That afternoon,
Zhou Chen went to the mobile company to get internet access, and then went to the post office to retrieve the letters that the director had packed and mailed to him.
It was a large package, probably containing several hundred items. Zhou Chen didn't have time to look at it, so he put it aside.
Within an hour, the internet cable was installed, and the family had internet access. The annual fee was 600 yuan. The only downside was that the internet speed was relatively slow, far slower than fiber optic internet in 20 or 30 years. The price wasn't expensive, but it wasn't cheap either. After all, in 2005, the purchasing power of money was still considerable, but it would be greatly reduced in 20 or 30 years.
But it's perfectly adequate for things like searching for information online; at most, the gaming experience might be a bit lacking.
After connecting to the internet,
Zhou Chen logged into his QQ account and saw many friend requests.
He naturally rejected all people he didn't know, but he approved the applications of some classmates he did know.
Zhou Chen discovered that many people were visiting his profile page and leaving various comments, all in Martian language, which was very unconventional.
In the eyes of many young people today, this is a symbol of fashion.
After browsing all unread messages, he started checking the news to reinforce many forgotten memories. He had done something similar before in internet cafes, but with little effect, except for some major events. In fact, even as a reincarnated person, many news stories still felt like the first time he had heard them.
It can only be said that in his previous life, he paid absolutely no attention to these things.
However, he still remembered some key points, and immediately took out his notebook and wrote them down. These contents would be the key to his future wealth and success.
The short weekend holiday is over.
Zhou Chen arrived at school early, chatted with Grandpa Liang at the gate for a while, and then began to exercise with the school team members.
Like previous personal interview programs, documentaries are no longer the main topic of conversation in schools. They are being replaced by new hot topics, such as the Olympics a few years later, the various preparations the country is making in advance, and what new songs or entertainment gossip have been released. These are all popular topics among students.
At noon,
Li Kaile said he saw Zhou Ling chatting with several people in their forties and fifties and Zhou Na at the school gate, not knowing what they were talking about.
Zhou Chen asked a few simple questions about their physical characteristics and confirmed that they were his uncles and aunts.
He wasn't interested in or concerned about what his relatives, who came with the scent of money, and his ungrateful sister were talking about. In reality, they were all cut from the same cloth, typical selfish and self-serving individuals.
As long as they don't disturb his life, let them do whatever they want.
As for trying to take advantage of him, that's just wishful thinking.
He, Zhou Chen, will not be a blood bag for the three ungrateful siblings, nor will he be a blood bag for these 'relatives'. No one should try to take advantage of him.
During afternoon training,
Zhou Chen was running laps on the playground when he noticed several uncles and aunts still loitering outside the school, secretly observing him, and not leaving.
Zhou Chen had a feeling that these people didn't intend to give up.
"I'd like to see what kind of plan you come up with to force me to agree."
Zhou Chen glanced at the group, sneered inwardly, and then continued training as if nothing had happened.
Near the end of the last period, Lu Guoliang noticed the people outside the school who seemed to know Zhou Chen and asked them if they needed to call the police.
He valued Zhou Chen very much, and before the college entrance examination, he waited for Zhou Chen to get his results, and he absolutely did not want Zhou Chen to have any problems.
Zhou Chen shook his head and revealed the identities of the group. Upon hearing that they were relatives, Lu Guoliang breathed a sigh of relief.
Just as Zhou Chen was about to have a face-to-face talk with his uncles and aunts again, they suddenly turned around and left.
That's a bit unexpected.
But that evening, Xu Dalong returned from the stinky tofu shop and said that seven or eight people were collectively interested in the stinky tofu business. After making various inquiries, Zhou Chen wondered if they might be those relatives.
After careful questioning, it turned out to be exactly as he had predicted.
Several uncles and aunts, posing as franchisees, attempted to extract more information.
Xu Dalong didn't recognize them, and he talked a lot.
Upon realizing he might have said something wrong, Xu Dalong was immediately filled with self-reproach and shame.
"Brother Chen, I'm sorry."
"It's okay, Da Long. If they know, so be it. It doesn't matter."
Zhou Chen patted Xu Dalong on the shoulder. It was just a matter of how much money his stinky tofu business could make, and those people would find out. This was even better. Let them know that his business was profitable and that he had savings, but he wouldn't give them any. Let them be jealous and envious, but they would be helpless.
After instructing Xu Dalong not to conceal this from other potential franchisees and providing him with some psychological counseling, Xu Dalong no longer felt guilty.
Zhou Chen wanted to see when these people would approach him again.
Unexpectedly, at noon the next day,
Several uncles and aunts took the initiative to call him out and wanted to talk to him again.
"Xiao Chen, what happened the day before yesterday might be because we haven't been in contact for too long, and we've become estranged, which caused a disagreement. Don't take it to heart, just let it go."
My second uncle broke the awkward silence with a smile, taking the initiative to speak and completely erase the previous unpleasantness.
Zhou Chen remained calm and did not respond.
Because he was waiting for these people, hoping they could still say something.
Zhou Lao Er brushed aside the previous matter and changed the subject, bringing up Zhou Ling and Zhou Na. He said that Zhou Ling and Zhao Kun were not doing well, and as the eldest brother, he had a responsibility to help. He said that Zhou Na was saving money on food and was not eating enough at school, so she had lost weight. She was also ostracized and ridiculed by her classmates because of some previous misunderstandings.
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