"You didn't sleep all night?"
Looking at An Xinhui's fatigued expression, Sun Mo felt a little impressed. Back then, in order to enter the No. 2 High School, he had put in a lot of effort. After that, in order to become a teacher-in-charge and teach good students, he had to put in even more effort. He would often stay up late into the night.
During that period of time, Sun Mo's vision rapidly deteriorated, and his body also became much weaker. However, there was no solution to it. He came from a farming village and didn't have a father to work for. In that case, if he wanted to achieve something, he could only work hard.
Hence, Sun Mo could understand An Xinhui's current state. When she was the most tired, she was purely relying on her desire to stand out.
"I'm used to it."
An Xinhui smiled and got up to brew a cup of tea for Sun Mo. "What's the matter?"
Right now, An Xinhui already understood. If there was no reason, Sun Mo would definitely not come to look for her.
When Sun Mo had just joined the school, he was shy and had a low self-esteem. He didn't dare to look for her. But the Sun Mo now no longer had that cowardly and submissive aura. When he spoke, he was filled with energy and his gaze was filled with confidence. However, he still didn't come to look for her.
To be honest, he was a little sad.
"I'm here to discuss the school's funding with you."
Sun Mo sat on the chair and drank a mouthful of tea.
Tsk, this taste is so astringent. I reckon that it's just ordinary tea leaves that cost a few tens of coins on the street. It can't even compare to the bag of tea leaves that Worker Li gave me.
Given An Xinhui's status and strength, she felt a little aggrieved that her life was so shabby.
If this was in his previous era, any random girl who was half as beautiful as An Xinhui would spend her days strolling around shopping malls, shopping with credit cards, traveling, taking vacations, and enjoying the life of a petty bourgeoisie. After that, she would take pictures and post them on her social media, receiving praises from bootlickers.
No, he should remove the last condition. A bootlicker wouldn't be able to add a beauty's WeChat ID. Even if he did, it would only be her spare phone.
"What do you think?"
An Xinhui asked. However, in her heart, she didn't feel that Sun Mo would be able to resolve this. She was very clear about her childhood sweetheart's background.
He might be able to take out a few hundred taels of silver or even a thousand taels of silver. However, it was impossible for him to take out more than that. After all, his childhood sweetheart's family did not have a mine.
"How big is the school's deficit now?"
Sun Mo wasn't in a hurry to say the solution. He asked about the gap first.
An Xinhui opened a cabinet and took out a stack of documents, passing them to Sun Mo. "Take a look yourself!"
Sun Mo didn't stand on ceremony and picked it up to read.
Usually speaking, even among the school's leaders, only the few people at the highest level would be able to read such documents. However, An Xinhui directly gave them to Sun Mo.
This was a form of trust, and at the same time, a test.
This kind of income and expenditure report was very complicated. Without experience, one would not be able to understand it.
An Xinhui returned to her chair and continued to bend over her desk. She felt that it was already not bad if Sun Mo could finish reading it this afternoon. As for understanding it?
Don't make things difficult for me!
Sun Mo flipped through very quickly.
The report was a little complicated, but to someone who could score almost full marks in calculus, this wasn't a problem at all. Moreover, after becoming a teacher back then, Sun Mo discovered that his salary was too low. In order to save money to buy a house and marry a wife, he researched the stock market and read M1, M2, and even the financial newspapers on Wall Street.
Those things were much more complicated than this.
Of course, in the end, other than gaining some knowledge about economics when he was scolding others on the internet, everything else was useless. He didn't earn a single cent and was stuck with 10,000 yuan.
From then on, Sun Mo gave up. He peacefully became a leek and worked hard to grow, waiting for the next harvest.
Half an hour later, Sun Mo put down the stack of reports. "Headmaster An."
"When there's no one around, you can call me Xinhui. If you feel uncomfortable, you can also call me Sister An like in the past."
An Xinhui looked at Sun Mo with a smile on her lips. However, she still felt a little disappointed in her heart. It had only been half an hour, and he had already lost his patience?
It was fine if he didn't understand it, but if he didn't work hard, that would be another problem.
"There's no need for the school to spend so much. What's going on with those farmers?"
Sun Mo frowned.
"They are all farmers in the vicinity of Jinling. The school purchases food and vegetables from them. Firstly, it's to give back to the locals and help them become rich. Secondly, it's to increase the school's reputation."
An Xinhui explained patiently.
"I know. I'm saying, why is the price of these agricultural products so high?"
Sun Mo asked.
"Eh? You investigated it before? "
An Xinhui was curious. Moreover, she discovered that Sun Mo seemed to be able to understand those reports. Wasn't it a little fake for him to finish reading them in half an hour?
"I didn't investigate it before, but I went out to eat before. How much does a bowl of yangchun noodles cost? If you calculate the purchase price, it would far exceed the market price. "
Sun Mo had eaten both inside and outside the school, and the price wasn't much different. Then, where did the difference in price go?
"I know this, but this has always been the case. If we were to change it recklessly, leaving aside the fact that the farmers would create trouble, it would also be a huge blow to the school's reputation."
An Xinhui bitterly smiled.
"..."
Sun Mo was speechless. (The school is about to be closed down because of the deficit, yet you still care about reputation?) At this time, you had to cut off your tail to survive.
However, if the farmers created trouble, it would be very troublesome.
For tens of years, the Central Province Academy had been purchasing agricultural products at the same price. In the end, An Xinhui suddenly wanted to lower the price. Who would be willing?
"This is something that can't be helped. However, you don't have to be anxious. As long as you can endure through these six months, the school will have money. I believe the teachers will understand."
An Xinhui wasn't sure either. She was only saying this to console herself.
"Let me tell you, no matter what you do, you have to try your best to consider the worst possibility. Only then will you be prepared."
Sun Mo's tone was solemn. "Moreover, you owe the teachers their salaries. Isn't that draining the Central Province Academy's reputation?"
An Xinhui's countenance dimmed.
"I can help you solve the Central Province Academy's funding problem, but I have a condition."
Sun Mo paid attention to An Xinhui's expression and went straight to the point. "I want to be the logistics department head of the Central Province Academy!"
"What?"
An Xinhui was shocked. She stared at Sun Mo with her eyes and mouth agape. (You aren't joking, right? How old are you? You actually want to be the logistics department head?
Do you know how important this position is to the school? If you don't have enough capability, the normal operations of the school will be affected.)
"You didn't hear wrongly. I want to be the logistics department head. If you guys continue to mess things up, this school will be finished."
Sun Mo's attitude was unyielding. (This daddy has contributed, so it's only natural that I get the corresponding position.)
Actually, if he were to marry An Xinhui, he would be half the owner of this famous school with a history of 1,000 years.
How big of a dowry would that be?
Wouldn't he be able to get both the person and the money? Marrying a fair, rich, and beautiful woman, becoming a CEO, instantly reaching the peak of his life? But now, someone wanted to destroy his company. Who could endure this?
"..."
An Xinhui wanted to reject, but she also knew that Sun Mo wanted to help her. Hence, she felt embarrassed to speak up, worried that she might hurt his heart.
However, teaching and educating people were different from managing a school.
"I know that I'm too young and have no experience. If I were to become the logistics department head, I would surely be doubted by many people. Hence, I can start from the vice department head position first. Of course, the current department head will have to be removed."
Sun Mo stated his conditions.
"Naturally, it's fine if he doesn't want to be removed. In any case, I can make him a mere figurehead."
"..."
An Xinhui thought to herself. (Are you having a fever? Are you talking nonsense?) However, she suddenly thought of Li Gong who had changed sides. Sun Mo might really have a way to make the current logistics department head a mere figurehead.
"You've tried the giant medicine packet that day, right? How do you feel about the effect? "
Sun Mo started to toss out his trump card.
"Very good!"
An Xinhui was very intelligent and instantly understood Sun Mo's meaning. A look of astonishment involuntarily appeared on her face. "You want to sell it?"
"I want to sell it to the Central Province Academy. I will pass the management rights of the giant medicine packet to you. 60% of the total revenue will be used as funds to maintain the school, and the remaining 40% will be my personal income. However, the exchange price is that I will become the logistics department head."
When Sun Mo first obtained the giant medicine packet's prescription, he had already thought of how to maximize its profits.
Cultivators needed a tremendous amount of resources for their cultivation, including alchemy pills, defensive weapons and armors, secret treasures, etc. All of these had to be bought with money.
Could it be that Sun Mo would have to walk around the streets and sell the giant medicine packets? Leaving aside the fact that the efficiency was too slow and he might be treated as a scammer, Sun Mo himself couldn't afford to lose face.
If he relied on the Central Province Academy and sold it under its name, he would instantly be able to open up the market. After all, this school had once been one of the Nine Greats and was extremely famous.
At that time, when he sold the giant medicine packets, there wouldn't be a need to waste time to advertise it. He could just say that it was the Central Province Academy's trump card, and many people would buy it back to try it.
As long as there was a first time, Sun Mo believed that given the shocking effect of the giant medicine packet, it would definitely conquer them and become the hottest item in the market.
"Such a powerful prescription, it's impossible to sell it."
An Xinhui frowned. She felt that as Sun Mo's childhood sweetheart, she had a need to remind him. "After soaking in it yesterday, I felt that my body was much better and my strength had increased. If I soaked in it every day, I would definitely be able to shorten the time needed to advance by a few times. The prescription of this medicine can be passed down from generation to generation. It's a golden prescription that can allow a clan to rise up."
"And then?"
Sun Mo counter-asked.
"Eh, you don't understand what I mean?"
An Xinhui didn't understand. "Such a precious prescription can't be sold. In fact, it can only be passed down to sons and not daughters."
"Hehe!"
Sun Mo was joyful. The mentality of the people in the Nine Provinces was the same as those people in China's ancient history. Whatever prescription it was, they would hide it very carefully, afraid that others would find out about it.
If their descendants couldn't protect this prescription and sold it for money, they would be considered unfilial. Even their neighbors would criticize them and say that they were a wastrel.
"You are still laughing? Even if you picked up this prescription for free, you can't waste it like this. Don't mention this matter again. "
An Xinhui's tone was strict.
"Alright, I sold it to you. Can't I do that as well?"
Sun Mo changed his way of putting it.
"No!"
An Xinhui shook her head. "I've already said that this kind of prescription can only be passed down to sons and not daughters. Compared to daughters, wives are more like outsiders. How can they know about it?"
"..."
Sun Mo was speechless. He thought that An Xinhui would be happy after hearing this. He didn't expect her to have such a reaction. This was simply a virtuous wife.
Indeed, in the Middle-Earth Nine Provinces, if a wife or concubine coveted the unique prescription of their husband's clan and was discovered, even if they were beaten to death, the authorities wouldn't say anything.
"What dregs of feudal thinking!"
Sun Mo suddenly discovered that it wasn't so easy to get rich.
"Put away this unrealistic thought. You just have to focus on teaching. I will settle the problem of funding."
An Xinhui persuaded.
"What if I say that I have a better prescription than this?"
This was the best opportunity to obtain authority. Sun Mo didn't wish to let it go.
"Eh?"
An Xinhui was stunned. Her beautiful big eyes instantly widened. If it wasn't for the fact that she still had a hint of demeanor as a lady, she would have asked, "Are you messing with me?"
She had seen the effect of the giant medicine packet before. It was definitely a heirloom-level prescription. Now, you are telling me that you have another one?
(Could it be that you've dug a mine during these few years in the Songyang Academy?)
"I really have one!"
Sun Mo shrugged. Although he hadn't used the spring water beauty medicine packet before, from the effects, its value was higher.
One could nourish the body, but it wasn't a necessity. The other one was for healing and recovering qi and blood. It was definitely a necessity.
One could say that as long as one had money, any cultivator would prepare sufficient healing medicine because it could save their lives at crucial moments.
From the perspective of gender, since ancient times, beautiful slaves were always the most valuable. Thinking about it, the spring water beauty medicine packet would most probably summon a beautiful woman. That would surely be more pleasing to the eye compared to the giant, right?
Just based on this point alone, if it was sold for the same price, it would be at least five times more expensive. If not, how could the spring water beauty be displayed?
"Are you sure?"
An Xinhui asked.
"I'm sure!"
Sun Mo smiled. "You can't be thinking that my giant medicine packet can't be sold for money, right?"
"I'm not that shallow."
An Xinhui rolled her eyes. Although it was a small action, it was filled with charm when matched with her looks.
"I have to remind you again. For such a prescription, once it is produced on a large scale, many people will come into contact with it. Even if it is strictly kept a secret, as long as the other party is willing to spend some time, they would be able to obtain the prescription after a few years. At that time, it would be impossible for you to leave it for your descendants even if you want to."
An Xinhui advised.
The production method of the Middle-Earth Nine Provinces was still based on workshop production. For an industry like this that needed to be kept a secret, the core process would be done personally or by trusted relatives. Even so, there was no way to avoid the risk of leakage.
An Xinhui and Sun Mo wanted to be great teachers and didn't have time to concoct prescriptions.
"So be it if it's leaked."
Sun Mo really didn't mind it. It was fine as long as he could earn a few years' worth of money. Besides, the reason he made this request was also because of time considerations.
Sun Mo definitely wouldn't personally concoct the giant medicine packet. He would still have to pass it to someone else. He didn't have anyone he was familiar with. Since this was the case, he might as well let An Xinhui do it while he waited for the finished product.
"You are really generous!"
As An Xinhui spoke, she suddenly felt a little heartache. She was Sun Mo's fiancée. If there were no accidents, the marriage would be completed within five years. At that time, they would give birth to a child. If the child was a son, this prescription would belong to him. But now, it was ruined by her.
"It's all my fault for being useless!"
An Xinhui blamed herself. At the same time, she felt a hint of gratitude toward Sun Mo. She believed that if it wasn't for her, he definitely wouldn't take out such a precious prescription.
Ding!
Favorable impression points from An Xinhui + 50. Friendly (270/1,000).
Hearing the system notification and seeing An Xinhui's grateful expression, Sun Mo knew that this woman was thinking too much. He only wanted to use the prescription to exchange for authority and money. At the same time, he also hoped that there would be ready-made giant medicine packets that he could use at any time.
"If you don't have any objections, why don't you call Teacher Wang over to confirm it?"
Sun Mo urged.
As long as Wang Su and An Xinhui agreed, even if Zhang Hanfu slammed the table, he wouldn't be able to stop him from becoming the logistics department head.
Very soon, Wang Su was called over.
"What's the matter?"
Wang Su was researching a new alchemy prescription and was disturbed. His mood soon became unhappy.
An Xinhui mentioned Sun Mo's request.
"I have no objections."
Wang Su didn't even hesitate. In fact, he didn't even ask about the prescription. He just looked at Sun Mo and patted his shoulder. "Do your best!"
After saying that, Wang Su left the office.
"That's it?"
Sun Mo was astonished.
"Yes, Wang Su is just like this. He would trust someone unconditionally until you failed a few times and were no longer perfect. He would then give up on you."
An Xinhui explained. She had such an experience before.
"..."
Sun Mo mentally mused. (Your Central Province Academy has three such strange headmasters, yet it hasn't been delisted yet. It can only be said that your foundations are really deep.)
Wang Su was an idealist and wasn't interested in management. He became a mountain lord mainly because he didn't admire An Xinhui. He was worried that she would bring down the Central Province Academy.
As for Zhang Hanfu, he was a selfish person. He was like a vermin in the management of some companies. He didn't care about the benefits and only wanted to fight for authority and money.
From Zhang Hanfu's point of view, as long as An Xinhui was chased away and he became the headmaster of this school, he would be able to bring this school to rebirth and become one of the Nine Greats once again.
If he couldn't seize authority, it wouldn't matter to him whether this school declined or not.
Bang!
The door suddenly opened again. Sun Mo turned his head and saw Wang Su.
"I forgot to tell you earlier." Wang Su looked at Sun Mo and spoke in a solemn tone, "My people received news that other than a 3-star great teacher, Fang Wuji is also among the teachers who will be leading the Myriad Daos Academy to the Darkness Continent. You have to be careful."
"What do you mean?"
Sun Mo didn't understand.
"The Myriad Daos Academy has always wanted to get rid of the Central Province Academy and become the only famous school in Jinling City. Hence, they will do whatever our school does and they will do it even better."
An Xinhui explained.
"There are two rounds in the'D 'grade league tournament every year. The first round is the official competition, and the students representing the school are all outstanding students selected from the entire school. The second round is the new talent competition, and the contestants are all new students who have just joined the school this year.
"The slots to visit the Darkness Continent are all given to outstanding new students. If all of you are annihilated or lose more than half of your students, then our results in the new talent competition would surely be very bad. At that time, we would surely drop out of the'D 'grade and be delisted."
"So ruthless?"
Sun Mo frowned. He had never experienced such a cruel competition before.
"In the Darkness Continent, the law of the jungle is followed. The Saint Gate's laws are only effective in the main city. Once you leave, as long as you aren't discovered by the law enforcement group of the Saint Gate, you can do whatever you want!"
Wang Su added.
"Is the Saint Gate going to watch as the famous schools use such intense methods to compete?"
Sun Mo mentally mused. This was much harder than the college entrance exam. One could easily lose their life.
"Teacher Sun, cultivation is to fight against the heavens, the earth, and others. The higher one's cultivation base is, the more resources they would need. However, there are only so many resources in nature. What should we do? If you have more, wouldn't I have less? Hence, we can only snatch! "
Wang Su looked at Sun Mo and solemnly reminded, "Remember, only the strong have the qualifications to display their benevolence."
In Sun Mo's heart, Wang Su was a graceful, gentlemanly, and arrogant uncle. However, he didn't expect that Wang Su would say such words. Each of his words was stained with the stench of blood.
Sun Mo turned his head and looked at An Xinhui who was at the side. She had a calm look on her face.
(That's right. To cultivators, competing in the Darkness Continent is as natural as lions hunting and eating those antelopes and deer. There's nothing strange about it.)
If they lost, were crippled, or died, they could only blame themselves for not being strong enough.
Would lions care about the views of their food? No, they would only look at other lions and chase them away. After that, they would possess their prey.
"Fang Wuji is a genius great teacher who is on par with Liu Mubai. He already has the qualifications to lead an official group. This time around, he would surely be targeting you guys."
An Xinhui frowned. Cancel the tour plan? Stop joking. All the students were looking forward to this tour. Moreover, once it was canceled, wouldn't it mean that the Central Province Academy was afraid of the Myriad Daos Academy?
"Perform well. I'm looking forward to the good news of you making Fang Wuji suffer and returning safely."
Wang Su looked at Sun Mo, his eyes filled with anticipation.
Sun Mo's lips twitched. In Wang Su's heart, he was clearly inferior to Fang Wuji. His greatest hope was to be able to return safely.
(Hmph, this fellow better not find trouble with me. If not, I'll kill you.)
"Sun Mo, why don't you not go?"
An Xinhui was worried. Fang Wuji was too impressive. If he wanted to get rid of the Central Province Academy's new student group, there wouldn't be any problems at all.
"Are you humiliating me?"
Sun Mo's brows furrowed so tightly that they could crush a crab into minced meat.
An Xinhui's expression changed. She then apologized, "Sorry, I misspoke."
However, An Xinhui was truly thinking for Sun Mo. He wouldn't be able to handle such a confrontation. Hence, she could only let Liu Mubai lead the group.
"This is the prescription for the giant medicine packet. I'll leave the matter of gathering the medicinal ingredients and concocting it to you."
Sun Mo passed a piece of paper filled with words to An Xinhui.
An Xinhui didn't take it because once she did, Sun Mo wouldn't have any leeway for regret.
"Take it!"
Sun Mo directly stuffed it to An Xinhui. "Remember to inform Zhang Hanfu about me becoming the logistics department head. However, I hope that he won't be angered to the point of having a cerebral hemorrhage. Otherwise, how am I going to deal with him?"
"..."
An Xinhui was dumbfounded. (Isn't your desire for revenge a little too strong? Why didn't I discover this in the past?) (But I like it.)
After Sun Mo left, An Xinhui sat back on her chair and leaned against it, reading the prescription word by word. Other than feeling astonishment in her heart, she also heaved a sigh of relief. She felt that the burden on her shoulders had lightened by a lot.
An Xinhui suddenly felt that this marriage arranged by her grandfather might be a stroke of genius that could save the Central Province Academy.
At the very least, Sun Mo had helped her to suppress Zhang Hanfu and even resolved the school's funding problem.
As for the giant medicine packet's sales being slow?
Sorry, even if An Xinhui used her toes to analyze, she would know that it was impossible.
"Come on, Myriad Daos Academy. Our Central Province Academy isn't afraid of any challenges!"
An Xinhui pinched her forehead and focused on her work again. The league tournament at the end of the year would be the time for the Central Province Academy to rise once again.
Not long after Sun Mo walked out of the office building, he saw Yue Rongbo leaning against a mulberry tree and waving at him.
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