Chapter 244: Coming to Cause Trouble

Chapter 244: Chapter 244: Coming to Cause Trouble

’If I can’t keep an elite like this, I’ll be crying myself awake at night.’

"Um... Mr. Jiang, please don’t get so excited. I promised Li Muwan I would take a position here."

Liu Kainan was a little taken aback by Jiang Fan’s sudden gesture.

"Liu, do you have any salary requirements for our Hidden Dragon Academy? Or any suggestions for the facilities? Just say the word, and I’ll get it ready."

Jiang Fan did his best to suppress his excitement as he asked.

"Salary... as long as it’s the same as a regular teacher’s, that’s fine. As for facilities... I don’t think that will be necessary."

Jiang Fan’s heart sank when he heard this. ’This sounds like he isn’t planning to stay long. Otherwise, why would he be so casual about it?’

As Jiang Fan’s mind raced, Liu Kainan spoke up, "Mr. Jiang, don’t overthink it. The main reason I don’t have any requests is that Li Muwan said she’d be sending over a classroom suite with the best equipment from abroad. All the music and teaching equipment inside will be top-tier."

Only then did a trace of excitement appear on Liu Kainan’s calm face.

"Is this classroom expensive? We can set one up ourselves."

’This is a pretty big favor,’ Jiang Fan thought, wanting to avoid accepting it if he could.

"The equipment alone costs over two million, and you’d need specialists to build the classroom. On top of that, the most important thing is having the connections to get it into the country."

Liu Kainan gave Jiang Fan a strange look.

"COUGH, COUGH, COUGH. On second thought, let’s not."

He would have to accept this favor. ’Fine,’ he thought with resignation. ’I’m in her debt. She can run me ragged for all I care.’

’Besides, I don’t have any money right now, and the later stages of construction will be very expensive too.’

"Then it’s settled. I’ll come back when the classroom is being built and decorated. I’ll personally supervise the work."

"Should we exchange contact information?"

Liu Kainan took out his phone.

"Alright. In that case, welcome aboard, Liu."

With that, Liu Kainan turned and left. A moment later, there was another knock on the door.

"Hello, is this the Principal’s Office? I’m looking for Mr. Jiang."

Jiang Fan and Jun Yue looked up at the same time, only to see what looked like a wall ducking its head to squeeze through the doorway.

That’s right... squeezed in... Standing in front of Jiang Fan, the man was so large he seemed to block out the light.

Keep in mind, at six-foot-two, Jiang Fan was definitely considered tall, but this man was more than a head taller than him.

His build was exceptionally burly, his body covered in the kind of lean, powerful muscle you’d see on a calisthenics athlete.

"And... you are?"

Jiang Fan subconsciously took a step back.

"My name is Zhou Zhou. I’m here to apply for the PE teacher position. This is my resume."

"Ah, okay... Huh? A PE teacher?"

Jiang Fan was stunned for two seconds before he processed it.

"That’s right. My resume is here."

Zhou Zhou smiled earnestly.

Jiang Fan took it automatically before asking, "Who sent you here?"

Jiang Fan felt as if the whole world knew about his school, but he hadn’t told anyone!

"Rong Anyao. Yaoyao sent me."

"Huh? And how did Rong Anyao find out?"

Jiang Fan was completely dumbfounded.

"She did me a huge favor, so I’m here to repay her. That’s why I came. Don’t worry, I’m very good with students."

Zhou Zhou said in all seriousness.

After reading his resume, the corner of Jiang Fan’s mouth twitched. ’This guy... is a true legend.’

National First-Class Athlete, national record holder in long-distance running, world-class triathlete, former coach of the provincial calisthenics team... And most importantly, ten years ago, he won an Olympic gold medal in long-distance running!!!

’And based on this timeline... he reached the absolute peak in long-distance running, then switched to other fields and still managed to achieve incredible success.’

’His lowest achievements were still at the provincial level.’

But what Jiang Fan couldn’t understand was why someone like this would need help from Rong Anyao.

’It wasn’t that he was looking down on her, but rather, wasn’t Zhou Zhou capable enough to solve most problems on his own?’

"Zhou, do you mind if I ask... what kind of favor she did for you?"

"Let’s sit down first. I don’t mean anything by it, I’m just curious."

Jiang Fan asked with a smile as Jun Yue casually grabbed a bottle of water and placed it in front of the man.

"It was nothing much, really. My child needed to attend school, so I had to buy a house, but there was no more housing available in the No. 2 Middle School district. Rong Anyao asked a friend and used some internal connections to get me a place, which basically secured a spot for my daughter."

"The most important thing was that I got the house at the base price, which saved me over four hundred thousand."

A bitter expression appeared on Zhou Zhou’s face.

Jun Yue frowned. "That doesn’t seem right. With a resume like yours... you’d be a golden ticket anywhere. Even in retirement, you should be in high demand, right?"

But Zhou Zhou just shook his head and didn’t elaborate.

Seeing this, the two of them didn’t press the issue.

"Then let’s exchange contact information. In the beginning, since the school will have fewer students, we might have to trouble you to teach a few extra classes, Zhou."

"Sure. I’ll come over when the maintenance team arrives at the school."

"Alright."

Jiang Fan had just nodded when his head snapped up. "What maintenance team?"

"Rong Anyao said she found a maintenance team for the school to maintain the various facilities on the sports field, as well as the new basketball court, soccer field... and a whole series of other athletic facilities."

"You didn’t know?"

Zhou Zhou found this a bit strange.

"I know now. In that case, just come over then."

Jiang Fan wasn’t struggling anymore. ’Favors, debts... what’s one more? When you’re covered in fleas, you don’t feel the bites.’

After Zhou Zhou was long gone, the two of them simultaneously stared at the door, wondering if someone else was about to show up.

But luckily, no one else came. Jun Yue flopped into a chair. "You sure have a lot of pull. The cost of all this stuff isn’t cheap. It’s definitely not something an ordinary family could afford. Looks like you’ve been living the good life out there!"

Jun Yue’s voice was a little low.

"Not at all. They’re all just friends. I have no idea how they found out we were starting a school. I need to call them and ask."

"Is there anything else right now? If not, let’s go inspect the entire school, inside and out. See if there are any other problem areas we need to hurry up and fix."

"We can’t have anything that might harm the children."

Jiang Fan glanced at the sky outside the window. "There’s still some time before dark. Let’s hurry."

No sooner said than done. The two of them set off immediately and inspected every inch of the school. And wouldn’t you know it, they actually found several problems. There was a break in the perimeter wall, and the fans in the cafeteria had been gnawed through by rats to the point where turning them on would likely cause a fire.

The bathrooms needed repairs, the multimedia equipment in the classrooms needed upgrading, the wiring had to be redone—a whole heap of small issues.

By the time they were done, the sky had turned dark.

"Food! Let’s get some food! I’m going to starve to death if I don’t eat soon!"

Jiang Fan flopped onto the sofa, his eyes glazed over with exhaustion.

Just then, his phone rang.

"Jiang, you have to come back! Someone’s causing trouble at the welfare home!!"

Li Qian’er’s voice was laced with frantic sobs, and the next second, the call was disconnected.