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

"Fine, I won't ask anymore."

Su Qingyan stared into his eyes for a while, and finally sighed.

"It's not that I care about you, it's just that I'm afraid you'll go astray and get involved in things you shouldn't, making the children's expectations go to waste."

"What shouldn't be stuck on?"

"Actually, the decline of No. 13 Middle School was because one of its principals was framed, which directly led to his imprisonment and a drop in the reputation of the teachers at No. 13 Middle School."

Lin Yucai caught up with her, and the two of them walked side by side again.

Just as I was about to ask what kind of scheme it was, Lin Yucai's phone vibrated.

He took it out and glanced at it; it was a message from Ma Desheng.

"Principal, I just received a call saying that some leaders will be coming to inspect the area at 10 a.m. the day after tomorrow, and we should be prepared."

Lin Yucai put his phone away and glanced at Su Qingyan.

"The leader will be here at 10 a.m. the day after tomorrow."

"So fast?" Su Qingyan's expression changed slightly.

"Hurry up and get it done," Lin Yucai laughed, "lest things get complicated."

The two walked out of the school gate, and the streetlights cast long shadows of them.

Lin Yucai looked ahead, pondering what he needed to do tomorrow.

The leaders will come to inspect the area the day after tomorrow.

Then we need to get everything ready tonight.

At the very least, those few broken paving stones on campus need to be replaced, and the exterior walls of the teaching buildings also need to be washed.

There's also the suggestion box, which needs to be emptied once a while, just when he's run out of inspiration and doesn't know how to get useful suggestions from the students.

Thinking of this, Lin Yucai suddenly smiled.

He didn't even know if the school would survive before.

Now they're actually starting to worry about the leaders coming to inspect.

It's so unpredictable.

……

The next morning, Lin Yucai arrived at school at six o'clock.

He stood at the school gate and immediately realized something was wrong.

The signs at the school gate are rusty, and the teaching building doesn't look like it from a distance.

The white paint on the exterior walls has turned yellow and peeled off, and moss is growing in several corners.

The fence along the edge of the playground was crooked, and two of the railings had rusted and broken.

If the boss sees this, the first impression will be ruined.

"Old Ma!" Lin Yucai took out his phone and called Ma Desheng.

"Principal?" Ma Desheng's voice was sleepy. "It's only six o'clock..."

"Wake up and come over here right now," Lin Yucai said. "Call Feng Zhiyuan and Old Chen from logistics too."

"What happened?"

"The leaders are coming tomorrow, so we need to tidy up the school."

Ma Desheng seemed to be forcibly rubbing his face to force himself to turn on the computer.

"Principal, are you planning a big clean-up?"

"Yes, it's a big clean-up." Lin Yucai glanced at his watch. "Get to school within an hour so we can have a meeting."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Yucai sent Su Qingyan another WeChat message.

"Vice Principal Su, are you awake?"

Su Qingyan replied instantly, "Just woke up, what's up?"

"I came to school because I need something."

"So early?"

"Yes, the sooner the better."

Ten minutes later, Su Qingyan appeared at the school gate.

She was wearing a white T-shirt and jeans, her hair was casually tied in a ponytail, and she wasn't wearing any makeup.

But even in this state, he looked much more pleasing to the eye than his usual aloof and cold demeanor as the vice principal.

"So soon?" Su Qingyan walked to his side and followed his gaze to the teaching building. "Oh, I understand."

"What do you know?"

"You're trying to cram at the last minute," Su Qingyan laughed. "You never tidy up normally, and only remember when the boss is coming."

"The way you're saying that makes it sound like I don't do any work." Lin Yucai turned around. "Come on, let's go to the office first."

At 7:00 sharp, Ma Desheng, Feng Zhiyuan, and Logistics Director Lao Chen all arrived.

Lin Yucai sat behind his desk with a handwritten list in front of him.

"The leaders will be coming to inspect the school tomorrow morning at ten o'clock." He got straight to the point. "We need to clean up the school inside and out all day today."

"Principal, how exactly should we pack it up?" Old Chen asked.

Lin Yucai pushed the list to the middle of the table.

"First, give the exterior walls of the teaching building a simple cleaning, focusing on the first and second floors. The stains and moss must be thoroughly cleaned."

"Second, repair the playground fences, replace broken ones with new ones, and straighten the crooked ones."

"Third, inspect the campus roads and replace all the damaged paving stones."

"Fourth, I suggest that all the notes in the box be put into a file folder and placed in my office."

Fifth, the canteen kitchen must be inspected again to ensure it is spotless.

"Sixth, clean the dormitory corridors and wipe all the windows."

The group looked at each other, pondering how to quickly resolve all of Lin Yucai's needs.

"Principal, is this workload...enough to be finished in one day?"

"In this sweltering heat, the students probably wouldn't want to do it either."

After thinking for a long time, Ma Desheng hesitated before speaking.

"Even if it's not finished, it still has to be done. Besides, when did I say I let the students do it?"

Lin Yucai stood up, walked to the window, and then looked back at Old Chen.

"Old Chen, go and contact the exterior wall cleaning company. They need to be here this morning."

"Director Ma, you're in charge of the playground and the road surface. Go to the building materials market and bring back a truckload of paving stones and fences."

"Teacher Feng, please check the campus network and audio-visual equipment. We don't want the projector to break down when the leaders need to see some materials."

"Vice Principal Su, come with me to the cafeteria and dormitory building."

The group exchanged glances and stood up in unison.

"clear!"

At 8:00 a.m., an aerial work platform vehicle drove into the campus.

Three drivers in work uniforms got out of the car, looked up at the teaching building, and clicked their tongues in disapproval.

"How long has it been since this building was cleaned?"

"Brother, our school has never had much money. It's not easy for us to have dumplings, so please treat us to something nice."

"It's best to finish before 6 p.m., our principal will check at 6:30 p.m."

Old Chen politely handed over a bag of ice water, smiling as he greeted all the chefs.

"So rushed?"

"Yes, more money."

Upon hearing about the extra pay, the workers immediately started working without hesitation.

A high-pressure water gun sprayed the exterior wall, and stains and moss flowed down with the water.

There were still a few students staying on campus in the teaching building, peering out the windows to watch the commotion.

"Holy crap, is the school going to be renovated?"

"The leaders are coming to inspect tomorrow; I heard they're of a very high rank."

"No wonder Principal Lin was so nervous."

On the other side of the playground, Ma Desheng was repairing the fence with two support workers.

The broken railing was sawed off, and new stainless steel pipes were welded on, sparks flying everywhere.

Ma Desheng squatted on the ground, using a measuring tape to measure the dimensions of the floor tiles.

"This piece is broken, replace it."

"This one is cracked too, replace it."

"Replace this entire row, don't skimp."

The worker wiped his sweat. "Director Ma, how many pieces will we need to replace?"

Exchange as much as you can.

Ma Desheng stood up, dusted off his pants,

"The principal said that the leaders are coming tomorrow, and we can't let them see our school in such a dilapidated state."

"If word gets out, people will laugh!"