novelraw Chapter 1004 - 1002: What Does It Have to Do With Her?
Chapter 1004 - 1002: What Does It Have to Do With Her?
The next day, Fang Ziqing complained to Zhu Qianyu, saying that the handsome substitute teacher was too strict. She had worked hard on her assignment hoping to make a good impression, only to find it marked with a bunch of red and green corrections shortly after submission."Little Bamboo, do you think Mr. Ji needs to be this serious? We’re not majoring in foreign languages. Usually, for homework, just going through the motions is enough, right?"
Zhu Qianyu leaned over to take a look and, as her friend had described, the red and green comments outnumbered the content of the assignment.
"Serves you right!"
Last night, when Zhu Qianyu saw her own assignment, she somewhat misunderstood, thinking he was being particularly strict with her. After all, he had once clearly shown an interest in her, leading him to be extra meticulous with her work.
But now, after examining Fang Ziqing’s assignment, she started to believe that he is a serious and responsible person. Moreover, his comments and wording showed he was humorous and had a broad knowledge.
"Phew... Luckily, he’s just a substitute. If Teacher Xian were this strict, I’d definitely fail this course."
Fang Ziqing comes from an average family, being the only child. Her parents run a moderately sized restaurant and have no expectations or demands of her, just wishing her happiness. So, her life motto is to get by as best as she can.
Zhu Qianyu, on the other hand, is different. To others, Zhu Qianyu seems like the child from a wealthy family everyone talks about.
Ever since she was a child, her classmates envied her prestigious family background. However, when she was young, she was constantly reminded by her sister, who’s just two years older, "Xiao Yu, if you don’t want to become a bargaining chip for Dad’s interests, you need to become independent as soon as possible."
These words, which should have come from her mom, always came from her sister. Perhaps it was because she heard this kind of reasoning too often, and having stayed too long in a place that felt more like a cage than a home, she secretly chose a school nearly a thousand kilometers from L City when applying for college.
Her father, furious at her choice of an unsatisfactory major, cut off all her financial support, and now she’s supported by her sister.
So, for her own sake and not to burden her sister, she cannot, like Fang Ziqing, live a carefree life.
"I actually prefer the teaching style of the substitute teacher..."
Even though Zhu Qianyu doesn’t think much of the substitute teacher personally, judging by merit, his teaching methods and attitude are indeed more outstanding and responsible than Teacher Xian’s.
Fang Ziqing sighed over her assignment for a while and suddenly remembered something, leaning in with a mysterious tone to say to Zhu Qianyu, "Little Bamboo, have you heard? This Mr. Ji is actually Teacher Xian’s junior, reportedly a genius student from B University, who graduated from there in his teens."
Zhu Qianyu stared at her books on the table, thinking, no wonder he seems so knowledgeable in his early twenties; turns out, he’s a genius?
In Zhu Qianyu’s mind, her sister is already an incredible person, yet someone is even more impressive than her sister.
"Never heard of it, where did you hear that? Could it be a rumor?"
Zhu Qianyu was reluctant to believe such a sanctimonious hypocrite was a genius student from a prestigious university like B University.
Fang Ziqing hesitated a bit, as she also heard it from others.
"If you don’t believe it, Little Bamboo, you can check B University’s online forum. Allegedly, there are many stories about him there, and he even has a fan group."
After hearing Fang Ziqing’s recommendation, Zhu Qianyu shrugged noncommittally and continued to bury her head in her book.
Actually, whether he is a genius from B University doesn’t really concern her!
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Little Treasure hadn’t shown up at R University for three consecutive days because he took on the task of going on business trips while he had no classes, sparing his sister the nighttime effort of taking care of two kids alone.
And the city he was traveling to on business happened to be L City.
This time, he was here because the Ji Family was preparing to build a large production base and Little Treasure came to conduct a preliminary investigation.
The Ji Family had built a similar production base in a certain second-tier city in the south, and this one in L City was no smaller in scale.
Therefore, the relevant departments in L City paid great attention, sending two officials to accompany Little Treasure on a tour around the outskirts of L City.
That evening, the officials arranged for Little Treasure and his assistant to stay at L City’s largest hotel, the Mingxuan Hotel.
And the dinner was arranged in Mingxuan Hotel’s Chinese restaurant.
It seemed the officials were well aware that this young master from the Ji Family had high culinary standards, as the dishes that evening perfectly suited Young Master Ji’s taste: not necessarily expensive, but exquisite and delicious.
"Brother Wang, the food here tastes quite nice!"
One of the officials’ last names was Wang, who was in his thirties. Hearing the young master’s praise, he asked, "Is Mr. Huan your first time in L City?"
The young master nodded, "Yes."
Brother Wang felt a great sense of responsibility. Seeing that he was enjoying the food, he started to talk about the history of the hotel.
"Then you probably don’t know, Mingxuan Hotel is absolutely the hotel industry leader here in L City, and it’s owned by one of L City’s top ten wealthiest—the Zhu Family."
Originally, the young master was just casually listening while enjoying the delicious food, as his main focus was on eating.
But when he heard Brother Wang’s last sentence, he paused with his chopsticks mid-air and glanced at Brother Wang, "The owner of this hotel’s surname is Zhu?"
"Yes, it’s a family heritage. It’s said the Zhu family ancestors started with inns and restaurants, and they’ve established a foundation going back hundreds of years."
The young master acknowledged with an "Oh" but did not pursue the topic further.
After all, L City is so large, there couldn’t be just one family with the surname Zhu. Although Zhu Qianyu is surnamed Zhu, she might not coincidentally belong to this Zhu family.
The two officials saw his interest wane completely and prudently changed the subject.
"Mr. Huan, once we finish dinner, do you wish to unwind somewhere? L City is large, with plenty of places to enjoy."
The young master shook his head without a second thought, "No need, I have some work to handle after dinner. Brother Wang, you’ve accompanied me all day; you must be tired, go home early to be with your wife and kids."
The young master has a strong sense of family, so when he socializes, and meets older men, he naturally considers others, trying not to delay them from enjoying family time with their wives and children.
The two officials tried persuading him for a while, and seeing his lack of interest in exploring the nightlife, they finished dinner, chatted for a bit, agreed on the next day’s meeting time, and courteously bid farewell to head home.