Chapter 28: Urban God-Level Tycoon System (27)

Right in front of her middle school classmates, Xie Yang invested 500 million into a major project currently being conducted by the computer science department at Hua University, where Cheng Zhuo was a student. In a matter of minutes, she became the project's largest investor, not only reclaiming her dignity but also putting on quite a show.

Zhang Ouming pinched his own thigh, and it took him a long while to come to his senses:

"Ah Zhu, tell me, shouldn't you thank me? If I hadn't insisted on dragging you to this old classmate reunion, would you have met a goddess of wealth like Xie Yang? Would you have been able to secure 500 million in sponsorship for your school? With this 500 million, you're set for life, I'm telling you! From now on, you can walk sideways through your school and your department, and no one would dare say a word against you!"

Cheng Zhu twitched the corner of his mouth and handed him a tissue: "Hurry and wipe yourself off, your spit is flying everywhere."

Xie Yang watched their interaction with amusement, then asked Zhang Ouming: "Are you interested in working for me?"

She was truly short on manpower right now.

"Need you even ask, my thigh... no! Great beauty! Goddess! I would be more than happy to!"

"..."

The others, having come to their senses, felt a complex mix of emotions. They thought to themselves, as expected of Zhang Ouming, he's as much of a sycophant as ever, hugging Xie Yang's thigh so early on! If they had known Xie Yang was this rich, they would have...

Wait!

They didn't have any grudges against Xie Yang either!

The one with the grudge seemed to be Mao Sitong! Back then, she clearly knew Xie Yang had a crush on Lu Kai, yet she went behind her back and got together with him. They had only made a few snide remarks; they shouldn't have offended her too badly, right?

In the face of money, what is pride!

They raised their glasses one after another and swarmed toward Xie Yang, wanting to toast her.

Xie Yang waved her hand: "Sorry, I don't drink. I came here mainly to thank the three teachers for their care and concern for me back then. I couldn't make it to the class monitor's wedding, so I'm here to provide a supplementary gift."

Seeing the three property ownership certificates and transfer agreements that Xie Yang took out, everyone went silent: You call this a wedding gift???

Was it them who were out of touch, or had the real estate market collapsed overnight?

Were houses really that worthless now?

Was it the trend now to give houses as wedding gifts?

Xie Yang continued to explain: "Teachers, I've seen these houses. They are fully furnished and move-in ready, and the location is quite good. The only drawback is that they are a bit far from Nancheng, but you can treat them as vacation homes and stay there when you go on trips during the holidays. If you really don't like them, you can also sell them and pick out one you like here in Nancheng. I checked, and the property prices in both places are quite similar."

"..."

Is this a question of whether it's far or not? This is a house, a house!

When the head teacher and the math teacher got married, they had taken out a mortgage on a house, and half of their monthly salary went toward paying it off. With a child, the expenses for formula and diapers took up another large chunk, and the burden on their shoulders was truly heavy. They had never imagined that one day, a student they had graduated would insist on giving them two houses; it felt like a dream.

The couple felt both moved and conflicted. After looking at each other, they shook their heads and refused: "Xie Yang, this isn't appropriate..."

"There is nothing inappropriate about it. I have one hundred and eighty houses in that residential complex, so I just picked out three... Oh right, Teacher Tu didn't come, so please help me pass this one to her."

"..."

Mentioning Teacher Tu, the head teacher was very sorrowful: "Teacher Tu has been retired for several years. I met her recently and she looked very haggard. Her only son is suffering from uremia, some kind of atypical uremia, and the only way to cure it is through a specific type of gene-based specialty drug. But this medicine is very hard to buy domestically. If they go abroad, the two old folks are unfamiliar with the place, and plus their finances aren't that well-off, so they don't know what to do."

Xie Yang immediately took out her phone and contacted the dean of the Xiaoling County hospital to ask if there was a purchasing channel for this medicine.

Dean Zhao laughed heartily upon hearing this: "Our hospital has it, and you were the one who donated it, President Xie, have you forgotten? Haha! President Xie is a busy person who forgets things easily, no worries. Have them come over, I'll have someone arrange a bed right now."

Xie Yang hung up the phone and looked at the head teacher: "About Teacher Tu..."

"I'll go tell her, I'll go tell her." The head teacher excitedly pulled out his phone and immediately went to share the good news with Teacher Tu.

The other teachers present felt a complex mix of emotions.

If they had known, they would have been nicer to Xie Yang back then too. Wasn't it just a matter of caring for her a bit more, calling her to the office for extra tutoring, or urging her to strive for success? What was so hard about that? Today, not only could they have received a house, but they could have also gotten to know a big shot in the medical system!

Misery loves company.

The teachers who didn't get a house silently filmed this segment and sent it to the school's teacher group, making the teachers of other classes green with envy.

Why didn't their class have such a successful student!

The principal was also in the group. After seeing it, he cleared his throat: "For next year's school anniversary, we will invite a group of outstanding graduates back. Each head teacher can start drafting their lists."

"..."

As expected of the principal, his mind is sharp!

Xie Yang didn't know she was being targeted by her alma mater's principal; she left once she had settled the matter of Teacher Tu's son.

Having completed the face-slapping Side Quest, she successfully obtained the 5 billion in investment funds. Although it could only be used for investments in feasible projects, that didn't stump her.

Of the projects she started in Xiaoling County, which one wasn't feasible? It was just a matter of lacking money!

Once the money is in place, she can come up with a batch of feasible plans in minutes!

"Xie Yang!" Lu Kai chased her hurriedly to the entrance of the restaurant, "Do you really not remember me? Back then, didn't you..."

Before he could get close, he was blocked by Xie Yang's bodyguards.

Xie Yang leaned against the car door, glanced at him with an indifferent expression, and then sat inside the car.

The four bodyguards got into three cars, one leading the way and one bringing up the rear. The three luxury cars slowly drove out of Nancheng Old Street and sped off in the direction of the airport.

Lu Kai stood there, stunned, with only one thought flashing through his mind: Xie Yang goes out with bodyguards?

Mao Sitong, who had chased out a step behind, saw Lu Kai staring blankly at the rear of Xie Yang's car. Furious, she pointed at his nose and questioned him:

"Lu Kai! Do you regret it? Are you actually in love with Xie Yang? If the one who confessed to you back then was her and not me, would you have married her?"

"Did you take the wrong medicine?" Lu Kai shoved Mao Sitong's hand away.

"You're the one who took the wrong medicine!" Mao Sitong was furious to the point of madness, "We only got married yesterday, and today you're pining for another woman right in front of me. If that's the case, why even bother with this lousy marriage! Divorce! Let's go to the Civil Affairs Bureau and get a divorce right now!"

"..."

Wow!

The onlookers who arrived right after were so shocked their jaws nearly hit the floor.

Married yesterday, divorced today, is it really that casual?

This made everyone think of a saying: If you have nothing to do, hold a class reunion, and you'll break up a couple for every one you see.

It seems it's better to hold fewer class reunions in the future.

Thinking about it carefully, it's quite meaningless. Getting together to eat, drink, and hand out souvenirs—it's actually all their own money being spent. Other than their wallets being thinner, it seems there's no gain at all.

Oh wait! Some people did have gains!

The students cast envious and jealous gazes toward the only two people present who had made gains—Cheng Zhuo and Zhang Ouming.

Cheng Zhuo was silent and honest as always, while Zhang Ouming danced about smugly, humming a song he had randomly improvised:

"... Tomorrow I'm going to cling to a powerful thigh! Tomorrow I'm going to cling to a powerful thigh—"

"..."