Lin Tian didn’t urge him, taking a seat to drink tea and allowing him time to think clearly. Everyone faces difficult choices, and Principal Yan was no exception. If he still chose to put Decai and his group on the recommended list, Lin Tian wouldn’t be polite anymore.
"Lin Tian, I have thought it through. Given their actions, they indeed do not deserve to be on the recommended list," Principal Yan let out a sigh, finally saying with gravity.
So, you’ve made your choice? It shows you still have some backbone, Lin Tian revealed a hint of a smile, certain that the principal wasn’t beyond hope.
If he chose to keep Decai and his friends on the list, thanks to the Xiao Family’s tolerance, Principal Yan wouldn’t face pressure from them. As for a few names being included or omitted on the list, the Xiao Family hardly paid attention.
But if Decai and his friends were removed from the list, the parents behind these wealthy second-generation kids would certainly turn into mad dogs biting people, exerting maximum pressure on Principal Yan and even threatening his position to force his resignation as the principal.
Their purpose in donating was for the sake of their own sons. If they couldn’t secure the recommendation now, then all previous donations were for naught. The Xiao Family may also consider enhancing corporate image with their donations, but at least it’s purer than these others. A large part was aimed at improving the school’s standards, and they wouldn’t snatch the rights that other students deserved.
Because of the pride of the Xiao sisters, they wouldn’t covet that recommended list spot, so the first thing Xiao Manxuan did upon seeing the list was withdraw.
"Heh, Principal Yan, you have made the right choice. If you had decided to keep Decai and Guo Heng on the list, then what happens next would have nothing to do with you," Lin Tian chuckled and said.
"What happens next?" Principal Yan was taken aback and said.
He truly couldn’t grasp the thoughts of this youth before him, whose unconventional way of thinking always came as a surprise.
"Lin Tian, is there anything else?" Xiao Manxuan was also puzzled, unsure what Lin Tian was up to.
"Didn’t your sister tell you?" Lin Tian glanced at Xiao Manxuan and said.
He had thought that Xiao Manxuan knew about the video and even the matter of compensation.
She shook her head and then said, "Unless I ask about it, my sister rarely talks to me about work-related matters. Stop beating around the bush, and just tell me!"
"What’s the rush? The Emperor isn’t in a hurry, so why should the eunuch be? Er, it seems you can’t be a eunuch even if you wanted to," Lin Tian started to say but then realized it wasn’t right to describe Xiao Manxuan in such terms. A woman, she was destined not to be a eunuch.
Seeing her clenching her fists as if about to blow up, Lin Tian had to immediately get to the point and said, "The things that Decai and the younger son of the Bai Family did were infuriating to both gods and humans, an outrage to heaven and human decency. How could we not make them pay at least a little price!"
"So, I had them twenty million to the Xiao’s Love Foundation, and this twenty million will serve as a scholarship fund for our school, operated by the Love Foundation," Lin Tian said in one breath as he spelled out one of the conditions.
"Scholarship?" Xiao Manxuan was stunned.
"Twenty million!" Principal Yan’s reaction was even bigger.
From their reactions, Lin Tian could tell that Xiao Manxuan’s focus was on the scholarship, while Principal Yan was more concerned about the amount. This is the difference between people. Whatever is in the heart, the subconscious reveals that in speech.
By the time Principal Yan had digested the news, Lin Tian dropped another bombshell, saying, "To provide a more perfect compensation for this matter, I had them jointly fund a jewelry store, and a portion of the profits from the jewelry store will be d each year to Xiao’s Love Foundation. This money will serve as a medical fund for our school’s students and their parents."
"Medical fund!" Principal Yan was completely stunned this time, the two pieces of news hit him like bombs, leaving him dazed and unable to recover for quite a while.
"You bad boy, you’re so amazing, this is your reward." Xiao Manxuan looked at Lin Tian with admiration in her eyes and said.
Lin Tian hadn’t quite grasped the meaning of her words when the little girl raised her hand, her palm gently pressed against her rosy lips, and then she blew him a kiss.
Damn, this little girl actually had the audacity to blow me a kiss in front of the principal, Lin Tian thought, stunned. Then, upon further reflection, no, this was too much of a loss, he had to kiss back and so he responded with a blown kiss across the space between them.
The little girl’s cheeks blushed crimson, her pretty eyes darting a glance at Lin Tian with infinite shyness.
This was trouble, the little girl was testing my stability, Lin Tian thought, itching inside. If it weren’t for the wrong time and place, he would have plucked this budding flower.
Meanwhile, Principal Yan was still lost in his thoughts, completely oblivious to their flirtatious exchanges.
It took a full five minutes for Principal Yan to snap back to reality. Although his face pretended calmness, the excitement in his eyes betrayed the unrest within him.
"Lin Tian, this is a pioneering act! You’re even benefiting the students’ parents. Such a deed is unprecedented in schools nationwide; you’re absolutely the first to do this, of extraordinary significance, and it will certainly be recorded in the history of education," Principal Yan said, getting more and more excited, as this reflected brilliantly on him as the principal of the school.
"Hehe, Principal Yan, you’re exaggerating a bit. The students all have dreams, and if because of an illness they spend all their savings or even go into debt, forcing them to drop out of school, it would be cruel to them and their families," Lin Tian said sincerely, as these were experiences he had gone through himself.
Xiao Manxuan looked at him and said firmly, "You have done your best, and from today on, you are my idol."
"What? Second Miss saying that is quite a blow. I thought I had been your idol for a while now, but it seems like I’ve been failing at life," Lin Tian said with exaggerated dismay.
"Hmph, not at all, you’re barely an idol now," Xiao Manxuan glared at him and huffed.
"Cough cough..." Principal Yan pretended to cough twice, trying to bring these two back to the main topic at hand.
He wondered. With such shocking news, how come these two weren’t a bit more stirred up and kept veering off-topic, as if running off to the Pacific Ocean?
"Principal Yan, you should feel fortunate," Lin Tian finally stopped digressing and responded.
"Yes, you’re right, I should feel fortunate," Principal Yan smiled broadly, aware that the announcement of such an event would certainly make him a famous name.
But Lin Tian shook his head and said lightly, "Principal Yan, you misunderstood my words. You should feel fortunate that you didn’t choose to keep the names of Sun Decai and the others just now, or else..."
Lin Tian let out a cold laugh, then continued, "Otherwise, the scholarship and medical fund projects wouldn’t be your responsibility anymore, and the school’s vice-principals would likely be very willing to handle such matters. Although I’m just a student, if I wish, I still have a say in who gets to be responsible for these two projects."
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