Although Fan Mingyu had already been praised by his teacher today, he was still calm. However, for some reason, when praised by Shang Lin, he felt a bit dazed and even a little smug.
So much so that when Shang Lin told him to leave, Fan Mingyu found it particularly agreeable, and even went so far as to say goodbye and obediently leave.
Seeing Fan Mingyu's happy expression, Shang Lin felt like he had acted like a "benevolent father" again. He hurriedly chased after him and grabbed him, saying, "Wait a minute, he's floating around and not even looking where he's going. Let's take a taxi back."
After saying that, Shang Lin didn't give Fan Mingyu a chance to refuse. He directly hailed a taxi, put Fan Mingyu inside, paid the fare, and then closed the car door.
Fan Mingyu then came to his senses, "Why are you paying for the ride? It's not like I don't have any money."
Unfortunately, as soon as the car door closed, the taxi drove away. Fan Mingyu looked back and watched Shang Lin's figure gradually disappear from sight. Suddenly, he felt like an old father worried about his son. Damn, how cold.
As soon as Shang Lin went upstairs, Meng Zhe sent him a message. He read it as he went up the stairs. The top student in No. 1 High School had scored 719 points. Goodness, he really is a key provincial school.
At that moment, Shang Lin suddenly felt a sense of crisis. Although he scored 725 points, the test papers of their two schools were different. He had heard that the test papers of No. 1 Middle School were more difficult than those of No. 2 Middle School.
Shang Lin hurriedly sent a message to Meng Zhe: Could you get me a copy of your school's exam papers?
Meng Zhe: What are you going to do?
Shang Lin: I want to see my real results.
Meng Zhe: I'm afraid that won't be easy. I need to ask the teacher if there are any more.
Shang Lin: If you don't have one, you can show me your exam paper.
Meng Zhe: Wait for me a moment, I'll go ask the teacher.
Shang Lin: OK
Just as Shang Lin was about to take out his key to open the door, the door suddenly opened, and Chi Xie stood inside, asking impatiently, "Why are you only just getting back?"
Shang Lin was taken aback and subconsciously asked, "What's wrong? Are you not getting along well with my godfather?"
“No, it’s just…” Red Scorpion switched to telepathy, “I don’t know how to get along with humans.”
Shang Lin smiled outwardly, but thought to himself, "You don't know how to get along with anyone, do you?"
Old Man Chai was making lunch when he saw Shang Lin return and hurriedly said, "Tiedan is back. You must be exhausted from the journey. Come on, take a break, wash your hands, and eat."
Red Scorpion looked at Shang Lin and said with a smile, "Iron Egg? What a nice name."
Shang Lin laughed, "Yes, you don't understand, do you? A humble name makes it easier to survive, otherwise how could I have survived until now?"
Red Scorpion looked disdainful and began to transmit his voice again, "You actually believe that?"
Shang Lin smiled but remained silent. It was just a name, nothing to worry about. What did it matter if it put his godfather at ease?
During the meal, Shang Lin asked about Old Man Chai's situation at home these past few days, mainly because he was worried that Chi Xie, with his rebellious nature, might cause Old Man Chai any more trouble.
But Grandpa Chai said, "This young man is quite busy every day, and he also has to protect me, so I follow him when he goes out. I even made a cameo appearance as a disfigured veteran in the videos they filmed."
Shang Lin glanced at Red Scorpion instinctively, "Not bad, you've even learned to save money."
Red Scorpion remained silent. What did this have to do with him? It was all Xing Tian's decision. But Xing Tian was truly a talent; he managed to make money on both fronts without neglecting either.
Just then, Shang Lin's phone rang. He hurriedly answered it. It was Meng Zhe calling. "I got a copy from the teacher. I'll bring it to you."
Shang Lin hurriedly said, "No need, no need. Where are you? I'll go get it. You have to rush back to the county today."
Meng Zhe checked the time. "Then wait for me at the entrance of No. 2 Middle School in fifteen minutes. I'll be passing by on my way to the train station and give it to you then."
"good."
In fact, Shang Lin had no intention of going back to the county or the village to take a look, because he was a person who rarely reminisced, especially since he was busy every day in the human world and didn't have enough time to think about this or that.
Moreover, as a cultivator, one should minimize entanglements with worldly people, lest future karma become inescapable and one cannot let go. What's the point of cultivation then? One might as well fall into the mortal world. However, being in the human realm, one naturally has to come into contact with all sorts of people, so let it be as fate dictates.
Shang Lin put down his phone, quickly finished his meal, and hurriedly went out. Old Man Chai was still behind him reminding him, "Wear your hat, don't catch a cold."
As Shang Lin walked downstairs, he replied, "I understand."
Actually, the temperature in City C is a bit higher than in the county, about three or four degrees higher, but for Shang Lin now, he can already adapt to various temperatures very well.
But Old Man Chai still treated him like the Shang Lin of the past, still being extremely cautious, as if he were still that sickly young boy.
Shang Lin waited at the school gate for two minutes before Meng Zhe arrived. He handed the test paper to Shang Lin through the car window, said "Contact me by phone," and then hurriedly left.
Shang Lin took the test paper home and, without thinking about anything else, opened it to take a look. As expected, it was more difficult than the test paper from their No. 2 Middle School. He planned to find time to do it and see if he could surpass the top student from No. 1 Middle School.
Now that all the winter break homework has been assigned, Shang Lin has reclassified it and, without any hesitation, assigned a portion to Xing Tian. He just doesn't know if Xing Tian is too busy to do it.
Xing Tian was indeed very busy, but Shang Lin's affairs always came first to him, and he also tried his best to delegate the work, even keeping the little boy Huang Li busy.
Shang Lin originally wanted Huang Ying and Huang Li to study like him, but considering that their appearance would not change for decades or even centuries, he had no choice but to give up and instead asked Xing Tian to teach them.
Xing Tian did indeed teach them, and even secretly hoped that once they were taught, they could do the homework for the sect leader in the future, but...
After teaching for a while, Teacher Xing Tian discovered that Huang Ying and Huang Li were completely unable to compare with their sect leader in learning school courses, but they learned other things very quickly, so he did not force them and taught them according to their aptitude.
That evening, after taking a medicinal bath, Shang Lin went to check on Xiao Bai in the Dragon Spirit Tower. It was still asleep, just like the little turtle that was deep in slumber.
Looking at the time, Shang Lin took all the things he needed for painting and went to the second floor of the Dragon Spirit Tower. The previous painting was a landscape of mountains and seas, but this one he only painted mountains, and they were fiery mountains devoid of any life.
However, after finishing the painting, Shang Lin's cultivation was completely exhausted, and he had to prepare to take a medicinal bath again.
The deity floated up and glanced at the finished product, then subconsciously asked, "Are you going to convert that little turtle to immortality?"
Shang Lin smiled slightly, "How could that be? At most, it'll just be a slightly more difficult reformation. It would be such a waste to convert them."
"hehe……"
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