Chapter 163: Outstanding Alumna Jiang Wan
Qin Ze parked the car and got out with Jiang Wan.
As soon as the two walked to the school gate, they saw several student volunteers wearing uniform clothing standing there.
Seeing Qin Ze and Jiang Wan walking over, a female student hurriedly greeted them:
"Hello, are you alumni here to participate in the anniversary celebration?"
Qin Ze nodded:
"Yes."
The female student asked:
"Which class are you from? What are your names? Let me register you."
Qin Ze said:
"Class of 2016, Qin Ze."
The female student found Qin Ze's name on the registration form and then handed him a name tag:
"Senior Qin, this is your name tag, please wear it well."
Qin Ze took the name tag and pinned it to his chest.
Jiang Wan also registered and received a name tag.
The two walked into the school one after the other.
Compared to a few years ago, the school had indeed changed a lot.
The playground had been repaved with a plastic track, and the exterior walls of the teaching building had been repainted.
On the playground, a large stage had been set up, covered with a red carpet.
On both sides of the stage, there were flower baskets.
On the playground, many alumni were already chatting.
Qin Ze glanced over and found that most people were gathered in groups of three or five.
Some were taking photos, others were exchanging pleasantries.
He noticed that several men in suits were surrounded by a group of people.
Among them, one had his hair combed shiny and was wearing a glittering gold watch.
The people around him were all surrounding him, their faces full of smiles:
"Young Master Li, I heard you opened a company in Jiangcheng? Making millions a year?"
"President Li, is that watch of yours a Rolex? Must be worth tens of thousands, right?"
The person called Young Master Li smiled and said with feigned humility:
"Oh, it's not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning."
"Just making a living."
Qin Ze looked at that person and remembered.
This person is Li Hao, also a graduate of Qingshui No. 1 Middle School, one year ahead of Qin Ze.
He was a popular figure in school back then, his family had a little money, and he often treated classmates to meals.
Now that he has graduated for a few years, he might indeed be doing quite well.
Qin Ze didn't plan to go over and join the fun.
He took Jiang Wan and walked toward the teaching building.
But just at this moment, a voice came from the side:
"Yo? Isn't this Qin Ze?"
Qin Ze turned his head to look.
A man in a black jacket was walking toward him.
His face wore a half-smiling expression.
Qin Ze thought for a moment and remembered.
This person is Wang Lei, his high school classmate.
Back in class, his relationship with him was average, belonging to the type who would say hello when meeting but had no real friendship.
Wang Lei walked up to Qin Ze and looked him up and down:
"Qin Ze, long time no see."
"I heard you won the lottery? You're rich now?"
His voice was neither loud nor soft, but many people nearby heard it.
For a moment, the gazes of several people nearby looked over.
Qin Ze smiled:
"It's alright, just good luck."
Actually, Qin Ze could guess roughly from the class teacher calling him earlier!
The news of him winning the lottery had already spread in the county!
However, these people only knew he won the lottery!
As for how he is actually doing now, these people are still completely ignorant!
Wang Lei clicked his tongue:
"You have to manage that lottery money well, otherwise it'll be gone in two years!"
"Look over there, Li Hao, he's making millions a year now."
"That little bit of money of yours, in Jiangcheng, is probably only enough for a down payment."
"Brother, I'm running a cement business now; if you want to do it, bring your capital, and I'll bring you into the trade..."
As soon as these words were spoken, several classmates nearby laughed.
Qin Ze knew clearly that Wang Lei was deliberately mocking him.
But he wasn't angry, instead, he turned to look at Jiang Wan:
"Let's go, let's go see our old classroom."
Jiang Wan nodded, followed by his side, and walked toward the teaching building.
Wang Lei stood in place, looking at the backs of Qin Ze and Jiang Wan, and curled his lips with some disdain:
"What are you pretending for."
A classmate nearby leaned over and whispered:
"Wang Lei, isn't that woman Jiang Wan? She wasn't in our class, right? Why is she with him?"
Wang Lei snorted:
"Who knows."
"Maybe she saw Qin Ze won the lottery and wants to get some money from him."
Another classmate also chimed in:
"Exactly! An upstart who won the lottery, what's so great about that."
"Looking at him, he's probably just like that in Jiangcheng."
Qin Ze didn't hear these discussions.
Instead, he focused on strolling around the teaching building with Jiang Wan!
Because it was the anniversary, most students were holding activities on the playground!
Most of the classrooms were empty.
Just at this moment, Qin Ze's phone rang.
He took it out and saw it was his class teacher Sun Wenliang calling.
He answered the phone:
"Hello? Teacher Sun?"
Sun Wenliang's voice came from the other end of the phone:
"Xiao Qin, have you arrived?"
Qin Ze said:
"I have, I'm over at the teaching building."
Sun Wenliang said:
"Good, good, good! You come to the auditorium later!"
"The anniversary ceremony is about to start!"
"Everyone is gathering on the playground first, and then going to the auditorium together!"
Qin Ze said:
"Okay Teacher Sun, I'll be there right away."
After hanging up the phone, Qin Ze and Jiang Wan walked toward the playground together.
On the playground, there were more and more people.
Qin Ze walked in and found that many people were looking at him.
But that kind of gaze was not friendly.
It was a condescending kind of scrutiny.
Qin Ze walked straight into the crowd and found an inconspicuous spot to stand.
Jiang Wan stood by his side and whispered:
"President Qin, aren't you going to say hello to those old classmates?"
Qin Ze shook his head:
"No need."
"They don't want to bother with me, and I don't want to bother with them."
Not long after, the anniversary ceremony officially began.
The principal went on stage to speak, recalling the glorious history of Qingshui No. 1 Middle School over the past hundred years.
Then, several outstanding alumni representatives went on stage to speak.
The first one to go on stage was Li Hao.
He was wearing a custom-made suit, his hair combed meticulously.
He stood on the stage, holding the microphone, talking eloquently:
"Thanks to my alma mater for the cultivation."
"Without Qingshui No. 1 Middle School, there would be no Li Hao today."
"To express my gratitude to my alma mater, I have decided to donate 500,000 yuan personally for the school's construction!"
Offstage, a burst of warm applause erupted.
Immediately after, several more alumni went on stage to donate.
Some donated 100,000, some donated 200,000.
The principal stood on the stage, smiling from ear to ear.
He held the microphone and said loudly:
"Thank you to all the alumni for your generosity!"
"Our school is proud to have alumni like you!"
There was another burst of applause offstage.
At this time, the principal suddenly said another sentence:
"Next, let us invite another outstanding alumna!"
"The General Manager of Qingfeng Holdings Group, Ms. Jiang Wan!"
"To speak on stage!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the stage went quiet for a few seconds.
Then, everyone turned their heads to look in Jiang Wan's direction.
Qingfeng Holdings Group, that is a star enterprise in Jiang City.
No one expected that Jiang Wan would be the General Manager of Qingfeng Holdings.
For a moment, everyone's gaze became different. ===== CHAPTER 164 =====
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