276: Business in school

Business in school

"Did he come out of the car?" Yun Jian asked her junior.

"No ma'am, he is still inside."

"He will definitely come outside," said Yun Jian, "Just keep an eye on him."

On the other hand, Yu Zilong noticed the junior officer following him and searched on his phone "Seafood restaurant nearby."

He then gave a look to the junior officer and started his car to proceed towards the seafood restaurant.

Meanwhile, the junior officer informed Yun Jian, "Ma'am, he is leaving from here."

"Okay, follow him and update me on his final location," Yun Jian instructed.

Yu Zilong stopped his car as he reached the restaurant. Seeing the junior officer still following him, he smirked.

Yun Jian reached the restaurant when Yu Zilong was having his meal.

"Mr. Yu Zilong," Yun Jian took a seat opposite to Yu Zilong.

"Oh, inspector ma'am, how come you are here? What a happy coincidence," Yu Zilong appeared surprised by Yun Jian's arrival.

"So far from your area, just to have a meal?" Yun Jian asked intrusively.

"Oh, the fish here..the fish here is special. It's a very nice dish," Yu Zilong replied, "Should I order one for you?"

Yun Jian did not say a word.

Yu Zilong continued, "This fish is worth the travel, seriously," He said while savouring his meal.

Yun Jian took the fish from his plate and had a bite, "It's really worth the run."

"I told you so," Yu Zilong smiled.

"Whatever you are doing, why are you doing it?" Yun Jian asked Yu Zilong.

"What..What ma'am?" Yu Zilong stammered.

"All this? You must have thought something before doing the things you are doing?" Yun Jian inquired again, "What do you think? How will all this end? Do you think it's worth it?"

Yu Zilong hesitated, "I am somewhat confused ma'am. I don't understand what you are trying to say."

"Yu Zilong, you can understand everything. It's just that you don't want to answer," Yun Jian concluded, "Do whatever you want. Whatever you feel is right. Do it."

"Ma'am, I think I am a little drunk. The beer is great, the fish is tasty and the company is as usual, a little confusing. But you are right ma'am. I have come far from my house. I better go home," Yu Zilong bade goodbye to Yun Jian and her junior officer.

Back to the present, Qin Yan was deep in thoughts after hearing Yun Jian.

"Isn't it weird? A man loves his family so much that he comes so far, struggling two hours in traffic to eat fish and drink beer leaving his old mother and sick kid at home alone," Yun Jian smiled at Qin Yan.

"It sure is weird. I feel something off with this person," Qin Yan said.

"Exactly my point!" Yun Jian said.

Just as they were analyzing things, Yun Jian got a call from her junior officer again.

"Ma'am, Yu Zilong is going somewhere with a travel bag in his hands," the junior reported.

"Keep an eye on him and keep me updated," Yun Jian instructed.

Meanwhile, Yu Zilong drove to a school and home for blind with the junior officer following him.

The junior reached the location and called Yun Jian again, "Ma'am, he has come to a blind school."

"You stay there," Yun Jian ordered.

"Yes ma'am."

In the blind school.

"Thank you Mr. Yu. You always free your time for these kids. Thank you very much," The director of the blind school was grateful towards Yu Zilong.

"Teacher Yu, come quickly. Let's start," One of the kids shouted.

"Hello boys, I am here," Yu Zilong laughed merrily.

The students of the blind school cheered up.

"Good afternoon everyone, all well?" Yu Zilong asked the children.

"Yesss!" The children cheered up.

"So, let's start our football practice!" Yu Zilong announced.

Yu Zilong then trained the blind children for football as usual.

On the other side, the junior officer reported to Yun Jian, "Ma'am, Mr. Yu teaches football to blind children regularly. He volunteers for blind institutions. As of now, he is on training camp for two days."

"Okay," Yun Jian and Qin Yan both were deep in thought.

*

Qin Yan bade farewell to Yun Jian while she was still immersed in her thoughts. Just as she came out of the coffee shop, she got a call from the little bun's school.

As she was present on the Parents' Open day along with Xi Ting, everyone considered her as little bun's mother despite her young age.

At the end of the Parents' Open day, all the parents had to update their contact details if there were any changes, so that school could contact them in case of any emergency or send them messages regarding the parents' activities in the school.

Thus, Xi Ting had updated Qin Yan's contact number in the box of little bun's mother.

The game of little bun and Qin Yan had gained a lot of attention the other day and thus she was in limelight in the eyes of teachers as well. As for the principal, he was already aware of Xi Ting and Qin Yan's identities.

Qin Yan picked up the call. She was invited to the little guy's school for some reason.

"Is Xiaobao okay?"

"Yes, there is no problem with Xiaobao. It's just that principal sir wants to speak to you," Teacher Zhang informed Qin Yan.

Qin Yan's worries subsided a little knowing that her baby was okay, however she was still concerned, and thus she hurried towards the little guy's school.

The principal knew Xi Xiaobao's true identity, so Qin Yan figured that the principal wanted to discuss his safety in the school.

Unexpectedly, when Qin Yan entered the office, she saw Xi Xiaobao already present in the office. She also saw another teacher, who was next to 30 students standing in the principal's office with their heads lowered. Behind the children stood their parents. It was obvious that these children had done something wrong, or they would not be so ashamed to face others.

Qin Yan looked at Xi Xiaobao and saw that he did not seem bothered. She could not understand what was going on, so she could only go with the flow.

"You should be Xi Xiaobao's guardian, right?" The principal saw Qin Yan walk in and hurriedly stood up to greet her.

"May I know why the principal has called me here?"

The principal glanced at Xi Xiaobao, whose expression remained unchanged. He chuckled and asked Qin Yan and Xi Xiaobao to sit down. Then, he said, "I've called you here today to talk about Xi Xiaobao's performance in school."1

Seeing that Qin Yan was not speaking, the principal continued tactfully, "Although our school encourages students to capitalize on their own capabilities to earn money, the students still have to adhere to certain rules. It's just like managing a business. We can't be using illegal methods to earn money, can we?"

Qin Yan raised her eyebrows slightly, "Principal, are you saying that Xi Xiaobao is carrying out illegal business in school?"

"No, no, no, of course not!" The principal immediately shook his head. He then continued, "However, even though it's not illegal, it's still bending the rules. What I mean is that the school does not have a specific rule against this, but Xi Xiaobao's actions are pushing the limits."

"Oh? What did he do?" Qin Yan's interest was piqued. She was not angry at him like any other parent might be. Instead, she was excited to hear more about it—and her face clearly showed it.

The principal, "…"

Although he did not want to continue upon seeing Qin Yan's excited expression, he had the duty to inform her of what was going on.

"It's like this. Xi Xiaobao is the only publicly acknowledged prodigy in our school. Although he is only five years old and only in the second grade, with his intelligence, he could be easily in the fourth grade. However, Mr. Xi was afraid he wouldn't be able to get along with his classmates considering their age difference, so he held him back by two grades and enrolled him in the second grade. However, we've come to learn that Xi Xiaobao had been studying on his own, and now can do schoolwork the level of a sixth-grader."

"That's a good thing," Qin Yan said.

"It is indeed a good thing. It's just…" The principal was not sure how to phrase what he had to say.

"It's just that Xi Xiaobao has started a business in the school."

"A business? He was able to start a business in school?"

"Of course, the school doesn't allow businesses to be set up, but Xi Xiaobao did everything on his own. He set up a business completing other students' homework and even recruited some students who were in need of money to work for him. Most of these students agreed to help as they were not receiving enough pocket money from their parents."

"You are aware that our school is well-known as an elite school. Thus, we have certain expectations of our students, so we tend to assign more homework and more difficult homework. Many students don't like this and don't want to do their work."

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