"Brother, do you think Du Chen is right?"
Cao Dongliang asked the counselor in disbelief, and the others also looked at the counselor.
"That's right. Apart from anything else, your freshman year is about to end. What have you learned this year?"
The counselor asked Du Chen's table. Everyone who heard the question thought back to the past year and found that they really hadn't learned anything useful. Instead, their alcohol tolerance and weight had increased.
Seeing that everyone was silent, the counselor spoke again, but this time to comfort them.
"Okay, don't be discouraged. I, your senior, only understood this in the second half of my sophomore year! And as long as you understand this, it's never too late!"
"Really, Senior Brother? You only understood this later?"
Bao Tongsheng asked the counselor, he thought the counselor was just comforting them.
"Would I have lied to you? If I had understood this principle in my freshman year, I would probably be graduating from graduate school by now."
The counselor sighed, lamenting that he realized it a little too late.
"Then why didn't you remind us earlier, brother?"
Wang Yue raised a question, and everyone looked at the counselor with suspicion when they heard Wang Yue's question.
"Hey, are you questioning me?"
The counselor raised his eyebrows and smiled.
"How is that possible, Senior Brother? I'm just curious!"
Wang Yue hurriedly explained.
"Okay, just think of it as you being curious!"
The counselor complained.
"I'm telling you, are you going to listen to my advice? It's just like when your parents advised you in school, how much did you listen?"
The counselor's words once again made everyone silent, because what the counselor said was so right.
"Now that a semester has passed, you won't be staying in school for much longer. So since Du Chen brought it up today, I'd like to remind you that you study for yourself. University is about developing your learning and analytical abilities. Don't wait until you hit a wall in society to realize you didn't study hard enough in college!"
"Also, Du Chen's statement is incorrect. I admit that what we learn in college is seriously out of touch with society, but you still have to learn the basics. College only helps you lay a foundation. As for how high your house can be built, that depends on your own ability."
The counselor returned to his seat after he finished speaking. He thought that he couldn't steal the show in this occasion. Besides, they were all that old, so he should just keep his words to himself.
"ah……"
Gu Yue hummed in frustration.
"What's wrong, Sister Yue?"
"Oh, what the adults said was all lies. Teachers and parents said that once you go to college, everything will be easy and you can do whatever you want. Now I see that it was all just a lie. You still have to study hard in college..."
Gu Yue had a bitter face. Her rebellious period came a little late. Others were in junior high school, but she was in high school. Du Chen didn't dare to provoke Gu Yue during her rebellious period, otherwise he would get into trouble.
"Qiqi, why don't you speak?"
Gu Yue looked at Wang Luqi without saying anything, then turned to ask Wang Luqi. She was eager to find someone who shared the same stance as her.
"There's nothing you can do about it. Can you change anything?"
Wang Luqi was very rational, and her answer left Gu Yue speechless.
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The next morning, Comrade Lao Du first took Gu Yue and Wang Luqi to participate in the competition, and then met up with Du Chen. Today, he continued to take a look at Du Chen's businesses.
"Don't you have classes this morning?"
"Dad, there are no classes these days. We are just waiting for the holidays after the exams."
"So when will you be home?"
Comrade Lao Du's tone was somewhat expectant. Now that it was just him and his wife at home, it felt quite lonely.
"I'll be back after the exams. I think it will be less than a week. I have an exam this afternoon, and I think there will be a few tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. I'll go back to the city after the exams."
Du Chen was calculating how many subjects he had yet to take, and estimated that he would have to go home for a few more days. While thinking about this, he said to Comrade Lao Du.
"Hey, you're just going home? No need to make any arrangements?"
Comrade Lao Du was very surprised. He thought Du Chen would have to stay in Beijing for a while like during the winter vacation.
"What arrangements? Just go home directly after the exam."
"You can't arrange your company?"
"With Li Dewen and Xiami and the others, there's no need for me."
"Speaking of which, do you have any plans for the future?"
Comrade Lao Du asked Du Chen. In everyone's opinion, Du Chen might choose to do business after graduation, or perhaps being a teacher was just an original idea.
"In the future? Becoming a teacher? I personally think that teaching is the job that suits me best. Otherwise, I wouldn't have chosen a normal university."
Du Chen answered Comrade Lao Du's question as a matter of course. His ideal has never changed, which is to be a teacher. All his other actions are for his family to have a better material life and for him not to worry about money in the future.
"What about your company?"
Ren Surong also asked Du Chen if he would return to Yuncheng if he became a teacher. This was something she and Comrade Lao Du wanted to see, but she didn't want Du Chen to be confined to a small city, so Ren Surong was quite conflicted.
"Dad, leave the company to Li Dewen and Xiami. I'll just check it out. Oh, and my brother and sister Miaomiao will help me. There won't be any problems!"
Du Chen answered Comrade Lao Du's questions very easily. What Comrade Lao Du saw as a problem was not a problem at all for Du Chen. Moreover, he lived day by day, and it was only a dozen years away from his rebirth. As long as he grasped the development in these ten years, he would be able to become financially independent and be completely at ease.
"Aren't you worried about your company?"
Old Ding was also surprised and asked Du Chen, "How could Du Chen not care about this huge industry in his opinion?" It turned out that it was because of his studies that he couldn't help it. Didn't he plan to run his own company after graduation?
"Uncle, what are you worried about? Life is short, just live it to the fullest. To be frank, the monthly interest from the money I earn in the bank is enough for me to live on. What's the point of making money? It's to live a better life. Money is for people to serve. I don't want to be a slave to money!"
"Besides, Li Dewen and Xiami wouldn't do anything to let me down. The company is very formal now, so it's hard for them to take it over for themselves. It's not like I don't care about the company at all."
In order to reassure Comrade Lao Du and Ren Surong, Du Chen explained the issue to them in detail.
"The most important thing is, if I stay in Beijing to manage the company, my brother and sister Miaomiao won't be able to return to Yuncheng for a while. I'm worried about you and my mom being the only ones at home. Besides, you'd be so lonely, right? I might as well stay at home and spend more time with you!"
Finally, Du Chen said what was in his heart with a smile. Yes, he just wanted to spend more time with Comrade Lao Du and Ren Surong, his dear parents.
"Hey, you kid!"
Ever since Du Chen grew up, Ren Surong seldom touched Du Chen's head, but at this moment, Ren Surong couldn't help but touch Du Chen's head with a look of relief on his face.
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