"No kidding, the scholarship earned by topping the grades really shadows any jealousy."
"It's the most righteous path, making money through good academic performance."
Zhang Chi added, "Jiang Ning also gets quite a bit of scholarship, right?"
"I even heard that Geng Lu can make money by drawing online," Zhang Chi listed meticulously.
There were only a few people in their class who could make money on their own merit.
After all, high school students aren't as free as university students; it's difficult for them to work part-time.
"I often see Geng Lu treating Jiang Ning to food, truly envy-inducing," Zhang Chi said sourly.
He proclaimed, "Feeding off a woman sure is nice."
Ma Shicheng said, "Then you haven't seen how many problems Jiang Ning has solved for Geng Lu."
Zhang Chi kept chatting about the topic of making money, prompting his classmate Lu Qiqi to speculate.
She didn't think much of it and scoffed inwardly. Earning money through hard work, what skill is that?
Be it Ma Shicheng, Geng Lu, or Xue Yuantong, they all had to work hard to make money.
Unlike her, Lu Qiqi, she spent her boyfriend's money directly!
Then marry a rich man in the future, no need to toil.
Skip the hardship of several decades.
Yan Tianpeng found Shen Xu:
"Brother Xu, have you heard? Now you can use Class 8's Wi-Fi all you want!"
Shen Xu asked, "What's the situation?"
Yan Tianpeng told him about the router ordeal.
Shen Xu exclaimed, "Genius, how on earth did they come up with this method?"
Yan Tianpeng said, "Our class is next to Class 8, and I've even secretly connected to their Wi-Fi, but it's a bit slower."
Yan Tianpeng came up with a proposal:
"Brother Xu, I've thought of an idea, what do you think?"
"We set up our own router underneath the multimedia station, and anyone in our class who wants to connect pays three yuan, and we give them the password for a week."
He felt that his money-making scheme was absolutely brilliant.
Yan Tianpeng said excitedly, "With ten people connecting, that's a clean thirty yuan a week."
"Twenty people, sixty yuan a week, and if our class of fifty connects, that's one hundred fifty yuan a week!"
"We have twelve classes in Grade One, twelve times one hundred fifty, my goodness."
After calculating for half a minute, Yan Tianpeng blurted out a number:
"One thousand eight!"
And then there's Grade Two, Grade Three, and a lot of repeat students at Fourth Middle School; couldn't it exceed ten thousand in a month?
That would be even more than his father makes!
Yan Tianpeng envisioned himself holding a stack of bills, slapping them across his father's face, the thrill of it made his blood boil, the excitement almost overwhelming.
"Are we doing this or not, Brother Xu?"
Yan Tianpeng was fired up, his business empire was just missing Shen Xu's participation.
With Shen Xu's eloquence and shamelessness, they were bound to succeed!
Shen Xu looked at him as though he was looking at a fool:
"You are truly brilliant."
He thought Yan Tianpeng had lost his mind.
Firstly, secretly placing a router without the teacher's knowledge was wrong in itself, and now charging classmates for it, they were surely going to be unhappy.
If Shen Xu dared to do it, he could forget about doing business in the class any longer, and sooner or later a classmate would tell the teacher, and the router was absolutely doomed.
"Are we doing this or not, Brother Xu, it's money lying down!"
Yan Tianpeng was certain it would work.
Shen Xu refused, "Forget it, I'm not getting involved."
Yan Tianpeng got angry, "You stupidly refuse to earn money!"
Shen Xu spoke earnestly, "There's money to be made, and money that shouldn't be made."
Yan Tianpeng retorted, "Fine, fine, keep your high and mighty attitude! You're oh-so-great!"
"If you don't do it, I'll find someone else, and don't come to me crying later!"
Yan Tianpeng revealed a look of bitterness as if fortunes could shift in decades.
They parted on bad terms.
Shen Xu knew Yan Tianpeng would definitely look for someone else to partner with, and he didn't bother to persuade him; Yan Tianpeng wasn't in the mood to be swayed at the moment.
Trying to force the issue would just make him think you're blocking his path to wealth.
Shen Xu also wondered, what kind of mind comes up with such a 'smart' operation?
The next class was an English lesson with Teacher Chen Haiyang.
Yan Tianpeng appeared at the back door of Class 8.
His large figure occupied the entire doorway.
Yan Tianpeng beckoned and called out:
"Zhang Chi, come out for a moment!"
Hearing the call, Zhang Chi didn't really want to come out. He still remembered the fiasco Yan Tianpeng caused during that last monthly test when they went out for braised chicken. He didn't want to be brothers with him anymore.
However, it seemed that Yan Tianpeng did have something important, so Zhang Chi didn't completely snub him.
What if it was a good opportunity?
At worst, he could borrow his phone for a game or two.
When Zhang Chi got to the door, Yan Tianpeng grabbed his shoulder:
"Brother, I'm going to make you rich!"
"Mega-rich, let's talk outside!"
Yan Tianpeng was cautious; his brilliant money-making method couldn't be overheard by others.
Wang Longlong withdrew his gaze.
His deskmate, Ma Shicheng said, "Longlong, don't rush home after evening self-study; I'll treat you to barbecue."
He looked around and added, "Brother Nan and Brother Jun, and let's take Kaiquan with us too, we'll all go tonight, my treat!"
Guo Kunnan said, "Ma, you're a real brother!"
Barbecue would cost quite a bit.
Hu Jun assured, "You got anything in the future, Ma, just ask me!"
It was almost class time.
Cui Yu craftily suggested, "Brother Gui, shall we watch a movie during class?"
Meng Gui hesitated, "Doesn't seem right, does it?"
Cui Yu insisted, "Right in front of that Chen Haiyang dude, I'll boldly watch a movie!"
"Sigh," Meng Gui said, "That's seriously disrespectful, doing such a thing during a lesson is utterly rebellious."
"Are you watching or not?" Cui Yu pressed.