After a brief moment of shock, the group realized that Zhou Chen had actually returned to school.
They made a huge blunder.
They thought Zhou Chen had been working on the construction site all along, but it turned out that Zhou Chen had already gone back to repeat his senior year of high school and was doing very well.
However, Zhou Chen did not mention this matter at all at the dinner table, which led to the misunderstanding among everyone.
"Why didn't he tell us? It's outrageous that he kept it a secret."
Liu Lei complained.
Wang Qiang and Zhang Dong were somewhat amused and exasperated, echoing, "Yeah, I was thinking of introducing him to a job that would be more suitable than a construction site after graduation, but now he's ranked number one on the list, even better than before. Getting into a good university is practically a sure thing for him."
Wu Yuxue was deeply disturbed. Fortunately, she asked a question; otherwise, she would still be in the dark.
She was a little angry that Zhou Chen had kept his mouth shut and hadn't revealed a single word.
You know, she had always felt sorry for Zhou Chen because of this.
"I guess he didn't want to make things awkward for us, so he didn't say it."
Lu Ye interjected.
The group thought this viewpoint made sense. They were all about to graduate from university, while Zhou Chen was still in high school. Even if it was to make up for past regrets, they would definitely feel embarrassed in front of them.
While people were angry that Zhou Chen had concealed his decision to repeat a year of high school, they were mostly happy for him. In their minds, Zhou Chen was qualified to attend a good university, and dropping out was a complete waste of his talent.
Fortunately, Zhou Chen realized this and returned to school.
"I suggest we go to the school, find that guy, and confront him. What do you think?"
Liu Lei smiled.
Upon hearing this, Wang Qiang and Zhang Dong's eyes lit up, and they indicated that they had no objections.
"Yu Xue, what about you?"
Finally, everyone's gazes turned to Wu Yuxue, who was lost in thought.
Wu Yuxue said, "No rush," and then looked at the restaurant owner again, asking in a deep voice, "Boss, you just said he's a celebrity in Fanjia County. What's going on? We were Zhou Chen's classmates, and we're currently studying in another city. We don't know what happened in Fanjia County. Can you tell us in detail?"
She had just clearly heard the restaurant owner say that Zhou Chen was a celebrity in Fanjia County. If Zhou Chen had simply ranked first in the entire school, he wouldn't have become known throughout the county.
So, there might be things they don't know about.
She wanted to uncover other secrets that Zhou Chen hadn't revealed.
Um?
When Liu Lei and the others heard Wu Yuxue ask this question, they were taken aback. Then, belatedly, they realized that the restaurant owner's expression when he said Zhou Chen was a celebrity in Fanjia County was clearly filled with pride.
Is there something about Zhou Chen that they don't know about?
When the restaurant owner heard Wu Yuxue say this, he laughed and said, "I was wondering why you asked this question. It turns out you're all from out of town. The reason I said that Zhou is a celebrity in Fanjia County is because he has been on TV, and more than once. He is a member of the school sports team and recently represented Fengcheng City and won the championship in the National Youth Track and Field Competition. The city and county are promoting him."
Track and field champion?
On TV?
Upon hearing this bombshell news, Wu Yuxue and the others fell into a collective silence.
"By the way, just a few days ago, I heard that he joined the provincial team. The national team invited him first, but it seems he refused. He made a request: to give his training coach a temporary position in the provincial team, and the provincial team agreed." The restaurant owner added.
Whoosh...
Goodness, bombshell news keeps coming! Zhou Chen is still a provincial team athlete. He refused the national team's invitation, dared to make demands of the national team, and the most outrageous thing is that the national team agreed.
Is it really necessary to praise someone like that?
Is this still the Zhou Chen they know?
It feels like I'm dreaming.
"Actually, this is only part of Zhou's achievements. What I admire most is his other ability."
The restaurant owner spoke up again.
Wu Yuxue, Liu Lei, Wang Qiang, Zhang Dong, and Lu Ye hadn't fully digested the news they'd just heard when the restaurant owner announced another shocking revelation, and they all turned to look at him.
"hey-hey……"
The restaurant owner noticed the surprised looks on everyone's faces and found it quite amusing. He felt a sense of pride, like showing off his prized possession. Although he wasn't familiar with Zhou Chen, it didn't stop him from being proud of Zhou Chen.
Have you ever heard of Pin Chou Fang stinky tofu?
"Judging from your expressions, you probably haven't heard of it, but after today, you will definitely remember this name because it is Zhou's own business. It is said that there are as many as a hundred franchisees, and he has earned no less than a million from franchise fees alone. Even Hu Haibing, a big boss in our area, has cooperated with him and become a partner to open franchise stores in other cities."
"In terms of income, I can say without reservation that, looking across the whole country, I think no high school student, or even college student, earns as much as him. He earns at least 10,000 to 20,000 yuan a day."
"A millionaire while still in high school, wow, impressive, right? If my child were as outstanding as Zhou, I'd be laughing in my sleep!"
If the previous news was considered major news, this one is even more major news.
Is Zhou Chen worth millions?
Are you the owner of multiple shops?
This is outrageous! It's so outrageous it's beyond ridiculous!
The five of them were indeed hit hard by the successive news, and no one spoke for a long time as they silently digested it.
"After all this time, we're the ones who're the clowns."
a long time,
Wang Qiang gave a wry smile and sighed. They had deliberately avoided mentioning certain things for fear of hurting Zhou Chen's pride, lest they upset her.
But the truth is, Zhou Chen is far more capable than them.
Academic performance: first in the whole school
He's a provincial team athlete, a national champion, and has appeared on television—that's all that matters. But the most crucial point is that Zhou Chen has already achieved financial freedom.
At a young age, he owns his own company and is worth millions.
They had just told Zhou Chen they would introduce him to jobs, mistakenly believing he would pay the bill; they were just putting on a show.
The fact is that even if they graduated ten or twenty years ago, they might not be able to match Zhou Chen's current achievements.
The clown is themselves.
"Could he be possessed by a monster? Otherwise, why would he suddenly become so outstanding? I feel like he's the protagonist in a TV show or novel, favored by the author, while we're just extras, minor characters who are there to support him."
Liu Lei exclaimed from a very novel perspective.
But it must be said that this statement makes a lot of sense.
Zhou Chen was so outstanding that he was a stranger to them, making all their pride seem so ridiculous.
In a sense, life is indeed like having a cheat code.
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