After the awards ceremony, Zhou Chen became the focus of the entire school, a topic of conversation.
The matter concerning Zhou Chen began to be unearthed, discussed, and spread.
Like Zhou Chen, who runs a stinky tofu business and makes money by setting up a stall at the night market.
Having joined the school team for just over ten days, he has already won two first-place finishes, demonstrating exceptional athletic talent.
The news that Zhou Chen dropped out of school three years ago to give the opportunity to go to school to his three siblings spread far and wide.
The very thing Zhou Na least wanted to see happened: she was thrust into the center of discussion and became a topic of conversation.
More and more people now know that she is Zhou Chen's younger sister.
"I didn't know you had such a powerful older brother. How come I've never heard you mention him before?"
"Your older brother is too good to you. He voluntarily dropped out of school so that you could have the opportunity to go to school. No wonder you are such a good student. You didn't want to let your older brother down."
"Zhou Na, could you introduce your brother to us?"
As soon as get out of class ended, all the students in the class gathered around, saying all sorts of things.
Zhou Na was surrounded by a crowd, and she desperately wanted to explode and reveal that she and Zhou Chen were not actually siblings, in order to shut up her classmates.
But the thought that being too cold-hearted would give her classmates a bad impression of her was something she didn't want to see.
However, she felt annoyed if she didn't say anything.
In the end, he could only use going to the toilet as an excuse to escape his classmates' curiosity.
Zhou Na initially thought that by avoiding answering the many inquiries, the matter would eventually pass.
But in the next few days,
She heard another voice. Some classmates said that she and Zhou Chen did not get along well, and pointed out that she had never publicly mentioned Zhou Chen, her older brother, since she started school, nor had she ever shown the affection a younger sister would show to her older brother.
Some people think she is cold and ungrateful.
Some people think she looks down on Zhou Chen and thinks Zhou Chen is a disgrace, so she doesn't want people to know about her sibling relationship with Zhou Chen.
Many of her classmates started looking at her strangely.
Even more so, disdainful and mocking glances were frequently cast upon them.
Zhou Na could have refuted the rumors, for example, by speaking frankly and directly to defend herself and put an end to the gossip.
If she hadn't known the truth about her origins, she might have been able to do it.
However, after learning that the three siblings were orphans adopted by Zhou Chen's parents, and given the fact that she already had a distant relationship with Zhou Chen, she couldn't bring herself to lie about having a good relationship with him.
The decline in popularity and reputation
Zhou Na blamed everything on Zhou Chen, believing that Zhou Chen was the one who caused her trouble. She thought that if Zhou Chen hadn't come back to school and hadn't participated in the school team and won a competition, she wouldn't have received so much attention and been the subject of so much discussion.
The murmurs reached the homeroom teacher's ears, and after a stern warning, the class returned to its usual tranquility.
However, this did not make Zhou Na's dissatisfaction with Zhou Chen disappear; on the contrary, it accumulated more and more.
Zhou Chen was unaware of the impact his fame had on Zhou Na, and of course, even if he had known, he wouldn't have cared.
What does this have to do with him?
He has no say in what others think.
He's already been kind enough by not spreading rumors about your selfish nature, Zhou Na.
Since the end of the city-level sports competition, the initial attention has waned, and life has finally begun to return to normal.
Zhou Chen really doesn't like being famous; she feels it's too much trouble.
You have to be careful about your words and actions at all times, unlike before when you could be carefree and do whatever you wanted.
And this is just a small honor in a city-level competition. If it were a national competition, people would probably gather around to watch you on the street.
Fortunately, his influence was limited to a high school campus.
He now finally understands why movie stars and singers cover themselves up so thoroughly before going out; it's really troublesome once their identities are revealed.
I wonder if it's too late to quit the school team now?
During lunch break,
Zhou Chen rode his bicycle to the construction site canteen.
Because Sun Liancheng called him yesterday, asking him to come over, saying he had something to discuss with him.
Before coming, as usual, I went to the supermarket to buy a box of soft-pack Hongtashan cigarettes as a gift for my master, Xu Laoqi.
"Don't waste your money, kid. Your master doesn't need cigarettes right now."
After accepting the cigarettes, Xu Laoqi took out three packs of other brands of cigarettes from another pocket and waved them in front of Zhou Chen.
"They were all gifts from other people, I can't possibly keep them all."
Xu Laoqi blew out a smoke ring and explained with a smile, though his words were somewhat reminiscent of Versailles.
“Master, you are now a supervisor, managing the work of so many people. They must want to curry favor with you. But what others buy is theirs, and what I do to show my respect for you is mine. The two are not the same.”
Zhou Chen chuckled. He could tell that his master, Xu Laoqi, had clearly improved his standard of living. He had to admit that being a supervisor was a good job, and there was plenty of money to be made.
"Don't think that just because I accepted cigarettes or other benefits, I'm allowing people to slack off at work. I strictly supervise the quality of the project according to company regulations and will never allow substandard operations. I have to live up to Mr. Sun's trust in me."
The reason they gave me cigarettes was because I pointed out some details that someone had overlooked or missed. I was reminding them to avoid further financial losses and penalties. It was a heartfelt expression of gratitude from them. Moreover, I will proactively report all the cigarettes they accept to General Manager Sun.
Xu Laoqi said with a serious expression, trying to maintain his positive image in the eyes of his disciple Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen naturally knew that Xu Laoqi was not the kind of person who would use his power to make money, and he trusted his simple and honest master.
“Master, I believe you. You don’t need to explain. I’m here today to see General Manager Sun. He called me yesterday and asked me to come to his office.”
After a brief explanation, Zhou Chen prepared to head to Sun Liancheng's office.
"Mr. Sun's matter is of great importance and cannot be delayed. Go quickly."
Xu Laoqi immediately waved his hand and urged.
Zhou Chen nodded, waved, and turned to leave.
On the other end,
Under the shade of trees next to a high school.
If Zhou Chen were here, he would definitely recognize the three figures under the willow tree as his three ungrateful sisters and brothers.
Zhou Ling and Zhou Chuan were both summoned by Zhou Na.
The two men, unaware of Zhou Na's intentions, arrived looking puzzled.
"Second sister, what's the matter? It's the middle of the day, why did you make us come over? I wanted to sleep a little longer."
Zhou Chuan yawned, looking sleepy.
Zhou Ling's eyes lit up, and she smiled, "Second sister, have you thought of a way to force Zhou Chen to agree to give us the business? That's great! Tell me quickly how you need my fourth brother and me to cooperate, and we'll definitely cooperate well."
Looking at the good-for-nothing Zhou Chuan, and Zhou Ling who was still eyeing Zhou Chensheng, Zhou Na frowned slightly, feeling a sense of anger and disappointment.
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