Zhang Qiaoyue knew that Chi Chan had worked very hard in her studies after entering high school, and her grades had improved noticeably.
But the teacher personally visited the parents to praise the child's excellence.
This is different again!
At this moment, Zhang Qiaoyue felt only pride and honor!
A sense of pride welled up within me.
Chi Minghe felt the same way, and he was deeply moved.
"Xiao Chan really grew up after entering high school!"
Over the years, he and Qiaoyue have been working odd jobs to earn money.
Before he knew it, his daughter had grown into a better-looking woman than he had ever imagined!
Not only is she a diligent student, but she also has a lot of ideas. The family business has been built up step by step thanks to Chi Chan's persistence.
Chi Minghe was very pleased that Chi Chan had grown up to be the way she is now, which made him, as a parent, extremely proud!
After the two reminisced for a while, Zhang Qiaoyue suddenly slapped her thigh.
"Oh dear, we've been so busy spacing out here, Jiajia and the others keep mentioning Xiao Ji, but we still don't even know what he looks like!"
"Yes! If this child hadn't dedicated himself to tutoring Xiao Chan, our child wouldn't have progressed so quickly!"
"That's exactly right!"
So, Chi Chan, who was happily eating outside, heard her dear mother calling her.
Zhang Qiaoyue stood at the entrance from the kitchen to the shop, lifted half of the curtain, and waved to Chi Chan, signaling her to come over.
Chi Chan put down her chopsticks and stood up.
"You child, Xiao Ji has helped you so much, and you're here for dinner today without even introducing him to us!"
"If people come to our restaurant to eat in the future, it would be outrageous to charge them!"
Chi Chan: "When you come to our restaurant to eat, you and my dad can just do whatever you want."
Just because he helped me, you're not even going to accept money from me?
In business, we keep things separate and accountable!
Zhang Qiaoyue looked disapproving: "That's not right. Do you expect me to charge Teacher Qiu over ten yuan when he comes to eat here? That would be too distant!"
Chi Chan scoffed: "No wonder you've been running this shop for so long, and even though Teacher Qiu thinks our food is good, he's only been here once or twice. It's all because you don't charge him!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Qiaoyue was so angry that she reached out to hit Chi Chan.
But then she remembered that Teacher Qiu had just praised Chi Chan.
The hand that had been stretched out so forcefully ended up landing on Chi Chan's back with a gentle tap:
"This brat, why is he so petty!"
Chi Chan argued, "It's not about a few dollars. It's precisely because Teacher Qiu is a good person that he doesn't want to take advantage of us. If you keep refusing to take his money, he'll feel embarrassed to come and eat for free anymore! It's better to charge him normally and give him a larger portion. That's how you build a long-term business."
Zhang Qiaoyue knew that Chi Chan was right, but she also genuinely wanted to invite Teacher Qiu to dinner.
The knowledge and principles that Teacher Qiu taught Chi Chan were far more valuable than these.
Zhang Qiaoyue wasn't very well-educated, but she understood these principles.
Unable to win the argument with Chi Chan, Zhang Qiaoyue finally remembered to call Chi Chan in, wanting to get to know Ji Siyuan.
Who is Ji Siyuan?
Chi Chan raised her finger to introduce herself to Zhang Qiaoyue.
After seeing Ji Siyuan's face, Zhang Qiaoyue quickly called Chi Minghe over to take a look together.
"Wow—Little Ji is so handsome! Much more handsome than I imagined!"
No wonder you female students complained to my and your mother's shop back then!
Chi Minghe was also stunned for a moment when he first saw Ji Siyuan, and then sighed.
Zhang Qiaoyue squinted and looked Chi Chan up and down several times, making Chi Chan's scalp tingle.
"At this stage of your life, studying is the most important thing. You really haven't been focusing your attention on anything else, have you?"
After hearing this, Chi Chan quickly shook her head, afraid that if she shook her head even a moment too slowly, her mother would misunderstand.
"I swore it last time, why don't you believe me?"
Zhang Qiaoyue gave Chi Chan a deep look, and after a long while said, "That's more like it!"
It's not that I don't believe it, but after seeing it with my own eyes today, I realize just how handsome Xiao Ji is.
With a face like that, which young girl wouldn't be mesmerized by her beauty?
Chi Minghe then told Chi Chan to go out and eat first.
"If you have time in the future, bring him to our store more often!"
We won't bother him today! Your mother and I are covered in dust and busy right now!
Chi Chan nodded repeatedly, it would be better if they didn't call her over!
The lively atmosphere of the dinner party that night was just a ripple on the calm water of the intense and fulfilling high school life, providing a break from the monotonous study life of the students in Class 7.
After the dinner, everyone quickly immersed themselves in their studies.
The final exams for the first semester of the second year of high school were fast approaching.
Before entering the examination room, Chi Chan clenched her fist with confidence, thanks to Ji Siyuan's dedicated tutoring during this period.
She is confident that she can definitely get into the top ninety in her grade.
When the exam results came out, they did not disappoint her, and even exceeded her expectations: 64th in the grade!
The end of the final exams means winter break is just around the corner.
I'm even happier!
Chi Chan happily hummed a little tune.
Shu Jia then took the opportunity to snatch the report card from Chi Chan's hand.
"Sister Chan, are you on some kind of super-energizer? You've improved so much!"
Ji Siyuan truly lives up to his reputation as a top student. Next semester, I'm going to tell Mr. Qiu that I want to be his deskmate!
Shu Jia exclaimed enviously.
Chi Chan took the report card back.
Class 7 did quite well in the final exams this time. Everyone completed their tasks successfully and no one was punished by having to clean the toilets.
Linda ruthlessly retorted, "Given your situation, no matter who your deskmate is, it won't help if you want to improve that much! Let's switch to Lao Qiu as your deskmate; he can keep an eye on your studies all the time, and maybe there'll still be hope!"
He was too embarrassed to say how utterly hopeless his deskmate was.
For the past few months, Lin Da and Zhuo Zhiyuan have been tutoring Shu Jia together, practically forcing her to study every day. They were exhausted, but finally managed to get her to barely complete the task.
Fans who follow their video account said that their grades have improved significantly after the final exams, from failing to good or excellent.
Only Shu Jia was a major failure in his teaching career.
"After you leave home, don't tell anyone that I was your deskmate or that I tutored you!"
Linda gave him repeated instructions.
"Oh, I know! When did you become as fussy as Zhuo Zhiyuan?"
Linda nags her to study every day, and Shujia is now afraid of Linda.
Linda shook her head and remained silent.
Chi Chan: "If you used the time you spend reading novels to study, you wouldn't have these grades now!"
Chi Chan brazenly uttered these words to admonish Shu Jia.
She had no recollection of how obsessed she was with novels in her previous life, far more so than Shu Jia; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to describe it as being so engrossed in them that she forgot to eat and sleep.
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