Chapter 347: The List Is Out
Jiang Wenxu: …
He certainly knew that someone like Professor Liang would only speak the truth and genuinely offer such advice.
So, was Xu Jinning really so extraordinarily talented?
Was she so impressive that she didn’t need to attend classes anymore? Could she go straight to being a teacher or even work in the National Translation Department?
The girl was only 18 years old.
However…
Since ancient times, geniuses have always been young, right?
‘Just look at the youth class in our school—it’s a group of young prodigies.’
‘What’s the big deal about it?’
Jiang Wenxu reassured himself.
Jiang Wenxu was not someone who ignored advice, and after the recent events, he thought maybe he should reconsider Xu Jinning’s arrangements.
Talents must be treated well.
Nowadays, talents are indeed valuable, which is why there’s this public-funded study abroad program.
“Then Professor Liang, Xu Jinning doesn’t need to go abroad for further studies, right?” As soon as he said it, Jiang Wenxu felt that he might have asked a pointless question.
“President Jiang, if you want to send talents abroad, I’d hate to let them go. If you must send her, why not to my family’s Old Zhang’s National Translation Department?”
Jiang Wenxu was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, truly feeling that Professor Liang was constantly trying to poach people for her husband.
“Alright, Professor Liang, I understand.”
Afterward, he turned to Xu Jinning, who had been silent, and said, “Xu Jinning, you can go back now. You don’t need to go abroad for studies. I’ll inform you of any further arrangements for you later.”
“Ah, okay, I understand. Then I’ll head back to class now?”
“Go ahead.”
Jiang Wenxu hesitated, as if he wanted to say something more but couldn’t find the words. He sensed there was some sort of taboo or constraint involved, so he finally waved his hand and let Xu Jinning leave.
Xu Jinning, leaving the president’s office, felt a refreshing sense of relief.
In fact, her main purpose for visiting the president’s office today was to convey her inner thoughts about Ye Jing and others that some people shouldn’t go abroad for further studies.
The president should have heard it.
So, her task was complete.
As for Professor Liang’s suggestions, they were entirely unexpected.
She hadn’t anticipated that Professor Liang would value her so highly and make such a recommendation.
What arrangements would be made for her next would depend on the president.
Xu Jinning was open to whatever came her way.
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Meanwhile, before leaving the president’s office, Professor Liang reiterated her earlier suggestion once more.
Only after President Jiang said he would seriously consider it did Professor Liang leave.
Later that day, after returning home, Professor Liang couldn’t wait to call her husband and share the news about encountering such an excellent candidate like Xu Jinning…
Of course, that’s a story for later.
Returning to the time when Professor Liang had just left, President Jiang quickly picked up the phone and began investigating information about Ye Jing.
Not just Ye Jing, but also a few other people from Beijing University.
These were the same individuals Xu Jinning had mentioned earlier—those who were either excessively foreign-oriented or had significant moral issues. Once they went abroad, they would be as good as lost.
Investigate them all, thoroughly. It must be done with utmost clarity.
If Xu Jinning’s inner thoughts were indeed accurate, then these ingrates absolutely could not go abroad.
They might even face expulsion.
Such scum didn’t deserve to be in school!
As for the others, Jiang Wenxu planned to wait for the investigation results on Ye Jing and the others before deciding whether to inform the principals of other schools.
If Ye Jing and the others turned out to be as Xu Jinning had described, then the others would likely be the same.
And so, Jiang Wenxu waited until evening.
The information on Ye Jing and the others was fully investigated.
Almost everything matched Xu Jinning’s description exactly!
By the time Jiang Wenxu hung up the phone, his face was gloomy.
He was so enraged that his chest heaved violently for quite a while before he managed to calm down. He then sat down, took out the list scheduled to be announced the next day, and, with a decisive stroke of the pen, crossed out several names, including Ye Jing.
Furthermore, these morally corrupt individuals would not be allowed to continue their studies at the school.
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The next day.
In front of the announcement board at Beijing University, the area was already crowded early in the morning, even though class time had not yet arrived.
Everyone was eagerly waiting for the list of students selected for studying abroad to be posted.
With the list out, they could finally put their minds at ease.
Ye Jing, of course, was among those waiting, accompanied by Yuan Qi.
However, unlike the nervousness and anxiety of others, Ye Jing appeared confident.
He knew he would definitely be on the list.
Since Yuan Qi mentioned that his father-in-law had already helped confirm his place on the list, he was sure to be included.
Now, he was merely here to confirm it once more.
In the past few days, Ye Jing had been gradually packing and preparing for his departure abroad.
Once he left, he wouldn’t be coming back.
Yes, that was Ye Jing’s most genuine thought.
He despised his upbringing and the people from his childhood environment.
He had had enough of living in such a poor place; a few days there during his youth were more than enough. He never wanted to return.
He was fed up with living off others’ charity, feeling like a beggar.
For Ye Jing, his wife, children, and studies meant nothing compared to his own aspirations.
In this country, he felt insignificant, forever marked by poverty.
Only by going abroad, to other countries, would he be free from recognition and able to start anew.
Moreover, Ye Jing had a deep-seated disdain for his own country. He truly believed that life abroad was superior, so he was determined to seize the opportunity for study abroad.
As for Yuan Qi, who had been pregnant…
Ha, whether it was his previous wife from Yejia Village or the current Yuan Qi, they were merely stepping stones for him.
And the children…
He didn’t give birth himself, he naturally felt no attachment.
He wasn’t particularly concerned about having children.
If he wanted them, he could marry and have children again once he was abroad.
He was confident that in another country, he would find his own expansive opportunities.
He was certain he would reach the pinnacle of his life!
And the first step would start with this opportunity to study abroad!
“It’s out, the list is out…”
At that moment, someone suddenly shouted. Ye Jing snapped back to reality and saw everyone’s gaze fixed on a teacher holding a piece of red paper.
Ye Jing’s burning eyes also fell on it.
Everyone cleared a path for the teacher.
Soon, the teacher posted the red paper on the announcement board, and before the teacher had even left, everyone rushed to check the list.
Ye Jing was among the first to look.
But…
After a quick scan, Ye Jing couldn’t find his name.
Ew, what a deadbeat.