The principal walked into the conference room and casually closed the door.
Xiang Xiaotong looked at the principal incredulously. "You arranged the seating order?"
"I thought Dean Xiang would send Xi Yanfan over, so I didn't reserve the first seat for you." The principal smiled broadly, his tone dripping with sarcasm. "Besides, Song He usually sits beside me. I'm used to it."
"Since Dean Xiang has come in person today for the first time ever, why don't Dean Song and Dean Xiang switch seats?" the principal continued. "Sorry for the trouble, Dean Song. The School of Pharmacy hasn't been built yet, so the Brain Institute is still our trump-card institute for now!"
"I understand, I understand!" Song He rose with a smile. "Dean Xiang, please!"
Xiang Xiaotong blushed, her expression complicated as she took the first seat. The principal certainly had a sharp tongue. He had first mocked her for usually skipping meetings, then implied that once the School of Pharmacy was established, it would immediately replace the Brain Institute as the university's trump-card institute.
Song He took his seat. The master and disciple turned to look at each other. Their former superior-subordinate relationship had now become one of equals. Time really did fly.
"Another new semester is here! As usual, today's meeting will cover the changes in each institute and the plans for the new semester!" the principal said after taking his seat.
"This year's freshman admissions set new records again, with every institute's cutoff score reaching a new high. Our university's reputation has been established, and more and more high-scoring students are scrambling to choose us!"
"Among them, the Brain Science Institute and Rocket Academy had the most outstanding cutoff scores. The Brain Science Institute generally admitted students who scored above 675 in every province, while Rocket Academy