novelraw Chapter 547: Punishment
Chapter 547: Punishment
Chapter 547: Chapter 547: Punishment
Gong Ruini turned her head to watch Zhao Guangran pull Zhan Jing out with a slap, feeling a sudden pain in her own ear.
"Don’t look." Zhao Xuran turned Gong Ruini’s head back, "Is the saltwater bottle cold?"
Gong Ruini nodded. After the two small heaters got up, she felt how cold it was in bed, thankful for the hot water bottles and the saltwater bottle.
Zhao Xuran got up and took the always-boiling hot water from the stove and filled up a bottle for Gong Ruini, "Give me the hot water bottle."
Gong Ruini yawned. Now it was just a weekend, and usually, she got up quite early, her spirits recently had been tightly strained, and she really felt exceptionally tired.
Cai Meina saw her daughter’s fatigued face, not as spirited as last time, which pained Cai Meina, "Ni Zi, what’s wrong with you lately, is it too much pressure?"
Too much pressure? That’s impossible, "Where would I have so much pressure? It’s just that too many classmates come to me with questions." Gong Ruini really felt exceptionally tired.
If it were just a few classmates asking questions, Gong Ruini could handle it, but there were too many people asking, breaking through the crowd even during breaks. She originally intended to write during the self-study session, and Ah Jing’s idea of reading was dashed.
She had initially thought her classmates were overly enthusiastic. While the twins often surrounded her too, they never made her feel suffocated, "Are the classmates easy to get along with?"
That week, Cai Meina was anxious, worried her daughter might not adapt in school, "Guang Ran did a good thing."
Zhao Guangran did a good thing? Only Cai Meina would say that, Gong Ruini wouldn’t think so. She yawned, took the saltwater bottle Zhao Xuran handed over, and prepared to dive back into bed to continue sleeping. With just one rest day, Gong Ruini had long planned to sleep until noon.
"Ni Zi, are you interested in helping your Brother Xu Ran make exam papers?" Zhao Guangran looked at a stack of previous exam papers; the quantity was considerable, but not quite enough to make money, "We should come up with some simple questions and then move on to the tougher ones."
This approach would ensure more earnings, Zhao Gang had figured out the best candidate for making the papers, "Then we’ll get Cai Ming. He’s good with questions and can handle middle school and high school ones. This is all money."
While the resumption of college exams mainly affected high school and university students, didn’t it barely impact elementary and middle school students? That impact was quite significant, "Gong Tao, we expect to earn enough to fill our pockets."
"Hmm, we shouldn’t just sell these in Beijing, we should market the books outside."
Beijing had many people, but could they outnumber those outside?
"Then we’ll market them back in the Northeast, signing it as Cai Ming’s questions." As Cai Ming was still relatively famous in the Northeast, it was time to do something big and good.
Hearing that Zhao Guangran wanted her to create questions was quite a fright for Gong Ruini. Didn’t she just need to brainwash her parents to agree, then wait to collect money and dividends? Why did she also have to put in effort?
But no one answered her question, let alone Zhao Guangran, whose thoughts had leapfrogged to another aspect, already thinking about how to handle distribution channels, leaving Gong Ruini truly shocked.
"Sure, sure." Gong Tao calmed his surprise, joined in on the discussion with Zhao Gang on how to earn more. Earning more would allow them to buy a house for his brother-in-law, regardless of whether or not Gao Yanan would end up with him, a house still needed to be bought in Beijing, and finding a Beijing girl was never a worry.
Previously, with Cai Ming absent, and this idea being Zhao Guangran’s, there had been hesitation. Gong Rui didn’t know how to broach it, but she hadn’t expected Zhao Gang to bring it up proactively. Truly a buddy worth having.
"I was thinking of involving Uncle Zhuge." This idea was good, but could this fortune be swallowed all by their family alone? Zhao Gang felt this was incredibly challenging; they definitely needed to find a partner.
Involving Zhuge Zhi? Would he be interested? Gong Tao worried whether he’d be willing to help. It sounded good, but the future development was quite problematic; however, if he agreed, there’d be fewer problems down the road.
"How would we know without trying?" Zhao Gang was unsure, too, but would they not ask because they were unsure?
"If we can’t do it, don’t I still have my wife?" Zhao Gang didn’t think he’d stand much chance with Zhuge Zhi, possibly having less standing than even his two little sons.
But could such an important matter be left to two boys to ask? That would truly sever ties. It was better to let his wife ask.
Zhan Jing had just given Zhao Guangran a good lesson outside. As soon as she was back in, she overheard Zhao Gang’s words, "What about me?"
Could it be that while she was outside, these kids stirred up some trouble again?
At the sight of her displeased expression, Zhao Gang turned, startled, and then noticed the dispirited Zhao Guangran following behind. Oh dear, it seemed his wife had really disciplined him, "Guang Ran, reflect properly on your mistake, remember to write a self-examination next week."
"Hmm, let’s tentatively set it at three thousand words. Make it profound. Otherwise, if it’s not long enough, you’ll have to add more." Physical punishment isn’t stylish nowadays; we use elegant ways of punishment.
Ugh, no way. Zhao Guangran wasn’t genuinely upset, although he’d rashly started it, he had handled matters well afterward, so much so that even his father agreed with his idea.
Unexpectedly, his dad, who had been on the same page just moments ago, turned him in like this, the shift leaving Zhao Guangran struggling to take it, "Dad."
Gong Ruini was beside herself with laughter, but to prevent Zhao Guangran and Zhan Jing from seeing, she quickly used Zhao Xuran as a shield, chuckling with satisfaction.
This punishment was certainly heavy. During the most serious mistake Zhao Guangran made, Gong Ruini remembered he had been given a thousand-word reflection. That was last year at the end.
Within just four to five months, the punishment escalated by leaps and bounds, leaving Zhao Guangran ready to cry.
No, rather he should feel wronged. Hadn’t he been boasting that he’d come up with a good idea, satisfying Zhao Gang thoroughly, who’d avoid punishment? Who’d have thought the punishment would increase?
Of course, Zhao Guangran was unconvinced, but before he could protest, he saw his dad winking at him, and then noticed his mother’s dissatisfied expression; he figured, better behave, if he seriously angered his mom, he’d have no peaceful days.
"I’ll write it." If nothing else worked, at least he had a brother and Ni Zi. They wrote essays well, and even though they’d never written a reflection, it could be some writing practice for them.