Because of what had happened at Cao Family Restaurant, Zhen Rongrong, Sister Zhen, and the others had no mood to watch Cantonese opera anymore. The group returned to school early.
After Li Ye dropped them off at the school gates, Zhen Rongrong said dejectedly to Tian Xizhen, "Sister Zhen, I still dragged you down."
Although neither Zhen Rongrong nor Sister Zhen had bowed their heads before Chen Juming's threats, Zhen Rongrong was still deeply frustrated, feeling that she had implicated Sister Zhen.
But Sister Zhen immediately cut her off. "Rongrong, what kind of dispiriting nonsense are you talking about? Who does that Chen woman think she is?
"She only has to flap her lips, and every restaurant in Chinatown won't hire the two of us? Besides, it's just serving dishes. Who cares about that kind of work?"
"Rongrong, I went to work at restaurants because I really couldn't compete with someone like Teacher Jiao academically. But you're different from me. You should put all distractions aside and learn from Teacher Jiao. The bonuses Teacher Jiao has earned these past two years are far more than what I made working part-time."
Jiao Yaqiang had indeed earned a great deal in scholarships and bonuses these past few years, because he had advisors who gave him private side jobs to earn extra money.
Tian Xizhen had not even graduated from university yet. All she could earn were scholarships, and she had to fight tooth and nail against a whole bunch of international students obsessed with studying. It was no easy task at all.
That was why some people were born to be kings of the study grind. Those who couldn't out-grind them went to work instead!
"I..."
Zhen Rongrong still wanted to say something, but then she saw Li Ye's car turn back