Zhou Ling was completely unaware that she had been thoroughly deceived by Zhou Dana and Wang Xiuhua.
He would call every day to inquire about Wang Xiuhua's medical condition. Zhou Dana had prepared his explanations in advance, and occasionally he would send a picture of a hospital receipt to convince Zhou Ling of his belief.
Hearing that Wang Xiuhua's condition had stabilized, Zhou Ling was overjoyed, immersed in her own filial piety, and indulging in self-pity.
...
In this mock exam, Zhou Chen is no longer at the top of the leaderboard.
Instead, Zhou Na, who had been the runner-up for years, reclaimed the top spot. However, Zhou Na, who achieved the highest score in the entire school, was not happy about it. On the contrary, she felt worse than if she had swallowed a fly.
The reason she ranked first was because Zhou Chen wasn't included in the ranking.
Her first place is undeserved.
All the teachers said that the test paper given to Zhou Chen was much more difficult than the mock test, but even so, Zhou Chen was still able to score more than 700 points, more than 100 points higher than her.
Her first place in the entire school became a joke; no one recognized her as number one, and many people still called her the eternal runner-up.
Zhou Chen no longer cares about his ranking within the school, because no matter how he takes the exams, he is always far ahead, and Zhou Na can't possibly surpass him. His current goal is to become the top scorer in the province.
This is not only what he, Wu Yingjie, the principal, and even the entire leadership of the high school have been hoping for and expecting.
Lu Guoliang reduced Zhou Chen's training time again.
Of course, other school team members don't have this kind of treatment. Even when there are no matches, they still have to spend a lot of time training.
All the members of the school team were extremely envious of Zhou Chen.
In terms of athletic achievements, Zhou Chen surpasses everyone else.
He thought he could catch up in terms of academic performance, but Zhou Chen has stopped participating in school rankings and is now focusing on becoming the top student in the province.
We're all athletes, so why are you so outstanding? You excel in everything, it's so discouraging!
When the school team members were with Zhou Chen, they all felt a strong sense of inferiority, feeling like they were useless compared to him.
After Lu Guoliang noticed this, he held a special meeting to bring back the enthusiasm for training.
Zhou Chen's excellence is beyond doubt.
A genius among geniuses,
For the vast majority of them, as ordinary people, the only way to get a chance to stand out is through hard work and perseverance.
Lu Guoliang's words resonated deeply with everyone present, restoring their confidence.
On this day,
Three years of mock exams and five years of simulated real exam papers, updated again, ten sets will be sold at once.
When the news spread throughout the high school, many senior students rushed to buy it, and the small supermarket outside the school was packed with people.
"I really envy them. They can just queue up to buy past exam papers. Unlike me, hehe, I can get them without spending any money."
During their lunch break, Zhou Chen and Li Kaile came out of the cafeteria and crossed the street. They saw a crowd gathered at the supermarket entrance, frantically grabbing practice questions. Li Kaile said something very smug.
"Actually, you should leave it for those who need it."
Zhou Chen glanced at Li Kaile.
"Brother Chen, I need something."
"Since you're at the bottom of the class, it doesn't really matter whether you do the questions or not, since you only know a handful of them anyway."
Li Kaile: "..."
Despite joking around with Li Kaile, Zhou Chen felt quite accomplished about the support his classmates gave him for his past exam papers.
The evening after the ten sets of past exam papers went on sale,
Lu Ye, carrying a large backpack, entered the room and closed the door twice to check if anyone was outside.
Zhou Chen was amused by Lu Ye's appearance.
That's a bit too cautious.
"Brother Chen, this is what we earned from yesterday to this morning. It totals [amount]. I checked it at least three times, and not a single penny is missing."
After Lu Ye sat down, he removed the three layers of newspapers wrapped around his backpack, revealing stacks of cash inside.
It's no wonder Lu Ye was cautious; after all, this was the first time he had handled such a large sum of money—nearly 200,000 yuan—something he wouldn't have dared to dream of before.
Throughout the journey, he was terrified of being targeted and having his money stolen from his bag. Now, he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Zhou Chen smiled and didn't laugh at Lu Ye. He recalled that when he first saw so much money, he was just as excited.
“This time, we made a lot of money, so we can get a bonus in advance. My plan is this: the two of us will each take 50,000 yuan, and of the remaining 80,000 yuan, 50,000 yuan will be put into the company account, and the remaining 30,000 yuan will be given to our former homeroom teacher. What do you think?”
Zhou Chen didn't make the decision on his own. Instead, he discussed with Lu Ye how to use the profits from this transaction.
"I have no objection. The teachers help us supervise, check, and correct our shortcomings. They have put in a lot of effort, and I agree with that."
Zhou Chen was slightly surprised to see that Lu Ye did not object.
Although he knew Lu Ye wasn't a greedy person, not everyone would be willing to take money they had earned together and give it to others.
“Brother Chen, I know you may be surprised, but I don’t mind how much money I give to Teacher Wu, even if it’s just my share.”
Lu Ye said in a deep voice.
oh?
A strange light flashed in Zhou Chen's eyes. Lu Ye's tone seemed to express more than just ordinary gratitude towards Wu Yingjie.
Lu Ye's explanation then completely cleared up Zhou Chen's doubts.
"It must have been six years ago, when we first enrolled. Actually, if it weren't for Teacher Wu giving me a thousand yuan, I probably wouldn't have continued my studies, because my family simply didn't have the money to pay my tuition."
"Later, Mr. Wu often inquired about my family situation in private. When he saw that I didn't want the money, he went to my home in person and gave it to my mother. Mr. Wu paid for my tuition in my second year of high school. I never told anyone about this."
"In my heart, Teacher Wu is my benefactor and benefactor for life."
From Lu Ye's tone, Zhou Chen sensed the respect Lu Ye held for Wu Yingjie. No wonder Wu Yingjie was filled with relief when he saw Lu Ye.
He had long known that Wu Yingjie had sponsored many students from impoverished families, but he didn't know that Lu Ye was one of them. Even in his previous life, he didn't know this.
“In that case, let’s both take this money to Teacher Wu together.”
Zhou Chen suggested.
Lu Ye nodded heavily.
That evening, the two men took 30,000 yuan and knocked on Wu Yingjie's door.
Seeing the two appear late at night, Wu Yingjie looked puzzled. After the two entered the living room and sat down, Zhou Chen briefly explained that he had made a lot of money through past exam papers these days, and then put 30,000 yuan on the coffee table.
“This is money you worked so hard to earn, how can I take your money?”
"Take it back right now, or I'll really get angry!"
Wu Yingjie immediately straightened his face, looking serious, and resolutely refused to accept it.
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