Chapter 107 Heated Discussion
That very evening, "The Skills of the Workplace" aired.
Lu Yanhe was studying with everyone in the classroom when he suddenly heard someone next to him exclaim "Wow!"
Lu Yanhe turned his head in surprise.
Then Ying Hetian secretly took off one of his earphones and gave him a thumbs up.
Lu Yanhe looked puzzled.
Since it was during evening self-study, he couldn't talk to Ying Hetian.
There was another person in between.
Lu Yanhe continued to bury himself in his problems.
The commotion around them grew louder, and people seemed to be secretly watching to see what would happen, one after another taking out their phones.
Lu Yanhe ignored it and waited until the first evening self-study session ended. As soon as the bell rang, he heard Ying Hetian loudly say, "Lu Yanhe, from today onwards, you are my idol! I recognize you as my idol!"
Lu Yanhe had a "what the heck?" look on his face.
"What?"
Then, Lu Yanhe realized why everyone had been making a fuss earlier.
It turns out that the show "The Skills of the Workplace" was airing, and it happened to be the episode he participated in recording.
Ying Hetian turned on the speakerphone and played Lu Yanhe's speech for everyone.
“Some teachers said that B’s superior approached A, offering A a training opportunity at headquarters in exchange for A giving up the project. This is a typical example of a trade-off. A could have refused, but if he agreed, it was his own decision.” In the video, Lu Yanhe wasn’t speaking according to the script. At that moment, he was thinking of Xu Zijun, hence his comments. “Of course, A is an adult. Whether he agreed or not, it was his own decision, and A’s actions are beyond reproach. But why should the focus be on A’s choice? Shouldn’t the focus be on B’s superior? It was his disrespect for the established rules, using a seemingly fair exchange to make A give up a project that could have been won. What we should really focus on and discuss is this behavior of using unfair means to interfere with normal competition, yet being labeled as a fair exchange of interests.”
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Lu Yanhe had forgotten what he had actually said.
Hearing his own voice playing from his phone, Lu Yanhe felt a unique mix of emotions.
At the time, he didn't know that Xu Zijun's family had accepted money from Chu Saiying's family. He only knew that Xu Zijun had given up her recommendation qualification and had a bad feeling—under that premonition, he said those words.
Unexpectedly, it corresponds to what happened today.
Even Li Pengfei was surprised and asked, "Old Lu, did you already know about this?"
Lu Yanhe shook his head and said, "No, I didn't know at the time. It was during the recording of the program that a situation like this happened, which is why I said those things."
“You said what I wanted to say but didn’t know how to say,” Li Pengfei said. “I knew it. No matter how you look at it, it’s not Xu Zijun’s fault. That idiot Luo Zicheng kept talking about fair trade to speak up for that dog Chu Saiying.”
Li Pengfei was clearly still angry with Luo Zicheng and Chu Saiying, and looked displeased.
Lu Yanhe looked at Xu Zijun's seat.
She remained seated, engrossed in her book, seemingly oblivious to the surrounding chatter.
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Lu Yanhe's remarks on the show were captured and spread throughout the school's various class groups overnight.
After the second evening self-study session ended, Lu Yanhe went to catch the bus.
As it turned out, they happened to run into two girls talking in front of them, discussing Lu Yanhe's remarks on the show.
"Lu Yanhe is absolutely right."
"That's right. Xu Zijun's family didn't have any money to begin with. Chu Saiying's family offered 200,000 yuan to make Xu Zijun give up. I don't believe Xu Zijun would be willing to give up on her own. Going to university is her own business. If her family hadn't made her agree, would she have agreed on her own?"
“I’ve seen her secretly crying several times before, it must be because of this.”
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As soon as Lu Yanhe arrived at the dormitory, Yan Liang asked about this matter.
Although he rarely goes to school, he is in the class group chat. Tonight, students from almost every class were talking about this in the group chat, and Yan Liang saw it too.
Lu Yanhe gave a brief explanation.
Yan Liang immediately said, "But even if Xu Zijun was forced by her family, she still agreed to it herself. It can't be considered that Chu Saiying bullied her."
“No.” Lu Yanhe shook his head. “I never felt that Chu Saiying bullied her, but this matter is wrong, and it is even more wrong to blame Xu Zijun for this matter.”
"What exactly does Chu Saiying's family do? They're willing to spend 200,000 yuan for a recommendation spot in the independent enrollment program. Once this is exposed, will he still be able to keep his spot?" Yan Liang asked curiously.
“It depends on what decision the school makes,” Lu Yanhe said. “They can either stick to their guns and not change it, or they can cancel Chu Saiying’s eligibility for the extension and give it back to Xu Zijun.”
However, he did not expect that as soon as he finished speaking, someone popped up in the class group and said that the school was considering revoking Chu Saiying's independent enrollment recommendation qualification.
"It is said that more than 50 students wrote complaint letters to the principal's mailbox today, and even the school forum was temporarily shut down."
Lu Yanhe logged into the school forum with some surprise, only to find that he really couldn't get in.
It seems that too many people were discussing this matter on the school forum, putting a lot of pressure on the school, which is why they shut down the forum.
The class group chat was buzzing with discussion.
The group of people were so lively that they didn't seem like high school seniors preparing for exams at all.
Things like fairness and justice always resonate very easily with these young people.
Even without matters concerning themselves, they can passionately want to oppose all injustices.
Even when Lu Yanhe was live streaming, someone mentioned in the chat that many people on their school forum were arguing about the number of spots for independent enrollment, but this didn't attract much attention and quickly faded away.
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"Principal Song, I'm sorry to have troubled you with this matter."
A middle-aged couple, dressed in what appeared to be an expensive outfit, sat in a house with a rather understated and simple decor, looking somewhat out of place. However, they were quite respectful towards the owner of the house.
Principal Song gently raised his hand, indicating that they didn't need to worry about this.
“Nobody wants this to happen,” Principal Song sighed. “However, since this matter has attracted so much attention and public opinion, the follow-up is beyond my control. We just received a notice to seriously study the matter of Chu Saiying’s recommendation quota. My decision alone is not enough.”
"Principal Song, we'll have to trouble you with this matter." The woman gave an elegant and gentle smile. "We know that this matter cannot require you to violate principles or school regulations. If that were the case, we wouldn't be able to ask you for help. But if someone withdraws, the recommendation quota will be passed on to the next person in line. This has been the practice in previous years, hasn't it?"
Principal Song smiled.
"We are sorry to have troubled you with this matter. Please accept this small token of our appreciation." The woman picked up a gift bag that was placed at her feet, put it on the coffee table, and pushed it towards Principal Song. "It's just a box of tea, nothing valuable. Please don't refuse."
(End of this chapter)
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