The women fell silent instantly.
After a while,
Each of them found a way to save face, using the excuse of going home to cook or rest, and then left one after another.
Only after the last person disappeared did Zhou Chen turn around and go back upstairs.
Trying to morally blackmail him, haha...
Zhou Chen isn't buying it now. In his past life, he was morally blackmailed too much, which led to his tragic end. In this life, no one can morally blackmail him.
Moral blackmail, who can't do that?
If you have the ability, don't let it fall on your own, become mute, and start to back down.
After venting his anger, Zhou Chen returned upstairs to diligently review his studies.
Feeling wronged after her attempt to show off failed, Zhou Ling returned to the Zhao family home and couldn't help but vent her anger on Zhao Kun.
"Wife, don't be angry. It's okay if you don't acknowledge him as your older brother."
“Our family can survive without him, so why do we have to go and make ourselves miserable?”
Zhao Kun comforted him.
Zhou Ling, however, was a stubborn person with a defiant temper. "I just wanted to show him that I didn't choose the wrong man. He was the one who was wrong, but why did he treat me like that?"
Is it wrong or unforgivable that I chose to be with you, Brother Kun? He insisted on separating the family, breaking up our perfectly good home and making me feel like a sinner.
"Little Kun, you must make something of yourself and prove to him that my judgment is better than his. That way, I can stand in front of him with my head held high. Little Kun, hurry up and make a fortune! I really want to see him regret it."
Zhao Kun held Zhou Ling in his arms, patted her back, and whispered, "Don't worry, my wife, I will definitely not let you down. I will find a way to make a lot of money, buy you designer brands, hold a grand wedding for you, and live in a big house in the future..."
After dangling those empty promises, Zhou Ling became much happier.
"It's getting late, let's go to sleep."
Zhao Kun raised his eyes and revealed a wicked smile.
"No, my parents live next door."
"It's okay, I'll just rub against you."
"Bad guy... ugh..."
"Honey, what's wrong?"
"I suddenly feel like throwing up..."
...
"You're here to order more food?"
"Young man, don't you find it troublesome to run around like this every day? How about this, I'll deliver the vegetables to you every day, however much you need."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Chen's heart stirred. If the process of serving the food were eliminated, it would indeed save him a lot of time and energy.
Otherwise, going to the market every day is quite troublesome.
"Brother, how much is the fare for a ride?"
"Ten yuan per trip."
"Okay, but you have to give me the freshest vegetables."
Zhou Chen could accept the price, as it would save him from getting up an hour earlier, allowing him to sleep a little longer and recharge his energy.
These past few days at school, I've been feeling sleepy every afternoon and have difficulty concentrating.
This is likely largely due to his lack of sleep, studying late into the night, and leaving home at four in the morning.
It's actually worth it to pay ten dollars for an hour of sleep.
After agreeing on the plan, Zhou Chen took the groceries and went to the construction site canteen first.
He also mentioned to Li Juan and Wang Lan that they would be directly harvesting vegetables from now on.
Hearing that the vegetable vendor would deliver the vegetables, Li Juan was happy for Zhou Chen, knowing that this would save Zhou Chen a lot of time.
The mock exam is over, and the tedious study life begins again.
The teacher was explaining the mock exam questions at the front, and Zhou Chen was taking notes at the bottom. With the notes and materials for each subject that Teacher Wu had given him before, it was relatively easy for Zhou Chen to absorb the knowledge.
In addition, I had basically learned all of these before, so now it's just a matter of reviewing what I've learned and getting familiar with them again.
The time to apply what you've learned is not far off.
Since Zhou Chen returned to school, apart from Teacher Wu, the other teachers have taken good care of him and occasionally ask him to answer some questions.
Of course, if it were the three minor subjects, Zhou Chen's chance of answering correctly was only one-third, far less than his accuracy in Chinese and English.
Especially in English, Zhou Chen found that his classmates were generally not very good at this subject, which made him stand out from the crowd.
If he can improve his scores in the three minor subjects, coupled with his advantage in English, he can indeed achieve good results.
However, Zhou Chen also knew that this was not an easy task and that it would take time.
Before the last self-study period, Zhou Chen ran to the teacher's office to ask a question, only to find that his younger sister, Zhou Na, was also there. The two siblings awkwardly bumped into each other.
When the teachers in the office were talking about the sibling relationship between the two, other students present happened to overhear them, and the news that he was Zhou Na's older brother quickly spread to Zhou Na's class.
Zhou Chen was unaware of the impact of this incident.
Because many classmates were not familiar with him, Zhou Chen basically kept to himself and studied alone. Even those classmates who knew about it would not discuss it in front of him.
However,
Zhou Na's situation is different.
Various questions were asked about Zhou Chen, such as why he wanted to come back to school and what he did after suspending his studies for three years.
Zhou Na didn't want to talk about these things, but because the fact that Zhou Chen was her brother had spread among her classmates, she had to make some explanations.
This made Zhou Na feel very depressed, embarrassed, and ashamed.
She believed that none of this would have happened in the first place, but it was all Zhou Chen's fault for insisting on coming back to school. In particular, hearing her classmates whispering about Zhou Chen's mock exam ranking made her feel ashamed.
The school bell rang,
Zhou Chen noticed Zhou Na standing at the door and frowned.
He initially ignored it, pretending not to see it, until he walked out of the classroom and saw Zhou Na following behind him, then he realized that Zhou Na had come to find him.
On the playground,
Zhou Chen suddenly turned around, looked at his second sister Zhou Na, and said directly, "Speak, what do you want from me?"
Zhou Na did not respond immediately, but remained silent for a moment before slowly speaking:
"Brother, I hope you'll drop out of school on your own!"
Drop out of school?
Zhou Chen's expression flashed.
"Because of you, I've become the subject of gossip. Your low score on the test makes me lose face along with you. Brother, you should give up on school. Just like your decision to drop out three years ago, continuing to study will only be a waste of time and meaningless."
It would only drag me down. If you dream of going to university, I'll take the entrance exam for a good university for you and fulfill your dream. Having one university graduate like me is enough for the Zhou family. If Mom and Dad were still alive, they would definitely support me.”
Zhou Na gave a cold explanation.
But the next second...
Seeing Zhou Chen suddenly laugh, Zhou Na couldn't help but frown.
“Zhou Na, you decide your life, and I decide mine as well. I’ve said before that we should live our own lives and not bother each other. You have no right to advise me to give up, and you have no right to make decisions for me.”
As for my dreams, I will achieve them myself; I don't need you to do it for me. If you think I'm embarrassing you, you can tell your classmates that I'm not your brother. Don't worry, I won't be angry at all.
Zhou Chen finished speaking coldly,
He turned and left with absolute decisiveness.
Zhou Na was left standing there, biting her lip, lost in thought.
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