Today, Song Ye is a well-known public figure. For ten years, he has tirelessly dedicated himself to the economic development of Tang City.
Tang Guo is also famous. Like Song Ye, she has been committed to the city, but her focus has been on shaping Tang City into one with deep cultural roots.
Many of the things this couple has said over the years have been selected for inclusion in textbooks. Their words of wisdom are now frequently quoted.
For many consecutive years, the two of them have been named People of the Year.
Tang Guo often traveled to universities around the country, and even abroad, to give speeches.
Song Ye did the same. Developing cities frequently invited him to speak, and he had even been invited by foreign prime ministers to attend business forums to discuss global economic issues.
But no matter where they are invited to speak, there is one principle they always follow, if the event would separate them for more than three days, they politely decline.
Eventually, people got wise and started inviting them together. As expected, joint invitations almost always received a yes.
Nowadays, Tang City University is not a school that ordinary people can get into. To be admitted, one must not only have excellent academic performance but also demonstrate development in other areas. In short, it is not a university one can enter by studying blindly.
Tang City University also has one particularly important step. It is the only university in the entire country that requires an interview for admission.
Even as the requirements grew increasingly stringent, countless students still tried everything to get in.
Some applied to experience a world-class university. Others simply wanted the chance to see the two people who had become legends.
This year, the couple was in their early forties, walking hand-in-hand through the Tang City University campus. They still looked as youthful as ever.
Students passing by would glance at them strolling along, giggle quietly, and feel deeply envious.
The affection between the principal and Director Song was widely known. No one had ever seen them fight. Wherever they went, Song Ye would carefully hold his wife’s hand, as if afraid she might get lost.
Countless students looked to them as the model for love. Students at Tang City University believed in loyal and lasting relationships. If they fell in love, it was with the intention of never breaking up. Just like their principal and Director Song.
Because of this belief, Tang City University had the lowest rate of romantic relationships among all universities in the country, perhaps even the world. Whether male or female, students were extremely cautious and sincere when choosing a partner.
Graduates of Tang City University also had the lowest divorce rates, and domestic violence cases were virtually nonexistent. The men were known for cherishing their wives, and the women for being understanding and supportive of their husbands.
Later, it gradually developed into a trend where many people felt it was an honor to marry a man who graduated from Tang City University, and considered it a stroke of luck to marry a woman who graduated from there. However, people from Tang City University still preferred to stay within their own circle. After looking around, they would end up choosing their partners from among fellow alumni, which was both amusing and exasperating.
“The Song family is in turmoil again.”
Years ago, the couple had already anticipated trouble in the Song family, just as Song Ye had once predicted.
The Song family had gotten a taste of success. Song Rui and Song Xuan both quit their jobs to dive into business. But once the people they’d offended caught wind of it, they made sure the family lost everything they had earned.
No matter how hard they worked afterward, they missed every opportunity.
Whatever the Song family wanted, there were always people determined to keep it out of their reach.
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