Chapter 25 The Educated Youth Who Abandoned Their Wives and Children
"You mean Ji Huaizhi's wife is now self-employed?"
Jiang Li frowned upon hearing Lin Tao's words, thinking to herself that he was indeed not presentable.
Lin Tao flattered, "Yes, I heard from Wang Youfa that their business is doing quite well. This method was his idea. How come he has so many money-making ideas?"
"Don't you see how outstanding others are? Do you think they're as useless as you?"
Jiang Li didn't give Lin Tao any face at all when she spoke.
Lin Tao was stunned for a moment, and even his good temper shattered.
"What? Who are you trying to impress with this attitude? Did I say something wrong? Didn't you learn anything when you were in the same dorm?" Jiang Li said sarcastically, arms crossed.
Although she resented Ji Huaizhi for rejecting her without giving her any face.
But it has to be said that she still thinks about him.
"Let's go. It's the change of seasons now, and I want to buy a dress and a pair of shoes. Let's pay quickly in a bit so I don't embarrass myself."
Is there anything Lin Tao still doesn't understand?
She was in love with Ji Huaizhi, and only agreed to his pursuit because she couldn't have him.
After walking a few steps and noticing he hadn't moved, she became impatient: "What are you standing there for?"
"You like Ji Huaizhi?"
A flicker of panic crossed Jiang Li's eyes: "What are you saying? Does he deserve it?"
"Then why do you always talk about him whenever we go out, and constantly ask about him? Do you like a married man?"
Then, as if remembering something, she continued, "No wonder you left his tutoring center. Did you confess your feelings to him and get rejected?"
"Smack!"
Jiang Li's expression turned fierce: "What's it to you?"
Lin Tao's face was turned to the side by the blow, and his hand clenched into a fist.
Jiang Li tidied her hair. She hit him only because she felt ashamed that he had guessed the truth: "Let me tell you, just because I agreed to be your girlfriend doesn't mean you can make assumptions about me."
"If you talk nonsense outside, I'll get my dad to kill you!"
After saying that, I lost all interest in shopping.
She snatched the things from his hand and walked back immediately.
Lin Tao's eyes reddened; he had never suffered such humiliation.
He was determined to make Jiang Li regret it.
But now...
Concealing the gloom in her eyes, she composed herself and stepped forward: "Lili, I'm sorry, that's not what I meant."
A look of disdain flashed in Jiang Li's eyes.
"Don't be angry, I was wrong. I'll take you shopping for clothes, and I'll get back at him for all the grievances you suffered there," Lin Tao said ingratiatingly.
Jiang Li is a good catch.
He must hold onto her!
He will teach her a lesson slowly later.
Ji Huaizhi's tutoring center was reported, but because it had a business license and the voices of these parents, it had little impact.
Upon receiving the news, he guessed that someone was probably jealous of his money.
Fortunately, he had cooperated with the school in advance, and the principal also had a share in the tutoring class.
When Wang Youfa mentioned the tutoring center being inspected in the dormitory, Lin Tao's eyes flickered.
Taking the opportunity, she inquired about the outcome: "Doesn't that mean the tutoring center is going to close down? How will Ji support his family?"
She seemed to be worried about him, but both of them could hear the schadenfreude in her words.
Wang Youfa frowned: "You seem very happy?"
"No, what are you talking about? I'm worried about Ji." Lin Tao would definitely not admit it.
Wang Youfa had no doubts: "It's alright. Ji Huaizhi's tutoring center is legitimate and compliant, and many parents are speaking up for us. There are even government officials among the parents. So it was just a false alarm."
Lin Tao's eyes darkened.
This Ji Huaizhi is really something...
Huang Dong glanced at Lin Tao: "It's good that nothing happened. If it were found out who did it, that person would probably be in trouble at school."
Lin Tao glanced at Huang Dong: "Why do you say that? Does Ji Huaizhi also have a powerful backer?"
Wang Youfa chuckled: "Because our school principal has a share in this tutoring program."
Lin Tao's eyelids twitched.
Hold......
After receiving Huang Dong's reminder, Ji Huaizhi started talking to Lin Tao.
The first time he told his family about his affairs, that was one thing, but this is the second time he's done something underhanded. If he doesn't teach them a lesson, they'll be unhappy.
Lin Tao was scratching his head and looking puzzled during the exam.
He spent all his time with Jiang Li during this period and had no time to study at all.
The key issue is that Jiang Li insists he must do well on the exam; if he fails, she'll break up with him because she doesn't want to be boyfriend to a useless person.
"Hey, Lin Tao, could you give this to Huang Dong and the others for me?" Ji Huaizhi called out to Lin Tao, "Just tell them we'll need it this afternoon."
Lin Tao took the things from his hand, a forced smile on his face: "I know, you must have done well on the test this morning, right?"
Ji Huaizhi hummed in agreement: "It's alright."
Hearing his words, she couldn't hide her jealousy.
What gives him the right?
His teacher liked him, his roommates got along well with him, and even his girlfriend had feelings for him.
Looking at the drawing in my hand, I opened it with a puzzled expression and found that it was a test paper that I had already done, but a corner of it was missing from the bottom.
The subject we'll be taking this afternoon: "Is this the exam paper for this afternoon's test? No wonder, he's helping Huang Dong and the other guy cheat!"
Lin Tao realized he had no confidence in his afternoon exam, so he stuffed the bag into his pants and went back to his dorm.
He wouldn't give this test paper to Huang Dong and the others, otherwise they would definitely have a problem with Ji Huaizhi.
Even if Ji Huaizhi says he gave me the exam paper, who can testify to that?
When the afternoon exam time arrived, Lin Tao saw the exam papers being handed out and felt overjoyed.
Exactly the same!
They are exactly the same!
Lin Tao began answering the questions with great enthusiasm.
As Lin Tao wrote more and more, he realized he couldn't remember the later questions at all. He glanced at the teacher on the podium and quietly pulled out the cheat sheet he had prepared at the beginning.
Ji Huaizhi couldn't help but sneer. He hadn't expected them to be so stupid; this only made things easier for them to expose themselves.
There's no need to make a big fuss.
"Cough cough!"
The student at the front desk probably coughed lightly because she had caught a cold.
Lin Tao trembled in fright, and all the students around him turned to look at him.
"What's wrong, classmate?"
Lin Tao shook his head when he heard the teacher's voice: "It's okay, I was just a little anxious because I couldn't solve the problem."
It was a false alarm.
Ji Huaizhi took out a small crumpled piece of paper and quietly tossed it onto Lin Tao's desk while everyone was engrossed in writing.
No one noticed this detail.
The teacher walked around on the platform, keeping a close eye on the students below.
Lin Tao cautiously and guiltily checked.
The proctor fixed his gaze on Lin Tao's desk, frowned, and walked over to pick it up.
Lin Tao was startled when he saw her walking straight towards him, thinking he had been exposed.
Hide the cheat sheet under the test paper and pretend to think.
The teacher picked it up and opened it, finding a familiar half-answer question inside. Somewhat uncertainly, the teacher turned Lin Tao's test paper, which happened to be in front of him, to compare it.
This touch exposed the cheat sheet under the exam paper.
The proctor was incredulous.
"You cheated?"
"No, teacher, it wasn't me," Lin Tao explained anxiously.
He tried to hide his cheat sheet, but the teacher snatched it away and found that the answers on his cheat sheet were exactly the same as the explanations.
He picked up the test paper again and looked at his paper: "You still say you didn't cheat? The questions you wrote here are exactly the same as the explanations."
"The evidence is all there, and you still dare to argue? Look at this!"
The teacher unfolded the crumpled paper and slammed it on his desk: "Do you still have a test paper in your hand? Take it out!"
"Where did you steal this from? You even stole the exam paper."
Lin Tao stared in surprise at the corner of the exam paper, suddenly realizing that this was a trap set by Ji Huaizhi. He abruptly turned his head to look in Ji Huaizhi's direction.
The other person remained expressionless, as if it were none of their business.
But he always felt that he was mocking himself in his heart.
Being caught cheating will result in a major demerit!
His personnel file will be tainted from this, so what organization would accept someone like him?
Even if he dies, he'll take a few people down with him!
"Teacher, I'm reporting this! Ji Huaizhi gave me this cheat sheet! I have evidence!" Lin Tao pointed at Ji Huaizhi.
Ji Huaizhi's face showed just the right amount of bewilderment: "Me?"
No one believed it, especially the teacher, who was so angry she laughed.
"Lin Tao, you were caught cheating and you even pulled other students along?" The teacher walked over and took Ji Huaizhi's test paper: "Look at what other people wrote on their papers. And what did you write?"
"Really, teacher, believe me. Look, this is the evidence." Lin Tao took out the test paper from noon: "Look, the handwriting here is the evidence. He stole the test paper to help my roommate cheat!"
Lin Tao excitedly pointed with his finger.
The teacher saw the test paper and picked up the note she had just found on the ground: "This is indeed evidence of your cheating!"
The teacher pieced together the torn test paper using a piece he had just picked up from the ground. Lin Tao was speechless, because he discovered that it was actually his handwriting on it.
He hadn't noticed.
"Compare this handwriting yourself! Whose handwriting is it?"
"teacher......"
Lin Tao knew he was doomed: "It was Ji Huaizhi who framed me. He even helped Huang Dong and Wang Youfa from our dorm cheat. Believe me, this exam paper really was given to me by him."
"Lin Tao!" Ji Huaizhi stood up: "You say I framed you? Why would I frame you when I have no grudge against you?"
"Besides, I'm willing to be investigated if you say I helped Huang Dong and the other guy cheat!"
"I don't think there was any need for them to cheat on their scores."
Yes, Huang Dong and Wang Youfa are both known for their outstanding academic performance.
Lin Tao's grades were good before, but they declined because of his relationship. After breaking up, his grades improved a bit, but they dropped again after he got together with Jiang Li.
The proctor was furious: "Disrupting the exam! Cheating! Accusing a student! Go stand with your advisor right now! I'll be back in a bit!"
Seeing that he wasn't moving, the teacher got angry: "Go now!"
Lin Tao shrank back and walked to the classroom door like a walking corpse.
Turning around, he found Jiang Li looking at him with disdain.
When his gaze met Ji Huaizhi's, his eyes were filled with resentment; he did it on purpose.
He knew he had reported him.
Lin Tao received a major demerit and was disciplined. His exam results for this semester were invalidated, and he was also publicly criticized.
He felt that people were pointing and whispering about him whenever he walked down the street, and Jiang Li had already pretended not to know him when they were at school.
However, he stubbornly clung to Jiang Li.
He must capture Jiang Li; he must stay in City A.
Otherwise, he's finished.
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Chen Chunya's after-school care business is booming, so he has moved the shop to a location near the school.
It's now like a small restaurant, with affordable prices. Students, teachers, and local residents all come to eat. Sometimes, if someone is short on time to cook, they'll have a couple of dishes cooked at her restaurant.
It's very convenient to take it home to eat, and since it's all neighbors, I feel at ease with it.
As more people joined, her skills improved. Later, Ji Huaizhi felt sorry for her being too tired, so he hired a few more people in the shop and paid them wages.
Fearing she wouldn't stay idle, I gave her a few modern braised food recipes and put them out at the shop entrance to sell braised food.
Business is booming.
As Ji Huaizhi's tutoring center recruited more and more teachers, he stopped teaching altogether.
Li Chao and I did some small business reselling radios, watches, and plastic bags, and the money we made in one month was more than what others earned in a year.
By the time Ji Huaizhi graduated, they had nearly 50,000 yuan in their hands.
In addition, a small amount of money was kept untouched; that was all for Xiaotian's education fund.
“We’ve come this far with great difficulty, and now we have to go back to Chengdu and start all over again. Huaizhi, will you regret it?” Chen Chunya is no longer the country bumpkin she once was when she first came to the city.
Now when she goes out, people call her Boss Chen.
"Home is wherever you and Xiaotian are." Ji Huaizhi has now graduated with a master's degree.
I've been in City A for about 5 or 6 years now.
No one understood why he wanted to leave City A, given that his academic qualifications were already among the best at that time.
Many organizations and schools have extended offers to him.
"Should we visit Mom and Dad before we leave?" Chun Ya asked cautiously.
They've had their share of arguments over the years, and she even suspects that his reason for wanting to return to Chengdu with her is simply to get away from them.
"No need, just have someone pass on a message and bring some things."
Ji Huaizhi's job assignment after graduating with a master's degree was also announced. He was assigned to Rongcheng University as a college teacher, a result that surprised him somewhat.
Later, the principal invited him to his office for a talk, implying that he had written a letter of recommendation for him.
The reason was that after he left, he voluntarily sold his shares in the tutoring center to the principal, who also wanted to give him a good deal.
Since he wants to return to Chengdu to develop his career, and the principal of Chengdu is an old friend of his, he can help him with this small favor.
In fact, Ji Huaizhi's education and abilities would be highly sought after no matter where he was assigned, but he felt that since he was going back to the provincial capital, he should go to the best school or educational institution.
When Chen Chunya saw that Huaizhi's assignment had been given, she also sold her shop to the old lady's family next door.
When they arrived, the old lady took good care of them. It just so happened that the old lady's daughter-in-law and son had been forced to lose their jobs, and this shop gave them a way to make a living.
The old lady and her family knew how profitable this shop was.
They were able to give it to themselves, which I guess is all because of Grandma and Little Stone.
So they didn't haggle over the price. Seeing their sincerity, Ji Huaizhi gave them a quarter's rent as a gift.
The old woman's daughter-in-law refused: "We won't let you lose out on the rent. To be honest, if you hadn't transferred this shop to us, my husband and I would have lost our jobs and our family would have starved."
"We still want to shamelessly buy your braised food recipe."
Ji Huaizhi and Chun Ya exchanged a glance.
Stone's mother was a little embarrassed: "I know your braised food recipes are all secret recipes, but we can pay for them."
These skills are usually family-based and not made public.
But they still wanted to give it a try.
They're so far away from Chengdu, what if they want to sell it?
Chun Ya blinked: "I can sell you the most basic recipe. You can try to improve it yourself. As you know, this recipe is not passed on to outsiders, but the taste will definitely be good."
Stone's mother nodded: "Okay."
“Then I’ll have Stone’s dad draft a contract.”
After everyone left, Chen Chunya saw Ji Huaizhi looking at him with a half-smile, and touched his nose, feeling a little embarrassed.
“I never imagined my wife would be so successful in business. I’ll be relying on you to support me when we go back to Chengdu.”
Chen Chunya patted his chest: "We have money now. We'll buy a house when we get back to Chengdu."
Then, as if remembering something, she hesitated: "Will our owning a house affect your future housing allocation?"
Ji Huaizhi looked up and nodded.
Chen Chunya bit her lip: "What if the house is registered under Xiaotian's name?"
“If it’s under Xiaotian’s name, it will be too, but you don’t need to worry too much. I’m married and have children, and with the talent housing allocation policy, I should be given priority in housing allocation.”
Actually, there are many ways to buy a house.
My wife is such a good teacher; she's so good at making money.
He can now live a life of leisure and collect rent.
“That’s right. We’re not worried about having money in hand. Once this shop is sold, we’ll have a total of 80,000 yuan. Our family is even more powerful than those with 10,000 yuan.”
Previously, Chun Ya never even dared to dream of such a thing.
I can't even imagine that part of it was earned by myself.
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