Peerless Little Immortal Doctor-Chapter 420 - : Questions from the Audience

Chapter 420: Chapter 420: Questions from the Audience

While Xia Liu was thinking about how to resist this red envelope practice, the fat man with glasses on the stage spoke up.

“Hello everyone, I am the head teacher for the entire senior class: Yang Yongxin. I am delighted that everyone could come to the school. The students’ achievements today would not be possible without your support…”

On stage, Yang Yongxin rattled off a long spiel.

Almost no one in the audience was listening; to them, patrons were usually prey.

Just like Yang Lin and Qin Feng, if they saw a pretty girl, they would go up and hit on her.

What mattered most was that the girls around them would help, and of course, afterwards, they would offer some money as a reward.

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As for those students who sat alone in their seats, their ears were practically calloused from listening to Yang Yongxin spout these grand principles.

They were now simply waiting silently for the last part, which was when the red envelopes would be collected.

“Next, let’s warmly welcome Principal Guo to speak!” After finishing with the grand principles, Yang Yongxin grinned and switched places for the next speaker.

Then a middle-aged man with a big belly took to the podium, the balding man wearing golden-rimmed glasses looked like a cultural worker full of knowledge and wisdom.

But the students below all knew how despicable this bald man was.

“Hello everyone, I am the principal of Bin University: Guo Mingliang. I am very happy to see everyone today. Your children, the future pillars of our country, have achieved excellent academic results this term. Today’s meeting is kind of a farewell party…”

Guo Mingliang began his gabble as soon as he got on stage.

“What does Guo Mingliang think about the red envelope thing?” Xia Liu asked the two girls while they were seated.

“What else can he think, either sitting or standing.”

“Liu Lanxin, can’t you be serious for once? Brother Xia Liu is asking a question.” Hearing Liu Lanxin’s teasing reply, Zhang Xiaoman could not stand it.

“Hmph!”

“Hmph! Brother Xia Liu, let me tell you, this Guo Mingliang and that Yang Yongxin are in cahoots. They’re really corrupt. There are even rumors among the students that a few years ago, a graduating girl was taken out to dinner by them and then…”

Zhang Xiaoman stopped there because she could feel that Xia Liu was angry.

“Xia Liu, what are you thinking of doing?” Sensing that something was off with Xia Liu’s expression, Liu Lanxin weakly asked.

“Beasts do not deserve to teach!” Xia Liu said coldly.

“It’s best to be careful with this. I heard that Guo Mingliang seems to know some people; otherwise, he would have been taken away long ago,” Liu Lanxin cautioned.

“It’s a pity he doesn’t know me.”

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“Great! Let’s all give Principal Guo a round of applause for his speech.” Back at the podium, Yang Yongxin took up the microphone and started another impassioned speech.

As the coerced applause fell, Yang Yongxin smiled and said, “Today’s meeting is about done. But there’s one last thing I want to say.”

“The school has not had it easy over the years, especially the teachers who have spent countless energy training future social elites and national pillars. Day after tomorrow, report cards will be issued, and students will leave the campus after receiving their grades, so today might be the last chance for students to express their gratitude. I hope you can thank your teachers…”

“Tsk tsk, making it seem so right to take money, that’s really something.”

“Oh, what can be done, the report cards are still in their hands, they can do whatever they like,” Zhang Xiaoman said, somewhat resignedly.

In fact, many of the female students present thought this was relatively okay; they had all seen the news.

In some places, if you don’t pay a bigger price, the outcome can be very tragic.

Nowadays, it’s just two thousand yuan. Once you start working, with a bit of luck, it’s at most half a month’s salary, so it’s worth it.

“Now, starting from the back, parents who are here, please come to the stage as representatives,” Yang Yongxin said, focusing his gaze on Xia Liu because he was sitting at the very back.

“Oh, it’s starting with that laborer from the village. I wonder how much he will give?”

“Heh, Liu Lanxin and Zhang Xiaoman are sitting next to him, how pitiful.”

“What’s the use of being pretty? In the end, they’ll just marry into the countryside, and their life is over.”

Those in the audience looked at Xia Liu, Liu Lanxin, and Zhang Xiaoman and quietly buzzed with discussion.

They also wanted to see if Xia Liu could take out four thousand yuan and stuff it into the box.

This red envelope rule had been going on for years here, and almost everyone understood what it was all about.

“That parent, please represent your two classmates and come up here,” Yang Yongxin said in a low tone when he saw Xia Liu remain unmoved.

“Xia Liu, go on up,” Liu Lanxin urged; she could already feel the gaze of the entire hall focusing on them, especially a few particularly loathsome stares.

“Brother Xia Liu, go ahead, we’re not short of that little money anyway,” Zhang Xiaoman also urged.

“Alright, I’m going,” Xia Liu said as he took the red envelopes from the girls and stood up to walk toward the stage.

Seeing Xia Liu make this move, Yang Yongxin’s smile grew even wider.

It had been more or less the same every year; once the parents and students caught on and there was a first representative, things became much easier to handle afterwards.

“This parent, please place the students’ token of gratitude into the donation box.” Seeing the two somewhat thick red envelopes in Xia Liu’s hands, Yang Yongxin said with a smile.

“Yo, actually able to take out a red envelope.”

“Who knows if there’s money inside, I think it’s a stack of newspapers.”

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“Haha! It might really be, a laborer showing gratitude for two students, how could he possibly come up with so much gratitude?”

“Right, right! Teacher Yang, you better check it, there must be newspapers in his envelope!”

“I’d bet the lives of the two thousand workers under me, it’s definitely stuffed with newspapers!”

“Yes! Definitely newspapers!”

Just as Xia Liu raised his hand with the red envelope, those patrons below shouted out one after another.

They simply didn’t believe Xia Liu could come up with four thousand yuan.

Even if he really could take it out, he wouldn’t be willing to do so at such an occasion.

If you don’t open the red envelope, you would never guess what’s inside.

Just like some people who get on a bus, sometimes they drop two Game Coins—who would notice?

“This parent, you wouldn’t mind the teacher checking the students’ sincerity in gratitude, would you?” Hearing the patrons’ comments below, Yang Yongxin was also somewhat anxious.

Because every year during graduation season, they always received many empty envelopes, or you could say, they were filled with paper or Joss Paper.

There may not have been a chance before, but today the voices from below were clamoring so vehemently.

Yang Yongxin saw an opportunity; he could legitimately ask the person making the donation to open the envelope for inspection.

“Alright, Teacher Yang, look carefully, I’m going to open it.” Saying this, Xia Liu actually began to open the red envelope right in front of everyone.