What's wrong with me, a school principal, listening to students' suggestions?

"This pace is reasonable, but where will we find designers?"

Su Qingyan thought for a moment and nodded.

"School uniform design is different from ordinary clothing design. It needs to be good-looking, durable, and also take into account the needs of sports."

"I'll go find it."

"Is it that overseas foundation of yours again?"

"almost."

Su Qingyan glanced at him but didn't ask any further questions.

She had grown accustomed to this man's ability to conjure up money every now and then.

Whether there's a real overseas foundation or they won the lottery and didn't say so, the money is real, and what they did is real.

As for the possibility that the school might not survive until the next semester, the two simply ignored it.

Given the school's conditions, it could recruit even the worst students who want to enjoy life next semester.

"By the way, the policy of canceling morning and evening self-study sessions last week worked well."

Su Qingyan got up and walked out, but paused at the door.

"The number of students voluntarily participating in evening self-study sessions has increased to more than 130 this week, 30 more than the first week."

"The percentage of students voluntarily going to the classroom in the morning has also increased from 28% to 35%."

"In other words, more and more people are coming on their own initiative."

Lin Yucai nodded, understanding the situation.

After Su Qingyan left, he closed the office door, and two settlement prompts popped up on the system panel.

[Ding! Task completion rate for "Cancellation of mandatory morning and evening self-study sessions": 100%!]

[Rewards are being processed...]

[Completion Rate: 100% (Perfect Score Achieved)]

[Reward Quality Upgrade: Green Rare Chest Upgraded to Purple Epic Chest!]

[Open the Purple Epic Chest...]

Congratulations on winning:

[Purple "Self-Discipline Awakening" Aura (Passive Skill)]

[Students who are linked to the entire No. 13 Middle School campus and spend more than five days a week at school will receive a slight increase in self-discipline.]

[Effects: Reduces procrastination tendencies, increases focus duration, does not change personality, only assists those with weak willpower in establishing habits.]

[Aura Range: Entire campus.]

[Legitimate deposit into personal account: 20000 yuan]

Another halo.

Lin Yu-tsai looked at the description of "self-discipline awakening" and seemed to be deep in thought.

This effect isn't as dramatic as deep sleep, but it works subtly and gradually.

For the students at No. 13 Middle School, whose self-control is practically zero, even a 15% increase in concentration will have a cumulative effect over time.

Immediately afterwards, a second notification popped up.

[Multimedia Upgrade Task Completion Rate: 100%!]

[Completion Rate: 100% (Perfect Score Achieved)]

The final reward has been distributed, and the task has been completed.

Both major tasks were completed simultaneously.

Lin Yucai leaned back in his chair and let out a sigh of relief.

Now I have four halos around me: perfect digestion, deep sleep, eye protection, and self-discipline awakening.

With the addition of the school uniform task that was just taken on, this part of the system is progressing steadily.

He took out his phone and started searching for school uniform design companies in China.

After browsing for ten minutes, I found that most of them were contract manufacturers producing in bulk.

The same old sportswear, no different in essence from what the students at No. 13 Middle School are wearing now.

He changed his approach and searched for "emerging fashion designers".

When he turned to the third page, a name caught his attention.

Gu Ci, 26 years old, graduated from the Fashion Design major at the Central Academy of Fine Arts.

She won the gold medal in the National College Fashion Design Competition.

After graduation, instead of joining a large company, I opened my own independent studio, specializing in custom and niche designs.

Her portfolio includes a series of campus-themed concept designs that blend JK uniform elements with modern sportswear style.

The cut is clean and the color scheme is sophisticated.

Lin Yucai took a screenshot of the page and saved it on his phone.

Then I found her studio's contact information and called.

"Hello, Qingyuan Studio."

"Hello, I am the principal of Tomato City No. 13 Middle School. I would like to discuss a collaboration on school uniform design with Teacher Gu Ci."

There was a pause on the other end of the phone.

"School uniform?"

"Yes, the school uniforms for all 500 students had a sufficient budget from design to finalization."

"Please wait a moment, I'll transfer you to Teacher Gu."

Thirty seconds later, a clear female voice answered.

"Hey? I'm Gu Ci. I heard you're going to design school uniforms?"

"Yes, three options, covering three scenarios: daily life, sports, and formal wear."

"Three sets?" Gu Ci's voice held a hint of interest. "Most schools only do one set; this is the first time I've heard of such a request."

"Students at our school have the right to vote, and they can ultimately choose which outfit to wear."

There was a two-second silence on the other end of the phone.

"Interesting." Gu Ci's tone changed from polite to genuinely curious.

"Principal Lin, I'm free on Thursday. Could I come to your school to see the actual situation?"

"You're welcome anytime."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Yucai wrote down the agreed time in his notebook.

He opened the drawer, organized the notes he had looked through that day, bundled them together with a rubber band, and put them at the very back of the drawer.

Each note represents a student's voice.

He has to turn those voices into reality for them.

……

At 10 a.m. on Thursday, a white sedan stopped in front of the No. 13 Middle School.

The car door opened, and a young woman wearing a black overall jacket stepped out.

She had short, ear-length hair, a silver earring in her left ear, and a pair of Dr. Martens boots.

He was carrying a canvas bag, which was stuffed full.

Gu Ci stood at the school gate and looked up at the school sign of No. 13 Middle School.

It was made of sheet metal, with peeling paint, and half a corner of the five characters "No. 13 Middle School" was missing.

"Who are you looking for?" The gatekeeper, Grandpa Zhang, poked his head out of the window.

"I've made an appointment to see Principal Lin Yucai."

Grandpa Zhang looked her up and down, then picked up the phone on the table and dialed the number.

Lin Yucai appeared at the school gate two minutes later.

He made a point of wearing a clean white shirt today, although it was wrinkled, at least it wasn't covered in chalk dust.

"Teacher Gu?"

"Principal Lin?"

The two stared at each other for a second.

Gu Ci's gaze swept over Lin Yucai's shirt and cloth shoes, and the corners of his mouth curved slightly.

"The principal's attire... is quite simple."

"Those in education don't care about this."

Lin Yucai rubbed his hands together and stepped aside to make way.

"Please come in. Have a cup of tea in the cafeteria first, and while you're at it, take a look at the school uniforms the students wear every day."

It was during recess, and students were walking around in twos and threes on the playground.

The moment Gu Ci stepped into the campus, his pace slowed down.

Her gaze, like a scanner, swept over every student's school uniform from left to right and from top to bottom.

The school uniform at No. 13 Middle School is a uniform gray-blue tracksuit.

The top has a stand-up collar and a zipper, and the pants are loose-fitting straight-leg trousers.

The fabric is the cheapest polyester blend, which feels stiff to the touch and pills after a few washes.

The most critical issue is the pattern.

Regardless of gender, height, weight, or build, everyone wearing it has the same shape: a rectangle.

It's like stuffing a person into a cloth-made cardboard box.