When He Ma called Xu Haibo's parents and told them what happened, Zou Lizhu was so angry that she started cursing.

"Those idiots! All they do is swindle their relatives! If it weren't for my Haibo, they wouldn't have had the money to pay the fine. If they couldn't pay, they might still be locked up in there. Ungrateful bastards! I'm going to call them and yell at them!"

Zou Lizhu hung up the phone angrily and then dialed Tang Kai's number.

Since Tang Jianguo and Xu Aihua didn't have cell phones, they could only contact Tang Kai first.

But Tang Kai didn't answer the phone.

Zou Lizhu couldn't vent her frustration.

“Haibo can’t manage alone there, why don’t you go too?” Xu Aiping said to Zou Lizhu. “If you do it together, it will be easier for Haibo.”

“If anyone should go, it should be you,” Zou Lizhu said. “You go, I’ll look after things at home. You go to Shaocheng to help Haibo, and you and your son can live together.”

If Zou Lizhu goes, it won't be convenient for the mother and son to share a room. They'll need to rent a larger place, which would increase their living costs and make it uneconomical.

After discussing it, the couple decided to buy tickets for the next three to five days for Xu Aiping to go!

Xu Aiping called He's parents, told them about it, and asked them what they wanted to bring or not.

Mr. and Mrs. He said they didn't need to bring anything, but Grandma Xu still prepared two jugs of eggs, some freshly dried green beans and eggplants, and two chickens for Xu Aiping to take with her. Half of these things were to be given to the He family.

~

When Xu Haibo returned to Hengling, Tang Jianguo asked about the partnership again.

Actually, it was Tang Jianguo's idea for Tang Kai and Xu Haibo to partner up.

“Uncle, partnership is definitely not an option. My dad will be here in a few days. It’s better if my son and I do it together. You can also set up a stall with Xiao Kai. I think it would be suitable near the hospital, at the night market, or on the pedestrian street.”

Tang Jianguo certainly didn't want to go to those places. First, there were city management officers around. Second, in places like night markets, if you didn't know anyone there, a suitable spot would be snatched up by someone else before you even got a chance. Besides, you had to pay money to go to those places.

Tang Jianguo did consider having Tang Kai set up a stall there if Xu Haibo disagreed with the partnership. However, upon hearing that Xu Aiping was coming, he abandoned the idea, knowing that Xu Aiping wouldn't dare to speak up.

~

A week has passed in the blink of an eye.

Xu Aiping has arrived.

Mr. He went to the station and picked up the person first, then brought them to the fast food restaurant.

Because the train was four hours late, they arrived at the fast food restaurant close to eight o'clock.

As soon as Xu Aiping got out of the car, she looked up at the He family's magnificent six-story building and couldn't help but feel envious.

"How much did you pay for this house? It must have cost at least twenty or thirty thousand."

"That's more than that," Mr. He laughed. "We've already taken the framework and decorated the interior. However, the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth floors were just done in a simple way because they're going to be rented out, so they weren't done very well."

"You live on the second floor by yourselves?"

"Yes, we're currently renting a place, and we plan to move in in October. We'll cancel the lease, which will save us several thousand yuan in rent per year."

Xu Aiping put down the local specialties she had brought and went upstairs to visit the shops. He's father accompanied her for a stroll around the shops.

"Tsk tsk, you guys really know how to do things well." After taking a walk around, Xu Aiping was even more envious.

I dream of owning a building like this.

However, despite his envy, he wasn't jealous at all. He knew very well that he wasn't very capable, so he could only hope that his brothers and sisters would do well. If they did well, he could at least benefit from it.

"Where's Linlin?" Xu Aiping asked.

"Linlin went to Wencheng to discuss business with the sales director of the food factory. She left yesterday, and I don't know if she'll be back today. I'll call and ask later."

"Linlin is really amazing. She's so young and already so talented. She'll be incredible in the future."

"Haha, he's just so-so, a little better than the average person. Brother, sit down first, have breakfast and rest here, have lunch here, and I'll take you to Hengling this afternoon."

After saying that, He's father gave Xu Aiping a steamer of dumplings and a steamer of xiaolongbao. Men have big appetites, and one steamer might not be enough for him.

"Boss He." Teacher Cao came running up, panting.

"Teacher Cao, what brings you here? Have the results come out?" Mr. He asked hurriedly.

"Yes, the results are in!" Teacher Cao exclaimed with delight. "He Wenlin got first place in the district and third place in the city!"

"What?" Mr. He exclaimed.

The other customers and employees in the store were also very surprised.

They all turned their heads, staring intently at Teacher Cao: "Third in the city, first in the district?"

"You heard right, she's third in the city and first in the district! Her score is only three points behind the second-place finisher in the city!"

When Teacher Cao heard the news, she couldn't sit still and was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling. Who would have thought that a transfer student from the countryside would be so amazing!

This is practically giving him free sales targets!

This student was one of the students he recruited to the school.

"Student He's math and physics scores were slightly weaker, especially physics, which was just passing. However, his other subjects were excellent: full marks in English, politics, and history; 90 in chemistry; 136 in Chinese; and 108 in math." (Total score: 150)

"Holy crap! Linlin is amazing! A perfect score in English!" Lin Fei exclaimed. "She's a genius! She's been so busy all day, and she still managed to do so well. Incredible!"

"Hahaha, my sister, my sister is the top scholar!" He Wenjun grinned foolishly.

At this moment, the customers in the store also congratulated Mr. He one by one.

"Mr. He, how come you're so good at having children?"

"He can make money, study hard, and even excel at two things at once, yet he still manages to become a top student. My son only studies, and he only gets 14 points in math!"

"My child got a 9 in math!"

"My kid is even worse, he got zero in math, and didn't guess a single multiple-choice question right!"

"Mr. He, this is a joyous occasion, you have to treat us to a meal."

"That's right, that's right, treat us to a meal."

...

The customers in the store are all regulars, all employees of the Bosi factory.

Mr. He was genuinely happy, grinning from ear to ear: "Today, I'll give each of them a bottle of beverage. Xiao Fei and Xiao Jun, I'll give each of them a bottle of chrysanthemum tea."

"Boss, your daughter is so talented, she'll definitely get into Tsinghua or Peking University. I'm looking forward to her graduation banquet!"

Mr. He said, "If she can get into Tsinghua or Peking University, I'll kowtow to her for a second."

"Student He has a serious imbalance in her academic performance; she studied humanities in high school, so getting into Tsinghua or Peking University isn't impossible," Teacher Cao said. "Mr. He, which high school do you plan to send her to?"

"I'll leave it to her."

Upon hearing this, Teacher Cao's expression changed, feeling that Mr. He was being extremely irresponsible: "This concerns the child's future; how can you just let her do whatever she wants?"

"This child has his own ideas, and I can only respect them."

Mr. He would never admit that he actually couldn't control his son!