"Liu Chen."
The call was answered after two seconds, and Ren Yu's slightly hoarse voice came through.
Liu Chen, who had just finished an IV drip at the hospital, heard a voice so similar to his own and immediately realized Ren Yu was sick.
He hesitated for a moment, wondering if it was taking advantage of Ren Yu's illness to discuss investment. After all, when one is sick, their mind doesn't work as quickly.
Perhaps because Liu Chen remained silent for a long time, Ren Yu asked, "What is it?"
Liu Chen blinked and then said, "Brother Ren Yu, I want to invest in your farm game."
His hoarse voice carried a hint of confusion, "Hmm?"
Seeing Mi Zhuzhu ordering food and walking towards him, Liu Chen quickly added, "I have nine hundred thousand, and I hope to buy a five percent share of the farm game."
The man on the other end of the line seemed to chuckle.
"You have high hopes for this game, you have good judgment."
"Brother Ren Yu, is it okay?"
This time, the man on the other end did not hesitate and directly gave an affirmative answer.
"If it's you, it's okay."
Before Liu Chen could say anything else, another sentence came from the other end: "Nine hundred thousand, I'll give you eight percent. The contract will be mailed today."
Liu Chen wanted to say more, but Mi Zhuzhu had already arrived at the table. She didn't want anyone around to know she was investing money with Ren Yu, as it would bring up questions about the source of the funds.
In the end, she could only quickly say thank you and goodbye before closing her phone and hanging up.
"Chenchen, who were you on the phone with? Is it Auntie? Couldn't help but tell her about your results this time, right? Hehehe, I also really wanted to call my dad, but I thought about it and held back."
Liu Chen thought Mi Zhuzhu had already sent her results to her dad. Upon hearing this, he was a bit curious. Zhuzhu, with her impatient personality, couldn't even wait for her porridge to cool before eating, and she could actually refrain from showing off her joint examination results this time?
Mi Zhuzhu plopped down beside Liu Chen and couldn't help but let out a cackle first. Then, still laughing, she said, "I'll tell him my results in person, and when Grandpa Mi is happy, I can ask him to buy another apartment downstairs from your new place!"
Lai Jielun happened to walk in and, upon hearing the last sentence, scalded the chopsticks and distributed them to everyone as he curiously asked, "What new place and buying an apartment? Zhuzhu, are you moving?"
After Mi Zhuzhu explained the whole story, Lai Jielun also became interested. He immediately thought that if it wasn't too expensive, he could ask his mother to put down a deposit too.
Four high school students sat together, their conversation revolving around buying apartments. The restaurant owner, who was serving dishes, felt a pang of sadness. Her family had been running a shop outside Shifan No. 1 Middle School for over ten years, but their savings were still not enough to buy a property nearby.
After listening for a while, she heard that they were buying in the suburbs outside the Third Ring Road, with zero down payment, and monthly mortgage payments. It was called Phoenix City?
The owner's heart stirred. If she couldn't afford to buy in the city, buying in the suburbs would be fine. Anyway, they had a minivan, so at worst, they could drive to the shop!
The sales representatives for the Phoenix City project in the suburbs suddenly noticed that their previously slow-selling properties were gradually being sold off.
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In the evening, Liu Chen opened the door to his home. Liu Fang was coming out of the kitchen. Seeing her Chenchen, she quickly urged, "There's steamed egg in the rice cooker. Remember to eat it after you finish your homework. Shifan No. 1 Middle School is good, but the homework is too much. You do homework until past midnight every night, and you have to get up past six in the morning. Mom isn't good at explaining problems, so I can't help you, I can only make you some late-night snacks."
Seeing Liu Fang's eyes red with fatigue as she spoke about not being able to help, Liu Chen couldn't help but walk forward and hug his mother, who was trying her best to carry the family alone.
Leaning his head on his mother's shoulder and smelling the scent of her Herbal Essences rose-scented shampoo, Liu Chen's eyes suddenly felt a sting.
"Mom, you've already helped a lot."
Liu Fang was a bit flustered by her Chenchen's sudden affection. Thinking about the joint examination Liu Chen had mentioned before the National Day holiday, she seemed to understand. Perhaps the child hadn't performed well and wanted to act spoiled to get by.
Never mind, she wasn't that smart herself, and it was unrealistic to constantly demand academic achievements from her child. She would just pretend she forgot about the exam and not ask about the results.
Just as Liu Fang had finished comforting herself, she saw her obedient daughter suddenly break free from her embrace, turn, and take a class report card from her schoolbag.
"Mom, the joint exam results are out. There's the school ranking and the city ranking. You can take a look."
"What are you looking at these for? As long as we work hard, we'll..."
Liu Fang, holding the report card, stopped mid-sentence.
Her gaze fell on the first row of the joint exam results for Class 6 of the senior year.
Liu Chen, total score 709, school ranking 1, city ranking 6.
Liu Fang felt that her old eyes might be playing tricks on her, or perhaps she was still dreaming and hadn't woken up. She walked to the living room, holding the report card, and turned on the light. Bright light filled the entire room.
She looked down again.
Liu Chen, total score 709, school ranking 1, city ranking 6.
This time, Liu Fang pinched her arm. Feeling the pain, Liu Fang finally confirmed that this was real!
"Chenchen, Chenchen..."
Liu Fang said her name twice, but before she could say anything else, she tasted a salty flavor as her mouth opened. It turned out she had been crying without realizing it, and tears had flowed into her mouth.
"Good, good, good."
After saying "good" three times, Liu Fang released the report card with her right hand, raised her hand, and haphazardly wiped the tears from her face, widening her eyes to look at the report card again.
After more than three minutes, Liu Fang finally calmed down slightly and was able to speak a complete sentence.
Liu Chen then looked at Liu Fang and continued, "Mom, don't worry, I didn't print this report card to lie to you. The results are absolutely real. After all, I'm already the top student in the school. Others will only be copying my answers. Finally, Mom, you don't have to stay up all night tonight, because tomorrow morning at ten o'clock, the school will hold a parent-teacher meeting for the senior year."
After saying this string of words, unsure if Liu Fang had heard clearly, Liu Chen was about to speak again when he was interrupted by Liu Fang's beaming smile.
"Okay, Mom understands. Don't worry! Mom will definitely go to bed early tonight! Tomorrow, I'll dress up beautifully to bring honor to our school's top student!"
When she mentioned the top student in the school, Liu Fang's smile never faded.
Hearing his mother say that, Liu Chen could only choose to believe her. He took his schoolbag and returned to his room to continue doing his exercises.
He worked on his exercises until past eleven o'clock. Liu Chen, squinting, walked out of his bedroom to get ready to wash up and sleep. As he opened his bedroom door, he heard voices coming from his mother's bedroom next door.
"Hahaha, it's just the top student in the school. My child is outstanding; I, as a mother, haven't done anything."
Huh?
Liu Chen looked at the clock in the living room with a helpless expression. It was 11:25 PM, and his mother wasn't asleep yet? She had to get up before 3 AM tomorrow!
He walked to his mother's bedroom door, pressed the doorknob, and opened the door.
The room was completely dark, with no sign that someone had been on the phone just now.
Liu Chen said expressionlessly, "I am the top student in the school."
Liu Fang, who was pretending to be asleep on the bed, instantly broke character and let out a pig-like squeal. "Hmph hahahaha! I'm going to sleep, I'll go to sleep right away!"
Liu Chen shook his head and withdrew from the room, then stood at the bathroom door, also amused.