The manager said, "Brother Wu, President Cheng is looking for you."

Wu Di put down the cardboard box and headed towards the company's CEO's office.

Master Cheng Li sat down in a chair, gestured for Wu Di to sit opposite him, and said with a smile, "It seems I've arrived at just the right time."

"Hmm...maybe not," Wu Di said thoughtfully. "Why would you open a jewelry store?"

Cheng Li tapped the table with his finger: "This is where you make money, that's where you relax."

Wu Di nodded.

Master Cheng Li asked, "Are you planning to become my disciple?"

"Huh?" Wu Di raised his eyebrows, surprised.

The design industry has both public and private learning and mentorship. The former is more public, while the latter is more private and involves a very close master-disciple relationship.

After all, design is an art, and art always carries a touch of romance, which is why it has been passed down to this day.

Cheng Li asked, "What do you mean? Are you willing or not? If not, forget it."

“I am naturally delighted and honored that Master Cheng is willing to be my mentor.”

Wu Di said cautiously, "But... can I ask why?"

Master Cheng Li counted on his fingers: "First, you're very talented; you can see the essence of my design. Second, you're very hardworking and willing to learn new things. Third, you have good character..."

As Wu Di walked out of the office, he felt as if the world was a dream.

He actually had a master, and a master who was very famous in the industry.

Back at her workstation, her colleagues all gathered around her: "Dizi, what's wrong? Why did President Cheng call you to his office?"

Wu Di subconsciously responded, "He asked me to be his apprentice."

Holy crap!

"You sold that half of your butt? And you actually became President Cheng's apprentice. I want to sell mine too."

"You've reached the pinnacle of your life; you'll have to take care of us guys from now on."

Before long, the news that Wu Di had become Cheng Li's apprentice spread throughout the company, and many colleagues cast envious glances at him.

Manager 'Rakshasa' walked over: "Um... Brother Wu, I was just ignorant before. Please forgive me for what I did."

Wu Di: "... ..."

I still prefer your haughty demeanor.

... ...

Inside a classroom at a high school near the Tanhua residential area.

The teacher was lecturing on the stage, and Lu Rixing glanced sideways at Zhong Rou on his right.

He was sitting with his legs crossed, his body weight shifted backward, his eyes on the blackboard, his left hand spinning the textbook rapidly, while his right hand was spinning the pen, the ballpoint pen moving smoothly between his fingertips.

That posture was extremely elegant.

Lu Rixing was envious; he also wanted to be like Zhong Rou.

He tried to turn the textbook, but repeatedly failed, and it fell to the ground with a sound.

The teacher frowned slightly: "Lu Rixing, if you don't want to attend class, go stand outside."

"Hahaha..." Upon hearing this, Zhong Rou grinned and laughed, "What nonsense!"

"Zhong Rou, you get out too."

Many students in the class were learning to turn books with Zhong Rou, and the intense learning atmosphere brought tears to the teacher's eyes.

It's so numb! I wish I could be this focused when I'm learning!

It's all Zhong Rou's fault!

Zhong Rou and Lu Rixing stood outside the classroom, looking at each other. Lu Rixing said angrily, "It's all your fault!"

"What's it to me!" Zhong Rou rolled her eyes, then bent down and quietly left the place.

Lu Rixing asked, "Where are you going?"

"Playing basketball."

"The teacher told us to stand as punishment."

"She says I have to stand in the corner as punishment? Who does she think she is? I'm not going to stand here like an idiot."

"What if the teacher finds out?"

"Just say you went to the toilet. At worst, you'll get scolded," Zhong Rou said dismissively.

Zhong Rou had experienced the punishment of being made to stand all too many times; it was commonplace for her.

"Zhong Rou, where are you going?" Just as Zhong Rou was about to leave, the teacher stood at the door with a stern face.

Zhong Rou immediately straightened up: "Teacher, I'm reporting to you that Lu Rixing asked me to go outside to play basketball. I said I wouldn't go, but he insisted that I go."

Lu Rixing: "???!!!"

Zhong Rou, are you even human?

The teacher's lips twitched.

The teacher was helpless against this troublesome young lady, Ms. Zhong.

Good students are always the apple of their teachers' eyes.

Zhong Nvxia's grades were really good, ranking among the top in the class. She usually ranked first, and on the few occasions she ranked second, it was because she secretly solicited a bribe from the second-place student, promising to give the second-place student the good grades in exchange for money.

As for why so many teachers discovered that, it was because Zhong Rou wrote nonsense on the exam, which was inconsistent with her academic level, and that's how it was discovered.

In the end, Zhong Rou and the second-place finisher each received a severe beating.

The second place winner copied eighty articles, while Zhong Rou copied one hundred and eighty articles.

Zhong Rou complained that it was unfair, which infuriated the teacher.

You're the ringleader, how dare you say it's unfair?

Have you no shame?

As the bell rang, Wenqing and Zhong Rou left the school side by side. The latter opened her phone, which contained messages from her sister.

[Wang Shu: Zhong Rou, come straight home after school. Your brother-in-law and I have a surprise for you.]

Wenqing: "Oh, Rou Rou, there's a surprise."

Zhong Rou frowned slightly: "I have a bad feeling."