Bang~
The door opened.
Yu Shu could not hold back any longer. He shoved the door open and barged inside.
"Professor Wang, what's wrong with Xu Yi's thesis? I want to ask why you refuse to pass him."
Wang Neng glanced at Yu Shu. "Who are you?"
"I'm his uncle."
"Isn't Xu Yi an orphan?"
"A distant uncle."
"Then what do you do?"
"I work at a construction site."
As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Neng immediately changed his attitude. "Are you the student's guardian, or am I the teacher? Say one more word, and Xu Yi won't graduate."
Yu Shu: "???"
Thud~
At that moment, the principal outside the door lost his balance and collapsed to the ground.
He was getting old. His heart could not take such stimulation.
Yu Shu: "Aren't you just a teacher? Do you have the authority to stop a student from graduating?"
"See for yourself whether I have that authority. Even if the principal came, he would silently approve."
Principal: "Hahaha~ It's over, it's really over."
Wang Neng sneered disdainfully. "Your kid wrote such a terrible thesis. Who else can you blame?
"Sometimes, you should look for the cause within yourself. Have your grades improved over the years? Have you listened carefully in class and worked hard? Teachers have it hard too."
Fine, fine. He was quoting famous sayings now, was he?
Yu Shu's expression was terrifyingly gloomy. Even an idiot could tell that Wang Neng was deliberately targeting Xu Yi.
But Wang Neng was being so righteous about it that Yu Shu had no opening to bring him down.
Just as Yu Shu was considering how to deal with this, a student pushed the door open and entered.
Wang Neng immediately broke into a brilliant smile. "Xiao Sun is here. Teacher doesn't accept gifts, you know~"
"I understand, Teacher. I just came to ask about my thesis."
"Passed."
"Really? That's great... Thank you, Teacher. I thought I wouldn't pass since I used AI to write it."
"AI's level is higher. And you're good at searching. The plagiarism rate is very low."
"Okay, thank you, Teacher."
The student left happily.
Yu Shu said coldly, "Why was that student's AI-written thesis allowed to pass?"
"Can Xu Yi compare with AI?"
Yu Shu: "..."
There was no way to refute that.
"Then we'll use AI to write it too."
"How dare you! If you use AI to write the thesis, I'll have the principal expel Xu Yi immediately. The school has repeatedly prohibited the use of AI."
Yu Shu laughed in anger.
He was not even pretending anymore. He was targeting Xu Yi openly, was he?
"Professor Wang, I just want to ask what Xu Yi has to do for his thesis to pass. Do we need to give you a gift?" Yu Shu asked bluntly.
"I don't accept gifts. I'm not that shallow. Besides, with Xu Yi's circumstances, I wouldn't care for his gift anyway."
"You!"
Yu Shu was furious, but he could only endure it.
"Then how can he graduate?"
"It's very simple. Have him take the job I recommended. Once he gets an internship certificate from that company, he'll be able to graduate smoothly."
"I've told him about this many times, but he refuses to go to work. Is there really a student this lazy?"
Yu Shu calmed down. He finally knew where the problem lay.
Wang Neng was targeting Xu Yi because Xu Yi refused to go to work.
What kind of reasoning was that?
The viewers also began discussing it among themselves.
"This teacher is way too overbearing. He's targeting him over such a trivial matter?"
"If he doesn't want to work, then let him be."
"If it were me, I wouldn't want to either. I haven't even entered society yet. Who would want to become a wage slave so early?"
Meanwhile, the principal, who had been eavesdropping outside, let out a long sigh of relief.
He had found the reason. It was only because of this minor issue.
He had thought Xu Yi was being targeted because he had not given Wang Neng a gift.
It had nearly scared him to death.
Wang Neng continued, "A child can't hide in a safe harbor forever, right? He'll have to enter society sooner or later.
"Going to work now is also a way to train himself in advance.
"Nowadays, many students can't find jobs not because they can't, but simply because they're lazy."
Yu Shu slightly furrowed his brows after hearing this. He was extremely disgusted by such rhetoric.
Couldn't find a job because they were lazy?
That was nothing but shirking responsibility.
In his eyes, the students nowadays were kind, polite, and responsible.
They were far better than the previous generation.
But he did not argue further. Instead, he looked toward Xu Yi. "Xiao Yi, tell Uncle why you don't want to take the internship."
Xu Yi shook his head. "I still have a lot of part-time jobs to do at school."
Wang Neng: "Heh~ An excuse. You're obviously just lazy."
At that moment, the principal also pushed the door open and entered.
His first words were a traditional lecture. "Xu Yi, an internship is a good thing for you.
"Professor Wang is doing this for your own good too. Everyone has to enter society eventually."
When Wang Neng saw the principal enter, a trace of nervousness flashed through his eyes, but quickly disappeared.
He then revealed a mocking smile. "Xu Yi, did you hear that? Even the principal has spoken.
"As long as you intern at that organization, I'll pass your thesis."
Xu Yi still shook his head. "I don't want to go there. It's too exhausting. I only want to work part-time."
All the leaders shook their heads. Even a trace of disappointment flashed through Yu Shu's eyes.
"Working a proper job would definitely earn you more than your part-time work. How much money can you make selling instant noodles?" the principal coaxed patiently.
Xu Yi lowered his head and said nothing.
Wang Neng said smugly, "Principal, you've seen it too. This isn't my problem. Xu Yi is simply too lazy. His circumstances are already poor, yet he doesn't know to work hard.
"If you're broke, don't imitate others and lie flat. Be careful that you'll never be able to turn your life around."
The principal shot him a reproachful look. Why was he saying everything out loud?
You really are hopeless.
Yu Shu sighed, and the disappointment in his eyes grew even more obvious.
He decided to leave as soon as this matter was resolved.
He would stop interfering and leave it to the higher-ups.
With one last attempt, he continued asking, "Can you tell me why you're unwilling to take the internship?"
Xu Yi saw that the emotions had been brewing enough and knew it was time to speak.
Why had he not said anything earlier?
Because everyone had still been standing on his side then, and the Emotion Points he could generate would have been very few.
Only a contrast could earn more Emotion Points.
Xu Yi raised his face, thick loneliness flashing across it. "My lungs aren't very healthy, so I've always had some concerns. Since all of you leaders want me to go, then I'll go."
"Ah, that's more like it... Wait! What does having bad lungs have to do with an internship?"
"I read online that a lot of dust gets into your windpipe when you're mining coal."
Everyone: "???"
Tension Points +100 Confused Points +100
Wait!
Mining coal?
Everyone turned in unison to look at Wang Neng.
Wang Neng immediately took two nervous steps backward.
Xu Yi continued speaking as if nothing had happened. "That's right, mining coal. Professor Wang told me to go to a coal kiln in another place and mine coal.
"I looked up the location. I'd have to work fifteen hours a day. It would be exhausting, and there would also be a risk of collapse."
Tension Points +200 Anger Points +200 Tension Points +...
Everyone looked at Wang Neng in complete bewilderment.
No, you were sending a university student to mine coal?
And making him work fifteen hours a day? Were you out of your mind?
Feeling Yu Shu's furious gaze, the principal was drenched in sweat, cold sweat pouring down his face.
"Wang Neng! How can you make a student go mine coal?"
Although Wang Neng was nervous, he still pretended to be calm. "What's wrong with mining coal? It's labor, just like anything else. There's nothing shameful about it!"
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