The female anchor turned into the dean of an ancient academy

I don’t know if it’s because the name was chosen well, but after the little guy A Le arrived at Zhaoyin Academy, he really had a great time like a fish in water.

Just this day, Cen Jiexiao had just returned from Qingfeng Ferry when she was startled by the chaos in the yard.

"Oh my God! A'le! That's my shoe! Put it down!" Xiaozhi's exasperated voice came from the yard. Cen Jiexiao quickly quickened her pace and saw a snow-white little thing holding an embroidered shoe in its mouth, running around in the yard, while Xiaozhi was chasing it closely behind, looking like a cat being teased by a mouse.

"A Le! If you don't come down, I will be angry!" Xiaozhi said breathlessly with his hands on his hips.

"Meow~" Ah Le seemed to understand what she said, and called out to her proudly, then quickened his pace and ran to Cen Jiexiao's feet. He gently placed the embroidered shoes at her feet, and rubbed her legs with his furry head. He looked as well-behaved as he could be.

Cen Jiexiao looked at the scene in front of her, feeling both angry and amused. She bent down, picked up Ah Le, tapped his nose and said, "You, all you know is bullying Xiao Zhi."

"Dean, look at it! It bullied me!" Xiaozhi ran to Cen Jiexiao and pointed at Ale and complained.

"Okay, okay, it's just a shoe. I'll give you a new pair later." Cen Jiexiao comforted with a smile.

"This was made for me by my mother!" Although Xiaozhi said this, there was no anger in his tone.

"Okay, okay, I get it. I'll make you a pair myself later. I guarantee they'll be better looking than the ones your mother made. Okay?" Cen Jiexiao said helplessly.

"You said that!" Xiaozhi became energetic upon hearing that, and looked at Cen Jiexiao with sparkling eyes.

Cen Jiexiao smiled and nodded. This little girl is really easy to coax.

"Dean, you're back." At this time, Yu Lan walked out of the house with a cup of hot tea in her hand.

"Yeah, I just came back." Cen Jiexiao took the teacup and took a sip. The warm tea flowed down her throat into her stomach, dispelling the fatigue in her body.

"How is it? Are the preparations for the sacrificial ceremony going smoothly?" Yu Lan asked.

"Well, everything is going according to plan. The workers are working very hard. I estimate that it will be completed in three or four days at this efficiency." Cen Jiexiao said.

"That's good." Yu Lan nodded, then as if remembering something, she said, "By the way, the closer we get to the end, the more we must not let our guard down. You should dispatch some people from the Qiming Group to stay with us, just in case."

"What's wrong?" asked Cen Jiexiao.

"I don't know the details, but I heard that it seems to be related to Empress Dowager Li." Yu Lan said in a low voice.

"Empress Dowager Li?" Cen Jiexiao frowned slightly. Why did this woman suddenly cause trouble again?

"Well, as for the specific details, we need to wait until the Qiming team finds out clearly before reporting to you." Yu Lan said.

"Okay." Cen Jiexiao nodded, but a feeling of uneasiness rose in her heart.

At night, Cen Jiexiao lay in bed, unable to fall asleep. Li Lingxuan, Empress Dowager Li, Xia Chenghao...the faces of these people flashed through her mind like a revolving lantern, leaving her feeling extremely confused.

"Meow~" Ale seemed to sense her uneasiness. He jumped gently onto the bed, rubbed her cheek with his furry head, and made a soft call.

"A Le..." Cen Jiexiao reached out and held it in her arms, gently stroking its soft fur, trying to calm herself down.

"This little guy is busier than me," Cen Jiexiao smiled and tapped Ah Le's nose. "One moment he comes to me, the next he goes to pester Yu Lan. I'm afraid he's a double agent, right?"

"I think it's because it's coveting the beauty of our dean!" Xiaozhi joked, causing Yu Lan to cover her mouth and chuckle.

Cen Jiexiao shook her head helplessly, continuing to bury herself in the blueprints. With the sacrificial ceremony approaching, the burden on her shoulders grew heavier by the day. At the Qingfeng Ferry construction site and the preparations for Zhaoyin Academy, she had to personally handle every detail.

Fortunately, her efforts were not in vain.

Under Cen Jiexiao's leadership, preparations for the grand sacrificial ceremony progressed at a breakneck pace. From setting up the stage and setting up the venue to rehearsing the program and preparing costumes, every step was meticulously planned. The workers toiled day and night without complaint, for Cen Jiexiao not only provided them with generous wages but, more importantly, treated every worker with respect, cared about their lives, and listened to their voices.

One day, after Han Zhengxian inspected the scene of Qingfeng Ferry, he couldn't help but be shocked. Han Zhengxian found Cen Jiexiao and his words were full of emotion.

"President Cen, you said that if the Great Zhou could have more female heroes like President Cen in the future, it would be a blessing for our Great Zhou."

"Why not?" Sister Cen Xiao asked back with a smile. "In the future, there will be many women in Zhaoyin Academy who are even more outstanding than Sister Cen Xiao. It's just that you haven't discovered them, I haven't discovered them, and he hasn't discovered them. So you, I, and he all have to take the initiative to discover them!"

Han Zheng was stunned when he heard this, then he laughed heartily: "President Cen, what you do may affect every step of the future of the Great Zhou."

After saying this, Cen Jiexiao smiled faintly. She never thought about proving anything. She just wanted to be herself and do everything she promised herself.

That day, Cen Jiexiao went to Qingfeng Ferry as usual to inspect the progress of the project. As soon as she arrived at the ferry, she saw a group of people gathered there, making a lot of noise and excitement.

The ferry was bustling with activity, like an anthill buzzing with activity. Cen Jiexiao could see from a distance that Liu Xiaoke, his face flushed, was arguing fiercely with a few older workers.

"Liu Xiaoke, what do you know, you little brat?" an older worker pointed at Liu Xiaoke's nose and sternly scolded him, his pipe in hand, his beard bristling with anger. "The water in the Yuyang River isn't the stagnant water you read about in your books! The current has been surging these past few days. You insist on putting together the pontoon bridge now. Can you afford to take responsibility if something goes wrong?"

Liu Xiaoke, young and full of energy, refused to be outdone. He stiffened his neck and retorted, "Master Han, I know you're worried about safety, but we've already conducted detailed calculations of the water flow rate and hydrological data. Although the current has been a bit strong these past few days, it's still within controllable limits. Besides, time waits for no one!"

"Time waits for no one? I think you're just anxious to get back and take credit!" Another worker joined the argument, pointing at Liu Xiaoke and saying something even more harsh. "You're playing with our lives! What are you thinking?"

"You misunderstood. It's not what you think!" Liu Xiaoke's face flushed red as he defended himself excitedly, "We really did make sufficient preparations, and..."

"And what? Don't think you know everything just because you've read a few books!" The old worker interrupted him gruffly, "When we old guys were making a living on the Yuyang River, you didn't even know where to play in the mud!"

"Master Han, you're wrong," another young scholar beside Liu Xiaoke couldn't help but speak up. "Although we lack experience, we have learned the correct knowledge and made careful calculations. We are not acting rashly."

"Calculations? Calculations are useless!" the old worker spat in disdain. "Will the water in this river listen to your calculations? If it goes crazy, your calculations won't even make a splash!"