"You've been on an island for five years, right? So, what do you think you can teach? What qualifications do you have that would enable you to teach university courses?" Ding Wan'er was nearly at her limit of tolerance. Did he think he was being asked how to brag?
"On the island, Peerless Divine Skill, Killing Techniques, Hundred Schools of Thought, Astronomy and Geography, Divination and Astrology, musical instruments, chess, calligraphy, and painting, computer programming, and hacking skills are no problem at all. It's just that I currently don't have any academic qualifications."
Seeing the changing expressions on Ding Wan'er's face, as though she was worried about the issue of his qualifications, Lin Feng wanted to ease Ding Wan'er's troubles and added, "If a qualification is absolutely necessary, I can go buy one."
The more she heard, the worse it got. Upon hearing this statement, a black line appeared on Ding Wan'er's forehead, and she lost control, her voice rising eight octaves, "What! Buy a qualification? What kind of place do you think this is? You want to buy a fake degree and come teach at my university? You...!"
"Don't get worked up, I can buy a real degree." Lin Feng hadn't expected Ding Wan'er to be so excited and signaled her not to get too agitated.
"A real... really..." Ding Wan'er felt like collapsing. Buying a real degree was still buying, wasn't it?
"Mr. Lin, with your situation, it's impossible for me to arrange a university teaching position for you. We are currently short-staffed in logistics—that's the only job I can arrange for you right now. If you are unwilling, then I'm sorry to say, goodbye." Ding Wan'er was almost going crazy, but the matter involved her grandfather, and she finally managed to suppress her feelings, thinking to herself that this was for the best and that she couldn't be blamed. A braggart like him surely wouldn't accept a logistics job. If he left, then all her troubles would be solved.
"That's fine, then I'll go report for duty now." Lin Feng didn't react as Ding Wan'er had anticipated; he wasn't excited, showed no reaction, and certainly didn't refuse and leave. He simply shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly, stood up, and walked towards the door, where he stopped and turned back around, "By the way, where is the logistics office?"
"Second floor on the west side, there's a sign on the door!" Ding Wan'er was stunned for a moment before she replied. She really hadn't expected Lin Feng to agree.
Even more unexpectedly, Lin Feng didn't leave; he actually stayed. Despite the pompous claims he had just made, when told to go to logistics, he... he didn't seem to care at all.
In fact, it was as if it didn't bother him one bit. This man really was... an oddball.
Watching Lin Feng's retreating back, Ding Wan'er sighed. What on earth was going on today, she didn't know why she could get so infuriated by him!
And the more she thought about it, the stranger it seemed. This Lin Feng...
Finally, she picked up the internal phone on her desk and dialed a number: "Director Chen? Someone named Lin Feng will come looking for you, arrange something for him!"
Staring at the phone she had hung up before hearing a reply, the logistics department's Director Chen, Chen Yun, was somewhat dazed, thinking to himself, the president... the president personally arranging this, it didn't make sense.
This had never happened before. What happened today? Was she provoked by some rich young master?
Chen Yun decided not to ponder over it further. He would have to carefully consider the president's intentions. The president directly arranging someone for a position was a big deal...
Ding Wan'er looked at the letter in her hand, thought about Lin Feng's appearance and his words, and felt extremely conflicted. She had anticipated their meeting wouldn't be pleasant, but she hadn't expected it to be so preposterous. Despite an initially favorable impression based on his appearance, how could things get more and more ridiculous? How could someone like him possibly share a life with her!
No, she had to go find her grandfather and tell him everything that happened today! Let him decide for her! Lin Feng was simply too unsuitable, nothing but a bunch of hot air!
Despite a thousand and one reasons for reluctance, she knew she had to inform her grandfather about the matter of the introduction letter…
In the depths of Yingbo University's garden, there sat three ancient-style villas, among which, in the courtyard of one villa, all kinds of flowers emitted fragrances throughout the garden. An old man was happily using a trowel to loosen the soil around the flowers and watering them while humming an opera tune, living utterly carefree and comfortable. This was Ding Wan'er's grandfather, Ding Yi, the former president of Yingbo University.
After turning the school over to his granddaughter, he finally got to enjoy tending to his flowers without worrying about the school's affairs!
Upon entering the yard and seeing her grandfather still caring for the plants, Ding Wan'er didn't speak but stood there, puffing up with annoyance. Since childhood, she had been brought up with fine ladylike etiquette, which kept her from rudely interrupting others, including her own grandfather!
After a while, Ding Yi put down the trowel, turned around, and saw his precious granddaughter had arrived, and she seemed a bit upset. Ding Yi asked with a smile, "Wan'er, what's wrong? Who's made you upset?"
Ding Wan'er shook the letter in her hand and said softly, "Grandfather, that letter has arrived!"
A letter? What letter? What kind of letter would make his granddaughter personally deliver it? Ding Yi had questions swirling in his head, then suddenly realized, could it be the letter he had been waiting for over twenty years? Excitedly, he took the letter from his granddaughter's hands, opened it, and saw it only contained one sentence, "I am your betrothed." Below it was sketched the figure of an old man. Seeing this sketch of the old man, Ding Yi was filled with excitement—it meant that his old friend was still alive!
"Hehe, Wan'er, you must have seen the young man who sent that letter, right?" Ding Yi asked anxiously.
"Don't even get me started, it just makes me angry. He's an uneducated swindler who hasn't even graduated from high school. After spending five years on an island, he now comes to run in my school wanting to be a teacher, claiming he can do anything and everything. I've never seen anyone like him!" Ding Wan'er became extremely upset when mentioning this matter.
Hmm? But the old man is absolutely a master among masters, how could his people be like this? Ding Yi was very skeptical inside, staring at his granddaughter, and her expression didn't seem like she was lying!
"So, did he provide any proof that what he's saying is true? Or is it all your deduction that he's an uneducated swindler?" Ding Yi asked.
"Well, this, he hasn't really proven anything, but he's about the same age as your granddaughter, hasn't graduated from high school, and has lived on an island for five years. And then there's what he said..."
"What's the man's name, and how is he arranged now?" Ding Yi now cared more about how Ding Wan'er was handling the situation.
"Oh, that man is called Lin Feng; I temporarily placed him in the logistics department."
"Hmm, that works too, we'll see. I'll have time to check him out, see what this young man is really about!" Ding Yi replied, but then added something that nearly made Ding Wan'er pass out, "Don't expect to break off the engagement deliberately. When you have time, try to have more contact with that young man, to build up a relationship! Do you understand?"
Ding Wan'er was already feeling utterly speechless and depressed. What on earth is good about Lin Feng? How come I can't see anything good about him at all? Grandpa even wants me to have more contact with him; how is that possible? It's so frustrating!
"Don't be upset, Wan'er. Even though I haven't met this Lin Feng you mentioned, there is one fact I know! If he has been with the old man mentioned in the letter, he must not be an ordinary person!" Seeing Wan'er's state of mind, Ding Yi kindly added, hoping Wan'er could grasp the situation.
Ding Wan'er felt her grandfather was being too blindly optimistic. Not everyone associated with good people is good themselves. And recalling what Lin Feng had said, she felt that this person was simply unreliable, not to mention being with him. Ding Wan'er would never be with someone who was all talk and no action.
"Oh, Grandpa, I understand. I'm going back to work now!" Ding Wan'er thought to herself, though she knew she couldn't voice these thoughts to her grandfather; otherwise, he might become more anxious and press her even further. She would have to gradually find a way in the future.
"Alright, go on, and come over to have dinner at your grandfather's place when you're free!"
"Goodbye, Grandpa!"
Watching Ding Wan'er's retreating figure, a happy smile appeared on Ding Yi's face. Lin Feng, Lin Feng, I must take the opportunity to check him out properly...
Chen Yun hung up the phone call with Principal Ding Wan'er and the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was off. The principal directly arranging for such a person seemed very uncertain, not normal at all!
For the sake of safety, Chen Yun decided to start with Principal Ding's secretary, Zhang Yu, to find out what was really going on. Otherwise, if he mishandled the situation without knowing the full picture, he might mess up. Could he even continue his job then? Many people were eyeing his position, after all – jobs that offered a little more 'oil and water' were definitely better than anything!
Outside the Principal's office, Chen Yun knocked on the door, pushed it slightly open upon seeing Zhang Yu, and asked cautiously.
"Xiao Yu, is the Principal in?"
"No, he just went out!"
"I have a question, Xiao Yu. What do you think is the Principal's intention? Suddenly directing someone to my department – this has never happened before. It doesn't make sense, and it has left me not knowing what to do!" As soon as Chen Yun heard the Principal wasn't there, he relaxed because he usually had a good relationship with Zhang Yu. It was very important to be on good terms with someone close to the Principal. Chen Yun had come over, hoping to get some useful information from Zhang Yu.
"I'm not clear about this. I only know he talked to the Principal inside for about more than ten minutes; then the Principal rushed out!" Actually, Zhang Yu was also curious about what exactly happened inside.
Hearing Zhang Yu say this, Chen Yun was even more perplexed, mumbling to himself, "What do you think I should do, then? I can't just arrange things however I want. It's not right if I do well, and not right if I do poorly. What if I mistakenly place him, and he leaves, only for the Principal to find out? That would be a mistake... It's so vexing!"
Ding Wan'er had just returned from her grandfather's and was walking in when she overheard the conversation between Chen Yun and her secretary – precisely Chen Yun's last sentence!
Already unhappy about today's events, after coming back from her grandfather's, Ding Wan'er had been thinking about how to persuade Lin Feng to leave so that he would leave voluntarily without creating further issues for her. And here, the moment she walked in, she encountered Chen Yun trying to scout out 'military intelligence'!
If you could get him to leave Yingbo University voluntarily, I'll promote you and raise your salary!" Ding Wan'er, already in a bad mood, directly responded to Chen Yun's words without paying attention to the startled Chen Yun frozen in place, and she walked straight into her own office.