Zhongli had no choice before, so he needed to be the principal.
But now a more suitable person had appeared.
So did he not need to be the headmaster anymore?
Retire!
Definitely going to retire!
Thinking of this, Zhongli decided to have a good chat with Takumi.
After taking out his mobile phone and sending a message to Takumi,
he went directly to his teahouse.
Zhongli:
[Come to the teahouse for tea?]
Takumi, who was lying on Keqing's lap at home, heard the phone.
He couldn't help but take it out.
Day and night were a little surprised after glancing at the message.
He quickly sat up straight and said:
"Keqing, let's go, let's drink tea."
"The emperor treats you!"
After speaking, Takumi pulled Keqing up,
then went outside.
At this time, Ningguang and Nuwa were not there.
Ningguang had taken Nuwa to Liyue Port.
She wanted to go back to the Qunyu Pavilion for a look.
Shenhe had gone to the workshop to find her master.
There were only Takumi and Keqing at home.
"Emperor, would you like some tea?"
"Rare!"
This was really rare.
Isn't that right?
They usually go there to eat and drink.
This time it was Zhongli's invitation?
There must be something to discuss.
Otherwise Zhongli would not have invited Takumi.
Although she was curious about why Zhongli suddenly invited Takumi,
Keqing obediently followed Takumi toward the teahouse.
Takumi did not open a space channel;
he took Keqing all the way there.
It took more than ten minutes before the two arrived at Zhongli's teahouse.
They found Zhongli in a private room upstairs.
The two came in and sat down.
Seeing Takumi and Keqing arrive, Zhongli immediately began to pour tea.
After pouring a cup for each of them,
he slowly opened his mouth and said:
"I plan to completely hand over school affairs to Dr. Mei.
"How do you feel?"
Well, he mentioned retirement as soon as he began.
When Takumi and Keqing heard Zhongli's words, their expressions changed.
Could they not understand what Zhongli meant?
Thinking of this, Takumi couldn't help complaining:
"Are you thinking of retiring again?"
"Because someone is taking over the school, so you don't want to do it?"
Zhongli nodded.
There was nothing to hide.
"That's right."
"Anyway, there's nothing I can do right now."
"So I'll retire."
He said it with confidence.
Takumi and Keqing exchanged glances.
They were speechless.
But if Takumi thought about it carefully, it seemed not impossible.
After thinking, Takumi said:
"Then let's talk about it during the Huaxia New Year."
"Wait until the semester is over."
"At least give Dr. Mei time to adapt, right?"
"It's not too late to retire until next year."
"And even if you retire from the school, you're still Minister of Education."
"You can't escape that!"
Takumi agreed.
It was possible to hand the school completely to Dr. Mei.
But Zhongli was in charge of the Ministry of Education.
In other words, he oversaw the schools across Liyue.
Zhongli himself held that position.
He was also head of education.
Usually there was little to do.
Takumi didn't want him to retire completely.
After all, he still had to find something for him to do.
Zhongli heard this and did not refuse after thinking.
Anyway, the Ministry of Education had little daily work.
The systems Takumi and the others built handled most tasks.
There wasn't much routine work that needed Zhongli's personal handling.
So there was no problem.
"That's fine!"
"Then it's settled."
"I will retire next year."
"At that time, I will consult with Dr. Mei!"
Zhongli was very happy when he said that.
Well, he would be freer in the future.
Delightful.
Seeing his expression, a faint smile appeared at the corner of Takumi's mouth.
Want to retire?
But it's not that easy.
When all the schools open later,
you won't feel so free.
All kinds of problems, even in the kindergartens alone, can make your head spin.
Thinking of this, Takumi chuckled inwardly,
but he didn't show it.
Only Keqing knew what kind of mischievous idea Takumi was holding back.
What kind of person Takumi was, she still didn't fully know.
This was all too clear.
Well, watch a play and enjoy it.
Be entertained.
Takumi and Keqing stayed in the teahouse a while.
After drinking tea and snacks,
the two said goodbye and left.
They had no intention of sitting with Zhongli all day.
After walking out of the teahouse,
Keqing couldn't wait to ask.
"It always feels like you're holding back some bad idea."
"You didn't dig another hole for Dijun, did you?"
It was hard to ask earlier, but now she wanted to know.
Hearing her question, Takumi chuckled.
"There are very few schools now, so things should be manageable."
"But think about it—if many kindergartens are built by then,"
"and there are schools built elsewhere,"
"if many things converge, do you think Dijun can still be idle?"
Keqing was stunned.
Could Zhongli still be idle?
If not,
then Dijun would be busy.
At that time, there would be many trivial matters waiting for him.
For example, things Nuwa couldn't handle might all be handed to Zhongli.
Thinking of this, Keqing's expression changed.
She wondered whether Dijun would come to regret it.
However, it might be better if Dijun couldn't retire.
She didn't really want Zhongli to retire.
Smiling, she felt happy.
Hey, when the time comes, she didn't know what expression Dijun would make.
"Also, do you think Miss Guizhong will let Dijun go when she finds out he's idle?"
The corner of Takumi's mouth rose slightly.
Hearing this, Keqing blinked.
"Certainly not."
"After all, Miss might pull Dijun over to be of use."
"There will still be many things in Dijun's domain."
Keqing had already thought about it.
In the future, Dijun would have no excuse to refuse.
Before, Zhongli always used the excuse that the school kept him busy.
Then he declined other duties.
Purely a man of carefulness.
That used to annoy her.
But now, if he handed all school affairs to Dr. Mei,
there would be no excuse.
As for the teahouse?
He could relax there.
So, help him when needed.
Thinking of this, Keqing was also pleased.
Although retired, he might become busier.
Dijun would be so miserable.
Thinking of this, Keqing felt rather gleeful.
The two soon came to Guiliyuan's bridge.
"Takumi, no one will be home at noon."
"Let's go straight to Xiangling's shop for dinner."
"It's been a long time!"
No one was home anyway.
They could eat out.
They hadn't been to Xiangling's shop for a long time.
Takumi heard Keqing and, after thinking, agreed.