7 Zhang Yang’s Admiration (1/2)
It was hard to deny that Hong Xiaofu had a great reputation in school and was well liked by the teachers and his peers.
He came from an unfortunate background, having lost his parents at a young age. Nonetheless, he was an extremely positive and hardworking child. Although he had to play games to earn his living at night, his results were not too bad—he wasn't among the top students, but he was definitely among the first hundred in the cohort. It explained why many teachers were fond of him. When lecturing the other students, they would often say, ”Take a look at Hong Xiaofu, isn't he doing a lot worse than you? If he isn't feeling dejected, why are you caving in to defeat?”
Zhu Yan was especially considerate of him. When she had heard that Hong Xiaofu had Awakened but had not had any powers, she had grown concerned—and followed Li Hong.
Both of them ran toward the Principal's office.
”Principal? Principal?” Li Hong knocked on the door of the Principal's office the moment he arrived. He spoke hurriedly, ”Is Principal Liang there?”
”Come in.”
A deep voice echoed from inside the room.
Li Hong immediately pushed the door open and entered, followed by Zhu Yan.
Principal Liang looked serious as he stared at the documents on his table with his eyes wide open. When he saw Li Hong and Zhu Yan walk in together, he broke into a smile and joked, ”Why are you both here? Are you inviting me to your wedding?”
Zhu Yan blushed. Li Hong immediately corrected him, ”No no—Hong Xiaofu from my class is in trouble!”
”What?” Principal Liang was worried. He put down the pen in his hand and frowned.
”Your Class Mascot is in trouble? What happened?”
”This happened.” Li Hong put the test kit onto the table and hurriedly explained, ”Hong Xiaofu has Awakened, gene sequence LV1, score of 3.6666%. It is already a high number, but he does not have any power. He seems to be an ordinary person. What should we do?”
”This…” The principal was caught at a loss for words. .
Awakened without power, what did that count as? An Awakener or an ordinary man?
There was a huge difference between the two!
Awakeners were able to be enrolled into Shencheng Engineering University and they could even get a subsidy of three thousand dollars every month.
However, if you had no power after being Awakened, you would be just like any other human. You could be considered an ordinary person, then there would be no issue.
”You are sure that he has Awakened?” The principal placed his hands onto the equipment and it quickly reflected a result of 82, which aligned with his previous results, ”The test kit should be working fine.”
Li Hong rushed to explain, ”I have also tried it, there is no problem with the test kit—but Hong Xiaofu is just not showing any signs of Awakening power. What do we do, Principal? It is okay if the university does not recruit him, he would be able to enter the school with his academic results. The problem is the subsidy! Three thousand dollars a month is an important sum for him. Principal Liang, you must think of a way! This child does not have it easy.”
Zhu Yan also added, ”That's right, Xiaofu is a great kid. His results are good, he has the right values and is very optimistic. It would be terrible for him to have to accept this!”
”Don't panic the both of you, of course I know that it isn't easy for him.”
Principal Liang rubbed his chin, ”I will make a call to the management now and ask if they can help in any ways.”
Li Hong and Zhu Yan made eye contact before nodding, ”Okay!”
Principal Liang took out his phone at once and made the call to the authorities. He was speaking calmly at first, but soon he was screaming through the phone.
”What ordinary person? Didn't I say it already? Awakened! Awakened! Score of 3.6666%! The standard sequence LV1! How is this an ordinary person?! Can an ordinary person have such a score?! I'm not saying that he must enter Shencheng Engineering University, I'm just asking if you could help him apply for the subsidy! Living expenses subsidy! This sum of money is really important—why are there so many considerations? The rule is that Awakeners get the subsidy! What other proof do you need? Can't you see the numbers? I—alright, I'll wait for your news!”
Principal Liang threw his phone onto the table and barked, ”These stupid people only know how to be full of themselves. What rules and what documents?! Everything is proven, what else do they want?”
”That… That…” Li Hong was surprised by the Principal's outburst, and spoke softly, ”Principal Liang, please calm down. After all, the authorities have regulations to abide by. Actually, Su Ying from my class has also been Awakened—”