"No need, they won't dare to come to Gaoyang County openly, or go to the provincial capital to find you, don't worry."
At most, they'll do what they said: cause trouble when we're building the house. Anyway, we're not in a rush; they're the ones who are. Once they know we're clearly not selling, they'll choose another place.
Chen Xihua wasn't recklessly bold; rather, the events that had occurred in Jiang City's Green Gang over the past year or two had made businessmen and bosses who wanted to use underhanded tactics much more restrained.
Especially after Hong Kong's return to China last year, and the country's large-scale crackdown on organized crime, some business owners are eager to use all means to whitewash their businesses and would not dare to cause trouble at this time.
"Okay, then it's settled, neither of us will sell." Boss Lei also didn't want to sell deep down. With Pingtang County developing tourism, the land would definitely appreciate a lot in the future. It was only because Boss Xiao Wu trusted him that he was able to buy about 1,000 square meters of land in time. He now regrets not buying a larger plot before the new year.
“Yes,” Chen Xihua replied firmly.
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At 2 p.m., the three Chen sisters returned to Jiang City, and classes officially began the next day.
First day of school, Yucai High School, Senior 3 (17)
"Xiaoqian, why are you befriending that Chen Meihua?" A girl of about seventeen or eighteen, dressed in the uniform of Yucai High School and with a pretty face, asked with a disdainful look.
This is Sun Meijuan, the school's top girl and the eldest daughter of the wealthy Sun family in Jiang City.
She saw that as soon as Chen Meihua entered the classroom, all the boys looked at her, and Sun Meijuan was even more displeased, her face even looking somewhat ferocious.
Chen Meihua, that little slut, is a seductive vixen, a country bumpkin from a small county. She actually attracts the attention of many boys in the class, especially since her name contains the same character as his.
Sun Meijuan was furious.
Are those boys blind? Didn't they see that they specially put on different makeup today?
"Meijuan, that Chen student actually looks like this. She's a bit silly." Zhong Qian, who was next to her, glanced at Chen Meihua, who had just sat down to her left, and said casually.
Actually, Zhong Qian didn't really want to talk badly about her classmates to Sun Meijuan. Her father even told her not to get too close to the Sun family, saying that they were not easy to get along with.
Both the Sun and Zhong families are real estate developers in Jiang City, and they are roughly equal in size. Zhong Qian doesn't really need to flatter the Sun family. However, she also doesn't want to have a bad relationship with Sun Meijuan, so she only hangs out with her at school.
Sun Meijuan often bullied some poor female classmates from rural areas or county towns, and she would say a few words if she couldn't stand it.
"Hmph!" Sun Meijuan only refrained from taking action because she saw Zhong Qian and Chen Meihua getting along well and chatting and laughing in the classroom. Otherwise, she would have already had someone tear that little bitch's face to shreds.
"Xiaoqian, did you know? The Huo family, the richest family in Beijing, is going to set up a branch in Jiang City. I heard that Young Master Huo will be the head of the branch. He will definitely come to Jiang City then." Sun Meijuan stopped mentioning Chen Meihua and suddenly transformed into a lady, speaking gently with a sweet smile on her face.
"I know, I've heard my dad mention it." Zhong Qian nodded slightly and replied casually. The Huo family had no connection to her family, so she didn't pay much attention to them.
Just a few days ago, Dad said the Huo family was coming to Jiang City to develop tourism, and the Zhong family also wanted to find an opportunity to get a share. Dad wasn't too insistent. But it seems the Sun family doesn't see it that way and even wants to get involved with the Huo family to cooperate. How dare the Sun family be so shameless!
"I heard from my older cousin that Young Master Huo is not yet twenty years old, quite good-looking, a sophomore at the Beijing Business School, and usually drives a red sports car, which is very cool."
Sun Meijuan's uncle's son, Sun Weicheng, is also studying at the Beijing Business School, but he's a freshman. She visited her uncle's house in Beijing during the Spring Festival and heard about him from her older cousin.
When Young Master Huo comes to Jiang City, Dad said he'll invite him to the Sun family home, and then I can get to know him. With my looks and family background, I'm sure I can win Young Master Huo over; that's what Dad said too.
At this moment, Sun Meijuan was already lost in her fantasies, and her face showed a hint of shyness.
Zhong Qian noticed it too, but didn't interrupt. She actually felt a little nauseous; Sun Meijuan must be thinking about some crazy things.
Fortunately, when the school bell rang, Sun Meijuan regained her usual arrogant demeanor.
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Jiangshi Middle School, Grade 1 (25)
"Chen Xihua, the homeroom teacher wants to see you." At that moment, a male student walked in through the front door of the classroom and looked at Chen Xihua, who was in the second-to-last row of the first group.
"Okay, thank you." Chen Xihua placed the newly handed-out Chinese final exam paper on the desk, casually weighing it down with a book to prevent it from being blown away by the wind from the back door of the classroom.
The other students in the class all turned to look at her, and some started whispering, "Chen Xihua ranked third in the class and tenth in the grade in the final exam. That's pretty good. I wonder if the homeroom teacher is going to have a talk with her again."
"Yeah, I'm only fifteenth in the class, and I've even dropped one place. I hope Teacher Huang won't come after me later too?"
"Let them talk to you. After every exam, what teacher doesn't talk to one or two students?"
"Xi Hua, is Teacher Huang going to scold you? Because you only got 80 points in Chinese?" Cai Shengnan was also a little worried about her deskmate.
"It's okay, I'll find out by talking to her now." Actually, Chen Xihua already knew what was going on, and she had already walked out the back door of the classroom.
Two minutes later, Chen Xihua arrived at the door of the first-year high school faculty office.
"Hello, Teacher Huang!" She knocked lightly on the office door, then went inside and stood in front of the first desk on the left.
"Chen, you've seen your overall grades, right? How come your Chinese score is so low? Can you tell me why you didn't write the essay?" Teacher Huang really wanted to yell at this student, who hadn't even written an essay.
But she scored over 650 points, ranking tenth in her grade.
If Chen had written an essay, even if it was just average, he could still get 20 or 30 points, which would put him in second or third place. So, in the first year of high school (25), the first and second place in the grade are both in his own class.
Gao Junyue, who is in first place, doesn't need any worries. It's Chen Xihua who always manages to cause trouble for me.
In previous monthly exams, I either didn't fill in the answer sheet for one subject or filled it in incorrectly. This final exam was even more outrageous; I didn't even write the Chinese composition.
"Teacher Huang, during the exam, I ran out of pens, and I also had a bit of a stomachache, so I... I didn't write anything." Chen Xihua really didn't do it on purpose during the final exam earlier this year. One of her pens broke, and she had run out of the other one, so she didn't bother with the essay part.
Moreover, she had her first period during the exam, and she didn't expect it to be so painful, which might also be due to the weather.
The temperature suddenly dropped on the day of the exam, and my jacket was a bit thin. After I got back to my dorm, I drank a cup of hot water, lay down, and felt fine.
Chen Xihua was worried that she might have menstrual cramps, which would make her very irritable. Fortunately, during the Spring Festival holiday, her second period confirmed that it wasn't menstrual cramps.
"Couldn't you borrow a pen from the proctor?... Oh, your stomach hurts, huh? It's a girl's thing." At first, Teacher Huang's expression was very serious, but after hearing the rest, she roughly understood what was going on and added earnestly, "Be more careful next time, Chen. You have excellent grades and should be able to break into the top three in the grade."
“Okay, Teacher Huang,” Chen Xihua replied obediently.
Ms. Huang adjusted her glasses and then gestured for Chen Xihua to leave. She couldn't do anything about this student, and it always happened like this.
However, Chen was very well-behaved and obedient. When she looked at her with her big, bright, and innocent eyes, she couldn't bear to scold her.
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