When she learned from the nanny that Zhao Shucheng had cooked the dish himself, she became even more curious. After all, she had heard her children talk countless times about how excellent Zhao Shucheng's cooking skills were and how delicious his dishes were, but she had never tasted them herself.

When she took the first bite, although the dish was already cold, the deliciousness wouldn't change much due to the temperature, and she was immediately amazed.

She wasn't some naive young girl like Gu Senxiang or Luo Zhi. Over the years, she had attended many banquets and eaten at almost all the well-known hotels in Shanghai, and her food was far better than what those chefs made.

When Zhu Yan came to her senses, she realized that she had finished all the food and even felt a little stuffed.

Faced with the strange looks from the nanny as she cleaned up the mess, even Zhu Yan couldn't help but blush a little. She said, "I'll go check on the children." Then she left the restaurant in a flustered state.

While Zhao Shucheng was tutoring Jack and the others, he explained the questions they didn't understand and then let them review on their own. He sat to the side and inadvertently turned around and saw Zhu Yan appear at the door.

"Hello, I am Zhu Yan, Jack and Tiffany's mother. You must be Qi Ming? Jack and Tiffany often mention you."

"Hello, Sister Zhu Yan."

Zhu Yan glanced at Jack, who was doing his homework, and said, "Thank you for helping them with their studies."

"You're welcome. I was just trying to help Luo Zhi."

"No matter what, I have to thank you."

The atmosphere became a little awkward for a moment, and neither of them knew what to say. Since Zhao Shucheng and Zhu Yan were not familiar with each other, in order to break the awkwardness, they could only talk about Jack and the others' studies.

Zhu Yan also found it a bit strange. She was a seasoned businesswoman, yet she didn't know how to start a conversation with a young boy.

After Jack and his classmates finished their homework, Zhao Shucheng checked it and, finding no problems, took the initiative to say goodbye.

Zhu Yan glanced at the time and said, "It's already past eight o'clock. Let me take you home!"

"No need, I can just take a taxi myself."

"How can that be? You came here to help us. If we let you go back on your own, what would that look like? It's settled then."

As she spoke, Zhu Yan took the lead and walked to the door. After changing her shoes, she opened the car door and got in.

Zhao Shucheng originally thought that the driver would take him, but he didn't expect that Zhu Yan would drive herself. After a moment of surprise, he still got into the car.

While driving, Zhu Yan chatted with Zhao Shucheng and eventually asked for his contact information, saying that the children could ask him anytime if they had any questions.

Upon arriving at the school gate, Zhao Shucheng opened the car door to get out, but Zhu Yan also got out, walked to Zhao Shucheng's side, and said:
"Qi Ming, Luo Zhi told me that you've recently started a business. Here's my business card. If you need any help, feel free to contact me."

Zhao Shucheng glanced at the business card, smiled, and said, "Okay, thank you, Sister Zhu Yan. You should go home early too."

"Okay! Please tell Luo Zhi for me that Jack and Tiffany miss her very much."

Zhao Shucheng stood there, watching Zhu Yan drive away, before stepping into the campus.

However, they did not notice that not far away, someone secretly took a photo of Zhao Shucheng and Zhu Yan with their mobile phone, and the angle was very tricky, making them look very intimate.

Gu Senxiang received a call from Zhao Shucheng, informing her that he had returned to school.

"Luo Zhi and I have already returned to the dormitory, and the interview transcript has been completed. It has even been sent to Professor Mo Dan. He is very satisfied with this interview transcript and thinks it is much more professional than the previous ones, so he will attend the symposium as scheduled."

Zhao Shucheng said with a smile, "That's good, thank you for your hard work."

"It wasn't hard work, but I felt a little embarrassed because I didn't deliver a satisfactory result on this task. It was only with Luo Zhi's help that I was able to get it done."

Zhao Shucheng said with a smile, "Don't worry about these things. After all, everyone has their own expertise. You're not familiar with Mo Dan and you're not interested in mystery novels, so naturally you lack knowledge in this area. As a mystery novel enthusiast, Luo Zhi especially likes Mo Dan's novels, so it's normal for her to be able to provide an interview transcript that Mo Dan is satisfied with. You're only doing this because you're not familiar with the situation. Once you're more familiar with it, you'll know what to do in similar situations in the future."

"Never mind, once is enough. I'll just stick to what I'm good at from now on."

Zhao Shucheng said with a smile, "Just do what you like. Anyway, I'll back you up, so you don't have to be afraid of anything."

Mo's announcement that he would be holding a symposium at the school caused quite a stir on campus. To get tickets, many students set up tents and lined up outside the lecture hall.

Jiang Baili and the others were no exception. Especially Luo Zhi, who was a fan of Mo Dan's books, Jiang Baili and Li Mi discussed that they must let Luo Zhi sit in a good seat, so they prepared to queue overnight.

However, just as they finished setting up their tents, Jiang Baili received a call from Gobi. The other party had lost the electronic accounts managed by the student union and was being seriously criticized by the teachers of the Youth League Committee.

In the past, Jiang Baili helped Gobi record these accounts and expenses, so he could only ask Jiang Baili for help.

Although Jiang Baili had broken up with Gobi, she still couldn't let him go. So when she heard that Gobi was in trouble, she rushed to the student council. After learning the whole story, she also began to worry about Gobi.

After finding out the reason, she learned that all the accounts on Gobi's computer were lost. She could only go back to her dormitory to see if the accounts she had previously compiled were still there, only to find that she had already deleted them all.

However, if Gobi cannot hand over the accounts within the specified time, he will definitely be suspected of misappropriating public funds. Even if the student council does not continue to investigate, it will not be good for his reputation. Therefore, Jiang Baili still decided to help Gobi sort out the accounts.

Luo Zhi was in the dormitory at that moment. When she saw Jiang Baili busy running around, she asked her what was wrong and found out that it was because of the Gobi account.

Although she strongly disagreed with Jiang Baili helping Gobi after breaking up with her boyfriend, she couldn't let Jiang Baili be busy alone, so she decided to go with Jiang Baili to the student union to see what was going on.

At this very moment, Sheng Huainan and Gobi were fretting over accounts within the student council. They had originally wanted to ask others for help, but Chen Yongle was causing all sorts of trouble, making his presence almost pointless, so the two of them had to grit their teeth and sort things out on their own.

Gobi was deeply moved when he saw Jiang Baili appear, and kept saying thank you.

"It's not just me; our best assist is about to arrive in three seconds."

Luo Zhi hadn't expected Sheng Huainan to be there either. She said, "I'm only helping out of respect for Belle. After all, I used to manage the finance department at Qi Ming's company, so I should be able to offer some experience." Gobi clapped his hands and said, "Great! Have you eaten? Or we could go..."

"No need, we still have to wait in line. Give me the accounts, and we'll take them back to do it."

Jiang Baili said, "Yes, we still need to queue for the symposium. Our tents are already set up. The first round of queue tickets will be issued tomorrow morning, and people must be there. Give us the accounts, and we'll work through the night to finish them."

"Why bother an outsider like her with student council matters?"

Luo Zhi said, "Now you're calling me an outsider? You asked me to prepare the interview transcript before, didn't you ever think it was a bother for me? Alright, I'm only doing this to help Belle, so it's settled then, let's go!"

Luo Zhi and Jiang Baili arrived at the tent carrying the accounts, where Li Mi had been eagerly awaiting them.

"Belle, you've finally arrived! Where's the food you brought me?"

"I forgot. You go eat first. I'll handle the queuing with Luo Zhi. We also need to work through the night here."

'What is this? An account book?'

"That's right, the student council's ledgers. Gobi lost the literature and art department's electronic ledgers. The teachers want to check them, so we had to work on them overnight."

Li Mi felt dizzy looking at the numbers in the ledger and said, "What are you going to do? I don't understand these things, so I won't stay and help you."

"Okay, you can go now. Belle and I are enough here."

At that moment, Zhao Shucheng and Gu Senxiang were also having dinner together when Zhao Shucheng suddenly remembered something and said, "By the way, why isn't Luo Zhi with you today?"

Gu Senxiang said, "Luo Zhi, she should be queuing outside the lecture hall right now, right? After all, the queuing passes for the first round of the symposium will be issued tomorrow morning, and she definitely wants to grab a good spot."

"Do these students even know how to behave? They asked Luo Zhi for help, but couldn't they at least provide seats for the audience at the seminar?"

Gu Senxiang shook her head and said, "I'm not very clear about that. I'm only in charge of the presiding over the work; other things are handled by other people."

Zhao Shucheng said with a smile, "Of course it has nothing to do with you. It's just that I think the current student council management is somewhat incompetent. Chen Yongle is the kind of person who takes advantage of any opportunity and avoids trouble. I don't know how they chose him as the student council president in the first place, since he's such a bully who picks on the weak and fears the strong, and who fawns on his superiors while bullying his subordinates."

Why do you have such a strong opinion about Yongle?

"I just can't stand people like that. People like that are complete egoists and shouldn't be allowed to occupy high positions. Otherwise, who knows how many people at the bottom will be exploited by them. The student union's duty is to represent the interests of students, organize campus activities, and protect the interests of students. But Chen Yongle in our school is already doing well enough by not leading the way in damaging the interests of students."

Gu Senxiang looked around at the people with some concern and said, "Qi Ming, stop talking."

"Why can't we say that we had the same question as Sheng Huainan's team in the venture capital competition? Chen Yongle, as the president of the student union, didn't try to investigate the truth. Instead, he blatantly helped the plagiarist. Isn't that taking the lead in harming the interests of other students, yet still shamelessly serving as president?"

Seeing Gu Senxiang's worried look, Zhao Shucheng had no choice but to suppress his anger and said, "Alright, I won't say anything more. I'm too lazy to get angry with someone like that. By the way, when you become a host, I'll come and cheer you on."

"How are you going to get there? The queue is already so long, we hosts can't bring people in."

Zhao Shucheng smiled after hearing this and said, "Didn't you say that Luo Zhi is already in line? Just go find her tomorrow morning to reserve a spot."

"That's not right. People work so hard to live in tents and queue up, and you just take what's readily available."

“There’s nothing wrong with it. As a company employee, it’s only right that Luo Zhi shares the boss’s burdens. By the way, after we finish eating, let’s go to the auditorium together to check the situation. If there are really a lot of people, I don’t necessarily have to compete with others for it.”

Gu Senxiang shook her head and said, "Go by yourself. I need to go back and familiarize myself with the interview transcript. The symposium is in two days, and I don't want to make a mistake on stage."

After Zhao Shucheng escorted Gu Senxiang back to her dormitory, he felt somewhat lost. Ye Zhanyan had taken leave to return to her hometown in Northeast China after her confession and hadn't appeared before Zhao Shucheng for a long time, only occasionally contacting him via WeChat to let him know she was doing well.

Zhao Shucheng unknowingly walked to the outside of the lecture hall. He originally thought that Gu Senxiang's talk about queuing was an exaggeration, but when he got here, he realized that it was not an exaggeration at all.

The road outside the auditorium was lined with tents, some people were playing cards together, and others were singing in a circle.

Zhao Shucheng couldn't find Luo Zhi's tent for a moment. Just as he was about to call Luo Zhi, a girl suddenly walked up to Zhao Shucheng and said, "Qi Ming, you're here to see Luo Zhi, right?"

Upon closer inspection, Zhao Shucheng realized it was Guo Xiaoxiao, Luo Zhi's roommate. He nodded and said, "Yes, I heard Luo Zhi was queuing here, so I came to check it out."

"Let's go, the tent is not far away, I'm here to relieve you on shift."

Zhao Shucheng followed Guo Xiaoxiao to the outside of the tent and saw her go straight inside to greet Jiang Baili and Luo Zhi.

When Luo Zhi heard that Zhao Shucheng had come to see her, she hurriedly tidied her hair before coming out and saying, "Qi Ming, what brings you here?"

"I heard that the tickets for the symposium were in high demand. Xiangxiang is the host, and as a family member, I definitely wanted to support her in person, so I thought I'd come and queue up. I didn't expect so many people to be queuing up for tickets."

"Yes, Mo Dan's symposium is very popular. If you don't mind, you can queue up with us. Although you might not be able to get a first-row ticket, you can still get a little closer to the front."

Zhao Shucheng smiled and nodded, saying, "Okay, but staying up late is bad for your skin, girls. Why don't you go back to sleep and I'll help you queue up?"

"How can that be? Besides, even if Belle and I go back to the dorm tonight, we won't be able to sleep."

"What's wrong? Are you so excited that you can't sleep?"

Luo Zhi shook her head and said, "It's not because of that. It's because there's a problem with the student union's accounts in the Gobi Desert. Belle needs to help get them sorted out overnight, and naturally I need to help Belle, so we need to work together to finish the job overnight."

Zhao Shucheng said, "It's just some accounts, is there any need to be in such a hurry?"

"It's quite urgent. Gobi has already been warned by the teacher. If he can't submit the accounts soon, it might not be as simple as just withdrawing from the student council." (End of Chapter)

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