Reborn not to be a simp, the school beauty's whole family goes crazy

Tsinghua University in Beiping.

In the Academic Affairs Office, Zhang Lixing, the director of the Academic Affairs Office, adjusted his tortoiseshell glasses and stared at the leave registration form spread out in front of him, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper.

"Chen Dong, Class 2, Grade 3..."

Zhang Lixing's finger traced a series of red annotations on the form.

"Three times in April, four times in May, June... I took a total of seventeen days off during my entire junior year! That's about once every two weeks on average? And all of them were excuses like 'business trips for starting a business'?"

"You're kidding me! Instead of studying hard and getting a stable job after graduation, all you do is speculate and make money!"

"If you're going to ask for leave, just ask for leave. Why use such a lie to lie about it!"

Zhang Lixing was furious. He simply didn't believe the excuse of a business trip to start a business. He thought Chen Dong was neglecting his duties and had been taking leave to do something "good."

So Zhang Lixing picked up the landline phone on the table and called the counselor of Chen Dong's major and class directly.

After a while, the call was connected.

Zhang Lixing immediately said seriously, "Xiao Wang, have Chen Dong from your class come to the Academic Affairs Office right away."

The counselor didn't think much of it and told Chen Dong about it after hanging up the phone.

Chen Dong didn't think much of it either and went straight to the teaching affairs office.

When they arrived at the Academic Affairs Office, they found that Zhang Lixing, the director of the Academic Affairs Office, didn't look too good.

Chen Dong stood in front of the desk and asked in confusion, "Director Zhang, did you want to see me?"

"You're Chen Dong, right?"

Zhang Lixing sat in his seat, his face serious, and asked, "Do you know what Tsinghua University's motto is?"

Without hesitation, Chen Dong replied, "Strive for self-improvement and cultivate virtue to carry the world."

"What a wonderful example of self-improvement!"

Zhang Lixing suddenly stood up, the rattan chair creaking. He placed his left hand on the table and pointed at Chen Dong with his right, looking furious.

"I just looked through the leave application forms for your international trade major, and I found that you, this student, are absolutely outrageous!"

"From the beginning of the semester until now, I've had to take leave on average every two weeks!"

"You're a junior in college, and instead of studying your major courses, you're running around doing some kind of startup all day! Is this your understanding of self-improvement?"

Chen Dong was stunned, feeling quite confused. His leave request had been approved by the department head.

Chen Dong immediately retorted, "Director Zhang, my startup project has already provided jobs for nearly a hundred people, and our business has expanded to the island nation market..."

"shut up!"

Zhang Lixing slammed his hand on the table, causing ripples to spread across the teacup.

"The worst thing for Tsinghua students is to be impetuous and restless! Do you think you can get away with making up some big words? When you were studying for the college entrance exam, didn't your Chinese textbook teach you the principles of being a down-to-earth person?"

Chen Dong frowned slightly, inwardly sighing at his bad luck, and replied helplessly, "I didn't lie! There's no need to lie about something that can be exposed at any time. You can send someone to investigate anytime! My startup is called 361 Inc., and it earns more than a million a year."

"The department head and the dean knew about this. I even took out a loan through the school's connections for it, and there are records to prove it."

"Well, so you've learned to talk back!"

Zhang Lixing picked up the phone and dialed again, glaring angrily and saying, "Since you put it that way, then I'd like to ask Director Zhou of the International Trade Department to come and tell us whether your behavior of thinking about making money before finishing your studies is truly starting a business or simply neglecting your duties!"

The ten minutes of waiting felt terribly long. Chen Dong stared boredly at the "Tsinghua University Teacher Code of Conduct" hanging on the wall.

The Song typeface printed with ink gleamed coldly in the twilight.

Just as the sound of leather shoes clicking on the floor echoed down the corridor, Zhou Wenyuan, the head of the Department of International Trade, pushed open the door and entered.

Half of the "Reference News" newspaper was sticking out of the pocket of the Zhongshan suit, and the masthead was still stained with tea.

"Old Zhang, why did you call me over so urgently?"

Zhou Wenyuan asked, puzzled.

"Director Zhou, you've come at the perfect time!" Zhang Lixing immediately handed over the leave application form and said in a deep voice, "Look at this student in your department. He's a junior and has taken more days off than he's attended classes. He's using entrepreneurship as an excuse!"

Zhou Wenyuan pushed up his glasses, his gaze suddenly stopped when it swept over the form, and then he looked at Chen Dong.

"Isn't this Chen Dong from our department? Is there some misunderstanding between you two?"

"Chen Dong is an outstanding student in our department. Not only are his academic grades good, but his grades in the computer science major, which he studied part-time, are also quite good."

"Moreover, the reason given on this leave application form is indeed for matters related to the company I founded."

Zhou Wenyuan's words suddenly froze the tense atmosphere.

Zhang Lixing was immediately dumbfounded.

Could it be that I really misunderstood a good person?

Seeing Zhang Lixing's expression, Zhou Wenyuan seemed to have guessed something and asked with a wry smile, "Old Zhang, you don't mean to think that Chen Dong is the kind of bad student who would deceive me, the department head, do you?"

"Then you've misunderstood something big."

"Last semester, the computer science department signed an agreement with Chen Dong for a collaborative industry-academia-research program. They provided a practice base, and we sent interns there for internships."

Zhang Lixing's Adam's apple bobbed up and down, and the bewilderment on his face turned into embarrassment.

Zhou Wenyuan smiled and patted Chen Dong on the shoulder, saying, "Chen Dong's entrepreneurial project is exactly the academic research and learning model that our major advocates. Although his company is not exactly aligned with the major of international trade, it is at least aligned with the major of electronic computer science."

"Last month, at the invitation of Niu Qiangguo, the head of the Department of Electronic and Computer Science, he gave a lecture to students on the rise of emerging industries, and the response was reportedly very good."

Zhang Lixing looked conflicted and could only say, "But, you can't ask for leave so many times, can you?"

"Old Zhang, this is the era of reform and opening up."

Zhou Wenyuan said with a smile, "When Tsinghua University educates students, we can't just look at classroom grades. Isn't Chen Dong's practical achievements a testament to the pioneering spirit of Tsinghua people?"

Zhang Lixing twitched his lips, completely speechless.

Although his position as director of the academic affairs office was administratively higher than that of Zhou Wenyuan, the department head.

But he knows many important people, and even the university president can't say he has absolute power over the department head.

He could only sigh and say, "It seems I misunderstood you, Chen Dong. But you should try to limit the number of times you ask for leave."

"Yes, Director Zhang!" Chen Dong nodded to indicate that he understood.

Chen Dong inwardly complained that this ordeal was truly an undeserved misfortune.

But there's nothing we can do about it; even a university like Tsinghua has its share of academically challenged students.

It's not that once you get into Tsinghua University, you can rest easy and become arrogant after graduation.

It can only be said that the probability is higher and the success rate is higher.

Afterwards, Chen Dong bowed slightly, turned around and left the Academic Affairs Office.