Study System: I'm a 38-Year-Old Student-Chapter 74 - 68: Principal Lin Feels the Pressure
An old man who has wasted half of his life.
Now it seems to be a case of "silent for a long time, then suddenly making a stunning impact"!
After all, Lin Xiamo was genuinely surprised. Even if she, a graduate student, were to take the math and English exams, she couldn’t achieve such high scores like Shen Qiushan.
Standing out in public is certainly glorious, but the hard work behind the scenes is known only to oneself.
Lin Xiamo’s preconceived notions about this unreliable brother-in-law began to crumble bit by bit.
Maybe, I’ve never really understood him.
So thought Lin Xiamo, subconsciously quickening her pace, because she saw that Shen Qiushan was already standing still, presumably waiting for her.
"What’s up?"
Although her opinion of Shen Qiushan had somewhat improved, Lin Xiamo still maintained a high and aloof demeanor.
"I need a place for tutoring."
"An hour every noon."
Shen Qiushan didn’t beat around the bush and directly stated his request.
"It’s strictly forbidden for employed teachers to tutor privately. Even as a vice principal, I can’t cover it up."
Lin Xiamo said with a frown.
"There will be no teachers involved."
"I just found a good student to explain problems to Yanran and Xiaoxiao."
Shen Qiushan explained truthfully.
"I see..."
Lin Xiamo thought for a moment and asked, "So it’s just the three of you?"
"Four, including me."
Shen Qiushan pointed to himself.
"Then let’s use my office!"
"It’s quiet, and no one will disturb us."
As a vice principal, Lin Xiamo certainly had a private office.
And it was a very large office, a special arrangement by Wang Guangqing.
This old fox of a principal was very straightforward in his attitude toward Lin Xiamo. In two words: flattery and servility!
He knew Lin Xiamo was here just for experience, and it wouldn’t affect his position in the slightest. There was no competition between the two.
On the contrary, if he served this "Saintess" well, Director Lin might just give him a promotion out of happiness.
So for Wang Guangqing, it was also a rare opportunity to curry favor.
Sanjiang City, as a metropolis with a permanent population of over ten million, had nearly a hundred high schools combined.
If not for Lin Xiamo’s arrival, an ordinary principal like Wang Guangqing wouldn’t have had any contact with someone like Director Lin; their status was just too disparate!
Under such a premise, Wang Guangqing would naturally prioritize giving good resources to Lin Xiamo.
He picked the largest office for her, and if it weren’t for the fear of gossip among school staff, he would gladly give up his own office.
"Your office?"
Shen Qiushan originally thought Lin Xiamo would help find an empty classroom or something like that.
He didn’t expect it to be her own office; that was unexpected for Shen Qiushan.
"To save time, we might have to eat in your office." Shen Qiushan added.
"When do you want to start?"
Lin Xiamo asked directly. Clearly, in her view, eating in the office wasn’t a big deal at all.
"Tomorrow."
"Okay."
Lin Xiamo nodded and asked again, "Anything else?"
"Are you going to eat?" 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞
"Hmm."
"Then let’s go together!"
"Didn’t you just come out of the cafeteria?"
Lin Xiamo looked puzzled.
"I did come out of the cafeteria, but I didn’t eat."
"I’ll explain it briefly later!"
Shen Qiushan shrugged.
Then he followed his sister-in-law back to the cafeteria.
This time, he went straight with Lin Xiamo to the second-floor faculty cafeteria, not disturbing Xu Pipa, who was engrossed in eating.
Originally, Lin Xiamo wanted to keep some distance from Shen Qiushan to avoid exposing their familial relationship.
But starting tomorrow, Shen Qiushan would bring three kids to her office for tutoring.
As the saying goes, there’s no wall that doesn’t leak.
Their relationship would eventually be exposed, so she might as well go with the flow.
Teachers usually came to the cafeteria early if they didn’t have a class in the fourth period of the morning, so the second-floor faculty cafeteria was already filled with several teachers.
Seeing Lin Xiamo and Shen Qiushan entering together surprised everyone.
At this point, both of them were considered prominent figures at Sanjiang High School.
Shen Qiushan, due to his status as an older student, was a unique presence throughout the school and even in all of Sanjiang City.
Combined with his first prize in the school’s English vocabulary competition, his fame had grown even bigger.
As for Lin Xiamo, the stunning vice principal who descended from above, she was the focal point of the teachers’ attention.
Although Shen Qiushan was special, ultimately, he was just a guest student and didn’t affect the teachers much.
It was different with Lin Xiamo. She was the vice principal in charge of teaching, wielding substantial power.
Not to mention, news of her powerful background had spread throughout the school.
Even the guard, Uncle Wang, knew about her background, so naturally, the teachers did too.
Such a powerful and beautiful vice principal would inevitably attract attention.
But ever since she started, she almost always acted independently. Yet here she was today with Shen Qiushan in the cafeteria.
Everyone was taken aback.
In their minds, the two shouldn’t have had any intersection.
Yet, here they were, together.
Ignoring the curious glances around them, Lin Xiamo proactively chose three dishes and a soup.
Then she sat down with Shen Qiushan at an empty table.
Though sitting at the same table, they still maintained social distance, looking like they sat together due to work-related reasons.
"I saw your math test. You scored 121."
"That’s a very high score, so did you start studying high school math early?"
After sitting down, Lin Xiamo asked what was on her mind.
"Yes, since I plan to take the Sanjiang University entrance exam, it’s necessary to prepare early!"
Since his sister-in-law had already thought of a reason for him, Shen Qiushan took the opportunity to go along with her logic.
Lin Xiamo nodded slightly. This was the only possibility she could think of.
To say that Shen Qiushan started learning high school math after he came as a companion student, she wouldn’t believe it even if you beat her.
The time frame was simply too short, utterly impossible!
But if he had planned beforehand and started learning quietly long ago, it was very possible.
This seemingly unreliable brother-in-law turned out to be deeply strategic and resilient.
Once he sets his mind on something, he will go through all difficulties to achieve it!
Such a quality is quite rare!
"So, you’ve studied other subjects too?"
Lin Xiamo pressed further.
"Currently, I’m good at math, Chinese, and English. History, politics, and geography are mediocre. Still working on them..."
Shen Qiushan honestly shared his learning progress.
Lin Xiamo nodded again. Before today, if Shen Qiushan had claimed he excelled in these three subjects, she would have dismissed it.
But now, she’s personally seen his math and English scores.
So, there’s no more doubt in her mind.
Lin Xiamo mentally calculated; Shen Qiushan’s math and English scores together were roughly 270. If he could score about 130 in Chinese, that would be 400 points.
Last year, the history class cutoff for Sanjiang University within the province was 631 points, meaning he only needed about 230 more from the remaining subjects to have a shot at getting into Sanjiang University.
Realizing this, Lin Xiamo was shocked once more.
Previously, when Shen Qiushan said he wanted to take the entrance exam for Sanjiang University to fulfill his sister’s unfulfilled educational dream, Lin Xiamo was somewhat moved but didn’t take it seriously.
Because in her view, this was absolutely impossible!
But now, what seemed impossible was slowly turning possible.
Lin Xiamo remembered saying that if Shen Qiushan truly got into Sanjiang University, she would cover the tuition and living expenses for him and his children for three people.
Suddenly, Principal Lin indeed felt a bit pressured.
Three college students!
How much would four years of college cost?
