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

"Keep it low-key, keep it low-key. I'm a school principal, how can I live in such a luxurious place?"

"Living in such a nice place and driving a G-Class, people who don't know better would think my office safe is full of gold bars."

Lin Yucai chuckled and couldn't help but make a joke.

"Vice Principal Su, the rented room you're living in now is small, old, and poorly ventilated."

He leaned back on the sofa armrest and suddenly had an idea.

"This place has three bedrooms and two living rooms, and two of the rooms are currently empty."

"If I may ask, why don't you move here? It's close to the school, and we can commute to get off work together every day."

"Aren't you being a bit too forward?"

"I treat you like a buddy, what do you want?"

Su Qingyan was looking at the green plants on the balcony when she heard this and turned around.

"I mean saving on rent, it's over a thousand..."

Lin Yucai was momentarily speechless.

"Save your breath, my foot." Su Qingyan rolled her eyes at him. "If word got out that we were living together, No. 13 Middle School would be trending on social media tomorrow."

Lin Yucai raised his hands, "Fine, never mind."

……

At four o'clock in the afternoon, the two went downstairs and found a noodle shop at the entrance of the community.

Lin Yucai ordered a bowl of beef noodles, while Su Qingyan ordered a bowl of sour soup dumplings.

While waiting for the food, Lin Yucai pulled up a memo on his phone.

"I'll give you a heads-up about what's going on during summer vacation."

Su Qingyan looked over.

"First, construction of the research building has begun."

"I have a complete set of blueprints, twelve standard laboratories, four science and technology incubation spaces, and a multi-functional lecture hall."

"The budget is around eight million."

"Second, the second phase of renovation of the canteen and dormitory."

"The cafeteria needs to be expanded, the dormitory buildings will be equipped with fully independent bathrooms, and a laundry room will be added to each floor. The budget is two million."

"Third, if funds allow, I would also like to build a small observatory."

Su Qingyan's chopsticks stopped in mid-air. "An observatory?"

"There are hard indicators for evaluating provincial-level key projects, and research facilities are a bonus." Lin Yucai slurped up a mouthful of noodles. "The observatory doesn't need to be too big, but it has to be there."

"We've improved our student body and academic performance; what we lack are better facilities and specialized disciplines."

"A research building combined with an observatory can directly open up channels for the Strong Foundation Program and independent enrollment."

"Are you serious?" Su Qingyan stuffed a dumpling into her mouth and chewed it.

"Of course I'm serious."

"Do you have enough money?"

"That's enough." Lin Yucai held up three fingers. "Three years. Give me three years, and No. 13 Middle School can break into the top three in the province."

"Great, but I believe you."

Su Qingyan stared at him for a while, then smiled.

She put down her chopsticks. "Anything else?"

"We need to hire teachers." Lin Yucai finished his noodle soup. "There are over 500 new students, and the current teachers can't keep up. We need to hire a batch of good teachers during the summer vacation."

……

After finishing their meal and returning to their new home, Lin Yucai pulled up the 3D blueprints of the research building from the system panel and projected them onto his phone screen for Su Qingyan to see.

The blueprints were designed with exquisite skill.

The main building has three floors, and the exterior facade is a modern minimalist style glass curtain wall plus exposed concrete.

Each floor is clearly divided into functional zones, and all laboratories are equipped with top-of-the-line ventilation systems and safety facilities.

The top-floor lecture hall can accommodate two hundred people, and its dome is a huge skylight.

"These blueprints..." Su Qingyan examined them repeatedly, "Were they produced by a professional design institute?"

"My team did it," Lin Yucai said vaguely.

"Top three in the province for three consecutive years." Su Qingyan handed the phone back to him. "I don't think it would take that long. Is your school planning to become a university? Who can compare to you?"

Lin Yucai grinned.

"I'm going back now, you can take your time packing."

Around five o'clock, Su Qingyan got up to say goodbye.

"Okay."

After seeing Su Qingyan off, Lin Yucai locked the door and sat back on the sofa.

The system panel popped up automatically.

[Summer vacation core tasks have been generated...]

[Task 1: Construct a Research Building (including the Inspiration Aura). Time Limit: 45 days. Reward: Purple Epic Chest.]

Task Two: Recruit 10 high-quality teachers (Master's degree or above, or 5+ years of provincial-level teaching experience). Time Limit: 30 days. Reward: Blue Elite Chest.

[Task 3: Prepare a military training plan for new students. Deadline: Complete before the start of the semester. Reward: Bronze Treasure Chest + random boost to personal attributes.]

Lin Yucai looked at the three tasks and tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest of the sofa.

The research building has blueprints and money; all you need to do is find a reliable construction team.

There's no rush with the military training plan; it can be finished before the start of the semester.

The most urgent task is recruiting teachers.

He took out his phone and sent a message to Ma Desheng.

"Old Ma, have you contacted the construction team I asked you to contact before?"

Ma Desheng replied immediately: "It's all arranged. I'll be at the school at 10 a.m. tomorrow to check out the site."

"Okay, I'll be there tomorrow."

After sending the message, Lin Yucai opened his browser and logged into the city's largest education recruitment platform.

It took me twenty minutes to post the job advertisements for the four subjects: mathematics, physics, chemistry, and English.

The salary is listed as "negotiable," but the additional description includes the following sentence: "In 2018, the undergraduate admission rate of No. 13 Middle School was 91.9%, and the first-tier university admission rate was 60.1%. We welcome teachers with a passion for education to join us."

After the release was complete, the system panel flashed again.

[Host detected posting teacher recruitment information.]

[The "Attraction Aura of a Beginner Expert" is now in effect.]

[We expect to attract 15-20 high-quality teacher resumes within 24 hours; the positive effect is ongoing...]

Lin Yucai closed the panel with satisfaction.

……

At 7 p.m., Lin Yucai returned to his old rented room to pack his things.

Pushing open the door and looking at this little nest I've lived in for a while, I suddenly felt a bit sentimental.

Previously, we had to rely on the money from mission rewards to rent a place to live, but now the system directly allocates those rooms.

However, the sentiment lasted only three seconds before it ended.

His possessions were pitifully few.

Two sets of clothes, a toiletries bag, several educational books, and a laptop.

Just stuff everything into one suitcase, zip it up, and you're done.

Even the lease termination process was done on my phone. The landlord sent me a message saying, "I'll refund your deposit tomorrow," which was quick and efficient.

That night, Lin Yucai slept on the big bed in his new home.

The mattress is of medium firmness, and the pillow is made of memory foam.

When he lay down, he sank into it completely, giving one a strong urge to sleep.

Compared to this, the spring bed in my old rental apartment was practically torture for my spine.

A good night's sleep.

……

The doorbell rang at eight o'clock the next morning.

Lin Yucai, wearing shorts and a vest, went to open the door, his hair sticking up like a bird's nest.

"I made millet porridge this morning."

"I added red dates and goji berries, drink it while it's hot."

Su Qingyan stood outside the door, holding a thermos in her hand.

"How did you get here?"

Lin Yucai took the thermos and was completely stunned.

"Across the street."

Su Qingyan gestured towards his back with her lips.

Lin Yucai paused for a moment, then peeked out and looked across the corridor.

1202, the door was half open, and Su Qingyan's bag could be vaguely seen on the shoe cabinet in the entryway.

"you……"

"My family has a little money, and we happen to own an apartment here."

Su Qingyan crossed her arms and leaned against the door frame.

"I went back and thought about it yesterday, and the environment here is indeed much better, so I just kicked the tenant out."

"what?"