Seeing Liu Sisi's resolute expression, Xia Hongyuan also knew that the situation was beyond salvaging.
He no longer insisted on the impossible and after some thought, he began to choose his words carefully.
"Princess Ruyu, now that the matter of Mr. Xu becoming the Vice Dean has been settled, I will not press the issue further. However, Your Highness must also be aware of the academy's current difficulties. The fact that the academy struggles to enroll students has much to do with the conflict between the Liu Family and Di Family. If Your Highness can't resolve this, even if Vice Dean Xu recruits students, I'm afraid they will..."
His meaning was very clear, with the teachers from the Liu and Di Families placing stumbling blocks in both overt and covert ways, even if students are recruited, before long they will be hounded into passive resignation.
Liu Sisi frowned: "Were there many students who dropped out under such circumstances in the past?"
