Reborn: I'll Never Fail My Childhood Sweetheart Again-Chapter 162 - 84: Hmph, Scumbag!

Seeing that Su Zelin had made up his mind, Dai Chuangxing no longer tried to persuade him.

He stood up, pacing back and forth in the study, his brows deeply furrowed, lost in thought.

Su Zelin understood that he was experiencing an internal struggle.

For Dai Chuangxing, this was a moment of difficult decision-making.

On one hand, under the constant coaxing of his beloved, he had an implicit intention to take this step.

On the other hand, his conservative thinking subconsciously resisted.

Although he knew it didn’t violate any principles, he still felt that by taking this step, he would become one of those he used to look down upon for their lack of integrity.

At this moment, Kang Yulian came in with a plate of cut apples: "Xiaosu, I’m not disturbing your conversation, am I?"

"Haha, not at all, Auntie, Vice Director Dai and I are just chatting casually."

Su Zelin replied with a smile.

"You young people are so open-minded, you should really have a good talk with this old relic, and by the way, this color TV is really nice, it’s a lifesaver for my eyes!"

Her words were essentially putting pressure on Dai Chuangxing, implying that the TV was here to stay and wouldn’t be returned!

"Here, Xiaosu, have some fruit first, take your time with your conversation, no rush!"

"Alright, thank you, Auntie!"

Kang Yulian placed the plate of apples on the table in front of Su Zelin and left.

Even though the vice director’s wife only said a few words after coming in, it was the last straw that broke Dai Chuangxing’s resolve.

Enough, those few storefronts are just sitting there unused; I’m just doing a favor, and it actually benefits the institution too.

Dai Chuangxing used this excuse to persuade himself, then stopped pacing and said, "Leave the proposal here, I’ll apply to the academy, but I can’t guarantee it will be approved!"

In fact, there wasn’t much of a problem, but Dai Chuangxing was always cautious and prudent. If he promised but couldn’t deliver, it would be difficult to explain later, so his response was quite reserved until the matter was settled.

"Haha, no matter what, thanks to Vice Director Dai in advance!"

Su Zelin knew that with his words, things were settled.

According to what he knew from his previous life, at this time Dai Chuangxing hadn’t yet been involved in the interest games of the academy leadership; it was his first time using his authority to gain something, which others would certainly accommodate.

With the matter settled, Su Zelin didn’t stay long; after sitting for a while in Dai Chuangxing’s home, he got up to leave. Before leaving, Vice Director Dai asked him to write down his phone number.

Kang Yulian, although warmly inviting him to stay, couldn’t convince him, so she asked him to visit again when he had time.

After seeing Su Zelin off, the director’s wife asked, "What did Xiaosu come to you for? He’s so polite and sensible; you should do your best to help him!"

"It’s nothing big, just those previously unused storefronts at the school’s computer store; his relative wants to rent all of them!"

Dai Chuangxing didn’t hide anything from his wife.

"Oh, that’s nothing, just some unused storefronts!" Kang Yulian said dismissively. "It’s not easy to lease that place anyway. But Xiaosu’s relative wouldn’t lose money doing business there, right? Why don’t you find two better ones for him?"

"He gave me a proposal, with a considerable investment plan. Besides that location, there are no suitable storefronts, and we can’t really meddle with those in prime spots!"

Dai Chuangxing paused: "I’ve also discussed the location issue with Xiaosu; he said his relative is determined to rent the computer store’s location."

Kang Yulian nodded: "In that case, you should try to negotiate a lower rent and see if there are any preferential policies you can get!"

Intervening to help lease a few non-prime, unused storefronts not in a popular campus business area, yet receiving a Philips color TV and a Panasonic floor-standing air conditioner, Kang Yulian thought it was only fair for her husband to do a little more to help.

Of course, Su Zelin also knew that it wasn’t worth such a large expense for those storefronts.

For him, more important was that through this matter, he could establish a connection with Dai Chuangxing.

If you consider it this way, seven or eight thousand yuan wasn’t too expensive.

Not to mention the potential savings on rent that Dai Chuangxing could secure, over four years it would likely exceed this amount.

In future terms, forget seven or eight thousand, even if you spent tens of thousands to connect with a university vice director, they’d still ignore you.

So, you have to take a long-term view, and be generous in your actions. This initial investment in human relations, though seemingly extravagant, would make handling many affairs at the financial college much easier later on.

"Alright, I got it!"

Dai Chuangxing reminded, "Remember, don’t mention this to anyone; you women can’t keep secrets!"

"Of course, I’m not someone who doesn’t know what’s important!"

Kang Yulian readily agreed.

"You should be more flexible; it’s the 21st century, don’t be so rigid!"

"..."

The next morning, Su Zelin accidentally ran a few extra laps during his morning jog and returned to the dorm a bit late. The others had gone to the classroom, but there was breakfast left on the table, sure enough, brought by Zeng Kaiping.

He quickly finished the breakfast, took a cold shower, and as class time approached, he sped towards the classroom on his bicycle.

In his past life, as a loafer, he skived off classes, played games, and frequented internet cafes as soon as he entered college, which was common behavior.

But in this life, he was much more disciplined.

As class monitor, he felt the need to set an example; skipping classes and failing wouldn’t earn respect.

So, even if just for show, he had to attend classes.

As long as he attended and listened a little, failing was impossible for Su Zelin.