Chapter 31: Helped

The butler smiled, "'Helped' means the Eldest Young Master racked his brain to get it out of the room for the Second Young Master. It was a birthday gift Mr. Su gave to the old master, and it was stored in a safe."

They were young then and didn't know there was an alarm device. When they were caught and beaten, the Second Young Master felt very aggrieved. He was just one step away from giving the TV the four great protectors!

【Nice guy, you got everything out of the safe, big uncle is awesome!】

"What about that big uncle? He wasn't punished?"

"The Eldest Young Master's punishment was different. He was sentenced to copy books, three volumes."

"That many?"

Su Yu was startled, "Three books—doesn't that mean his hand would be broken from copying?"

"Not a lot; when he was young, the Eldest Young Master was quite capable. He spent his pocket money to have other classmates copy it once. When he submitted the copied books to Mr. Su, the old master happened to see Mr. Su beating him, and also learned from the Eldest Young Master's mouth that Mr. Su had beaten him yesterday, so the old master gave Mr. Su a beating."

"Uh… didn't great‑grandfather hear grandfather's explanation?"

"No, at that time the Second Young Master limped out, and after the old master finished beating Mr. Su, he hurriedly took the Eldest Young Master and the Second Young Master to the hospital."

"Acting?"

The butler smiled and praised, "Little miss is really clever."

Su Xi is a little‑brother fan; if his brother really got into trouble, he should have had someone send Su Yi to the hospital long ago.

"Actually it's not entirely that; the Second Young Master was a bit mischievous and indeed sprained his ankle."

"Grandfather just took this loss?"

"No, while the old master and grandmother were on a business trip, he gave the two brothers another beating."

【Nice guy, whether they love each other is unknown, but they definitely hate each other.】

"What a waste of big uncle's pocket money."

"Not a waste; when the Eldest Young Master had people copy books, he discovered many were willing to trade, so he used that chance to develop, together with the Second Young Master, a Homework Alliance that specialized in copying homework."

The Eldest Young Master is quick‑witted and fast at doing homework, so he took on management, responsible for creating various homework templates, counting participants, assigning tasks, and handling payments and accounting. The Second Young Master is popular, has many friends, and has brothers in every grade of the school. He is in charge of recruiting downlines, receiving employers' homework and handing it to the assigned people, then returning it to the employers. The two brothers cooperate and split the profit margin between them.

The butler, while speaking, led Su Yu toward the sofa and shoved the plate of vegetable crackers into her hand.

Su Yu casually picked up one, took a bite, chewed, and stared intently at the butler.

"Later, with the help of a private tutor and senior students in higher grades who needed pocket money, the Eldest Young Master monopolized the entire school's homework. The Second Young Master oversaw the brothers and sisters responsible for collecting and copying homework, checking the registration sheets. The Eldest Young Master handled the income accounts, distributing money to each link according to the sheets. The remaining profit was split evenly between the Eldest and Second Young Masters."

"Wow! That must have turned a profit!"

Su Yu was also impressed. "If they keep doing this, they'll eventually become rich!"

"Aren't they afraid of being exposed? Exams can't be copied. The characters are different too."

Su Yu was puzzled, and the butler continued to explain.

"The Eldest Young Master guesses exam questions together with senior students from higher grades. At the school the Eldest and Second Young Masters attend, teacher turnover is low, so their question‑setting style doesn't change much."

After the Eldest Young Master and the senior students work out the possible questions for each grade, they each complete them once and submit them to the Eldest Young Master's private tutor for grading. Once graded, the Eldest Young Master memorizes the tutor's teachings, discusses them with the senior students, and finally provides batch training to clients before the exam.

Class time works the same way. Which teachers like to ask questions becomes crystal clear after summarizing across grades. Clients have dedicated answer books for each subject; for any lesson there is a list of possible questions and answers, so there's no worry at all.

The answer books can be reused, but only circulate within the Homework Alliance. To later resell the answer books and recoup some pocket money, everyone keeps it strictly confidential.

The handwriting style became simpler; everyone practices the same font. Individuals' writing varies slightly, but teachers don't scrutinize it, so there's no problem at all.

Su Yu was stunned! "Is that even allowed?"

【Seems like I could go to kindergarten too, not that it's impossible. I wonder if this Homework Alliance still exists; I'd like to earn some pocket money as well.】

Su Yu slipped another cracker into her mouth. Seeing the servant bring in two servings of carrot juice, she handed one to the butler, and when she saw him drink it, she took a sip herself.

"Thank you, little miss."

"What happened after that? Didn't big uncle take revenge on grandpa?"

"During that year's Spring Festival, Mr. Su brought his wife back here for the holiday. The Eldest Young Master and the Second Young Master bought firecrackers and deliberately set them off at his doorstep and window just as Mr. Su had just fallen asleep."

【So pitiful!】

"No one got beaten?"

"No, at that time the house had no surveillance, and the Eldest Young Master and the Second Young Master stubbornly refused to admit it; they demanded Mr. Su produce evidence before they would hit him, otherwise they'd report him for child abuse. The grandmother and old master didn't hear anything, so the matter was just dropped."

"And then?"

"After that, Ms. Zheng and Mr. Su's relationship with the grandmother grew worse; every time they returned to the old house there were arguments, and they stopped looking after the two young masters."

【Ah, big uncle and dad are so pitiful, they've been like children without parents since they were young. They also don't know that dad is the biological father, but mom isn't; once there's a stepmother, there's also a stepfather!】

Su Yi, listening earnestly to Su Yu's thoughts in the haze:???

Su Yi has half‑confirmed that this is his daughter, but now he's uncertain again. His father is definitely the biological father; their grandmother performed Paternity Test on all the brothers.

But his mother? That dad clings to their mother like a dog; they weren't born of that mother—who was? How could they arrange it so that he and his older brother both resemble that mother a bit? He can't imagine!

So, it's definitely not a child from his family! It's just a similar setup.

"Sigh, I thought he could actually get information from the outside!"

Su Yu sighed, took another sip of carrot juice, and put the vegetable cracker back.

The butler handed Su Yu the fresh fruit the servant had brought, and as she took it, about to place it on the table, she heard the butler mention the Homework Alliance, and she immediately forgot the fruit and listened attentively.

"The Homework Alliance not only handles homework but also exams; it gradually grew larger, and the number of clients kept increasing. New students at the school join the Alliance through the Second Young Master's network."

After the Eldest and Second Young Masters entered middle school, they even took orders for love letters and the like. As long as a business could be profited from, the two basically secured it.

When some clients offered high fees and requested overseas study tutoring, the Eldest Young Master contacted the grandson of the old master's brother, extracted some policy information from him, and, combined with other clients' support materials, successfully coached three senior students for study abroad under the guidance of several private tutors.

The seniors not only had study‑abroad experience, but also, based on the teaching experience the Eldest Young Master recounted from the tutors, could provide excellent learning support, so the Homework Alliance began expanding its scope of services.

【Nice guy, this would make the whole company owe big uncle's effort! However, doing it all out in the open will probably get reported by parents and shut down.】

"Big uncle is really impressive! Did dad also take part?"

"Yes, the seniors who have studied abroad are the older brothers and sisters of the Second Young Master's brothers. The Second Young Master pays an introduction fee, and his brothers sell those similarly cash‑strapped seniors to the Eldest Young Master."

"With so many people, won't it get exposed?"

"It will, but the exposure won't be because of the people."

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