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Yao Xing, a low-level student who got into Huailin University by taking an exam for someone else, gets a temporary job in the hospital's septic tank with the help of his classmate Yang Qiao.

Because of his eagerness to learn, he taught himself to drive and, with Luo Meiyun's help, joined a small car team.

He originally thought he had reached the pinnacle of his life.

The tide of reform and opening up favored him again, propelling him to another peak—the director of a disinfection plant.

Yao Xing is lucky, but is he really just lucky?

Upon entering university, Yao Xing was filled with trepidation and humility, but he never mistreated his friends.

When he was struggling academically, he would help his classmates by getting meals, buying drinks, and treating them to meals, making up for his shortcomings in other ways.

When he arrived at the sludge treatment room, the two workers took good care of him, but he never became arrogant or complacent because he knew Dean Luo. Instead, he became even more modest and eagerly took on the hard and tiring work.

Gu Tong'an's family had suffered a misfortune and she was staying at his house. He didn't want Gu Tong'an to pay a penny for food and even tried his best to prepare some good dishes for Gu Tong'an to nourish her body.

You might not see anything in a day or two, but Gu Tong'an lived at Yao Xing's house for a full six months.

When Qiaoqiao and Zhou Wenhui came to visit, he went to great lengths to get the few dishes that were hardly considered fine dining.

Yao Xing was willing to give his all to his friends.

He doesn't cheat or shirk his duties when dealing with colleagues. Even when he's in the small car team, if anyone needs help, just call out "Yao Xing," and he'll happily go to help.

Yao Xing is an open and honest person; his smile is genuine and not fake.

Everyone who came into contact with Yao Xing could not find a single fault with him.

Even the petty and narrow-minded Wang Min, aside from saying a few words about opportunism, often remembered his generosity in treating people to meals.

A boy who is liked by both good and bad people is bound to succeed.

When Zhou Zhonghai laid out the details of the disinfection plant to Yao Xing and asked him if he wanted to do it, Yao Xing agreed without hesitation.

Taking over such a large factory suddenly would definitely be difficult, but Yao Xing was willing to take on the challenge because he believed that everyone in the Zhou family would make a profit if he was put in charge.

Yao Xing had no money, but he was willing to give 90% of his shares to investors. Zhou Zhonghai refused, saying he could only borrow money and could not invest.

Yao Xing understood that officials should not engage in business, so he wrote an IOU, borrowing 30,000 and repaying 60,000.

The principal is repaid in the first year, and the interest is repaid in the second year.

Zhou Zhonghai disagreed, saying, "How can you lend money like that? Isn't that just being a skinflint?"

However, Yao Xing was determined to do things his own way; if the interest wasn't paid, he would quit.

This was the first time Zhou Zhonghai had ever seen such an adorable boy. While others were eager to avoid paying interest, he was forced to pay high interest rates, truly making him stand out from the crowd.

Yao Xing had his own ideas. He knew the disinfection plant well and knew how much profit it would make in a year. He couldn't be ungrateful for the help he had received. The interest was his way of repaying the Zhou family for their kindness.

In reality, Fu Sanjun didn't have 10,000 yuan at all. What should he do?

He went to borrow money from the deputy secretary, the chairman of the trade union, and the director of the municipal women's federation.

Of course, Yao Xing didn't keep any of the interest he received; he gave it all to the borrowers.

Tang Ping fared even worse; on his first visit to Zhou Zhonghai, he actually asked to borrow money.

Tang Ping had no money, but he knew who did – that's right, it was old man Chen Yan.

Yao Xing, a penniless rural youth, became a business tycoon in less than ten years with the support of bigwigs in the political and business circles.

Yao Xing's parents still thought their son was studying at Huailin University.

He doesn't go home for summer vacation; he earns money to pay for his tuition. His spirit of self-reliance is enough for his father to brag about in the village for half a year.

Qiaoqiao was going to be late again, so she rushed to the classroom. She saw Wang Min and a tall, thin boy arguing at the classroom door. Qiaoqiao didn't care about gossip and went to the classroom to save room.

"Yao Xing? Yao Xing was fired a long time ago."

Wang Min's loud exclamation made Yang Qiao stop in her tracks.

Just as she turned her head, Wang Min called out, "Yang Qiao, Yang Qiao, people from Yao Xing's hometown have come looking for Yao Xing. They didn't even know Yao Xing had been expelled."

Wang Min's smug expression annoyed Yang Qiao, but since it concerned Yao Xing, she had no choice but to step back and ask, "What is your relationship to Yao Xing?"

"Hello, my name is Yao Hongbing. I was admitted to the Mathematics Department of Huailin University this year. Yao Xing's parents asked me to deliver something to him, but I couldn't find him. This student just said that Yao Xing was expelled?"

Wang Min immediately chimed in, "How could we lie about this? The school put up big-character posters about it. Yao Xing found out he was going to be expelled and ran away a long time ago. We wanted to see him off, but we didn't even have a chance. Hasn't he gone home yet?"

Yao Hongbing grew anxious: "He hasn't come home yet, where did he go?"

"Who knows where he went? He's too ashamed to go back. He's probably doing manual labor in the city." Wang Min said with a gloating expression.

Qiaoqiao didn't want to tell Yao Hongbing about Yao Xing's situation in front of Wang Min, so she vaguely said, "Class is about to start, let's talk about it at lunchtime."

"Do you know where Yao Xing went?"

Yao Hongbing was genuinely worried. Yao Xing had been expelled from school, and if she didn't go home, where could she go?

"Yang Qiao couldn't possibly know that Yao Xing was expelled. It sounds terrible, and he wouldn't be so embarrassed to tell us where he is, would he?" Wang Min continued to mock her. Qiao Qiao was too lazy to listen and turned back to the classroom.

Wang Min abandoned Yao Hongbing and chased after Qiaoqiao: "Yang Qiao, about Wu Dan withdrawing the lawsuit..."

Qiaoqiao squeezed into the spot that Gu Tong'an had reserved for her, ignoring Wang Min.

"Why are you talking to Wang Min again?" Gu Tong'an asked.

"Someone outside was asking about Yao Xing. His name is Yao Hongbing, and he's from Yao Xing's hometown. After your get out of class, go to the math department and find him. Tell him about Yao Xing so he won't worry," Qiaoqiao said in a low voice.

"Okay, Yao Xing's family still doesn't know he's been fired. It's been half a year, so we can tell the truth now."

"That depends on whether Yao Xing is willing to tell the truth or not. Yao Xing is about to take over the disinfection plant, and he'll be the plant manager, so even if he tells the truth, his parents probably won't worry too much, right?"

"I'll take Yao Hongbing to see Yao Xing tonight."

"Um……"

After school, Gu Tong'an took Yao Hongbing to the rented room. Yao Xing hadn't finished get off work yet, so he started washing rice and vegetables to prepare dinner.

Yao Hongbing felt a mix of emotions. He had always thought that Yao Xing was studying hard at Huailin University, but little did he know that he would be expelled less than two months after entering the school.

For the past six months or so, he has been working hard on his own, keeping it a secret from his family. How did he manage to get through it all?

While preparing dinner, Gu Tong'an chatted casually with Yao Hongbing.

"You helped Yao Xing take the liberal arts exam, and then in half a year, you passed the science exam?" Gu Tong'an asked in surprise.

"I've always liked science, and my family forced me to take the exam for them," Yao Hongbing said calmly.

"Tsk tsk, what a top student! I struggled to get into a history department, and you can just apply to whatever you want?"

"The time was too short, and I didn't perform well. I thought I could at least get into a university in the provincial capital," Yao Hongbing said somewhat shyly.

"You need a score of 252 in science to get into the mathematics department. Huailin University's scores aren't low."

"If, if I had this score last year, I could have gotten into Jiaotong University or Fudan University. The cutoff scores are much higher this year."

"Yes, with my grades this year, I'd probably have to go to a university in a remote area. The admission score for our history department has increased by a full 50 points. Yao Hongbing, you're amazing, I admire you."

Gu Tong'an had pretty good grades in the history department, but with Qiaoqiao instead, he wouldn't even be able to get into university this year.