Study Monster Cultivation System

Chapter 122 - 121 Learn Emotional Intelligence from your Brother Li (Thanks to the alliance leader Tusheng Muniang Shuizhonghuo)

That noon, Li Zheng couldn’t stay in the classroom any longer.

Influenced by the break exercise mobilization, students from all over flocked to talk to him about the competition.

Especially the first-years, who just happened to have a year to prepare.

It was you, Tang Zhifei, who inspired these people.

Now I, Li Zheng, am the one responsible.

It’s really infuriating.

To avoid all this, Li Zheng simply came to the library early to return some books.

Inside the library, the old man was still sitting alone at the long table, looking at some unknown documents.

Li Zheng knocked on the open door, "Are you open at noon?"

The old man turned his head, saw it was Li Zheng, immediately removed his reading glasses, and burst into laughter, "Not open, but if the second-best in the city visits, I can make an exception."

"You know already?" Li Zheng also laughed as he walked to the opposite side of the old man, put down his backpack, took out the books he had borrowed recently, and laid them out on the table, "The national competition is still far away, there are countless people better than me. I really shouldn’t have been so high-profile."

"Hey, it’s not easy for our school to produce two top students." The old man got up from his desk, trotted to the front office desk at the entrance, took two oranges from the table, trotted back, and handed one to Li Zheng, "Isn’t she coming? I prepared two oranges."

"She’s in a mood," Li Zheng took the orange, holding it in his hand, and looking across, "Just give them both to me."

"She’s seventh in the city, who is she upset with?"

"Principal Liu," Li Zheng sighed, "The principal wants her to join the training camp, but she hates chemistry and just wants to prepare for the physics competition."

"Is that so?" The old man’s eyebrows tightened, and he instantly pulled out a small black notebook from his pocket, slapped it onto the table, skillfully put on his reading glasses, and picked up a pen, "What exactly did Liu Xiaodong do to her?"

"Shush!" Li Zheng hurriedly raised his hand, "Principal Liu is your superior after all, be careful with what you say."

The old man seemed a bit anxious and kept asking, "What exactly did Liu Xiaodong do to her, just tell me, it’s okay."

Li Zheng glanced at the doorway, confirmed it was safe, and then whispered, "He wouldn’t allow Teacher Tao to guide Lin Yujing in the physics competition..."

"That’s outrageous!" The old gentleman furiously wrote down notes, "Anything else?"

"During the break exercise, they called Lin Yujing up and announced she would join the provincial team’s training. They embarrassed her publicly and even presumptuously signed us up for the Golden Autumn Camp."

"Isn’t that bullying?" The old man’s eyes widened, "Xiao Lin is already not good at expressing herself, how do you expect her to respond!"

Li Zheng clapped his hands in agreement, "Exactly, she’s naturally not very emotionally intelligent."

"You just stay out of it, you’ve got no place to talk about her," the old man said annoyedly as he closed the notebook, took off his reading glasses, and put them in his shirt pocket, "Watch this place for me for a while, I need to... I need to use the restroom."

"So... this orange is mine too?" The only thing in Li Zheng’s eyes was the orange.

"All yours, the oranges are all yours," the old man casually picked up the black jacket from the back of the chair, threw it over his shoulders with a flourish.

More spirited than Brother Li wearing his white lab coat.

Li Zheng watched his imposing figure and continued to peel the orange.

"Taking a dump, is it really that serious?"

...

On the fourth floor, the Principal’s office.

Liu Xiaodong was indeed sitting at his desk eating an orange.

Today, the staff cafeteria had given out two oranges per person, and it was hard not to eat them.

Just as he finished peeling, a knock came on the door, deliberate and moderate.

"Come in," Liu Xiaodong spoke as he popped a segment of the orange into his mouth.

As soon as the door opened, a gust of wind hit.

It was because the office was airily through-and-through.

In that breezy atmosphere, the old man entered wearing a middle-aged leader’s exclusive jacket, expressionless.

This is true authority without anger.

Liu Xiaodong instantly spat out his orange.

He quickly wiped his mouth and stood up to greet him, "Principal Wei... if you needed me, you could have just called... Why did you climb up four flights of stairs yourself..."

"It’s a minor thing, I’ll cut to the chase," the old man said, raising his hand, not letting him fuss over him, "Lin Yujing has always been under my watch; don’t interfere."

"..." Liu Xiaodong swallowed, "I haven’t..."

"No need to explain, I know everything," the old man raised his hand and pointed at Liu Xiaodong several times, looking disappointed, "Whether Lin Yujing is willing to attend our school every day is already your good fortune, and here you are, meddling with her!"

"Yes... I shouldn’t have..." Liu Xiaodong lowered his head like a scolded child, naively smiling, "It’s just... her Chem Competitions scores are really good..."

"That’s her business, what right do we have to use a student as a tool for achievements?" the old man scolded more harshly, "I’ve told you before, this is Jijing, kids here are smart, parents are patient, never pull that small-town trick here."

"Yes, yes... I’ve corrected my attitude," Liu Xiaodong said smiling, supporting the old man’s arm, "Whatever Lin Yujing wants to do, I will only support, not manage."

"Did you personally go to correct your attitude?"

"That, I did not..."

"Still throwing around your weight?" the old man glared, challenging, "Do you think you can throw your weight around with Lin Yujing?"

"..." Liu Xiaodong was somewhat embarrassed, "Then... should I go talk to her personally?"

"That’s up to you," the old man turned around and walked away, "Li Zheng is also under my watch, leave him be."

"Alright," Liu Xiaodong managed to send him off.

When the old man reached the door, his tone suddenly softened a bit, "Lin Yujing and Li Zheng will both truly be honored alumni in history, don’t you want them to remember your kindness? When there’s a school reunion, donations, lecture halls speeches, whose face is it gonna save, yours or mine?"

"Right, right, right..." Liu Xiaodong clapped his head, his smile becoming even dumber.

"Poor student, pull them if you can; average student, help them when needed; exceptional student, let them be if they wish to be." the old man sighed, "For students like Lin Yujing and Li Zheng, it’s not about you managing them, but you cooperating with them."

With that, the old man shrugged his shoulders, donned his jacket, and leisurely walked away.

Liu Xiaodong gave a pained smile, quickly swallowed the orange, and then, wiping his mouth, he headed towards the staircase.

...

Then, a mysterious scene occurred.

In front of the Grade 12 Class 4, Liu Xiaodong called Lin Yujing over with sincerity on his face.

"Yu Jing, I wasn’t thinking clearly, forget about the Chem Competition," he said.

"Everything, I respect your decision."

"Whether it’s the Physics Competition or any other, if you’re interested, all the subject teachers will fully support you."

"Here, have an orange."

"Um, um..." Lin Yujing hastily gestured no.

Unlike Li Zheng, she wouldn’t just eat an orange given by someone else.

"Fine, whether you forgive the teacher or not, I’ve expressed my stance clearly," Liu Xiaodong said naively. "Go rest, I won’t bother you anymore."

"Hmm..."

Just as Lin Yujing turned to leave, she couldn’t help but turn back and ask, "His words... they have that much effect?"

Liu Xiaodong, assuming Lin Yujing had complained to the principal, helplessly smiled, "Effective, definitely effective. His level is high, really enlightening. If you have any other issues, honestly, there’s no need to trouble him, just come directly to me."

"Hmm!" Lin Yujing’s mouth gaped wide.

Such an emotional intelligence.

Really impressive.

Maybe... I should learn from him?