The CEO’s Substitute Wife Is A Genius
Chapter 91: The Five Major Colleges Come to Poach?

Chapter 91: Chapter 91: The Five Major Colleges Come to Poach?

Jiang Man stood up and left the computer room.

Wu Yingfan followed her steps, quite worried about her.

The two asked for directions, arriving more than ten minutes later.

The principal’s office was bustling, not only with the principal himself but also with several trustees present.

When Jiang Man entered and saw Lu Xingzhou sitting on a large sofa with Zhao Huai standing beside him, she paused momentarily.

Why had he come?

Could it have been Song Xiao who told him?

"Jiang Man," Lu Xingzhou’s expression remained usual, showing little emotional fluctuation.

He spoke softly, patting the empty space beside him, gesturing for her to come and sit.

Upon the protagonist’s arrival, the principal and trustees immediately turned their gaze to her, sizing up Jiang Man from top to bottom.

Quite tall and indeed pretty good-looking.

But her demeanor, somewhat cold and haughty, appeared rather dismissive.

The principal, exploiting his age, immediately introduced himself to Jiang Man.

Jiang Man remained calm, taking a seat next to Lu Xingzhou of her own accord.

"Principal, what did you want to see me about?" she got straight to the point.

The principal felt this young lady was quite impolite.

In the school, which student wasn’t respectful upon seeing him?

The principal abruptly turned grave, ignoring Jiang Man and instead addressing the trustees.

"The issue with Jiang Man has caused quite a stir, what are the trustees’ thoughts?"

The trustees looked at each other.

Jiang Man was able to get into the National Research Institute because Mrs. Lu had made arrangements in advance.

Mrs. Lu was the founder of the Institute. Although she had stepped back from her position, over the years she had made significant donations to the school.

Without exaggeration, there would be no National Research Institute without Mrs. Lu.

"Young Master Lu... what do you think? The issue with Jiang Man has indeed caused a significant stir in the school. We could ask the anonymous poster to delete the post, but deleting it is easy, silencing the public is hard."

"That’s true, the National Research Institute is one of the top second-tier colleges in the nation and is the premier art school domestically. Everyone has entered through exams; there is no precedent for exceptional admission."

"No precedent for exceptional admission?" Lu Xingzhou raised his eyebrows, his voice cold and boundless: "What about the ten guaranteed placements each year, isn’t that exceptional admission?"

"That’s different... those are national art award winners, so they can be guaranteed admission."

"Yes, yes, Jiang Man can’t be compared with those guaranteed admissions."

The group of trustees, feigning pity, had one goal—to drive Jiang Man away.

Jiang Man wasn’t in a hurry at all, listening to the trustees’ words, seeking the key point: "As long as someone has won a national art award, they can be guaranteed admission into the school?"

"Yes, but it can’t just be any award," said one trustee, "it has to be a national art competition, at least a runner-up position is required."

Jiang Man laughed, "Is it that simple?"

Her expression was cool and collected.

The trustee incredulously: "You’re quite good at pretending, is that simple? We’re not even asking you to win a national competition runner-up, just a city championship would do for us! The other students wouldn’t have anything to say then."

"Exactly, exactly, Young Master Lu, this is our biggest concession!" the other trustees immediately chimed in.

Lu Xingzhou’s face was ashen, barely holding back his temper that was ready to burst. He clasped his hands together tightly, his gaze lowered, his voice very low: "So, trustees, are we deciding against the new library?"

The Lu Family had planned to invest thirty million to build a new library for the National Research Institute, which would have floor heating throughout and a fresh air system, and would be many times better than the old library.

"Young Master Lu..." the trustees were suddenly distressed.

Having Jiang Man pull some strings was one thing, but losing a new library was a major loss.

One trustee was already prepared to compromise.

After all, it was the principal’s job to solve such problems; otherwise, why would they employ him as principal if not to resolve issues?

Just as the office was noisy and bustling, the problem was still unresolved.

Knock knock knock—

The door was knocked.

The principal’s secretary walked in, looking somewhat odd, "Representatives from the top five universities are here..."

"The top five universities?" Everyone looked at each other.

The top five universities in their circle referred to Tsinghua, Peking University, Renmin University, Beijing Institute of Technology, and Beijing Normal University.

What were these universities doing here?

"Quick, quick, please bring them to the conference room!" The principal hurriedly adjusted his suit, preparing to leave for a while.

But before he could reach the door, the door was pushed open from the outside.

Five middle-aged men dressed like scholars strode in.

Dressed in understated suits, wearing glasses, they looked scholarly and highly knowledgeable.

"Professor Liu? Principal Yang? Elder Wang? Professor Qian? Director Ke? What wind has blown you five over here?"

In front of these five, the principal was just a junior, not knowing how to be respectful enough.

However, the five men did not intend to sit, and their eyes scanned the room, finally settling on Jiang Man.

Ignoring the principal completely, they walked up to Jiang Man, being incredibly polite and courteous.

"Jiang Man, here’s the thing, we received some of your information from Commander Xia, and we would like to invite you to be a professor at our universities!"

"???"

The crowd thought their ears were malfunctioning.

To be a professor?

What sort of improbable tale was this?

Especially the board members from the Conservatory, they looked like they had swallowed whole eggs, their mouths agape.

Just a minute ago, they wanted to dismiss Jiang Man, thinking she was not suitable to be a student at their school.

But then, the top universities turned it around and slapped them in the face, actually wanting to recruit Jiang Man as a professor?

"Professor Qian, are you joking? She, a professor at your Beijing Normal?"

The principal could not help himself, feeling like his CPU was fried.

Professor Qian gave the principal a look, "Do I look like someone who jokes? Jiang Man is a pillar of the country. Even the National Research Institute treats her with high regard and has sincerely invited her. Our humble normal school is truly reaching above its station!"

"Teacher Jiang, you could consider Tsinghua; our sciences are ranked second in the nation, and likely, no one dares to claim the first, right?"

"Teacher Jiang, you could also consider Peking University; we excel in both arts and sciences!"

Several professors, directors, and principals began to boast shamelessly.

The Conservatory’s board members were dumbfounded.

Just what was Jiang Man’s background?

The elder madam Lu hadn’t she said this woman was a daughter-in-law of the Lu Family? She had no notable educational background and wanted to mix into the Conservatory...

Ah, what?

Lu Xingzhou also looked baffled, every time he thought he had a clear understanding of Jiang Man, something utterly astonishing would unravel before him.

The top universities coming to poach her, and not as a student, but as a professor, this revealed that Jiang Man had an unknown hidden identity.

This identity must definitely be related to academic achievements!

But how could a mere 20-year-old girl have the capabilities to achieve such academic accomplishments?

Hadn’t she only studied for three years?

Lu Xingzhou felt his brain was utterly insufficient, these confusions stemmed from his incomplete understanding of Jiang Man.

She seemed like a nesting doll; every time you thought you had reached the innermost layer after removing the surface one, you would discover more layers, still more, and shockingly still more?

"Manman, what exactly is going on?" Lu Xingzhou couldn’t help himself, finally questioning.