Chapter 685 - 685: The Teacher's Encouragement, Zhao Ling's Confidence

After listening to the teachers' advice, Zhao Yuan said with sincere gratitude, "Thank you, teachers, for your guidance. When I get home today, I'll find a tutor for Ling'Er to help her catch up in the subjects she's weak in as soon as possible."

Xu Yang smiled and said, "Zhao Ling has very solid fundamentals, and she's very smart. As long as she studies diligently, I'm sure she'll be able to catch up quickly."

"Did you hear that? Even Teacher Xu praised me for being smart." The compliment made Zhao Ling very happy. Her big eyes curved into crescent moons, making her face look even more adorable.

Zhao Yuan affectionately ruffled her hair and said with a smile, "Of course. How could my sister not be smart?"

Ever since it was decided that she would transfer to a school in Rongcheng City, Zhao Ling had been feeling both excited and scared.

She was excited about attending a top-tier middle school in the big city, but scared that her grades wouldn't be able to keep up.

This test showed Zhao Ling where she stood. There was a gap between her and the students at the top-tier middle school, but it wasn't huge. As long as she gritted her teeth and studied hard, she could definitely catch up. And Teacher Xu's praise and encouragement gave her the confidence and fighting spirit she needed.

Often, a single word of encouragement from a teacher can inspire a struggling student to strive for better. But by the same token, a sharp, harsh curse can make a student give up on themselves and hate learning even more.

Zhao Ling was lucky; she had met a good, responsible teacher.

Seeing the interaction between Zhao Yuan and Zhao Ling, Xu Yang and the other teachers remarked sincerely, "You two siblings are really close."

Zhao Yuan and Zhao Ling glanced at each other and both broke into smiles.

After a bit more small talk, Zhao Yuan took out his phone and called the Bone Woman, asking her to bring the car over to drive the teachers home.

The teachers politely declined. "There's no need to drive us. We can just call a car and go back ourselves."

Zhao Yuan said, "This place is inside the Wetland Park. It's not very convenient to call a car, and you'll have to wait a long time for one to arrive. It's better to let my secretary drive you back."

Zhao Ling chimed in, "Yes, teachers, please let Sister Bai drive you back."

It was difficult to refuse their enthusiastic offer, and since the Bone Woman had also arrived, the teachers had no choice but to accept Zhao Yuan's kindness.

The two siblings saw the teachers to the car.

Zhao Yuan instructed the Bone Woman, "Bai Mei, make sure you get the teachers all the way home, understand?"

"Don't worry, boss." In front of outsiders, the Bone Woman always called him boss, not master.

After bidding farewell to Zhao Yuan and Zhao Ling, the teachers got into the Mercedes G55 and were all astonished. 'Didn't this Zhao Yuan come from the mountains? Isn't he still a college freshman? How did he become a boss? And he's driving such a nice car and has hired such a beautiful and capable secretary. Where did he get all this money?'

Surprised as they were, they were too embarrassed to ask, so they could only bury the question in their hearts and look for the answer on their own later.

Not long after the teachers left, Hao Li returned.

Zhao Yuan asked in a low voice, "How did it go? Did you find out who the mastermind was?"

"When Hao Li is on the case, how could there be no results?" Hao Li boasted for a moment before getting down to business. "Those guys with ill intentions had zero awareness. They let me follow them, and I easily got to the bottom of the whole thing!"

"Those guys were sent by the boss of Lakefront Villa. That bastard couldn't compete with my food's flavor, so he wanted to use some underhanded Techniques to ruin the reputation of my Lakefront House."

Hao Li was furious. He cursed and grumbled for a bit before continuing his story.

"The men he sent were originally planning to stage a food poisoning scene, record it, and post it online to frame me. But right after they sat down, that sudden incident happened, so they used it as an opportunity to cause a scene. Luckily, you were here, Little Brother Zhao. Otherwise, even if we could eventually prove our innocence, our reputation would have been dragged through the mud!"

"So that's what happened. It's about what I guessed." Now that he understood the full story, Zhao Yuan didn't ask how Hao Li had handled it. He just said, "We should get going. How about you give us a ride?"

He didn't ask, which made Hao Li anxious. "Hey, aren't you going to ask how I dealt with the mastermind after I found him?"

Zhao Yuan shrugged, saying uninterestedly, "What's there to ask? You're a Cultivator at the Qi Listening Realm. If you can't even handle a small matter like this, what's the point of cultivating at all? You might as well go home and plant sweet potatoes."

"You're no fun at all," Hao Li retorted. He then turned to Zhao Ling and said, "Ling'Er, do you want to know how Brother Hao solved this problem?"

"Nope." Zhao Ling didn't spare his feelings either, shaking her head. "Right now, I just want to hurry up and catch up on my English, chemistry, and other subjects."

"Huh? What the hell? Since when does cultivation require studying English and chemistry?" Hao Li didn't process it at first, his expression a mixture of confusion and surprise.

'What a moron…'

This time, Zhao Yuan was truly speechless.

Zhao Ling, on the other hand, was amused. She laughed and said, "Not for cultivation! It's for my schoolwork."

Hao Li slapped his forehead. "I almost forgot, you're still a middle school student. Speaking of which, I'm really jealous of you for having such a great brother. If I had a brother like that, my cultivation wouldn't have been so tough."

"Less talk, more driving. Take us home," Zhao Yuan cut off Hao Li's rambling. 'This guy can really talk your ear off sometimes.'

"Don't you have a car?" Hao Li asked, confused.

Zhao Yuan replied, "I had Bai Mei drive the teachers home."

"Alright, so you get to suck up to the teachers while I get to be your chauffeur, is that it? Fine, who can I blame but myself for owing you one today? Let's go, I'll drive you." Hao Li got up, went to get his car, and drove Zhao Yuan and Zhao Ling back to their rented apartment.

On the way, Zhao Yuan called Ying Ji and asked for her help in finding a private tutor. And what do you know, asking Ying Ji for help with matters in Rongcheng City was truly the right move. A short while later, Ying Ji called back to say she had already found a tutor for Zhao Ling, one who was definitely of good character and highly skilled.

"Thanks. I'll treat you to dinner sometime," Zhao Yuan said.

Ying Ji laughed and said, "Forget dinner. When you have some free time, help me craft the Raccoon Power's hide and bones into a weapon and some armor. I saw the set you made for Bai Mei. Even though it's not a Magical Artifact, it's not far off."

Hearing this, Zhao Yuan was reminded of the Cultivator Forum and quickly said, "Oh, right. I might be buying some things from the Cultivator Forum in the future. When I do, I'll have them ship the goods to your Ying Family's Old Mansion. You guys can receive the packages for me, right? No problem?"

"A small matter. No problem at all," Ying Ji agreed readily. But then she paused, asking in confusion, "You can buy things on the Cultivator Forum now? How did you level up your alt account? You reached the Spirit Cultivation Level that fast? Quick, share some of your secrets with me!"