After the stinky tofu sold out, Zhou Chen and Xu Dalong were the first to pack up and leave.
This made Zhang Dafu and others extremely envious.
Back home, after checking today's income, I found that the amount in my startup fund had reached over eight thousand yuan, and with the cafeteria's profits, it was well over ten thousand yuan.
However, Zhou Chen did not combine the profits from the two businesses.
Xu Dalong contributed to the stinky tofu business, and even if Xu Dalong didn't ask for it, he would still leave some for Xu Dalong, to be converted into shares when the business grows in the future.
In this way, Xu Dalong's future life will be somewhat secure.
"Da Long, how's it feeling setting up a stall? Are you having fun?"
"I'm happy to see that my customers enjoy my food. It gives me a lot of motivation every day. I especially love watching them eat stinky tofu and say how delicious it is, hehe..."
Xu Dalong scratched his head sheepishly, a sheepish grin on his face.
Seeing how well Xu Dalong adapted, Zhou Chen was happy for him. He did have some concerns, as Xu Dalong was reluctant to set up a stall, but now it seemed that Xu Dalong was enjoying it.
"Da Long, if you become rich in the future, what do you want to do?"
Zhou Chen suddenly became curious about Xu Dalong's thoughts after he became rich.
I thought Xu Dalong would think about this question for a while, but to my surprise, he answered quickly: "I want to build a big house for my family so that my parents can live more comfortably. I will also reserve a room for my second uncle so that he can live with us when he gets old, and I will take care of them."
Is that all?
Zhou Chen smiled and said that Xu Dalong's ideal was truly simple and unpretentious.
Xu Dalong nodded.
"Don't you want to get married and carry on the Xu family line? Your parents definitely want to hold their grandchildren."
Zhou Chen couldn't help but joke.
Upon hearing this, Xu Dalong's face instantly turned bright red, and he became embarrassed and shy.
"Little...Little Chen, I have a foot problem, and no girl likes me."
After a brief moment of shyness, a look of dejection and insecurity appeared on Xu Dalong's face.
Xu Dalong felt very inferior because of his leg disability.
He never imagined he would have a wife.
Zhou Chen witnessed this scene and felt inexplicably sorry for Xu Dalong, this honest and kind man.
It is evident how much pressure Xu Dalong was under due to his congenital limp, making him afraid to even dream of the life a normal person should have.
"Dalong, you have to believe in yourself and not be self-conscious. You are very smart and you learn things just as quickly as others. The fact that you can make stinky tofu so delicious proves that you are excellent. You just haven't met the right person yet. I believe you will meet them eventually."
Zhou Chen patted Xu Dalong on the shoulder and said encouragingly.
Xu Dalong raised his head, his lack of confidence gradually fading, and he forced a smile again.
"Brother Chen, what do you want to do after you get money?"
Suddenly, Xu Dalong threw the question back at him.
Zhou Chen pointed to himself, "Me? Hehe..." He laughed. You know what, what would he do if he had money, or what would he want to do?
"I'll most likely start a company..."
After much thought, Zhou Chen decided that he should build a large company and a great career.
His parents passed away unexpectedly, and he no longer had the chance to be filial to them. His siblings were also ungrateful, so he could only live his own life well and realize his own value.
That night, Zhou Chen dreamed of his deceased parents. In the dream, Zhou Ling complained to his parents, while Zhou Na and Zhou Chuan watched and laughed. He was severely scolded, which made him feel quite unhappy when he woke up in the morning.
He suspected that Zhou Ling had cursed him, causing his parents to punish him in his dreams.
But he wasn't blindly filial. Even if his parents scolded him harshly in his dreams, he still wouldn't change his mind and bother with those three ungrateful wretches.
I don't know what my parents are thinking. He's their biological son, but they treat those three adopted children better than they treat him, showing no favoritism towards him at all.
Is it simply because he's older than those three ungrateful wretches?
On his way to school by bike, Zhou Chen's mind kept replaying his mother's nagging when she was alive. She would say things like, "Since the three siblings are destined to be with our family and were adopted, we should take responsibility for them to the end. As the eldest brother, I should give in to them."
Even if they are gone, we must take good care of the three siblings.
In response,
Zhou Chen just wanted to say that he had done it in his past life, but in this life, he would not listen anymore; he wanted to live for himself.
The mock exam results haven't come out yet.
The rankings for the mock exams of the senior year students need to be determined in the afternoon.
The morning classes passed in the blink of an eye. After returning to the classroom from the cafeteria, Zhou Chen took a nap. The first class in the afternoon happened to be Chinese class taught by the homeroom teacher, Wu Yingjie.
When Wu Yingjie appeared with his mock exam results, all the students in the class held their breath, waiting for the rankings to be announced.
After a brief opening, Wu Yingjie began reading out the class's ranking across the entire school.
"Wang Kai, Chinese 98, Math 87, Foreign Language 55..."
"Liu Meng, Chinese 101, Math 90, Foreign Language 88..."
“Xue Kairui…”
As each student was called upon, their grades and rankings would occasionally cause a small stir.
Zhou Chen listened carefully and discovered that two of his classmates were ranked in the top ten in the whole school, definitely top students.
After waiting for a while, he realized that Wu Yingjie still hadn't called his name.
Did he do poorly on the exam and rank very low, and Wu Yingjie didn't announce it to save face for him?
Almost all the students in the class had been read aloud, and it seemed that he was the only one left.
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