Chapter 38: Chen Lin Half Day Down, Qin Zheng Full Street

That's outrageous!

As expected, poverty limited my imagination.

Qin Shi never expected that someone would actually install a life force detector worth millions at home for daily use.

It was like a former tycoon keeping a shark tank and raising elephants on a plot of land.

Qin Shi silently added "Taian Rich Sister" before the label "dog woman."

"Teacher Lin, your home is indeed quite large."

The place Lin Yunqing lived was located in Nanjiang District, a relatively quiet area of the Taian Metropolitan Area.

The mighty Han Hai Conqueror drove through several iron gates into the basement garage of a villa with its own courtyard.

Qin Shi, sitting in the passenger seat, felt that the overall social landscape of Dongxia and the gap between rich and poor presented a cross-era chasm.

From Old Factory Street to Nanjiang District, it felt as if he had crossed nearly a hundred years of development, truly unbelievable.

"Children of wealthy families in the urban circle can make extravagant demands and ask for a sports car as a birthday gift, while children of workers in Dangyang East Suburbs dare not even ask for a pair of sneakers."

Qin Shi felt a mix of emotions. Could it be that the early dividends of Xinxing Development had not benefited the bottom layer of the old city area at all?

This made it hard for him to understand.

Just as he could not accept that in the Great Universe Era, using communications and the internet required no low threshold.

"We've arrived, Assistant Teacher Qin."

Lin Yunqing parked the car, and Qin Shi followed her into the elevator.

Ding-dong.

Direct to the first floor.

Entering the door, passing through the entryway, Qin Shi's vision suddenly opened up.

The lobby with a ceiling height of five meters was brightly lit, clear and clean.

From home decoration to design style, it was a relatively old-fashioned style, mainly in bright red and warm yellow.

"The house was bought by my sister-in-law for my parents to support their old age."

Lin Yunqing took off her hat and mask, which were used to conceal her swollen eyes from crying.

"As a result, they both went to the Imperial Capital to meet old friends and won't be back for a while, so they let me stay here temporarily."

Although Lin Yunqing had a contrasting image, her manners were quite proper.

She invited Qin Shi to sit down, then brought him a soda to moisten his throat and quench his thirst.

"The dog woman is fine as long as she doesn't go crazy; calling her a lady from a respectable family is no problem."

Qin Shi bit the straw, feeling the coolness, and casually opened a topic for small talk:

"Teacher Lin, your hometown is in Hengzhou?"

Lin Yunqing shook her head:

"My parents were teachers, often having to follow them around, changing schools and places. Hengzhou, Yazhou, Haizhou, Imperial Capital... I've stayed in all of them for a while."

"My brother followed in their footsteps and also entered the teaching establishment, just transferred to Hengzhou not long ago."

Can a teacher afford such a detached villa?

Qin Shi pondered silently, feeling it was uncertain.

Unlike his previous life, the standards of the Dongxia Education Bureau were quite high, no different from the Martial Association spread across half the galaxy; both were huge independent entities.

This also led to the academic clique culture and the Martial Association's mountain gates being called the two great walls that children of poor families must hit.

Without connections or opportunities, it was hard to break the shackles and truly stand out.

Lin Yunqing sipped her tea and said:

"But my father is indeed a local of Hengzhou. I remember an old saying in Hengzhou: 'Chen Lin Bantiantianxia, Qin Zheng Full Street'."

These are all great surnames, the great families who were the first to participate in Xinxing Development.

They gradually branched out here, took root, and formed a pattern.

Many say that behind every grand Xinxing Development are several family histories; this is not wrong."

Chen, Lin, Qin, Zheng.

Qin Shi recited them in his heart, even though his "Qin" surname was among them.

But compared to the famous Yincheng Qin Family, they were unrelated.

Continuous development for hundreds of years, surnames and bloodlines passed down generation after generation, spreading everywhere.

Apart from the so-called "main branch," who knows how many collateral branches have reproduced.

Just like in his previous life, those surnamed Liu calling themselves descendants of the Great Han, and those surnamed Zhu calling themselves descendants of the Ming Dynasty.

None of it is true.

"In the Taian Metropolitan Area, Chen and Lin are great surnames; in Yincheng and Zhou City, Qin and Zheng are more common."

Lin Yunqing held the hot tea cup with both hands:

"When I saw your surname Qin, I thought Assistant Teacher Qin was from the Yincheng Qin Family, but I didn't expect you to be from Old Factory Street."

Old Martial Arts cost less than New Martial Arts, but to truly get started and go far, one still needs family wealth or sponsorship."

"Sponsorship?"

Qin Shi was curious.

"Among the Nine Ancient Stars of Dongxia and the Twenty-five Administrative New Stars, there are not a few poor students who can enter the Four Great National Universities and top academies."

But developing Qi Life Force requires great investment, so the Education Bureau launched corresponding aid programs for various paths such as Martial Artist, Mechanic, and Esper."

Lin Yunqing explained.

"For example, Martial Artists are divided into three specifications: Sun, Huimonth, and Yao Star."

Each can receive interest-free loans ranging from one million to over a hundred million, as well as non-repayable support funds, all funded by the Education Bureau, belonging to state public funds."

Qin Shi's eyes lit up, and his heart burned with excitement.

He, an Old Martial Talent certified by Lao Liang, didn't know what level he could reach.

Even if it was just "Star Shine," there were millions in interest-free loans, plus the "Growth Fund" provided by Education Bureau funds.

Enough to let him live a comfortable life of high-energy food freedom, gorging himself to his heart's content.

As for assembling a professional team to provide medical, dietary, equipment, and other support, that went without saying.

Sensing Qin Shi's interest in this, Lin Yunqing, whose Dao heart had been shattered, suddenly perked up.

"I remember Assistant Teacher Qin is about to take the College Entrance Exam too, right? Which school are you planning to apply to?"

Qin Shi thought:

"I'd like to apply to one of the Four Great National Universities, but they might not accept me."

He chose his words carefully and gave a formulaic response:

"I don't have a concrete plan yet. I'll wait for the Ranking Examination when school starts and decide based on the results."

If he could break through another Limit next and push his Qi Life Force above twenty points,

he would be able to meet the basic score threshold for Qiguang Heng University and Jia Kai University of Technology.

As for the Four Great National Universities—which exist only in legend and are out of reach—"Southwest United," "North China Imperial Capital," "Revolutionary Tongwen," and "Yangchen Museum,"

those were beautiful dreams only Martial Artist Reserve members who had half a foot into the Professional Rank dared to dream.

"I think Qiguang Heng University is quite good. The faculty is strong and profound, and the courses related to the Martial Artist Path are rich. Assistant Teacher Qin might consider it."

Lin Yunqing blinked.

Anyway, she had already been beaten to the ground and her Dao heart was shattered.

She might as well go all out and let those stuck-up people from Qiguang Heng University experience this feeling too.

Throw a genius only child, carefully cultivated by a Hidden World Force of the Old Martial Arts school and tempered through all kinds of trials, into Qiguang Heng University where New Martial Arts prevail!

The show effect would be maximized.

"Kekekekeke, being ruthlessly trampled by first-year freshmen, stepped underfoot, watching them gnash their teeth in humiliation! Just thinking about it gets me hyped!"

Lin Yunqing couldn't help but laugh hehehe, and the elegant demeanor she hadn't maintained for long vanished completely.

That bitch had gone crazy again.

Qin Shi's mouth twitched, as if saying Hengzhou First Higher Education Institution, Qiguang Heng University, was her family's business.

Could you just get in whenever you wanted?

"Teacher Lin, may I borrow your family's Life Force Detector?"

After finishing a bottle of soda, Qin Shi got straight to the point.

"Oh oh. Okay, I'll take you to the basement right now."

Lin Yunqing's eyes rolled around, and she started thinking about how to lure Assistant Teacher Qin to Qiguang Heng University.

An Old Martial Talent genius boy breaking through the New Martial Arts main camp... how could those old fogeys on the Professor Council save face?

(Chapter End)