School Beauty's Invincible Martial Expert

Chapter 148 Change Course

Half a year had passed, and Xiao Han's personal account now held more than five million in funds. Of course, this was just Xiao Han's private account. The Hanmen Technology Company's account still retained the twenty million transferred from Sifang International, and it was gradually being depleted as Hanmen Catering was slowly starting to operate.

The Education Bureau's document had come down, and all the high schools in LJ City had announced that Saturday would be included in the normal class schedule for the senior grade groups.

Since the Hanmen Training Class was not a subsidiary unit of an educational institution, the Education Bureau had no authority to issue orders to them. However, as all middle schools in LJ City began to hold regular classes on Saturdays, everyone started to worry.

If schools were to hold regular classes on Saturdays, what would happen to the schedule of the Hanmen Training Class?

Some were happy while others were worried.

The happy ones were those students who had not been able to enroll in the Hanmen Training Class; those who were worried were the students who had already joined and whose grades had greatly improved. These were children with a keen interest in learning but who hadn't found the right methods.

Since joining the Hanmen Training Class, they had made significant progress in their studies and had also mastered their own methods of learning.

"Ah, what should I do?"

"If the Hanmen Training Class is closed, I'm afraid my academic performance will slip again!"

"Don't worry, there should be a way to deal with this. Besides, we've paid them; how can they just not hold classes? One thousand yuan a month for a total of eight classes. How much money would they make if they dropped even one class?"

Many students were worried; analyzing the pros and cons, they felt that the Hanmen Training Class would not easily give up. If the class were really to end, it wasn't just the students who wouldn't accept it, but their parents as well.

"Heh, this is getting interesting; now these guys have to come out from Hanmen."

"Yes, let them boast all day long; now let's see if they dare to boast in the future."

Some of the cheerful students seemed very pleased, as if the pain of others brought them great joy. Of course, this is a common failing among the Chinese.

After returning home, Xiao Han immediately contacted Li Dapang and asked him to instruct the two security guards at the Hanmen Training Class to help call the parents, informing them that Saturday morning's class schedule would be moved to the evening.

Soon, the parents received the notice. At first, they were very worried, fearing that Saturday's schedule of the Hanmen Training Class would be canceled. Now that they had received the call, they felt reassured. Out of a hundred students' parents, ninety-five received the notice. Five others had special circumstances: three did not answer their phones, and two were turned off.

Of course, among these ninety-five people, there would inevitably be word of mouth, and in the end, all one hundred would be informed.

"What's going on?" Li Dapang hurried to Xiao Han's house.

"What happened?" Xiao Han asked curiously.

"Why not take the opportunity to cancel Saturday's classes?" Li Dapang asked, "You could just refund the money. You're so rich now; why make yourself so tired?"

"That won't do," Xiao Han shook his head, then said, "It concerns a person's credibility, understand?"

"This…" Li Dapang frowned and said, "You see, you're working yourself to death, aren't you? Hanmen Training Class has only you as a teacher, and you're always worried about your identity being exposed. Don't you find this tiring?"

"It's a responsibility, it's also a commitment!" Xiao Han laughed and then said, "After all, I am their teacher; I have to be responsible for them. No matter what, the Hanmen Training Class must continue, and besides, I might need to find a partner."

"A partner?" Li Dapang looked at Xiao Han, puzzled.

"Yes!" Xiao Han nodded and then said, "The Hanmen Training Class is already a brand, and it's Hanmen's brand. We need to continue building this brand. So, I need to find a companion. A companion I can trust."

Li Dapang was stunned for a moment and said, "It shouldn't be hard to find someone; why not just recruit a teacher?"

"That won't work," Xiao Han shook his head, "I need a teacher who is competent, good at teaching, and most importantly, responsible."

"Huh, you say that, and it reminds me of someone," Li Dapang's face lit up.

"Who?" Xiao Han asked curiously.

"It's someone from our factory," Li Dapang said hurriedly, "Do you remember Teacher Li Yunpeng?"

"Li Yunpeng?" Xiao Han was startled. At the mention of Li Yunpeng, the image of a slight figure with pronounced cheekbones involuntarily came to mind, always dressed in a formal Zhongshan suit. He was a competent teacher when he was younger, but his people skills were poor.

He used to be an official teacher but got into conflicts with many other teachers and later even clashed with the school leadership, which eventually led to him being demoted to a security guard post. He couldn't accept this blow and went home.

Because he left his post without permission, the leadership eventually revoked his teaching qualifications. That meant Li Yunpeng was now a layabout, though he had reached retirement age, he had no pension and lived a very frugal life.

"Right!" Li Dapang nodded eagerly and said, "Speaking of this Li Yunpeng, he's somewhat related to my family!"

"Oh?" Xiao Han heard this and was even more pleased, "That's great, can you take me to meet him?"

"Sure!" Li Dapang nodded and then said, "But this old guy is very stubborn, so you'd better tread lightly."

"Don't worry, I've got plenty of tricks for dealing with stubborn bulls like him!" Xiao Han said with a smile.

That evening, they went straight to Li Yunpeng's home.

Li Yunpeng's home was located in the central section of Fuxing Community. In earlier years, he was the principal of the Fuxing Subsidiary School. Due to his higher status, he managed to get a pretty nice house. For those times, it indeed was a good house, but now, it could only be considered a very average one, and that too, an apartment from the 80s.

It was on the third floor, which was a decent location, but that was about it.

They arrived at the foot of Li Yunpeng's building.

"Is he home?" Xiao Han asked. "Why are there no lights inside?"

"No money, so where would he get the heart to use electricity?" Li Dapang chuckled and then added, "He uses candles at night, listening to the radio. He can't bear to watch TV."

"Goodness, are there still people living like this nowadays?" Xiao Han frowned.

"Isn't that so?" Li Dapang chuckled again and then said, "That's why, you see, the old man doesn't know how to adapt. When Fuxing Factory closed down, Principal Li naturally became an ordinary teacher at a city middle school. This drop in status makes him feel lost. I guess that's why he..."

Without realizing it, the two of them reached the third floor.

Knock, knock, knock...

Li Dapang knocked hard on the door and shouted, "Uncle Li, open the door!"

It wasn't long before Li Yunpeng opened the door. His face was thin, his eyes spirited, and he wore a pair of black-framed glasses. He curiously glanced at the visitors at the door and asked, "Big Fatty, is that you? Why... why are you here?"

"Heh heh, just came to see you today!" Li Dapang chuckled.

"Come in, quick!" Li Yunpeng hurriedly took off his glasses and then turned on the living room light.

The living room had only a low-power daylight lamp. Even with the light on, it was still quite dim. Li Yunpeng stood about 1.73 meters tall. The room had no decoration; the floor was just a cement overlay, one didn't even need to take off shoes to enter.

After stepping in, Xiao Han looked around curiously. It truly was poor; the TV in the house was a small 21-inch set, the fridge was a single-tier unit. There was no air conditioning, and Li Yunpeng was the only person in the house, as his wife had passed away due to illness a few years back. Li Yunpeng's son was working out of town and didn't have the time to care for his old father.

As such, Li Yunpeng had to fend for himself, or he wouldn't even have food to eat.

"Big Fatty, you haven't visited for a long while!" Li Yunpeng said with a smile.

"Yeah!" Li Dapang said somewhat awkwardly, seldom visiting and suddenly showing up today, as the saying goes, coming unbidden is a nuisance.

Li Yunpeng quickly brought a plate of peanuts and sunflower seeds from his room, placed them in front of the two visitors, and poured them some tea. The tea leaves were bought for thirty-five yuan a pound. Li Yunpeng liked to drink tea daily, but could not afford good tea.

He could only buy such cheap tea leaves, take a small pinch, throw them into the porcelain pot, and pour boiling hot water over them to make tea.

"Uncle Li, no need to be so formal!" Li Dapang said awkwardly.

"So, what brings you here today?" Li Yunpeng inquired.

Xiao Han was still standing in the living room. When he reached the door of Li Yunpeng's room, he indeed saw a candle burning inside, and on the table, a book was spread open with a number of draft papers for calculations set aside.

Li Yunpeng saw this and said with a wry smile, "Candles are cheaper than electricity. I can buy a large bunch for a dollar. One candle can last me several nights."

"Uncle Li..." Xiao Han said with a laugh, "It's clear to see you're someone who truly loves working in education."

"Er..." Upon hearing this, Li Yunpeng immediately lit up with a smile and said, "Can't help it, it's been my lifetime's work, how could I just abandon it."

"But why didn't you keep teaching?" Xiao Han asked.

"No one let me teach!" Li Yunpeng said with a rueful smile, "Back in the day, I was a recognized national-level teacher. It's unbelievable that they reassigned me to be a gatekeeper. How could I not be angry? Sigh, it's all in the past though; there's no point talking about it now."

Xiao Han was silent; this was the societal reality, the cruelty of society.

"Uncle Li, if we asked you to teach, would you be willing?" Li Dapang quickly asked.