Chapter 1913: Chapter 640: School Uniform (Part 2)

The red carpet extended straight, surrounded by promotional banners.

Following the signs, I walked into the banquet hall.

A lively atmosphere swept over.

Inside, there were already quite a few people, of all different age groups.

They gathered in small groups, chatting and laughing.

Tang Song also saw a few somewhat familiar faces, some were old classmates, others were teachers.

"Qingning! Over here!" A middle-aged woman with glasses and short hair waved and walked over joyfully.

"Teacher Li!" Liu Qingning greeted with a smile and gave her mentor a hug.

Tang Song followed behind, smiling and said, "Teacher Li, long time no see."

Li Gaisu was startled for a moment, carefully examining him before exclaiming with delight, "Tang Song! I wondered who was so handsome, it turns out to be you, kid! Not bad, you look really energetic now!"

She looked at him, then at Liu Qingning, a satisfied smile on her face.

Back in high school, she had noticed those vague little affections between these two kids. It seems they’ve come to fruition now.

In the blink of an eye, more than seven years have passed, it’s really quite poignant.

With the commotion here, quite a few people glanced over.

But most eyes first fell on Tang Song.

No wonder, even dressed in ordinary winter clothes, his extraordinary aura and appearance were still particularly eye-catching.

Soon, some familiar teachers came over to greet them.

Of course, the focus was on Liu Qingning.

After all, back in high school, Tang Song wasn’t nearly as dazzling as that top student aiming for Tsinghua.

After a brief exchange of greetings,

Li Gaisu led Liu Qingning further inside, arriving at a round table.

"Principal Zhang, Qingning and the others have arrived."

Upon hearing this, Principal Zhang turned his head, saw Tang Song, and was momentarily surprised. He then stood up and smiled at Liu Qingning, "Ah, Qingning, welcome to our school’s anniversary celebration."

Tang Song raised his eyebrows, the person referred to as "Principal Zhang" by Teacher Li was none other than the academic director he remembered well, Zhang Qingguo.

Looks like he’s been promoted to vice principal.

"Hello, Principal Zhang." Liu Qingning politely nodded.

Zhang Qingguo then turned to Tang Song, surprised, "This is... Tang Song? You’ve changed quite a bit."

"Hello, Principal Zhang."

Zhang Qingguo nodded, "Tang Song, you look much more mature now than before, haha."

He remembered Tang Song quite well.

After all, back then Liu Qingning was the school’s treasure, a top student aiming for Tsinghua University.

And yet, there was a tendency for early romance, so he often admonished this "troublesome" Tang Song.

This time, for the school’s 50th anniversary celebration, something else needed to be handled because of Tang Song.

So he naturally didn’t have a favorable impression of him.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries,

Zhang Qingguo quickly got to the main point, subtly hinting at the special situation and the difficulties the school was facing.

Liu Qingning smiled and said, "It’s okay, Principal Zhang, I understand. Coming to the anniversary is to give blessings to our alma mater, it doesn’t matter where we sit."

Tang Song stood next to Liu Qingning, listening to their conversation, couldn’t help but smile.

Back in high school, it was like this too—his dazzling first love always protected him, always considering his feelings.

Seeing Liu Qingning still insisting, Zhang Qingguo’s expression changed slightly, just about to say something.

A teacher from the academic affairs office ran over, "Principal Zhang, Zhao Rui and the others are downstairs, they’re coming up soon."

"Alright, alright!" Zhang Qingguo got excited, immediately stood up and said to Li Gaisu, "Teacher Li, please continue communicating with Qingning, I have important guests to attend to."

After speaking, he hurriedly left.

Li Gaisu looked at Tang Song and Liu Qingning, not knowing what to say, could only helplessly explain the special situation this time.

Even as a key local middle school, the principal’s administrative level is only equivalent to a deputy division level.

The vice principal is just a section level.

And this time, the leaders coming from the city are said to possibly be at the department level.

The level gap is vast, very vast.

Not just for the school, but the whole Jing County is shaken.

For the school, this is a top priority, even more important than the anniversary itself.

Liu Qingning nodded slightly, without saying much.

Soon, there was a commotion at the entrance of the banquet hall.

Zhang Qingguo, with a full smile, personally accompanied a few people in.

Standing in the middle were two men.

One was about thirty years old, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, looking cultured and refined.

Tang Song glanced and recognized him as an upperclassman two years ahead, Zhao Rui. Back then, he was also a prominent figure in school and later got admitted to Tsinghua University.

The other one was unfamiliar. About forty years old, full of vigor and charisma.

Li Gaisu noticed Liu Qingning’s gaze and thoughtfully introduced, "You should all know Zhao Rui, he’s now working in CICC’s investment banking division, quite impressive. You can try to connect with him later.

Beside him is Li Yunfan, an alumnus from the class of 2004, general manager and major shareholder of Quan City’s well-known food processing company ’Mai Xiang Yuan.’

I heard ’Mai Xiang Yuan’ is currently preparing to go public and is collaborating with CICC.

This President Li wasn’t initially planning to come, but apparently heard about the city leaders coming, so he decided to come last minute."

Li Gaisu paused, "Qingning, Tang Song, you see this is the situation now. The school has to prioritize arrangements for these people, so we hope you can understand, the teacher really can’t do much."