Guan Baiyu knew that Mu Tian and the others had been waiting outside.
He was somewhat at a loss when he found out yesterday that they were his parents.
But Shi Zhen came last night, which calmed him down and made him think things through.
Those are his parents; no matter what, he should get along with them properly.
So, when Mu Tian looked at him expectantly after class, he immediately called out "Mom".
These words weren't so difficult for him to say.
After all, he had known since he was a child that Zhang Xiumei was not his mother, and the image of his mother was previously absent from his mind.
After shouting it out... Guan Baiyu felt that this was not bad.
Having parents is a good thing for him, not a bad thing.
The biggest problem now is probably his relationship with Shi Zhen.
Guan Baiyu knew very well that the vast majority of parents would not be able to accept this.
Guan Baiyu walked towards Mu Tian and Jiang Xingsheng, but after only a few steps, he was stopped by the class monitor: "Cai Huidong is here! Let's go around him!"
The class monitor is someone who likes to take on responsibilities and is dedicated to the class.
So even though Cai Huidong wasn't performing, he was always busy with the preparations for the stage play from the very beginning.
But Cai Huidong was never satisfied with him. He not only criticized him, but also ordered him around to do things, such as making him buy drinks without paying!
He didn't complain to her face, but he was indeed dissatisfied, which is why he readily agreed to work part-time for Guan Baiyu.
This matter should have ended there.
To be honest, if Cai Huidong really needs his help, he's willing to help if he just tells him.
Instead of asking for his help, Cai Huidong went to tell the teacher that he, as class monitor, was neglecting his duties...
Then Teacher Cao actually believed it and criticized him.
The feeling of being wronged is too painful; the class monitor now hates Cai Huidong.
Guan Baiyu then saw Cai Huidong next to Jiang Xingsheng and stopped in his tracks.
Going there at this time... would be quite awkward.
The class monitor said, "I didn't expect that a professor really is Cai Huidong's uncle and aunt... Will he send his uncle and aunt to cause trouble for us...?"
"No," Guan Baiyu said.
At this moment, Cai Huidong called out, "Uncle, Aunt."
He had a cold face and looked very reluctant to shout.
Jiang Xingsheng had never spent any time with his nephew before, but they had been spending time together recently. However, due to his aloof personality, he hadn't developed a deep friendship with his nephew, though he had given him a few thousand yuan over time.
He made a point of looking into what happened last night and felt even more strongly that his nephew had a rather bad temper.
"Why didn't you go to class?" Jiang Xingsheng asked.
Cai Huidong's expression froze.
Jiang Xingsheng said, "Your parents sent you here so that you could study hard, not so that you could play."
These days, universities are quite strict about class attendance, and teachers take attendance every class.
Therefore, Guan Baiyu never missed a single class.
But Cai Huidong... he didn't attend either of his two morning classes.
The first class was fine, but the second class was a professional course that was two classes combined into one!
Cai Huidong was even angrier. He had been wronged yesterday, but his uncle only knew how to scold him.
"I'm not feeling well!" Cai Huidong said irritably.
"From now on, you should study harder," Jiang Xingsheng sighed.
At this moment, Mu Tian had already walked towards Guan Baiyu.
After Jiang Xingsheng finished speaking, he quickly followed Mu Tian.
Cai Huidong was left behind, completely dazed.
In fact, if Cai Huidong and Guan Baiyu had a good relationship, Jiang Xingsheng would definitely have introduced Guan Baiyu to Cai Huidong.
They are classmates and cousins, so it's good for them to spend more time together.
But Cai Huidong... had been saying bad things about Guan Baiyu.
Upon closer examination, none of what he said holds water.
Yesterday, they chatted with Teacher Li and learned that Cai Huidong was actually falling behind in his studies, but he had been saying all along that Guan Baiyu was staying out all night doing part-time jobs instead of studying...
Not to mention that Cai Huidong's complaints were still evident in his words today.
Jiang Xingsheng had originally intended to tell him about Guan Baiyu's identity, but he lost interest.
"Xiaoyu." Mu Tian called out as she approached Guan Baiyu, "It's noon, shall we... shall we go eat together?"
Guan Baiyu said, "Okay."
The class monitor was worried that Guan Baiyu would be targeted, but then someone invited Guan Baiyu to dinner.
Mu Tian was completely focused on Guan Baiyu and didn't notice the expressions on Guan Baiyu's classmates' faces at all.
In her heart, these were all unimportant people.
Mu Tian and Jiang Xingsheng took Guan Baiyu and left.
Cai Huidong stood there blankly, somewhat unable to come to his senses.
What's going on?
"Why did they take Guan Baiyu away?"
"It seems they've been waiting for Guan Baiyu?"
"They even gave Guan Baiyu steamed buns before."
"Is this person a relative of Cai Huidong or Guan Baiyu?"
...
Two students who were close to Cai Huidong asked him in bewilderment, "What's going on?"
How could Cai Huidong know?
However, Cai Huidong would be more restrained when speaking in front of Jiang Xingsheng and even Cao Li, but he was completely unrestrained when speaking in front of them.
He immediately said, "I don't know what kind of spell Guan Baiyu cast on my uncle, making him keep helping him. Isn't his specialty to please people? Speaking of which, my uncle always listens to my aunt. Is my aunt infatuated with this pretty boy?"
He felt his uncle was a bit useless; his aunt used to boss him around, and now he was the one who had to fawn over her…
Don't even think about it again!
Guan Baiyu was unaware of Cai Huidong's thoughts.
He wouldn't hold a grudge against Cai Huidong unless Cai Huidong actually harmed him or damaged his interests.
He, Mu Tian, and Jiang Xingsheng went to a nearby upscale restaurant for a buffet.
In another chapter of his life, Guan Baiyu went to a buffet with Shi Zhen. In order to get their money's worth, the two ate so much that even Shi Zhen, who has a very good stomach, got diarrhea.
There was no other way; they didn't have much money back then, and they were stingy.
Mu Tian and Jiang Xingsheng were different from him and Shi Zhen. When they arrived at this place, they casually grabbed some things and started chatting with him, without thinking about getting their money's worth at all.
Guan Baiyu admired people like that.
Mu Tian and the others really didn't care about the food. They chose to come to a buffet restaurant simply because they didn't know what Guan Baiyu liked to eat, and also because this buffet restaurant was quite famous.
At first, Mu Tian was the one doing most of the talking. When she finally stopped, Jiang Xingsheng interjected, "Xiao Yu, tell me what you want to eat, and I'll go get it for you."
"No need, I can get it myself," Guan Baiyu said. "Dad... you should eat more too."
Jiang Xingsheng was stunned, and Mu Tian's eyes reddened again.
Mu Tian asked a lot of questions about school, and then brought up Guan Baiyu's part-time job: "Xiaoyu, I heard you're working part-time as a typist? Isn't it a bit tiring?"
They had been paying close attention to Guan Baiyu recently, so they naturally knew that Guan Baiyu spent most of his time in the print shop.
They knew that Guan Baiyu was probably not working as a part-time typist at the store.
After all, the so-called owner of this shop is Guan Baiyu's brother.
Guan Baiyu was mostly minding the shop.
However, students should prioritize their studies and not bother with this.
Guan Baiyu thought for a moment and said, "I'm not working as a typist. Actually, I'm helping people apply to universities abroad. If they get accepted, they'll give me some service fees."
Liang Qinxuan and his ilk, these nouveau riche, also have their own circles.
Moreover, this kind of circle has a serious culture of comparison and competition.
In this era... what could be more impressive than studying abroad?
Initially, those who approached Guan Baiyu wanting to study abroad were all students with good grades. Recently, however, some people who didn't even get into university want to study abroad.
The key point is that Guan Baiyu talked to some senior students he knew abroad and found out that as long as they were willing to pay, they could actually go to university abroad!
Yes, you could go to high school first.
So lately, he's been looking for suitable places for these people to go.
Ideally, it should be a place with a large Chinese population, so that they won't have trouble settling down at first.
Of course, once they actually go abroad, the language barrier is something they will have to overcome no matter what.
"Help people apply for study abroad?" Jiang Xingsheng was taken aback. "Wouldn't that be tiring? Would it affect their studies?"
"It's alright, I do it in my spare time," Guan Baiyu laughed. "If the application is successful, they will give me a service fee of 10,000 yuan."
Guan Baiyu has actually received far more than 10,000 yuan, but he hasn't said it; he's being conservative.
Even so, Mu Tian and Jiang Xingsheng were still taken aback by Guan Baiyu.
Their son is still in school, and he can already earn 10,000?
"How many applications have you successfully submitted?" Mu Tian asked.
“There are already five,” Guan Baiyu said.
Guan Baiyu is now thinking about how to make more money by doing this.
He can then use the money to build a website or open an internet cafe.
In the next few years, opening an internet cafe will be very profitable.
As for what comes next... he'll probably start his own company. Also... he'd like to invest in any of the companies his brother mentioned, should the opportunity arise.
His brother wasn't one to take shortcuts; he always followed the right path, but he wasn't.
He will choose the path that is most beneficial to him.
Guan Baiyu has successfully helped five people apply for study abroad, which means he has already earned 50,000 yuan.
He has many resources at his disposal, such as being able to introduce people to high-paying part-time jobs.
At this moment, both Jiang Xingsheng and Mu Tian felt a sense of pride.
But along with the pride, there was also a bit of worry.
They always felt that while money was important, knowledge and ideals were even more important.
However, since they had just recognized Guan Baiyu, they wouldn't mention these things.
Guan Baiyu was somewhat relieved. The ten small steamed buns that Mu Tian had given him were quite small. After eating them, he attended two classes in a row. Although he wasn't hungry yet, he was still able to eat quite a bit.
So he "performed" very well at the buffet and didn't lose too much.
As for Jiang Xingsheng and Mu Tian... they didn't eat much either.
It's a loss just thinking about it.
Of course, this was what Guan Baiyu was thinking. On the surface, he behaved exceptionally well, even chewing his food slowly and carefully.
Only in front of Shi Zhen would he completely disregard his image.
After the three finished eating, Mu Tian and the others took Guan Baiyu to school, even to the classroom door, and gave him some instructions before leaving.
Students were already waiting in the classroom for class, and they all looked over in surprise when they saw them.
Aren't those Cai Huidong's aunt and uncle? Why are they all surrounding Guan Baiyu?
The two people next to Cai Huidong nudged him, signaling him to look.
Cai Huidong was furious, but he didn't want to back down with Jiang Xingsheng. After Jiang Xingsheng left, he said to Guan Baiyu, "Guan Baiyu, what kind of spell did you cast on my uncle? Or did you threaten him with something? Are you doing this on purpose to embarrass me?"
Cai Huidong felt that Guan Baiyu was getting close to Jiang Xingsheng and the others in order to embarrass him.
He did indeed feel very ashamed.
As for why Jiang Xingsheng and the others treated Guan Baiyu this way... did Guan Baiyu have something on Jiang Xingsheng and the others?
"You're overthinking it," Guan Baiyu said.
“What do you mean by overthinking it? Those are my uncle and aunt. What do you mean by hanging around them all the time?” Cai Huidong said.
“They are your uncle and aunt, and also my parents, my own parents,” Guan Baiyu said.
He valued his time and didn't want to get entangled with Cai Huidong over trivial matters. Now that he had recognized Jiang Xingsheng and the others, he felt he could explain things clearly.
This also tells Cai Huidong to stop causing him trouble.
"What nonsense are you talking about! My uncle and aunt don't have any children!" Cai Huidong said angrily.
Guan Baiyu didn't speak, but looked at Cai Huidong.
Cai Huidong was jolted awake when he suddenly remembered that his uncle and aunt did indeed have a lost child.
Although his parents kept saying that the child was lost at such a young age, he would definitely die out outside, or live a hard life in the mountains, but... that was just his parents' speculation.
If Guan Baiyu is that child...
It's not impossible, really?
Cai Huidong's expression froze, and he seemed a little dazed.
Guan Baiyu had already sat up straight – the professor had arrived.
After class, Guan Baiyu was surrounded by a large group of people.
The class monitor asked in a daze, "Guan Baiyu, are those two professors really your parents?"
"Yes."
"Why haven't I heard you mention this before?" someone else asked.
"I didn't know before."
"You don't know what happened?"
Guan Baiyu didn't intend to hide these things: "I was adopted, and I only recently found out that they are my biological parents."
Guan Baiyu briefly explained their relationship.
Everyone was extremely curious, never expecting that something that only happened in TV dramas could actually happen around them.
And another thing is... Cai Huidong didn't even know.
Cai Huidong was completely unaware of this; wasn't he just targeting Guan Baiyu earlier? Come to think of it, those two professors weren't really that nice to Cai Huidong; they might call him "uncle" but were actually distant relatives…
After Guan Baiyu explained his relationship with Mu Tian and the others, the news spread quickly.
Jiang Xingsheng and Mu Tian had already told some of their friends about this, so by that evening, most of the professors at H University knew that Guan Baiyu was Mu Tian and Jiang Xingsheng's son.
During dinner that evening, Cao Li couldn't help but say to Teacher Li, "This Guan Baiyu is really good at finding ways to benefit himself. He couldn't wait to make this relationship public."
"You're biased against him."
"What prejudice? I didn't say he was bad, I just felt that he was a bit profit-driven."
Teacher Li said, "Most people are profit-driven."
"So what? I just don't like these people."
As the two were talking, Mu Tian and Jiang Xingsheng arrived.
Mu Tian had intended to invite Guan Baiyu to her house for dinner tonight, but Guan Baiyu declined.
Guan Baiyu has some things to take care of.
And... Shi Zhen might come over tonight.
Since Mu Tian couldn't get Guan Baiyu to come to her house, she simply went to talk to Cao Li instead.
Mu Tian talked about many things, and kept praising Guan Baiyu.
Although Cao Li had opinions about Guan Baiyu, she wouldn't say anything discouraging to his face. However, later she still asked, "Have you met Guan Baiyu's adoptive parents? Have you talked to them?"
"I haven't seen it yet." Mu Tian then remembered this.
"Should we go see him? Did Guan Baiyu say anything?"
"He didn't say anything, but his brother did talk a lot," Mu Tian said. Actually, when they chatted with Guan Baiyu before, they would avoid asking about Guan Baiyu's past. If Guan Baiyu had a good relationship with his adoptive parents, then... they would feel bad if they heard it, wouldn't they?
“He’s quite independent; he didn’t even tell his adoptive parents…” Cao Li said.
They raised Guan Baiyu all these years, providing him with everything he needed, but now that Guan Baiyu has found his biological parents outside, he immediately claims them as his own. She still looks down on this behavior.
“He is indeed independent,” Mu Tian said, but also felt that it was a bit inappropriate.
But there's no rush... Once Guan Baiyu is on winter break, they'll go back with him to visit and properly thank him.
While Mu Tian was talking to Cao Li, Guan Baiyu received a call from Shi Zhen. Shi Zhen had something to do and couldn't come over; he would have to come the next evening.
"Brother, you should get some rest," Guan Baiyu said.
"Okay, you should go to bed early too," Shi Zhen said.
Shi Zhen couldn't go to see Guan Baiyu because a construction project in Anshan Town had run into trouble.
He no longer does everything himself; he stays on the construction site from start to finish and has recruited several foremen.
The foreman of this construction site is Shi Daniu.
Shi Daniu's son was studying in Anshan Town, so Shi Zhen entrusted the construction site there to Shi Daniu. As a result, Shi Daniu caused trouble by managing it.
This matter... it's not particularly big, but it's not particularly small either.
Shi Daniu is a good-tempered man, and he has recruited many people from his hometown to work under him. His relatives have also joined the construction site.
These people got together thinking about making money. Shi Zhen had a rule that all the construction sites under his command should use cement from the cement factory in Anshan Town, which he had always bought. As a result, people were greedy for cheap prices, and someone came to his door to sell cheap cement, so he bought it.
Shi Zhen had fallen into a similar trap in his past life.
He didn't know the market at the time and thought they were all the same, so he bought the cheap cement that someone came to his door to sell. Later, he realized that the two types of cement were actually worlds apart!
The quality of the houses built varies greatly!
What he discovered today wasn't just a cement problem!
Shi Zhen had a sharp eye; based on his experience, he noticed at a glance that the steel bars used on the construction site were thinner.
He immediately took out a ruler to measure and found that the steel bars were indeed thinner... Steel bars are not cheap. If all the steel bars on a construction site are thinner, how much money could be embezzled?
Shi Zhentian arrived close to nightfall. He had intended to visit the construction site before heading to the provincial capital to find Guan Baiyu, but instead, he discovered this unexpected incident.
The workers on the construction site had already gone home, but Shi Daniu and his recently hired assistant, who had been poached at a high salary, were with him.
Shi Zhen, his assistant, was an acquaintance from his past life.
This person is not from Changxi City. He went to university, graduated from the architecture department, and was assigned to a government job... At this time in his previous life, he was ostracized in the government for some reason, did the most work, and received the least money. Because his family did not allow him to resign, he was frustrated and unfulfilled.
In Shi Zhen's previous life, he couldn't stand it for a year, so he resigned in anger and came to Changxi City to develop his career. Later, he opened his own studio.
In this lifetime... Shi Zhen made a special trip there a while ago, offered him a monthly salary of two thousand, and poached him.
This salary isn't high, but that person used to earn six or seven hundred a month!
Not to mention that Shi Zhen also promised a bonus at the end of the year if he did well.
This guy is working incredibly hard now that he's following Shi Zhen!
When Shi Zhen called Guan Baiyu, his expression was gentle, but after the call, his expression turned cold.
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