Xiaomi Heavy Industry, its first entrepreneurial venture!

Chapter 325 Applying Pressure, Resolution! (First Update!)

School selection fees are the extra costs incurred by students who attend schools outside their designated school district or whose grades do not meet the admission requirements, in order to gain admission to a high-quality public school.

These are fees outside of policy, usually used to supplement school funding. There are no specific standards; how much is collected depends entirely on the school's mood.

Generally, if a student has a good foundation, the school will accept a symbolic amount of tuition from students outside the district; if a student has a poor foundation, the school will accept more tuition.

Xishan Island belongs to Taihu District. If you want to study in the city center, you have to go to another district.

If you go to a school outside your district, you'll have to pay a school selection fee.

But junior high school tuition is usually 3 to 5 yuan, so how come an 8 yuan one has appeared?
After clarifying the cause and effect, Ye Dashan immediately turned his gaze to the young woman in front of him: "Why don't you just rob someone of 8 yuan?"

"Which school dares to charge such an exorbitant selection fee? I'm going to report this to the education bureau!"

After loudly refuting the words of the young junior in front of him, Ye Dashan flicked his sleeves and turned to walk out.

But as soon as he took a step, the young woman grabbed his sleeve:

"Uncle, Pingping did well on her entrance exam for junior high school. She scored 273 in all three subjects."

"The cutoff score for the junior high school of the foreign language school this year is 254. It's a cross-district school, so it only costs 8!"

"For the sake of Pingping being your junior, please offer some support!"

"If you don't support me, could you please call back the CEO who just left?"

The young mother didn't lower her voice when she spoke, and everyone around her could hear her clearly.

Those who came later, upon hearing these words, began to ask the people who came before them.

When they learned that their great-uncle had single-handedly driven out a junior high school that was probably comparable to a foreign language school, the people who came later immediately switched from watching the show to condemning him.

"Third Uncle, your children are all good-for-nothings; you can't let the other children suffer!"

"That's right, your kids aren't cut out for studying. If the carrying pole falls, who knows what will happen next? You can't let them ruin other kids' chances just because they didn't get into high school."

"Even if this school can't compare to a foreign language school, as long as it's comparable to other junior high schools in the city center, we're not asking for much!"

"Hey—you guys didn't hear what we were saying, but our uncle kept talking about the dragon vein, and he was even a cadre back in the day!"

"Cadres, cadres, I can't keep doing this!"

"Dragon veins? That's hilarious! Back when everyone was dirt poor, why didn't anyone talk about dragon veins? Now suddenly they're popping up with this dragon vein nonsense? You'd be better off believing I can make a fortune!"

"Uncle, go and invite him back!"

"Stop talking, stop talking. You're always talking about dragon veins, but you're useless even when we give you a chance."

"Go home, go home!"

"Ah Yuan, let's go, let's go. These old guys are all the same, all they know is how to cause trouble, and they can't handle the consequences of their actions."

A Yuan was the woman who spoke at the beginning. After being persuaded by others, she looked at Ye Dashan for a while longer before turning around and leaving.

With no excitement to watch, those who came later explained the whole story to those who came after them, and then turned and left.

Meanwhile, in a lakeside restaurant, Lin Yi picked up a cup of scalding hot tea and began to scald the bowls and chopsticks in his hands. As he did so, he asked Ye Jingting, "That person really wasn't a plant you arranged?"

"No!" Ye Jingting shook his head, poured half a bowl of boiling water into his bowl, and began to concentrate on scalding the chopsticks.

After scalding the chopsticks, he looked up and found Xiao He and Lin Yi both staring at him. He blinked and then explained in a low voice:
"He wasn't a plant I arranged, but to be honest, I did use you guys."

"Ye Dashan served as the town mayor for two years and knows many people."

“These people are mostly locals, so I can’t treat them like they’re just passing through.”

“The last time people came from the city, they said they wanted to build a satellite control center and a data center here.”

"They also said that the control center must be built here."

"They felt that since the building had to be built here, it meant they could manipulate things."

"It just seems that they misjudged their target now."

As Ye Jingting explained, he secretly glanced at Lin Yi.

Upon closer inspection, he realized that Lin Yi hadn't paid any attention to him at all; he was completely focused on the dishes in front of him.

He moved very slightly, but Xiao He next to him kept a close eye on him and saw everything he did.

After a light cough, Xiao He said calmly:
"Mayor Ye, I need to talk to you about something after we finish eating."

Once the dishes were served, the group began to eat, each with their own thoughts. Because everyone had their own ideas, the conversation at the table wasn't very lively.

After finishing the meal, Xiao He pulled Ye Jingting aside, lit a cigarette for him, and then calmly said:

"Mayor Ye, I don't know what the last person who came here said to you, but I need to make things clear first."

"You've got the situation wrong."

"It was only after Secretary Qin vouched for us that President Lin decided to build these two things in Suzhou."

"If the news gets out that Suzhou is unwilling to build a satellite control center, the other 12 cities in Jiangsu Province will be very happy to do it for them."

“Even the neighboring provinces are willing to do it for us.”

"Staying here with us is like having a business card, and it also brings related industries along with it."

"If you can't stay, you'll be transferred to the city next month!"

"The same goes for others."

As Xiao He spoke calmly, Ye Jingting's mouth opened wider and wider until it was almost big enough to fit a light bulb.

Later on, I couldn't help but gasp.

He gasped in shock, and couldn't help but curse inwardly, cursing Ye Dashan and that guy's stupidity.

At the same time, they were cursing the people who came last time, for not speaking clearly and only saying half of what they meant.

In the end, he cursed himself, wondering why he had bothered with so many tricks.

Being transferred to the city should have been a promotion.

But at this moment, the meaning of these words has changed.

Beyond the surface meaning, the core of these words is a promotion in name only, a demotion in reality.

They just find a powerless, low-status position with no hope of advancement and dump the person there.

Keep working hard, and nobody will care about you.

However, if someone slacks off in their position, they will be publicly criticized, and if they receive too many public criticisms, they will be kicked out.

Thinking of this possibility, his expression changed several times, and finally, he looked up at Xiao He:
"Secretary He, please wait for me for an hour. I'll go and take care of this matter now!"

"You only have one hour. If you can't handle this properly, I'll offer my head as a reward!"

After saying that, he turned and left quickly without waiting for Xiao He's response.

"Crazy! Why didn't you do this earlier?" Xiao He cursed at Ye Jingting's departing back, then turned and walked towards the private room. As she reached the door, she bumped into Lin Yi coming out.

He smiled and said, "Mayor Ye went to handle it. He told me to give him three hours."

"He said he couldn't handle it and would bring his head to me."

"Want to sit a little longer?"

One doesn't hit a smiling face, especially since Xiao He had been helping out. After a moment's hesitation, Lin Yi pointed to the restaurant's outdoor tables:

"Let's go over there and have some tea!"

On the other side, Ye Jingting quickly found Ye Dashan and his group. Upon seeing them, Ye Jingting slammed his hand on the table:
"I don't care what you think, that control center and data center must be built here!"

“If you dare to cause trouble, I will find a way to transfer all of your younger relatives to the city.”

"And your grandsons, they haven't done anything serious, but they keep having minor problems. I think people like that should be given extra education. What do you think, Uncle Dashan?" In the small living room, Ye Dashan and the others were originally discussing the events of the day with great enthusiasm.

When Ye Jingting suddenly appeared, they still wanted to put on airs as elders.

But Ye Jingting's words made their airs vanish without a trace.

What's with all this talk about dragon veins? Isn't it all just about making money, making money for future generations?

What's the point of making money if there are no descendants?

"You you you you..." Ye Dashan raised his right hand and pointed at Ye Jingting, but after stammering for a long time, he couldn't utter a complete sentence.

Ye Jingting met his gaze without flinching, and after a moment, Ye Jingting slapped Ye Dashan's right hand away.

I'll only say that once!

"I need to go back and report!"

"that's all!"

Leaving behind these few words, Ye Jingting came like the wind and left like the wind.

As soon as Ye Dashan stepped out of his house, Ye Jingting immediately got to work. He took out his phone and began frantically assigning tasks to the relatives of these people.

Ye Dashan, who was left in the room, raised his right hand again, wanting to say a few words in front of the others, but before he could speak, he was interrupted by the ringing of his cell phone.

When the call connected, his daughter-in-law's anxious and flustered voice came through:

“Dad, Jingting just called me and asked me to clear up all the accounts in town for the past five years. When I asked him why, he told me to talk to you.”

"What happened?"

Before he could answer his daughter-in-law's question, another phone call came in.

She is the granddaughter of Brother Ye Dashan.

"Wait a minute, I need to take this call!" After hanging up his daughter-in-law's call, Ye Dashan answered the phone with his grandniece.

As soon as the call connected, the sound of a young girl crying came through:
"Third Grandpa, the principal just called and said there's a problem with my application materials for professional title evaluation, and I need to redo them."

“I asked the principal what was going on, and the principal told me to come to you and say that I knew what was going on.”

"Tell me what happened?"

The gasping sobs echoed incessantly in Ye Dashan's ears.

He was really annoyed, so he hung up the phone without thinking.

Just as I turned around, intending to say a few words to the old men next to me, the phones in their hands rang.

When the call connected, their experiences were exactly the same as Ye Dashan's.

Basically, all the close relatives in the family called at the same time, as if they had made a prior arrangement.

Finally, the others looked at each other and then turned off their phones.

Then they both fell silent.

After a long silence, he took out his phone and called his eldest grandson.

"All of you, quiet down, stop making a fuss, stop arguing."

"If anything happens, I can't save you!"

After hanging up the phone, Ye Dashan walked to the window. From where he stood, he could see the hillside where Lin Yi and the others had been an hour or two earlier.

After staring at the hillside for a while, he took out his phone again.

This time, the person on the phone was Ye Jingting.

Unfortunately, the other end of the line did not answer the phone.

He kept calling persistently, for more than 10 minutes, before the other end finally answered. The first question on the other end was:
"Uncle Dashan? Still causing trouble?"

"You've won! You can take back everything you arranged."

"Who told you to take it back? Once the work is assigned, there's no reason to take it back. After all, people have to learn from their mistakes; how can they grow without experiencing them?"

"You are cruel enough!"

Ye Dashan hung up the phone while cursing and swearing, threw his phone on the table, and sat down on the sofa to sulk.

At the same time, Ye Jingting also received a reply regarding the work that had been assigned to him not long ago.

Looking at the replies, he sneered and turned to walk into the restaurant in front of him.

After asking the owner, the owner naturally led him to the outdoor dining area.

When he saw Xiao He and Lin Yi again, he patted his chest:

"It's all arranged, no one will cause any more trouble."

"Are you sure?" Lin Yi looked up and asked casually.

After asking the question, without waiting for Ye Jingting's response, he took the briefcase from Ji Shuang's hands, took out several sheets of white paper from the briefcase, and placed them in front of Ye Jingting:
"Write down the specific requirements of that school on the list."

"Write down a general layout and style as well."

As Ye Jingting took the sheets of white paper and picked up the pen, he still felt a sense of unreality.

He took a few deep breaths to calm his racing heart before he began to write.

First, sketch the school's perimeter wall, then the administration building, teaching building, laboratory building, dormitory building, canteen, and toilets.

After arranging the locations of these buildings, he began to sketch out the outdoor layout.

As he was preparing to place a stone at the school gate, Lin Yi's finger pressed down on his pen: "Take it easy!"

With a stroke of the pen, the marked stone was crossed out, turning into the dormitory's air conditioner.

After planning the layout, Ye Jingting took out his phone, took two photos, and then handed the layout plan to Lin Yi.

Lin Yi rolled up the layout plan, stuffed it into his briefcase, and turned to Xiao He: "Shall we go back?"

"Okay!" Xiao He replied, walked up to Ye Jingting, patted him on the shoulder, and loudly encouraged him:

"Mayor Ye, keep up the good work and try to get transferred to the city soon."

After leaving those words behind, he quickly caught up with Lin Yi and Ji Shuangshuang.

The three got into the car, and just as it was about to disappear from Ye Jingting's sight, he shouted again, "Go, Mayor Ye!"

Ye Jingting watched the vehicle leave, and once it was out of sight, he took out his phone and made a call to the town's broadcasting station.

After explaining the whole story and clarifying some details, he hung up the phone.

After hanging up the phone, he turned around and returned to the spot where Lin Yi and the others had been sitting, leisurely drinking the remaining tea.

After a few minutes of drinking, the loudspeakers, which are broadcast throughout Xishan Island, started playing.

"Hello everyone, this is Xishan Island Broadcasting Station!"

"I have good news for you all."

"A company called Xiaomi Heavy Industry is going to build a satellite control center and data center on Xishan Island."

"Then he will donate a junior high school to us that can rival a foreign language school."

"In the future, the two junior high schools in the town can be merged into this new middle school and receive a better education."

"Of course, people like our Comrade Ye Dashan, whose descendants do not need education, naturally do not need such middle schools."

"We must not follow his example..."

(End of this chapter)