The date was finalized with Lu Ye.
After school, Zhou Chen went home first. When the elderly people in the neighborhood saw him, they all turned their attention to him and smiled.
He ranked first in the city, which was explosive news in a small place like Fanjia County. Everyone in the county knew about it.
Naturally, all the neighbors in the community heard about it.
In addition, having witnessed firsthand the visits of leaders from other high schools and the sensational news of his refusal of a 100,000 yuan reward, the elderly residents of the neighborhood talked about him every day.
Once a person becomes successful,
Then the people around you will basically greet you with smiles.
Zhou Chen now feels this deeply. Before, some people in the neighborhood said that he separated from three ungrateful people, that he was irresponsible, cold-hearted, and so on. In particular, when Zhou Dana and Wang Xiuhua brought Zhou Ling to apologize, he was driven away, which pushed him to the top of the neighborhood's discussion.
But ever since he achieved the best score in the city, all those voices have disappeared, and everyone speaks in a friendly and pleasant tone.
"Xiao Zhou, school's out! Have you eaten yet? I made some pancakes, I'll get you some later."
"Thank you, Aunt Wang, but no need."
"Xiao Zhou, my granddaughter isn't doing well in her studies. Could you help tutor her when you have some free time?"
"I'm sorry, Aunt Liu, I don't know how to teach."
Zhou Chen refused all attempts to flatter him or ask him for favors. He wouldn't take advantage of others, and others shouldn't try to take advantage of him either.
Some people might think that it's not good to have a strained relationship with your neighbors.
But Zhou Chen knew these gossipy old folks all too well. With the exception of a few, they were basically all looking down on you because you were poor and afraid of you because you were rich. Back when he dropped out of school and was supporting his family on his own, they didn't act like this at all.
Therefore, it's not that Zhou Chen doesn't care about neighborly relations, but rather that some people are not worth helping, nor is it necessary to help them.
Simply maintain a proper distance.
In his previous life, he didn't care about anything, only thought about others, and considered others' needs. He was the one who was tired and suffered. When he was poor and destitute, how many people helped him and didn't laugh at him?
Having experienced a failed life, one naturally won't repeat the same mistakes. Living for oneself is enough; what business is it of others?
The neighbor lady who was rejected by Zhou Chen didn't say anything, but she was cursing in her heart, saying that Zhou Chen didn't know how to help each other and had no heart, etc.
Unfortunately, Zhou Chen couldn't hear it.
Even if he hears it, he doesn't care. He just has no compassion, so what? If he's unhappy, he can sue me.
These days, Xu Dalong has been traveling around, helping franchisees with site selection, decoration, and other aspects, changing cities every few days, he's extremely busy.
As a result, Zhou Chen was alone at home. After putting down her schoolbag, she tidied up briefly.
Zhou Chen went downstairs again, then rode his bicycle to a fruit shop, bought a bunch of different kinds of fruit, and headed straight for Wu Yingjie's house.
Wu Yingjie was somewhat surprised to see Zhou Chen suddenly arrive at his door.
"Teacher Wu, I've come to visit your wife."
Zhou Chen chuckled. He had visited Wu Yingjie's home before and met his teacher's wife. He knew that his teacher's wife was a very virtuous and kind woman with a good personality. If it were any other woman, she would never have allowed Wu Yingjie to use part of his salary to help those poor families. She would have already caused trouble or even filed for divorce.
But this teacher's wife never did; she always silently supported Wu Yingjie from behind, working tirelessly without complaint.
"Xiao Zhou is here! Come in quickly. You haven't been here since you dropped out of school. Have dinner here tonight."
Tian Shuhui was wearing an apron and cooking.
“Master’s wife, you don’t know, ever since I ate your cooking three years ago, I haven’t had a proper meal. Neither the canteen nor the restaurant can compare to your cooking.”
Zhou Chen greeted Tian Shuhui.
Tian Shuhui was amused. "You're getting better and better at talking now. From now on, you can eat at your teacher's wife's house every day. There's plenty of food here."
"No, I'm afraid I'll become fat."
Zhou Chen shook his head vigorously, and Wu Yingjie, standing to the side, couldn't help but chuckle, pulling Zhou Chen to sit down on the sofa.
After looking around, Zhou Chen found that Wu Yingjie's house was almost unchanged from three years ago, which made Zhou Chen's nose tingle with emotion.
Given Wu Yingjie's profession and stable salary, one would expect her life to be neither too good nor too bad, yet the furnishings in her room remained as simple as ever.
Clearly, Wu Yingjie is still supporting those impoverished families.
Not long after,
Once the food was ready, Zhou Chen didn't stand on ceremony. He sat down at the table, ate some, and then got down to business, talking about the startup project he and Lu Ye were working on.
"Collecting past college entrance examination questions together is a good idea. This way, we can find some patterns in the questions based on past exam papers, which can indeed help improve the scores of senior high school students."
Wu Yingjie expressed his full affirmation of Zhou Chen's work.
"Teacher, actually, you were the one who thought of this first. You have said more than once that there are patterns in the college entrance examination. As long as you grasp the examiner's thinking, you can make certain predictions about the questions and even guess the questions correctly."
Zhou Chen wasn't just flattering him; Wu Yingjie had indeed said something similar in class, and had also analyzed past college entrance exam questions.
"Alright, stop being modest. The idea of making test papers was your own. I'm just offering you some inspiration. However, if you're going to do this, I must remind you to be extremely meticulous, because you're dealing with senior high school students, and it concerns their future. Don't make any mistakes on the questions."
As Wu Yingjie spoke, his tone became serious.
Zhou Chen wholeheartedly agreed, knowing that this industry is different from others, and mistakes can have a significant impact.
While reminding himself, Zhou Chen had a sudden thought. He thought of a reason that would be easier to persuade Wu Yingjie, so he said, "Teacher, you are right. When doing past exam papers, we must be error-free. Lu Ye and I are both too inexperienced to grasp this. So, could you please join us and help us? With you here, you can not only supervise us, but also find and correct any mistakes in time. This will help us to carry out this project better."
Zhou Chen revealed the true purpose of his visit.
An invitation was extended to Wu Yingjie.
Upon hearing his words, both Wu Yingjie and his teacher's wife, Tian Shuhui, were stunned.
"Teacher, we really need your help."
"You don't need to worry about it affecting your teaching work. You just need to give us your feedback in your spare time. It won't take up too much of your time."
Zhou Chen once again appealed to his emotions and reasoned with him.
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