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At the Ye family home, the atmosphere was a bit awkward.
Wu You looked at Ye Chen, no longer knowing what to say.
She was even wondering if she should charge Ye Chen for some advertising fees.
Beside them, the Director of the Education Bureau, who was well-versed in the ways of the world, smiled and said, "I didn't expect our little Top Scholar to have such a keen mind for business."
As he spoke, he looked at Ye Chen's mother and said, "It seems your child is not only excellent in his studies, but his upbringing in other areas is also outstanding."
Mother Ye: "??"
She had absolutely no idea that Ye Chen had actually opened a Hot Pot Restaurant.
Mother Ye couldn't help but want to say something more.
However, Father Ye was quick-eyed and nimble-handed, covering Mother Ye's mouth.
Instantly, everyone felt a wave of relief.
Nicely done.
Old Wang gave Father Ye a silent thumbs-up in his heart.
Looking at the Principal and the Education Bureau Director, their faces also showed expressions of satisfaction.
As expected, there was still one reliable person in the Ye family, and that was Father Ye.
Father Ye looked at the appreciative gazes of the leaders, then at the displeased expressions of Ye Chen and Mother Ye, and sighed.
For the sake of this family, he truly worried himself to death.
The Director and the Principal did not stay for very long.
They left in a hurry as soon as the interview ended.
Before leaving, they left behind a sum of money.
The city rewarded 100,000, and the school rewarded 50,000.
Mother Ye was very excited when she saw this money.
"Xiao Chen, Mom will deposit this money in the bank for you first, so you don't spend it recklessly."
Ye Chen felt disdain in his heart.
'Fortunately, you don't know that I have over twenty million in my bank card.'
Although Mother Ye and Father Ye knew that Ye Chen had earned quite a lot of money.
They didn't realize that Ye Chen was already a multimillionaire.
Mother Ye sighed, "Sigh, I didn't expect my son to be so successful. I thought you would be a 'Kenlaozu' who lives off his parents in the future."
Ye Chen was speechless: "With our family's conditions, is there even anything for me to live off of?"
Mother Ye said righteously, "Do you know your parents' painstaking efforts? Do you know how much we have sacrificed for you?"
Ye Chen didn't believe it.
Father Ye fell silent for a moment and then said, "Your mother is right."
"Back then, for your sake, your mother stayed up late playing mahjong and losing money. Do you know how hard that was?"
"When she saw beautiful clothes, she would buy them without hesitation. Spending money was also for your sake."
"Even the fact that the two of us often went out for secret meals was all for you!"
Our family has no savings and has always been poor, all so that you could be self-reliant and constantly strive for self-improvement.
Ye Chen: "..."
In fact, Ye Chen understood that it wasn't that his parents were wasteful and didn't know how to save money.
It was because his old man and old lady's philosophy was to spend money as soon as they had it, spending every cent every month.
And it wasn't just his parents; this trait was also hereditary.
In the past, the money he spent on snacks for the class and playing games at the arcade didn't even lose out to those Second Generation Rich kids.
There was no other reason than his parents having no awareness of saving money.
His parents' philosophy was that money or no money, just being happy was enough, as long as there was joy... With a Top Scholar emerging from the Ye family, the entire building was in an uproar.
Neighbors came one after another to congratulate them.
Even relatives who didn't usually visit came running over.
Xu Liang's mother also brought Xu Liang to Ye Chen's house.
Ye Chen could see that Mother Xu's eyes were still swollen; she had clearly just been crying.
"Auntie, are you okay?" Ye Chen asked with some concern as he looked at Mother Xu's red and swollen eyes.
Mother Xu shook her head: "I'm fine, I cried out of happiness."
"Our Liangzi did well, scoring 685 points. With this score, there will definitely be no problem getting into a key University."
With Xu Liang's score, although it wasn't enough for Huaqing University or Peking University, getting into a 985 University was no problem.
In his previous life, Xu Liang had only gotten into an ordinary second-tier University. His results in this life were clearly much stronger than in the previous one.
Xu Liang also said with a smile, "Ye Chen, thank you."
Ye Chen smiled, "Auntie, it's mainly because Xu Liang worked hard. At most, I was just an assistant. Liangzi has really worked hard this past half year; he deserves this."
Xu Liang was also very frustrated.
Even though he had done so well, his mother hadn't praised him at all, instead dragging him directly to Ye Chen's house to give thanks.
Now hearing Ye Chen say this, Xu Liang was also very happy.
My brother understands me best after all.
Maybe my mom can finally give me a good praise this time.
Mother Xu said, "I still have to thank you. It's because our Liangzi saw your hard work that he strove to improve himself."
Ye Chen: "..."
Xu Liang sighed; his mom still hadn't praised him.
Ye Chen said with a smile, "Auntie... hasn't Xu Liang told you why he worked so hard?"
Xu Liang shook his head: "No."
Ye Chen said seriously, "Xu Liang worked hard because he saw you delivering water for others in the middle of the night and saw how hard it was. He said if he didn't work hard and let his mother live a good life, he wouldn't be worthy of being a man."
Mother Xu was stunned.
She turned her head to look at her son.
Xu Liang lowered his head and didn't speak.
Mother Xu's tears welled up again as she pulled her son into her arms.
At this moment, she finally felt that her son had truly grown up.
It turned out that her son's hard work was all for her, yet she had been completely unaware.
"Auntie, the one you should truly praise is Xu Liang. Compared to anyone else, he is the most important person to you."
Mother Xu nodded repeatedly, "Son, today Mom will treat you to a big feast to celebrate."
Mother Ye watched the two figures leave: "Sigh, it turns out that children growing up happens in an instant."
Father Ye nodded: "Our son has also grown up, and he's much more mature than before."
In fact, Mother Ye and Father Ye had also noticed that their son had changed a lot during this period.
They were both happy and a bit lost.
Happy that the children were finally sensible, but lost because once they went to University, the children would leave them to find their own lives... Just after the Xu mother and son left, Xia Yingluo arrived.
It turned out that the Principal and the others had also gone to the Orphanage just now.
Xia Yingluo also received a bonus: the Municipal Education Bureau gave 30,000, and the school gave 10,000, which was quite a bit less than Ye Chen.
Mother Ye was also very happy to hear about Xia Yingluo's results.
"That's great, the two of you can get into the same University."
With Ye Chen and Xia Yingluo's scores, they could essentially pick any school in the country.
Not long after Xia Yingluo arrived, the doorbell rang again.
Mother Ye opened the door and was stunned for a moment: "And you are?"
The people who came before were all neighbors and friends coming to congratulate them, but Mother Ye didn't recognize the man in front of her.
"Hello, is this Ye Chen's home? I am Wu Bo, the head of the recruitment team for Huaqing University."
The head of the recruitment team for Huaqing University?
Hearing the name of Huaqing University, even Old Ye stood up to welcome him.
Huaqing University was a top-tier University in China.
Once you entered Huaqing University, although it didn't necessarily mean you'd become fabulously wealthy in this life, things generally wouldn't be too bad.
So Father Ye and Mother Ye's attitude toward this Huaqing University recruitment head was even better than toward the Education Bureau Director and the Principal from before.
"Teacher Wu, please, come inside."
Wu Bo sat on the sofa and said frankly, "I've come this time because I want to invite student Ye Chen to enroll at our Huaqing University."
Although Wu Bo's attitude was warm, his face still carried a hint of arrogance.
A Top Scholar was indeed impressive, but their Huaqing University recruitment team had seen far too many Top Scholars.
This was the confidence of Huaqing University.