Making Money Isn't Shameful!

"Yi, why did Lin Qingzhu suddenly send me a voice call..."

Ning Wangshu was lounging on the sofa, scrolling through short videos to kill time, when he unexpectedly received a voice call from Lin Qingzhu on WeChat.

He froze for a moment, a bit puzzled: "Don't tell me her grandpa regretted spending two million on my two jade pendants and wants to return them?"

"That money's already gone to buy a house—I don't have it to refund him..."

"But then again, that shouldn't be it! Her grandpa must have sensed the spiritual energy in those two jade pendants. For a cultivator like him, they're practically priceless treasures—how could he regret it?"

"Especially since his cultivation has reached the bottleneck of the Forming Yuan Stage Peak. With those two pendants, he might even have a chance to break through to the Golden Core Great Path!"

"Or maybe her grandpa's not giving up and wants her to sound me out, to see if I still have any Spirit Jades on hand?"

Thinking this over, Ning Wangshu couldn't quite decide.

Still, he quickly answered Lin Qingzhu's voice call...

"Hey, Lin Class Beauty, why'd you suddenly call me?"

Ning Wangshu asked casually.

"Ning Wangshu! Did your College Entrance Examination results really get blocked?"

Lin Qingzhu's voice came through immediately, filled with shock.

Uh...

Ning Wangshu paused, not expecting Lin Qingzhu to call him about this.

"Did Old Teacher tell you?"

Ning Wangshu quickly pieced it together. Besides himself and his younger sister Ning Ruoxuan, only Qin Feng knew about this.

Lin Qingzhu replied, "Yeah! Teacher Qin just called to ask about my exam results and mentioned it in passing."

After saying that, she couldn't help adding, "Ning Wangshu, your results really got blocked by the system? Doesn't that mean your score's in the top ranks of the province?"

Ning Wangshu chuckled, not hiding it. "Yeah, that's how it is. The bottom of the results page says my score is in the top 50 of the province, and I won't be able to check the exact score until the 27th."

With Ning Wangshu's confirmation, Lin Qingzhu took a sharp breath, stunned. "Top 50 in the province... My god, Ning Wangshu, you, you're amazing!"

"That's the top 50 in the whole province! So that means you're practically guaranteed Qingbei, right?"

Ning Wangshu gave a wry smile, noncommittal. "Top 50 is top 50, but whether it's Qingbei... that's not certain."

Lin Qingzhu didn't catch the implied meaning in Ning Wangshu's words and assumed, "With Qingbei's enrollment spots in our province, you can rest easy—you'll definitely get in."

"It's just a matter of which school you want to pick..."

Ning Wangshu didn't explain, instead changing the subject with a smile. "Lin Class Beauty, did you really call just to confirm this?"

"What else would it be?"

Lin Qingzhu shot back.

"Fine!"

Ning Wangshu shook his head with a laugh. "By the way, what about you? What score did you get?"

"Me? I got around 680, a bit better than my estimate. Of course, I can't compare to you. But I'm pretty satisfied—this score is solid enough for Jiangnan University or Jinling University."

Lin Qingzhu replied.

"Hmm, that's great! You got what you wanted. Have you decided which school to put as your first choice?" Ning Wangshu asked casually.

Lin Qingzhu said, "I'm leaning more toward Jiangnan University, since Jiangnan City is closer to our Linchuan. But I'm not sure yet—I'll see when the time comes."

"Hehe, true."

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Ning Wangshu responded with a laugh.

In his mind, though, he thought that if Lin Qingzhu really did apply to Jiangnan University and got in, they'd end up at the same school...

After a few more simple words with Lin Qingzhu, Ning Wangshu soon hung up.

Around five in the afternoon, his younger sister Ning Ruoxuan came home from school.

As soon as she walked in, she saw Ning Wangshu busy in the kitchen preparing dinner, so she came over to help.

After some time, they finished making dinner and were eating together happily when Ning Wangshu's phone rang again.

He picked it up and saw it was Zhang Yong calling, figuring he must have set up a meeting time with the Big Boss he'd mentioned.

So, Ning Wangshu answered the call...

"Hey, Brother Ning."

As soon as the call connected, Zhang Yong's voice came through.

"Yeah, Manager Zhang, just tell me—when and where are we meeting?" Ning Wangshu got straight to the point.

Zhang Yong quickly said, "Brother Ning, that Big Boss wants to meet you as soon as possible, so we've set it for tomorrow at three in the afternoon. Is that convenient for you?"

"Tomorrow at three, right? Sure. And the location?"

Ning Wangshu asked.

"The location is set at the Blue Mountain Club."

"Blue Mountain Club?"

"Yeah, this club is opened by that Big Boss himself. It's not open to the public; only internal members of the club are eligible to enter."

"Brother Ning, I'll drive over to pick you up tomorrow afternoon. That Big Boss gave me a membership card earlier and specifically told me to bring you along tomorrow."

Zhang Yong said.

"Alright! Then you just come find me whenever you see fit tomorrow. I'll be at home."

Ning Wangshu replied casually.

"Good, good. Brother Ning, I won't disturb you any longer then. See you tomorrow."

"Mm, see you tomorrow."

Seeing Ning Wangshu put down his phone, Ning Ruoxuan beside him couldn't help asking, "Older Brother, what's going on?"

Ning Wangshu smiled slightly. "Nothing much. Just have to go meet someone tomorrow. If things go smoothly, maybe I can bring in a big sum of money. If not so smoothly... I can still pocket a small sum of two million."

"Two, two million? And that's a small sum?!"

Ning Ruoxuan's eyes widened in shock.

In her view, two million was an astonishingly huge amount, but in her older brother's eyes, it was just pocket change? Then how much was the "big sum" he mentioned?

Seeing his younger sister's stunned expression, Ning Wangshu laughed. "Yeah, that guy who just called me said he's taking me to meet a Big Boss to discuss something."

"As long as I'm willing to go, whether the talk succeeds or fails, he'll pay me two million in travel expenses."

"Two million just for travel expenses? Older Brother, what exactly is he asking you to discuss? That's way too ridiculous."

Ning Ruoxuan's mouth fell open.

Ning Wangshu said, "I don't know what it's about yet. I'll only find out when the time comes. But judging by the setup, if I can negotiate well, getting ten or twenty million shouldn't be a problem."

"Of course, it still depends on the situation. Money is one thing, but what the matter actually is, is another. Your older brother isn't so cheap that I'll do anything for anyone just because they pay up!"

"It's just that I need some cash right now. If the matter isn't too troublesome, then making some money on the side is fine."

"To put it in internet terms, making money—nothing shameful about it!"

As he spoke, Ning Wangshu chuckled.

Ning Ruoxuan couldn't help but let out a "Puchi" and laughed along with him.

But then, she couldn't help marveling inwardly, clicking her tongue in amazement—her older brother now talked in terms of millions and tens of millions... It felt like money wasn't even money anymore.