"Good lad, you really came back!"

As soon as Principal Zhou entered and saw Chu Yang, he immediately smiled broadly.

His gaze was like that of a father-in-law looking at his son-in-law, and a son-in-law who was very promising, his expression full of pride and self-satisfaction.

This exchange student program has really made Yuebei University proud, and Chu Yang, as the university president, has gained a lot of prestige.

Now the whole country knows that Chu Yang, as a student of Yuebei University, exposed the "Hanxin" scam and saved China's electronic research industry from disaster.

Furthermore, he represented Huawei in releasing the Zhuque chip, which shocked the entire nation and propelled China's high-tech electronics industry to a world-leading position.

After yesterday's press conference, Lao Zhou's phone was ringing off the hook with calls from top universities across the country trying to poach him.

Old Zhou was naturally unwilling to let him go; Chu Yang was now a treasure of Yuebei University and also his future son-in-law.

Chu Yang's trip to Jiaotong University has also opened up new ideas for Lao Zhou, who has decided to start a new major related to electronic research.

Now that Yuebei University has a great reputation, coupled with the star effect of Chu Yang, it has no problem with freshman resources.

"You did a great job yesterday!" Old Zhou praised without reservation.

"Principal Zhou, you could have just told me if you needed anything. How could I trouble you to come all this way?" Chu Yang stood up to greet him, and casually lit the cigarette that Old Zhou was holding in his mouth.

"Boss!" Ji Mo, Cao Bin, and Jiang Chao greeted him excitedly.

Taking the cigarette from Ji Mo, Chu Yang smiled and said, "Principal Zhou, please sit down. Chao'er, make some tea."

"Alright!" Jiang Chao went to make tea.

Old Zhou sat down, looked at the neat and clean dormitory, and praised, "Not bad, it's rare to see a boys' dormitory so well-organized."

“We’re all pretty clean,” Chu Yang said.

Old Zhou took a drag of his cigarette and said slowly, "I've discussed it with the school leaders, and we plan to talk about your exchange student trip at next week's school assembly, focusing on the press conference, and to give you recognition and awards. What do you think?"

"No need, please don't," Chu Yang quickly said.

If he really did that, he would become infamous throughout the entire school.

While the school sports meet and basketball games were somewhat well-known before, they paled in comparison to this nationally sensational event.

Fortunately, the internet is not as developed now, so this matter was mostly publicized through television and newspapers, and did not reach the point where everyone knew about it.

But when Lao Zhou was going to give a commendation and award at the school-wide assembly, Chu Yang immediately became a star.

By then, the whole school will know him, and he'll be all the rage among girls. If others dig deeper, all the women around him will surface one by one, and even Su Yan might not escape. He'll be in for a lot of trouble then.

"No, no, really no, absolutely no." Chu Yang refused three times in a row.

“Principal Zhou, I prefer peace and quiet and don’t want too much attention. Just let me contribute to the school quietly and be an unsung hero.”

Old Zhou blinked. Although it was a pity that he couldn't set up a role model, he still respected his wishes.

"...Alright then."

After chatting for a while, he took out his cigarette case, handed one to Chu Yang, and then to Ji Mo and the other two.

Ji Mo and the others were flattered and quickly accepted the gift with both hands.

"That's all, I'll be going now." Old Zhou stood up.

"Oh, right." He paused in his steps.

"Xiao Yang's guzheng playing is getting better and better, all thanks to you. I'm entrusting her to you from now on, please take good care of her for me."

"Don't worry, Uncle Zhou, Sister Xiaoyang will always be the most important person to me." Chu Yang stood up to see her off.

After Principal Zhou left, Ji Mo and the other two surrounded him.

"Uncle Zhou?"

"Sister Xiaoyang?"

"The bar hostess, could she be Principal Zhou's daughter?"

"Boss, you're amazing! You're my idol forever!"

"By the way, I saw yesterday's news. The boss was on the evening news, tearing apart Professor Chen and announcing the birth of the Vermilion Bird chip. He was so cool!"

"So that's what the boss's real purpose was in going to Jiaotong University. What a grand scheme!"

"Speaking of which, how many more wives did our boss get on this business trip?"

"..."

…

Sister-in-law, we can't have any more.

It's not a matter of whether my body can handle it, it's a matter of not being able to manage my time.

Moreover, given Chu Yang's personality, he certainly wouldn't do things secretly like Lao Shen or Lao Li; his ultimate goal is for the whole family to live in harmony.

The biggest problem left now is Shu'er and Xiao Li.

Although the best solution hasn't been found yet, we'll eventually have to bring them together.

The thought of Xiaoli on the left and Shuer on the right, sleeping together under the same quilt, made Chu Yang feel that he had to work hard to win her over.

April has arrived.

Chu Yang returned to his normal campus life, just like before.

The course was relaxed, so I just took my camera and took some photos.

She continues to nurture her romantic life with Shu'er, Xiao Li, Zhou Yang, and Chun Yue, and occasionally sneaks out for a date with Su Yan.

Life was leisurely and slow-paced, relaxed and comfortable.

But this April is destined to be unusual.

Starting in April, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) began to spread rapidly around the world.

The situation is becoming increasingly serious domestically, especially in Guangdong Province, with cities in northern Guangdong also affected, and several cases have been discovered.

On April Fool's Day, Zhang Guorong died at the age of 46 after falling from the Mandarin Oriental Hotel due to a relapse of depression.

That night, Han Dachun got extremely drunk and cried as he sang "A Chinese Ghost Story" over and over again.

On April 16, Michael Jordan played his final game and officially announced his retirement.

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