281: Chapter 281 Forgive and Forgive! A Fresh Start! No Tolerance!

Chapter 281: Let Bygones Be Bygones! A Fresh Start! No Indulgence!

"Wait your turn, it's not your time yet!"

Xu Zhuhui silently lowered his head and glanced at Principal Chen Qingzhou.

Chen Qingzhou looked out the window and couldn't help but sigh.

"Principal Song, I assume you still have things to share?"

Meeting Su Yang's scrutinizing gaze, Song Xiang felt immense pressure. "I also took money from a few students' parents..."

He figured he couldn't hide this matter.

Among those students, some were still at the school and were quite "well-known"!

They were likely on Su Yang's blacklist!

"Alright!" Su Yang leaned back in his chair and said, "What else? Just come clean with everything! If you confess, the past can be wiped clean; I won't settle old scores. But if someone else reports you... you know what happens!"

"I arranged for three... relatives to work in the school!"

"Hmm! Who are they?"

"..."

After Song Xiang finished his confession, Su Yang thought for a moment and said:

"Tell those three relatives of yours to leave the school!"

"As for the money from the students' parents, return it all. Those students who deserve to be expelled will still be expelled. You figure out how to wrap that up yourself... understand?"

Hearing Su Yang's words, Song Xiang breathed a sigh of relief and nodded repeatedly. "I understand!"

"If it's hard to explain to your relatives, just say the school has a new parent company and they discovered your issues. Tell them that if you don't want to go to jail, they have to be the ones to suffer," Su Yang said very considerately. "As for the parents, tell them the school was planning to pursue criminal charges against their children, but you did everything you could to stop it... and you only managed to secure a withdrawal or expulsion. Then, say you felt guilty toward them and returned the money. Got it?"

"Ah?"

Song Xiang looked at Su Yang blankly. It took a long while for him to realize the boss had already thought up the excuses for him.

So, the boss really was letting bygones be bygones!

He looked at Su Yang with some gratitude: "Boss, I understand! I understand!"

His loyalty began to soar wildly, jumping from nearly 68 to over 70, then hitting 80 in the blink of an eye.

Overall, Su Yang felt that Song Xiang was relatively restrained!

Helping relatives with the cafeteria business, arranging for three cronies, taking some bribes... and keeping a mistress. It seemed like "standard" practice!

It was just one mistress, after all.

Compared to that guy at a certain bank who ran a harem and had over thirty female subordinates as lovers, he was indeed... quite principled. After all, they were just a private enterprise!

At this moment, Su Yang's gaze landed on Xu Zhuhui again.

"Boss, I'll confess!"

Seeing that Song Xiang had been let off, Xu Zhuhui decided to come clean.

In truth, many things in the school couldn't be hidden...

He didn't know what those teachers had told Su Yang, but with this boss's methods, he surely could find out a lot.

Rather than waiting for the bomb to explode, it was better to just confess!

Especially since the reforms Su Yang wanted to implement would affect many people's interests.

It was very likely that many of his secrets would be exposed anyway...

"Go ahead!" Su Yang said.

Xu Zhuhui had quite a few issues as well.

Besides cronyism, he had also accepted gifts from certain faculty members!

During school recruitment, he had also taken bribes from several applicants.

Even though the pay at a vocational college wasn't great, people still tried to find ways to get in.

After all, the status and position of a "teacher" still held weight in the eyes of the older generation!

"But Boss, those teachers who came in through the back door—I checked them all beforehand..." Xu Zhuhui said in a low voice. "If they didn't have a Master's degree, didn't meet the professional requirements, or couldn't speak clearly, I wouldn't take them!"

"Fire those few and return their money!" Su Yang said after thinking for a bit. "Let the cronies go too. As for those who gave you gifts, demote those who should be demoted and fire those who should be fired... Use the reason I just mentioned; you can blame it all on the head office!"

"Understood, Boss!"

Xu Zhuhui nodded.

His loyalty also began to rise, climbing directly to nearly 80.

Su Yang looked toward Chen Qingzhou: "Principal Chen, what do you have to say?"

Song Xiang and Xu Zhuhui both looked at Chen Qingzhou. Their gazes... put immense pressure on him.

If he didn't come clean, these two might secretly snitch on him!

They all worked in the same school and everyone had informants. Who could really hide anything from anyone else?

"I will transfer my assistant, Gao Yan, away..."

Chen Qingzhou's problems were slightly smaller than those of the other two vice principals.

He indeed accepted gifts, but they were mostly ritualistic, and he had given gifts in return.

However, he had also planted a few relatives in the school.

Besides his own relatives and friends, there were also some social favors he had to fulfill!

The school supermarket also used his connections; his sister-in-law had secured it.

However, like the cafeteria, the supermarket had come in through a legal bidding process.

They had indeed paid the school, so procedurally, there was no issue!

Chen Qingzhou said helplessly, "My family was poor when I was a child. My father died early, and my mother... it was my eldest brother who raised me. My nephew isn't good at studying and is a troublemaker, but my sister-in-law has always been good to me..."

After being honest with Su Yang, Chen Qingzhou suddenly felt the pressure on him vanish.

In fact, it wasn't just Chen Qingzhou; the other two vice principals felt the same!

After listening to the three principals' accounts, Su Yang looked at Kong Lifan again.

Kong Lifan and Vice President Qiu Qixin also confessed to some issues. Everyone had skeletons in their closets...

These five were the veterans of Yanhu Education.

To say that Yanhu Education was built by them single-handedly was no exaggeration at all!

The company was one thing.

But in the school, the influence of the three principals was truly deep-rooted... a situation where the subordinates were too powerful to be controlled!

However, at least these three still had a bit of a moral baseline and kept each other in check.

Otherwise, the situation at the vocational school would have been even worse and more chaotic!

It could only be said that this was the mess left behind by Dongcheng Group's neglect in recent years!

If Su Yang were to fire them all, the school would certainly fall into chaos in the short term.

When that happened, he could forget about any reforms!

Perhaps because they had all been honest with Su Yang, the loyalty of these old foxes actually began to rise.

"Starting today, I can let bygones be bygones regarding the past!" Su Yang said after thinking for a moment. "I'll give you one month to tie up those loose ends."

"Understood, Boss!"

The four senior executives of Yanhu Education all nodded with some gratitude.

One month was already very generous!

"So, from today onward, the past is turned over. In my eyes, you are all clean!" Su Yang said with a smile. "Everyone, turn over a new leaf and start fresh. Understand?"

"Understood!"

"Understood, Boss!"

"Understood, Boss!"

"..."

The senior management of Yanhu Vocational School felt a weight lift from their shoulders.

As long as Su Yang didn't pursue their past mistakes, they would be fine!

After all, Yanhu Education was just a company!

At least at this moment, they were filled with gratitude toward Su Yang and were won over by his magnanimity!

[Ding~ Yanhu Education employee Chen Qingzhou's loyalty has reached 90. You have gained 1 Spirit Point.]

Su Yang was stunned for a moment and took a brief look at the forty-something-year-old Chen Qingzhou.

He then checked the loyalty of the others; it was also trending upward!

Once everyone's emotions had settled, Su Yang began the next agenda item: "Next, let's talk about dealing with some problematic teachers... Xu Zhuhui, you haven't done well enough in this area!"

"Yes, Boss!"

Su Yang handed Xu Zhuhui a list of teachers and professors: "These people are likely all problematic. Fire them all!"

This time, Su Yang didn't plan to be reasonable or find excuses for firing employees.

For someone to be a teacher, having low moral fiber was unacceptable!

This list included the one involved in the teacher-student relationship.

Xu Zhuhui's eyes narrowed when he saw the five names on the list.

Su Yang added, "These people should all have issues... Even if there's no evidence, fire them anyway!"

"Ahem!" Xu Zhuhui said in a low voice, "I can probably find legitimate reasons to dismiss all of them!"

Su Yang suddenly felt like giving this guy a kick!

Seeing Su Yang's displeased expression, Xu Zhuhui said somewhat sheepishly, "I used to worry they would expose my own secrets!"

Su Yang said grumpily, "Fine, get rid of them all!"

"Understood, Boss!"

With Su Yang's support, he was no longer afraid!

"Once those cronies leave, start public recruitment!" Su Yang continued. "Recruit experienced people for me. If you have relatives who need work, you can report them to me. As long as they are down-to-earth and hard-working, I don't mind helping you arrange something!"

The executives of Yanhu Education all nodded: "Understood, Boss!"

At this moment, they also felt Su Yang's human touch.

Chen Qingzhou asked softly, "Boss, what about those four..."

Su Yang thought for a bit and said, "Leave those four alone for now!"

Those four well-connected individuals still had significant influence; the school and students could still use them.

It wouldn't be easy for Su Yang to just cut them off!

Chen Qingzhou was quite sensible; the positions he had arranged for them were relatively leisurely.

They still had work duties, such as liaising with certain companies or departments!

Hearing Su Yang's words, Chen Qingzhou also breathed a slight sigh of relief.

The boss knew how to be flexible in his dealings!

"The school's new management standards must be strictly implemented... Finally, regarding the students, a purely soft approach definitely won't work!" Su Yang tapped the table with his index finger and said, "We may need to issue a batch of notices, and expel or persuade a batch to withdraw!"

Song Xiang asked softly, "How many does the boss plan to expel or persuade to withdraw?"

Su Yang said in a flat tone, "One-tenth would be acceptable!"

Song Xiang couldn't help but gasp!

The other senior executives of Yanhu Education looked at each other in shock.

Su Yang was truly ruthless!

At the same time, they were grateful that they had been forgiven by Su Yang!

Even Jiang Yu, who was nearby, looked up at Su Yang in surprise.

The customer was indeed king, but Su Yang sometimes didn't mind stepping on certain kings' heads!

"Gather all the students who have committed offenses, including those reported for fighting, bullying, skipping classes, talking back to teachers, and so on... I have a rough list, and you should compile one as well!" Su Yang said after thinking. "At that time, the teachers from the Student Affairs Office and I will have one-on-one talks with them. Then we will consider warnings, school-wide notices, probation, withdrawal, or expulsion!"

Song Xiang asked softly, "The boss will participate personally?"

Su Yang said softly, "I'll set an example for you, in case you're afraid to take action!"

These people had a habit of indulgence, which had only fostered more trouble!

He would first provide a demonstration for the school's teachers!

To make students comply with management, there must first be a show of force!

And incidentally, it would also serve as a warning to these senior executives!