At the entrance of the city's No. 1 High School, the bell rang for a while before students gradually came out, walking in twos and threes with bright smiles on their faces.
Standing on the opposite side of the road, looking at those vibrant, smiling faces, Zhou Sui couldn't help but think of a saying: "At your age, you don't need to dress up to be the most beautiful."
It's a pity that my grades were just average, and after finishing high school, I had no chance to go to university.
However, there are many night school programs now, and Zhou Sui plans to enroll in one once things settle down a bit more. It's always good to learn more.
After waiting for a while, she checked her watch; it was not yet 5:30, so she would have to wait a little longer.
The waiting time was very boring, so Zhou Sui simply wandered around the neighborhood. Apart from places with a lot of people, the gates of every school were very profitable places.
Unfortunately, the storefronts in front of the high school belong to the school. To rent a storefront here, you need to have very strong connections with the school's leaders; otherwise, you don't know how long you'll have to wait in line.
Zhou Sui didn't have much hope for high school, since the only person she could connect with was Cheng Song, and she wanted to stay far away from him. She wouldn't have come to see him today if she hadn't been forced to.
It's absolutely impossible for me to go to the Cheng family just because of opening a shop.
The school location isn't suitable, but Zhou Sui and Zhou Peng found several suitable places to open a branch a few days ago when they were looking at storefronts.
Her little notebook contains her goals and plans for this year: to open three branches in the city and to open more street-side hot pot restaurants in the second half of the year.
It's March now, a quarter of the year has passed, and her path to her goal is both arduous and long.
After wandering around the neighborhood, Zhou Sui estimated the time and returned to the school gate. At this time, there were significantly fewer students coming out of the school, just a few scattered figures, but there were more teachers coming out.
Zhou Sui stared at everyone who came out of the school until the appearance of one figure changed her expression.
It's been so many years!
With a soft sigh in her heart, Zhou Sui crossed the road and followed the figure.
Because someone was with Cheng Song, Zhou Sui didn't go up to talk to him directly. It wasn't until they reached the intersection and the person left that Zhou Sui quickly walked up to him.
"Principal Cheng." After thinking for a long time, Zhou Sui felt that this was the only appropriate way to address him.
Cheng Song thought it was a student calling him, but when he turned around, his whole body froze instantly.
After a long pause, she spoke in a trembling voice, "Zhou, Zhou Sui."
"Hello, I'm Zhou Sui. Do you have a moment? I'd like to have a chat with you."
Cheng Song stared in shock at the girl in front of him. Her face was most similar to his wife's, especially when her eyes were lowered; they were practically identical.
Compared to Ding Shuya, Zhou Sui was less assertive. She sat upright opposite him, a faint smile on her lips, while Cheng Song's hands on his knees trembled slightly.
Zhou Sui remained silent, letting Cheng Song scrutinize her.
The waiter brought over two cups of coffee and placed them in front of the two people.
Looking at the cup of coffee in front of Cheng Song, Zhou Sui suddenly remembered that in her previous life, when she was in the Cheng family, Cheng Song and Ding Shuya both liked to drink coffee. In order to please them, she pestered the nanny to teach her how to grind coffee powder, how to froth milk, and how to do latte art.
I was clumsy back then, and I made it many times, failing many times. Whether it was coffee or milk, I couldn't bear to throw it away, so I ended up drinking it all.
She barely slept for several nights, drinking coffee until she vomited. She couldn't understand how anyone could like drinking something so bitter.
Later, she didn't seem to make a complete cup of coffee for Cheng Song and Ding Shuya, but that's fine, even if she did, they probably wouldn't drink it anyway.
Zhou Sui picked up the sugar packet next to her, tore off two packets of sugar and poured them in, then gently stirred them with a small teaspoon before taking a small sip from her cup.
It definitely tastes much better than what she made in her previous life.
She also plans to hire a barista for her milk tea shop, since drinking too much milk tea can be cloying, and the bitterness of coffee can help balance it out.
Looking at her smug expression, Cheng Song couldn't help but ask, "You like coffee?"
Zhou Sui shook her head, "I neither like nor dislike it, and I can drink it if I come across it."
"Can we drink coffee at the Zhou family's house?" Zhou Sui scoffed when Cheng Song asked this question.
“Principal Cheng, you should know about the Zhou family before. They're not the kind of family that can afford coffee.” Such an expensive cup of coffee, the Zhou family might use to buy a piece of meat and then make dumplings for everyone.
After asking the question, Cheng Song realized something was wrong. It was mainly because Zhou Sui's words and actions made Cheng Song feel that she seemed to take these things for granted.
He also wondered why a family like the Zhou's shouldn't raise children like this.
It's not that he discriminates against family backgrounds, but rather that he has seen too many students and the kind of family a child comes from determines the kind of personality and behavior a child will have.
Even if Zhou Sui were bold and didn't let her eyes wander, she would still feel uneasy in this upscale coffee shop, even if she came from an ordinary family like the Zhou family. She might even fidget to relieve her discomfort, or she might sit stiffly, afraid to move around, forcing herself to appear normal.
However, from the moment she entered the coffee shop, Zhou Sui showed none of these signs. She exuded a relaxed aura, and her every move was graceful.
This made Cheng Song wonder how the Zhou family, such an ordinary family, could raise their child so well.
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