"The principal felt the original school gate lacked imposing presence... Well, not that it lacked presence, exactly, but it didn't quite fit the ethos of an elite academy, so he spent a fortune upgrading to a more grandiose entrance." The convenience store owner gestured toward the majestic main gate. "They changed all the signage into pure English, saying they needed to attract overseas students, and staffed the faculty with bilingual teachers. Anyone who knows better thinks it's a school; anyone who doesn't would think it's a foreign embassy!"
This was the first time Lu Mingfei felt that someone other than himself could make such a spot-on critique... Who could argue with that? No domestic university gate had this kind of scale, let alone a private high school.
Was the principal of Shilan High School planning to train diplomats, or foreign spies?
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