Yun Hongcheng certainly wouldn't hold a grudge against Zhao Shi; he merely gave her a curious glare before happily heading out.
His spirited and triumphant appearance made the whole family genuinely happy.
Especially Zhao, she knew that Yun Hongcheng had truly found his direction in life this time and was no longer depressed.
But to everyone's surprise, when he returned at noon, he was hiding in the study in a huff, refusing to eat, leaving the whole family completely baffled.
Finally, it was only after Old Madam Yun forced him to speak that he finally explained the situation.
It turned out that Yun Hongcheng and Zhou Renjun had a disagreement about the direction of student recruitment for the academy.
The academy was originally funded by many wealthy local families. At that time, the prefect had said that he would reserve places for their younger relatives in the academy.
At the time, those people looked down on the academy, thinking that it couldn't find any good teachers and that their clan school was more reliable, so they didn't agree.
However, now that they know Yun Hongcheng is actually a Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations), they all changed their minds and decided to send their children over.
Qiongzhou has never produced a Juren (successful candidate in the provincial examination), let alone a Jinshi (successful candidate in the imperial examination). If anyone did, they were officials. Who would have time to teach?
Therefore, Yun Hongcheng is an absolute hot commodity!
Zhou Renjun agreed to these people's requests, but Yun Hongcheng was someone who couldn't tolerate any wrongdoing.
His idea was to strive for excellence, only accepting talented children, and requiring all students to take a test, emphasizing equal treatment for all.
Zhou Renjun's actions went against his own ideas.
The stalemate between the two led to the postponement of the academy's enrollment.
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