Live Stream: Overly Pampered Education Creates Three Superstars in One Family

Chen Ziran returned to the classroom, clutching a handful of crumpled coins in his hand, his mind racing.

The initial excitement has turned into calm.

Selling water is too tiring.

A large bucket of water weighing over ten kilograms was carried from home to school, then bottled, capped, bagged, and carried to the playground, where it was sold one bottle at a time under the scorching sun.

The cost is not high, and the profit is decent.

But he did the math.

Selling fifty bottles of water only earns him a little over forty yuan, not even counting the physical exertion he expends carrying the water for twenty minutes.

The efficiency is too low.

He needs to find a lighter, more profitable approach.

His gaze fell on several boarding students walking towards their dormitories not far away, and a thought suddenly struck him.

Boarding students are not allowed to leave the school grounds at will, their mobile phones are often confiscated by teachers, and charging is a major problem. There are limited sockets in the dormitory, and after evening self-study, everyone rushes to charge their phones, and often some people cannot charge them.

Moreover, there is a possibility that the head of the teaching department might conduct a surprise visit and confiscate their cell phone.

very scary.

After all, officially, students living in dormitories are not allowed to have cell phones from Monday to Friday.

He's quick-witted.

That very evening, Chen Ziran started offering his services, helping boarding students take their phones home to charge and bring them back the next morning, charging two yuan per trip.

After the news spread in the boarding students' group, they received more than a dozen orders in one night.

When he arrived at the classroom the next morning, his backpack was heavy with seven or eight cell phones, and the zipper couldn't be fully closed.

He then discovered a new demand: although the school cafeteria's lunches weren't bad, there were only a few different options, and many students wanted to eat popular dishes from outside the school, such as fried noodles, fried rice noodles, fried chicken, milk tea, and sushi.

But the school is strict, so food delivery services can't get in.

So he launched a new service: lunch delivery.

Every morning after arriving at school, he would tally the orders, and during his lunch break, he would climb over the wall and go out to the street near the school gate to buy all the orders, pack them in an extra-large insulated bag, and bring them back to the corresponding classes.

An additional one dollar delivery fee will be charged for each order.

On his busiest day, he climbed over the wall at noon with an empty bag when he came back with a huge bag full of stuff, including fried noodles, fried rice noodles, fried chicken, milk tea, sushi...

As he passed the guardhouse, the security guard glanced at him, and he said without batting an eye, "I'm helping the teacher get takeout," and the security guard actually believed him.

He became more and more skilled.

His career peak came from a sudden flash of inspiration.

He saw a girl in his class using the Douyin Lite app to watch videos. A notification popped up on the screen: "New users only, buy for 0.01 yuan." When he clicked on it, he saw that the original price of the product was 9.9 yuan, but new users could only pay 0.01 yuan for their first order.

He paused for a moment, then his pupils dilated slightly.

He borrowed the girl's phone and studied it for a while, then downloaded a quick version of TikTok on his own phone and tried it out; it really worked.

Buy a small item originally priced at 9.9 yuan for just one cent, with free shipping.

He looked up at his classmates in the classroom, like a sheep that had wandered into a fertile pasture.

He spent the entire evening study session borrowing all the students' cell phones.

Using different phone numbers and different accounts, I took advantage of all the new user benefits on Douyin Lite.

Mini table lamps that cost one cent each.

A phone stand that costs only one cent.

A keychain that costs one cent.

Masks that cost one cent a box.

The packages he received piled up into a small mountain in the corner of his bedroom, and he then sold the items to classmates who needed them for prices ranging from 5 to 8 yuan.

Then, I used some of the money to treat my classmates to food, which became the class fund.

Costs approach zero, profit margins are infinitely high.

He calculated that he had earned nearly 800 yuan in three days.

He secretly flipped through his accounting book during evening self-study, unable to suppress the smirk on his face.

But even the best can make mistakes.

On the afternoon of the fourth day, during a break between classes, he stuffed two fully charged cell phones into his schoolbag and was about to deliver them to the boarding students when a hand landed on his shoulder.

The dean of students, Lao Feng, stood behind him, his face ashen, clutching a cell phone confiscated from the boarding student dormitory in his other hand, the screen still displaying his WeChat chat history with Chen Ziran.

"Who gave you permission to help a boarding student hide a phone?"

Chen Ziran froze on the spot, opened his mouth, but ultimately couldn't utter a single word.

The head of student affairs said coldly, "Have your father come to school tomorrow morning."

All day long, Chen Ziran lay on the table with a gloomy face, barely eating lunch.

I'm getting too cocky, I'm really getting too cocky.

If you only do the two things of buying lunches for others and taking advantage of deals, you will never be discovered.

If you insist on being greedy and spread your resources too thin, you'll inevitably run into trouble sooner or later.

These few thoughts kept swirling in his mind, like someone was repeatedly tapping his temples with a small hammer.

More importantly, he had already promised his father that he would get 600 points on the next monthly exam.

As a result, I've been busy with business these past few days, haven't read much, haven't done many practice problems, and even got caught by the head of the teaching department.

If Dad finds out...

Will he be very disappointed in himself?

When he walked out of the school gate after school, his steps were much heavier than usual.

When I opened the door, Chen Chu was sitting in the living room.

He put down his phone, glanced at Chen Ziran, and his expression was somewhat subtle.

This afternoon, the head of the teaching department called him and asked him to come to the school tomorrow. His tone wasn't very friendly.

He was wondering what trouble his son had gotten into at school when he saw Chen Ziran's mournful face.

"What happened?"

Chen Ziran stood at the door, changing his shoes ten times slower than usual.

He lowered his head, like a thief caught red-handed, and recounted the events of the day in detail.

From selling tea to helping people charge their phones, from buying lunch for others to taking advantage of promotional offers, and then being caught red-handed by the head of the teaching department.

After he finished speaking, he stood there with his head down, bracing himself for being scolded.

The living room was quiet for a few seconds.

Then he heard Chen Chu let out a very loud laugh.

"My son is amazing!" Chen Chu slapped the sofa armrest. "He's actually learned how to do business!"

Chen Ziran suddenly looked up, completely stunned: "Dad...you're not angry?"

"Why would I be angry?" Chen Chu stood up and walked over, looking his son up and down with the gaze of someone admiring a rare treasure. "You're an absolute business genius! From selling water to charging phones, to personal shopping services, to taking advantage of deals, every step has been an upgrade! From the most basic tangible product of selling water, you've evolved all the way to a zero-cost internet business model! And in just a few days? You're a genius!"

Chen Ziran was a little confused by these words, and stood there blinking: "But... I was arrested by the head of the teaching department..."

"That's just a slip-up, it's normal." Chen Chu patted his shoulder, his tone more serious than before. "Besides, what you did wasn't anything heinous. Helping boarding students charge their phones made things convenient for them. Buying lunch for them made things convenient for them. Selling discounted items at low prices also made things convenient for them. You made things convenient for others and made money for yourself, it's a win-win situation."

Ah!

wrong!

He paused for a moment.

Chen Chu looked into Chen Ziran's eyes: "And you even considered your dad. You didn't want him to come in last place on the show, so you tried every means to make money. That's another win. All together, it's a win-win-win situation! Son, you've won big! You're a true winner!"

Chen Ziran stood there, looking at his father's face, which was filled with the thought, "My son is awesome."

He stood there in silence for a while, then sniffed hard and looked up: "Dad, if the head of discipline scolds you when you go to school tomorrow... don't argue with him. It's my fault, I'll accept the punishment."

Chen Chu chuckled: "Don't worry, your father knows what he's doing."

……

Meanwhile, Speedy Internet Cafe.

The screen of Unit 3 was lit up, showing an intense final battle taking place.

Xu Ziang's fingers flew across the keyboard and mouse, sliding, sliding jump, and following the gun. His character moved freely in and out of the hail of bullets, as slippery as an eel, and three bullets accurately hit the opponent's head.

A huge "Champion" icon popped up on the screen, and the game's conclusion sound effects and system notification sounds came through the headphones at the same time.

He advanced to Diamond IV.

It only took me three days to go from registering an account to reaching the Diamond rank.

He leaned back in his chair, let out a long sigh, took off his headphones, rubbed his sore eyes, and a hint of undisguised smugness played on his lips.

Someone tapped him on the shoulder. The female internet cafe manager at the front desk, with her low ponytail and light brown hair, stood behind him with an iced cola. She placed the cola on his table, bent down to glance at his rank, and showed a hint of surprise: "Wow, you reached Diamond in three days?"

Xu Ziang was a little flustered by the iced cola and the compliment. His face turned red to his ears, and he lowered his head, pretending to check the mouse: "It's...it's alright..."

"Let's add each other on WeChat," the female internet cafe manager said casually, pulling out her phone and scanning a QR code. "Let's play sometime. I also play this game. But I'm way worse than you; I'm still struggling in Gold rank."

Xu Ziang's heart skipped a beat as he looked at the lit-up QR code.

He took out his phone and scanned the QR code. The moment the nickname popped up, he saw that her WeChat name was "Zhou Zhou" and her profile picture was a photo of her back taken at the beach. He clicked "Add to Contacts".

"My name is Zhou Yuqing," she said, putting her phone back in her pocket. "Oh, I forgot to tell you, I'm also a student. But I'm a direct-entry student, so I don't need to take the college entrance exam."

She smiled and said, "So I don't have much to do right now, so I'm doing a part-time job at an internet cafe."

Xu Ziang held his phone, staring blankly as she turned and sat back down at the front desk, her light brown ponytail swaying behind her.

Admission without examination.

Straight A student.

She's good-looking.

Playing video games.

I even added him on WeChat.

He stared at the new chat window on his phone screen, his heart pounding.

He had already started fantasizing about the future: getting into No. 7 Middle School, playing games with her, eventually following in her footsteps to get into university, and winning her heart.

This is the kind of treatment a true winner in life receives!