This is a fallacy, a deviation that should not exist, just like impurities that cannot be removed in an experiment.

But that's how his son showed up.

Chapter 68: See the Good and Learn from Them

The sky in Nanling is very cloudy.

It was only a little after three in the afternoon, but the sun was no longer visible in the sky. Large patches of dark clouds piled up, and the layers of gray overlapped to become ink-black.

Soon, there was a flash of thunder, and after a few seconds there was a roar. The wind blew wildly, and bean-sized water droplets flew up and hit the classroom window glass obliquely, making a "carden carden" sound.

Qin Zhixin turned her head to look at the trees outside. The treetops were shaking with the wind. After such a strong wind, there were probably only a few newly opened osmanthus flowers left.

Ma Chengwu from the Finance Department said that he would ask several student representatives to go to Nanyi Middle School in advance in the afternoon to confirm the route plan. Qin Zhixin had been waiting for news and had no intention of continuing to attend the class. She was a little bored waiting.

The rain intensified, and the sky darkened completely. The wind was strong and the rain was heavy. People who were taking gym classes outside ran into the teaching building to take shelter. Their exaggerated shouts and playful noises drifted up the corridor to the fifth floor, making a commotion. From the sound of it, they were having a lot of fun.

The young English teacher filling in for Class 2 was still explaining the test papers. The previous English teacher was about to give birth, so the replacement was a young man with a slightly balding head. He must have been new to the job and wasn't used to being stared at while speaking, so he was a little nervous when reading the words.

The people downstairs were still shouting, but Qin Zhixin was so distracted that she hadn't paid any attention to the class. The substitute teacher was teaching in the aisle to her right, explaining translation problems with the vocabulary. Qin Zhixin looked up, her lazy eyes fixed on him. The teacher clearly noticed, his face visibly reddening, and his voice stuttering even more.

[System, do you think he's a virgin? Look at how thick-skinned Zhang Wei is. He's nothing like this, so useless. I look at him, and he looks at me. If I look at him more, he even dares to scold me.]

【I’m scolding you, you son of a bitch! 】

The system was acting like it was under stress, spouting foul language. But Qin Zhixin, used to being heartless, knew from the system's tone that this "evil" was busy with its own affairs.

What are you doing? Are you trying to trick someone into committing suicide again?

[Am I so tasteless? I'm tired of this, little brat, get out of here.]

Qin Zhixin curled her lips and looked away. The bald young man breathed a sigh of relief, but his voice was still a little trembling. She first straightened her hair and blatantly pulled out an English novel from the hole in the table.

The system may have forgotten most of the math, physics and chemistry, but it still has the memory of playing computer games.

Relying on the memory provided by the system, Xiao Qin Zhixin started hanging out on forums in 2004 when she first came into contact with a computer. The following year, Reddit was established in the United States, and she was one of the first registered users.

Although her account was permanently banned a few years later because she posted too many pirated resources and racist remarks on Reddit, it was enough.

Even with her brain still developing, she was already adept at exchanging racist insults with white nerds. This, in a way, was due to her immersion in the "English" culture. Language itself is a kind of logic; frequent use makes it difficult to forget. So even though Qin Zhixin never attended English class, her English remained consistently top of the class, even at the prestigious Nanshi High School.

For her, she could just pick up an English novel and read it during English class to kill time. When the teacher asked her about it, she would say that her English learning method had always been like this, but the teacher couldn't say anything to her because she had good English grades.

She was currently reading a horror novel by Stephen King called Pet Sematary. Stephen King's writing was average, and he was extremely adept at padding the word count. While his plot and imagination were quite captivating, everything else was rather lackluster. The book had been out for a long time, and might have been considered a standout among horror novels back in the day, but now even the plot felt underwhelming to Qin Zhixin.

If Qin Zhixin were to draw an analogy, Stephen King would be America's equivalent of Tian Xia Ba Chang. Both are bestselling authors, and both write horror novels. But the difference is that Tian Xia Ba Chang can actually write a good novel, while Stephen King can't.

"Pet Sematary" is a clichéd story that Qin Zhixin feels is an expansion of the classic horror short story "The Monkey's Paw." The protagonist wants his loved ones back, but calls them monsters after they've been resurrected. It's so abstract and hypocritical that it's boring, or at least that's what Qin Zhixin thinks.

Turning to the page with the bookmark made of leaves, Qin Zhixin first recalled the plot she had read before and scanned it quickly.

Zhang Wanbai couldn't help but feel a little envious when he saw Qin Zhixin slacking off blatantly again.

Unlike Qin Zhixin, who was a bit of a jerk, Zhang Wanbai was a hardworking and diligent student. Although her overall grades were better than Qin Zhixin's, she worked much harder than her, studying whenever she had free time.

She had tried reading the original English novel before, but it was very tiring for her. When she encountered unfamiliar words, she had to look up the dictionary, and after looking it up, she would forget the previous content. She often barely understood a few sentences and then forgot the previous plot completely.

Fang Bixian, sitting behind Qin Zhixin, was lost in thought. Ever since Qin Zhixin sat in front of him, his mind wandered easily, his eyes drifting unconsciously towards her. Her graceful face and elegant figure made his heart restless, often swelling and aching. Sometimes he had to close his eyes tightly and recite the words he had memorized to regain his focus.

Qin Zhixin had barely finished reading her novel when Zhang Wei arrived. He knocked on the door, interrupting the substitute teacher who was lecturing, and summoned Qin Zhixin and Liu Qinxiong. He first instructed Liu Qinxiong to take a few boys to pick up their new uniforms, then took Qin Zhixin to the principal's office.

By the time Zhang Wei brought Qin Zhixin to the principal's office, several people were already there. Zhou Xinshu and Li Jing were also there, along with a boy who looked dazed and muttered something.

The principal, Qiao Chunmu, was a bit skinny and had a slightly hunched back, looking just like the old man who got up early to buy vegetables at the market. He was sitting at his desk, talking to Zhou Xinshu, when he saw Zhang Wei coming, he stood up from his seat, greeted Zhang Wei first, and then saw Qin Zhixin behind him, his face trembled, blinked and looked at her for a long time, and finally said, "She is indeed very pretty."

Qin Zhixin was sweet-mouthed and didn't answer, but just introduced herself.

"Hello, Grandpa Qiao, I'm Qin Zhixin from Class 1-2 of Senior High School."

Qiao Chunmu's expression was inexplicably sad, and he waved his hands quickly.

"Young lady, why call me grandpa? Call me uncle at most. I'm only forty-nine, still in the prime of my life. These three, these two are also from the first-year key class. This is Zhou Xinshu, and this little classmate is Li Jing. This is your senior from the third year of high school, Lu Baiyin."

Zhou Xinshu stood up, acting like a gentleman, with his satin windbreaker open at the collar, giving him a suit-and-tie look.

"Student Qin Zhixin, I'm waiting for you now."

Qin Zhixin smiled and looked past Zhou Xinshu at Lu Baiyin behind him. Lu Baiyin stared at her with a somewhat unbalanced expression.

"Classmate Zhou, Classmate Li, nice to see you again. Hello, Senior Lu, I'm Qin Zhixin, a freshman. You can just call me by my name."

Lu Baiyin still stared at her face, and after a while he blurted out "Okay." As if every word was worth a thousand gold, which made Qin Zhixin speechless. She kept complaining to the system in her heart.

【System, come and see the high and cold one. 】

[What about your mother? If someone with this level of ability stayed in their senior year, they would have already been admitted to the Strong Foundation Program of Peking University or Tsinghua University. He was the one who stayed in Nanshi High School to take the provincial top scorer exam.]

Qin Zhixin secretly sighed, unable to resist envy. The Strong Foundation Program was a program designed for exceptional high school students in China, such as those who placed first or second in the five major subject competitions.

[Don't worry, I'm not anxious, why are you anxious? I don't understand their level, so why don't you understand it too?]

Qin Zhixin was so shameless that she had no intention of emulating others, and the system was so angry that it almost laughed.

He may not have such high expectations for his own academic performance, but Qin Zhixin is ethically his own granddaughter. If his granddaughter has good academic performance, then he, as a grandfather, will also be proud.

Even though He no longer has a body.

To him, raising Qin Zhixin was like raising a husky that could understand human speech. Besides eating, drinking, and having fun, this girl would do chores whenever she had free time, showing almost no obedience. If he hadn't kept a close eye on her, Qin Zhixin would have gone completely astray with Tang Yuyu, a clueless little girl.

[He ranked first in the joint entrance exam of the seventeen Nanling schools. I don't have such high expectations for you. I'm just asking you, can you get into the top 100 in the next exam?]

[Come on, you can't get rich with just one bite. You didn't expect me to get top marks, did you? Besides, if I suddenly did exceptionally well, Tang Yuyu would definitely suspect I cheated, and if I couldn't explain it, she'd beat me up again. These grades are good enough, I think ranking around 40th in the class is definitely enough. Then I can just get into a mid-level 985 university and get a diploma, wouldn't that be great?]

Qin Zhixin had no intention of emulating the best. Seeing the first place in the province, she set a lofty goal for herself to be in the top 40 in the class. This was very realistic.

But when she said her mother beat her, she wasn't making it up.

She'd been playing around a lot in elementary school, even if she knew the answers to the exam questions, she'd just ignore them, always landing in the middle or lower half of the class. Tang Yuyu had assumed her daughter would definitely go to a less prestigious middle school, but then she suddenly came back with the top scorer. Although this was forced by the system, which would shock her if she made a mistake, causing her to lose gold beans while taking the test, she ultimately took first place in the class.

Little Qin Zhixin happily took the test paper home, thinking that Tang Yuyu could take her to KFC for a meal. However, Tang Yuyu believed that she was cheating and treated her to a good meal of stir-fried pork on bamboo board.

But her words still made the system laugh.

Tang Yuyu spanked you because you were slacking off and refusing to write. I'm so unlucky because I have a daughter like you, I'll spank you at least twice a week! Besides, what do you think you are capable of? Do you think you can get first place again if you study hard? Let me be frank, even if you work as hard as that honest girl sitting next to you, you'll probably be in the top 20 at best! I won't even talk about the top student in Class 4, but Fang Bixian from your class. Besides English, what subject are you better than him in? He can't even consistently rank in the top 20, so how can you? You're nothing! All you do is eat and play, just like you do!

Qin Zhixin paid no attention to the System's barrage of trolls. She didn't bother to reply, and even felt a little like laughing. She had completed 95 percent of the System's requirements, yet it always demanded more, then criticized her for the remaining 5 percent.

She was used to it and thought that the system had entered menopause earlier than her mother Tang Yuyu.

Chapter 69 Utilization Value

Ma Chengwu called Qiao Chunmu downstairs and said that he was ready. He even honked the horn a few times downstairs.

Two beeps came from the phone and from outside the window.

He said "hmm" twice, hung up the phone, and spoke to the people in the room.

"The school sports meet is the day after tomorrow. I plan to take you to familiarize yourself with the environment of No. 1 Middle School first, especially the three team leaders. Xiao Qin, you should ask more questions and pay more attention when the time comes to avoid getting lost the day after tomorrow. I have already told the principal of No. 1 Middle School that Comrade Xiao Ma has also picked up the people from Ningjiang Middle School. They are in the car downstairs and are waiting for us now."

Qiao Chunmu's eyes always drifted towards Qin Zhixin, and he spoke in a serious tone.

But this old man was not the first time he had seen her. Last time, he grabbed her while checking her badge at the school gate and lectured her for a long time with a serious look on his face. But if he hadn't kept glancing at her chest and buttocks, she would have believed that this old man was a decent person. He gestured to Qin Zhixin and Zhang Wei, who were standing at the gate, to leave first.

Qin Zhixin waited until Zhang Weixian left before turning around. She was as delicate as a willow swaying in the wind but not at all sickly. Her slender and flexible waist was connected to her plump buttocks. Her swollen peaches swayed slightly with her graceful steps, showing off the girl's healthy, charming and hot body.

Qiao Chunmu followed closely. Qin Zhixin knew that this guy was a little impatient, so she walked side by side with Zhang Wei. However, Zhang Wei didn't go to Nanyi Middle School. He accompanied them into the stairwell, went down to the second floor, and left.

Seeing this, Qiao Chunmu took a step forward and walked side by side with Qin Zhixin. He pretended to care about Qin Zhixin absentmindedly, but his body was rubbing against Qin Zhixin's tender arms, secretly taking advantage of her.

"Xiao Qin, which junior high school did you go to? I still have some impression of you."

"Uncle Qiao, I'm from Lianhu No. 2 Middle School. Last time, you caught me without my name badge and gave me a good scolding."

Qiao Chunmu pretended to be suddenly enlightened. He patted Qin Zhixin's shoulder gently and leaned forward.

Qin Zhixin smiled shyly and quietly hid against the wall, seemingly unintentionally. Her sincerity made her look like a normal high school girl, pure and foolish, naive. But Qin Zhixin knew what he was doing, and he knew what he was doing, and Qin Zhixin also knew that Qiao Chunmu knew what he was doing.

But Qin Zhixin was used to it. Whether in this life or her "previous life," she had long been accustomed to the behavior of hypocrites. In fact, she had even been a complete hypocrite in her "previous life." Faced with this kind of trick that was not even harassment, she was not at a loss like a little girl with a city household seeing a public toilet for the first time.

"I was wondering why you looked so familiar. Turns out I've seen you before. Xiao Qin, I'm not criticizing you, but not wearing your school badge isn't the right thing for a good student. I have a pretty good relationship with Principal Zhang from Lianhu No. 2 Middle School. He always arrives early for meetings at the Education Bureau, helping us old folks pour tea and stuff. He's a very capable young man."

"Ah? Do you know Principal Zhang too?"

"I know him. I taught him for a while, so I was half his teacher. Even now, he calls me "Old Director" when he sees me. But his style isn't very good. He forms cliques, just like that Kong guy from No. 1 Middle School."

Qiao Chunmu was a bit presumptuous. Qualifications were a big deal to him. When he mentioned these things, his eyebrows went up.

He started to act like he had seniority in front of the little girl, which seemed quite funny to Qin Zhixin. It was boring and vulgar to the point of being funny.

An old fellow who even Tang Yuyu could call uncle, two generations younger than Qin Zhixin, why would he have to act so dignified when chatting with her? He was a complete scumbag whose brain had been dulled by half a lifetime of experience. He wanted to act like a playboy, but his mind was full of petty schemes. He wanted to play dirty but didn't have the energy. He secretly took advantage of the tender tofu of female students and had to pretend to be clean.

With the status of his "previous life", he has to "entertain" not only those who have no backing but dare to act arrogantly in front of "him", but also his wife, children and the elderly. It is a kindness of "him" if he does not strip them naked.

"I don't know about that. I've only met Principal Zhang during the flag-raising ceremony."

"By the way, you are in the first year of high school now. Can you get used to the schedule here at Nanshi High School?"

Qiao Chunmu still felt unsatisfied after taking advantage of him, and tried to find a new topic to continue the conversation, but Qin Zhixin was too lazy to show any favor to an old man, especially since he wouldn't be the principal of Nanshi High School for much longer. According to Liu Yujin, the principal of No. 1 Middle School would be taking a rotation at Nanshi High School before the New Year, and he would be retired in a few weeks.

Qin Zhixin pretended to be thinking, and secretly glanced behind her out of the corner of her eye. Seeing Zhou Xinshu following her closely, this little witch also had a plan in mind.

"It's okay. High school is definitely more tiring than junior high, but my classmates are all like this, so I don't have any objections. Although studying is indeed tiring, I have classmates to help me... Hey, classmate Zhou, you said you wanted to borrow my notes this morning. Should I go to your class to get them later?"

Qin Zhixin suddenly turned around in the middle of her speech and spoke to Zhou Xinshu who was standing behind her.

Zhou Xinshu shuddered. Although he was closest to Qin Zhixin, he was still at least two or three punches away. He hadn't done anything just now, just staring blankly at the back of Qin Zhixin's delicate head. Suddenly, she called him out, and Qin Zhixin said something so confusing that even Zhou Xinshu couldn't wrap his head around it.

But after all, he is still smart and active in doing things. Even if he is confused, he will react after a blink of an eye.

"Oh! Oh! I almost forgot! Look at my memory. I haven't slept well these past few nights. I'll get it for you when I get back from No. 1 Middle School."

Seeing that this boy was quite sensible, Qin Zhixin deliberately slowed down her pace. She turned slightly and nodded, glancing at Zhou Xinshu and winking.

Zhou Xinshu understood and walked forward with her.

Although he knew Qin Zhixin was using him as a shield, the fact that he was being used by her meant that he was valuable in her eyes. Having value meant having opportunities. Zhou Xinshu believed that most of his qualities surpassed Yang Qichao's. If Yang Qichao could have a chance, why shouldn't he have a chance?

In his opinion, Yang Qichao and she were destined not to be together. He couldn't help but feel happy.

"Mr. Zhou, I still have some questions that I haven't figured out yet. I'll have to trouble you later."

Qin Zhixin whispered, and her tender tone contained only affirmations, as if they really had such an agreement.

"No, no, Qin, if you have any requests, just tell me directly. I will definitely complete them."

They walked to the lobby on the first floor of the office building.

A King Long minibus was parked at the entrance, facing the main entrance of the office building. Outside, the wind was strong and the rain was pouring down. Raindrops could be seen splashing onto the ground, and even objects only thirty or forty meters away were blurry.

When Ma Chengwu saw them coming, he got out of the car, jogged over in the rain, holding three long umbrellas, and nodded and bowed to Qiao Chunmu, holding an umbrella for him.

Qin Zhixin and Zhou Xinshu took the umbrella from Ma Chengwu at the same time, and Zhou Xinshu opened the umbrella first.

"It's raining heavily, Qin, please don't get wet."

Zhou Xinshu acted like a gentleman and pretended to invite her into his umbrella.

But his wishful thinking was wrong. Qin Zhixin would not go along with him. She hated people without a sense of boundaries. Only after she took the initiative to invite others could they step into her world.

Qin Zhixin also opened her umbrella, and moved gracefully to Lu Baiyin's side, gently and naturally leaning against his arm.

"Classmate Zhou, you and Li Jing can go together. You're in the same class, and I'll go support Senior Lu. Senior Lu, the rain is pretty heavy, don't get wet~"

Qin Zhixin smiled sweetly, looking like a caring schoolmate, but her smart and cunning eyes seemed to be hiding endless stars.

She mimicked what Zhou Xinshu had said to her, relaying it verbatim to Lu Baiyin. The nerd, who had never seen such a stunning beauty before, stumbled over and over again, saying "OK, OK," and then stood woodenly inside Qin Zhixin's umbrella.

Qin Zhixin walked forward with cat-like steps, and he followed her closely, like a cow with a nose ring, docile and numb, being controlled effortlessly by Qin Zhixin.

Compared to his junior Zhou Xinshu, Lu Baiyin's performance was far worse.

Zhou Xinshu couldn't help swallowing as he looked at Qin Zhixin's graceful back. Her figure was even more alluring against the backdrop of Lu Baiyin, who was walking close to her. Now, in the rain, under the umbrella, she looked even more alluring, like a woman half-covered by a lute. He knew Qin Zhixin was no ordinary woman. While she appeared carefree on the surface, she was actually quite cunning.

But Zhou Xinshu knew he wasn't a simple man either. The harder a woman was to pursue, the more he felt a sense of conquest. He tossed the umbrella to Li Jing, letting him use it alone, and walked straight into the rain.

By the time everyone got on the bus, there were already quite a few people inside.

Aside from the principal, Ma Chengwu, and Gao Qingjian, the rest of the students who attended No. 1 Middle School and Nanshi High School were all from Ningjiang Middle School. There were four students, all boys, dressed in school uniforms with the Ningjiang Middle School crest on them, along with three teachers from Ningjiang Middle School.

As soon as Qin Zhixin got on the bus, she attracted the attention of several of them. One of the boys from Ningjiang Middle School was just drinking water. After Qin Zhixin got on, he was so engrossed in watching her that he didn't notice until the water flowed from the corner of his mouth onto his pants.

A middle-aged woman in the front seat of the car was talking to Qiao Chunmu. She was probably the principal of Ningjiang Middle School.

Qin Zhixin bent down, folded her umbrella and placed it next to the first row of seats. The loose sweatshirt was pushed out by her plump breasts, making it feel like a tight-fitting garment. Following the loose neckline, one could see the plump white jade surface surging as she shook the umbrella.

All the boys at Ningjiang Middle School were blushing, their faces flushed. They tried to peek but were evasive, looking like thieves with the will but not the courage. Qin Zhixin found these people boring, and she suddenly missed Yang Qichao.

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