Chapter 33 (1/2)

It was a serious matter. A teacher had tendered his resignation for no reason, so Zhou Lin didn’t dare to delay the matter and immediately passed the resignation letter to An Xinhui.

“What else did he say?”

An Xinhui put down her brush and opened up the letter.

The content wasn’t long. He had first said that he had a good time in the school for the past ten or more years and had developed strong feelings for it. Thereafter, the topic changed to him being ashamed of having failed the previous headmaster. Not capable of advancing to become a great teacher all this while, he no longer had the face to stay in the school.

“No, but by the looks of it, he seemed to have been dealt a great blow.”

Zhou Lin felt that it was good for Liu Wenyan to resign as well. It’d save some money for the school.

“Go and prepare 1,000 silver taels.”

An Xinhui instructed.

“Headmaster.”

Zhou Lin wasn’t pleased. She must be planning to give this to Liu Wenyan. Was there a need for that?

“Go and prepare it.”

An Xinhui put down the documents she was going through and headed out.

“Headmaster, that Liu Wenyan is too mediocre. He’s not worth you showing kindness to.”

Zhou Lin didn’t wish to move. The school’s financial situation was in red. If they were to give out these 1,000 silver taels, An Xinhui would definitely have to scrimp and save for a very long time. 5

“Although he is mediocre and hasn’t produced any results, he has worked for the school for over ten years. Moreover, he has a family to take care of. I only hope that he won’t be troubled too much financially before he finds his next job.”

An Xinhui said in a very calm tone.

“But isn’t that too much?”

Zhou Lin pouted. An Xinhui was really kind, but she knew what Eldest Miss’s character was like. Once she had made up her mind, it’d be impossible to persuade her otherwise. Therefore, Zhou Lin went to prepare the money.

Liu Wenyan stood by the roadside not far away from the school’s entrance. He had luggage with him and was waiting for a horse carriage.

“Teacher Liu!”

Hearing the graceful voice, Liu Wenyan, who was lost in his thoughts, got back to his senses. Seeing that An Xinhui was standing right next to him, he quickly greeted her.

“Headmaster An.”

“Why does Teacher Liu wish to resign? Is it because I haven’t done a good job? Did I disappoint you?”

An Xinhui asked.

“No, no. It’s just that I’m too useless.”

Liu Wenyan lowered his head, looking ashamed.

“Since that’s the case, I wish Teacher Liu well on your journey.” An Xinhui took the wooden chest from Zhou Lin and handed it to Liu Wenyan. “This is a token of our appreciation. Please accept it.”

“No, no, I mustn’t take it.”

Liu Wenyan refused to take it. He felt both touched and ashamed. Who was he to be personally sent off by Headmaster An Xinhui?

“Take it. Give my greetings to aunt.”

After saying that, An Xinhui turned to leave. She was very graceful and dignified during the entire process, giving off a great impression.

Liu Wenyan held onto the chest as he looked at An Xinhui’s back view. He couldn’t help but shake his head. She was a talented and good lady, but it was really an extremely difficult task to bring the Central Province Academy back up. 1

Right now, the school had too many malpractices, and it had accumulated to the point of no return. At the thought of this, Liu Wenyan couldn’t help but call out.

“Headmaster An, please be careful of Zhang Hanfu.”

An Xinhui didn’t turn back.

“It is only after he has resigned and taken the 1,000 silver taels that he dared to say ‘be careful of Zhang Hanfu’. What a coward.”

Zhou Lin was still feeling upset.

Recalling the scene from earlier in which Sun Mo had guided Chu Jian, he called out again, “And that Sun Mo, he does have some capability!” (I really hope that you’re not just someone who sponges off a woman and that you’ll be able to help Headmaster An.)

Hearing Sun Mo’s name being mentioned, Zhou Lin’s expression immediately turned dark, and she couldn’t help but say, “Someone like Liu Wenyan should have resigned long ago. What capability can that Sun Mo have when he can’t even work as a logistics worker? He must really be blind!” 3

An Xinhui frowned slightly. Could it be that Sun Mo was related to Liu Wenyan’s resignation? She immediately shook her head. She must have over-thought things. But she should go and see him after the student recruitment meet had ended. 1

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Liu Mubai’s arrival caused the atmosphere around the Martial Arts Platform to liven up.

“Ranked 18th on the Greencloud Rankings, a definite candidate to becoming a great teacher. He came from the Black-White Academy, which is one of the top nine famous schools. He graduated with outstanding results, being third in the cohort and having a high level of mastery in sword arts. He is a new teacher whom An Xinhui places great hopes in…”

Yue Rongbo brought out amazing praises one after another, all of which belonged to Liu Mubai.

The Greencloud Rankings was a ranking that the Saint Gate had come up with. Youngsters and students below the age of 25 who were outstanding enough would be able to get listed on this ranking.

As its name suggested, the Greencloud Rankings was established with the hope that youngsters could get their names on it and rise to the clouds.

This ranking covered all youngsters in Middle-Earth’s nine provinces who were 25 years old or below. Therefore, everyone knew that it was a representation of great quality.

The 18th position that Liu Mubai was ranked at was already an existence that other people held admiration for.

“Liu Mubai is 24 years old this year. It’s said that he has long reached the standard of a 1-star great teacher, and that if he were to take the Occupation Examination, he’d have a high chance of passing it. The reason he didn’t go for it is because he planned to make history, aiming to become a 3-star great teacher directly.”

Yue Rongbo shared a small secret.

“That’s so amazing!”

Lu Zhiruo exclaimed.

Sun Mo tsked. If Liu Mubai also had the Absolute Great Teacher System, the amount of favorable impression points he received would probably be over 1,000 points.

“Why did such an amazing teacher come to the Central Province Academy?”

When someone next to them heard this, they asked, feeling perplexed, “Given his results, Liu Mubai shouldn’t have any problem staying in the Black-White Academy, right?”

“Outstanding people like to take on challenges. If Liu Mubai were to stay in the Black-White Academy, his life would just continue as it had been. However, if he were to come to the Central Province Academy, helping this famous school with a great historical background to return to the top nine rankings, then his name would become monumental for this school. He’d get a statue made after him, his name passing down in history. If it was you, what would you choose?”

Yue Rongbo could relate to what Liu Mubai was thinking. Which great teacher wouldn’t want their name to be passed down in history?