The Principal's Invitation

The girl who confessed to Xia Yu was the same one who had previously tried to hint at her feelings for him and accompanied him to the coffee shop.

Initially, the girl was hesitant, but after seeing Xia Yu's piano and violin skills, and the expressions of other girls in their class, she felt a strong sense of crisis and took this opportunity to confess directly.

She didn't expect that a girl who looked like she was only in junior high would suddenly appear and hug Xia Yu.

Hearing the girl's intimate call to Xia Yu, the confessor felt disheartened.

Did Xia Yu have a preference for young girls? If she had confessed during junior high, would she have succeeded?

At this moment, she saw Xia Yu push the girl away.

"Stop it!" Xia Yu pinched the girl's cheek, turned to the confessor, and said, "This is my sister, Xia Yuxue."

Before she could rejoice, he added, "I don't plan to date in high school, so I'm sorry."

The girl's heart was numb from the rollercoaster of emotions.

"I've caused you trouble." The girl bowed to Xia Yu and then ran away.

Watching her retreating figure, Xia Yu sighed: 'Such good manners.'

Thinking about the youngsters from his previous life, he shook his head.

He then looked at Yuxue: "How did you come here?"

"I saw my brother, so I came over to say hello." Yuxue explained.

"Why didn't you call me 'brother' when greeting me, you just called me by name?" Xia Yu pinched her cheek and inquired.

"I was trying to shield you from her!" Yuxue's voice sounded comical because her face was pinched.

"It was just a small matter in the beginning, but if people find out later, it might turn into a big deal of deception." Xia Yu let go of her cheek and looked around.

He knew that Yuxue wouldn't dare to go out alone at night, so someone must have accompanied her.

"Where's your friend?" Under Xia Yu's questioning, Yuxue revealed her companion.

She was a girl shorter than Yuxue, wearing black-framed glasses, looking cute and having a slightly dark literary vibe.

Taking out two hundred yuan from his pocket, Xia Yu told Yuxue and her classmate to eat something at a nearby fast-food restaurant, or visit the supermarket, and wait for him to finish dinner and go back together.

With the money in hand, Yuxue and her classmate ran off.

Returning to the dinner venue, Xia Yu realized he had forgotten to ask Yuxue why she was following him.

And her tracking skills were quite good since he hadn't noticed her.

Was it because he had gone out at night, so she came to catch him in the act?

Or was it that her phone wasn't entertaining enough, otherwise, she wouldn't have the time.

Once he developed a mobile game that was both addicting and profitable and brought a few internet ideas from his previous life, he could turn people in this world into slaves to their phones, and there would be fewer idlers.

Xia Yu determined his goal.

During the dinner, he continued to think.

To achieve the aforementioned goal, it wouldn't be enough just for him alone; he would also need help from others.

These helpers would have to be elites from various fields.

How to gather these helpers?

He looked at his class president who came from a well-off family and had good organizational skills; perhaps he could bring him in as well?

After thinking for a while, he showed a self-mocking smile. With the balance of his part-time job salary, he had only two thousand left in his assets, and it was a bit early to think about these things.

Putting down his thoughts, he focused on eating.

On Sunday's eight-hour game time, he casually logged into An Siyao's body and spent some time with the two Feng sisters who came over.

On Monday, during morning exercises, the principal made some official remarks about the cultural festival and awarded the best program award to Xia Yu's class. The class president was overjoyed.

At the same time, Xia Yu was also selected for the best individual award. He, along with the class president and other winners, went on stage to receive the awards.

When he was given the certificate, the principal whispered to him: "Come to my office at noon."

After saying that, the principal patted him on the shoulder and started to give out the next award.

Back in his seat, Xia Yu frowned as he pondered why the principal would be looking for him.

Until noon, he still hadn't figured it out.

After eating lunch in the cafeteria, he arrived at the principal's office.

In the office there was not only the principal but also Xia Yu's language teacher.

"Sit, please wait a moment." The principal was looking at a document and asked Xia Yu to sit down. He turned to Xia's language teacher and said, "Old Yu, your report is a bit perfunctory."

"Principal, wasn't this how we've always done it?" the language teacher defended himself, although he could spend more than an hour writing a perfect report. However, if he could be lazy, why bother?

"The current situation is different from before, isn't it? Take it back and revise it." The principal handed the report back to the language teacher and ended the discussion.

He then looked at Xia Yu.

Curious, the language teacher didn't leave and stood aside to watch.

"This time I asked you to come mainly because I want you to represent the school in a music competition," the principal said.

"Music competition? Shouldn't that be for clubs like the band to participate in?" Xia Yu asked, puzzled.

"The wind ensemble won't work, their level is unknown to me, and it would be a waste of time!" The principal expressed disdain for the wind ensemble.

"What kind of competition? When?" Xia Yu asked.

If it was convenient, he could participate and save face for the principal.

"The First District High School Instrumental Competition," the principal said with a smile, "The specific competition time has not been confirmed yet due to some reasons, but the finals should be around December. In March, notices have already been sent to various universities."

"The whole district?" Xia Yu was hesitating, knowing his own level.

In Ziling City, he was indeed considered an upper-class pianist, but those who really studied the piano were all from wealthy families. Only a few of them performed for money, while many talented people hid in their homes.

Although only high school students participated in this competition, there were also many talented participants, especially the younger generations of pianists.

"This time, our school's old rival, the Second High School, will also participate. Their music clubs have always been doing well. Your main purpose is not to let our school fall too far behind."

The principal added, "I also studied piano, and I am familiar with the Second High School's level. We don't need you to surpass them, but if you perform exceptionally, you might even beat their ace."

In this world, besides academic performance, hobbies and interests are also extremely important. Many schools rely on outstanding clubs to attract students, rather than enrollment rate.

For example, Hua University's Go Club had produced half of the famous players in recent years.

However, Xia Yu's school didn't emphasize music clubs as a selling point. The principal's actions were likely driven by personal motives.

Xia Yu had heard that the principal had tried to win over a student who had ranked tenth in a provincial piano competition last year, but the student had opted not to join.

To be honest, Xia Yu didn't want to get involved in such matters. If he participated, he would give it his all. As a time-traveler, participating in a competition just to make a pass and be a supporting character was too degrading.

If he spent all his remaining time on the piano, he might even win a championship, but his main focus was Xu Youxiang's programming skills.

Seeing Xia Yu hesitating, the principal added, "If you can achieve a good ranking, I can give you a recommendation to Hua University. I have some connections in the education field, and as long as you can excel in music, I can obtain this quota."

A recommendation to Hua University!

Xia Yu was surprised, not expecting the principal to offer such a condition.

Hua University was the best university in the First District, especially in the field of internet technology.

If Xia Yu wanted to develop his own internet business, he would definitely need the help of Hua University students.

If he became a student at Hua University, he could start a business with the help of school seniors and overcome the difficult initial stage without any resources.

If he could directly attract one or two talented people, he wouldn't even need to learn programming himself, just provide a plan and let those talented people work for him.

However, participating in this competition also involves a serious issue.