On the second day of the examinations, the last paper was History. Many boys, including Lu Beichi, just casually answered the multiple-choice questions and handed them in.
In this school – apart from Lu Beixiao’s outstanding results – the grades of the other students were generally bad. Cheng Dafei and his friends were a year older than Lu Beichi, and most of them went to junior college, with some going to serve in the military.
When it was time to hand in the papers, there were only a few girls left in the exam room. They were in Ye Zhenzhen’s clique. They had a two-day holiday after this exam, and Ye Qiao just wanted to go home and take a nap. She ignored them and left.
“This Ye Qiao… she made a bet with me saying that she wouldn’t come in last this time!” Ye Zhenzhen sneered.
“Zhenzhen, why do you have such a sister? You are always the top student, while she’s always among the last few. Is she very annoying in your house?”
“Perhaps, she is not my father’s daughter. Who knows whether her mother had given birth to her after sleeping with other men in the countryside?! The entire Ye family hates her. Even my father does not want to see her!”
“Zhenzhen, what you said is possible. The two of you do not look alike. You are much prettier than Ye Qiao!” Female classmate A tried to flatter her. Ye Zhenzhen was indeed beautiful, but she could not compare to Ye Qiao; the gap was too big – like the moon and the stars!
Ye Zhenzhen firmly believed that Ye Qiao was not from the Ye family after listening to her classmates’ uproar. She must find a way to prove it!
Ye Qiao went to bed from 6.00 p.m. till 6.00 a.m. the next day. She slept for 12 hours! After getting up in the morning, she went for her morning exercise with her grandfather.
The old man was delighted but also distressed at the same time because of Ye Qiao’s sudden change. Nevertheless, it seemed that this girl had the fighting spirit of the Ye family!
Ye Qiao also told the old man about her start-up with Qiao Tian. The old man complimented her and followed her to the tube-shaped building to see the software.
Qiao Tian also worked very hard. He had been writing programs to enhance the software day and night. The software of this hotel room management system had been upgraded from the original 1.0 version to 2.3! Many loopholes in the operations had been refined, and the customer experience had also been improved.
He was also responsible for the after-sales service and worked as a technician, helping the clients to set up the software and also teaching them how to use it.
As for the sales, she could not just rely on her uncle’s connections. Hence, she had already posted some job advertisements in the talent market to recruit two or three part-time sales assistants to help them sell the software.
In her hometown, her father had begun to collect peanuts after his leg was completely healed. With the capital, the business was much easier to operate. Her eldest sister’s stall was also doing pretty well. If this continued, their family could get out of poverty within a year.
Finally, the land in N town was already under construction. She had asked her comrade, Du Jun, to send someone to supervise the construction.
As soon as Ye Qiao arrived at the school gate, she saw Ye Zhenzhen getting out of a black Volkswagen under the enviable eyes of many girls. The little princess was radiant and dressed in a beautiful outfit while carrying a backpack. She greeted the girls she knew passionately.
Soon, she was surrounded by a group of girls.
Upon entering the campus, the ranking of the exam had been posted on the blackboard at the easternmost part of the junior school teaching building.
Computers were not yet popular in this era, so the name list was written by their teacher, word by word, with the strokes of a brush on a red piece of paper, which was very striking.
“Zhenzhen, you don’t have to guess. You must be in first place again!”
Ye Zhenzhen looked proud. “Of course. I’m more curious about Ye Qiao’s ranking and whether she’s among the last few again. Can you please help me find her name? You can start searching for it from the bottom!”