The pure honey that Lin Shengqi brought to Shang Lin was given to him every two weeks during the holidays. They didn't go to the same school and were usually so busy that they really didn't have time to meet.
However, as soon as Lin Shengqi saw Shang Lin, he said, "How come you've grown taller again?"
Shang Lin hadn't noticed this before and hurriedly asked, "Really?"
Lin Shengqi was about to say, "Don't you think the school uniform pants are too short?" But then he thought about how their school uniforms were baggy and big, so a little longer or shorter wouldn't be noticeable. Besides, even if they were a few centimeters longer, it wouldn't all go onto their legs.
So Lin Shengqi said, "We'll know once we measure it."
Height has always been a concern for Shang Lin. In his previous life, he either looked at people at eye level or looked down, unlike now, where he has to look up at everyone, which makes his neck hurt and his heart ache.
So Shang Lin, unusually anxious, went to a nearby pharmacy to measure his height. Sure enough, he had grown taller; he was 170 cm before, and now he was 175 cm. It's true that young people grow taller quickly.
However, Lin Shengqi gave the honey to Shang Lin and then hurriedly left to go back to the guesthouse they shared to do his homework. The provincial key high school was not just a name; he had entered the school by the very minimum score, so he couldn't keep up without hard work.
Shang Lin naturally wouldn't insist on keeping him; could he have fewer things to do than Lin Shengqi? But he still asked, "How is Uncle's health?"
"It's fine. I even went for a check-up a few days ago."
"That's good."
Every day is busy, and time really flies. Ever since the whitening and spot-fading cream saw a return on investment, Shang Lin started to work on products that can cure gray hair.
Green Yao is now planting more and more types of medicinal herbs, and their growth cycle is getting faster and faster. I don't know if it's because its cultivation level has increased or because of the fertilizers.
In short, Shang Lin felt that if he didn't use up the medicine quickly, the Dragon Spirit Tower would be overflowing with medicine. However, this meant that She Jinxing's plan to open a martial arts school would have to be done online, as there was no money to rent a physical store for him.
Is it just about consuming medicinal herbs? You have to buy other necessary items too. Hundreds of thousands may sound like a lot, but once you start spending it, you'll find yourself strapped for cash.
Shang Lin suddenly realized that his plan to buy a mountain would probably take a hundred or two hundred years to realize, given their current rate of making and spending money. He hoped that he would still be young by then.
Also, making money is one thing, but studying can't be neglected either. The main problem is that high school students have a really heavy workload, yet even with such a heavy workload, some people still slack off, for example…
In mid-November, a pink envelope with a faint fragrance appeared in Shang Lin's desk. Upon opening it, there was only one line: "Wishing you ever-improving grades and a bright future."
If this thing hadn't appeared in his own desk, Shang Lin would have suspected that someone had sent it by mistake. Although it wasn't signed or contained any ambiguous words, he knew it wasn't just a random gift.
In his past life, he was surrounded by countless beautiful women and even handsome men of all kinds. What was there that he didn't understand? But since the other party hadn't specified, he pretended to be confused, since it wouldn't affect anything anyway.
However, things always repeat themselves. After that, Shang Lin kept finding small envelopes in his desk. Judging from the contents, they weren't made by the same person. Was something wrong? When did he become so charming?
As a man, Shang Lin never cared about his appearance, so he ignored Yuan Shang Lin's face as well. As for the members of the sect, who were mostly men, no one cared about their faces.
As for women, Hu Tangdi is too narcissistic to care about anyone. Huang Ying is just a little girl whose biggest hobby is eating delicious food; she doesn't care about anyone's face.
This made Shang Lin completely unaware of his appearance. But in the eyes of ordinary people, he was just a well-behaved, handsome, and cute younger brother. If it weren't for his calm, reserved, and unapproachable aura, he would definitely have become the group's darling.
So it's not surprising to receive some ambiguous letters. Fortunately, I have a heavy workload, and nothing else has happened so far.
In the monthly exam after the midterm, Shang Lin's grades finally ranked first in the school year, and all the doubts disappeared. Although Fan Mingyu, Zhou Heng and Fu Xinyu's grades had improved, it was nothing compared to Shang Lin's grades, which were always in the top five.
After class, Fan Mingyu couldn't help but ask Shang Lin, "I see you don't study as hard as I do every day, so how come your grades have improved so quickly? It's not easy to even get one place ahead."
Shang Lin smiled, "Who said I wasn't hardworking? Besides, I didn't do well on the test before because I hadn't gotten into the zone yet."
"You're just showing off," Fan Mingyu thought with envy and jealousy. "But three years is only a short time. I'll catch up with you."
Shang Lin immediately encouraged him, saying, "Then keep it up. After all, our sect is full of talented people. I'm afraid you'll feel inferior when you see them in the future."
Fan Mingyu immediately became interested, "Speaking of which, when are you going to introduce me to them? Let me feel inferior too."
"When winter break starts."
"It's a deal."
In early December, a transfer student joined the class. He was a tall boy, over 1.8 meters tall. When the teacher introduced him, he said that he was a sports student who played basketball, and his name was Cheng Qiao.
As a provincial key high school, No. 1 High School relies heavily on academic performance. As a municipal key high school, No. 2 High School has more students with special talents, but students with special talents cannot afford to study without a solid family background.
However, Shang Lin didn't envy anything else, only Cheng Qiao's height and looks. That's what a boy should look like, right? But this guy isn't just a basketball prodigy; he's also been practicing martial arts since he was a child. He wondered if they could recruit him into their sect.
Shang Lin felt that he was a bit obsessed. How could he want to recruit someone into the sect just by looking at their profile? Moreover, Cheng Qiao's situation was completely different from Fan Mingyu's. He had a lot of family connections, and his first impression of him was not simple.
When Shang Lin got home from school that evening, it was She Jinxing who came to pick him up. He hurriedly asked, "When did you get back? It took quite a while to pay these last two bills."
"I didn't get off the train until 8 p.m.." She Jinxing handed Shang Lin a hot water bottle. "It's getting cold, don't catch a cold."
Shang Lin really wanted to say, "How cold can it be from just a few steps?" but she still obediently took the hot water bottle and held it in her arms.
She Jinxing then replied, "The last person was a deadbeat. I even used magic to get the money back. But I heard from Xing Tian that business people often have debts they can't recover. Why don't we start a debt collection company? We could make money much faster than I do running a martial arts gym."
"No way." Shang Lin refused instantly. "That way you'd be constantly running around, and I'd be all alone."
She Jinxing, “…”
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