Translator: _Min
She didnât oppose idolizing celebrities.
But in her view, the celebrities worth idolizing were either sports athletes or actors and actresses who had won prestigious awards. These were the proper role models.
But Si Fuqing?
Teacher Ai hadnât even heard of Si Fuqingâs name until an incident during a patrol in a Grade 11 evening self-study session, where she confiscated a sticker book from a student not focusing on their studies.
The sticker book was filled with images of Si Fuqing.
Later, seeing the same face on numerous studentsâ stationery, she realized Si Fuqing was a celebrity and decided to look her up online.
The first piece of information she found was about Si Fuqingâs dropout scandal, labeled as someone who slipped through the nine years of compulsory education.
With Grade 11 moving up to their final year soon, and as the head of the grade, she placed great importance on the rate of students getting into top universities.
Adding Si Fuqing to the mix would mean one less student making it into Great Xia University.
Naturally, she wouldnât agree.
The director of admissions was quite patient, âThe principal has agreed, and
Iâm just here to pick up the test papers. Everything else is not my concern.â
âHow could the principal agree?â Teacher Ails demeanor softened, âDirector, if you need test papers, you should go to the junior high section. I donât have test papers meant for junior high here.â
âSheâs attending high school,â the director of admissions said, surprised. âEnough with the nonsense, give me the high school papers, various difficulty levels. â
âBut she hasnât even graduated from junior high!â Teacher Aiâs tone grew agitated.
However, under the increasingly impatient gaze of the director of admissions, she still handed over several sets of Grade 12 mock exam papers.
As the director was about to leave with the papers, Teacher Ai called out again, âDirector, if the principal has agreed to her admission, why do we need these test papers?â
âFor the entrance exam,â the director replied casually. âShe needs to prove her capability.â
Hearing this, Teacher Ai relaxed back into her chair.
She had chosen a set of papers with a difficulty coefficient of 0.5.
Even Northern State No.l Middle Schoolâs students struggled to reach the passing score on this set.
Let alone students from other high schools.
She doubted Si Fuqing could answer a single question.
If Si Fuqing couldnât attend Northern State No.l Middle School, she wouldnât need to worry anymore.
Meanwhile, in Lin City, at the Zuo residence.
Zuo Xianyuâs persona as a business genius collapsed overnight. Zuo Tianfeng was arrested again, and Elder Feng mercilessly expelled Zuo Xianyu from the Zuo Corporation.
With this, the old Master Zuoâs lineage was effectively ousted from the Zuo family.
However, even after hiring top talents in the business field at high salaries, Elder Feng could not restore the Zuo Corporation to its normal operations.
The corporationâs stocks plummeted, losing hundreds of millions in minutes.
It was severely weakened.
As the largest shareholder of the Zuo Corporation, Elder Feng didnât hesitate to sell the old Zuo family mansion.
Zuo Xianyu returned home only to face homelessness.
Fortunately, she had saved some private money over the years, which allowed her to temporarily rent a place for herself, the elder Mrs. Zuo, and Mrs. Zuo.
Mrs. Zuoâs jewelry was taken away by people sent by Elder Feng, leaving her sitting on the ground, crying uncontrollably and without any dignity.
Zuo Xianyu, also distressed by the noise, bluntly asked, âGrandma, what exactly happened? Weâre at this point; whatâs the use of keeping secrets?â
âYou might not believe me if I tell you, but itâs the truthâ¦â the elder Mrs. Zuo spoke weakly, âYour grandfather employed some method, unknown to me, to transfer Si Fuqingâs luck onto our family.â
Luck was always a mysterious concept, and the effects of transferring it were unpredictable.
It could result in improved health or better career development.
Of all the Zuos, only Zuo Xianyu genuinely received a talent.
Zuo Xianyu staggered, âSo, I really stole from her?!â
As a child, she never joined Zuo Qingya in bullying Si Fuqing, because she never regarded Si Fuqing as worth her attention.
Why bother with someone not on her level?
But now, the elder Mrs. Zuo was telling her that her business talent was actually due to Si Fuqingâs luck.
It wasnât hers at all!
âXianyu, it wasnât theft!â the elder Mrs. Zuo exclaimed, âItâs just that Si Fuqing was fortunate enough to have something that could be taken. So it wasnât hers. Your grandfather didnât anticipate that the luck could be reclaimed!â
Mrs. Zuo cried as if her life depended on it, âWhat do we do now? Xianyu, think of something.â
After a moment of panic, Zuo Xianyu calmed down, âGrandma, do you have the contact information for those two Masters of Yin-Yang my dad was in touch with?â