Reaching the age of thirty, my income randomly doubled-Chapter 762 - 570: Courage to Stand Out

Chapter 762 -570: Courage to Stand Out

Little Third, Chen Lu, stood up bravely for a girl in their class.

Finally, at such a young age, he acted like a real “man.” His mom made such a big deal out of it.

She was dying to invite the whole Chen Family to a feast of celebration. Sure, Little Third threw that historic first punch, but the revolutionary significance was overwhelming.

Praise had to be heaped onto him, encouraging this kind of little tough-guy behavior.

Chen Pingsheng felt nothing but awkward.

His son had thrown a weak punch, and then ended up being pinned to the ground, only to have his sister step in to save the day.

And for this, his wife threw a grand celebration for Little Third, Chen Lu? Telling people about this would be embarrassing, okay?

On the other hand, the time Chen An’an spent adapting to life in Golden Mountain was unexpectedly smooth.

Her classmates weren’t few, and there were even more students in the dormitory.

Normally, Chen An’an could get along with anyone, but she wasn’t too fond of two locals in her dorm.

At such a young age, they had already started wearing makeup and bragging about their expensive cosmetics in front of others.

This made Xiao Wenwen and Hu Tao, who were on good terms with her, green with envy. She was genuinely worried these two might be led astray by such behavior.

Nowadays, there were quite a few middle schoolers who were already getting into early romance, especially in schools with poor academic performance.

There were some in her class too; just the other day, Chen An’an nearly bumped into a situation.

It ended with a guy, clearly blind as a bat, coming up to her to ask her to get the makeup girl’s WeChat for him.

Chen An’an was furious. Me, An’an the Big Sister, at least qualify as a pretty girl, okay? I may not want early romance, but if no one liked me at all, that would be embarrassing too!

Chen An’an found it easier to connect with Xiao Wenwen and Hu Tao, not caring much for the two girls who wore makeup.

These girls thought way too highly of themselves, boasting endlessly about their mediocre makeup products. If she wasn’t currently just another ordinary middle school girl, she’d have taught them a lesson in seconds.

As for big-name international cosmetic brands, including those trying to break into luxury markets, who wouldn’t invite her mom to endorse them?

If her mom said a product wasn’t good, it might as well withdraw from the domestic market early.

Bragging about some product she hadn’t even heard of—that was beyond awkward.

Walking through the playground with her hands behind her back, Chen An’an was adapting fairly well to this ordinary middle school life.

But, oh boy, the frustration was very real.

No wonder her dad even said it would be hard for her to stick it out for three years. Going from frugality to luxury is easy; going from luxury to frugality is tough.

Already in a foul mood, Chen An’an suddenly had a basketball kicked her way.

Without a word, she kicked it right back, then went on walking with her hands behind her back.

“Hey, you!”

Without knowing she was being shouted at, she kept walking until, after hearing a few more “Hey, you!” she realized they were calling her.

“You calling me?”

“Yeah, who else would I be calling? You kicked my ball so far; I order you to go pick it up for me.”

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Was this bullying?

Me, Chen An’an, being well-raised enough not to bully others is a credit to my dad’s upbringing. And you want to bully me?

“Why should I pick it up? You almost hit me, didn’t you know?”

“If I kick you, you should feel honored. Do you even know who I am?”

“I don’t know who you are, but I do know you’re definitely a dumbass.”

Chen An’an couldn’t be bothered anymore. Another kid relying on his rich dad, huh? Honestly, ever since she couldn’t confidently shout out “My dad is Chen Pingsheng!”, her life at school seemed to have lost its glow.

Classmates, teachers, school administrators—none were orbiting around her anymore.

Is this what being a regular girl is like? Just walking around and still getting bullied.

What she didn’t expect was that this time, she’d actually gotten herself into trouble—big trouble.

Of course, if she’d said “My dad is Chen Pingsheng,” this would probably blow over completely.

The key was that she was just a regular girl now, a nobody, with a dad who simply drove a Volkswagen Passat.

People like this? Doesn’t seem like anyone respects them.

That big boy—it turns out his parents were rich, too.

And he himself had gotten into this school through the back door.

Around here, he had a reputation; he was like the unofficial boss of the school. Not many dared to insult him so directly.

Jin Haotian wasn’t about to let it slide. He called some of his mates to block Chen An’an’s way, but she didn’t panic one bit. She readied herself and took up her Praying Mantis Fist stance.

All those years of martial arts training weren’t for nothing; taking on three at once wasn’t even an issue.

Jin Haotian was caught off guard, ending up knocked to the ground and getting a couple of bonus kicks. He howled with pain.

After giving her beatdown, Chen An’an struck a stylish pose and walked away. Jin Haotian, lacking any sense of honor, later that afternoon rallied seven or eight fellow classmates to block her path again.

This time, Chen An’an figured she probably wouldn’t be able to win. If she couldn’t win, she’d definitely have to tell a teacher.

When I can win, I’ll deal out a few kicks; when I can’t, it’s time for the authorities to step in.

Jin Haotian didn’t hold back; he spat a couple of vicious threats at her.

Then, something unexpected happened.

The principal overheard the situation and flew into a rage, deciding that such acts of campus bullying must be curbed immediately.

Jin Haotian was expelled.

And the seven or eight boys he’d gathered—all expelled too.

This even left Jin Haotian’s homeroom teacher dumbfounded. They thought, wasn’t Jin Haotian bullying non-local students a regular thing?

Why was the principal suddenly acting so righteous? His dad even donated a little money to the school.

Was it really necessary to offend them this badly?

The principal thought to himself, If I’d found out even a little later, it wouldn’t just be Jin Haotian getting expelled—it’d be me retiring early.

Hell no, almost ruined my reputation!

Thank goodness Xiao Wenwen and Hu Tao found a teacher in time; otherwise, if Chen An’an had been bullied by seven or eight boys, it would’ve been disastrous.

These kids have guts bigger than the skies. Since when was it acceptable to openly fight in school?

And to gang up on one middle school girl—how shameless!

The principal was full of righteous anger, even giving Jin Haotian’s homeroom teacher a scolding.

As for Jin Haotian, he was completely dumbfounded. Who did he bully? No one!

He hadn’t even gotten the chance to bully anyone—why was he expelled already?

Jin Haotian called his parents, who weren’t exactly reasonable themselves. Without hesitation, they went straight to find trouble for Chen An’an.

They demanded the principal provide an explanation; otherwise, they wouldn’t let it go.

The principal wasn’t afraid of escalation. He scolded the two of them fiercely, prompting them to go complain to the higher-ups at the education bureau.

They believed justice would come eventually—after all, they had pretty strong connections themselves.

They demanded the principal publicly apologize and expel Chen An’an.

But the education bureau leaders had received prior notice. If anyone helped their son, it would be endgame for them.

These two kept searching for connections, eventually arriving at Chen Pingsheng’s doorstep.

He hadn’t wanted to step in himself, but those two were so clueless that he began worrying they’d disrupt Chen An’an’s normal school life.

“Jin Haotian’s dad, your business seems to be doing well. You’re even getting small orders from my group now.”

Jin Sen froze on the spot. What was happening?

They had never expected Chen An’an to be this man’s daughter!

“Let me lay it out: An’an is my daughter. She voluntarily chose to live as an ordinary girl, but thanks to your son’s stupidity and your own arrogant posturing, people started calling me about this issue.”

Chen Pingsheng was visibly upset. “So, what’s your decision? Will you leave Golden Mountain voluntarily, or should I lift a finger and *ask* you to leave?”

What–this was about to devolve into forcing them out of Golden Mountain.

Jin Sen might have wanted to talk the tough talk, but there’s an obvious problem–he didn’t remotely have the strength to back it up.

When the balance of power was so one-sided, bowing out proactively was always the smarter move.

It was blatantly clear this man was genuinely angry.

Not at his son—the principal had already handled that.

The anger was directed squarely at them. Jin Haotian was clearly in the wrong, yet they’d caused trouble both here and there, acting like they were the victims of some great injustice.

Fine. Since you want to pull the “parents fight it out” card, let me provide a straightforward route for you. Whether you choose it or not doesn’t matter—you’ll have to follow it anyway.