Chapter 39: Ying Zijin: It’s None of Your Business

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Why was she so insensible?

Zhong Manhua was so angry that she said through gritted teeth, “If you don’t want to go to school anymore, drop out. If you leave the elite class, where else can you go?”

Ying Zijin didn’t even look at her.

She slowly peeled a prawn aloofly, and the words “None of your business” were written all over her face.

Just as Zhong Manhua was about to flare up, Old Master Zhong said furiously, “Zhong Manhua, can’t you speak properly? If you don’t know how to speak properly, get lost! Scram immediately!”

If she was already like this in front of him, what was she like in private?

Zhong Manhua was very angry, but she couldn’t say anything in front of Old Master Zhong.

She could only pick up her shawl and leave with a cold expression.

“It’s good that you’ve gotten lost. I don’t know who you’re pulling a long face for!” Old Master Zhong was so angry that his blood pressure became high and he started coughing again.

Ying Zijin patted his back and handed him the cup as she said, “Grandpa, have some water.”

“Sigh.” Old Master Zhong immediately calmed down and took the cup with a smile.

After drinking it, Old Master Zhong immediately felt refreshed and energetic.

He didn’t think too deeply about it. He just felt that his granddaughter treated him very well.

“Old Master, calm down.” Mrs. Zhong quickly tried to smooth things over. “Manhua has to manage the company and take care of her child at the same time. You know that. She has been strong-willed since she was young. It’s just that her words are a little too blunt.”

Old Master Zhong didn’t appreciate her consolation. “It depends on the person. I can’t even bear to say a single harsh word to Zijin, but she’s so quick to scold Zijin. I’ve never seen her so eloquent about anything else.”

“…”

Mrs. Zhong finally understood Zhong Manhua’s feelings.

Old Master Zhong was so good to his adopted daughter. Was he trying to let an outsider get ahead of those that had kinship with him?

Mrs. Zhong had lost her appetite, so she finished her meal in a hurry and made an excuse to go upstairs.

**

After the meal, Old Master Zhong called Ying Zijin to the study.

“Wanwan, I heard about what happened in school today. If you feel wronged in the future, you can call me directly. Although I have retired already, I am still powerful and strong.”

“I know. Thank you, Grandpa.” Ying Zijin massaged his shoulders as she said, “But don’t call me that. Just call me by my name.”

Old Master Zhong was stunned.

Before he could ask, he heard the girl say indifferently, “I don’t really like names that have been used by others.”

Wanwan was the name that the Ying family had given her before she was born, but it had already been replaced by someone else.

Old Master Zhong suddenly had mixed feelings.

After a while, he lamented, “I didn’t take good care of you.”

If he had known that such a thing would happen, he would have brought the child to the Zhong family’s home to take care of her personally.

However, he had been traveling around for more than ten years. He had only returned to Hucheng a while ago and found out that his granddaughter had gone missing.

At the thought of how much his biological granddaughter had suffered outside, Old Master Zhong felt upset.

“Your mother is just like that. Don’t bother about her. Let her be angry about it.” After Old Master Zhong thought for a moment, he took out a card from the drawer and said, “I don’t know what young people like. I’m afraid you won’t like it even if I buy it, so take this card and buy anything you want.”

Ying Zijin didn’t plan to use it, but in order not to hurt the old man’s feelings, she still accepted it. “Have you not been sleeping well recently?”

“That’s the problem when people get old.” Old Master Zhong massaged his temples as he said with a sigh, “You have to accept that you’re old.”

Ying Zijin nodded and had a rough idea.

She had been free recently, so she went back to refine a few more medicines.

However, Old Master Zhong’s body was considered healthy among his peers. With some recuperation, he could easily live to 100 years old.

“Do you want to stay here today? You haven’t been back for a long time.” Old Master Zhong coughed a few times, but pretended not to care. “I’ll get the driver to send you to school tomorrow.”

Ying Zijin looked at Old Master Zhong, who was so excited that he wanted to rub his hands together. “…”

She felt a little helpless and said, “Okay.”

Even if Old Master Zhong didn’t say anything, she still would have stayed.

“Alright, alright, alright. Tell me if you need anything.” Old Master Zhong nodded repeatedly. “I’ll bring you to the Fu family’s home to thank that kid later.”

Although, he didn’t really like that kid.

That kid was such a good-for-nothing. He couldn’t snatch his granddaughter from him.

After Old Master Zhong sent the girl out worriedly, he sat in the study for a while. Then, he dialed a number. “Hello, Sr. Fu. Why do you care why I called you so late at night? I just wanted to tell you…”

**

In less than a day, what Ying Feifei had done had spread throughout the entire sophomore year, but most people were uninterested and didn’t pay attention.

Because of Old Master Zhong’s bias, Zhong Zhiwan didn’t sleep well the entire night. She was distracted during the morning reading session and kept glancing at the empty seat in the corner from the corner of her eye.

A few students whispered to each other.

“I heard she went to the principal’s office as soon as she arrived this morning. I don’t know why.”

“She probably got kicked out of the elite class. Our class finally has one less parasite dragging us down.”

As Zhong Zhiyan listened, her mood finally improved a little.

She put down her book and left the classroom, preparing to go to the Academic Affairs Building to take a look.

To Zhong Zhiwan’s surprise, there were a few other teachers in the principal’s office besides the principal.

“You all know what happened yesterday.” After the principal thought for a moment, he said, “I’ve discussed with Miss Ying’s parents and prepared to change her class.”

Mr. Xu was stunned. “Principal?”

The principal only said vaguely, “The elite class isn’t suitable for her.”

He was also very exasperated.

Many people in Hucheng tried their best to get into the elite class, but she actually didn’t want to stay.

Mr. Xu understood and said, “It’ll be good for her to change classes. If she can keep up with her studies, the pressure won’t be too big.”

“That’s what I mean.” The principal nodded as he said, “That’s why I’m thinking of letting Miss Ying go to the international class.”

He really didn’t dare to place Old Master Zhong’s granddaughter in an ordinary class. No one would be able to appease Old Master Zhong if he lost his temper.

Although the international class was taught in English, the teaching difficulty was lower than that of the elite class and praxis was more important.

The students of the international class were all children of wealthy families in Hucheng and would go overseas to further their studies in the future.

He had heard from Miss Deng that this child’s English was very good, especially her pronunciation.

Hearing this, He Xun finally understood why the principal had called him over.

He raised his head expressionlessly and his eyes were filled with indifference as he said, “If she transfers over, I’ll resign.”

The principal was shocked. “Mr. He, you…”

He Xun graduated from the world’s top university, Norton University. He was only 25 years old this year, but he had already obtained a professor’s qualification certificate.

All the classes in the second-year international class were taught by him.

Qingzhi High School had spent a lot of effort to hire He Xun and let him take the international class so that Qingzhi’s students could get into Norton University.

Between a professor who graduated from Norton University and a bad student, was there a need to consider who to choose?