Yukinoshita's Correction Method

"Your previous judgments have all been very successful, so of course Mom will be decisive this time." Haruno Yukinoshita chuckled. "You don't seem to realize the extent of your current influence."

"I'm not really aware of the results of my correction," Dong Yunshan said with a distant gaze. "I thought I needed to work a little harder."

"Simply trying to change her is certainly not easy," Haruno Yukinoshita the key point, "But when it comes to family interests, she is always very decisive."

"Let me think..." Dong Yunshan tapped his temples lightly with two fingers together, "Replicating the success of Cloud Snow Tea, leading interest groups to collectively transform?"

"So why are you completely uninterested?" Haruno Yukinoshita narrowed her eyes slightly. "Being able to understand to this extent so quickly, you should be here with me."

"It's not that I understand quickly, but that's just how things are. New projects are declining, and many companies are being forced out of the market. While the market is shrinking, the labor shortage is also worsening." Dong Yunshan organized his thoughts, "There are three main opportunities: high-performance energy-efficient buildings, maintenance and renovation of existing housing stock, and serviced senior housing."

"It's basically the same as Mother's judgment..." Haruno Yukinoshita looked at him expectantly, "But what about the 'but' part?"

"Energy-efficient buildings receive subsidies, but these subsidies will continue to be reduced as speculators enter the market. Coupled with various technical challenges, hasty implementation will only leave behind various safety hazards. Short-term returns may be high, but the long-term outlook is not optimistic," Dong Yunshan explained knowledgeably. "Maintenance and renovation would be the most suitable option, but the previous incident has demonstrated the difficulties involved. As for serviced senior housing, both technology and costs present challenges, and there is still no successful community model."

"Compared to these seemingly promising but actually risky paths, trying something like hot pot is already a very safe decision." Haruno Yukinoshita sighed. "Now I also want you to marry into my family."

"Didn't you want to before?"

"I've thought about it before. If you marry into the family and inherit the business with Yukino, I can do whatever I want." Haruno Yukinoshita looked at her younger sister, who was sweating in the sunlight, her eyes gentle. "But Yukino doesn't like inheriting the family business, so I don't want you to marry into the family."

"Why are you thinking about it again now?"

"I've found this to be no challenge for you at all," Haruno Yukinoshita confessed. "You can handle it with just a little effort; it's easy for both Yukino and me."

"Before I met Yukino, I helped many people and had many friends," Dong Yunshan murmured softly, "But... I'm still single."

"That's what I find strange too," Haruno Yukinoshita said bluntly. "With your helpful nature, plus your looks and figure, shouldn't you be receiving love letters non-stop?"

"I can solve one problem after another right now, but I'm always afraid of building long-term relationships with others. How should I put it..." Dong Yunshan twitched the corner of her mouth, "If I meet an old lady on the street, I'd be very willing to help her cross the road, but if you asked me to help this old lady cross every road every day, I wouldn't be so willing."

"So you're willing to help your family solve their problems, but you're not really willing to inherit the family business." Haruno Yukinoshita said thoughtfully, "But the family isn't an old lady who needs to be helped; the family will also provide you with all sorts of support."

"Even the old lady can bring me fruit," Dong Yunshan said, shrugging. "But do I need it? If I really need it, I can just buy it myself."

"That Yukino..."

"I have helped many people, and many people want to help me." Dong Yunshan's eyes softened. "But there is only one person who doesn't want my help, yet still wants to help me."

"Yukino." Haruno Yukinoshita softly repeated her sister's name, a knowing smile appearing on her lips. "So you've started to like her?"

"That's really not true." Dong Yunshan took a big gulp of her drink and swallowed it with a gulp. "I'm not convinced."

"What~" Haruno Yukinoshita stared at him strangely, "You made it sound so good, I thought it was going to be one of those romantic scenarios, a pretty and cute girl wanting to help you, what's wrong with that?"

"I want to know the answer to that question too." Dong Yunshan said indignantly, "I'm helpful, healthy, and have excellent grades. What's wrong with me? Why do I need her help? Her very desire to help me is a form of rejection."

"My problem." Haruno Yukinoshita said blankly, "I shouldn't have assumed in the first place that a couple like you, who had a child first, then got divorced, and only started dating properly, would have a normal beginning."

"But it was precisely because of this beginning that I tried so hard to prove myself right to her. And then I realized... before meeting her, I had been trying to prove myself right. To prove that I had really made a change, that I was different from my past life." Dong Yunshan paused, "Well... if you don't believe in this, then disregard this part."

Haruno Yukinoshita met his gaze with unwavering determination. "What if I believe you?"

"Then you can understand why I'm growing to like her more and more." Dong Yunshan smiled. "Becoming a better version of myself is something I've always wanted to do but haven't been able to achieve. It's also something she's been doing and has successfully accomplished."

Chapter 901 How Much I Like It

"That's the most interesting part. Many people who know us, including myself who met her at the beginning, feel that I'm the one with more initiative, that I helped Yukino make these friends." Dong Yunshan raised his drink, the figures of the beach girls reflected in the glass. "But actually, it's quite the opposite. As her older sister, you should know how much effort she's put into self-improvement. And the reason I've been able to maintain this long-term friendship with everyone is entirely thanks to Yukino's help."

Haruno Yukinoshita's eyes flickered slightly. "Are you saying that you're not as good as you seem?"

"Or rather, it's precisely because of my own problems that I'm able to perform so well." Dong Yunshan's eyes were filled with complex emotions. "I believe the future is full of uncertainty, so I won't deliberately pursue the wealth I need in the future. I don't want to expose my vulnerability in long-term relationships, so I will resolve problems as soon as possible and bring social interactions to a close. I believe life will end meaninglessly, so I tend to help others to preserve the meaning of life."

"The final result is... someone who doesn't seek personal gain and can quickly help others solve their problems." Haruno Yukinoshita's lips curled up. "To others, you seem almost perfect, but Yukino immediately noticed your flaws and tried to correct them."

"This kind of perfection would be a good thing for anyone I've ever met," Dong Yunshan murmured. "But Yukino rejects this perfection; she thinks it's not good for me."

"Perhaps it's because of similar experiences." Haruno Yukinoshita's eyelids lowered slightly. "In the eyes of others, Yukino is also a perfect being. She knows the price of such perfection, which is why she can see the parts of you that need correction."

"We both wanted to correct each other, and in the process, we both accepted ourselves through each other." Dong Yunshan tapped the rim of her glass lightly. "Yukino likes to pursue perfection, but everything related to me, she feels is perfect enough. I like to achieve completion, but everything related to her, I want to make perfect."

With Dong Yunshan around, Yukino Yukinoshita won't be constrained by perfection and can accomplish more of what she wants to do.

Yukino Yukinoshita. The Dong Yunshan will not be constrained by completion and can continue to pursue the self-improvement it has always wanted.

"Answers to each other's questions?" Haruno Yukinoshita chuckled. "How enviable."

"Now let's go back to the original question," Dong Yunshan put down his cup, "After hearing all this, do you still think I'm a suitable candidate to inherit the family business?"

"The excellence you've shown is the excellence you possessed before marrying into the family and inheriting the business." Haruno Yukinoshita gently. "But after actually inheriting the family business, you've largely failed to meet the family's expectations."

Outside the Yukinoshita Family, Dong Yunshan has a long-term vision, the ability to identify and solve problems, extensive connections, and exceptional initiative.

However, if one does marry into the family, their perspective will naturally be limited.

It's difficult to identify problems, and naturally, it's also difficult to solve them.

As for his extensive network of connections...

Dong Yunshan has no vested interests with many of her friends, which is why she has been able to build such a wide network of connections.

But how long can those connections last when more interests are involved?

As for the ability to act, it's even simpler; Dong Yunshan can move whenever she wants.

However, when his actions involve the future of his family, he must be careful and cautious, and his ability to act naturally cannot be demonstrated.

Most importantly, as a family, the Yukinoshita Family cannot tolerate or correct him like Yukino Yukinoshita does.

Dong Yunshan twitched the corner of his mouth. "But my mother-in-law won't believe that kind of reason."

Haruno Yukinoshita deeply agreed, "That's right, she definitely won't believe it."

The volleyball flew from a distance, Dong Yunshan caught it with her hand.

Yukino Yukinoshita ran over quickly, her icy blue eyes sparkling. "What are you talking about?"

Dong Yunshan handed over the volleyball. "We were talking... about how much I like you."

"You...!" Yukino Yukinoshita's face turned bright red as she pushed the volleyball back. "Go and stretch your legs!"

Dong Yunshan: "Huh?"

Yukino Yukinoshita and said, "Go now!"

"Okay~" Dong Yunshan got up and walked over, "Come on, it's time for a change!"

Watching Dong Yunshan seemingly flustered but actually calmly place the ball in a position where others could easily return it, Yukino Yukinoshita pursed her cherry lips slightly. "What exactly are you guys talking about?"

"Didn't Yunshan say they were talking about how much they like you?" Haruno Yukinoshita looked at her sister with a bright smile. "The answer is, I like you more and more~"

"I know..." Yukino Yukinoshita muttered softly, then narrowed her eyes slightly, "Are you talking about him marrying into the family again?"

"Huh?" Haruno Yukinoshita was puzzled. "Although I know you two are very much in love and understand each other well, how did you guess?"

"He would say those things to me directly, and then I would reward him... cough!" Yukino Yukinoshita coughed lightly, "Anyway, he wouldn't waste those words on you. He wouldn't lie to me, he would only express himself selectively. Since there's no need to tell you how much he likes me, and the topic has been brought up, the content must be... why he likes me so much. The answer is naturally very simple, we developed to where we are now through correction, and now we are correcting each other."

"It's still being corrected, which means there are still issues that need to be corrected." Haruno Yukinoshita realized, "So what he meant was that he's not as outstanding as others think. And when he told me he wasn't good enough, he was naturally rejecting a job that only a truly outstanding person could do."

"That is, the family heir." Yukino Yukinoshita frowned slightly. "Has Mother not given up yet?"

"Mom never gives up easily." Haruno Yukinoshita stretched, "But I really have given up."

Yukino Yukinoshita's eyes showed surprise. "Hmm?"

"I originally thought he could easily complete the task of inheriting the family business, and I could do what I like." Haruno Yukinoshita shook her head. "Now it seems that if he becomes the family heir, he might need my help... So it's better for me to do it myself. At least it's quite easy now, and I can do something I like."

"Sister...?" Yukino Yukinoshita leaned towards Haruno Yukinoshita. "Have you found something you like?"

"That's what I've been doing before." Haruno Yukinoshita winked, "Spontaneous travel, going wherever the road takes me."

Didn't you like it before?

"There weren't Little Snowflake before," Haruno Yukinoshita waved her phone. "Now I can go to all sorts of places, take really beautiful photos, and attract other people to go and check them out."

"Sharing the fun?" Yukino Yukinoshita smiled slightly. "It definitely feels different compared to traveling alone."

"Mmm-hmm." Haruno Yukinoshita added with a smile, "The thought of so many people being drawn to the place by my beautiful photos, only to find it has nothing special, makes me especially happy."

Yukino Yukinoshita: "... As expected of you."

Chapter 902 Announces the Results

The brilliant sunset poured its melting golden light into the ocean, and the orange-red afterglow spread across the horizon, swaying with the waves into flowing shimmering light.

After washing away the sea salt and fine sand, everyone got into Shizuka Hiratsuka and Haruno Yukinoshita's car and embarked on their journey home.

After a relaxing day at the beach in summer, it's time for the university's open day, a chance to fully experience real university life.

Participate in mock lectures to experience the future professional classroom and academic atmosphere, bring your research proposal to meet with professors, chat with senior students about real student life, explore the library and gymnasium, and try out campus food...

The original statement of purpose was revised, and the activity report was further improved based on the suggestions of professors and senior students.

The busy summer has just ended, and the second semester begins in September of autumn.

Just like last year, the campus was already immersed in the atmosphere of preparing for the Cultural Festival right after the start of the new semester.

Unlike last year, those preparing for higher education don't have much time or energy to participate in this process.

Compared to second grade, third graders didn't have much time to get to know each other during the first semester, resulting in relatively low overall enthusiasm in the class.

After the class meeting and a vote, a relatively simple and easy topic was chosen.

As the Cultural Festival concluded successfully, Iroha Isshiki was also re-elected as Student Council.

"Huh?" Yui Yuigahama looked at the Iroha Isshiki puzzled expression. "I remember the Student Council election was in November last year, right?"

"When we were inspecting the senior students..." Komachi Hikigaya recalled, "It was probably postponed significantly because there weren't enough participants."

"Even a significant delay..." Saki Kawasaki calculated, "Two months is too much."

"Last year, it was significantly delayed according to the normal date, and this year it was slightly earlier according to the normal date." Iroha Isshiki waved her fingers left and right. "And then it turned out like this."

Dong Yunshan raised one eyebrow. "How did you solve the problem of insufficient number of candidates?"

The Student Council of Sobu High School has always had a weak presence, and there have been instances of insufficient membership in the past.

"It was addressed along with the issue of staff shortages on the Cultural Festival Executive Committee," Iroha Isshiki muttered, sipping her drink. "Since none of you had time to help today, I guess I'll have to figure it out myself."

The Executive Committee is the core organization responsible for the highest planning and operation of the Cultural Festival. It is equivalent to the central nervous system of the entire event and is responsible for all key tasks from macro planning to on-site coordination.

To ensure smooth communication between the class and the executive committee, each class must nominate one male and one female executive committee member.

Yukino Yukinoshita's eyes flickered slightly. "Announce the Student Council election through the executive committee, and then use the work results of the registered candidates as one of the evaluation criteria?"

"As expected of my senior, you guessed it right away." Iroha Isshiki chuckled. "Including my position as Student Council, all executive committee members can experience my job duties."

"Isn't this dangerous?" Yui Yuigahama worriedly. "What if someone else takes over your job and gains everyone's approval? Then the new Student Council will..."

"Actually, quite the opposite." Dong Yunshan chuckled. "This is a really good move... First, the job of Student Council on the executive committee is difficult; anyone who takes it will be scrutinized by everyone. Second, by stepping away from her post, Iroha can observe and identify problems from an outsider's perspective, showcasing her abilities. Finally... by not being responsible for specific tasks, she won't offend anyone and can offer help to more people, thus building goodwill and preparing for the upcoming election."

"And then I was elected!" Iroha Isshiki happily flashed a peace sign. "It was what everyone expected!"

Komachi Hikigaya clapped her hands in admiration. "Awesome~"

Saki Kawasaki recalled what had happened before, "But how did you communicate with the school? Moving the election date forward so abruptly won't be easily approved by the school."

"That's even simpler." Iroha Isshiki chuckled. "The sports meet comes right after the Cultural Festival. If we can't finish the elections soon, a lot of work will pile up, and we might get overwhelmed and run into a lot of problems."

"A direct threat..." Yukino Yukinoshita pressed her temples as if she had a headache, "In some ways, it might be the most efficient way."

"It's all based on past experience~" Iroha Isshiki spread her hands helplessly, "Without Teacher Hiratsuka's help, this is the only way to communicate with the school... Anyway, next month, Chiba University's various departments will be accepting applications, right?"

"Hmm." Dong Yunshan flipped through the schedule, "First, the Engineering Faculty submits its applications..."

Then there are the Faculty of Letters, the Faculty of Horticulture, and the Faculty of Law, Politics, and Economics.

In November, the various departments will begin their exams one after another, and the results will be announced before the winter break in December.

When winter break arrives...

"Cheers!!!"

Amidst cheers from Ms. Shizuka Hiratsuka, everyone raised their glasses and clinked them together.

After finishing her drink, Shizuka Hiratsuka's gaze swept over the students, her voice brimming with barely concealed excitement. "Congratulations on successfully gaining admission to Chiba University!"

Iroha Isshiki clapped her hands happily. "Congratulations!"

Haruno Yukinoshita chuckled softly, "Now I can finally get some rest."

"They actually did it..." Yui Yuigahama suddenly raised the glass in her hand and sniffed it hard. "This shouldn't be a bar? Am I really sober right now...?"

Saki Kawasaki glanced at him. "Then you should ask the teacher if there's a mistake."