Rebirth 08: A Happy Life Begins in Elementary School

At this point, Li Zhao had essentially done what he needed to do.

If Li Changlin had any judgment, he would know how precious this opportunity was.

Verifying information and negotiating prices are things he should proactively do.

If his parents insisted on saving money to buy a house, Li Zhao couldn't force them.

Buying the store has many advantages: the parents can earn a lot of money, it will increase Li Zhao's influence, and it will allow them to find new things to do...

If they can't buy it, Li Zhao can use this to pressure his parents in the future, saying, "We put the choice in front of you back then, and you deserve to only earn hard-earned money now."

He benefits from both sides.

Li Zhao didn't care about the money the store made.

He had already redeemed a "usable stock account," and the account number, password, and all other relevant information were in Li Zhao's mind.

He doesn't even need to remember; he can simply activate the system to look it up.

Unfortunately, I don't have a computer at home or any capital, so there's not much I can do for the time being.

I exchanged 25 points for the operating account, and my happiness level dropped to only 2 points.

I plan to trade agricultural stocks at the end of April. First, I need to find time to confirm the specific operational details of my stock account and then gather some information.

I'm telling you, we need to save up enough principal by April 15th.

October 3th, Thursday.

Chen Nian was conflicted.

These past few days, stimulated by Li Zhao, he has been able to concentrate on his studies even more than before.

I painstakingly worked through the preliminary round of the National English Competition at home, going through it with the help of textbooks and dictionaries. I was excited to test how many points Li Zhao could get on the test early in the morning.

Li Zhao's first question was: "When are you going to the internet cafe again?"

Has he really developed an internet addiction from this?

That's not right. When Li Zhao goes to the internet cafe, he doesn't even play games. He just looks at stocks and says some nonsensical things.

If Li Zhao becomes addicted to stock trading, isn't that a more terrifying option than becoming addicted to games?

Old Chen has yelled at the computer more than once, saying, "Damn it, stock trading is gambling."

If Li Zhao's grades drop as a result, or he even borrows money to speculate in stocks...

Chen Nian didn't understand, and he didn't know whether he should agree to Li Zhao's request.

"Ah Zhao, what exactly are you going to do?"

"Collect data."

"Stocks?"

"right."

"Hmm... the finals of the national English competition, isn't it in early April?"

"right."

"Don't you need to review?"

Li Zhao smiled. "Did you do the final exam paper?"

"Not yet." Chen Nian took it out of his bag, scratched his head sheepishly, "I even had a hard time with the preliminary rounds, I don't dare touch the finals."

Without saying a word, Li Zhao took the test paper and started writing.

The first class was English. From the moment Huang Keyun entered the classroom, her eyes were already observing Li Zhao.

When they discovered he was actually writing a national competition exam paper, their expressions immediately relaxed.

The brat had been brazenly drawing and writing on maps during class for the past two days, and Huang Keyun didn't dare say anything. She thought to herself that if he still didn't take the national competition seriously today, she would have to teach him a lesson, even if it might anger Li Zhao.

Now?

Li Zhao is now the most pleasing child in the whole world.

In less than a class period, Li Zhao handed the test paper to Chen Nian.

"Not writing anymore?"

"Finished writing."

"..." Chen Nian's hand trembled slightly as he took the exam paper.

"Is there...is there an answer?" Chen Nian asked in a low voice.

"Oh right... then I might as well have Teacher Huang grade it."

In the office after class, Huang Keyun happily graded the papers that Li Zhao had brought.

Li Zhao was about to leave after putting down the exam paper, but Huang Keyun insisted that he stay.

Then Huang Keyun regretted it.

Because she was grading the test papers by comparing them with the answer key, she could quickly correct the simple questions and check them off like crazy, but when it came to translation, reading, and writing questions, she would get stuck quickly and violently.

Li Zhao's vocabulary and accumulated knowledge on this test paper were a level higher than those on the diagnostic test.

Li Zhao is not going to act out the difficult exam paper.

The accuracy of the word choice and the authenticity of the expression are almost at the level of someone who has been using business English for many years and can speak fluently and jokingly.

Huang Keyun couldn't handle it.

"How about you make the changes first, Ms. Huang? I'm going to class now."

"...Ahem," Huang Keyun put down her pen, "I only got two questions wrong on the multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank sections..."

"What? There's something wrong?" Li Zhao exclaimed in surprise.

Huang Keyun's eye twitched slightly.

"Hey, these two."

"Oh..." Li Zhao slapped his forehead, "I've gotten so used to simplifying spoken language that I completely forgot about this point."

What is the simplification of habitual spoken language?

Huang Keyun tried her best to keep her expression straight. "In short, your current results are enough for you to get the provincial first prize. I believe in your translation and writing skills. I think the national first prize is just around the corner. Li Zhao, the exam is on Sunday, April 6th. The school's English department will arrange a pre-competition warm-up for everyone in the finals next Monday. Remember to attend."

"Is participation mandatory?"

"Not really, but the teacher hopes you can participate."

Why?

Huang Keyun initially wanted to take a bite, but seeing Li Zhao's calm gaze, she changed her mind:

"Teacher... I hope you can help me get first place."

Li Zhao laughed. "To prove you wrong?"

"Yes, the teacher needs you to be number one."

He's an honest person, though.

In my past life, I thought Huang Keyun was a teacher who was completely ungrateful and had poor emotional control. But now I see that she is actually a pretty good person.

"Okay, then I'll help the teacher get first place," Li Zhao nodded, "and also first prize in the national competition."

"The teacher will treat you to a meal then! Oh no, I mean, I'll treat you and your parents to a meal, hmm."

"We'll see," Li Zhao waved his hand. "I'm going to class now. You can leave the test paper with me, Teacher Huang, and give it to me after you've graded it."

Back in the classroom, Li Zhao told Chen Nian that he only got two multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank questions wrong, which stunned Chen Nian so much that he stood there dumbfounded.

"No wonder you don't need to study, that's insane. What else is there to say? I'm going to ask my cousin tonight."

This kid doesn't doubt Li Zhao's words at all.

"You believe that? What if I lied to you just to get online?"

"How could you lie to me?"

[Trust from a friend, happiness +1, total 3]

Li Zhao didn't say anything, but simply patted Chen Nian's shoulder lightly.

When it was lunch break time, Li Zhao had just stretched when he was surprised to see a rare guest standing at the table—

Cai Chao, leader of the Bad Boys Legion.

Since Li Zhao corrected He Lin in class last time, his prestige in the class has risen.

More people came to him to discuss issues, especially Jiang Qi and Liu Mingyu.

Even Zhao Pengwei came to ask him a difficult math problem. Although Li Zhao thought he was probably just trying to cause trouble, after he solved it, Zhao Pengwei's expression showed that he was completely convinced.

Ever since he found out that his mother had bought a bunch of toxic motivational books, Li Zhao's dislike for Zhao Pengwei plummeted.

It's already quite impressive that this child hasn't gone crazy and can rank in the top ten of the class.

As long as no one provokes him, Li Zhao has no intention of taking the initiative to attack.

However, there's a peculiar prerequisite for everyone to come and ask questions—He Shuyao asks first.

If He Shuyao came to find Li Zhao during break, the others would come one after another, and sometimes they would even squeeze together to form a queue.

But He Shuyao didn't come over, and the others remained motionless.

He Shuyao was writing during the break today, occasionally frowning, as if she was immersed in her own world, so the area around Li Zhao's seat was unusually quiet.

I never expected Cai Chao to come.

"What's up?"

Cai Chao suddenly let out a "hey," quickly grabbed a ballpoint pen from Li Zhao's desk, and then ran away like a monkey, rushing out of the classroom.

After a while, he peeked in from outside the classroom again, only to be met with Li Zhao's smile.

A gentle, fatherly smile.