Chapter 221: Truly a Difficult Problem (Part 2)

“Hello, who is this? Speak up!” Anxiety radiated from the voice on the other end.

“It’s me.” Zhao Qingfeng introduced himself.

“Huh?” Li Maocai was taken aback but pretended to be nonchalant. “Zhao Qingfeng, why are you calling? Is there something you need?”

Pretending! Truly, he could put on quite the act!

He feigned ignorance, and Zhao Qingfeng didn’t reveal his purpose either. “Nothing much, Principal Li. I’m this year’s top scorer, and I wanted to thank you for your support back in City No. 1 Middle school, so I thought I’d call to share the good news.”

The news of the provincial top scorer caused quite a stir in the educational circles.

However, Li Maocai, the soon-to-retire vice principal of City No. 1 Middle School, turned a deaf ear.

Because of a major incident at City No. 1 Middle School a month ago, he was about to resign in disgrace.

So, he hadn’t been going to work lately, spending his days looking for a solution instead.

Hearing that Zhao Qingfeng had become the provincial top scorer nearly made Li Maocai’s jaw drop. “Say that again, you’re the top scorer? Which Zhao Qingfeng are you, not the one who jumped off a building, right?”

“It’s me.”

“That’s impossible!”

“Really.”

“Hold on, I’ll ask around!” Li Maocai couldn’t believe it and hung up. Ten minutes later, he called back.

His attitude had changed considerably, but he was still extremely surprised. “My, my, Zhao Qingfeng, I really didn’t expect you to be this year’s top scorer. But weren’t you doing some official work in Erlunsi recently? Are you managing both your studies and business? That’s incredible!”

No need for further shock.

Zhao Qingfeng gave a vague response and casually mentioned something that seemed unrelated. “Principal Li, I didn’t even intend to become the top scholar. In a few days, I have to meet Deputy Mayor Gao Hu because of a bravery award. Although I’m good friends with Gao Zhanpeng, I still don’t want to meet his father. It’s not for any other reason, but his dad takes too much care of me, always asking if I have any problems that need solving, and I can’t stand this kind of enthusiasm. Anyway, thank you, Principal Li. I just remembered you before my trip to Beijing and wanted to call. I’ll bring you some local specialties when I get back to thank you for your kindness in business.”

Click.

With that, Zhao Qingfeng hung up.

Li Maocai was caught off guard, reflecting on Zhao Qingfeng’s words and suddenly had a thought.

He tried to call back immediately.

Unfortunately, Zhao Qingfeng had removed his battery, and the phone indicated it was out of service.

This was a psychological game. Although he was asking Li Maocai for a favor, showing too much eagerness was never a good strategy.

Besides, he still didn’t know how difficult Li Maocai’s problem was and couldn’t just promise anything.

“Are you done smoking?”

Returning to the car, Shen Lingyao handed over a bottle of peach-flavored drink. “Drink this, all of it.”

“Why, trying to drown a buffalo?”

“No, I just don’t like the smell of smoke…”

“Ah? Ah! I get it, you dislike kissing someone who smells like smoke, right? Alright, alright, I’ll drink it now. Yaoyao, here I come!”

“Stop it, you rascal, who said I want to kiss!”

…

In the blink of an eye.

Ten hours flew by.

The two of them flirted and cuddled in the car for a long time, finally arriving in Beijing.

Beijing had already been notified.

As soon as they exited the station, they saw a young and pretty girl in her twenties, holding up a white paper with “Zhao Qingfeng” written on it, standing on tiptoe at the exit to greet them.

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