Shang Lin's transfer to another school not only puzzled Lin Shengqi, but also Meng Zhe and Su Jinghang. However, their confusion could be somewhat explained, while Su Jinghang was half happy and half regretful.
He was naturally happy for himself, because he already knew that Bi Ran and Luo Fanzhou had also been admitted to No. 2 Middle School. If Shang Lin wasn't around, would they continue to bully him?
Unlike the county school, No. 2 Middle School is far from home. Even if you are bullied, you don't know who to turn to. As for turning to a teacher... it's a bit embarrassing for a boy to turn to a teacher when something happens.
Moreover, if it were helpful to involve teachers in cases of school bullying, there wouldn't be so many serious incidents. But if Shang Lin were around, it would be different. Chu Jiusheng, Bi Ran, and Luo Fanzhou are all afraid of him, so naturally they wouldn't dare to touch him.
It's a pity that Shang Lin, despite her excellent academic performance, missed out on a top provincial key university. I wonder if this will affect her future college entrance exam? But with such a good academic record, Shang Lin can probably excel anywhere, right?
Seeing everyone looking at him with doubt, scrutiny, and regret, Shang Lin immediately compromised and said, "Let me explain why I went to No. 2 Middle School. First, my godfather came to accompany me, and since his eyesight is poor, I have to commute. Second, No. 2 Middle School waived all my tuition fees for the next three years and also provided me with a living allowance."
Lin Shengqi was truly envious. If he could study as well as Shang Lin, his father's burden would be lessened. He would work hard.
Su Jinghang and Meng Zhe were also envious. Even though Meng Zhe had been recruited by No. 2 Middle School, his conditions were obviously not as good as Shang Lin's. So the two of them jokingly asked Shang Lin to treat them to a meal.
Shang Lin said with particular arrogance, "Please, I'll treat everyone to a good meal when I make money in the future."
After saying that, he asked seriously, "But what will you do if we only get a break every two weeks? Will you go home?"
Su Jinghang immediately complained with a bitter face, "What else can I do if I don't go home? School is on holiday, but going home is too much trouble. If only my mother could come and accompany me."
Meng Zhe bluntly retorted, "Young Master, if you don't want to go home, we can use the money for our round-trip tickets to stay in a guesthouse. If four people squeeze into one room, the money will be enough."
Lin Shengqi chimed in, "I don't want to go through all that trouble either, but there are only three of us." He was afraid they wouldn't have enough money.
Shang Lin smiled a little embarrassedly, "The apartment I rented this time is a bit small, only forty square meters, barely enough for my son and me. Otherwise, you can come and stay at my place."
Meng Zhe hurriedly refused, "No need to trouble yourself, we're high school students now, we can take care of ourselves." Don't you know your family's situation? You even want Lin Shengqi and Su Jinghang to go! Are you afraid you won't scare them?
Shang Lin understood Meng Zhe's feelings, but he wasn't making this decision on a whim. He could easily keep the house clean and tidy without affecting anyone in the slightest, okay?
However, renting a house in the city is much more expensive than renting one in the county. It's the same price of six thousand yuan, and it's the same top floor, but the area is half the size. It's also said to be not very "clean". But since it's just a temporary place to stay, Shang Lin doesn't care.
Oh, and also, the current Dragon Spirit Tower can completely cover this house, so if anything happens, I won't have to sleep on the sofa anymore. No, there's no sofa in this house anyway.
As for the question of whether something is clean or not, that's not even within Shang Lin's consideration. If there really is anything dirty, he has his own way of dealing with it: if he can take it in, he'll take it in; if he can't, he'll perform a ritual to help it pass on; or else he'll humanely destroy it. See how simple it is?
Unfortunately, they have lived here for almost a month now and haven't found anything dirty. This shows that it's not just hearsay; any dirty things would avoid them if they saw residents like them.
After the four of them finished their meal happily, Meng Zhe and the others went back to school for a week of military training, while Shang Lin went home. Only after returning home did he realize that he had completely missed the lavish meal prepared by Hu Tangdi.
Although Shang Lin didn't have much of a appetite, he couldn't go without eating these days, but why did he have a feeling of being excluded? Sure enough, with Qiu Niang gone, everyone didn't care much about him as the sect leader anymore.
Hu Tangdi said rather carelessly, "Since the sect leader is having a gathering with his classmates, the food is naturally better than at home, so we made a little more. If the sect leader wants to eat, I will continue to make more tomorrow."
"Hehe." Shang Lin also smiled insincerely. "No need. You're already working hard enough preparing three meals a day. Besides, our family is short of money right now, so we have to cut back on expenses."
Hu Tangdi was very puzzled. "Didn't the sect leader just sell a ginseng? Although it was only worth 100,000 yuan, it should be enough for our daily expenses, right?"
Shang Lin explained, "The first batch of raw materials for the whitening and spot-fading cream has been supplied, and the second batch will be available soon. However, it is uncertain when the first batch of products will be sold out and when we will see a return on investment. What is a mere 100,000 yuan? Didn't you see that She Jinxing has gone out to sell fruit?"
Hu Tangdi knew that She Jinxing had gone to sell fruit, but when would he ever make any money selling fruit the way he did? Besides, could the fruit produced in the Dragon Spirit Tower be the same as the fruit sold outside? It was simply a waste of good stuff.
However, Hu Tangdi said, "Sect Leader, don't worry, I will continue to sell ancient-style clothing. Although I am not as good as Qiu Niang in terms of style and speed, I will catch up as soon as possible. Sect Leader, please focus on your studies."
Shang Lin smiled with particular satisfaction, "Okay."
She Jinxing said, "I'm not just going to sell fruit casually. I'm going to learn about the market. Besides, I can't do anything else since I haven't received my ID card yet. Moreover, my master said that he likes to eat fruit now, so I want to open a martial arts school to teach children martial arts."
Shang Lin had great faith in She Jinxing and Hu Tangdi's earning power. Previously, they were only hindered by a small ID card, which made everything inconvenient. Now that they had it and could use it normally, their earning speed would definitely be incredibly fast.
Especially She Jinxing, who has lived in the human world the longest and has seen all kinds of people, will surely be able to do it with ease soon.
But to open a martial arts school, you need to do a good job of publicity in the early stage, otherwise who will sign up? So Shang Lin said to Huang Ying, "Go and switch shifts with Xing Tian. The sect's finance department can't be without anyone."
Huang Ying hurriedly asked, "Am I the only one here this time?"
Shang Lin countered, "You want to be with the almanac?"
I don't really want to, but "it's so boring being alone."
"Let's do it together then."
Huang Li, this little boy, had no chance to express his opinion at all. He was sent away by Hu Tangdi that very night to relieve Xing Tian. He was truly a nobody with no influence!
However, Huang Li didn't care. He really wanted to see Qiu Niang and General Ji. He was so eager to come, but he couldn't leave. He was probably itching to see them.
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