"Two million? That's a lot!" Ruan Bei looked at the number on the ATM screen with shock.
It wasn't that he hadn't seen so much money before, but this was the first time he had earned so much money all at once, even though it was money he had earned himself.
If you split the money in half, he'll still have a million!
"It is a bit much." Although, from Xiao Bei's perspective, receiving so much money is nothing, after all, he promised to help Niu Niu reincarnate.
But Zhou Linlin is a single woman who didn't have much savings before. The money she had was from her divorce settlement with Tong Hanming. She was willing to give him two million yuan because she genuinely cared for her daughter and was grateful to Ruan Bei and his wife. Secondly, Tong Hanming might have really made a lot of money.
A few months later, Qin Gu finally remembered that he had asked someone to spread news about him. He pulled out his phone, searched for the old news, and raised an eyebrow in surprise: "Look."
He handed the phone to Ruan Bei, thinking it would at most annoy Lu Minghai and cause him some trouble, but he didn't expect it to be so effective.
Especially after other forces got involved, it turned into a confrontation between groups of similar size. As the Tong Hanming case escalated, the Haiming Group's shares experienced a period of turmoil.
Of course, such a large group wouldn't collapse because of something so small, but Haiming Group suffered a considerable loss.
They are currently reading this report, which is written by someone who has arranged for it, and the content is so detailed and convincing that it seems like insider information.
The report said that Haiming Group was warned by the authorities because of this incident and lost a major project that it had been preparing for a long time. The project name was even revealed. The project was snatched by another real estate tycoon in Jincheng, Haiming Group's old rival.
I don't know if the official police warned Ruan Bei, but the following news is true.
"Hahaha, I'm so happy." Ruan Bei made no attempt to hide his schadenfreude: "I know about this project; Lu Siyuan is in charge of it."
Lu Siyuan was Lu Minghai's hand-picked successor. He was indeed capable and talented. He started interning at the company when he was in college, initially working on small projects, learning and working at the same time for three years.
This project was the first major project that Lu Siyuan had undertaken as the person in charge and leader. He had prepared for it for a long time in the early stages, aiming to make a name for himself with this project and pave the way for him to officially enter the management as the heir of Haiming Group.
In his previous life, Lu Siyuan succeeded. This project made Haiming Group a fortune, and Lu Siyuan took this opportunity to make a grand entrance as the heir of Haiming Group, gaining a large following.
Later, when Ruan Bei was brought back, for some reason, people thought he would compete with Lu Siyuan for something, and some people specifically talked about this project and praised Lu Siyuan for being amazing.
Now, the unlucky young master Lu has died before he could even get started. His project, which he had been preparing for for more than half a year, has been cut short halfway through, and he is probably so angry that he vomits blood.
"Let's go, let's have something good to celebrate." Ruan Bei swiped half of the money on her card to Qin Gu, and then the two of them went out for hot pot, arm in arm.
Eating hot pot with the air conditioning on in the middle of summer is a completely different experience from eating hot pot in winter.
While eating, they discussed how to prepare a new home for Niu Niu. They had received so much money from the mother, so they had to do their best.
"How about using jade?" Ruan Bei's two months of lessons hadn't been for nothing; jade is a good thing, it can nourish the body and the soul.
“Yes, we can carve a small jade house for Niu Niu to live in and nurture her soul. You can carry this with you with you, and it can be a little small.”
Qin Gu pondered, "Let's make a bigger one out of ebony. Ebony isn't expensive, so we can make one that can hold other small pieces of furniture."
Even though Niu Niu is a ghost, she would feel stifled staying in the small house all the time, so he thought of everything very carefully.
Ruan Bei: "The kind of place where people live together?"
Qin Gu didn't quite understand, so Ruan Bei showed him some pictures. Those dollhouses were really exquisite. Not to mention the small furniture, even the books in the drawers could be taken out and opened.
"Are girls these days so good at having fun? They're so skillful!" Qin Gu exclaimed in amazement.
Ruan Bei pouted and whispered, "It's not all girls who play this game."
If he didn't like it, why would he pay attention?
Qin Gu instantly realized he had misspoke and quickly tried to salvage the situation: "I meant, Xiao Bei's idea is great. Why don't we make them ourselves? You're such a good craftswoman, and look at these little things..."
He pointed to the small pillows and blankets and said, "These things need to be replaced when they get worn out. You can make them for Niu Niu yourself."
Ruan Bei had never quite understood the principle behind how ghosts interact with real objects. For example, Wang Bufan couldn't lift a book, but he could sit on a stool; however, he couldn't lift the stool.
Ma Chunhua can walk through walls, but when she followed behind him, she went upstairs step by step. If she did it to scare Ruan Bei, wouldn't it be even more frightening to crawl inside the wall and stick her head out?
After hearing Ruan Bei's question, Qin Gu was unusually confused: "I can't say for sure either. Maybe one was passive and the other was active? No, it's not that..."
The two couldn't reach a conclusion and eventually had to give up. There are too many unknowns in the world, and insisting on finding a result is just getting stuck in a rut.
After dinner, the two went to a jewelry store and ordered a jade pendant. They chose a fine piece of jade, but for portability, it was small, only about half the size of a finger joint, and could be worn as a pendant.
Afterwards, Qin Gu took Ruan Bei to buy some ebony wood. They found someone from the Xuanmen sect, so it was definitely genuine.
After finishing all that, it was already five or six o'clock in the afternoon. Since they were not far from Jincheng No.1 Middle School, Ruan Bei suggested that they go and see their senior.
The senior high school students had already started school early, and the security guard recognized them and happily let them in.
Ruan Bei found Wang Bufan with ease and was surprised to find that his body had become visibly more solid, which even surprised Qin Gu.
"What are you doing...?"
Wang Bufan gave him a demonstration on the spot of writing, turning pages, and doing exercises. He held the pen very gently and could even move the book.
"I also want to thank Xiao Bei."
"Me? I didn't do anything?" Ruan Bei was completely bewildered; he hadn't been in Jincheng for the past two months.
With the eye-opening talisman applied, Teacher Li could hear Wang Bufan's words and immediately explained with a smile, "I want to thank you. You're the one who distributed Bufan's review outline, right? Those students all come to worship Bufan before the exams, saying they're worshipping a god of learning and asking for high scores."
As he kept praying, Wang Bufan ended up like this.
Ruan Bei: "..."
He seemed to have seen a joke in his past life: before the exam, students studying traditional Chinese medicine would offer sacrifices to the statues of great figures like Li Shizhen and Sun Simiao at the school, along with fruits, milk, snacks, and the like, praying that they wouldn't fail.
That's roughly the idea?
"That's a good thing." Ruan Bei was happy for him: "The outline was made by the senior himself, I dare not take credit for it."
Wang Bufan was not good with words; he would hesitate to speak, and was at a loss for words.
Teacher Li chimed in, "If it weren't for you, the extraordinary information wouldn't have been able to get out, and it's because of your example that it has such a great dissemination effect."
When Ruan Bei gave Dong Yangyang the materials, he said that he learned it using this method, and Dong Yangyang said the same thing when she was promoting it.
The current top scorer in the college entrance examination used an outline prepared by his predecessor. What great publicity! Wang Bufan's outline sold out instantly.
Moreover, his outlines are genuinely useful. As long as you study them attentively, you will always gain something. Later, word-of-mouth spreads and it becomes widely known.
Some people secretly borrowed others' photocopies without paying, but they were always grateful for using other people's materials, which ultimately led to Wang Bufan's success today.
"Xiao Bei, look, I have so many books." Teacher Li tidied up an abandoned classroom and used it as a study for Wang Bufan. His books already filled two or three bookshelves.
Although he could read the books in the library, he couldn't take them away, and it wasn't convenient to take notes. These books were the ones that truly belonged to him; some were burned by Ruan Bei, some by Dong Yangyang, and some were donated by other classmates.
"That's great," Ruan Bei said sincerely. "Then you'll never be bored again."
"Yes, learning new knowledge is so interesting. The world of mathematics is so vast. I have only seen a corner of it now. There is still such a wide world waiting for me to explore."
He laughed and said, "Now I think being a ghost isn't so bad."
He doesn't need to sleep or eat, and he doesn't feel tired, so he can devote all his time to studying.
Ruan Bei couldn't respond to that. He studied so hard, but essentially it was just to get into a good university. He couldn't compare to a pure scholar like Wang Bufan.
Teacher Li said with a wry smile, "You seem to be tired, but you don't seem to think about your teacher. I feel that it won't be long before I can no longer teach you."
Wang Bufan's intelligence and thinking ability were frozen at their peak. With teachers and books, his speed of absorbing new knowledge was terrifying. What was even more terrifying was that he had more study time than normal.
"There are still many things I don't know that I need my teacher to teach me."
Teacher Li waved her hand: "It is my honor as a teacher to be able to teach students who are far superior to me."
Since it was already late when they arrived, and after meeting Wang Bufan and learning that he was doing better and better, Ruan Bei felt relieved and said goodbye to Qin Gu before leaving.
After returning home, he called Dong Yangyang, who chattered away and said a whole bunch of things in one breath.
First, he praised the outline for being useful. He improved his ranking by more than ten places in the final exam, and his mother was overjoyed. Not only did she not confiscate his bicycle, but she also gave him a reward.
Actually, Dong Yangyang was a bit provoked by Ruan Bei. His friend, who had been going to and from school and chatting with him not long ago, suddenly took off. Even if he was a lazy bum, he wanted to make a comeback while he still had the energy.
After recounting the results, Dong Yangyang angrily condemned those who stole the materials, calling them immoral.
"Oh, right, there's something else. A publishing house contacted me a couple of days ago, wanting to publish my work."
Ruan Bei thought for a moment and said, "Let's go find Teacher Li. We can entrust all these matters to him."
"Okay." Dong Yangyang readily agreed, then made some sarcastic remarks, expressing his envy of Ruan Bei's early release from high school, while he still had to endure another year of grueling senior year.
Ruan Bei found it amusing, but given Dong Yangyang's current academic performance, he probably wouldn't apply to that school again, because he would have better options.
In the following days, with nothing else to do, Ruan Bei rested at home and began working on building a small house for Niu Niu.
Before doing it, he specifically asked Niu Niu, since it was for her to live in, and selected a few of her favorite pictures as backup.
Ruan Bei had no carpentry experience, and he was afraid of ruining the overall frame of the small wooden house, so he outsourced it to a professional. He mainly did the other small decorations inside the house.
For example, small sofas and small beds, which should have been made of clay, were made using normal materials by Ruan Bei.
Qin Gu taught him to cut corners and make a paper house, hang an identical sign that read "Niu Niu's Little House," and then burn it for Niu Niu.
"From now on, you can put the small items you make in the little house and Niu Niu can use them directly."
Ruan Bei is making a small pillow, and he has chosen the softest fabric.
"That would be great. I was thinking that it would be inconvenient to keep burning things."
The registration period for new students at Jinzhou University is from September 5th to September 7th. Returning students will start a few days earlier, on September 1st.
Students from other places usually arrive a day or two in advance, but Ruan Bei and Qin Gu are locals, so there's no need for them to.
Xiaoyu got the house before he started school. He went to Niu Niu's house and took Niu Niu away with him.
Zhou Linlin saw her off to school. Niu Niu waved goodbye to her mother, saying, "Mom, I'm going to school with my brother. I'll come back when the holidays come."
Zhou Linlin smiled and then cried. She was ready to sell the house and start a new life, but she would never forget her child.
On the 5th, Mr. Ruan drove the two of them to school. Actually, according to Ruan Bei, he originally planned to go by car with Kun Kun.
They're so old now, there's no need for their parents to take them to school.
But my parents insisted on taking me there. My older sister is starting her senior year of college and doesn't have many classes. Her school is also in the university town, only two bus stops away from Jinzhou University, so they wanted to take her there too.
She wasn't alone; she had Yin Zhuo with her. Ruan Bei suspected that something had happened at home while he was away. Yin Zhuo was allowed into the Ruan family home, and her parents acted as if nothing was wrong.
It is said that Yin Zhuo no longer works for the Ran family. In fact, after Ran Yu's death, the number of bodyguards in the family was a bit excessive. Since it was just Madam Ran, there was no need for so many bodyguards.
Mrs. Ran didn't care about the salary and never thought about cutting staff, but some of them voluntarily left.
In fact, Yin Zhuo and his team were originally taking orders from their own family. His ancestors ran a martial arts school. In the past, it was not easy to run a martial arts school. Martial arts training was expensive. Not only did they have to eat a lot, but they also had to eat well. They also had to do a lot of fighting and have medicinal herbs to strengthen their bodies.
Fortunately, the Yin family members knew how to adapt. Some joined the army, some opened gyms, and some even became athletes. The security company that Yin Zhuo worked for was owned by his uncle.
Because of his gender, it was more convenient for his sister to stay with Madam Ran, so she didn't leave. Yin Zhuo no longer worked for the Ran family. Whether he took on freelance work or returned to the company as a training coach, he always had something to do, but with much more freedom in terms of time.
He just checked in, and two cars and four people drove him there. Ruan Bei felt it was a bit too much for him to handle.
Ruanxi comforted her younger brother: "It's okay. There are two of you. You and Kunkun can split it, so it's two each. It's perfectly normal."
Ruan Bei: "..." Is that how it's calculated?
Of course you can!
Ruan Xi didn't hesitate to sell her boyfriend: "I don't even know which floor your dorm is on, so I'll have Yin Zhuo help you move your luggage."
Yin Zhuo was eager to show off, so he immediately replied, "Yes, I'm strong, I can carry the luggage."
Fine, you can move it if you want, I'm not going to steal it.
Ruan Bei thought about it carefully and felt that his sister made sense. Other students had their parents send them to school, but his family didn't. So he should share half of his family's money with him.
Ruan Bei assigned tasks: "Dad, Mom, you're here to take Kunkun today. My sister and Brother Zhuo are here to take me."
Ruan's parents readily agreed, since they were going to be together anyway, and even if Ruan Bei didn't say anything, they wouldn't abandon Kunkun.
“But if the two of us open our mouths, won’t we be exposed?” Qin Gu said.
He and Ruan Bei called each other "uncle" and "aunt," and he called each other "parents," so no one would misunderstand.
Ruan Bei chuckled: "Then you should call them Mom and Dad too. I'll be generous and give you half of Mom and Dad."
"What are you saying, child?" Mother Ruan scolded him.
Qin Gu laughed heartily: "It's not impossible. What my uncle and aunt have done for me is no different from what my own parents have done. If you don't mind..."
Of course, Ruan's parents wouldn't complain, so in the course of conversation, Qin Gu called out to his parents as well.
The children had called out, so they couldn't refuse. After agreeing, they were still a little bewildered, wondering how they had suddenly gained a son.
The other three younger ones were stunned for a moment. Ruan Xi was fine, as she had always regarded Qin Gu as family. To Ruan Xi, Qin Gu was like another younger brother to her.
Yin Zhuo had no right to speak for the time being, and silently watched his newly minted brother-in-law without saying a word.
Ruan Bei jumped up and shouted, "We're on equal footing, don't force me to call you brother."
Qin Gu laughed heartily: "Okay." He hadn't changed the generational order in the first place, and he wasn't changing his address to call his parents "Mom and Dad" to become their older brother.
When Mr. and Mrs. Ruan suddenly had such a big son, they were a little flustered for a while, but then they realized that their relationship was no different from before, so they gradually calmed down.
It took more than an hour to drive from Ruanjia Village to the university town. When we arrived at Jinzhou University, the school gate was crowded with students registering and parents seeing them off.
Ruan Bei's family is local, so he didn't bring much luggage. He and Qin Gu only brought some summer clothes to change into. Ruan Xi said that the school would provide bedding, but Ruan's mother felt that the mattresses provided by the school were not thick enough, so she brought one from home for each of them.
As for other things, you can buy them near the school.
Although Ruan Xi is not from Jinda University, she has been here before, and she has done orientation before, so she is very familiar with the registration process.
I led them to the corresponding registration points of each department with ease. The welcoming senior students were exceptionally enthusiastic, and many students nearby were also secretly observing them.
Leaving aside Mr. and Mrs. Ruan, each of the remaining four is exceptionally good-looking, standing out in a crowd. The combination of these handsome men and beautiful women with different styles is more than just one multiplied by four.
Fortunately, there were very few people in their major, and since they arrived early, they were assigned to the same dormitory.
Everyone was very happy. Mrs. Ruan said, "It's good that you live together. You two can take care of each other."
Qin Gu was satisfied. The lucky charm he put up before leaving hadn't been for nothing. He had been wondering how he would change dorms if he wasn't assigned one.
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