Insufficient balance

  "Really? Principal Gu, you're not kidding me?"

  Su Wenyu held the receiver, looking at Ye Jun with an incredulous expression. After a long while, she spoke into the receiver: "Alright, I understand, thank you Principal Gu."

  "Sister Su, I didn't deceive you, did I? Now you should believe me, right?"

  Looking at Ye Jun in front of her, Su Wen Yu felt a sense of absurdity that was hard to understand. She knew Gu Ren Fang's character very well, and at least he wasn't the kind of person who would assist evil for fear of power, so Gu Ren Fang's words, even if Su Wen Yu couldn't fully believe them, were at least 80% credible. Could it be that Ye Jun in front of her had really achieved a score close to the national champion?

  740 points! If it weren't for the Chinese language holding him back, Ye Jun would indeed be a well-deserved all-around full scorer! Moreover, those 10 points in Chinese were deducted by the school because they were worried that it would be too shocking.

  "Xiao Jun, it's not that Su Jie doesn't trust you. The principal has always told Su Jie about your academic performance. Just look at the mock exam before the college entrance examination, how many points did you get? 520 points! You're still a question mark for getting into a second-tier university, and Principal Gu also said that you only spent 10 minutes on each subject. Xiao Jun, do you think Su Jie should trust you?"

  Su Wen Yu was indeed unwilling to suspect Ye Jun, but the score, and the time spent on the exam, if it wasn't for someone who had seen it with their own eyes, no one would believe it, because this was simply beyond the scope of what humans could accept.

  "Sister Su, how about this? I have a lot of review materials in my room. Why don't I do it once?"

  "Good! I think so too, otherwise, I really don't know how to explain it to the chairman."

  Ye Jun's proposal immediately won Su Wenyu's approval, but upon hearing that Su Wenyu wanted to tell Dong Suning about it, Ye Jun hastily said: "Sister Su, this matter can't be told to my mom yet, at least not for now."

  "Why? If it's true, isn't that a wonderful thing? And it's not something to be ashamed of, so why hide it from your parents? Unless you really have a guilty conscience!"

  Su Wenyu's face was filled with confusion, she really couldn't find any place worth hiding. To be honest, Ye Jun was also quite worried, thinking that if he didn't reveal a little to Su Wenyu, something bad would happen. Women are animals that like to make simple things complicated, Ye Jun deeply understood the essence of this sentence, and cleared his throat, speaking seriously: "Su sister, I believe you also know that my dad is about to come to Jiangling City to take office as mayor?"

  "Huh? The chairman told me that they were keeping this from you, how did you find out?"

  "Don't mind this, just think Xu Dehai misspoke."

  Jian Ye Jun's serious expression was met with Su Wen Yu's rational glance, who nodded and said: "Right, I've heard about it. What's the big deal? Is this really the reason you didn't want to tell your parents? Isn't that a bit far-fetched?"

  "Wait, Su Jie, let me ask you first. If you tell Mom about this, will you also mention the leave of absence?"

  Su Wen Yu seemed to be unwilling to concede, and Ye Jun waved his hand, not waiting for Su Wen Yu to speak up. He said to himself: "Even if Sister Su is broad-minded and willing to keep it a secret for me, has she considered how my dad and mom would feel? Will they personally call the school to ask about the situation?"

  "Xiao Jun, I understand. However, I hope you can give me a reasonable explanation. Because, you've completely confused me." Su Wen Yu's face turned serious, and the point Ye Jun casually brought up happened to be something she had overlooked or neglected. Her intuition told her that Ye Jun might indeed have an unbearable reason for hiding the truth.

  "As I mentioned earlier, my dad will become the mayor of Jiangling City."

  Su Wen nodded naturally, and Ye Jun said with a hint of meaning: "Sister Su, as my mother's number one confidant, she has always praised you, saying that you are clever and capable. I also believe that Sister Su is very capable, but can you tell me, if my father arrives in Jiangling City and wants to make some political achievements, where will he start?"

  Su Wenyu did not expect Ye Jun to escalate the issue to a political level, and she was also aware of Ye Yangsheng's character, being a responsible and upright national official. Although it wasn't worth getting stuck in the deputy position for ten years, she had a hunch that this might be the result of the chairman's family meddling behind the scenes. After all, Ye Yangsheng and Dong Suning's marriage was not a secret in Guangnan City, and those who entered this circle more or less knew some inside information.

  "If Mayor Ye comes to Jiangling City, the easiest way to achieve political performance is to manage the river embankment. Slightly more difficult is to improve the urban construction of Jiangling City, expand its development scale, and limit the coverage area of factories as much as possible. Of course, there is another one, which is to eliminate the collusion between officials and businessmen in Jiangling City."

  Su Wenyu's previous coquettish demeanor was gone, and now she gave Ye Jun the feeling of a shrewd and calculating woman: "If I were Mayor Ye, I would definitely choose to focus on river embankment management. After all, this can produce immediate results and quickly accumulate political capital at the fastest speed. As for strengthening urban construction and expanding development scale, it's too slow - in three to five years, you won't even see any effects. And as for colluding with merchants, that's too difficult. Not to mention that it's hard to take down a local snake, even if you really investigate and find something, the one who ends up suffering will likely be Mayor Ye. After all, this involves too many people and is too complicated - it's not possible that none of these people have deep connections."

  "Sister Su, I admire you more and more."

  Ye Jun applauded, causing Su Wen Yu's originally calm face to flush with a hint of red again, laughing and scolding: "Alright, little Jun, speak up, don't be coy."

  "Sister Su, you also said before that the dragon is difficult to fight against the snake on its own territory. The biggest problem with river embankment management is not that floods cannot be stopped. To put it bluntly, the problem is not a natural disaster, but a man-made one." Ye Jun's mouth curled up into a faint smile after he finished speaking.

  "Xiao Jun, are you telling me that someone is skimping on materials for the river embankment project?" Su Wenyu asked in shock.

  "Sister Su, you guessed it right, indeed there are some people who cut corners and reduce the quality of work in order to reap benefits from it."

  "This is impossible! This is a national project, who dares to have ulterior motives? In recent years, the media has been reporting on the flood disaster in Jiangling City, and I believe that many people in Beijing are paying close attention. At such a sensitive time, can there still be someone so reckless?"

  Su Wen Yu covered her mouth, her face full of disbelief, but what Ye Jun said next was a sentence that made Su Wen Yu's heart skip a beat: "That's right, from the media reports, we've always thought it was because the flood disaster was too big, and the river dam project couldn't withstand the fury of nature. I believe this group of people wants to create a hidden effect, making us stubbornly believe that it's not that the country doesn't allocate funds or the government doesn't repair and reinforce the river dams, but rather that no matter how reinforced they are, they can't withstand flood disasters! This group of people is trying to make us fall into reverse thinking. For example, Jiangling City suffers from flooding every year, which is due to its geographical environment, it's a curse bestowed upon Jiangling City by heaven!"

  Ye Jun's words were like a demonic obstacle, constantly invading Su Wen Yu's mind, especially the last paragraph. Think about it, when a person's thinking is thoroughly trapped, then even if Jiangling City experiences floods every year, they will still think that this year seems to be another year of rapid water rise, and the government's continuous reinforcement of the river embankment has not been able to stop the flood demon's wanton behavior. This can't be blamed on the government, it can only be blamed on heaven being blind!

  "Xiao Jun, did you know about this inside information?"

  "It's hard to say for now, but Su Jie mentioned earlier that there might be collusion between officials and merchants. If someone is indeed profiteering from the river embankment project, then this talk of official-merchant collusion wouldn't be surprising."

  Ye Jun smiled and said, his intuition told him that Su Wen Yu had already begun to believe his words.

  Su Wenyu's face sank, his brow furrowed, and he analyzed to himself: "If Mayor Ye investigates, he will definitely find out that the river dam is a tofu dregs project. This way, he will inevitably follow the trail and pull out the culprit. First, he will start with the Water Conservancy and Electric Power Bureau or the construction unit responsible for the river dam project. It's not difficult to investigate these two parties, but this huge sum of money, no matter which party is involved, doesn't have the guts to take it on. In other words, it must involve a deeper level, in other words, once the investigation starts, isn't it just like the third point? Oh my god! Mayor Ye has just arrived, even if he is the mayor, how many people under him are willing to share the burden for Mayor Ye?"

  Su Wen Yu's heart was racing as he spoke, and his forehead was sweating profusely. It was clear that Su Wen Yu had already guessed the true intention behind Ye Jun's words, and he couldn't help but look at the seemingly young man in front of him with a shocked expression. How did Ye Jun, who used to be seen as an uneducated and incompetent son, manage to figure this out? If it weren't for Ye Jun bringing it up today, Su Wen Yu wouldn't have even thought of it. For the first time, Su Wen Yu felt that the old Ye Jun and the current Ye Jun were two completely different people, like two magnets with opposite poles.

  "Xiao Jun! Go get the review materials for each subject, I'll administer the test myself!"

  "Yes ma'am! Sister Su!"

  This seemingly irrelevant remark, however, made Ye Jun thoroughly understand Su Wen Yu's intentions. He immediately stood at attention and scurried back to his room, fetching a large stack of materials with test questions.

  Time passed minute by minute, Su Wenyu covered her mouth, her face full of disbelief. She was just like Gu Renfang today, unable to understand why Ye Jun had such an extraordinary writing ability that was different from ordinary people. Of course, what surprised Su Wenyu the most was the time it took for Ye Jun to answer the questions under the premise of getting a perfect score!

  5 minutes!

  4 minutes!

  3 minutes!

  The fastest one actually reached 2 minutes and 45 seconds!

  As for English, Su Wenyu didn't give any answers, but instead used the most authentic and native American accent to chat with Ye Jun. When Su Wenyu discovered that Ye Jun's oral ability was not only on par with his own, but also had a hint of British style, he was thoroughly stunned! However, Su Wenyu would never have thought that in his previous life, after Chen Guoyan got into trouble, Ye Jun took her to move the headquarters of Huayang Group to Stanford Bridge.

  "Alright! Xiao Jun, although Su Jie is very curious about how you possess such amazing calculation skills, Su Jie has also been an overseas student and has seen some tutoring classes that teach calculation skills abroad, so it's not surprising. Anyway, as long as you can speak English with a accent that makes Su Jie feel ashamed, even if you tell Su Jie that you'll be the top scorer in liberal arts next year, Su Jie will believe you. However, now Su Jie wants to ask you, what do you plan to do next?"

  Su Wen Yu felt a wave of powerlessness, and couldn't help but laugh bitterly to himself, silently scolding Ye Jun for being able to pretend so deeply that he almost got deceived by his carefree appearance. However, Su Wen Yu didn't notice that in his heart, a faint sense of joy had emerged.

  "Sister Su, tomorrow I'll take you to meet someone, it's a secret who it is, how about it?"

  Jian Ye Jun's mysterious behavior made Su Wen Yu somewhat curious, and he said, "Alright!"