After scolding herself until she was exhausted, Old Mrs. Zhao left the yard.
It was quiet for a while.
As soon as Zhou Ling pushed open the door, her neighbors began to stare at her. Their gazes made her feel extremely uncomfortable, as if she were being pricked by needles.
She quickly turned around and fled back into the house.
She is, after all, a woman. Even if she says she's shameless, how could she really be shameless?
But today, it seems she has completely lost all face she had in her entire life.
He apologized in front of the entire school, losing face in front of his old classmates.
Back home, Old Mrs. Zhao launched into a tirade, embarrassing herself in front of the neighbors once again.
Fortunately, she still had Zhao Kun, her only source of emotional support.
Zhao Kun felt sorry for her and let her stay home to rest, not allowing her to go out to set up her stall. He doted on her and didn't let her down.
This is what makes Zhou Ling most gratified.
She believed that sooner or later she would regain all the face she had lost today, because she believed that her man would make something of himself.
However, Zhou Ling was unaware that there were no stalls or carts in front of the train station, and that the man she thought loved her dearly was having an affair with another woman.
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With the mock exams over, all the senior high school students are preparing for the next one.
Zhou Chen's class was already full of top students, and those students with outstanding academic performance worked even harder.
The reason is simple: Zhou Chen is too ambitious. Despite being a sports student, he managed to break into the top ten of the class, which is like a slap in the face to many good students.
It makes students who think they are good at studying feel ashamed.
This situation is not limited to Zhou Chen's class; it is the same in other senior high school classes as well, because almost all homeroom teachers use Zhou Chen as an example.
He said that after suspending his studies for three years and returning for just over three months, he was still able to rank in the top ten of the list. You students who are still in school have studied for far longer than Zhou Chen, yet you still didn't do as well as Zhou Chen. You should look for the reasons yourself.
Good heavens, this is practically killing someone by attacking their spirit!
When Zhou Chen heard Wu Yingjie tell him that many teachers had set him up as a role model to inspire many students, Zhou Chen was astonished.
This is definitely going to make him the target of hatred.
Whether they were good students or bad students, they all hated him to death.
Those who excelled in their studies felt that he made them appear less serious and less hardworking.
Those who perform poorly in their studies believe that because of him, teachers have a more compelling excuse to urge them to study harder and improve.
Zhou Chen was considering whether he should go to and from school earlier or later in the future. Otherwise, he was really afraid that he would be walking along peacefully when someone suddenly hit him on the back with a stick.
"All the teachers are curious about what score you will get in the next mock exam. Don't be arrogant just because you did well this time. You still need to keep working hard."
"I'll try my best to get first place in the whole school next time."
Wu Yingjie had always thought highly of Zhou Chen, but he was still surprised by Zhou Chen's mock exam results. He thought that it was already good that Zhou Chen could get into the top 30 and improve by more than 20 places, but Zhou Chen brought him a big surprise.
He felt a little regretful for agreeing to Lu Guoliang's request to let Zhou Chen join the school team. If Zhou Chen had focused on his studies and not been distracted by training, his results might have been better.
Should we ask Lu Guoliang to give Zhou Chen some of his training time?
However, considering that Zhou Chen is no longer like other students on the school team who participate in evening training, he only needs to participate in morning training and the training for the last two periods in the afternoon, it seems that there is nothing else he needs.
Zhou Chen's training time is already much, much less than that of the regular school team members.
However, Zhou Chen is truly a promising student.
Especially recently, Zhou Chen's grades have improved dramatically at a visible rate.
If they can maintain this level, they might achieve the top score in the city or even the province in the future. Fanjia County has never produced a top scorer in the college entrance examination before.
Thinking about this, Wu Yingjie realized that he was being a bit delusional. The dream of becoming the top scorer in the college entrance examination was just something to fantasize about; it was almost impossible for it to become a reality.
That is one in a million, a dragon among men.
Even though he had high hopes for Zhou Chen, he dared not have such expectations.
A week has passed in the blink of an eye.
The controversy surrounding Zhou Ling's fabricated text messages gradually subsided, and fewer and fewer people mentioned it. Although Zhou Na was still taking the blame for Zhou Ling and bearing an undue burden, she had already managed to completely ignore it and had become desensitized.
Zhou Na became a lone wolf, always going alone, whether going to or from school, carrying her schoolbag, walking hurriedly, and rarely staying in one place for long.
Although the brother and sister were in the same school, Zhou Chen rarely saw Zhou Na. Of course, this was a good thing for Zhou Chen; out of sight, out of mind, so as not to affect his mood.
Li Kaile would occasionally send her some information about Zhou Na. For example, when the other roommates were sleeping at night, Zhou Na would sit on the stairs to study so as not to disturb them. She would do at least ten sets of practice papers every day and had no entertainment activities. She was focused on studying.
This attitude towards learning even changed some people's views on Zhou Na, leading them to believe that Zhou Ling's fabricated text messages had nothing to do with Zhou Na.
After all, this level of effort and dedication is something many people can only dream of.
Hearing this, Zhou Chen couldn't help but admire her, because in terms of diligence, he really wasn't as hardworking as Zhou Na. Although studying took up most of his time, it wasn't all of it.
He had to train, and occasionally went to the construction site canteen, the night market to help out, and to check on the stinky tofu business.
In short, studying is not his whole life.
It seems that Zhou Na really wants to hold onto first place and doesn't want anyone to surpass her, so she's studying with all her might.
He definitely needs to put in more effort to catch up with Zhou Na.
Even though he had the trump card of knowing the future college entrance exam questions, Zhou Chen still wanted to win against Zhou Na based on his own strength.
Otherwise, it always feels like something's missing.
That night, Zhou Chen studied until the early hours of the morning. Just as he was about to rest, Zhang Dafu and Liu Dongmei called him one after the other to report on the first day's sales.
On the phone, Zhang Dafu was incredibly excited, describing how booming business was that day. He regretted that he hadn't prepared enough raw materials for stinky tofu to sell. Even so, he still earned nearly three thousand yuan in one day, an income he never dared to dream of before.
I made a net profit of 3,000 yuan a day. I used to earn that much even in a month.
Although Liu Dongmei's stinky tofu shop didn't sell as much as Zhang Dafu's, it still made a net profit of around two thousand yuan, which made her extremely excited.
He told them to keep a calm mindset, that this was just the beginning, and things would get better in the future.
"It really worked!"
After putting down his phone, Zhou Chen couldn't help but show his excitement, no longer pretending to be calm.
Fortunately, Zhang Dafu and Liu Dongmei didn't see this scene, otherwise they would definitely have complained.
He had no choice but to maintain his image as the boss.
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