Rich in the 70s: I Made a Rugged Veteran a Millionaire-Chapter 29: Giving You a Shot of Chicken Soup Motivation

Chapter 29: Chapter 29: Giving You a Shot of Chicken Soup Motivation

After Jiang Cheng left Teacher Lü’s office with a grin, she first took a turn in another office.

She came in and out, holding a small stack of papers, reading as she walked, nodding as she read, occasionally shaking her head.

A group of teachers, full of curiosity, leaned against the window, and the door, peeking out one eye into the hallway, watching Jiang Cheng nod and shake her head.

"She shook her head? Did she see mine? I wasn’t too confident in solving the problem yesterday."

"Maybe it’s mine."

"What kind of day is this, to be completely at the mercy of a student."

The teachers retreated.

"No way, I have to test Jiang Cheng, I just refuse to believe it."

A teacher, full of resolve, left with a book to teach Jiang Cheng’s class.

After one class, the teacher returned with five sheets of paper.

"In fact, having smart students is an honor for us teachers."

The teachers: Plaid—figure it out yourselves.

Having gone through the teachers, Jiang Cheng started to give her classmates some motivational talk.

After a focused examination by the teacher in class, Jiang Cheng’s fluent answers shocked her classmates.

When exactly did this person, who hadn’t even graduated elementary school, become able to answer questions they couldn’t?

Some skeptical classmates deliberately brought problems to Jiang Cheng, and Jiang Cheng, never refusing, explained things clearly and even gave them a dose of motivational talk.

"Classmate, you overlooked this point, but once I say it, you understand, which proves you actually know how to solve this problem."

"I didn’t even graduate elementary school but I could learn it, so surely you can too."

"And what’s wrong with not knowing? I used to know nothing, but under the teacher’s education, didn’t I improve?"

"You must remember that everyone starts from not knowing to knowing, including our teachers."

"So, keep it up!"

The classmate with questions went back charged with personalized motivational energy.

The teacher of the next class noticed that the students were exceptionally attentive today.

So attentive that it was a bit intimidating; surely not all students are like Jiang Cheng, right?

But there was no time for the teacher to think much about it in class, as the students were so enthusiastic.

The learning atmosphere in the class was unprecedentedly good.

Even those who wanted to slack off didn’t have the nerve to do so.

At dismissal, two-thirds of the classmates proactively greeted Jiang Cheng.

He Dan, Zhou Xiaohong, and Zhang Cuijuan stood together, racking their brains trying to figure out how Jiang Cheng could be so popular.

Even Sun Jiandong wasn’t causing trouble; not only was he not causing trouble, he even warned He Dan.

He told her to stop saying vague things, or else he would tell everyone the truth.

Zhou Xiaohong and Zhang Cuijuan suspiciously looked at He Dan.

"He Dan, what’s the truth?"

"What does Sun Jiandong mean?"

He Dan broke into a cold sweat, playing dumb: "Who knows what he means, I’m not afraid of shadows, no amount of his lies can defame me."

"Who knows what kind of confusing potion Jiang Cheng gave him, making him so obedient."

Zhou Xiaohong and Zhang Cuijuan didn’t know whether to believe it or not.

Their relationship with He Dan was just average, and the three were only drawn together by their mutual dislike for Jiang Cheng.

Zhou Xiaohong was jealous of Jiang Cheng’s looks, Zhang Cuijuan disliked Jiang Cheng’s charisma, feeling she had stolen her spotlight.

At the school gate, Grandma Shen watched a group of people following Jiang Cheng out, then watched as they said goodbye reluctantly.

Sigh, another group of kids being swayed.

"Sister, you’re amazing!" 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Little fan girl Shen Yue immediately chimed in that she thought Sister Jiang Cheng was the most amazing person.

Shen Xing, who knew a little about Jiang Cheng’s nature, though not as much as Grandma Shen, also curiously asked, "Sister Jiang Cheng, why are they so enthusiastic about you?"

Jiang Cheng pondered deliberately for a moment.

"Maybe it’s because they’ve all realized my excellent nature."

"Here, have some candy!"

Jiang Cheng opened her backpack, which was filled not only with textbooks but also colorful candies and a big apple.

"The classmates are so simple and cute, they just had to give me these, and I couldn’t refuse. They’re really too enthusiastic."

Grandma Shen quietly watched Jiang Cheng show off, while Shen Xing, though aware, had to admit that Sister Jiang Cheng was indeed impressive!

Although he didn’t quite understand, it didn’t matter; he could write to his elder brother who knew a lot.

Shen Yue was simpler, as the candy was really sweet and her sister was really amazing!

On the way back, Shen Xing told Jiang Cheng that his essay had been praised and he had read it out loud in front of the whole class.

"Such an important thing and you’re only telling me now!"

Jiang Cheng bent over, exaggeratedly placing both hands on Shen Xing’s shoulders, and said formally, "Classmate Shen Xing, you are the best."

Shen Xing, embarrassed by the praise, was brave enough to nod, having been influenced by Jiang Cheng a lot, "Sister is right, I am great!"

"Of course! Without a doubt!"

Jiang Cheng’s affirmation made Shen Xing smile foolishly.

"Brother is the second best because Sister is the best!"

A single sentence from Shen Yue made everyone burst into happy laughter.

Walking behind them, He Dan said in a voice neither too loud nor too soft, "So fake, it’s like you all are family."

"You only realize how funny it is once something happens."

Lin Chengyuan echoed, and He Dan immediately nodded.

To be fair, not discussing character, their worldviews really aligned quite well.

Jiang Cheng and Grandma Shen heard and exchanged a glance, nodding.

"Grandma Shen, what about that daughter-in-law poisoning her whole family you mentioned the other day?"

"What else, the whole family died off, and that daughter-in-law always seemed fake, only that family was foolish enough."

"Really unexpected, in my opinion, that daughter-in-law was never a good person."

"Exactly!"

Jiang Cheng and Grandma Shen cooperated seamlessly, sparking He Dan’s anger.

But recalling how she courted trouble herself last time, she felt a pain in her chest from holding it in.

"Chengyuan!"

"Ignore them, they’re just jealous that we have a big family."

He Dan’s chest hurt even more.

Since she didn’t like her big family one bit.

Two families entered the courtyard one after the other, with two banging door closing sounds isolating everything.

In the following days, Jiang Cheng went to work on time, studied with Teacher Lü on schedule, continued to outperform teachers in night school, and gave students motivational boosts.

Every day going to school, Jiang Cheng would receive treats from the girls.

Because the human trafficking incident had not been fully resolved, the matter couldn’t be announced publicly yet, so these girls’ parents couldn’t openly come to thank her.

A few days later, it was time for night school to end again.

Coming out, Jiang Cheng didn’t see the familiar three figures at the door, making her heart skip a beat.

She quickly ran over, and Uncle Sun greeted her in the courtyard.

"Jiang Cheng, Sister Shen asked me to come pick you up."

"Uncle Sun, are Grandma Shen and the others okay?"

Uncle Sun reassured, "Nothing serious, it’s just that Shen Xing got into a fight at school and hurt his leg."