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Chapter 7

Make Them Split the Secondhand Smoke Money

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"Uncle Yu, it's getting late. I'll head back to the dorm first."

"Okay."

The school leaders let out a collective sigh of relief. He was finally leaving.

If he stayed any longer, who knew what other bombshells might come out?

Unexpectedly, Uncle Yu suddenly called out to Xu Yi the next second. "Wait!"

"Hmm?"

"Xiao Yi, I'll go with you. I'll see if there's anywhere that needs financial aid."

"Okay."

Xu Yi's expression remained unchanged, but he began looking forward to it inwardly, hoping his roommates and the Student Union would put in some effort.

Contribute plenty of Emotion Points.

Since it was a boys' dormitory, Bingbing couldn't follow them in anymore. She was extremely disappointed.

That scene just now had been truly explosive—the kind of news she hadn't encountered in all her years in the industry.

She then arranged for an assistant to clip the hidden camera to her chest.

"Li Yi, stop lying there. Come with us." The principal was furious. He kicked him and said coldly,

"If this idiot had done a background check beforehand, would things have turned out like this?"

"Now that we're taking him along, if something goes wrong again, we can keep shifting the blame onto him."

On the way, Yu Shu asked with concern, "Xiao Yi, has any of your classmates bullied you in the dorm?"

Tense Emotion +20

"That won't happen. Our school has always kept a close eye on things like that, and the students all get along harmoniously.

Besides, I often hold meetings and encourage the students to help one another. So the dorms are usually like little families filled with unity and friendship." The principal hurriedly explained.

"Is that so, Xiao Yi?" Uncle Yu ignored him and turned to look at Xu Yi instead.

Xu Yi shrank his neck. "Y-Yeah, I guess?"

"???"

Rage Points +100 Tense Points +200

Before long, everyone arrived at the dormitory.

As soon as they opened the door, a thick cloud of smoke drifted out. It was extremely choking.

Wang Liang looked as if he had ascended to heaven. His entire body was buzzing from the smoking high. When he saw Xu Yi enter, his eyes immediately lit up.

"Xu Yi, did you just smell smoke?"

"Um... It's a little choking."

"Then hurry up and split the secondhand smoke money."

Xu Yi: "..."

Everyone: "???"

"What are you looking at? Hurry up and split the secondhand smoke money for me!" Wang Liang slammed the ashtray down and shouted.

Tense Points +188 Rage Points +66

The principal nearly choked to death. "What the hell is secondhand smoke money? Why don't you just reach out and rob people?"

Uncle Yu gave the principal a meaningful look. "Ha-ha, you're quite the capable principal. Truly a little family of mutual assistance, unity, and friendship."

"Director, I—"

"You stay outside. Don't come in."

"Okay, okay."

The moment Yu Shu and Xu Yi entered, a sarcastic voice rang out.

"Oh, look who's here~ Went out to sell instant noodles again to make money? Keep selling, and you'll be the richest man in the city soon. Unlike me—I only live on my parents' five-thousand-yuan monthly allowance.

"By the way, Xu Yi, how much do your parents give you?"

"No way, no way. Don't tell me there are really parents who don't give their children money?"

"Liu Yu, stop. I'm an orphan. My father passed away."

"Huh? Sorry... I didn't mean to. If only your father had worn Nike sooner."

Everyone: "???"

Rage Points +100 Tense Points +100

The principal, eavesdropping outside the door, was already crying.

Yu Shu's composure, cultivated through years in official circles, nearly collapsed completely.

Brother Lao, do you even know what you're saying?

Xu Yi merely had reddened eyes and said nothing.

As soon as he sat down on the bed, another voice rang out.

"Xu Yi, have you passed CET-6? I see you memorizing vocabulary every day."

"I have."

"Huh? You passed?! Why were you able to pass? What gives you the right to pass?"

"Goose gang arrest! Goose bind arrest! You only memorize these words every day, and you still passed? Why!"

"Hmph... What good is passing? You still won't be able to find a job.

"Unlike me, my parents arranged for me to work at the Education Bureau as soon as I graduated. While everyone else was still competing in the exams, I had already landed a secure position."

Tense Points +150 Rage Points +150

Yu Shu looked at Yang De, his eyes flickering, but his tone remained gentle. "Young man, what are your parents' names?"

"You old geezer, who are you?"

"I'm Xu Yi's uncle."

"Oh, you're trying to pull strings for your nephew, are you?"

Yu Shu: "???"

"Sorry, my parents are very upright. They never help people cut in through the back door.

"If you want to give a gift, you can just give it to me."

"..."

"Very good, very good." Yu Shu was so furious that he laughed.

It was his first time seeing someone unleash their ultimate attack directly at the base.

"Your parents certainly raised a fine son."

"Did you need to say that?"

"Oh, look at you~ You don't have money for a gift, so now you're being sarcastic. You spend all day learning crooked tricks."

Thud~

The principal finally couldn't take it anymore and kicked the door open.

"Liu Yu, shut up!"

"Oh, look who it is~ Pr—Principal?!"

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