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

Chapter 64 Piggy Hero's Dream - Daydreaming

Jiang Xia reached behind her ear to brush away a stray hair, guessed Lu Mi's identity, and introduced herself with a smile:

"You must be Uncle Hu's daughter? My name is Jiang Xia, and I live across from Chen Zhou. Welcome! Are you settling in well here?"

Lu Mi seemed unaware of the feud between Hu Jing and Jiang Cheng.

But she clearly knew of Jiang Cheng's existence as an elder, and her smile instantly became warm and friendly.

"So it's you, senior! My father has mentioned you before!"

As she spoke, Lu Mi looked at Chen Zhou and smiled, saying:
"My name is Lu Mi. I just arrived tonight. I was a little unsettled at first, but thanks to my senior, he took good care of me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Xia looked at Chen Zhou and smiled faintly.

Their smiles were like a spring stream in the foreground and the blazing summer sun in the background.

The implied meanings are obviously different as well.

Looking at the suddenly frozen air around him, Chen Zhou thought that this was even more embarrassing than being patted on the head in a duel arena.

Indeed, the real-life arena is far more brutal than the game.

He sighed inwardly, looked at Jiang Xia, and said with a smile:
"Hurry up, we're waiting for you."

Jiang Xia gave a soft hum, gave Chen Zhou a look that said "you know what's good for you," and ran to the shelf to start picking out late-night snacks.

Cucumber-flavored potato chips, crispy chips, and golden chicken drumsticks.

After careful selection, Jiang Xia took three items to pay the bill.

After paying, the three walked out of the convenience store.

Chen Zhou walked in the middle, with Jiang Xia and Lu Mi on either side, each carrying a shopping bag.

The chirping of cicadas on a summer night.

It sounded particularly noisy under the streetlights.

Chen Zhou deliberately quickened his pace, wanting to end this awkward silence as soon as possible.

Jiang Xia suddenly started talking, nudging Chen Zhou with her elbow as usual, and said with a smile:

"I didn't expect you to be so good. I heard from others that you're first in the class and scored over 600 points. You're really something."

Upon hearing this, Lu Mi asked in surprise:

"Wow, this senior is so amazing?"

Chen Zhou shrugged and sighed:

"There's nothing we can do; our strength is undeniable."

"Otherwise, how come Gauss was born more than 200 years earlier than me? Do you think this is because the early bird catches the worm, or because he was trying to avoid my sharp edge?"

Mathematics requires a lot of talent, and in this field, Chen Zhou only admired Gauss and Li Bin.

Gauss needs no introduction; he was a legendary genius in the mathematical world.

Legend has it that everything he learned in high school was just the content of one afternoon's research.

As for Li Bin, his story is even more legendary.

Because he proved that the three angles of an equilateral triangle in a plane are not equal.

If that's the case, even Chen Zhou would be ashamed of himself.

Faced with Chen Zhou's abstract question, Jiang Xia chuckled and said:

"Maybe Gauss doesn't want to be with you, to lower your IQ?"

Chen Zhou typed a question mark:
"Should I drag him down?"

Jiang Xia was in a good mood and, unusually, spoiled Chen Zhou for once:
"He dragged you down, okay?"

Chen Zhou laughed heartily:
"How wonderful!"

Listening to Chen Zhou and Jiang Xia's conversation, a hint of doubt appeared in Lu Mi's hazy doe eyes.

Is this... still in Chinese?

Faced with unfamiliar territory, Lu Mi chose to smile calmly, remaining unchanged in the face of all changes.

Seeing that Jiang Xia had started talking, Chen Zhou also asked:

"613 points, what would that roughly rank in the grade?"

Jiang Xia recalled the class's grade sheet and said uncertainly:

"I'd say around 50th place, the bottom of the top class, and the middle to upper class of the elite class."

As she spoke, she patted Chen Zhou's shoulder naturally and grinned, saying:
"Although you're only in the 50s, you're already very impressive. If you keep working hard, you might even make it to 630!"

Chen Zhou asked curiously:

"So what's your ranking this year?"

A hint of frustration flashed in Jiang Xia's eyes, and she pouted, saying:
"Ranked 12th this year, it dropped 3 places."

Chen Zhou comforted him:
"That's normal, that's normal. There's no such thing as only moving forward and never retreating."

As he said this, he glanced at Lu Mi on the other side and asked, "Hey, I heard from my mom that you get good grades too."

Lu Mi glanced at Jiang Xia and smiled slightly:
"It's just so-so, not as good as my older sister."

Chen Zhou recalled the information Li Bin had revealed: Lu Mi ranked third in the grade at the end of the semester.

This score is enough for a student from No. 2 High School to compete for admission to Tsinghua or Peking University.

Thinking of Lu Mi's humble attitude just now, full of tea flavor, Chen Zhou's temples throbbed.

That's incredibly skillful.

Why don't he join Lao Deng in studying the "Empresses in the Palace" theory?
Otherwise, we simply wouldn't be able to handle it.

Unaware of Lu Mi's true abilities, Jiang Xia couldn't help but feel a bit more favorably disposed towards her, and responded with a smile:
"Lu Mi, you're only in your second year of high school, don't rush, there's still a long way to go before the college entrance exam!"

Lu Mi smiled shyly:

"Thank you for reminding me, sister. I'll need to ask you for advice more often in the future!"

Seeing Lu Mi so obedient, Jiang Xia completely let down her guard and smiled gently:
"I wouldn't call it asking for your advice. I'm fine with everything else, but you can ask Chen Zhou for help with math. He's really good at math."

Lu Mi hummed in agreement and nodded obediently.

If it were a normal girl, she would probably have already realized Lu Mi's manipulative nature by now.

But Jiang Xia was different; she was more easygoing and actually accepted Lu Mi just like that.

This made Chen Zhou sweat profusely.

As expected of you, Hakisha!
In the corridor.

Jiang Xia, carrying snacks, waved goodbye to Chen Zhou:

"Bye, see you tomorrow!"

"Sweet dreams."

Chen Zhou waved his hand, then opened the security door and led Lu Mi into the living room.

I glanced at the time; it was almost midnight.

Chen Zhou reminded Lu Mi:

"Get some rest, you have school tomorrow."

Lu Mi flashed his signature smile, walked towards the room, and said:
"Thank you, senior!"

Chen Zhou waved his hand and said in a friendly manner:

"No need to be so formal, just call me by my name from now on."

Without saying anything more, he walked into the room and threw himself onto the 1.5-meter-wide bed.

It was already very late.

But for some reason, I just can't fall asleep.

Chen Zhou tossed and turned for a moment, then took out his phone and opened the China Construction Bank app to check his balance.

800, 023.76.

Wow! I'm rich now!
A whopping 800,000 yuan was currently lying in Chen Zhou's account.

Although half of them belong to Jiangxia, there are still 400,000 left!
Our ancestors were poor farmers for three generations. When have we ever been this rich?

At this moment, Chen Zhou was simply daydreaming like Piggy Hero.

After he calmed down, he began to think about what to do with the money.

First of all, I definitely can't tell Lao Deng and my mother, otherwise they will definitely take it under the guise of saving it for his betrothal gifts.

Chen Zhou thought of the bride price given by Zhou Xinglun's brother.

Three hundred and eighty-eight thousand, rounded up, is exactly four hundred thousand.

Jiangxi men have a hard life.

So this money, no matter what, cannot be revealed to the old guard.

Moreover, this money can only be used to its fullest potential if it is in his own hands.

While pondering, Chen Zhou opened the app store and downloaded the Eastmoney app.

He has his own stock account.

Old Deng likes to study stocks in his spare time, believing that adults should learn how to manage their finances.

I just don't know what went wrong; the more I try to manage my finances, the less I seem to have.

However, under Chen Fang's influence, Chen Zhou had his own stock account at a very early age and knew basic stock trading techniques.

He knew a little about things like limit-up, limit-down, and leading stock strategies.

So, with this money in hand, Chen Zhou planned to try his luck in the stock market.

(End of this chapter)