The group emerged from the restaurant, all looking dazed.
It feels like I just experienced a dream.
After all, anyone would need some time to process this.
Who would have thought that my old classmate, whom I hadn't seen for three years, would suddenly become a celebrity and a big boss?
"I think I've tried Zhou Chen's stinky tofu before, near the commercial street in Yanjing. I recommended it to my roommate, saying it was delicious. My roommate said it was a specialty from their hometown, a local delicacy..."
Wang Qiang was both amused and exasperated. He only just realized that what he called a local specialty was actually a snack made by his old classmate.
He'd been fooled!
Upon hearing this, Zhang Dong and Lu Ye couldn't help but chuckle, and even Wu Yuxue couldn't help but laugh.
"Seriously, are we still going to school?"
"I want to see my teacher."
After Liu Lei made the suggestion, everyone exchanged glances, and Wu Yuxue added, "Let's also find out more about him from the younger students."
Um?
Asking people at the school will definitely give you more information.
The reason why the relationship between Zhou Chen and Zhou Ling, especially the sibling relationship, has become like this is still a mystery to them. Perhaps they can get the answer from their younger schoolmates.
Not long after,
When the group arrived at the school gate, Wu Yuxue saw Grandpa Liang, who was guarding the gate, and immediately called out to him. After a few seconds of stunned silence, Grandpa Liang recognized Wu Yuxue and looked very surprised.
Entering the campus,
The group chatted with Grandpa Liang about the past for a while, and naturally, they talked about Zhou Chen. When Zhou Chen was mentioned, a clear look of satisfaction and pride appeared on Grandpa Liang's face.
He recounted all of Zhou Chen's deeds.
For example, starting a business, winning awards, appearing on TV, etc.—everything they knew became topics of conversation for Grandpa Liang.
To their surprise, they heard more detailed information from Grandpa Liang than they had from the restaurant owner.
For example, Zhou Chen also started a canteen business on the construction site, and saved up capital through this business.
Well, what else does Zhou Chen have that they don't know?
At this moment, a sentence came to mind for all of them: Zhou Chen, you feel like a stranger to me.
"This kid knows how to be grateful. People who were good to him before and had a good relationship with him are now following him to do stinky tofu business, without asking for a single penny in franchise fees."
“Even his deskmate in class manages a small shop with two employees.”
Grandpa Liang showered Zhou Chen with praise, and the others could tell that Zhou Chen's success had brought benefits to everyone else as well.
This made everyone realize that Zhou Chen's kindness had not changed.
"Uncle Liang, do you know what happened between him and his sister Zhou Ling?"
Thinking about how Zhou Ling had smeared Zhou Chen, Wu Yuxue felt that Grandpa Liang might know the truth.
And when the name Zhou Ling was mentioned...
A look of disgust and aversion flashed across Grandpa Liang's face, which was noticed by Wu Yuxue and the others.
"That little brat is an ungrateful wretch."
"You must not believe anything she says."
Grandpa Liang snorted, making no attempt to hide his dislike for Zhou Ling.
This reaction immediately aroused everyone's curiosity.
Under Wu Yuxue's persistent questioning, Grandpa Liang recounted some of the events that occurred after Zhou Chen returned to school.
It's like Zhou Ling insisting on being with the hoodlum Zhao Kun.
Furthermore, Zhou Ling and her two siblings are not biological siblings of Zhou Chen; they are adopted children.
There's also Zhou Ling's attempts to get money from Zhou Chen, and when she couldn't get it, she threw a tantrum, spread rumors and slander, and when her attempt to imitate the stinky tofu business failed, she spread rumors again, and so on.
Hearing that Zhou Ling had caused so much trouble, Wu Yuxue and the others were all stunned. Then, they were quickly replaced by anger and felt that Zhou Chen's past efforts were not worth it.
They had never seen anyone more ungrateful than Zhou Ling.
"Luckily, Yuxue, you didn't believe her back then, otherwise, we would all have been completely fooled by her. How could there be such a shameless person in this world? Her skin is thicker than a city wall."
Zhou Chen's success is enviable, but the betrayal by her younger sister is truly heartbreaking.
Zhou Chen, in particular, ruined his future by working on a construction site to support his family, all in the hope that his three siblings would have a better future. In the end, he raised three ungrateful wretches who became his enemies, repeatedly causing trouble for him.
"Fortunately, Zhou Chen showed no mercy and put Zhou Chuan in jail, where he received his due punishment. Zhou Ling escaped this ordeal because she was pregnant; otherwise, she would have been in jail too. However, she will eventually reap what she sows and be punished by heaven."
Wang Qiang looked indignant, scoffing at and utterly despising such an extremely selfish person.
We learned the truth from Grandpa Liang.
The group felt no sympathy for Zhou Ling, believing that she deserved it, that she was being punished for being disrupted at her wedding by a strange woman.
Having done so many immoral things, this is how it should be.
Unfortunately, fate wasn't kind enough; the Zhao family received a compensation payment for the demolition, allowing Zhou Ling to start enjoying the good life instead.
Fortunately, Zhao Kun is suspected of having an affair with another woman.
After saying goodbye to Grandpa Liang, the group went to the office in the teaching building and found their former homeroom teacher, Wu Yingjie.
Wu Yingjie was very happy that the group of people came back to see him. Since they were in the same year as Zhou Chen, they inevitably talked about Zhou Chen again. So, in front of them, he praised Zhou Chen once more.
Upon hearing this, Wu Yuxue, Liu Lei, and Wang Qiang exchanged bewildered glances. They had already heard similar words twice today, and their ears were practically calloused from hearing them again.
As university students at Yenching University, they realized that the pride they brought to their teachers combined couldn't compare to what Zhou Chen brought alone.
They're really starting to be jealous of Zhou Chen now.
It was one person who stole and overshadowed the brilliance of everyone else.
Even with the other classmates in the group, they still can't compare to Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen is simply a prodigy, a monster. Before even graduating, he has already become a big boss and a winner in life.
The group strolled around the school for a while.
They didn't go to see Zhou Chen again, but left the school together. To be honest, what happened today had overshadowed their desire to return to school and reminisce about their youth.
Because they are either shocked by Zhou Chen's 'glorious' deeds, or on the path to shock.
Standing at the school gate, everyone's face showed a mixture of laughter and tears, their feelings complicated.
The aftershocks surrounding Zhou Chen have not subsided and continue.
Just as the group was about to part ways, say goodbye, and go their separate ways, Liu Lei saw Zhao Kai in the group chat, making sarcastic remarks, speculating about the day's gathering, and belittling Zhou Chen.
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