Chapter 243: One Surprise After Another (Part 2)

Chapter 243: Chapter 243: One Surprise After Another (Part 2)

"Not a problem, Mr. Jiang. We’ll follow all of your instructions."

Ying seemed particularly agreeable.

"And all this stuff in the back is...?"

Jun Yue looked at the truck behind them, a little confused.

"This is all stuff Miss Yin bought. Everything a kindergartener could possibly need—books, toys, desks, chairs, and all sorts of other school supplies. Mr. Jiang, your wife is so thoughtful."

Ying said with a smile, looking at Jiang Fan.

Hearing this, Jun Yue’s expression stiffened. The smile on her face vanished, replaced by a cold look.

Jiang Fan guiltily rubbed his nose, not daring to even glance at her.

"Um... Junyue, could you find a place for all this? I’m going to go handle the paperwork now. Lin Shu should already be waiting for me."

After saying that, Jiang Fan turned and fled, not having the courage to walk into the school.

His behavior left Jun Yue torn between anger and amusement, but a pang of bitterness surfaced in her heart.

She didn’t know where this bitterness came from, but she felt as if something very important to her was slowly slipping away.

She wanted to reach out and grab it tightly, but she couldn’t hold on.

"Ying, let’s head inside then."

Jun Yue composed herself, pushing aside her low spirits. She knew how to prioritize.

Right now, the school was the most important thing.

In the time that followed, she designated a specific area for the kindergarten and arranged accommodations for all the preschool teachers.

She also sorted the delivered supplies and stored them in the warehouse. With all that taken care of, the children from the orphanage could start school here as soon as tomorrow.

After finishing everything, she sat alone in the principal’s office, looking out over the entire campus.

From now on, this place would be the starting point for the orphanage’s children to climb up in life.

They had done all they could. The rest was up to the children themselves.

Whether they would soar to the heavens and roam the world freely, or fall to the dust and merely scrape by—their fate was in their own hands.

At this thought, it was as if a bolt of lightning struck Jun Yue’s mind.

She rushed back to the desk, spread out a sheet of paper, picked up a brush, and wrote down the three words: Hidden Dragon Academy.

Just then, Jiang Fan pushed the door open and walked in.

He placed a file folder on the desk, picked up a bottle of mineral water, and GULP—chugged the entire thing.

After finishing, he let out a heavy "Ahhh," a look of pure relief on his face, and casually tossed the empty bottle into the trash can. "This damned weather is killing me. I didn’t expect Lin Shu to be so well-connected."

"He got all the paperwork processed in such a short time."

After he spoke, he noticed Jun Yue wasn’t paying attention to him. Instead, she was staring blankly at the words on the paper in front of her.

"What are you looking at?"

Jiang Fan leaned over curiously and picked up the paper.

"Hidden Dragon Academy?"

The three words filled Jiang Fan with a sudden sense of awe.

"Is this the name you came up with?"

he asked, looking up.

"Yes. I hope that the children from the orphanage will be like hidden dragons in the abyss, ready to soar to the heavens!"

"From now on, the vast sea is for the fish to leap in, and the high sky is for the birds to fly in!"

Jun Yue spoke these two lines with resounding force, full of confidence.

Confidence not just in herself, but in all the children of the orphanage!

"Good. Very good. Excellent!!"

Jiang Fan was extremely satisfied with the name and couldn’t help but praise it.

It showed the courage and determination behind starting the school, while also holding a beautiful wish for the children’s future.

You could say it killed two birds with one stone—a double meaning!

"This is the school’s name, then. We’re not changing it!"

Jiang Fan decided on the spot with a wave of his hand.

"Alright then. I’ll have to trouble you to make another trip tomorrow to get the school’s name changed."

"I’ll contact someone to get the logo for the school gate made."

Now that the decision was made, Jun Yue also moved with exceptional speed.

"Oh, right. We should go back and tell Matron we can move the orphanage here now."

"Especially the little kids in kindergarten."

"Everything is completely ready for use."

Jun Yue, who was busy on her phone, suddenly looked up and said.

"Really? That fast?"

Jiang Fan was a little surprised.

"Of course, you have your ’wife’ to thank for that~"

She bit down on the word "wife," staring at Jiang Fan with a strange expression.

"Ahem, ahem."

Jiang Fan couldn’t help but cough dryly. This kind of passive-aggressiveness was rare for her.

"Uh... didn’t I already tell you?"

"It was just an act. I was just helping her out."

Jun Yue pouted slightly.

"Oh, is that so? My memory isn’t very good. I must have forgotten."

"But how did that ’wife’ of yours find out about the school? Did you tell her?"

Seeing her continued passive-aggressiveness, Jiang Fan rolled his eyes in exasperation. "I told her. She’s my boss; when she asked why I needed time off, I had to tell her."

"But I really didn’t expect her to give me such a huge gift."

"Now I owe her another favor, and I have no idea how I’ll ever repay it."

Jiang Fan suddenly realized that he owed Yin Ruxue more and more.

Life is so unpredictable!

"KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK. Hello, is anyone in there?"

As the knocking sounded, a deep male voice came from outside the door.

The two of them exchanged a look, and Jiang Fan called out, "Come in."

The next second, a middle-aged man in a sharp suit walked in, his head held high and his chest puffed out.

"Hello, are you Mr. Jiang?"

The man’s gaze went straight to Jiang Fan.

"Yes, that’s me. And you are? Can I help you with something?"

"A friend recommended me for a music teacher position here. This is my resume."

The man took out a resume and handed it to Jiang Fan.

"A music teacher? Who recommended you?"

"Ms. Li recommended me. I’ve been good friends with her for many years,"

the man replied, sitting down on a nearby sofa.

"Ms. Li? Which Ms. Li?"

"You don’t know her? Her name is Li Muwan."

"Holy shit!!"

This time, Jiang Fan was truly shocked. On one hand, Li Muwan actually knew about the school. On the other, she had recommended such an incredible person to him.

The resume was a long list of honors: Outstanding County Teacher, Outstanding City Teacher, Outstanding Provincial Teacher, Special-Grade Outstanding Teacher...

And those were just his achievements in the school system. First Prize in the International Bel Canto Competition, Second Prize at the Western Tanas...

The list of honors was enough to make Jiang Fan’s head spin.

This teacher would be considered an absolute powerhouse at any school.

Yet now, he had come to his humble little temple...

’What kind of impact will he have on the children in the future? I don’t even dare to imagine it.’

"Mr. Liu, you absolutely must join our school!!"