After Su Ye hung up, he still looked dazed. Su Chen knew what was going on and patted his father on the shoulder, smiling as he asked, "Dad, what did they mean by 'arrive on time'?"
Xiao Yuxiu also asked in confusion, "We're about to leave. Do you have a meeting to attend?"
Su Ye's position was no ordinary one. He was a deputy minister in the Longguo Ministry of Education.
Ever since Su Chen had won the National Competition, the entire Longguo government machine had been turning at full speed. The Education Reform in particular was in full swing.
With All Citizens Martial Arts, even little kids who hadn't started kindergarten yet had become First-rank Martial Artists.
That made the Education Reform especially important.
When the three Martial Artist Universities had been officially announced, the Ministry of Education had already begun preparing to introduce martial arts classes in middle and high schools, though the program hadn't yet reached primary schools and kindergartens.
Now, they could roll it out everywhere.
Universities across the country had even begun applying to establish Martial Artist Universities, so that young and middle-aged people could formally study systematic martial arts training at them.
They were also encouraging private educators to establish Martial Artist Universities, though every privately run school would need approval from the Ministry of Education.
So the Ministry was swamped with work.
But Elder Ying knew that Su Chen's family had just returned, so he hadn't called Su Ye in to work.
These past few days, Elder Ying had been working overtime, sleeping only three or four hours a day.
Su Ye shook his head. "No. Elder Ying hasn't called to tell me when to report for work. The Tongtian Island Conference secretariat called to inform me that I'm to attend the conference