Chapter 516: Chapter 516: You Don’t Need to Trouble Yourself with My Affairs Chapter 516: Chapter 516: You Don’t Need to Trouble Yourself with My Affairs After leaving Teacher Ge’s office, Luo Qiao headed to the classroom, where, unable to contain her excitement, Xiao Ya gave Luo Qiao an enthusiastic hug, regardless of the math teacher already at the classroom door.
Indeed, the math teacher understood; who hadn’t been young before? Everyone has had their wild and youthful days.
Luo Qiao and Xiao Ya bowed to the math teacher, then returned to their seats. Xiao Ya had a lot to say, but she knew to respect the teacher.
Finally, when class was over, “Luo Qiao, you sly girl, you didn’t even show up for registration. I thought something had happened to you!”
Luo Qiao smiled and said, “My second brother got into Hua University, so I went with my family to help him register at the school. That’s why I couldn’t make it for our school registration.”
Upon hearing this, Xiao Ya said, “Your second brother actually got into Hua University? That’s really amazing. Hua University must have a beautiful campus.”
Luo Qiao smiled and replied, “Yeah, the campus is huge, with lots of greenery and beautiful surroundings.”
Xiao Ya pouted and said, “Ah, I’m so jealous. I wish I could get into Hua University too.”
Luo Qiao smiled and said, “As long as you work hard, nothing is impossible.”
She then handed over the key points for the second year of high school she had prepared: “When you have time, take a look at the materials I’ve given you.”
At noon when school let out, Luo Qiao and Xiao Ya walked out together and coincidentally bumped into Zhang Xiao again.
This time, Zhang Xiao’s enthusiasm had cooled when she saw Luo Qiao. She simply said, “Luo Qiao, the first year isn’t too hard. You can still get by without attending school, but you can’t be so overconfident in your second year.
Take my advice—better to attend classes at school properly or you’ll fall behind in your studies. You don’t want your grades to plummet and be unable to save face.”
Zhang Xiao was genuinely reminding Luo Qiao, but recalling that her mother had said Luo Qiao looked down on her Big Brother made her feel aggrieved, which altered her tone.
Luo Qiao calmly said, “Thank you for your concern, but I’ll manage my own affairs. I have something to do now, so I’ll be going first.”
With that, she took Xiao Ya’s hand and turned to leave.
Stone had been clinging to her more and more recently, and Luo Qiao did feel somewhat selfish. After all, it was she who had originally suggested adopting Stone, but then she left him in Lu Yichen’s care.
So recently, Luo Qiao didn’t bring up the matter of leaving. She had received a call from her third brother in the army, saying that he had found someone, a total of four people, and told her to meet them first before making any decisions.
That day, Luo Qiao met the people at the train station and took them directly to the house owned by Yin Dong, which she had asked him to prepare in advance.
After meeting them, she learned that two were from Jiang Su, named Hu Dongxiong and Zhang Jinkang, while the other two were from the Suburbs of Capital City, named Zhou Zhentao and Peng Mingdong.
After speaking with them, Luo Qiao felt that all four men were decent, so she disclosed their salaries and the work arrangements that would follow.
In Capital City, a father and son sat by the Go board, strategizing. As the son placed a piece, he heard his father say, “Still not steady enough.”
“Dad, I’ve heard that Lu Yichen is coming back to Capital City before the end of the year, and the Gu family is already making moves on his behalf.”
“What good is their maneuvering? He’s a cripple; no matter his abilities, they’re useless. The kid does have a knack for surviving, though.”
“Dad, what should we do next? Isn’t there another way?”
“His return to Capital City is good. We might find some clues through him.”
“Any discoveries from Cui Yueyue’s end?”
“Nothing. That woman is astoundingly stupid. I said from the start it was a waste of time to rely on her.”
“Alright, we can’t rush this. I refuse to believe that thing could just vanish into thin air.”
“What has Jinwen been busy with these days?”
“Lately, she’s been occupied with an accounting training organized by her workplace. Dad, the Sun Family is pressing hard, and with Lu Yichen returning before the year’s end, I think we should hurry up with Jinwen and Sun Maolin’s wedding to prevent any complications.”
“You’re right, we need a contingency plan. If we do have a fallout with the Lu Family, the Sun Family won’t side with them, considering Jinwen’s involvement.”
Time swiftly passed, and by mid-October, Luo Qiao received a notification from Teacher Ge to return to the school for training.