Chapter 21: The Powerful Consortium

  As she walked out of the school to the external highway, she came onto the main road. Tang Yu looked over at Su Can and asked, "What biological data do you want to copy?"

  "Oh, it's the biology test questions that were just sent out... page 5, I accidentally lost it..." Su Can smiled faintly, and Tang Yu heard her own tone was somewhat icy, this sentence subconsciously sounded like a dismissal.

  Su Can's heart sank, he knew that Tang Yu, although seemingly calm on the surface, had probably guessed what he was up to today. Although Tang Yu appeared aloof and proud, as if not wanting to bother with anything, he believed that nothing that happened in this city could escape her gaze, which seemed to be forever shrouded in a glacial mist.

  Now the class is spreading the news that I pursued Chen Lingshan in vain, and now I'm taking the initiative to invite her out, and on top of that, I'm deliberately provoking Yue Zijiang, with a hint of competitiveness. In her eyes, how will she look at me? Will she be disgusted with me?

  A girl like Tang Yu, once she has decided that she dislikes someone, no matter what happens in the future, it's unlikely that she will ever have a good impression of them again.

  Unfortunately, he couldn't fully explain all this to her, and Su Can's heart felt suffocated, unable to bear it.

  "Organism... page 5...?" Tang Yu furrowed her brow, and after a while, said, "The biology exam questions don't have a page 5."

  Then there was a long silence.

  Su Can felt a sense of regret in his heart, and unexpectedly, even a lie had a flaw. He knew that recently, due to the future he had predicted, he had already caused chaos in Fang Cun's mind. When facing Tang Yu's lies, combined with today's actions, no matter from which aspect, he believed there would be reasons to make Tang Yu angry.

  Su Can subconsciously thought of a question, perhaps sometimes the future will not happen, just like Tang Yu and Yue Zi Jiang. Maybe Tang Yu would not agree to be with Yue Zi Jiang, but because of his own involvement, he inadvertently pushed Tang Yu step by step towards Yue Zi Jiang's side. Isn't this a major paradox that everyone who travels back in time will face?

  "You don't want me and Yuezi Jiang to have too much contact, right?"

  The bus rattled down the road, emitting a piercing screech as it stopped and opened its doors. Tang Yu's icy gaze, under her intelligent and clear state of mind, was like a knife that stabbed directly into Su Can's heart.

  Su Can felt a bit at a loss, and silently scolded himself. His own actions had added insult to injury, ultimately severing the last remaining thread of goodwill between him and Tang Yu. From any angle, his behavior was unjustifiable, and it was no wonder that he had become detestable.

  Tang Yu's eyes blinked, and then she nodded, "Understood, I won't get any closer to him."

  What?

  Su Can, who was originally resigned to an unavoidable fact, suddenly heard this and stared blankly at Tang Yu.

  No blame, no indifference, nor any dissatisfaction, only a faint voice, and this calm promise.

  Seeing Su Can's daze, Tang Yu smiled lightly and stretched out her hand to pat his shoulder. "I'm leaving."

  Then she turned around and walked into the bus. The red sneakers under her slender cowboy pants made a light "dang dang" sound as they stepped on the stairs of the bus.

  Watching the bus with a faint golden glow on its skin disappear into the distance on the undulating road, surrounded by ancient buildings from eleven years ago, overhead are crisscrossing power lines, and in the distance clouds float with a subtle edge.

  Su Chan actually gave birth to a happy feeling...it's been a long time.

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  Some things can be changed, such as life. The reason why fate exists is that life has lost the courage to break through, and in the midst of great inertia, it has lost its own edges.

  Su Can is not actually worried about how this group of city No. 1 Middle School students led by Yue Zijiang will treat him, just like an adult facing the provocation of a group of high school students, he considers more and deeper things from a higher perspective, and sometimes intelligence can make up for the lack of martial power.

  In the high school environment, especially in this precocious circle of Municipal No. 1 Middle School, there are only a few ways to gain people's respect. Firstly, excellent academic performance is one of them. As high school students under China's education system, they still have not reached the level where they can ignore their teachers. Generally speaking, the top students in the class who are favored by the teacher are also the objects of admiration for everyone else.

  Secondly, physically strong people have always had the phenomenon of bullying the weak and fearing the strong. High school students are no exception. Tall and strongly tempered individuals also intimidate others.

  Third, people with a wide range of connections often form cliques and gangs, which is a common human phenomenon that can be seen as early as middle school or even elementary school. People have always been willing to belong to the masses to bring a sense of social identity and belonging. Those in a strong circle will inevitably make weaker circles look up to them with admiration and reverence.

  Fourth, those who are aloof and isolated, yet have a strong sense of independence. People in this category usually fall into two extremes: one is bullied and belittled by others, while the other is respected and kept at arm's length.

  For the group led by Yue Zijiang, it roughly belongs to the second and third categories. Their strong circle and the outside world's retreat gave them a sense of status and inflated their vanity.

  Wanting to intervene between Yuezi Jiang and Tang Yu, one must consider many aspects. Su Can certainly cannot expect everyone's mental maturity to be the same as his. Placing it on the surface to solve this kind of problem, in the passionate high school circle, violence is often a means and method of resolving conflicts.

  Moreover, due to the lack of strict legal constraints and occasional exceptions in the punishment of campus violence by the Municipal Education Bureau, it is normal for campus violence to escalate. Many people who watch Korean dramas about school violence may find it unbelievable, but in fact, it is a difficult problem that plagues the entire national education system in this era.

  So if it's the group of people with Yue Zijiang, or that Wang Haoran who has never met before, hearing about this matter and launching some irrational high school violence, Su Can would be in big trouble.

  However, high school students still have their own shortcomings in their field of vision. As long as external forces with greater strength intervene, thoroughly crushing and shocking the circle of Yuezi Jiang, they will be effective, and they will not become a huge obstacle either.

  It's just that the external forces are too strong, and this is also Su Can's biggest shortcoming at present. He may have mature wisdom, but after all, he can't do it alone. If he lets his sworn brother Xue Yiyang pull him in, it would only be adding another person to bury with him.

  It seems that at this time, Liu Rui also had a circle in Municipal No. 2 Middle School, with a status similar to that of Yue Zijiang and others in Municipal No. 1 Middle School. They could be pulled out to create momentum, which might exacerbate the current situation. However, at present, it may be that only Liu Rui's loyal followers can be the key to calming down this storm.

  On the way home, Su Can also found himself somewhat amusing, unexpectedly getting into a struggle with a group of high school students over who could eat the most vinegar, and he even had reasons and principles for doing so. However, if he couldn't even handle this group of high school students, then how could he possibly do greater things?

  This is another BOSS event that I have to deal with myself.

  The arrival and passing of the municipal procurement inspection team formally confirmed the reputation status of Su Can's store, and soon a yellow banner with black font was hung at the entrance of Xia Hai Cultural Supplies - "Municipal Designated Procurement Unit".

  This is also Su Can's creation. The yellow and red backgrounds are equally eye-catching, and at a time when red banners have become the mainstream, launching yellow-based banners has a more attractive effect, with a hint of professionalism.

  Recently, our family's dinner has been eaten at the store because as the cultural goods store's business is gradually getting better, Soo-chan's house is clearly busy. Even this afternoon when we were eating, my mom, Eun-kyeol, was holding a bowl of white rice with some side dishes and vegetables, standing by the counter, explaining things to people who kept coming in to buy things.

  After dinner, Father was busy collecting money, and the task of washing dishes fell on Su Can. After washing the rice bowls clean, wiping his hands, Su Can opened the account book.

  In the past, the daily sales were at most written on half a page of paper, which was already an account with an average daily turnover of 400 to 500 yuan. However, at this time, Su Can flipped through the account book and had to flip three or four pages before he could see the total business volume for one day.

  Every page turned over was densely filled with sold-out goods, a feast for the eyes.

  Seeing yesterday's total sales of 3,597 yuan in the account statistics still inexplicably brought out a wave of indescribable excitement and comfort from Su Can.

  Perhaps for many financial white-collar workers and bosses who have eaten crabs in this era, these sums of money are nothing. But for Su Can, he has witnessed with his own eyes the change in his family's fate under his intervention after his rebirth, slowly leaving the small ditch and entering the river.

  Seeing his parents, one busy collecting money and keeping accounts, the other busy supervising and introducing in the crowded crowd, Su Can's nose suddenly felt a little sour, and he raised his head to say, "Mom, shouldn't we ask a few people to help with the store?"

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  Thanks for brothers' recommendation and collection, "Tears are... a lifetime oath" book friends are too powerful, Ao Bao is honored!

  After the recommended plan is passed, the progress will speed up, and everyone's strong support will escort, allowing Ao Fort to have endless motivation for silent dedication.

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