Chapter 522: Attending the School Anniversary Celebration
Chapter 522: Attending the School Anniversary Celebration
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The next day.
Xu Yang and Zhao Yuxin had breakfast and then headed to Jiangcheng University in a Rolls-Royce Cullinan to attend the anniversary celebration.
On the way, Xu Yang received a call from the counselor, Gao Lang.
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Gao Lang directly asked, "Xu Yang, have you set out yet?"
He didn’t dare to be negligent, fearing that something unexpected might happen again.
Only when Xu Yang really arrived at the school could he feel at ease.
Now that Xu Yang’s status was different, what if he had entertained important guests the night before and hadn’t woken up in time?
Or what if something came up and he decided not to attend at the last minute? He needed to be prepared to persuade him.
So, after arriving at the school and getting busy for a while, he called Xu Yang to confirm whether he had set off.
Xu Yang laughed, "I’m on my way. I should arrive in about twenty minutes. I’ll come to your office to find you then."
Gao Lang breathed a sigh of relief, "You don’t need to come look for me; I’ll be waiting for you at the school gate."
Xu Yang quickly said, "Mr. Gao, how could I let you wait for me at the school gate? Aren’t you making too much of a fuss over me?"
Gao Lang laughed, "What’s this about making too much of a fuss? Your return to attend the anniversary is an honor for our school. It’s only right for me to welcome you. Alright, let’s not talk about this now. We can discuss it when we see each other."
After hanging up the phone, Xu Yang shook his head with a wry smile and said to Zhao Yuxin, "Mr. Gao is going to wait for us at the school gate. What do you make of this?"
Zhao Yuxin saw the situation clearly, "It’s because your status is different now."
Xu Yang still shook his head, "Even so, there’s no need for this. He’s our teacher. Having him wait for me at the school gate, what would others think of me? They might say that now that I have money, I no longer respect my teacher and that I even expect my teacher to greet me at the gate when I come to the anniversary celebration."
After thinking it over, Zhao Yuxin speculated, "I guess Mr. Gao might be under pressure. It might be the principal asking him to do this to show how much they value you."
And she was right.
Gao Lang understood Xu Yang’s character and felt there was no need to meet Xu Yang at the school gate.
But the principal had said that the welcome must be befitting.
Now that Xu Yang’s status was different, he couldn’t be viewed in the same light as before. They must meet him at the school gate to show the school’s regard for him.
Gao Lang had no choice but to agree.
Of course, Gao Lang didn’t feel there was anything wrong with this.
After all, he was very happy to see how successful Xu Yang had become.
Xu Yang thought about Zhao Yuxin’s speculation and found it reasonable. He knew Gao Lang’s character well, but he was somewhat puzzled, "Then why doesn’t the principal come out to meet me? If the principal welcomed me, wouldn’t that show even more regard for me?"
Zhao Yuxin pondered and said, "The principal has to oversee the entire event and can’t show favoritism. After all, there are other distinguished alumni from the business world, the government, and academia. If they welcome one person but not another, it might upset some people. Mr. Gao is our teacher; his coming out to meet you wouldn’t be seen as problematic."
Xu Yang couldn’t help nodding, "You make a lot of sense. I hadn’t thought of that. How do you know so much?"
Zhao Yuxin said proudly, "Of course, I learned it. Don’t think my job at the bank is simple. I can learn a lot there too. We have to receive different kinds of clients, people from all walks of life, from entry-level employees to middle and senior management, and bosses from various industries. Sometimes, just a casual chat with them can teach you a lot. Plus, our bank is a state-owned enterprise.
When it comes to understanding human relationships and societal norms, we are not comparable to private enterprises."
Xu Yang nodded, "That’s true. I’ll have to learn from you in the future."
Zhao Yuxin giggled, "Sure, I’ll teach you well!"
As they spoke, the Rolls-Royce Cullinan arrived at the school gate.
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This car’s arrival immediately drew the attention of passersby.
There was no helping it, it wasn’t a car you could see just any time.
Even though today, many successful alumni returned to attend the school anniversary, and quite a few luxury cars entered the campus, those were basically Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Porsche, and the like, at most worth four million.
A Rolls-Royce Cullinan, however, was a different story, a luxury car valued at nearly ten million.
It could be said that this was the most luxurious car to arrive.
Instructor Gao Lang was waiting at the school entrance.
He had seen a photo of Xu Yang’s Rolls-Royce Cullinan in the students’ WeChat group and recognized it instantly.
Xu Yang parked the car next to him, invited him to get in, and then drove into the campus.
Zhao Yuxin greeted Gao Lang, "Hello, Teacher Gao."
Gao Lang said with a smile, "Yu Xin, you have good taste. You’ve picked Xu Yang, a man with potential. In just one year’s time, he has grown to this extent."
He couldn’t help but be amazed. Xu Yang originally belonged to Zhao Yulu, but Zhao Yulu actually broke up with him, letting Zhao Yuxin pick up a bargain.
Zhao Yuxin nodded, "Mhm, I think my judgment is pretty good too."
About this, she made no effort to conceal.
This relationship was also something she had obtained by daring to take action.
Gao Lang looked at the interior and clicked his tongue in admiration, "A near ten-million luxury car is really different. This is my first time sitting in such a luxury car."
Xu Yang gave a wry smile, "Teacher Gao, that’s just the students hyping things up. Why are you doing the same?"
Gao Lang said, "That’s not just hype. Having you as an example can inspire the students’ fighting spirit. My wish is for all students to be successful and to build their own careers. Oh, right, drive the car to the administrative building, the principal wants to meet you. He said when I see you, to bring you straight to him."
Xu Yang had no objection.
Given Gao Lang’s high regard for him, it wasn’t surprising that the principal wanted to meet him.
He parked the car at the administrative building, got out, entered the building, and arrived at the principal’s office.
Gao Lang knocked on the door and upon hearing a response from the inside, opened it and led Xu Yang and Zhao Yuxin in.
"Principal, Xu Yang and Zhao Yuxin are here," Gao Lang said.
"Student Xu, Student Zhao, welcome back," the principal rose to his feet, his face beaming with a smile, walked over and enthusiastically shook Xu Yang’s hand, then ceremoniously shook hands with Zhao Yuxin as well.
In fact, only Xu Yang was worthy of such treatment; Zhao Yuxin was just incidental.
But since Zhao Yuxin was Xu Yang’s wife, she naturally received the same treatment as Xu Yang.
After everyone had taken their seats, the principal personally brewed tea for the three of them, and then said, "Student Xu, your return for the school’s fiftieth anniversary celebration is an honor for our institution. Your achievements in business are the highest among all our distinguished alumni, and I hope you can represent them in giving a speech on stage to inspire your juniors.
Would that be okay with you?"
Having Gao Lang bring Xu Yang to meet with him, the principal’s intention was to have Xu Yang represent the outstanding alumni in delivering a speech.
The impact of that would be far greater.
Xu Yang indeed had the highest business achievements among the graduates of Jiangcheng University.
Jiangcheng University was not a nationally famous university, and among its graduates, there were many entrepreneurs, but their achievements were not very high. There were those with fortunes of several hundred million or several billion, but those exceeding ten billion were few.
Like Xu Yang, with a fortune of several hundred billion, able to converse and laugh with someone like tycoon Zhang Yimin, there really was no one else.