After Zhou Chen agreed to join the school team and left the office, Lu Guoliang was happy, but couldn't help feeling a bit wistful and emotional.
Only just now did he learn that Zhou Chen had no parents and was the pillar of his family.
Three years ago, Zhou Chen's parents passed away unexpectedly, and in order to give his siblings the opportunity to go to school, he voluntarily stopped attending school.
He then went to work on construction sites for three years until a month ago when he decided to repeat his studies.
If that's all there is to it, at most Lu Guoliang will appreciate Zhou Chen's qualities and think that Zhou Chen is a responsible older brother, and he won't be too surprised.
But after hearing that Zhou Chen had taken over the construction site canteen business and started a stinky tofu business, earning several hundred yuan a day, I couldn't help but admire him from the bottom of my heart.
Zhou Chen did not hide his business dealings from Wu Yingjie.
But how old is Zhou Chen? He's only three years older than a typical high school student. At this age, Zhou Chen has already started his own business and become a boss. If Zhou Chen's family background were unusual, it wouldn't be so amazing. But Zhou Chen didn't rely on anyone; he built everything himself.
Putting himself in Zhou Chen's shoes, Lu Guoliang realized that even he couldn't have achieved what Zhou Chen had done.
Having opinions, perseverance, and strong execution skills.
A student as mature as Zhou Chen, far surpassing ordinary people, would have been impossible to persuade without the intervention of his homeroom teacher, Wu Yingjie.
"Thanks, Lao Wu."
Lu Guoliang said earnestly.
Wu Yingjie waved his hand, "We're all doing this for his own good, but I'm entrusting him to you. You must not let me down. He was able to rise to the 50s in a month, which means he has the potential to enter the top ten of the rankings."
Lu Guoliang was quite surprised by Zhou Chen's amazing improvement. Zhou Chen's rapid progress showed that he had put in a lot of effort and also had a talent for learning.
Unlike his students, who neglected their academic studies to focus on sports, Zhou Chen's grades were so good that he could easily take first place.
"Old Wu, don't worry. You've entrusted such a promising talent to me, how could I let you down? He has an advantage in academic subjects. If he develops some further skills, I guarantee he can easily get into a prestigious university."
Lu Guoliang patted his chest and guaranteed it.
Wu Yingjie nodded slightly. Initially, he opposed Lu Guoliang's idea of letting Zhou Chen join the school team because he felt that with Zhou Chen's rate of improvement, there would be no problem for him to break into the top twenty in the college entrance examination.
The only challenge is getting into the top ten; he doesn't know if Zhou Chen can achieve that.
After all, the further you go, the more difficult it becomes to improve and surpass other top students.
Lu Guoliang stated that as long as Zhou Chen achieves some outstanding results in sports, he can receive bonus points in the college entrance examination. Moreover, the college entrance examination score for sports specialties is much lower than that for ordinary college entrance examination candidates. If Zhou Chen performs even better in sports, some universities may not consider his college entrance examination score and directly admit him through special admission.
This is the key to persuading Wu Yingjie.
After repeated questioning and confirming that Zhou Chen was extremely talented in sports, they finally agreed to persuade him.
"Let's arrange his study and training schedule first."
"Although I promised you that he could join the school team, I will not let him fall behind in his studies. He cannot miss any of his morning classes, and he must attend two classes in the afternoon before he can train."
Wu Yingjie changed the subject and said slowly.
However, upon hearing this, Lu Guoliang's expression changed, and he became extremely helpless. "Old Wu, you're too stingy. You've only given me this little bit of training time, which isn't even half the training time of a normal sports class."
Okay, I won't interfere with his morning classes, and I'll have all my afternoon time. After all, even with talent, you still need to work hard to achieve results; excellent athletes can't do without sweat.
Wu Yingjie remained unmoved and said firmly, "No, I can't put all my eggs in one basket. If you fail to help him achieve results in sports and it also interferes with his studies, I will have harmed him instead. His study time must not be reduced."
Seeing this, Lu Guoliang was very troubled and quite helpless. He knew that Wu Yingjie had concerns. Although he said that Zhou Chen had athletic talent, he could not guarantee that Zhou Chen would achieve results. In this regard, no coach would dare to make such a boast.
Judging from Wu Yingjie's demeanor, he most likely won't back down.
With a sigh, Lu Guoliang shrugged and said, "We'll do as you say."
Upon hearing this, Wu Yingjie's serious face finally broke into a smile.
If Zhou Chen's study time is guaranteed, even if he is delayed a bit due to sports training, it won't be too much of a delay. With Zhou Chen's foundation and his status as a sports student, he has an advantage over ordinary college entrance examination candidates.
He must consider all aspects and make two preparations for Zhou Chen, instead of going down a dead end, which would only harm Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen was unaware that after he left, Wu Yingjie and Lu Guoliang went through a lot of strife, both trying to buy him more time.
At this moment, Zhou Chen was with Li Kaile at the night market, letting Li Kaile experience firsthand what it's like to run a stinky tofu business.
If Li Kaile's interest is just temporary, he'll probably give up on the idea of doing this business. If he's still interested, then let him set up his own stall and sell his wares elsewhere.
Even after everything was sold out, Li Kaile was still somewhat unsatisfied.
and,
It must be admitted that Li Kaile has a real talent for frying stinky tofu; he has a very good grasp of the heat. Xu Dalong practiced for half a day before he managed to fry the stinky tofu without burning it.
Li Kaile only spent half an hour precisely controlling the heat, and the oil temperature and frying time were just right.
This is perhaps what talent is.
When it comes to studying, Li Kaile gets sleepy and wants to sleep during class, but when it comes to business, he is exceptionally energetic, eloquent, and interacts very well with customers. With his personal charm, he can retain some repeat customers.
Back home,
Zhou Chen noticed that Xu Dalong was in low spirits, and the look in his eyes was filled with shame and self-blame.
"Da Long, what's wrong?"
"Brother Xiao Chen, I'm sorry, I feel so stupid. I followed you for so long before I learned how to make stinky tofu, but Li Kaile learned it so quickly today."
Upon hearing that Xu Dalong was concerned about this matter, Zhou Chen was both amused and exasperated.
"Dalong, everyone has their own strengths and advantages. Perhaps you are not as good as him in terms of practical skills, but do you know what he is like in class? If you were in the same class as him, he might not be as good as you in terms of academic performance."
You don't need to feel sorry, because you are also excellent. These days, you've been setting up your stall alone, and you've had repeat customers every day. Those regular customers like you very much, which is their recognition of you.
Zhou Chen explained with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Xu Dalong couldn't help but look up and ask, "Really?"
“Of course,” Zhou Chen said firmly.
Xu Dalong scratched the back of his head, smiled sheepishly, and looked very honest.
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