The phone in the principal’s office of the Mechanical Factory High School rang ’ding-ling-ling’.
Principal Feng reached out to answer it: "Hello."
Principal Feng stood up from his seat in shock, confirming repeatedly in disbelief, and finally burst into laughter: "Great, great."
"Thank you, thank you."
"Congratulations to us both."
After hanging up the phone, he excitedly walked out of the office quickly and knocked on the door of the office next door: "Everyone, stop what you’re doing for a moment. I have great news to share with you all."
The class teachers in the office stopped their work and looked at the spirited principal.
Principal Feng clapped his hands: "I just received the news that our school’s student, Yu Xinyan, has won first place in the math competition, outscoring the second place by a full fifteen points."
The teachers in the office applauded unanimously after hearing Principal Feng’s words: "That’s wonderful, this really brings fame to our school."
Subsequently, the school broadcasted the news several times, and the entire school was in an uproar, even the transport team of the Mechanical Factory next to the school heard the broadcast.
Lu Haibo heard Yu Xinyan’s name and, ignoring everything else, ran directly to the Security Department: "Jinxuan, treat me to lunch at noon, I have good news for you."
He Jinxuan saw his excited expression and casually said: "Don’t tell me you succeeded in a blind date and are inviting me to your wedding feast."
Lu Haibo knew by his expression that he thought he was joking, leaned over, and whispered: "The factory high school just broadcasted that Yu Xinyan participated in the math competition and got first place in the city. How about that, isn’t this good news?"
He Jinxuan was truly happy for Yu Xinyan upon hearing this, but since Lu Haibo had no sense of occasion, he didn’t want to affect Yu Xinyan’s reputation, so he turned the newspaper over and calmly said, "It is indeed good news, but what does it have to do with me?"
Lu Haibo was stunned: "Isn’t she staying at your house?"
The clerk next to him interjected with a smile: "Mr. Lu, you might not know, Yu no longer helps out at our department head’s house and now stays in the small courtyard where Mr. Gong used to live."
Lu Haibo was stupefied; he had gone out for a ride, and now everything had changed: "Didn’t you advance her three months’ wages?"
He Jinxuan put down the newspaper and looked up at him: "She’s no longer here because my leg is better. She even returned the remaining month’s salary to me. She was originally a high school junior before coming to the factory, and continuing her studies is the right thing to do."
Lu Haibo looked skeptical, so the clerk explained the previous events: "Yu is a good person."
Lu Haibo listened, still feeling uneasy: "We really should be grateful to Yu otherwise those people might have become desperate and used excessive force."
In the classroom, Zhao Jianlan looked at Yu Xinyan excitedly: "Xinyan, who would’ve thought you’d be so amazing, first in the city, My God, how does your brain work?"
The expression on her face was more exciting than if she had been the one to get first place.
At this moment, a classmate ran in: "Yu Xinyan, go to the teaching office."
When Yu Xinyan left the classroom, everyone inside erupted: "I really didn’t expect Yu Xinyan to be this awesome."
Sitting in front, Qi Minghai felt a bit better; two students from Class One also didn’t get ranked in the competition, which wasn’t too different from his own situation, now he wasn’t alone in embarrassment.
When Yu Xinyan arrived at the teaching office, Principal Feng was also there. He smiled and waved at Yu Xinyan: "Yu Xinyan, you have really brought glory to our school."
Yu Xinyan smiled lightly: "It’s because of the teachers’ good guidance."
Hearing this, the people in the room just smiled. If the teachers’ guidance was really good, why didn’t the other two students win any place? Honestly, it’s Yu Xinyan who earned it through her own abilities.
Teacher Cao was the first to come over: "Yu Xinyan, congratulations, you are truly excellent, your achievements are evident to all the teachers, we don’t dare take credit for it."
After making pleasantries for a while, Director Qiao came forward holding a red envelope: "Yu Xinyan, you’ve really made a name for yourself this time, and our school has also been recognized in the city’s education system. We’re proud to have a student like you. This is the bonus from the school for you, we hope you continue to work hard and achieve greater success in the finals."
Yu Xinyan wore a smile on her face, which was just what she wanted. She reached out to accept the bonus: "Thank you to the school for providing this opportunity, and thanks to the teachers for their meticulous guidance in the past few days. I’ll certainly keep working hard."
She didn’t boast, after all, there are always bigger fish and more skillful people, she couldn’t afford to speak too proudly.