March 1st, Saturday. Students had only attended one day of class before receiving a holiday, yet many still had not returned home.
Dongzhi Township is celebrated not only for its educational excellence but also for serving a function similar to a childcare center, where affluent families could confidently entrust their daughters to the school.
The school organizes activities during holidays, equipped with comprehensive facilities. Even within the campus, there is a small shopping mall; if something is unavailable there, it can be purchased outside the school or delivered by stores.
The principal, walking out from the mall, looked satisfied at the little dress in her hand—it would surely delight her granddaughter.
Many shops in the mall are branches owned by students’ parents, offering highly discounted prices. These discounts are of little use to students but represent a significant benefit for faculty and staff with average incomes.
Back in the principal’s office, she was handling documents submitted by the academic director. Normally, these were entirely the academic director’s responsibility, and she wouldn’t interfere. However, for certain reasons, she had recently reclaimed this authority.
Upon seeing a report, the principal became interested.
“A psychological therapy post appeared on the school forum? Is it related to An Siyao?”
She turned on her computer and, using her two-finger typing method, entered the forum address.
She found the post.
“Psychological therapy? And there’s even a dedicated therapy room?”
After browsing the post, seeing mostly comments expressing envy and desire to participate, the principal snorted coldly.
She remarked, “Sensationalism meant to attract attention, nothing but a laughingstock.”
Her opinion aligned with the skeptics—psychological therapy couldn’t possibly have such exaggerated effects, nor could it work so quickly.
As for the dozen or so accounts confidently claiming firsthand experience, the principal narrowed her eyes and declared, “Paid posters!”
“To hire internet trolls on the school forum,” she shook her head, lamenting the decline of social morals. The campus was no longer the innocent place it once was.
She picked up her phone, ready to call the academic director to handle the matter, but upon thinking of Yu Liang and An Tiansheng’s names, she put the phone down.
Tearing the report into pieces and throwing it into the trash bin, the principal claimed she had never seen it, implying the academic director must have misplaced it.
Yes, that’s exactly what happened!
Hearing that the academic director was apparently on good terms with An Tiansheng, the principal couldn’t help but suspect: “Could this file have been intended to harm me? Is she trying to take my position?”
Doubt flickered in the principal’s mind, making her even more reluctant to act rashly.
Meanwhile, An Tiansheng, who was on the principal’s mind, was at a teahouse with Zhong Yunze, enjoying brunch.
They conversed from the situation in the two-digit district to the female waitstaff at the teahouse, chatting happily.
Upon hearing that Zhong Yunze, like his daughter, also played the piano, An Tiansheng nodded approvingly.
This young man seemed promising; perhaps he could interact with his daughter.
However, his capabilities seemed lacking—he couldn’t even manage his company well.
Perhaps it was because Old Zhong passed away prematurely and had no time to guide him.
“When were you born?” An Tiansheng asked.
This question caught Zhong Yunze slightly off guard, but he still answered.
An Tiansheng did some calculations and found their birth dates somewhat incompatible.
He thus abandoned his previous thought.
After casual conversation, they turned to serious matters.
“Regarding your company’s issue, I contacted that project company. They haven’t secretly guided any competing companies. The problem lies within your company,” An Tiansheng said, lifting his teacup and lifting the lid to blow gently.
“Please guide me, Uncle!” Zhong Yunze looked at An Tiansheng with admiration. The problem that had troubled him suddenly gained clarity after An Tiansheng’s involvement.
“Use similar bait to lure them in, strike when they’re confused,” An Tiansheng quoted an ancient Chinese saying.
Zhong Yunze looked puzzled.
Though he didn’t understand the meaning, the sophistication embedded in the sentence had already impressed him. In his eyes, An Tiansheng became even more esteemed.
After letting the sophistication linger for a moment, An Tiansheng took a sip of tea and explained, “This means to use similar things to confuse and deceive the enemy, making them confused and falling into our trap.”
“So, Uncle means we use false intelligence to tempt the mole, making him reveal himself?” Zhong Yunze’s eyes lit up.
“You can’t catch a wolf without risking the bait,” An Tiansheng reinforced his image by quoting another proverb, “Without sacrificing small gains, how can we attain greater benefits?”
“I understand now—we’ll use real intelligence to tempt him!” Zhong Yunze memorized this, determined to write down both proverbs in his notebook after returning.
“You’re teachable,” An Tiansheng smiled slightly and continued sipping his tea.
After brunch, Zhong Yunze and An Tiansheng further discussed the plan, finalizing the details. Zhong then proceeded to implement the plan at his company as instructed.
An Tiansheng, on the other hand, went to visit his other friends.
His secondary purpose this time was to find a suitable male playmate for An Siyao.
Preferably around the same age as Yaoyao or one to two years older.
Not necessarily handsome, but at least not ordinary-looking.
Ideally sharing similar hobbies with Yaoyao, such as piano, painting, or flower arrangement, to ensure common topics of conversation.
He should also possess some management ability, enabling him to lead others.
It would be even better if the person could naturally get close to Yaoyao without An Tiansheng’s intervention, avoiding any resistance from his daughter.
Meanwhile, the daughter occupying his thoughts was currently possessed by Xia Yu.
Xia Yu stared at the green jade dumplings before him, lost in deep thought.
He had forgotten to tell An Siyao not to make green jade dumplings anymore.
What should he do now?
After thinking for a while, he picked up the dumplings and headed toward Xu Youxiang’s room.
Earlier, when he ate green jade dumplings, he used Xu Youxiang’s sense of taste. Naturally, she knew his intentions and threw a pillow at him, driving him out.
Holding the plate, Xia Yu wandered down the corridor for a while before randomly knocking on a maid’s door.
Ten minutes later, he emerged holding an empty plate, marveling at his own cleverness.
“Weren’t the green jade dumplings tasty?” An Siyao sensed something suspicious.
Xia Yu thought that if he said they weren’t tasty, the girl would surely connect it to his earlier feeding intentions.
So he made up an excuse: “Green jade dumplings are delicious, but the ingredients inside hinder my witchcraft.”
“I see,” An Siyao chose to believe him.
After resolving the dumpling issue, Xia Yu headed to school. Yesterday, those people had already submitted the recommendation list to Xia Yu—these were students staying on campus. As long as Xia Yu arrived at school, the process could begin.
However, instead of the expected fifteen students, there were twenty, due to the psychological therapy room having only twenty beds.
Spending the entire afternoon calming down the twenty students, Xia Yu returned home, satisfied with the more intense discussions on the forum.
Dongzhi Township Academy had over 300 students, and now 35 had already completed the process, which was quite rapid.
However, these 35 individuals still required one or two follow-up sessions to deeply experience the therapy’s effects.
He aimed to expand the number of participants to 200 within seven days.
Returning to his body, Xia Yu went to Zhong Yunze’s room to inquire about the Zhong family company’s situation.
“With Uncle An’s guidance, I’ve already found a solution. I’ll definitely resolve it successfully within a week!” Zhong Yunze said enthusiastically.
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