[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-national-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done":3,"chapter-national-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-national-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-chapter-132":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","National Guardian's Gone and We're Done",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1743848,2228,"Chapter 132: I’m Telling You It’s Absolutely Impossible, Don’t Even Think About It","national-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-chapter-132",132,"\u003Cp>A faint, contemptuous smile played on Chu He’s lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even before he stepped into the five-star hotel,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu He’s Primordial Spirit Power had already swept through, covering every private room inside,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and had precisely located the room where his father’s relatives—people he had never met—were gathered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chu Donglai is so damn lucky, having such an outstanding son.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I used to mock him for not having a son to carry on the Chu Family line. I wonder if Chu Donglai will hold a grudge.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Relax, he won’t. You know how simple and honest Chu Donglai is. He’s clueless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I borrowed thirty thousand from Chu Donglai five years ago and still haven’t paid it back. Now that his family is so rich, they probably won’t care about such a small amount, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thirty thousand? That’s not even a fraction of what Chu He makes in a single day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My son is about to take his college entrance exams. Chu He is the dean of the Great Xia Empire’s number-one National Road Academy. Getting my son in shouldn’t be too hard, right? After all, he’s Chu He’s cousin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, too bad my daughter has another two years until her exams, or she could have gotten in with your son.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My girl is already in her thirties and only makes two thousand a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What do you all think? Could we get Chu He to arrange a teaching position for her at the National Road Academy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She can’t teach Martial Arts, sure, but other jobs should be fine, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a student life advisor or something. I hear the salaries for staff at the National Road Academy are sky-high. Even the lowest-paid positions make thirty to fifty thousand a month.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You all are worrying for nothing. A son has to listen to his father, and you all know what his old man is like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We just need to get ahold of Chu Donglai later and lay on the praise. He’s a real softy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This conversation continued right up until Chu He’s family of five pushed open the door and walked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chu Jiaqing and Chu Jiamei, my, you’ve grown so big! You’ve blossomed so beautifully. Absolutely gorgeous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Donglai, I’m so envious of you. Each of your children is more outstanding than the last. Our family really needs to learn from you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chu Donglai, when I heard the boy was coming home, I was too excited to sleep for two whole nights.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The poor boy, all alone out there with no one to rely on. But it’s all better now. He’s home, and he has us, his family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, that’s enough. Chu Donglai’s family just arrived; they haven’t even had a chance to sit down for a sip of water. Look at you all, chattering away. Let them rest a bit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These relatives appeared to be speaking to Chu Donglai and Yang Xiaochun,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but in reality, from the moment Chu He walked into the room, their eyes had never left him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu He saw through it all as if looking into a clear mirror, but he didn’t call them out, simply finding a seat and sitting down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why did you all book such an expensive hotel? This must have cost a fortune.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Donglai said in surprise as he looked around the massive private room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was precisely because they were relatives that Chu Donglai knew their financial situations all too well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of their families were relatively well-off, but at best, they were the type to earn a few hundred thousand a year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It simply wasn’t in their character to spend money at a five-star hotel, let alone pick such an incredibly lavish private room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re just so happy that our nephew, Chu He, is rejoining our big, warm family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s a little money? It’s all just material possessions. Although, this five-star hotel really is quite expensive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A middle-aged woman said with a fawning smile, \"It doesn’t matter how much we spend, as long as our nephew is happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he was wandering out there for so many years and suffered such unfair treatment from the Great Jing Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our hearts really ache for him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the middle-aged woman said this, ’she was inwardly wincing at the cost’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just the room, along with the dishes and service they ordered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>had cost the several families nearly two hundred thousand, all pooled together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when the families had discussed it, they all agreed: ’you have to risk the bait to catch the wolf.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’As long as Chu He agreed to make arrangements for them, what was a mere two hundred thousand in comparison!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, they had deliberately chosen mostly expensive dishes for the feast today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several of the relatives even had bloodshot eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were desperately hoping to get to the point as quickly as possible,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>to have Chu He nod in agreement and confirm that he would definitely make the arrangements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you have something to say, just say it. My brother is a busy man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’re practically strangers normally. Now that we’re all gathered here today, I don’t even recognize half of you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Jiamei said bluntly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chu Jiamei, what kind of things are you saying?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A plump woman wearing a gold necklace said reproachfully. \"We know Chu He is a very busy man. After all, isn’t there a line from a foreign movie? ’With great power comes great responsibility.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, here in the Great Xia Empire, there are many things that depend on Chu He.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, we’ll just be direct and stop beating around the bush. We’re all family here; there’s no need for formalities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You see, my son is about to take his college entrance exams. Chu He, do you think you could arrange a spot for him at the National Road Academy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Xiaochun glanced at Chu Donglai, her eyes seeming to say, ’Just as I expected.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smile on Chu Donglai’s face gradually faded, replaced by deep disappointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he had anticipated this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Donglai still found it difficult to control his emotions. ’Perhaps he had been too naive all along.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I may not know much, but I do know that the National Road Academy is the hope for the Great Xia Empire’s future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The situation across Blue Star isn’t good right now, and the National Road Academy is under immense pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can’t just casually shove someone inside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Donglai said, shaking his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Second Brother, that’s not a very nice thing to say. We’re all family, after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, our kids aren’t idiots. If they get in and are cultivated with good resources, they can also become pillars of the Great Xia Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The way you say it makes it sound like our kids would only hold everyone back if they went to the National Road Academy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A middle-aged man lit a cigarette and put it in his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he weren’t mindful of Chu He’s presence, this middle-aged man wouldn’t have been so polite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’In his eyes, his so-called Second Brother had just gotten ridiculously lucky.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’He lost his son for so many years, but then, by some strange twist of fate, found him again.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’And he turned out to be some National Guardian War God, the strongest expert on Blue Star.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’He has all the money and power one could ask for.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Sometimes, the middle-aged man even thought it would have been better if he was never found.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Otherwise, how could Chu Donglai’s attitude have changed so drastically? He’d actually learned to refuse them,’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’and was even spouting all these high-and-mighty principles.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’And his words even carried a hint of looking down on their families.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’He had to remember, it used to be them who always looked down on Chu Donglai’s family.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, this meal is over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Utterly disappointed, Chu Donglai stood up resolutely and said, \"You want my son to do you favors? Let me tell you, it’s absolutely impossible. Don’t even think about it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s that supposed to mean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You look down on us poor relatives now, is that it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plump woman with the gold necklace snatched the chopsticks in her hand and hurled them in their direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plump woman simply couldn’t accept that their families had pooled nearly two hundred thousand, only for it all to be for nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the chopsticks were about to hit Chu Donglai,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a hand reached out and caught them firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>",1401,"2026-06-06T16:46:32.086Z",1,"novelbin.me","5bb62164993eb4f1bfd0d5983c78fb195407ba447b218bf0e174000717696dd0","national-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-chapter-133","national-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-chapter-131",274,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fnational-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-cover.jpg"]