If flowers bloom, youth will naturally follow.

The two arrived in Yilan on the morning of the 6th, and Xiao Pang contacted Director Yun to pick up the admission ticket.

The No. 1 Middle School was the examination site, and the school was temporarily closed for the holidays, so the two parties agreed to meet at a small restaurant across from the school.

"Is this your school? It's quite big," Qiao Tianyi said with interest as the two got out of the car.

"Yeah, I couldn't live at school back then, so I lived by myself at the fertilizer factory over there," the chubby boy pointed crookedly with his little hand, "Do you want me to take you to see it? It's so pitiful for a fifteen-year-old girl to be all alone out there?"

"Never mind, we can look at it after the exam when we have time," Qiao Tianyi said, taking care of Xiaopang with the same meticulous care she would give during her postpartum period, afraid that she might forget a couple of knowledge points because of the memories.

Director Yun received a call from Xiao Pang and came to the restaurant to wait. After waiting for a while, he saw a motorhome driving up in the distance. Director Yun didn't know how much the motorhome cost, nor did he care, because the words "Can't afford it" were clearly written all over the vehicle.

Then he saw the little girl and a handsome boy who looked like a woman get out of the car, and he couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness. The little thing he used to be able to handle at will now seemed to be living a life beyond his comprehension.

However, Director Yun has been flattering superiors and bullying subordinates for so many years that he has a very mature mentality. He has already done the twenty-four bows, so he won't be any different from this one. Besides, if Little Fatty is shaking, it means that he has the strength to treat him as an equal. So he warmly invited the two of them into the store and sat down.

"How is Xia's study going?" Director Yun asked with a smile as he ordered a few dishes.

Xiao Pang was very modest with outsiders: "Getting into a 985 university is no problem."

"That's good. Keep it up! If you do well on the exam and bring honor to our school, the county and the school will give you rewards." The unassuming chubby boy is also the hope of the whole village. Director Yun's face was beaming with joy as he picked up the teapot and poured water for the two boys.

"Oh? There's a reward? What kind of reward?" The fat man's eyes lit up. Could it be... that studying can lead to wealth?

Just as Fatty had expected, Director Yun smiled and said, "A scholarship? Our school awards 5000 yuan to anyone who gets into a 985 university! 2000 for a 211 university, and 500 for a regular university. Well, it's better than nothing."

It is indeed a key high school, and it doesn't really look down on other schools. However, if Director Yun could predict what would happen in this college entrance examination, he probably wouldn't have said such arrogant things.

"Huh? So much?" The chubby boy's aloof and studious demeanor was ruthlessly destroyed by the money, and he swallowed hard.

"This is just for our school. The education bureau and the community also give awards, but the amount varies every year and is not as much as the school's, but it is still quite considerable," said Director Yun.

"And what about getting into Peking University?" the chubby boy asked.

"Hehe, you got into Peking University? Hehehe, if you get into Peking University, the county and the school will be there too, and the community should have tens of thousands of people too. The school will even frame your photo and hang it on the wall," Director Yun couldn't help but chuckle. This little girl is quite cute when you're having a good chat, hehe.

"Wow, hanging it on the wall is one thing, but 100,000 yuan?!" Little Fatty's mind was filled with excitement. For the first time, he felt that knowledge was indeed a form of productivity, and the saying "there are golden houses in books" was truly true: "Then who will collect this money from me?"

Hmm? Director Yun was somewhat surprised. This little girl seemed quite confident in herself. Could she really get into a 985 university? Or even... Peking University?!

Director Yun's heart, which had been pounding for years, started pounding again. If this little girl got into Peking University... no, no, even a top-tier 985 university like Nanjing University or Wuhan University would be fine. As the person in charge of contacting the little girl, and given his loyalty to the principal for so many years, wouldn't the newly vacant vice-principal position then belong to the Yun family?

"Hehe, you don't need to worry about these things. Just focus on getting good grades. If you get into a 985 university, your uncle will take care of these small matters for you. I have some connections in the Education Bureau and can try to get you some more help," Yun Gang said with an increasingly amiable smile.

"Hey, Uncle," Little Fatty thought to himself with a hint of disdain. But Director Yun really went the extra mile for people who were useful to him. He had indeed arranged Little Fatty's messy preparations for the college entrance exam quite well. "Then thank you very much, Director Yun. I'll give Director Yun a big red envelope when I do well on the exam."

"Hey, kid, what's with all this talk about red envelopes? What kind of person do you take your uncle for?" Director Yun said sincerely, "I did make some mistakes regarding you in the past, but I swear to God, everything I did was without any selfish motives. It was all for the development of our school and to provide the children with a good learning environment. But a mistake is a mistake. If you still hold a grudge against your uncle, I'll apologize and publish a personal apology in the newspaper tomorrow!"

"No, no, no need, Uncle Yun... Uncle Yun, it's all in the past, and those who deserved punishment have already been punished. Let's not talk about it anymore. I used to admire Uncle Yun's integrity and uprightness when I was in school." She was polite and wouldn't hit a smiling person when he was so old. Besides, she really needed someone like Director Yun, an industry insider, to handle the bonus issue. So she forced herself to call him Uncle Yun twice.