools shortly after her graduation.

The school had even changed its name to Guanglin High School, and the original site had become Guanglin Junior High School. So she was unfamiliar with everything here and couldn't find anything to reminisce about.

Looking up, she saw a gymnasium and asked the principal beside her, "Principal Qi, how has the basketball team of Guanglin High School been performing in recent years?"

Principal Qi wiped the sweat from his forehead. Song Xiaoran had been serious and had not commented on his report, which made him very uneasy. Fortunately, this was an easy question to handle. He replied, "The performance has been good. The school basketball team has consistently maintained a top-16 ranking nationwide."

"Oh..." Song Xiaoran nodded indifferently, "When I was in school, the basketball team won the national championship. But to maintain the current level, I believe you have done a lot of work."

Then she changed the subject, "However, in recent years, the country has been vigorously promoting football. You should also pay sufficient attention to the school football team. When the Haizhong City High School Football League was being established, I was part of the preparatory team. I strongly recommended Guanglin High School to participate, and your team has maintained good results, representing Haizhong City in national competitions every year. But I heard that the football team's performance this year has been unsatisfactory. You need to take this seriously. The attention to football in the country is higher than that to basketball. If the football team can perform well on the national stage, it will also promote Guanglin District and enhance its image. Do you understand?"

With a casual remark, she revealed the purpose of her visit. Guanglin High School was her alma mater. When the city's high school football league was being established, she was just an intern with little influence, but she strongly recommended Guanglin High School to participate, and it was indeed selected.

Guanglin High School performed well and won the championship in its first year of participation, and maintained this achievement in subsequent years. This demonstrated her keen insight and willingness to recommend talented people. If her alma mater underperformed and lost its championship title, she would find it unacceptable.

It wasn't that the school football team's performance was of utmost importance to her, but her personality made her feel uncomfortable if such a thing happened. So she wanted to prevent it before it occurred.

"I think the school football team's level is still good. For example, player number 19 is quite talented. But why is the performance unsatisfactory? There must be some issues. As school leaders, you need to take this seriously, identify and solve problems in a timely manner. That's the right attitude to face problems," Song Xiaoran continued with a serious face, "Otherwise, if you ignore it, the basketball team might follow the same path as the football team. Then the reputation of Guanglin High School will be damaged. As school leaders, would you still feel proud?"

Principal Qi was drenched in sweat. He didn't expect Song Xiaoran to be so concerned about the school football team and to speak so sternly. He quickly nodded and promised to pay more attention and strive to maintain past achievements.