Chapter 12 Jiang Yingxu, please have some candy.

The clear broth noodles were bland; besides the white noodles, there were only two small green vegetables floating in the soup.

The only advantage is that you can have two free follow-up appointments.

Jiang Yingxu was used to the food.

The noodles were two yuan more expensive than the steamed buns.

But during the day, you need to do practice problems, and you can't keep up with mental activity without a certain amount of energy.

Unlike at night, when I could just grab a quick bite to get through the part-time job period and then go home and sleep, I didn't feel hungry anymore.

As Jiang Yingxu thought this, he recalled the straightforward question Reid had asked him when he hung up the phone in the teachers' office earlier.

"The school can promise that you can take the college entrance examination after you get the recommendation qualification. If you can get a good ranking, you will receive all the rewards you are entitled to."

Reid leaned on the table with one hand, his square face giving him a rugged and dignified appearance, but when he patted Jiang Yingxu's shoulder, he softened his grip, appearing somewhat gentle.

"You know that the Yan Group sponsored a laboratory building for our school last year and also established a scholarship foundation, right? I had a meal with the person in charge of the foundation and got an agreement from them."

Reid pushed the white paper on the table in front of Jiang Yingxu.

"As long as you can enter the national team and step onto the IPhO stage in this final, from the moment you sign this agreement, the Yan Group's education foundation will cover all your academic expenses until the college entrance examination, and will also give you a living allowance of one thousand yuan every month."

"Even in the worst-case scenario where you don't make it to the IPHO competition, the Yan Group will only require you to repay your monthly living allowance interest-free until you graduate from university."

Jiang Yingxu's situation is very troublesome.

He doesn't belong to the impoverished student group; his uncle and aunt, who have custody of him, are wealthy, but they simply refuse to give him any money.

Reid couldn't stand seeing boys who should be focusing on their studies taking on heavy responsibilities so early, and running around all day for a meager living allowance, so he turned his attention to business groups.

When commercial groups provide subsidies and investments to individuals with outstanding academic performance, they typically require the individuals to sign a clause stipulating that they must work for the group for many years after graduation.

Reid was unwilling to let these conditions restrict Jiang Yingxu's future path.

He vouched for Jiang Yingxu with his many years of teaching achievements and gave the person in charge a red envelope, finally managing to negotiate this truly meaningful "charitable" agreement.

His gaze toward Jiang Yingxu was gentle and loving.

"Yingxu, you're already in your senior year of high school. You can't let those messy things affect or hinder you anymore."

You deserve a better and brighter future.

"..."

Jiang Yingxu's eyes flickered slightly, and in that instant, he suddenly remembered the little cat that had become attached to him.

The kitten is spoiled and playful, but last night it obediently stayed with him at the convenience store for several hours.

She mumbled to herself, talking to the being called "Tong," feeling bored and not wanting to bother him, so she could only find something to pass the time.

The fresh milk and chicken breast purchased at the employee price were the best Jiang Yingxu could provide.

But she has tasted many more and better things.

Jiang Yingxu once worked part-time at a pet supply store.

Men and women who brought cats and dogs picked out hundreds or thousands of snacks and toys without batting an eye, pinching the paws of the kittens and puppies, and even tilting their heads to give them a loud kiss on the face.

His eyes were full of love.

Jiang Yingxu has never owned a cat, let alone a cat demon.

He didn't treat the kitten as a pet; he was just instinctively imitating others' actions and giving her his best.

but.

A cramped and narrow bed, a stuffy and windless balcony, and a pile of clothes that were barely managed to be folded up.

He can't change it now.

So, Jiang Yingxu's thin lips moved slightly, and under Reid's patient persuasion, he whispered, "Okay."

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After breakfast, accompanied by Deng Yi and Zou Yuanyuan, Shi Miao took a detour to the administration building and found the teacher in charge of recharging and reporting lost meal cards.

Shi Miao's identity in this world is arranged by the system; she lives alone, and all her relatives are abroad.

Bring your own bank card with 100,000 yuan in start-up capital.

She took out the bank card and, under the teacher's somewhat strange gaze, said generously, "I'll deposit five thousand yuan!"

Deng Yi: "?"

Zou Yuanyuan: "?"

The two hurriedly grabbed Shi Miao, saying, "Miao Miao, there's no need to put so much money on your meal card. The cafeteria has subsidies, so the prices aren't expensive. Even if you go to the convenience store every day, you might not spend all that money in a year."

"During Monday morning reading, the student life committee collects everyone's meal cards and money, and brings them here to top up. It's very convenient. You can top up a small amount first."

Shi Miao: "!"

She really had no concept of the purchasing power of money in the human world.

I remember the two college students who poured cat food for her. One said that she had almost spent her 1,500 yuan living expenses this month, and the other said that she had 2,000 yuan and a few hundred yuan left.

College students spend one or two thousand yuan a month.

How come a high school student can't even spend 5,000 yuan in a year?

The kitten was still a bit dazed, but it obediently listened to the two of them and changed its mind, saying it would recharge 500.

The teacher silently took a POS machine from the cabinet, and while processing the card, said tactfully, "Student, it would be better if you used change next time, it's more convenient for us to collect."

Deng Yi asked curiously, "Teacher, don't you have this machine?"

The teacher sighed, "This was done last semester when a student transferred in and insisted on using his bank card to top up his account. The school approved the funds for us to buy it."

A certain young master recharged 50,000 with a wave of his hand.

Since the money on his meal card could be refunded before graduation, and seeing the other person's nonchalant expression, the teacher still topped it up for him.

The meal card has a dark blue background and is printed with a partial aerial view of the city.

Shi Miao took it and looked it over. As she walked out of the administration building, she heard Deng Yi say with certainty, "A Yan Zhaozhou transferred here last semester. It's probably him."

"Donating equipment and buildings to the school definitely brings different treatment. To make things easier for him, they even provided POS machines for the teachers."

Zou Yuanyuan had a neutral opinion of Yan Zhaozhou, but she had a more favorable impression of the Yan Group.

"The Yan family's student aid foundation is quite good. Chen Qiao's family is a five-guarantee household. After the information was reported, they can now receive several hundred yuan in living allowance every month, which makes things easier for his grandmother."

Chen Qiao was also a student in the same class. His father was in prison, his mother was divorced, his grandfather was sick, and his grandmother collected recyclables. He was an excellent student. The school had approved a poverty subsidy for him, and now he was also receiving a subsidy from the Yan family, so his life would indeed be a little more comfortable.

Shi Miao stuffed her meal card into her pocket, caught a familiar word, and subtly wrinkled the tip of her nose.

In the original book, Jiang Yingxu also received subsidies from the foundation.

However, after returning to the Yan family, a busybody relative dug up the matter and discovered that the agreement he signed with the foundation was completely different from the template, and the person in charge had not reported it.

This special trait became proof that he was shrewd and resourceful at a young age, constantly seeking to gain benefits for himself.

The matter even reached the patriarch of the Yan family, Yan Zongjing, Jiang Yingxu's grandfather.

Before Jiang Yingxu could speak, his biological parents, who were exhausted from the whole affair of the real and fake young master, pressed his head down and apologized to Yan Zongjing, saying they would take better care of their child.

Yan Zhaozhou grew up with the fake young master Yan Shuli and was a true brother-obsessed person. Upon hearing about this, he went to Jiang Yingxu and warned him not to be so petty and ruin the Yan family's reputation.

"You really can't compare to Brother Li!"

In the original book, Yan Zhaozhou is a champion of justice who strikes hard against the vicious villains.

In reality, when Shi Miao recalled this scene, she suddenly felt a bit itchy in her paws and needed to scratch the male lead to relieve the itch.

Although Shi Miao didn't know the specifics, the villain was so nice to the cat, so what kind of bad person could he be!

This is a cat's simple value system.

Cat Door!

Therefore, when I returned to the classroom and passed Jiang Yingxu's desk...

Shi Miao pretended to rummage through her pocket, but actually took out a piece of candy stored in the system's backpack.

It was brought to her by the quest taker from a magical dimension.

The task participants' names were simple and straightforward—

[Super Happy and Joyful Candy]

The kitten felt like it had rolled around in catnip after eating it, its whole body felt light and floating on clouds, an indescribable joy and elation, even its bones felt relaxed and lazy.

She loved it and carefully counted the number of pieces she ate, and now there's only one left.

Shi Miao twitched her fingers slightly and placed the unremarkable candy in the corner of her desk.

"Jiang Yingxu, here's some candy for you."

Little bitter melons need to be eaten with something sweet!