Everyone Wants to Pamper the Lucky Daughter

Chapter 118: Chapter One Hundred and Nineteenth: Best of Both Worlds 1

Translator: 549690339

The next day at noon, as the whole Su Hu’s family was happily roaming around Furong Town, the newly appointed Mingshui County Magistrate received yet another secret edict from the Imperial Court, looking quite distressed.

It ordered him to settle the matter within two days, with no room for delay.

The Mingshui County Magistrate was so frightened that his legs turned soft. He immediately led his team to Thatched Cottage Academy to get the details of the spring term registration.

The headmaster of Thatched Cottage Academy, seeing the County Magistrate himself taking interest in this matter, had a drastic change in his color. This year’s admission slots were tight, both he and the steward of the academy had accepted a lot of favors.

Seeing the County Magistrate with the officers barging in unannounced, they mistook this as a blown cover, ready to arrest them and nearly tripped to the ground in fear.

Having mingled in the officialdom for years, the Mingshui County Magistrate was not dim-witted and spotted the irregularities at once.

Reluctantly he came, but after gaining a thorough understanding of the situation, a new idea struck him.

The Imperial Court assesses the performance of officials in each state and county once every three years. If he could make a big move on this issue, carry out some real deed for the villagers like expanding the academy, and recruiting more children from poor families.

He could not only fulfill the task assigned by the Imperial Court’s secret agent but boost his performance as well. Isn’t this killing two birds with one stone?

The more the Mingshui County Magistrate thought about it, the more excited he became. He immediately sent people to summon the parents of this year’s spring-term entrants to discuss the matter of expanding the academy on-site. All the students who were able to enroll had families in favorable conditions.

Some of their elders were even local rich merchants, loaded with wealth.

When the County Magistrate gave his order to expand the academy, these well-off families naturally didn’t dare to object and dutifully offered donations.

Some rich merchants even took this opportunity to flatter the County Magistrate, pledged from their heart that they would undertake all matters regarding the expansion of the academy.

They would present him with a brand-new academy before the commencement of the autumn term.

The County Magistrate was pleased and rubbed his chin as he laughed slyly, revealing his cunningness.

The matter was settled on the very same day, and after dismissing all the parents, he summoned the headmaster and the steward, ordering them to arrange the admission of another student.

No matter what method they use, Su Clan’s little daughter must successfully report to the academy the day after tomorrow.

The headmaster and the steward naturally didn’t dare to object. They both nodded in agreement, promising that they would find a suitable method and arrange someone to start school as soon as possible.

With a satisfied heart, the County Magistrate left. The headmaster and the steward of the academy were left speechless, silently wiping the cold sweat off their foreheads.

The two, with similar thoughts and consistent black-heartedness, quickly singled out a newly enrolled spring-term student. They persuaded him to leave by reason of his young age and inability to keep up with the Master’s pace, freeing up a spot for the student specifically arranged by the County Magistrate.

The parent of the expelled student also attended the County Magistrate’s rally for expanding the academy earlier that day and begrudgingly donated a substantial sum of silver.

However, the next day he received a notice from the academy that his son was persuaded to leave due to his young age.

He wasn’t a fool and knew there must be something fishy.

Thinking of the County Magistrate personally coming down to oversee the matter, despite the resentment filling his heart, he gritted his teeth and brought his son back home from the academy.

With that, the matter of Su Qingluo’s school admission was settled. The eight-year-old girl embarked on her joyous journey of schooling with her school bag on her back.

On the first day of her journey to the academy, Su Qingluo woke up early. She opened her eyes even before the dawn broke.

She glanced at the still sleeping Little Prince, tucked him into the blanket and quietly got out of bed.

She put on her clothes, braided her hair into two neat and tidy plaits, slung her little school bag over her shoulder, lifted the curtain to leave her bedroom and went to the living room for breakfast..

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