Chapter 102: Plans After the College Entrance Exam

After Qin Tian returned home, his mother cooked two bowls of noodles, and they had a late-night snack with the duck necks and duck wings he had brought back.

During the meal, she naturally asked a few questions about his trip to Jiangcheng.

Qin Tian skillfully brushed them off.

He only said that Wang Ge was a very good person and that the business of making money together still needed some thought.

Tang Xiuxia didn't ask much more, just told him to keep his guard up.

Afterward, Qin Tian asked about his mother resigning from the factory.

Tang Xiuxia told him that was no longer an issue and that she would go to the factory tomorrow to settle her wages and leave.

Qin Tian was overjoyed.

Living a second life, he naturally couldn't let his mother work as hard as she had in his past life.

As the pillar of the family, even though he hadn't graduated high school yet, he had to take on these responsibilities.

"Sigh, I've worked at the factory for so many years. Now that I'm suddenly resigning, I really feel a bit uneasy."

Tang Xiuxia sighed, a look of worry appearing on her face.

Qin Tian understood this well.

His mother had raised him alone, relying on this job that didn't pay much but was enough for them to live on.

Now that her source of income was suddenly gone, even though they had some savings, she would still feel panicked.

"Mom, you're just overthinking it. Just keep yourself busy. When you have time, go to the clothing stores in the mall and learn more about how they operate."

"Also, when I have time, I'll teach you how to use the internet. You can find a lot of information about opening a store online."

"You learn more first and make full preparations. By the time I graduate from high school, you'll be familiar with how to open a store."

Qin Tian said while chewing on a duck wing, explaining his thoughts.

Tang Xiuxia's expression softened, and she nodded: "Alright, Mom will listen to you."

"Mom, just put your heart at ease. I'm here for everything. Our lives will only get better and better!"

Qin Tian said with a confident, bright smile on his handsome face, his tone certain as he spoke to his mother.

Tang Xiuxia rolled her eyes in amusement, raised her left hand to fan the air in front of her, and showed a look of disgust.

"You're so full of yourself, you're going to suffocate your old mother!"

"Haha..."

With money in hand, he didn't panic. The 200,000+ deposit in his bank account allowed Qin Tian to have another peaceful sleep that night.

The next morning, quite rarely, he arrived at school early.

When Qin Tian approached the classroom, only a few people, including the class monitor, had arrived.

In the last row of the classroom, the top student Wu Xin saw him walk in from the back door, a look of surprise flashing in his eyes.

Now, Wu Xin's resentment, jealousy, and other negative emotions toward Qin Tian had all been resolved under the guidance of Li Yanwang.

Of course, it was impossible for him to become friends with Qin Tian.

Just as Qin Tian had said before, barring any accidents, after graduating from high school, the two would only be strangers drifting further and further apart.

"Yo, the sun must have risen from the west today. How come our Teacher Qin is here so early?"

Class monitor Mu Nan teased with a smile.

"Uh... Class Monitor, don't tease me like that. After all, I'm the top student in the grade now, a role model for everyone, right? Give me some face."

Qin Tian blinked and said with a straight face.

"Pfft!"

Mu Nan was amused by this.

"Hahaha..."

The others in the classroom couldn't help but laugh as well.

"I heard from Xia Nuannuan that you went to Jiangcheng yesterday?"

Mu Nan asked curiously after her laughter subsided.

"Mm!"

Qin Tian nodded and sat down in his seat.

"What's the story? Are you planning to apply to a university in Jiangcheng and went to visit in advance?"

Mu Nan asked again.

Hearing this, everyone's gaze focused on Qin Tian.

You have to know that with Qin Tian's terrifying scores in the second mock exam, as long as he performed normally in the college entrance exam, he could definitely get into Tsinghua or Peking University, the holy lands in the hearts of students across the country.

Although Jiangcheng had good universities, they were still far behind those two schools.

"Haven't decided yet, I'll wait until after the exam."

Qin Tian replied vaguely with a smile.

In fact, he was indeed only planning to stay in Jiangcheng.

One reason was that for him, the best university in Jiangcheng wasn't much different from those two institutions in the Imperial Capital.

More importantly, his mother was here. "While parents are alive, one should not travel far," and besides, his mother only had him to take care of her.

In his past life, he had attended university in Jiangcheng and worked there after graduation.

Mu Nan nodded slightly and didn't ask any more questions.

"What about you, Class Monitor? Where are you planning to go?"

Qin Tian asked back with a smile.

"Don't know. I'm not like you, who can pick and choose. After the exam, I'll just go to the best school I can based on my score!"

Mu Nan replied with a smile.

Qin Tian nodded. He vaguely remembered that Mu Nan seemed to have gone to Shanghai in his past life.

Their chat ended there.

Students walked into the classroom one after another. After about half of them had arrived, Class Monitor Mu Nan took the lead, and soon the sound of reading aloud filled the classroom.

Qin Tian rested his chin on his left hand, twirled a pen with his right, and a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.

The chat with the class monitor just now reminded him of Xia Nuannuan.

In his past life, Xia Nuannuan had gone abroad to study after the college entrance exam. Given her family's circumstances, that wasn't difficult.

Although he had that agreement with Xia Nuannuan, if her parents really wanted her to study abroad for further education, Qin Tian wouldn't be able to stop her.

Of course, he couldn't go abroad with her; his current conditions and his own wishes didn't allow for it.

"Qin Tian, morning!"

Suddenly, a familiar sweet voice entered his ears.

Qin Tian looked up at Xia Nuannuan, who had a bright smile on her face, and stood up with a smile.

"Morning!"

"Why did you come so early today?"

Xia Nuannuan walked in and took her schoolbag off her back.

"What? Can't I study hard and make progress every day?"

Qin Tian asked, unconvinced.

Xia Nuannuan smiled, sat down, and teased: "It's mainly because you, Teacher Qin, have already reached the ceiling of learning and can't continue to make progress every day!"

"Naughty!"

Qin Tian glanced at her sideways.

"Hee hee..."

Xia Nuannuan laughed even more happily. While taking out the English book for the second semester of her second year of high school from her drawer to review, she said: "By the way, Mom asked me to thank you. The duck necks and duck wings were delicious!"

"That's good."

Qin Tian nodded with a smile, looking at her with something to say but hesitating.

Xia Nuannuan noticed that he seemed to want to say something and asked with a surprised expression: "What's wrong?"

"Nuannuan."

"Mm?"

Xia Nuannuan's expression became more serious.

"Have your parents... ever mentioned anything about you studying abroad?"

Qin Tian steeled himself and asked directly.

It was better to ask clearly sooner than to be caught off guard later.

"Study abroad?"

Xia Nuannuan paused and nodded: "Dad did mention it a couple of times before."

"Ah?"

"But don't worry, I won't go. Absolutely not."

Xia Nuannuan's firm tone and expression made Qin Tian breathe a sigh of relief.

"Besides, didn't we have an agreement to go to the same university? You said it yourself, have you already forgotten?"

Xia Nuannuan puffed out her cheeks in annoyance, glaring at him with eyes that were both shy and resentful.

"Of course not."

"Then why did you ask that? Don't you believe me?"

Xia Nuannuan frowned.

Cold sweat broke out on Qin Tian's forehead. ===== CHAPTER 103 =====