Chapter 67

  For the help of Auntie Li Jing, Ai Zi Qing didn't refute, but also didn't take it to heart. In her opinion, how could someone with the surname Li be so kind-hearted? Thinking back to those years when she could solve her own work problems just by moving her mouth, others wouldn't even lend a hand, how could they be so kind today and proactively introduce a girlfriend for her younger uncle?

  So Ai Zi Qing had always been skeptical about this matter.

  But after all, her grandparents and mother didn't know about the things in their past lives, so they hadn't seen through Zhao's family of three and that so-called aunt's true nature, so Aizi Qing couldn't speak out rashly.

  Moreover, she also wanted to see what these so-called relatives were capable of, and what kind of tricks they could play. Thinking of this, Aizi Qing's lips curled up into a complex smile.

  ……

  Reborn from 1997 to now, Ai Zi Qing can be said to have been smooth sailing with precognition and precognition, although she has been hit a little, but it doesn't make her feel as depressed as today.

  In 1998, that extremely large flood disaster broke out again...

  In the summer of 1998, southern China experienced a rare period of heavy rainfall.

  Continuous and torrential rains poured down on the Yangtze River with an overwhelming momentum, causing the Yangtze River to experience its largest flood since 1954 without a moment's pause. The floods almost swept across the entire basin. Adding to this, the Songhua River and Nen River in Northeast China also overflowed, affecting a total of 29 provinces, cities, and autonomous regions nationwide, including Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei, and Heilongjiang, which were among the most severely affected areas. The number of people affected exceeded one hundred million, with nearly five million houses collapsing, over twenty million hectares of land being inundated, and economic losses reaching tens of billions of yuan...

  That year, countless soldiers died in disaster relief, making people clench their fists and sigh.

  This disaster, after all, is unstoppable, and oneself is ultimately just an ordinary person. Even if reborn, what can be done? Even if one is prescient, what can be done? Human power is always limited, and disasters are powerless to prevent.

  Watching the radio play programs about flood relief every day, Ai Zi Qing's heart felt a little sour. Although she knew she wasn't a kind person and had never had the foolish idea that she could save the world, this feeling of helplessness, knowing but unable to change the situation, made her very tired.

  In the few days before Little Uncle Jiang Da Bing returned, Ai Zi Qing spent her days either accompanying her parents or going out for a stroll with her grandparents. However, it's impossible to keep secrets hidden forever. In fact, from the day she returned to the Huafu mansion, her movements had already been under the control of the personnel from the organization. Although she kept a low profile, the night team members who were arranged to protect the Ai family wouldn't be incompetent, would they?

  So her whereabouts had not been hidden from Zhou Yuan and others, but her low-key return was also a clear signal that she did not want to appear now, just wanted to accompany her family in peace... So Zhou Yuan also knew better than to disturb her, letting her spend a few leisurely days. As for this, Ai Zi Qing naturally had her own thoughts.

  Ai Zi Qing returned to Yang City and naturally wanted to contact a few good friends who were also in Yang City to gather together. However, she was slightly disappointed that except for Wang Le Le and Song Xue Yi, the others had all gone out of town to visit relatives or spend holidays with their families, and wouldn't be back for some time.

  Wang Lele would naturally be the first to see her, if Ai Zi Qing returned to Yang City and didn't go find that little girl, she'd probably take a knife and come to the Qi family to settle the score...

  That day, Jiang Dabing and Jiang Mei, Li Feng returned to Yang City, Ai Ziqing drove to pick them up. Today her ride was this year's new BMW silver gray sports car.

  Ai Zi Qing had promised his younger cousin Li Feng that if he could get into the Second Middle School with this semester's final exam scores, then the car would be his.

  The temptation of material wealth was indeed great, and Li Feng became even more diligent in his studies, leaving no time to socialize with those idle people outside of school. If previously he had studied hard to get into the prestigious society for a distant dream, then this time the reward was right before his eyes.

  And Ai Zi Qing's reward method also made Jiang Mei speechless, she was initially unwilling but later saw that her son had indeed changed a lot and no longer opposed it, indicating tacit consent.

  "Little brother-in-law, I heard that your ex-girlfriend's family is quite well-off. What really happened?" On the way home from driving, Ai Ziying thought of the blind date two days later and Jiang Dabing's ex-girlfriend who had just broken up.

  It is said that the two met because of their relationship with the Qian Tian Security Company. Apparently, a rich woman asked for security personnel and coincidentally met Jiang Dabing, and they fell in love at first sight and were together for over two months. Now, they suddenly broke up, reportedly because she was dissatisfied with Jiang's poor living conditions. This made Ai Ziqing particularly puzzled - wouldn't the woman have known about his financial situation when they started dating? Why would she break up with him over this now? Was it due to pressure from her family?

  As expected, Jiang Dabing's face darkened after hearing Ai Ziqing's words. He pursed his lips and said, "This is not someone else's fault, it's just that your brother-in-law isn't good enough for her. Not to mention being five or six years older, he's also a nobody... Ah." As he spoke, Jiang Dabing let out a sigh.

  "Is it the girl's family that doesn't agree?" Ai Zi Qing raised an eyebrow, as long as it wasn't the girl's own problem, it would be easy to handle.

  If it happened to the woman herself, Ai Zi Qing would not intervene because feelings cannot be forced, even if some means were used to force the woman to marry him, there would still be no happiness in the end. But if something happened to the woman's family members, that would be much easier to handle.

  As expected, Jiang Dabing nodded slightly: "The bride's father disagreed, I'm a nobody with no car, no house, and no status, how can I be worthy of her?"

  No matter how Ai Zi Qing asked afterwards, Jiang Da Bing didn't speak again, closing his mouth and not mentioning the woman's surname or name, as if he had really given up completely, making Ai Zi Qing somewhat helpless.

  The car had just arrived at the entrance of the Huafu mansion when a man carrying two large bags was seen standing at the door talking to the security guard. Seeing the man's back, Ai Zi Qing slightly raised an eyebrow but didn't intend to pay attention to him.

  The car slowly drove in, and as it brushed past the man, he turned his head around to take a clear look at the person in the car, who was surprisingly Ai Zi Qing. He immediately grabbed onto the car door and wouldn't let go, shouting:

  "Ah, Miss Ai, right? Ah, look at me, I'm so blind to the greatness that is you. You're a big shot, so just let me off easy and stop for a sec... stop for a sec..." The man grabbed onto the car door of the sports car and wouldn't let go, starting to run alongside it as it moved. The security guard hastily chased after him from behind.

  Ai Zi Qing slightly furrowed her brow, and with a swift motion, she pressed the brake pedal with her right foot. The sports car came to an abrupt stop, while the man, due to his excessive momentum, fell to the ground.

  But he quickly got up, opened the bag in his hand to check it out, and saw that everything was fine inside. He then jogged over with a flattering smile on his face: "Miss Ai, I...I came specifically to apologize and make amends to you. Take a look at this, it's just a small token of my sincerity. Please don't hold it against me, I promise from now on I won't do such things again, I guarantee it!" As he spoke, he tried to hand the bag over to Ai Ziying.

  The latter slightly frowned: "Take it back."

  The man was the driver of the two taxis that Ai Zi Qing took on the day she returned from Hong Kong to Yang City.

  The driver originally made a good profit after Ai Zi Qing left, but soon he was taken away by the relevant department for investigation. At first, he thought that the girl had reported him and was furious, but refused to admit it. Later, he slowly realized that something was wrong, these people seemed to have no intention of letting him confess, directly revoked his driver's license and vehicle registration certificate, and informed him that he would be banned from driving in the future...

  Then the company called him and told him he had been fired...

  This series of events left him somewhat at a loss.

  Suddenly thought of that phone call at the gate of the villa in Huafu... Remembered that girl called to find... Secretary Xu?

  In Yang City, apart from the provincial party secretary, which secretary is surnamed Xu? And there's this powerful Secretary Xu... Could it really be Provincial Party Secretary Xu?

  He almost dropped his jaw at this thought!

  If it's really like this, then his work isn't in vain? No! It already is in vain!

  He couldn't help but want to slap himself in the face! Who can live in a high-end villa like Huafu Garden without having some status? How could he be so blind?!

  At that time, who would have thought that a phone call from the other party could turn oneself into this state...

  What to do? The bell can only be untied by the one who tied it. He immediately thought of coming over to apologize...

  He came to the Huafu Mansion with a large and small package of gifts, asked the doorman good tone, only to find out that the girl was surnamed Ai, but didn't expect that as soon as he finished asking, he saw Miss Ai behind him...

  That's when the scene of someone holding onto the car door and refusing to let go just now appeared.

  "Take it back, no need to come again." Ai Zi Qing slightly furrowed her brow, stopping the man from shoving two bags of gifts into the car.

  "Miss Ai, look... I didn't recognize you at first, so don't mind me. You can't cut off my livelihood because of this, can you? My whole family is counting on me to make a living... The man's face was twisted in despair, he really had no way out these past few days. After losing his job, his wife had been yelling at him to divorce her every day, scolding him harshly, and looking down on him even more. He himself also felt that besides driving, he was useless, if he couldn't continue doing this line of work, what would he use to make a living in the future?"

  "So, you're cheating people out of their money?" Ai Zi Qing interrupted calmly, and after saying that, she felt it was unnecessary to discuss this issue with him. People like him weren't worth forgiving anyway, so she signaled the security guard to stop him and drove away slowly.

  "Sister, what's going on?" Li Feng leaned forward, asking with interest. Someone actually came to the door to give gifts and said that his cousin had cut off his livelihood? He was now even more convinced that this cousin of his was quite capable, not just wealthy, but really able in a way he couldn't quite put into words.

  Those socialites or school gangs who shout and brag all day, thinking they can reach the sky, compared to my cousin, are nothing but a fart. My cousin is doing big things, what about them? Fighting and arguing every day, as if they could reach the sky...

  And Ai Zi Qing, although only one year older than Li Feng, in his eyes, everything his cousin did was a big deal, the kind of thing that even adults found troublesome...

  As he thought of this, Li Feng's eyes began to shine with a worshipful light, making Ai Zi Qing's scalp feel numb.

  "There's nothing, just an immoral taxi driver." Ai Zi Qing pulled the corner of her mouth and dryly explained a sentence, really couldn't stand Li Feng's eyes that were shining with little stars, so she stretched out one hand and pressed Li Feng's head back.

  The latter sulkily withdrew his head, sat in the back seat, and suddenly felt a pain in his arm. He gritted his teeth, turned his head to look at his mother, only to see her glare at him and scold: "Don't disturb your sister while she's driving, you naughty child!" After that, she gently rubbed her son's arm, which made Aizi Qing laugh in the rearview mirror.

  After returning home, Jiang Lao Tai and Jiang Qin told Jiang Da Bing about the blind date for the past two days. At first, Jiang Da Bing was resolutely opposed to it, from which it can be seen that he still cared deeply about his previous girlfriend.

  But later, Old Lady Jiang successfully used her tears to defeat him, and General Chiang gritted his teeth and nodded, saying that he could go on a trip, but whether it would be successful or not would depend on the outcome.

  Although it was a very obvious perfunctory, in Jiang's old mother's view, her son agreed to go and see, which was already half of the success.

  The day before the blind date dinner, Ai Ziying asked Wang Lele to go out and stroll around. In fact, the two really didn't have anywhere to go. If they were going to sing or entertain, then the only top club in Yang City was owned by Xiao Niu, so it wasn't strange that the two of them had no desire to pursue anything on the street.

  "I said, Zi Qing, it's been so long since we last met, have you had plastic surgery?" Wang Lele looked at Ai Zi Qing with suspicion, who was becoming increasingly beautiful and didn't look like the inconspicuous little girl she used to be in class.

  "Are you flattering me?" Ai Zi Qing asked back.

  "Your ears are quite sharp, I didn't hear anyone praising you." Wang Lele gave Ai Ziqing a white eye and said: "In just half a year, you've actually learned to talk nonsense."

  "By the way, how come we can't get in touch with Xiao Yezi?" Ai Zi Qing ignored Wang Lele's disdain and asked about the matter at hand.

  Her mother found another man, who was a cadre from their unit in Beijing to inspect, and he hit it off with Xiaoye's mother. This thing made a big fuss at the time, and everyone spread unpleasant rumors. In the end, that man took Yezi and her mother to Beijing. Wang Lele sighed, originally except for Aizi Qing, she was also relatively close to Liu Ye, didn't expect her to leave too.

  Ai Zi Qing grasped Wang Le Le's right hand and smiled, "When did you, Princess Wang, also learn to be sentimental? I remember that you were the most heartless one."

  "Get out! I'm not heartless, I have the broad-mindedness of a prime minister!" Wang Lele was furious, and this scene under the dense Paulownia trees by the roadside made Ai Ziqing feel especially nostalgic.

  "I told Lele, don't look for a boyfriend so early, let's talk about it after we start working." Ai Ziqing suddenly said this sentence with a dazed expression, leaving Wang Lele perplexed.

  Ai Zi Qing finished speaking, regained her composure, and smiled wryly to herself. Earlier, she had thought of Wang Le Le from her previous life. Due to the hardships of marriage, before the age of thirty, she already looked quite exhausted. Occasionally, when meeting with Ai Zi Qing, who was a manager at a company, they would drink beer together, one person silent and the other chattering away, recounting their post-marriage troubles.

  Ai Zi Qing naturally did not want Wang Le Le to follow the same path in this life, falling in love with such a ruthless and heartless man. But then she thought, since everyone had agreed to meet at Beijing University, it was likely that Wang Le Le would also change her life's trajectory, just like Ai Zi Qing herself. And as for Wang Le Le's husband from her past life, who was also Ai Zi Qing's senior in college, he might not have the chance to know Wang Le Le again.

  "Hey, Ziqing, what's wrong?" Wang Lele asked with some unclear concern, she could feel Ai Ziqing's sudden sadness earlier, so she held her hand and asked softly.

  "Not bad, are you hungry? Want to eat something?" Ai Zi Qing gently shook her head, looking at the 17-year-old Wang Le Le, feeling a bit like they were worlds apart.

  "A new Japanese restaurant just opened up over there, let's go try it out? You rarely come back, so I'll splurge this once and treat you, come on!" After saying that, he pulled Aizi Qing away with big strides, looking like he wouldn't be coming back...

  The Japanese restaurant was nicely decorated, but since it wasn't yet dinner time, there were hardly any customers in the restaurant. There was only one table of men and women chatting and laughing together in the main hall, creating a lively atmosphere that seemed like a class reunion.

  Wang Lele seemed to have been here before, and was very familiar with what dishes were good to eat. He ordered a few dishes quickly, without asking Ai Ziqing's opinion, fortunately the latter was already used to this way of interacting.

  "I'm telling you, Zi Qing, Su Xi seems to miss you a lot. I always see him sitting alone on the platform, staring blankly into space. Tell me honestly, what do you really feel about him?" Wang Lele suddenly said seriously.

  Ai Zi Qing was taken aback, and Su Xi's face flashed in her mind, the one who had wanted to say something but stopped herself when they parted ways. She naturally knew that Su Xi had a good impression of her, but she treated him as just a friend or younger brother, so she honestly shook her head and said: "There's no possibility between me and Su Xi, he won't be the one I like."

  "Liu Fei?" Wang Lele was puzzled, as if Ai Zi Qing didn't choose one from among several people, it was an extremely abnormal thing.

  Ai Zi Qing still shook her head.

  "Xu Jian?" Wang Lele's eyes widened, this kid had a good face, but she didn't like him very much.

  Still shaking head...

  "It can't be Zhang Yuan, right?" Wang Lele rolled her eyes and immediately dismissed the idea. She muttered to herself: "Kevin is also impossible, this guy already has a girlfriend."

  "Oh?" Ai Zi Qing raised an eyebrow, this matter was something she had never heard of before.

  "Yeah, you don't know yet, huh? Still bigger than him, senior sister." Wang Lele rolled her eyes.

  Ai Zi Qing nodded, it turned out this guy was an older sister control freak.

  Actually, several friends in Yang City had heard about Ai Zi Qing's life for the most part. For example, Xue Mei had been trying to get Xu Jian for ten years, Song Xue Yi had confessed to Su Xi once but was rejected. Zhang Yuan was still single and smooth-headed, while Liu Fei didn't have much news in Beijing.

  Ai Zi Qing and Kevin are not very familiar with each other, so there is no news from him, this matter is also the first time I heard about it.

  Just as Zheng was chatting with Wang Lele, a slightly surprised voice came from behind: "Ai Zi Qing?" The voice was

  With a hint of uncertainty, she called out tentatively.

  Ai Zi Qing turned around and saw that among the crowd of people at the table, a long-haired beautiful girl was looking over in this direction, and it was she who had just shouted.

  But Aizi Qing felt familiar, yet couldn't recall who she was?

  "Really Ai Zi Qing? I'm Wang Na! Elementary school classmate, remember?" The girl's voice was somewhat surprised, as if she hadn't expected to run into Ai Zi Qing here.

  Wang Na...?

  Ah, Wang Na! Ai Zi Qing thought for a moment and suddenly remembered that Wang Na was actually her elementary school classmate.

  When Ai Zi Qing revealed a look of surprise, Wang Na smiled and stood up. Only then did Ai Zi Qing see clearly that at this time, Wang Na was about the same height as herself, probably over 1.7 meters tall. Her outfit was also very fashionable, with heavy makeup on her face, making her look extremely beautiful, not like a 17-year-old girl, but more like a woman in her early twenties.

  Wang Na walked over with a smile on her face, and grabbed Ai Zi Qing's arm, laughing: "Look, our elementary school class reunion, your family didn't even have a phone number, couldn't find you anywhere, didn't expect to run into you here." As she spoke, she pointed towards the table of young men and women, who all stopped what they were doing and looked at Ai Zi Qing with confusion.

  Ai Zi Qing revealed a helpless smile: "Indeed, it's been many years since we last contacted each other."

  Looking at Wang Na's diligent actions, Ai Zi Qing was somewhat 'honored and surprised'. She thought that in the past, she was inconspicuous in class, except for getting along with Xu Qian, she was actually a very forgettable role. Wang Na not only being the class flower, but also being very active in the grade, how could she be so diligent towards her?

  Moreover, it's not that I couldn't find myself, but rather I never had the intention of finding myself in the first place.

  As expected, Wang Na discreetly sized up Ai Zi Qing and saw that she had changed greatly, not at all inferior to herself. She slightly furrowed her brow but immediately smiled and said: "Just in time for the class reunion, let's have dinner together."

  "Today I came with a friend, you guys gather, another day I'll treat you." Ai Zi Qing smiled and shook her head, the words sounded very natural, but to Wang Na's ears, they didn't quite ring true.

  She saw Ai Zi Qing's attitude and thought to herself: Don't you know the situation at your home? Your family can't even afford a phone, yet you're inviting us? How arrogant.

  Although she was disdainful in her heart, Wang Na's face didn't show it, and instead looked at Wang Lele, just about to follow Ai Ziying's words to say they'd meet again another day, when a male voice interrupted: "Then bring your friend along too, one more person won't make a difference."

  Wang Na turned her head in surprise and saw that the speaker was Sun Jin. She felt even more displeased in her heart, suddenly regretting her impulsive behavior earlier, and came over to greet Ai Zi Qing...

  Ai Zi Qing actually didn't like crowded and noisy places, today she just wanted to catch up with Wang Le Le, and had no intention of attending the elementary school reunion, so she still wanted to decline, but was interrupted by the other party: "Elementary school reunions are rare, since we've met, don't refuse, this meal is on me, let's just eat together." As soon as the words fell, two female students walked out, pulled Ai Zi Qing and Wang Le Le, and pushed them towards the crowd's dinner table: "What's with the hesitation, now that we've met, let's eat together, it's been many years since we last saw each other, and it's good to catch up."

  Helpless, Ai Ziying and Wang Lele had to sit down, but this sudden insertion of the parachute unit interrupted the atmosphere just now. All the men and women at the table looked at them curiously, especially Ai Ziying. Most people didn't have a deep impression of her, but they could recall that there was such a quiet and taciturn female classmate in elementary school. It's just unexpected that she has grown up to be so beautiful now?

  "They just ordered, bring it to this table and we'll settle the bill together." The man who spoke earlier called out to the waiter again, then smiled at Ai Zi Qing: "Do you still remember me, Sun Jin? We sat in front of each other in elementary school."

  Ai Zi Qing took a brief glance and thought of Sun Jin, after all, the memories of her past life were already very vague, separated by nearly twenty years.

  However, Ai Ziying did know Sun Jin. Although he wasn't a big shot, he was extremely popular in class, not only being clever but also having a cute appearance that made him secretly admired by many young girls. Who would have thought that he would grow up to be so tall and handsome? Moreover, the way he spoke was full of style, unlike other students of his age, and at the dinner table, he was extremely popular.

  Through chatting, Ai Zi Qing learned that Sun Jin had dropped out of school at the age of 16. He is one year older than Ai Zi Qing and is now 18 years old. Since dropping out two years ago, he has started his own small business. After two years of hard work, he is now quite wealthy and has a higher status among his peers, which explains why everyone admires him so much.

  Wang Na went to the bathroom and walked back slowly, smiling sweetly: "Sun Ge, just now I pulled her so hard but she didn't come over, yet your one sentence was more effective than mine. It seems that you're more persuasive." After finishing speaking, she glanced at Ai Zi Qing with a flirtatious look, causing the latter to frown immediately.

  Wang Na was actually very unhappy in her heart, she had been fond of Sun Jin for a long time, and today she also invited Sun Jin out under the name of elementary school gathering, originally they were chatting quite well... Unexpectedly, after just a short while, Sun Jin's gaze fell on Ai Zi Qing again.

  Sun Jin just smiled and didn't say anything, making it seem like Ai Zi Qing really came over because of his words. This made Wang Le Le's face wrinkle in distaste as she said, "What kind of person is our family's Zi Qing that she would come running over for just one sentence from him?" She even snorted in disdain, showing her contempt for Wang Na, and this was also directed at Sun Jin.

  The atmosphere on the table suddenly became a bit awkward. I didn't expect this girl to be so straightforward, without considering other people's faces at all...

  Wang Na was somewhat displeased and sneered: "What's there to be ashamed of? There aren't many people better than Sun Ge now." She thought to herself: What has she seen? Talking big without any basis!

  Ai Zi Qing reached out to brush a stray hair behind her ear, then stopped Wang Le Le who was about to speak again, smiling and saying softly: "A person's mouth is short, say less."

  Wang Lele pouted and started eating with her head down.

  In fact, as for Wang Na's words, apart from being slightly displeased by her childishness, she didn't reveal any embarrassed or ashamed expressions as Wang Na had expected.

  Ai Zi Qing's actions made Sun Jin feel good, thinking that this girl was very interesting, unlike those girls who would see him and be starry-eyed, or be shy and awkward. He felt that Ai Zi Qing's every move was elegant and refined, extremely pleasing to the eye.

  Sun Jin smiled and said, "Hehe, Zi Qing was originally accompanying friends to eat out, and agreeing to come over and gather together is already giving face." After finishing, he turned his head again to ask Ai Zi Qing: "By the way, where are you studying now?"

  "Studying abroad." Ai Zi Qing took a sip of water and replied.

  "It's a pity it's not in Yang City, it would be more convenient for me to take care of you if something happens." Sun Jin shook his head slightly and continued chatting with Ai Zi Qing about trivial matters.

  And his obviously biased behavior made Wang Na very uncomfortable, and the atmosphere became a bit awkward again.

  At this time, a girl came out to rescue the scene: "Nana, I heard that you transferred to No. 1 Middle School, how is it? Are there many rich kids in your No. 1 Middle School?"

  Wang Na glanced at Ai Zi Qing and Wang Le Le, then turned to the girl with a smile: "Yes, Number One Middle School is indeed a place where dragons and tigers are hidden. Take out anyone randomly, and they're all children of some official or rich businessman."

  "Oh, your family is so wealthy, aren't you a rich merchant's son? And isn't it that you're not inferior to them in any way, with many boys from Class One chasing after you?"

  The girls chattered and flattered each other, and for Wang Na, who was able to attend Yangshi No. 1 Middle School and had a good family background, they were extremely popular, while for Ai Ziqing, who came later, they had a strong sense of camaraderie.

  Wang Na glanced at Sun Jin and said to the girls: "There are people chasing me, but none of them can catch my eye. Besides, I just transferred here less than a month ago and it's already summer break. However, our school does have some notable figures, do you know Xue Bin, the richest man in Yang City?"

  The girls were shocked and stared with wide eyes, waiting for her next words.

  Wang Na smiled and said, "Xue Mei, the only daughter of the richest man Xue Bin, is in our school, one year above me. There's also the son of the provincial party secretary, the son of the municipal party secretary, and the daughter of the mayor, all of whom are big shots in our school."

  "What? Provincial Party Secretary, Municipal Party Secretary, Mayor, Yang City's richest man... oh my! I've long heard that the children of high-ranking officials in Yang City are basically all at No. 1 Middle School, and it's really true..." The girls exclaimed one after another.

  "But I didn't have the chance to get to know them, but it's okay, they still have a year before graduating, we're all in the same school, we'll meet eventually." Wang Na said this while glancing at Sun Jin, if he wasn't an idiot, he would naturally know what kind of resources Wang Na had in her hands.

  As expected, Sun Jin turned his head in some astonishment and looked at Wang Na, who had just shown affection for him with a flattering tone.

  At this moment, Wang Na in his eyes suddenly had a huge difference from just now, at least the level was raised a lot...

  Never asked her where she studied, unexpectedly it turned out to be Yangshi No. 1 Middle School, which is known as a gathering place for high-ranking officials' children?

  This made Sun Jin concentrate his thoughts, if he became friends with Wang Na, maybe he could get to know many people in that circle...

  Sun Jin naturally analyzed the pros and cons in an instant, which can't be said to be self-interested, but only that his relationship with Ai Zi Qing is not deep enough, it's not worth offending Wang Na for her sake. Moreover, he now thinks that Wang Na is the kind of person who is worthy of being befriended by him.

  It was then that Sun Jin inserted himself at the right moment into Wang Na's camp, quietly pushing Ai Zi Qing and Wang Le Le to one side.

  "What's so great about being in the top school? I had dinner with the city committee secretary's son just a few days ago." Wang Lele muttered to herself, what she said was not boasting, what's so great about being in the top school? She herself is from the top school, isn't she? So it's no wonder that Wang Lele rolled her eyes at these people flattering each other.

  Moreover, since Ai Zi Qing left, Wang Le Le's relationship with Su Xi and others has been pretty good. After all, she is the daughter of the municipal bureau, and even Ai Zi Qing and Su Xi met through Wang Le Le, so she naturally has the right to say such things.

  But when this whisper was placed in Wang Na's ears, it had already changed its flavor, and she thought that she was being left there, unable to get down from her pedestal, and began to boast about herself.

  Ai Zi Qing smiled helplessly and leaned into Wang Le Le's ear: "I'm hungry, let's eat first and then leave, don't mind them."

  At this time, a faint voice cut in: "You... you're Ai Ziqing from Number One Middle School, right?"

  Upon hearing this sentence, Ai Zi Qing slightly raised her head in surprise and shifted her gaze to the girl sitting alone at the diagonal opposite side of the table.

  "Hehe...... I know you, I'm also from Yizhong." The girl had been quietly sitting there all along, already forgotten by everyone, probably just brought here to make up the numbers for the elementary school reunion, who knew she was actually a student of Yizhong!

  This sentence successfully made the dinner table quiet for a moment, Wang Na's face looked a bit ugly, and Ai Zi Qing was also surprised. Wasn't she studying abroad? And he had never seen her before.

  Sun Jin was also thinking this way at this time, and he stood there in a daze.

  It's not just them, actually everyone at the table is confused, what's going on now?

  The girl realized she was being surrounded, and suddenly her face turned red. She said to Ai Zi Qing: "I'm from Class 8, you might not have seen me before. I recognized you as my elementary school classmate early on, but didn't dare to greet you. Later when you transferred away, I felt quite regretful."

  Ai Zi Qing suddenly realized and nodded with a smile: "We're all classmates, what's there to be afraid of calling out to each other? If you didn't say anything, I wouldn't have even known that there was another elementary school classmate attending the same school as me."

  "You're the big shot of the whole school, you've done so many great things, even some teachers from No. 1 Middle School were intimidated by you... Hehe, at that time we all admired you so much, I remember that time when we went to the beach party, you sang a song and many boys in our class became your fans! At that time, I told my classmates that Ai Zi Qing was my elementary school classmate, you have no idea, those people went crazy, every day they pestered me for your contact information, but I didn't have it, and I didn't dare to ask you for it either, it tortured me for a long time!" The girl finished speaking, stuck out her tongue slightly, looking very cute, making Ai Zi Qing smile.

  "Haha, then you can ask her for it! If I had known about this earlier, I would have published her phone number and gotten benefits from it!" Wang Lele burst out laughing.

  The girl heard this and smiled somewhat shyly: "At that time, Zi Qing was surrounded by you city leaders' young ladies and masters, I couldn't get a word in edgewise, and it wasn't good for me to speak up either. Who would have thought we'd meet again today?"

  "Huh? You still recognize me?" Wang Lele asked with wide eyes.

  "Of course, I knew. You're the precious daughter of the municipal government, how could anyone not know? In the past, you and Ai Zi Qing, Su Xi, Xue Mei, Xu Jian, and Song Xue Yi's affairs were often discussed by everyone." The most famous thing about our school is how quickly news spreads, especially since many students are from official families. Any small rumor would cause a big stir, so it's no surprise that Ai Zi Qing and the others' business in school was basically known to everyone.

  "What? I'm a celebrity now? Why don't we take a selfie together?" Wang Lele's words made her giggle, which in turn caused the girl to burst into a fit of sweet laughter.

  The conversation of a few people made the crowd at the table speechless, especially Wang Na, who suddenly felt extremely embarrassed. The few people she had just shown off about had become good friends with the person she despised... This was something she couldn't accept.

  Moreover, from the girl's words, it can be seen that Ai Zi Qing was in a certain position in school at first. She was a newcomer who had just transferred to Zhong Yi, and was still struggling to get close to her classmates, but Ai Zi Qing had already become an object of admiration for those classmates?

  What is this all about?!

  Ai Zi Qing also found it somewhat amusing. This girl must have also disliked Wang Na's behavior, and suddenly said this at this time, probably in order to embarrass Wang Na.

  Even Sun Jin couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, deeply regretting his earlier actions. He had not expected that this quiet girl from elementary school would turn out to be the object of admiration for the young masters and misses of the city leaders?

  Speechless at the dinner table.

  At this time, a boy smiled at Sun Jin and said: "Brother Sun, your supermarket has made a lot of money, are you going to do this in the future? I also want to do something on my own in the future, can I come to you for advice then?"

  Sun Jin smiled and glanced at the crowd waiting for him to speak, his tone seemingly careless: "I feel that supermarkets no longer have any development space. I think Yang City's Shangdi Club is developing well, so I'm also planning to open a club."

  "Ah! How much money does he have to spend?" A girl's eyes sparkled with stars, usually surrounded by students of the same age, where had they seen such a stylish boy, both in supermarkets and clubs, this was simply unthinkable for them.

  "In the past two years, I've also earned tens of millions. Opening a club shouldn't be a problem. Besides, there are several friends in my circle who have this intention. When the time comes, each person will contribute some money and the club will be established. It won't be worse than Shangdi, right?" Sun Jin smiled confidently, feeling like he had regained his previous aura.

  Ai Zi Qing and Wang Le Le, who were eating on the side, almost burst out laughing...

  Over 100 million just want to compete with Shangdi? Not to mention that Shangdi has chain stores in many cities, just talking about this Yang City's Shangdi... The decoration of a single VIP luxury suite is not less than this number, let alone multiple large halls, casinos, flower halls, and countless fitness rooms, restrooms, entertainment rooms, etc. It's extremely luxurious, otherwise, how could Ai Zi Qing take out 50 million to gamble?

  In fact, this 500 million is still far from enough. After all, the annual income of the casino in the Imperial Club has already exceeded this number!

  In Yang City, and even in many cities, having a membership card of Shangdi has become a symbol of status, and which member of Shangdi is not a top-notch rich man?

  As for Sun Jin's simple idea, Ai Zi Qing could only respond with a helpless smile. It wasn't suitable to pat him on the shoulder and say: "Hey, buddy, that amount of money isn't even enough to renovate a multi-functional suite."

  Ke Wang Lele didn't have the same level of patience as Ai Zi Qing, and after hearing Sun Jin's words, she suddenly burst out laughing: "Hey, buddy, that amount of money isn't even enough to renovate a multi-functional luxury suite at Shang Emperor Club!"

  "Cough... cough!" Ai Zi Qing's right hand formed a fist and was placed on her lips, as if to hold back a cough, causing everyone to be somewhat perplexed.