I’m From an Ordinary Family, for Real! - Chapter 7

Chapter 7: His School Bag Was Rummaged

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Principal Lin was distracted. Chen Baijia emphasized, “Principal Lin?”

Principal Lin came back to his senses and straightened his expression. “President Chen, I’m sorry. I was thinking about installing the air conditioner just now and was distracted for a moment. Don’t worry, President Chen. There’s no problem with installing the air conditioner for Year Two Class Four in advance. I guarantee that the air conditioner can be used tomorrow!”

Chen Baijia’s expression softened. “Yes, since that’s the case, someone will come and sign the donation contract with your school tomorrow. Everyone, the company is very busy. Goodbye!”

Everyone hurriedly stood up and escorted Chen Baijia and the others away.

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The afternoon passed in the blink of an eye. School was over.

However, there were still two evening self-study sessions at night. As usual, those who were close to home went home to eat, and those who were far away from home ate in the school canteen.

Chen Chu went to the canteen, and the others gradually left. Along the way, Chen Chu could always see students and teachers he knew or didn’t know staring at him and whispering. He didn’t need to think to know what they were talking about. It was nothing more than the incident in the cafeteria at noon.

Chen Chu could be considered to have enjoyed the treatment of a lucky person who had won five million yuan. He was the center of attention. Without a doubt, in the eyes of others, he, Chen Chu, was the lucky person who had won five million yuan.

Chen Baijia even thought highly of him. He was far luckier than winning five million yuan. Five million yuan was gone after spending it, but connections could be used for the rest of his life!

Wang Hai ridiculed, “Now that the two of us are walking together, I feel like all my presence and attention have been snatched away by you. Isn’t that too exaggerated?”

Chen Chu was also very helpless. What could he do? He just hoped that it would be fine in a few days. However, he did not know that he would probably never have a day of peace. In the eyes of many precocious girls, he was the boy with the most potential in the school. If his potential was expressed in numbers, it would probably be off the charts. It was no joke that Chen Chu had the right to choose a partner first for the next two years.

The two of them hurriedly finished their meal uncomfortably and quickly slipped away. There were so many people watching them even when they were eating. Chen Chu had to hold back at all times, afraid that he would make a fool of himself.

When they returned to the classroom, the two of them heaved a sigh of relief. Then, they punched each other for no reason and laughed. Sometimes, the interaction between boys was really strange and tacit.

Chen Chu sat down and was about to take out his paper to do it when he was suddenly stunned. His expression was a little ugly. “Dahai, someone touched my bag!”

Wang Hai’s expression changed. He remembered that Chen Chu seemed to have put his business card in his bag. “F*ck, Lin Shaofa! Hurry up and see if the business card is still there!”

Chen Chu had already placed the business card in the system space. Hence, he shook his head. “Don’t be anxious. I have my business card with me. It’s not in my bag.”

Wang Hai said angrily, “It must be that bastard Lin Shaofa. Many people saw you putting your business card in your bag. He must have seen it too. He must’ve come and rummaged through your bag while we’re not around!”

Chen Chu also felt that it was Lin Shaofa, so he immediately went to look at his seat. His bag and things were all gone.

“He ran away. He must have rummaged through your bag and ran away because he felt guilty and didn’t dare to see anyone!”

“You don’t have to look. Just find a teacher. There are surveillance cameras in the classroom.”

“Let’s go and tell the teacher. If he dares to rummage through your bag today, he’ll dare to kill someone tomorrow. We can’t spoil such a person.”

The two of them immediately found their homeroom teacher, Old Tang, and told him what had happened.

The form teacher, Old Tang, was also the dean of the school’s Academic Affairs Office. Hearing this, his expression turned serious and he directly reflected to the principal. “The nature of this matter is very serious. You guys go back first and take good care of your personal belongings.” Old Tang looked at Chen Chu and said this for him to hear. “The school will definitely give you an explanation for this matter.”

The two of them returned to the classroom without making a sound. After all, this matter had yet to be confirmed. Although it was almost certain that it was done by Lin Shaofa.

It was not until the second period of evening self-study that the principal called him to the principal’s office. Wang Hai shamelessly followed. Chen Chu followed behind the principal and poked Wang Hai hard. “You run away when you should be thick-skinned. You’re quite proactive when you shouldn’t be thick-skinned.”

Wang Hai felt wronged. “If I had known that I would have a business card, I definitely wouldn’t have run away.”

In the principal’s office, the principal invited the two of them to sit down. After pouring them two glasses of water, he did not waste any time and got down to business.

“Regarding Chen Chu’s bag being rummaged, the school called Lin Shaofa’s parents to verify. We even retrieved the surveillance footage of Class Four. At the moment, it was confirmed that it was indeed your classmate, Lin Shaofa, who rummaged through your bag when you left the classroom for dinner.

“Because there was no financial loss, the school could not actually punish him. It was probably useless to call the police. However, Lin Shaofa has already applied to drop out of school.” After Principal Lin finished speaking, he raised his cup and gestured for the two of them to drink water.

Chen Chu took a sip from his cup. “Thank you, Principal.”

Principal Lin said some encouraging words and let the two of them go back to class. The moment Wang Hai stepped out of the principal’s office, he was left a little speechless. “Is this Lin Shaofa crazy? He actually really went to rummage through your bag? Why didn’t he think about it? Even if he got the business card, would he be able to use it? Chen Baijia gave you his business card. It’s not like anyone can use it.”

Chen Chu shook his head. “I feel like he’s crazy. It’s just a business card. The college entrance examination is next year. I heard that his family is similar to ours and has no connections. Once he quits school, I really don’t know what will happen to him.”

However, Chen Chu seemed to be able to foresee Lin Shaofa’s future. He could have entered a good university. He could have chosen a popular major and graduated step by step. At the very least, he can find a good job.

But now? It was a little difficult. His family didn’t have any connections. After dropping out of school, it was difficult to find a new high school to enroll in.

Taking care? Someone had to pull strings to do that!

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At 9:30 pm, the evening self-study ended.

The dormitory students stayed in school and the day students left school to go home.

Wang Hai was a dormitory student. The two of them gave each other the middle finger at the door of the classroom as a traditional farewell ceremony. Chen Chu cursed because he felt that he had raised his middle finger a little too late tonight. Damn, he had lost!

This damn desire to win!

When they walked out of the school gate, Chen Chu bumped into Shen Heng. The two of them looked at each other. Shen Heng avoided eye contact and subconsciously lowered his head. He was no longer as arrogant as before.

His footsteps were fast, as if he had encountered a ferocious beast. Chen Chu felt a little strange. Why was this guy acting like a mouse seeing a cat today? He was prepared for this guy to jump around again and secretly teach this clown a lesson with his telekinesis.

Shen Heng felt uneasy for the entire afternoon. His mind was filled with thoughts of the relationship between Chen Chu and Chen Baijia. Both of them were surnamed Chen, and Chen Baijia was so close to Chen Chu. Who knew what their relationship was?

Shen Heng almost scared himself to death. Now that he saw Chen Chu, he was terrified.

Chen Chu took the evening bus home. In an ordinary neighborhood, his parents were watching television in the living room. His mother was scrolling through her phone while his father was watching the game.

Chen Chu put down his bag and sat on the sofa. He stared at his parents with a serious expression. His mother, Yang Yumei, frowned and put down her phone. She also put on a stern face. “What are you doing?”

Chen Chu had a serious expression on his face. “Mom, be serious! And Dad, stop watching the game. I have something to ask you. It’s very, very important.”

His father, Chen Guoqiang, was a fatty. When he heard that, he put down the remote control. “What’s wrong, son?”

Chen Chu asked with a serious expression, “Is our family related to Chen Baijia?”

His mother, Yang Yumei, could not help but burst out laughing. “What’s wrong with you? s your brain fried? How can Chen Baijia be related to our family?”

His father, Chen Guoqiang, could not hold it in either. The couple leaned against each other and laughed.