It could even be said that whether the Pingyuan New Area could rise to prominence was all thanks to Ma Ning.

To be honest, everyone in every system in Makino City should kowtow to Ma Ning; without him, this plan wouldn't exist.

When it was Zhao Youming's turn to receive the second-highest credit...

Contrary to his usual behavior, Fatty Zhao did not offer any suggestions. Instead, he gritted his teeth and shouted at the crowd.

"Although I helped, I didn't put in much effort."

"I'm giving up this last spot."

“Damn it, people from the Chinese Academy of Sciences are looking for me. They also want to settle down on the plains.”

Upon hearing this, Qian Feng was also stunned.

"Academy of Sciences?"

"Why is the Chinese Academy of Sciences getting involved in this?"

Not just Qian Feng, almost everyone at the table wore an incredulous expression.

Zhongzhou Institute of Science and Technology, or simply the Institute in Makino City, trains agricultural science talents who generally don't get involved in these kinds of things.

They live in the suburbs of Makino City. Their ancestors were from Yan'an, but they moved here in 1949. They have always been in a low-key state and have never been involved in the education system.

No one expected that the Chinese Academy of Sciences would also get involved in this matter.

Zhou Zhengcheng's answer surprised Qian Feng even more.

"Academy of Sciences?"

"I represent the medical school."

"Qian Feng, where are you?"

Qian Feng shrugged and sighed helplessly.

"Me?"

"Zhongzhou Normal Technical School".

The three of them looked at each other.

Aside from Ma Ning's position being fixed, the remaining three people vying for one spot is honestly a bit troublesome, mainly because it's difficult to explain back home.

After a while, Qian Feng picked up his wine glass and shouted.

"Alright, I won't say anything else!"

"Even Fatty Zhao has given up, so I'm not going to do it either!"

"Old Zhou, you haven't done anything particularly noteworthy this year. Why don't you ask Young Master Lin to arrange something for you?"

Zhou Zhengcheng also shook his head repeatedly.

"Since you've all given up, I can't accept it either!"

"How about we draw lots?"

At the dinner table, Ye Wuzheng, Lin Yifeng, and Zhang Guochen looked at each other in bewilderment.

No one expected it to develop into this situation.

Ye Wu lowered his voice and asked Lin Yifeng.

"Young Master Lin, do you have any way to arrange for them all to go?"

Zhang Guochen was also gazing longingly at Lin Yifeng.

Given this situation, if one of the three of them secures a spot, the other two will definitely be unable to fulfill their obligations.

All departments in Makino City are now watching this matter closely, and these people basically represent a school.

There are five schools in total, and two of them will definitely be rejected.

Faced with this situation, they are likely to offend half of the system in Makino City.

Who doesn't have an alma mater?

Lin Yifeng hesitated as he saw that everyone's eyes were on him.

"It's not that there's no way."

"that is……"

Lin Yifeng paused for a moment.

"This matter requires Ye Wuzheng and Ma Ning to handle."

"I need them to help me arrange some meetings."

"Ideally, all three of them should be present."

Ma Ning and Ye Wuzheng exchanged a glance; neither of them had expected that they could be of help in this matter.

It wasn't until Lin Yifeng explained the plan to everyone that this happened.

Everyone became worried.

"Will it work?"

Zhao Youming, with a sour expression, looked at the others.

Zhou Zhengcheng and Qian Feng didn't know what to say.

Ye Wu was gritting his teeth beside him.

"Let's try anything, even if it seems hopeless."

"Since Young Master Ye said so, Ma Ning and I will go and give it a try first."

Everyone could only temporarily place their hopes on Lin Yifeng.

That night, everyone stayed up all night.

Even Lin Yifeng wasn't entirely confident about the plan he proposed.

Establishing a university town is only the first step. The most important thing is that if he wants to solve his current predicament, he can only continue to push the plan forward.

Lin Yifeng moved the original plan, which was supposed to be four or five years in the future, forward by a significant margin.

Three days later, Lin Yifeng, Ye Wuzheng, and Ma Ning appeared in the reception room of the Muye City Education Bureau.

Inside the room, there were more than just Lin Yifeng and his two companions.

Seated on either side of the conference table were Yan Bingshan, Director Li of the Provincial Department of Education whom Lin Yifeng had met before, and Secretary Wang of the Development and Reform Commission.

Yan Bingshan was an old acquaintance of these two, and he greeted them warmly as soon as he arrived.

When Director Li saw Lin Yifeng again, he couldn't stop smiling. After shaking hands warmly, he patted Lin Yifeng's hand in a meaningful way.

"Old Yan, you have a good comrade under your command."

"Don't let his young age fool you, he has a keen eye for things."

"Organizations need people with vision like this."

"I remember you were also in our education system?"

"It seems to be in Shuiyun Town, right?"

"Why did you suddenly decide not to become the principal? Is something bothering you?"

From just a few words, Lin Yifeng could tell from Director Li that the other party had been paying attention to him.

Lin Yifeng's current level is worlds apart from the other party's; the two are probably completely unrelated.

However, if this statement were to get out, things would be quite different.

The head of the provincial education department would remember an ordinary teacher in a county's education system, and this kind of remembering is something that people want to get closer to.

If Lin Yifeng wanted to climb the ladder through the education system, that statement alone would have saved him five or six years of hard work.

Yan Bingshan frowned upon seeing this, but chuckled and cursed.

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