Chapter 122: 122 The Worst Class (First Update)
"You’re welco," Miao Xinran said as she ate the osmanthus cake, "This osmanthus cake is really good. You can’t find such authentic ones in Capital City anymore. Hey, Lin Xiao, is your hotown Hangzhou?"
Osmanthus cake, such a delicate pastry—only the gentle won born in the watery regions of the south could make it.
Lin Xiao nodded, "Yes, my hotown is Hangzhou. What about you? Are you a local from Capital City?"
Capital City is vast, being the capital of China mainland, so almost everyone cos from all over the country.
True locals are very rare.
Despite having been classmates for so long, this was the first ti Lin Xiao had spoken so much with Miao Xinran.
In the past, although Miao Xinran was a top student, because she slept in class and played video gas, everyone kept their distance from her.
Fearing they might be influenced by her carelessness.
So they rarely interacted with her.
However, Miao Xinran was gradually shedding her bad habits, and over ti, Lin Xiao found that, in fact, Miao Xinran was quite easy to get along with.
"I’m from Huizhou, but I’ve been to Hangzhou once. It’s very beautiful, a land of fish and rice, with distinct seasons. It’s a wonderful place."
"Huizhou?" Lin Xiao’s deskmate, Zhou XueXue, turned around excitedly at this, "I’m from Huizhou too!"
eting soone from the sa hotown in the vast Capital City was quite a fate.
"You’re also from Huizhou?" Miao Xinran also seed surprised, clearly not expecting to et a fellow townsperson.
"Yes, yes, yes," Zhou XueXue nodded hastily, "Fate! Let’s shake hands."
The two hugged each other excitedly, sharing the feeling of encountering old acquaintances in a foreign land.
"You earthlings are all liars!" Zi suddenly blurted out this sentence.
Chu Jin raised an eyebrow, "Earthlings cheated you out of sunflower seeds?"
Zi placed her iPad on the stone table, "I’ve been delving into your earth culture these past few days and ca across a saying that goes ’Fellow townsn eting fellow townsn, tears in both their eyes,’ but look, those two are laughing like fools, with not a hint of sadness!"
Chu Jin: "..."
"By the way, Jin, where are you originally from?" Miao Xinran suddenly realized that despite having hung out with Jin for so long, she still didn’t know her family origins.
Chu Jin swallowed the last piece of osmanthus cake, "I’m from Capital City."
Miao Xinran gave her a once-over, squinting her eyes, "That’s not right, Capital City people don’t look like you..."
Look at those slender arms and legs. Who from Capital City looks like that?
Chu Jin gave her a disdainful look, and said with a mock scold, "Hasn’t your teacher ever taught you not to judge a book by its cover? Your brother Jin here is a true man!"
"Chatter, chatter, chatter! Fuss, fuss, fuss!" While they were laughing and joking, the class teacher’s voice suddenly broke into the air, "Our class is the loudest in the entire teaching building! Look at class 9 and class 11 next door! You are the worst group I have ever taught! We are in our senior year, not the juniors! Have you finished your Five Three? Have reviewed mathematics?"
The air suddenly went quiet as everyone listened to the teacher’s admonishnt.
"The college entrance exam is the last competition in life that doesn’t look at your face or rely on your parents! Look, even Chu Jin, who loved studying the least, has changed. What excuse do the rest of you have to not work hard, to not strive?"
The suddenly ntioned student, Chu Jin, thought: So, was she being praised?
**
Elsewhere, at the Shang family residence.
"Dad, this is the information on the Chu Family girl you asked
to prepare. Take a look." Shang Kangsheng lay back on a rocking chair, squinting his eyes as he reached out to receive the docunts handed to him by Shang Zhi.
"How co I hear that all the major financial news outlets have been broadcasting news about Chu’s bankruptcy these last few days?" Shang Kangsheng didn’t open the file; instead, he set it aside and continued to ask.
Shang Zhi knew his father had so old ties with Chu Liyan and without further thought, he told him everything he knew.
"So, Su Qiangda has completely terminated his contract with Chu’s?"
Shang Zhi nodded, "Yes, not only that, but he also took away a large number of old shareholders from Chu’s. Now, Chu’s is facing a capital shortfall and desertion by its people. I fear it won’t last many days."
"Ungrateful cur!" Shang Zhi slamd the table, "Without old Chu, Su Qiangda would have died of starvation on the streets long ago! And now, he repays kindness with malice without any consideration for past relationships!"
Although businessn value profits, they must also value righteousness!
Su Qiangda’s actions were indeed despicable!
"What about the young Chu? Any news from her side?" Shang Kangsheng steadied his emotions and asked.
Shang Zhi knew a bit about what Chu Jin said last ti at Chu’s.
But in Shang Zhi’s view, it was all nonsense. Not to ntion Chu Jin had been useless for eighteen years; even if she were normal, how could she possibly revive Chu’s by herself, being just a woman? Shang Zhi chuckled, "The young Miss Chu claid she wants to secure a cooperation deal with JK and lead the remaining shareholders to revitalize Chu’s. Is this not ludicrous? As if a little girl like her could secure a deal with JK. Even if Chu’s had no internal problems and was not lacking funds, JK would not have considered Chu’s. The young people these days think a little ability makes them invincible, but in the end, they are just too impetuous, immature."
Sighing at the end, Shang Zhi shook his head.
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