Ji Ningzhi walked into the classroom quietly with her head down, completely unlike her usual self who loved to make her presence known.

Wen Qing and Wan Min exchanged a glance.

"What happened to Ji Ningzhi?" Wan Min asked.

Wen Qing shook his head, indicating that he did not know.

Wan Min craned her neck to look at Ji Ningzhi and said, "Wen Qing, Ji Ningzhi isn't wearing any powder or lipstick today, that's so rare!"

Wen Qing remained silent.

Wan Min continued to chatter on about Ji Ningzhi. The homeroom teacher hadn't come to distribute the books yet, and Wen Qing was bored, so she could only listen to Wan Min's talk.

“New Year, new spring, new look. Ji Ningzhi loves to look good, but she’s wearing last year’s clothes.” Wan Min paid special attention to Ji Ningzhi.

Wen Qing never liked to talk about others' shortcomings, but Wan Min had piqued her interest, so she turned to look at Ji Ningzhi.

To her surprise, Ji Ningzhi also turned around and glared at her resentfully.

Wen Qing was taken aback. Where did this "resentment" come from?

Could it be Li Chuanli and Zhang Fangfang? Before Wen Qing could figure it out, a classmate suddenly rushed into the classroom from outside, excitedly shouting, "The homeroom teacher is here! The books are here!"

Wen Qing's thoughts were interrupted, and then she saw two or three male classmates carrying a bundle of books, running into the classroom like lightning.

"New book! New book released!"

A commotion broke out in the classroom.

A moment later, the homeroom teacher, Ms. Zhao, walked in with a smile on her face, carrying a stack of notebooks.

Squad leader: "Stand up!"

Students: "Hello, teacher!" The whole class stood up in unison.

"Ningzhi, Ningzhi, the teacher is here, you have to stand up." A soft voice reached Wen Qing's ears.

Wen Qing turned her head and saw Ji Ningzhi slowly stand up.

"Ningzhi, what's wrong?" Xu Shanshan asked.

Ji Ningzhi lowered her head and said, "It's nothing."

Wen Qing looked at Ji Ningzhi suspiciously. Why was Ji Ningzhi suddenly so negative? Was it really because of that scumbag Li Chuanli?

"Hello, students, please sit down," Teacher Zhao said with a smile.

The students sat down together.

Teacher Zhao first reviewed the overall performance of the class last semester, with special emphasis on Wen Qing.

The other students were all very envious; this was the first time someone had been praised so early in the semester.

Ji Ningzhi gritted her teeth.

"In the final exams last semester, Wen Qing achieved the highest scores in the entire school across all subjects, including Chinese, Mathematics, English, and Politics," Teacher Zhao said with a smile.

The student gasped. "He's first in the whole school in Chinese, math, English, and politics! That's amazing!"

"The total score is also the highest in the whole school." Teacher Zhao liked Wen Qing more and more: "Similarly, the average score of my class is also the highest in the whole school."

The students clapped and cheered, and many of them turned to look at Wen Qing.

Wen Qing remained calm, allowing everyone to watch.

"Wen Qing, you're really amazing! I never watched you study, I never expected you to be such a good student," Wan Min said, clapping her hands.

Wen Qing laughed: "Why haven't I seen you studying? I've been studying very hard."

Next, to encourage and motivate everyone, Teacher Zhao awarded certificates and prizes to the top ten students in the class, which included a notebook for each student.

The first place went to a hard-cover notebook with about 120 pages.

The last nine were softcover notebooks, with about seventy or eighty pages.

The other students were extremely envious.

After Teacher Zhao talked about some learning issues, she started collecting tuition fees, and the class monitor and language class representative distributed the books.

"Ningzhi, what's wrong?" Xu Shanshan asked, noticing that Ji Ningzhi seemed distracted.

Ji Ningzhi remained silent.

"You used to come to school a day early, why didn't you come yesterday?" Xu Shanshan asked again.

Ji Ningzhi lowered her head and tried to hide it for a long time, but she couldn't keep it to herself and said, "Something happened to my family."

Xu Shanshan was startled: "What happened?"

Ji Ningzhi bit her lip and said, "One of my brother's drivers was driving a truck when he veered off course and fell into a ditch. The entire load of cargo was totaled, and the driver is still in the hospital being treated."

Xu Shanshan gasped in fright.

"Ji Ningzhi, Ji Ningzhi." The male student in the front row tapped Ji Ningzhi's desk a few times and said, "It's your turn to pay your tuition."

Ji Ningzhi then stood up, walked to the front of the classroom, and pulled out a handful of loose change from her pocket, much to the astonishment of her classmates.

You should know that when Ji Ningzhi used to pay her tuition, she was afraid that others wouldn't know that her family was rich, so she always used brand new hundred-yuan bills.

The reason why everyone remembers it so vividly is that every time the homeroom teacher received a hundred-yuan note, he would leave the classroom for a while. Some of them were to exchange it for change, while others were afraid that they would not be able to make up for the counterfeit money they received and wanted to let other teachers see what was going on.

Therefore, it is common knowledge that Ji Ningzhi is wealthy.

However, Ji Ningzhi was holding loose change, which really puzzled her classmates.

"Ji Ningzhi didn't even take a brand new 100-yuan note," Wan Min whispered.

Wen Qing smiled and said, "Whether it's new or used, or even smaller, it's all money. Teacher Zuo won't charge you more than that."

Ji Ningzhi paid the tuition, took her books, and returned to her seat. She said to Xu Shanshan, "Xu Shanshan, you didn't tell anyone what I just said to you, you know?"

Xu Shanshan nodded hurriedly.

“My brother is very capable; this is no problem for her,” Ji Ningzhi said.

"Mmm." Xu Shanshan nodded repeatedly.

Before long, almost all the students in the class had paid their tuition fees. A few students from disadvantaged backgrounds paid one-third of their tuition fees and wrote IOUs for the remaining two-thirds. Teacher Zhao agreed to this and whispered that they should pay it as soon as possible. To save face for the students, Teacher Zhao did not let anyone know about this.

Then, as usual, Teacher Zhao handed in the cash to the office, counted the number of people, and then held a meeting.

The students then returned to their dormitories to tidy up, and began evening self-study sessions before starting regular classes the next day.

As soon as Teacher Zhao left, the classroom quickly became empty.

Wen Qing rushed out of the classroom as usual and returned to Green Garden. As soon as she got to the second floor, the phone in her room rang.

Wen Qing walked over and answered, "Hello."

"Is this Mr. Wen?" the other end asked.

Wen Qing recognized Guo Jian's voice and said, "Ah, Mr. Guo, hello, hello, I'm Wen Qing."

Guo Jian said with a smile, "Mr. Wen, I am very satisfied with the spring clothing you made."

Wen Qing smiled and said, "That's good."

“I initially ordered 5,000 sets, but then I thought that 5,000 sets definitely wouldn’t be enough, so I decided to order 10,000 sets.”

"no problem."

Wen Qing's calmness and composure put Guo Jian at ease. After all, experienced businessmen don't want to have a partner who gets agitated at the slightest provocation. What they like is Wen Qing's ability to control her emotions and achieve great things.

"Then it's settled."

Wen Qing smiled and said, "President Guo, ten thousand sets isn't a lot, but it's not a little either. But no matter how many there are, it's fair to both parties if it's all in black and white, don't you think?"

Guo Jian laughed: "Young Master Wen, you're such a shrewd person."

"Mr. Guo, I take your words as a compliment."

Guo Jian burst into laughter.

After the two laughed, they drafted a contract for 10,000 sets of clothing, which was written by Wen Qing.

After confirming that everything was roughly in order, Wen Qing hung up the phone, left Greenland Garden, found a shop with a fax machine, and sent the first draft of the contract to Guo Jian so that he could review it carefully and make any additions.

After everything was completed, when I returned to Greenland Garden, Shi Lei was looking into the Greenland Garden community from the entrance, seemingly searching for someone.

"Shi Lei," Wen Qing called out.

Shi Lei immediately turned around, and upon seeing Wen Qing, his face beamed with a smile: "Wen Qing."

"What are you doing here?" Wen Qing asked.

Shi Lei smiled shyly: "We at No. 3 Middle School have already paid our tuition and received our new textbooks. I heard you mention before that you skipped a grade to take the college entrance exam, so I just borrowed some notes from a former classmate from last semester to take a look at. They might help you with your exam." As he spoke, Shi Lei handed over the hardcover notebook in his hand.

These days, students are all poor. Except for those like Ji Ningzhi who have ten thousand yuan and buy their own notebooks, most people buy cheap exercise books, let alone hardcover notebooks.

Hardcover notebooks are usually given by schools to students with outstanding academic performance. Only students like Wen Qing, who are ranked among the top in the whole school, can get one.

Therefore, the notes that Shi Lei helped her borrow must have been the notes of the top two students in the senior year of No. 3 High School.

“Go ahead,” Shi Lei said.

Wen Qing asked, "Doesn't your classmate need it?"

Shi Lei said, "Take a look first, it's okay to return it to him a month later."

Looking at Shi Lei, Wen Qing easily thought of herself in her past life. Whenever Ji Yanjun said something, even if it was just a casual remark, she would remember it and try her best to help him.

At this moment, Shi Lei also accepted the gift, and Wen Qing, instead of going against his wishes, happily said, "Thank you."

Seeing Wen Qing happy, Shi Lei was also happy. He happily scratched the back of his head and said, "Let's work hard together, take the college entrance examination together, and go to university together."

"Let's work hard together, take the college entrance exam together, go to university together..." She must have been missing these things, so when Shi Lei said this, she was actually a little moved and nodded: "Okay."

"Then you should study. If there's anything you don't understand, we can discuss it."

Wen Qing nodded.

"Then I'm leaving." Shi Lei turned around.

Wen Qing called out to Shi Lei, "Have you eaten? Let's go eat together, it's on me."

Shi Lei always rushed when lending or returning notebooks. So he only had a few cents on him. He wanted to eat with Wen Qing, but he couldn't very well let Wen Qing pay, so he smiled and said, "I've already eaten."

Wen Qing smiled and said, "Goodbye then."

"Goodbye," Shi Lei said as he left, inwardly annoyed at himself for not bringing any money with him!

Wen Qing smiled as she watched Shi Lei's retreating figure. Then, she took her hardcover notebook and went into the Green Garden. She cooked herself a bowl of noodles, which she ate with relish, along with the salted meat that Shi Lei's mother had given her.

Suddenly, I felt that my future was full of warmth.

After the meal, Wen Qing called Aunt Xiao, Master Yan, and the team leader to inquire about their recent situation and to tell Master Yan and the team leader that the spring clothes could be produced.

"Production started so early?" Master Yan asked.

Wen Qing said firmly, "Yes, we're going to make a killing this spring."

Master Yan, feeling inspired, immediately said, "Young boss, I'll do whatever you say."

"Okay." After hanging up the phone, Wen Qing began tidying up her room. Before, she didn't have money, so she made do. Now that she had money, she bought everything she needed.

After a busy day, I went to early morning self-study as usual the next day.

The morning self-study session passed quickly. Wen Qing and Wan Min went to the school cafeteria to eat steamed buns and drink porridge. Before they even arrived at the cafeteria, they saw students coming and going whispering to each other.

Wen Qing asked, "What are they talking about?"

“I’m talking about Ji Ningzhi!” Wan Min replied.

"What are you talking about, Ji Ningzhi?"

"They say Ji Ningzhi's family went bankrupt and is in debt?"

Wen Qing was taken aback: "Who said that?"