[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio":3,"chapter-rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-chapter-20":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Rich in the 70s: I Made a Rugged Veteran a Millionaire",{"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},890984,1166,"Chapter 20: Assigned Homework","rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-chapter-20",20,"\u003Cp>\"Come in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng pushed the door open and entered to find three people inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teacher Lü, Principal Wang, and a young man with a square face whom she didn’t recognize.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teacher Lü, who didn’t look well, seemed to relax a bit upon seeing Jiang Cheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right on time, let’s have our lesson here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, teacher.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After greeting Principal Wang, Jiang Cheng sat opposite Teacher Lü, calm and focused, ready for the lesson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man with the square face kept casting an unconvinced look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speak out and you can get out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teacher Lü’s single sentence made the young man swallow his words, sitting there in stifled silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Principal Wang wanted to smooth things over but was too intimidated by a look from Teacher Lü to speak up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing about Jiang Cheng yesterday, he had been very curious and somewhat expectant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teacher Lü had always hoped to nurture a talented translator to contribute to the country’s current difficult situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But could Jiang Cheng really do it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never seen a student smarter than Zhao Chengde.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Principal Wang glanced at Zhao Chengde, who was sitting uneasily, his emotions written all over his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Putting aside linguistic talent, compared to Jiang Cheng, Zhao Chengde’s temperament was really lacking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The class began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Principal Wang found himself getting sleepy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who teaches a class just by reading the text?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then again, it seemed to include pronunciation techniques and phonetic methods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But wasn’t the pace too fast?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could reading through so quickly be effective?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or had Teacher Lü’s teaching skills regressed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From 5:10 to 6:50, Teacher Lü finally stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiang Cheng, page thirty-seven of the book.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng immediately understood, her moment to shine had arrived!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stood up with a start, jolting the drowsy Principal Wang awake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No fighting!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"###&&&&####...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng started speaking in Russian with standard and fluent pronunciation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fleeting smile appeared on Teacher Lü’s face, this unspoken understanding was indeed pleasing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Placing the textbook on the desk, Teacher Lü said, with an air of confidence, \"Pick any page yourself, whatever you pick, Jiang Cheng can do it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh—by the way, this is only her second Russian class, she couldn’t say a word before.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reclining in his chair, Teacher Lü felt as refreshingly satisfied as eating a cold watermelon on a hot summer day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He somewhat understood why Jiang Cheng felt the need to boast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng, the model student, sped up and finished the contents of page thirty-seven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She feigned a look at her wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still six minutes left.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiang Cheng, there’s no watch on your wrist.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng turned her head, facing the big boss of night school with friendliness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Principal Wang, time is in my heart.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Principal Wang: \"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Page forty-three.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Chengde clenched the book, staring intently, while Jiang Cheng started without wasting a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All correct!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Again, all correct!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Page twenty-three.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry, it’s time for me to go to class.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng picked up her bag and bent to thank Teacher Lü.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher Lü, I’ll come again tomorrow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still a bit lacking, even Principal Wang fell asleep listening to it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The teacher is right, I’ll keep working hard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Principal Wang: \"Teacher Lü, I’m right here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a single counter-question from Teacher Lü, Principal Wang chuckled, \"I’m just here for presence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng chuckled inwardly and went back to class just in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the office, Principal Wang asked anxiously:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher Lü, could it be that Jiang Cheng had memorized it in advance?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teacher Lü didn’t answer but asked back, \"What good would that do her? Can I only teach one book? Can she predict every book I’ll teach in advance?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Principal Wang at a loss for words realized his point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teacher Lü turned around and looked at Zhao Chengde, who didn’t want to believe it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The bell has rung.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Chengde came to his senses and went back to class silently, while Jiang Cheng was in class two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Principal Wang worriedly asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there nothing wrong, right? He’s a good seed after all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He lacks determination; it’s his blessing to let Jiang Cheng sharpen him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Principal Wang was surprised, was Jiang Cheng’s status so high in Teacher Lü’s heart?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Remedial Class Two, during math class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng, sitting next to the teacher, was asking the simplest question—linear equations in one unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The math teacher Yu, who wasn’t very old and was in a promising stage of his career, patiently answered Jiang Cheng’s question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The classmates who were discouraged by Jiang Cheng yesterday regained their confidence seeing Jiang Cheng ask such simple questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed to confirm that Jiang Cheng hadn’t graduated elementary school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Dan was so happy she was almost going crazy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also happy was Sun Jiandong, who had a bet with Jiang Cheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Russian was only one subject, there were many others, and the ranking counted total scores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Jiandong could already picture himself winning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While he was lost in his imagination, Jiang Cheng kept raising her hand to ask questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each question was harder than the last, her progress was visible, taking large strides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the math class ended, Jiang Cheng handed a few sheets filled with problems to Teacher Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher Yu, my basics are weak, but I don’t want to drag the collective down, nor do I want our night school to lose face, so could you help solve these problems?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teacher Yu naturally agreed, taking the three sheets of paper as he left the classroom, stopping at the office door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did I just get assigned homework?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It must be my imagination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An hour later, the geography teacher teaching Class Two brought back four sheets of paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two teachers looked at the sheets of paper, torn from the same notebook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did Jiang Cheng give these to you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you get some too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two shared a conversation, and the geography teacher frowned: \"Why do you only have three sheets!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teacher Yu: Is that the point??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But regardless, encountering such a diligent student, they, as teachers, couldn’t slack off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng’s mischievous move of assigning homework to teachers stunned them, but to the classmates, it meant something else entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To them, it seemed Jiang Cheng had too many things she didn’t know, which prompted her to ask so many questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng didn’t explain at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You just wait, someday your sister will soar to the top!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When class ended, the eager Jiang Cheng was the first to sprint out of the classroom, even leaving Zhao Chengde who came looking for her empty-handed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng left the classroom and headed home with Grandma Shen and the other two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng, who was telling a science story to Shen Xing, turned her head with a bright smile and accepted the vegetarian corn pancake handed to her by Grandma Shen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Delicious!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng casually shared it with the two little ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Xing refused, knowing that if he ate it, Sister Jiang Cheng would have less.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you looking down on me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng exaggeratedly acted, and Shen Xing sighed with a tired heart, could you be any more fake?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t look down on sister! I love sister the most!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yue declared firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Xing felt even more exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four of them happily walked all the way home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Jiang Cheng got home, she enjoyed a bowl of millet porridge Grandma Shen had made just for her, while Shen Xing and Shen Yue each got two spoonfuls from Jiang Cheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After taking a sip of millet porridge, Shen Xing dashed back to his room and returned holding three fabric coupons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister Jiang Cheng, these are for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fabric coupons? Did your brother write back to you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Xing nodded, his little adult face finally showing a generous smile of a boss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just received it today, Sister Jiang Cheng, take it to make clothes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Sister Jiang Cheng looks good in anything!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng took the fabric coupons without hesitation, bowed her head, and said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Xing wondered: Was she moved? Could Sister Jiang Cheng even be moved?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xing Xing, do you consider doing handcraft work?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1352,"2026-06-03T05:46:21.509Z",1,"novelbin.me","c63f8ecf9934b35cdb6c7e4e6b1247e17cbca8b55982e80dfb0d3f7cbd1fca60","rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-chapter-21","rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-chapter-19",340,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-cover.jpg"]