Chapter 104 Your fiancée is a menace!
After watching Zhou Mujiao and Ma Dalang and the others descend the mountain, Zhao Yunjing went to find the mountain chief. Young Master Chen followed behind him, chattering incessantly. He complained that Zhou Mujiao didn't treat him as a friend, bringing him so many delicious things but not even giving him a single piece of candy. He also said that he wanted to see her off down the mountain, but she didn't appreciate it.
"So it turns out that people with the surname Zhao are treasures, while I'm just a roadside weed!" He had a resentful look on his face.
Zhao Yunjing sighed helplessly: "If Young Master Chen has nothing else to do, why don't you try to understand the lesson the teacher taught this morning? Or go back and read the book yourself, and I'll help you review it when I have time?"
"Come on! I don't need your help! And are you here to help me study? You just want to see me make a fool of myself!" Young Master Chen flicked his sleeve and finally stopped. "Also, if you're a man, don't always rely on Miss Zhou to do favors for you and pave the way for you!"
Zhao Yunjing truly couldn't understand this last sentence. When had Zhou Mujiao ever done him a favor or paved the way for him? Was she referring to those two self-heating meals? Whose favors are so cheap that two self-heating meals are enough?
It wasn't until he entered the headmaster's house and saw the pile of clothes next to him that Zhao Yunjing understood what Young Master Chen meant.
"You, Zhao Yunjing! What a fine fiancée you've chosen! She's even doing business in the academy!" Liang Shanhai slammed his fist on the table. "The academy is a place for teaching and nurturing people, not a place for her to make money and sell goods! A perfectly good academy has been turned into a place reeking of money, it's simply outrageous! Outrageous!"
Zhao Yunjing paused: "If the headmaster doesn't want to do this business, she can just take these clothes back with her. Why leave them here?"
Liang Shanhai slammed his fist on the table again: "Isn't it all because your fiancée is too cunning that I have no choice but to do this business!"
"oh."
"Oh what? Let me tell you, Zhao Yunjing, your fiancée is too shrewd. You must keep an eye on her, or one day her business might end up in the government!"
"oh."
Liang Shanhai started cursing and stomping his feet again.
Zhao Yunjing had long since lost any romantic feelings for Liang Shanhai and was used to his eccentricities. He knew that once Liang Shanhai had finished shouting and yelling, he would naturally get down to business.
After drinking half a cup of tea, Liang Shanhai calmed down and drank half a pot of tea in one go. He then asked Zhao Yunjing, "Yunjing, tell me honestly, are our academy uniforms really that ugly?"
Whether it looks good or not depends on who's wearing it.
Zhao Yunjing was tall and upright. Even when he wore coarse linen clothes, he was still the most eye-catching person in the crowd. Young Master Chen had been pampered since childhood and had developed an arrogance from the bottom of his heart. This was not something that could be brought out by clothes alone, so he did not look bad in his academy uniform.
Others, whether they were too short, too thin, too fat, had a dejected look, or had crooked eyes, would not look like princes even if they wore dragon robes.
Zhao Yunjing nodded: "It doesn't look very good, and it's old."
Liang Shanhai plopped down in a chair and drank another cup of tea: "You think I don't know about this? These uniforms were made five years ago. In recent years, there haven't been any successful candidates in the imperial examinations, and not many have become scholars. There are only a few uniforms left in the storeroom."
"It's not just the uniforms that are old; our academy is dilapidated everywhere. But what can I do? I have no money or manpower! Every year I go to the higher authorities to plead and beg, but they only agree to allocate a few thousand taels. What can a few thousand taels do? It's not even enough to improve the students' meals, let alone make repairs!"
"Then how can Ah Jiao do business with the academy?"
"This batch of hospital uniforms was a gift from your fiancée. Whether the design is good or not is another matter, but the color is pleasing to the eye. In addition, the sizes are marked, and the lengths and widths are different. I also think these hospital uniforms are not good, so I shamelessly accepted them."
Furthermore, she offered to renovate the academy, free of charge. Zhao, do you know what she's really up to? Renovating the academy is no small expense; she's investing so much. I don't believe she's just doing it to make you more comfortable."
Zhao Yunjing feigned ignorance: "Headmaster, the student has three younger brothers at home. In a few years, they will also be attending the academy. In addition, there are many school-age children in Peach Blossom Village. Many of those children's families work for her. Once the academy is repaired, the children in the village will also benefit. The children can study with peace of mind, and their parents can naturally work more diligently. So she does all this so that her workers can work harder."
"Keep pretending!"
Liang Shanhai rolled his eyes at him. "She made a request! She wants me to open a girls' college! Are you kidding me? Since ancient times, women have been expected to follow the three obediences and four virtues. As long as they manage the household well and are dutiful, it doesn't matter whether they can read or not! It's one thing for Aunt Zhou to show her face in public, but she also wants other women to go to school. What, does she want other women to learn business like her, or to take the imperial examinations like men?"
"Does the headmaster look down on women?"
"It's not that I look down on her, but there's no precedent for it. If she really does that, she'll become the one who sticks her neck out, and she won't even know how she died."
Liang Shanhai sighed, "This world has its own rules. If new rules are to be established, they should be established from the top down, not broken by a mere woman."
"I believe her."
"Is this a matter of belief or not? This is a matter of life and death! Yun Jing, I have high hopes for you. I believe you will definitely become the top scholar in the imperial examination in the future. But if Miss Zhou interferes, you may lose your life because of this."
Zhao Yunjing nodded: "It is indeed not appropriate to open a girls' college. Young Master Chen transferred from Shanglin Academy and has become the focus of attention at Huilan Academy. Every move he makes is being watched. If they find a mistake, they will magnify it infinitely."
"It's good that you know." Liang Shanhai breathed a sigh of relief.
“We could set up a pilot site in the village first. When the students go back home during their monthly breaks, we can teach them. The students’ three younger brothers can also read and write, so we can teach them some basic knowledge. If Ajiao isn’t busy, she can also act as a teacher. Once we find a suitable female teacher, we can expand the enrollment.”
Upon hearing this, Liang Shanhai nearly fainted from anger.
Huilan Academy does not have a girls' college, yet Zhao Yunjing actually wants to open his own!
He has truly ruined his own future and dug his own grave!
Liang Shanhai's fingers trembled: "You're going to drive me crazy! Get out of here! I don't want to see you! Get out, get out, get out!"
Teacups, teapots, stools, slippers... Liang Shanhai picked up everything he could find and threw it at Zhao Yunjing.
Zhao Yunjing dodged left and right, avoiding being hit, but he was still somewhat disheveled.
Stepping outside, he looked up and met the gloating faces of Young Master Chen and Feng Wei. He smiled at Feng Wei, then grabbed Young Master Chen and pulled him away, saying, "Brother, I have something to discuss with you—"
Zhao Yunjing suddenly addressed him as a brother, and Young Master Chen was terrified: "Zhao Yunjing, what are you doing? Let me go! Help! Feng Wei, don't just stand there, call for help!!!"
On the mountain, Zhao Yunjing and Feng Wei engaged in a friendly sparring match, while down the mountain, Zhou Mujiao arrived at the brokerage firm.
The village's security team is still in the process of being formed, and we'll have to find reliable bodyguards ourselves first. I don't know if we can find any at the brokerage firm.
After all, a skilled江湖人士 (jianghu figures) would not stay in a brokerage firm and sell themselves cheaply.
However, there are always exceptions.
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