I'm a senior in high school, and the Emperor Development System has arrived!

Chapter 32 I Will Take Over the Duties of a Father
Just as Chen Zhou was feeling utterly bewildered, Ren Feng seemed to sense his presence and immediately used the "window disappearance" technique.

Then, as if nothing had happened, he turned around and glanced back, and upon seeing that it was Chen Zhou, asked:

"what's up?"

Unfortunately, he couldn't see the specific details. Chen Zhou smiled and explained the reason for the matter:

"Teacher, you forgot your phone!"

Looking at the phone in Chen Zhou's hand, Ren Feng hummed in agreement and gave a word of advice:
"Thank you, but remember to knock next time you enter the office."

"Okay, teacher, I'll pay attention next time."

Chen Zhou answered calmly with a smile.

No wonder he could make the married female administrator laugh so hard she was shaking.

It turns out they had some kind of technical skill involved.

What should I do? Teacher, you're becoming increasingly suspicious.

Teacher Ren, you wouldn't want the principal to find out that you're writing borderline novels, would you?
It's obviously impossible to determine the identity based on just one protagonist's name, but things have certainly become more interesting.

Chen Zhou rubbed his chin as he arrived at the entrance of Class Two.

Even though it was break time, Jiang Xia was still writing math problems at his seat.

It seems there's a reason why they get such good grades; they make the most of every minute.

Chen Zhou glanced furtively twice, and only after confirming that Qin Xiao was not there did he smile and walk to the window, leaning his upper body on the windowsill.
"No wonder he's in the top ten of the grade; he's still studying diligently after class!"

Jiang Xia raised her head, the evening breeze brushing past the strands of hair behind her ears.

When she saw Chen Zhou, her eyes lit up as if she had seen a savior:

"I've been working on this problem for ages and I still don't have a clue. You can take a look at it for me."

Jiangxia has good grades, but even the best grades have weak subjects.

As a humanities prodigy, her strengths lie in Chinese, English, politics, and history, while she is weaker in mathematics and physical geography.

Therefore, Chen Zhou's current math skills might actually be better than Jiang Xia's.

Chen Zhou glanced at the question, and after pondering for a long time, he took the draft paper from Jiang Xia, circled a place with a red pen, and then said:

"The substitution method should be used here."

Jiang Xia looked at it, then suddenly realized:
"Great! This simplifies the equations, making the rest much easier!"

Chen Zhou smiled gently:
"Basic exercises should not be six."

Seeing that Chen Zhou solved a difficult problem with ease, Jiang Xia looked at Chen Zhou with some surprise. His math skills had really improved by leaps and bounds during this period.

She poked Chen Zhou's forehead with her finger and asked in confusion:

"How did you get such a smart brain?"

Chen Zhou leaned back slightly from her poking, and just as he was about to speak, he suddenly noticed a red string peeking out from the collar of Jiang Xia's school uniform.

With a gentle flick of his finger, he created a safety buckle.

Chen Zhou chuckled:

"Are you still wearing it?"

This safety amulet was a birthday gift he gave to Jiang Xia on Qixi Festival (Chinese Valentine's Day) when he was in fifth grade, shortly after her mother passed away.

The items weren't expensive, just a few hundred yuan for a type of jadeite, but the red string was hand-woven by Chen Zhou.

Jiang Xia hurriedly clutched the safety amulet in her hand, a faint coral tinge appearing on her earlobes:
"You can't just take this off once you've put it on, don't you understand?!"

"Speaking of which, your birthday is coming up soon."

Chen Zhou leaned against the windowsill, watching her frantically stuff the pendant back in.

Jiang Xia's lunar birthday falls on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, which coincides with Qixi Festival.

"We have a holiday on Qixi Festival, how about we go to Jingdezhen for a visit?"

Jiang Xia is an art enthusiast. Just thinking about the dazzling porcelain of Jingdezhen makes her smile sweetly, and her eyes sparkle with anticipation as she looks at Chen Zhou.

Chen Zhou shook his finger:

"No, no!"

Jiang Xia let out a cry, then, true to her dramatic nature, feigned heartache and collapsed to the ground.

"Why...why did you reject me!"

Chen Zhou shrugged slightly and said:
"Who goes out to celebrate their birthday? It's not as good as staying home and eating cake. Besides, what if Uncle comes back?"

In previous years, Jiang Cheng would take leave to come back and be with Jiang Xia on her birthday.

But upon hearing Chen Zhou's words, Jiang Xia puffed out her cheeks and sighed, saying:

"It seems I have to lead a team in an exercise and can't get leave."

Jiang Cheng was in the military, and when it came to exercises and combat, he had to put aside his personal matters.

Chen Zhou didn't respond for a moment, observing Jiang Xia's expression. She was very calm and didn't seem sad about Jiang Cheng's absence.

But is that really the case?
Chen Zhou knew.

A girl who lacks parental companionship from a young age will have thick thorns growing in her heart to protect her weak and vulnerable self.

Suddenly, Chen Zhou broke the silence: "Then let's go together."

"What?" Jiang Xia was slightly taken aback.

Chen Zhou reached out and hovered his hand in front of Jiang Xia's smooth forehead, then gently flicked it, smiling as he watched the girl clutch her forehead in pain.

"Ouch... What are you doing!"

A hint of annoyance appeared on Jiang Xia's face.

Chen Zhou looked into Jiang Xia's bright eyes, turned to the side, put his hands in his pockets, and said:
"I mean, I'll be with you on your birthday." "Really?"

Jiang Xia stood up in surprise, leaned against the windowsill, and asked Chen Zhou:
"Are you really willing to come to Jingdezhen with me?"

Chen Zhou waved his hand and said with a smile:

"There's no other way. My uncle isn't coming back, so I'll have to take on my father's responsibilities."

Jiang Xia's face twitched twice.

Chen Zhou, the owner of the large-scale goods store, rarely speaks a normal sentence; he has reverted to his abstract style.

She said, word by word:

"I'm going to tell my dad exactly what you said! Right now!"

Chen Zhou panicked and quickly retracted a message:
"Just kidding, don't take it to heart."

"That's pretty much it."

Jiang Xia rolled her eyes, sat back down, and kicked her feet as she asked:

"So what brings you here?"

Jiang Xia knew Chen Zhou's nature all too well—he only showed up when he needed something.

"Oh! I came to confirm the departure time, specifically which day we're going to the provincial capital?"

Reminded by Jiang Xia, Chen Zhou then remembered why he had come.

As expected, Jiang Xia sighed helplessly, then looked up and said:

"Thursday, look how anxious you are. Ask your homeroom teacher for leave after the exam tomorrow."

Thursday, which is the day after tomorrow.

Chen Zhou nodded, thought for a moment, and then smiled awkwardly:

"I'll leave the train ticket to you; I'm a little short on cash lately."

"Okay, okay, remember to pay me back."

Jiang Xia looked defeated by him.

Just then, the school bell rang, and Chen Zhou bid farewell to Jiangxia.

Back to the classroom.

He sat down, took out the remaining assignments, and completed them one by one.

After finishing his homework for the day, Chen Zhou looked up at the time; there was still a quarter of an hour before the mythical beast was released.

With nothing to do, he remembered that he hadn't yet digested the wave of imperial might, so he opened the system:

Name: Chen Zhou

Text: 22

"Martial Arts: 26"

"Charm: 40"

"Imperial Might: 460"

「技能:玩梗lv5、开车lv4、毒舌lv3、火影格斗lv3、篮球lv2……」

Special Effects: Wow! Golden Legend

Tomorrow's opening exam is undoubtedly the main focus, and I've almost reached a plateau in math, so improving it won't be very cost-effective.

The English language learning model, which relies on skill upgrades, has also found a foothold.

There are four subjects left: Chinese, Politics, History, and Geography. Which one should I improve?

Chen Zhou stroked his chin, deep in thought.

I don't need to use Chinese for now; my score of 110 is enough.

As for the three subjects of politics, history, and geography, I am fairly balanced. I can get a passing grade in history, and after the grading, I can get a score of 75 in politics and geography.

After thinking about it, Chen Zhou decided to bring up the two subjects of politics and geography, which are assigned marks.

After all, there's some ambiguity in the scoring of certain subjects.

Sometimes, raising the raw score by one point can significantly increase the assigned score.

With that in mind, Chen Zhou first brought up the political skills page:
High School Politics: Level 1

"Required Course 1: Socialism with Chinese Characteristics (lv1-lv2): 80 Imperial Might"

"Required Course 2 'Economy and Society' lv1-lv2: 100 Imperial Prestige"

"Required Course 3 'Politics and the Rule of Law' lv1-lv2: 70 Imperial Majesty"

"Required Course 4 'Philosophy and Culture' lv1-lv2: 230 Imperial Might"

"Elective Compulsory Course 1: Contemporary International Politics and Economics (Levels 1-2): 60 Imperial Might"

"Elective Compulsory Course 2 'Law and Life' lv2-lv3: 280 Imperial Might"

"Selective Compulsory Course 3 'Logic and Thinking' lv1-lv2: 110 Imperial Might"

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