Appropriate social beatings are beneficial to children's growth. This is what Tan Muxing felt after accompanying Chu Qianli to the interview.

In the past, when Tan Muxing was guiding Chu Qianli in her studies, he wanted to coax her, make concessions frequently, and sign countless unequal treaties, so that she could cheer up. He Shichen never had the patience to do this. He would wait until Tan Muxing was done with her work before appearing, and would disappear immediately after teaching her the questions, for fear that Chu Qianli would scam him.

In the Magic Card Team, except for Qiu Qingkong who was also restless, the rest of the people were basically pushing Chu Qianli to study. Even Qi Yan came out from time to time, but the results were minimal.

However, after Chu Qianli met Pan Yicheng, she changed her bad habits and began to study frantically, which completely refreshed everyone's previous impression of her.

Talking about the evening stars, I still remember Chu Qianli said that she could only learn things related to stars faster.

Chu Qianli had met Pan Yicheng once and immediately attributed his university diploma to Stars, apparently deeply inspired by the Chinese studies professor.

In the classroom, Chu Qianli was lying on the table writing a test paper. She obviously had no strength left, but she held the pen stubbornly and continued writing, finishing each question as she could.

"You've worked hard." Tan Muxing came back from outside. He put the milk tea and straw on the table, and found that his deskmate looked tired. He said worriedly, "It's good to study hard, but don't work too hard. Don't make yourself uncomfortable because of the interview."

Chu Qianli touched the milk tea while hypnotizing herself: "It's not uncomfortable, it's not uncomfortable. It's normal for them to require a bachelor's degree. It means that more and more people have a correct understanding of these things. It's no longer about master-disciple inheritance and knowledge monopoly. It proves that society is progressing and the times are developing. I'm not uncomfortable..."

Tan Muxing exclaimed in admiration: "I didn't expect you to look at the problem from this perspective."

Chu Qianli said lazily: "Isn't this the job of an astrologer? If you feel uncomfortable, just change your perspective. I am good at deceiving myself."

Tan Muxing: “?”

Chu Qianli: "If you don't do well in the exam, there is still room for improvement. If you are extremely unlucky, good luck will come soon. If you lose money for no apparent reason, you can just spend a small amount to avoid disaster. Anyway, there is always another side to explain it..."

"Your fate is determined by heaven, but your luck is determined by yourself. If you don't get over it quickly, you will miss more opportunities!"

Tan Muxing smiled and said, "I was worried that you would be disappointed when you came back. It seems that you are challenging your professional career with your amateur skills."

He should have thought that she rarely suffered setbacks, but her ability to withstand stress and regulate emotions was far beyond that of ordinary people.

Chu Qianli stared at him and said thoughtfully: "If you want to coax me and give me something small, I can pretend to be disappointed and we can go through the process."

"But you're not really lost?"

"You can eat even if you're not hungry, and you can work overtime even if you have nothing to do."

Tan Muxing: "..."

Tan Muxing pushed the milk tea to her and said righteously, "You can't work overtime if you don't have anything to do."

Next, the two spent a quiet campus life, which was basically occupied by study time.

Chu Qianli felt a little emotional after talking with Pan Yicheng. Maybe the big project was more effective than fortune-telling by one person. Maybe it could change her predetermined fate. However, such things could only be encountered by chance and there was no point in being anxious.

It's like everyone knows that it's easier to find a job with a degree from Peking University or Tsinghua University, but does that mean they don't want to study? That means they can't pass the exam.

Chu Qianli thought she would see Pan Yicheng again after the college entrance examination, but unexpectedly she received a call from him one day. She and Tan Muxing made a statement and found that her deskmate also received a call.

It was a sunny and bright day.

Chu Qianli and Tan Muxing came to the office building again. They entered the elevator together and went to meet people with foggy eyes.

In the office, Pan Yicheng saw the two people coming in. He greeted them with a smile: "Come on, come on, sit down, what would you like to drink? Do you want tea, or purified water? Or I'll go get some juice from next door!"

Tan Muxing had never interviewed before, so when he met Pan Yicheng for the first time, he immediately felt reserved and said politely, "Pure water will do. You're welcome."

Chu Qianli: "I want to drink juice."

"Okay, I'll see if there are any snacks and bring some over later."

Pan Yicheng and Xi were so hospitable that the two of them found it strange.

After the three of them sat down, Pan Yicheng asked about their well-being and their grades in school, and finally got to the point: "By the way, do you have any interest in participating in any projects outside of your studies? Do some extracurricular activities?"

Tan Muxing asked doubtfully: "Extracurricular development?"

Pan Yicheng nodded. He stole a glance at the two men's expressions and said tentatively, "Well, yes, I have a project on hand now, mainly in a place in the west..."

Before Chu Qianli could finish his words, she reacted and exclaimed, "You are indeed the chosen ones! This is too much!"

Pan Yicheng quickly waved his hands and explained, "No, no, no, it's really not a default decision. The little classmate misunderstood..."

"Then how did this project come to you? Last time you said you couldn't decide."

Pan Yicheng sighed, his face numb, and said helplessly: "I couldn't decide last time, but someone has to do the job, and now I'm back to the same old way of doing things."

"Oh, I thought I was just doing a consultant interview, but I got myself into trouble by going around in circles." Pan Yicheng slapped his thigh in regret, "I was really careless after all."

Pan Yicheng explained it in a gentle manner, and Chu Qianli and Tan Muxing finally understood the whole story.

The project team originally thought that the work was complicated and the problems were daunting, so they planned to hire an outside expert for a large sum of money to do the job. At that time, they invited Pan Yicheng to be interviewed as a consultant. However, after several rounds of screening, no results were found and no suitable candidate was found.

Those who know fortune-telling may not necessarily know feng shui, those who know feng shui may not necessarily know religion, and those who know religion may not necessarily know politics. After all this round of discussions, there is no perfect candidate, which leads to no one daring to decide who to hand over the 500 million to.

Even if the person is not found, the work still needs to be done and we can't just stop.

The person who proposed the high-priced bidding originally looked down on Pan Yicheng, always insisting that outside experts were better than the team experts. Now after looking around, he found that Professor Pan was not bad. In the past, he was unable to recognize the great man even though he was far away.

"You won't know until you compare. Old Pan is really amazing. Otherwise, let Old Pan do it!"

Pan Yicheng never expected that after a round of interviews, he would be the winner, and the ugly one turned out to be himself.

Chu Qianli: "So the 500 million is given to you?"

Pan Yicheng smiled and said, "If there really is 500 million, will it be my turn? If they want to give me 500 million, it is because I have no choice but to do it because of my disappointing future. I must be single-minded at ordinary times and sacrifice my life for justice at critical moments, otherwise I will be punished for my own wrongdoings!"

Tan Muxing said admiringly: "The professor has great literary talent."

"I'm different from you guys out there. I can't possibly get that much money. Otherwise, how could they dare to hire me..." Pan Yicheng sighed, "Fortunately, the workload is reduced by half, but I have to form my own team."

Chu Qianli suddenly realized: "I understand, Professor Pan wants us to work for you for free!"

She had predicted at the time that she would not be able to earn the money, but now that she was called by Pan Yicheng, the result was obvious.

"How can you say that? This is about serving the people."

“That’s working for the people for nothing.”

"That's better than working for an outside boss for nothing!" Pan Yicheng said seriously, "And I'm not just looking for someone randomly. You see, I didn't call anyone else. I took into account your special situation, especially your urgent situation at this stage..."

Tan Muxing was stunned, then he looked at Chu Qianli and suddenly realized something.

Chu Qianli said calmly: "No, you see, we students are probably easier to deceive. You are a professor, so you are the best at this."

Pan Yicheng said hurriedly: "It's not in vain, it's not in vain, I have thought about it, didn't we just talk about grades, you are all in the stage of college entrance examination, this is a national project, there may be some policies, I will ask them to help apply, you will delay your studies by doing this, then there will be special admission conditions..."

Chu Qianli turned his head and looked at Tan Muxing, saying, "Look, it's still the professor's tricks. People in society don't buy into this."

Tan Muxing thought for a moment, then hesitantly said in a low voice, "But I think the conditions are OK. Maybe your chances of passing the exam are higher than yours."

Chu Qianli was stabbed in the heart: "..."

Tan Muxing was embarrassed to tell the truth last time. Chu Qianli is a little distance away from the university where Professor Pan teaches. It is not enough to just strive for a senior year in high school. Others have been honing their skills for ten years, and the level of effort is different.

Pan Yicheng saw them whispering to each other and asked, "How is it?"

Chu Qianli asked suspiciously, "Is that a direct admission?"

Pan Yicheng: "No! That doesn't comply with the regulations. We follow the procedures. The most we can do is reduce your score!"

"This is a lot of water. One point is a drop, and ten points is also a drop. The gap is too big." Chu Qianli pulled Tan Muxing over and said confidently, "Besides, my deskmate could have passed the exam anyway. Doesn't he need this score?"

Tan Muxing said in panic: "It's none of my business..."

"No, it does matter!" Chu Qianli insisted, "Forget it, don't interrupt us when we bargain in the future, just sit aside."

“…”

Chu Qianli and Pan Yicheng discussed the details intensely, and finally agreed to strive for it with all their strength within the prescribed scope, but at the same time they must complete the work they were responsible for within the project.

"I'll have them write a contract later, and you can take it home and discuss it with your family before signing it. Once the details are finalized, you can't just run away midway, or you'll be held accountable."

Pan Yicheng can take the lead in applying, but the two of them cannot just run away with the policy of reducing the scores. Naturally, there are contract conditions, and it will not take effect if the project is not completed.

The three of them agreed on the terms and the matter was settled.

Pan Yicheng took out two stacks of resumes and handed them to Chu Qianli and Tan Muxing respectively, saying, "Then let's start working. These are the people I screened out who are relatively reliable. Call them and ask if they are interested."

"Are you interested in working for free?" Chu Qianli complained, "Professor Pan, you just said that you didn't call anyone, you didn't just randomly look for someone..."

"I didn't call anyone else, I called you!"

"...and wait for us to call someone?"

Tan Muxing didn't complain. He obediently held his resume and went out to make a phone call.

Chu Qianli and Pan Yicheng were the only ones left in the room, which suddenly fell into silence.

After a moment, Pan Yicheng looked at the closed door and said casually, "Actually, it's okay for your classmate not to go. He's in his third year of high school now, and he doesn't lack points. We still have to fly out of town, so it's true that we've delayed him a bit."

Tan Muxing has nothing to do with metaphysics. He came here because of Chu Qianli.

"No, he's the guardian, he has to go." Chu Qianli casually flipped through his resume and lowered his head, "And it's useless to persuade him not to go. On the contrary, he will feel very uncomfortable, so just don't say it."

She had begged Muxing to forget it in the village, but he shook his head resolutely, so it was useless to persuade him now.

"He knows about you?"

"Yes." Chu Qianli nodded. She pondered for a few seconds and added, "To be honest, putting aside our blood relationship and my abilities, he is the only one who thinks I am still valuable."

If we put aside her relatives, her connections with others are basically inseparable from metaphysics. This is why she occasionally takes life and death lightly. She benefits from her talent, so there is no reason why she cannot accept the consequences.

Everything has two sides. She doesn't have the ability to think this way, so she can't delve into astrology.

But now it's different, she doesn't know how to return it to him, and she can't disappear.

Pan Yicheng advised: "Don't say that. You can't let it go. You can't take out the steel bars of a building and then evaluate it separately. It's all one."

Chu Qianli didn't talk about this for too long, she squatted in the corner and started to make a phone call. Her resume was screened by Pan Yicheng, and there was even information about Mei Ru Z. Driven by curiosity, she scanned the other party's experience at a glance and found that the other party was an orthodox descendant of Meihuaxinyi, and was from a family of metaphysics, with a very solid resume.

Chu Qianli sighed in her heart that no matter how powerful a family is, it will be ruined by the civil service examination and will not be able to make anything.

"Hello, how are you..." Chu Qianli made the call, but before he could introduce his purpose, his identity was instantly exposed by Mei Ru Z.

"Is it you?" Meiru Z was not angry. She seemed to be outside the noisy room and asked curiously, "How did you get my phone number?"

Chu Qianli didn't expect the other party to react so quickly, and hurriedly explained the whole story: "Ah, big sister, it's like this..."

Mei Ru Z understood the reason. She was silent for a moment and said directly, "Don't you just want to hire people for free? I won't go if you don't have money. Don't talk to me about faith."

Chu Qianli sighed: "...I said that people in society are not easy to deceive."

"But you can go and have a look. You are young and have room for development. Although Professor Pan lives a poor life, he should have some power. The national situation is like this. It is not enough to have money, but also to pay attention to social status..." Mei Ru Z said pertinently, "I am old and can't stand that, but you can use him and let him pave the way for you!"

"You can't make much money from this job, but there are many ways to do it. It will be good for you before you enter the society."

Meiru Z is used to being free, but that doesn't mean she can't figure things out.

Sitting on the chair, Pan Yicheng sneezed suddenly and stood up subconsciously. He saw Chu Qianli looking back at him and said hurriedly, "I'm sorry."

Chu Qianli looked at Pan Yicheng sitting in the office, and recalled Mei Ru Z's red sports car. She could roughly understand why the other party made the "poor and sour" comment.

Mei Ru Z warned: "You can add me on WeChat with your phone number. If you really want to go, just don't get PUAed. Don't listen to anyone who says they are giving you a chance to exercise. You are like an oppressed student."

Chu Qianli said obediently: "Okay, I understand. If you talk about exercise, I will ask for money."

"That's right, we use each other and no one owes anyone anything!"

Chu Qianli actually felt that Pan Yicheng could not fool her, but she did not refuse Mei Ru Z's offer of social experience. After hanging up the phone, she added the other party on WeChat using her mobile phone number.

Pan Yicheng touched his nose and asked, "How is it?"

Chu Qianli confessed: "No one wants to come. There are not many fools like Professor Pan."

Pan Yicheng sighed and said, "Alas, I have talked to people before. Having faith is more pitiful than not having faith. Sometimes you are restricted in every way, but you feel uncomfortable if you don't do it!"

"If you don't have any faith, you won't have to worry about anything, no matter what you believe in." Pan Yicheng said helplessly, "I just can't give up my intellectual spirit. Otherwise, I wouldn't be a professor and would have gone out to make a lot of money."

Pan Yicheng certainly knew that fortune-telling could make money, but his personality meant he couldn't do it, so he continued to live the life of a professor and occasionally worked for government agencies.

After Chu Qianli and Tan Muxing finished their phone calls, there was basically no result. Those who were capable did not want to come, and those who wanted to come were of limited ability.

Fortunately, Pan Yicheng had some connections and was familiar with religious associations, so he was able to build a team. However, the level of these people was indeed not as good as that of Mei Ru Z and others at the time.

Pan Yicheng said optimistically: "It's okay. Quality is more important than quantity. You are my right-hand men!"

Chu Qianli calmly concluded: "Students are indeed very deceitful."

Tan Muxing said softly: "...I even feel a little sorry for Professor Pan."

Pan Yicheng: "Don't pity them, don't pity them. I've already told them that the three of us must fly in the business class!"

Chu Qianli: "But when my father brought me back from the village, we were sitting in first class."

"Well, why don't you try the business class this time? It might be a different experience." Pan Yicheng asked another person in a friendly manner. He found another person who was easy to talk to, "Has Muxing ever been in the business class?"

Tan Muxing: "No..."

Chu Qianli already knew her deskmate's family background, so she fanned the flames and mocked him, "He must be in first class every time!"

Tan Muxing waved his hands in a hurry and said nervously: "No, no..."

Pan Yicheng agreed: "That's right, you shouldn't make up stories about people who are obviously frugal."

Tan Muxing felt even more embarrassed after hearing this. He was so ashamed that he could hardly speak and didn't know how to continue the conversation for a while.

Pan Yicheng didn't notice his expression and continued chatting: "Maybe they are building a normal cabin..."

Tan Muxing hesitated for a moment and replied, "...It is indeed an ordinary cabin."

Chu Qianli said in disbelief: "Impossible! You said you used to ride first class on the high-speed train. Don't just go along with what he said!"

"The plane is really an ordinary cabin..." Tan Muxing faced her questioning gaze, his eyes dodged for a moment, and then stole a glance at Pan Yicheng's face, and said stiffly, "I usually take a plane at home... It is indeed an ordinary cabin..."

Pan Yicheng: “…”

Pan Yicheng is indeed a veteran. After a brief loss of composure, he quickly adjusted himself and said seriously, "Very good, my young classmates. You have a bright future ahead of you. You should not be fooled by anyone's empty promises in your lifetime."