Chapter 27 A Phone Call
Yu Cang pushed open the door and walked out from the inner room.
Gu Jieshuang was still watching the store outside. The brown sugar water in the cup in front of her was already finished.
"How are you, Jie Shuang? Are you feeling better?"
"Thank you for your concern, boss. I feel much better now." Gu Jieshuang's tone was a little helpless, as if she was coaxing a child.
"That's good. How about making beef noodles today?"
"Okay~" Gu Jieshuang felt a little more energetic.
At this moment, Yu Cang's personal terminal suddenly lit up. Yu Cang looked and saw that it was Ren Zheng.
He picked up the phone.
"Hey, old man, what's up?"
"Xiao Cang, the problem with your shop has been resolved. You don't have to worry about it anymore."
"Have you found the person behind?"
"Of course, he's just a kid. It would be cheap of me to attack him... Never mind, let's not talk about that. I've already sorted out your student status for you, and I've even prepared a surprise for you."
"Surprise? How do you say that?" Yu Cang tapped the counter rhythmically with his fingers.
Ren Zheng laughed. "I've applied for a lab for you. You can do whatever you want in it. Moreover, the school will allocate a certain amount of funding to you every quarter. Not only that, as long as you can produce enough results, the amount of funding can be increased!"
"Laboratory?" Yu Cang's fingers gradually stopped, as if he remembered something, but there was no emotion in his tone. "...I know. Which teacher is this laboratory affiliated with?"
"No need for affiliation, this lab is your own, how about that?"
"My..." Yu Cang was stunned, not knowing what to feel for a moment.
After a moment's silence, he spoke helplessly, "Old man, I've already told you not to transfer your guilt towards my parents onto me. You haven't done anything wrong to them."
"What are you talking about, kid?" Ren Zheng scolded with a smile. "I applied for a lab for you because I think you're qualified to use it. Stop imagining things. Besides, this lab isn't just given to you. If you want to use it, you have to fight for it yourself."
"Hmm?" Yu Cang raised his brows, "What do you mean?"
"I've prepared a defense for you in a few days. Professors from the Card Creator Academy will probably be there, so don't feel pressured. Just delve into your latest research and give a presentation."
“…How troublesome.”
"This is also for your own good." Ren Zheng paused. "I thought about it and decided to move you to your junior year. Although no one dared to say anything to me, they could still look down on you secretly. Besides, you missed two years of credits between your freshman and sophomore years, and I don't think you'd make up for it. You know, some professors don't like people like you who don't complete the full course time.
"So I think, instead of waiting for them to exclude you openly or covertly in the future, it's better to stop these troubles right from the start. Just use your strength to show them that you deserve this treatment!"
"Old man...you really put a lot of effort into it."
"Stop talking nonsense and just tell me whether you're going to do it or not. If you don't, I can leave this lab to someone else."
"Now that you've said that." Yu Cang's lips curled up into a smile, "Why should I refuse?"
"Good boy." Ren Zheng smiled. "I'll give you five days. Is that okay?"
"That's enough."
"Okay, it's okay... By the way, to give you some motivation, I'm telling you in advance. If you can make me proud during this defense, I'll have a gift for you after it's over."
"What gift?"
"Come to think of it, this isn't really a gift from me." Ren Zheng was silent for a moment, then said, "It's a soul card your parents left for you."
"What?" Yu Cang's pupils suddenly shrank.
"You should know that your parents entered the True Dragon's Death Zone twice. This Soul Card was their first haul." Ren Zheng's tone was slightly lowered. "Originally, they planned to make a deck unique to you... Unfortunately, the final result was only this Soul Card."
"...Why didn't you give it to me earlier?"
"Before, I was afraid that you would see this card and impulsively run to the True Dragon's Death Place. It's... too dangerous after all." Ren Zheng sighed, "But now, I've figured it out. You are their child. I can't, and there's no way I can keep you by my side forever. You have to choose your own future path. But I hope you can be cautious, again and again."
Yu Cang closed his eyes slightly and took a deep breath: "I understand."
"Okay, it's nothing."
"...Then I'll hang up first." Yu Cang was about to turn off his personal terminal.
But Ren Zheng suddenly said from the terminal: "Wait, don't hang up yet."
"Hmm? What's wrong?"
"There's something else I need to tell you." Ren Zheng's tone was hesitant, and he even stammered.
Yu Cang raised his eyebrows: "What's the matter? Tell me quickly."
"That is... I will be there on the day of the defense." Ren Zheng considered his words carefully. "Then, can you, I mean, not call me old man?"
Yu Cang suddenly fell silent.
I don't know how long it was before he said, "Then what should I call you?"
Yu Cang's fatal silence directly irritated Ren Zheng.
"Wow, so you really want to call me that!" Ren Zheng's voice suddenly became louder on the other end of the phone. "Luckily I mentioned it, otherwise I would have lost all my face!"
"What are you afraid of? I'll earn your face back when the time comes."
"I don't care, you can't call me that!"
"Okay, okay... Then what should I call you, Mr. Ren?"
"……awkward."
"Then, Ren Zhenguo?"
“Too formal.”
"You're asking for a lot, why don't you just go with the old man?"
"You dare!"
"...Okay, okay, then I'll call you the principal. That's just the title you'll be given."
"That's more like it... Get ready. I'm going to hang up first."
"Bye-Bye."
With a beep, the call ended.
Beside him, Gu Jieshuang looked shocked.
Every time I listen to these two people talking... I get some strange impressions.
It turns out that the serious principal also has such a... cute side.
Ah, is this something that can be said?
Looking at Yu Cang, Gu Jieshuang couldn't help but ask, "Boss, did you really want to call the principal...old man during the defense?"
Yu Cang put away his personal terminal and rolled his eyes: "Of course not, I'm just teasing the old man."
"Ah, this." Gu Jieshuang couldn't help but blurt out.
For a moment, she couldn't figure out whether it was Principal Ren Zheng who was doting on Yu Cang, or Yu Cang who was doting on Principal Ren Zheng.
Suddenly, she thought of something and said, "Boss, from what the principal said, will I have to call you senior in a few days?"
"Of course, but it's up to you to call me whatever you want." Yu Cang smiled lightly and turned to go upstairs. "I'm going to cook noodles. You can just close the door and don't get too tired."
(End of this chapter)
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