Duanmu Ci opened his diary by the bay window in the morning breeze and wrote in black pen at the very top of the page: Monday, Sunny, Windy...Class.

After a noisy and busy weekend, a day that almost everyone cursed and hated arrived as scheduled. Duanmu Ci got up early on this day and, like an ordinary white-collar worker in Haishan, prepared to eat breakfast and go to... class.

As a qualified housekeeper, Bu Tongxun not only manages the family's finances but also takes care of their daily life. Therefore, the hardworking Bu Tongxun gets up even earlier than Duanmu Ci and has already prepared breakfast in the kitchen before dawn.

Duanmu Ci sat at the end of the long table, spreading applesauce on slices of bread with a knife. "The hot bread is good today. Next time, I'll set the microwave to this temperature."

Bu Tongxun sat on the right. "I learned it from TV, and it seems pretty good. By the way, Yokokawa Teru called me last night to say that the building we donated to Haizan University a few months ago has been completed, and they told us not to worry."

As a price for the interview, Bu Tongxun donated a building to Haishan University on behalf of the Duanmu family. However, due to time and space constraints, the final building was not actually a teaching building, but rather a gymnasium and art gallery. The construction project was undertaken by Gongshumo Construction Company under the Duanmu family.

Yokokawa-ji was the person in charge of the construction of the Gongshumo workshop.

"Truly worthy of being the family's efficiency benchmark! They completed the task so quickly. Remember to give them a bonus later," Duanmu Ci instructed.

How much?

"You decide."

"Then 10,000 yuan will do." Bu Tongxun said without even thinking.

"Okay, let's make it 10,000 yuan." Duanmu Ci also felt that this amount was just right, neither too much nor too little. However, he hadn't expected that the 10,000 yuan Bu Tongxun mentioned wasn't in Japanese yen, but in Japanese yen…

Based on the recent exchange rate conversion between China and Japan, 10,000 yen is equal to 500 yen...

Yes, it's 500...

It is said that after Yokokawa Teru received this "bonus," he couldn't bear to tell his subordinates the truth in the face of their expectant eyes. So he had to reluctantly take out some money of his own and treat everyone to a meal at a high-end restaurant in Tokyo. Afterwards, he took the receipt to Ayumi Kaoru for reimbursement, but Ayumi Kaoru threw it into the trash can...

Then, the reputation of Ayumi Kaoru spread throughout her subordinate organizations in Japan, earning her the title of "Queen of Stinginess," thus beginning a legend that lasted for decades...

Duanmu Ci hadn't thought of that part; he was thinking about something else. "I want to expand my influence among the students, so I need a place to hold activities. I think this one is perfect. It's the right size, and it's newly built, so no one will be competing with me for it."

Bu Tongxun said, "It's just that the school might have some difficulties."

Duanmu Ci frowned. "You mean the school might not agree?"

"It's possible that this is true."

“Here’s what you should do: go and talk to the school,” Duanmu Ci suggested. “Just say that as the donor, you have the right to designate the use of this building. If the school doesn’t agree, you should refuse to donate.” Currently, the property owner of this building is Bu Tongxun.

"Of course, we also need to give the school a little something in return. If they agree to our conditions, then we'll donate another batch of teaching equipment to them. Anyway, the benefits are in their hands, so what could they possibly complain about?"

“That’s true.” Bu Tongxun agreed, while silently considering how to handle the matter.

After eating, Duanmu Ci rinsed his mouth in the restroom, then picked up his briefcase and prepared to go to work. While changing his shoes, he said to Bu Tongxun, who was clearing the dishes behind him, "You need to be careful with the cooperation with the Tang family. If there are any problems, tell me. There must be no mistakes."

"Okay." The sound of running water came from the kitchen.

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Today is Monday, a day many people hate, but Duanmu Ci didn't actually have any classes today, so he was just quietly preparing his lesson plans for the next day in office 503.

However... there are some other things.

Around noon, Duanmu Ci planned to call Tang Luoluo and ask her to come to his office for lunch so they could have some questions together.

"Hello, is this Tang Luoluo? If you have time at noon, come to my office. Let's go out for lunch together. I have some questions for you." After receiving a definite reply, Duanmu Ci hung up the phone.

The call was made from the office, without anyone being aware of it. Chu Xinsu's eyes lit up when he heard it—was this a date with a female student? Chu Xinsu was excited; even he, a teacher known for his wild side, had never done anything this thrilling! He never expected that the seemingly serious Teacher Duanmu would be so avant-garde!

What's more, Teacher Duanmu is also having an ambiguous relationship with an aloof teacher... He's truly a winner in life, Chu Xinsu couldn't help but admire.

The honest and upright Qiu Duli, however, looked worried, deeply concerned for Duanmu Ci—a teacher-student relationship? School rules forbid it! Qiu Duli was very worried that the "young" teacher Duanmu might accidentally go too far and ruin his reputation…

Su Wuyu sneered. She had stayed overnight at Duanmu Ci's house, and even ate breakfast before leaving. She clearly remembered that there was a woman in Duanmu Ci's house, a beautiful woman! Although Duanmu Ci later said that the woman was just his housekeeper, Su Wuyu thought... Heh.

Although Duanmu Ci's house is very large, spanning several hundred square meters across two floors, it's not so extravagant as to require a housekeeper. Besides, Duanmu Ci is the only one living there; why would he need a housekeeper? And who has ever heard of such a young female housekeeper? If it were a cleaning lady or something, Su Wuyu might believe it, but thinking of Bu Tongxun's stunningly beautiful face... she'd be a fool to believe that!

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