Pampered by the School Bully-Chapter 149 - 143, Old Huo, wait until I get into Tsinghua, you’ll owe me an apology!

Chapter 149: 143, Old Huo, wait until I get into Tsinghua, you’ll owe me an apology!

Huo Feng had a lengthy argument with his obstinate grandfather, but finally managed to wrap up the conversation within 15 minutes and drove Pu Sangzhi away.

On the way back, Huo Feng drove steadily without recklessly overtaking other cars or changing lanes, so Sangzhi was less afraid.

The journey was smooth, and Sangzhi started chatting with Huo Feng.

After meeting Huo Feng’s grandfather, Sangzhi suddenly became interested in Huo Feng’s family.

Huo Feng’s grandfather and Huo Feng were cut from the same cloth; their appearances and manners were so alike that it made Sangzhi feel bewildered.

Unable to contain her curiosity, she asked Huo Feng, "You and your grandfather must be very close, right?"

Sitting in the front, Huo Feng replied with a proud smile, "Absolutely, my grandfather treats me even better than he treats my aunt. I am more favored than his own children."

Sangzhi then asked, "So, that house belongs to your grandfather?"

"Not at all."

Huo Feng shook his head, "The house is financed, my grandfather just holds a share. The major shares belong to me and my ten ’sons.’"

Sangzhi was puzzled, "What do you mean?"

Huo Feng started bragging with a smile, "Back in the first year of middle school, my ’sons’ and I used to skip classes to play games at the internet café. After two summers and a winter, we finally got tired of that game. It seemed a waste to just let go of such cool accounts, so we sold them. All in all, it brought in over 110,000 yuan. We spent the change on other things. The sum of 110,000 yuan was left – and my OCD kicked in; I couldn’t bear to spend it."

Upon hearing this, Sangzhi was greatly surprised, hardly able to believe it, "You ten made more than 110,000 yuan? Just from playing games?"

110,000 yuan... It’s a significant sum for a student, no, even for an average family!

All that just from playing games?

Huo Feng raised an eyebrow, "That’s right! We all had accounts ranked on the server-wide leaderboard, and we spent money on the game too. I guess total spending by the 11 of us on the game nearly reached 10,000 yuan..."

Sangzhi exclaimed in astonishment, "Even if you spent 10,000 yuan, you still made over 100,000 yuan. Isn’t that exaggerated? Is the gaming industry so lucrative?"

Huo Feng nodded with pride, "Exactly. Now it’s even pricier; people nowadays are bigger spenders. But we don’t play that game anymore; we’re busy with our studies now~"

Sangzhi remained somewhat perplexed, "So, the two-story house really only cost 110,000 yuan? Could it be that cheap?"

Huo Feng patiently explained, "The house was 200,000 yuan; my grandfather found it. He added 90,000 yuan to it, and now his name is on the property deed. We were all minors and couldn’t purchase a house, so my grandfather handled everything when it was bought."

As he spoke, Huo Feng suddenly grinned, "Speaking of which, back then my ’sons’ and I had this large sum of money and were scared to tell the adults. We were worried about how to spend it sensibly without regret. Then, my scatterbrained aunt let it slip to my grandfather. After hearing about it, he came to me and suggested I buy a house. He was a village official in Centou Village and had inside information that the houses at the foot of Centou Village were cheap. He said the government might reorganize and reconstruct the area soon, potentially causing prices to soar, making it a worthy investment. So, I discussed it with my ’sons’ and convinced them to spend all the money on purchasing the house. It turned out, the value doubled in two years. Now such a house would sell for at least 400,000 yuan and might double again in a few years. My ’sons’ and I are thrilled; we won’t have to worry about startup funds for future businesses. If we sold the house and got the money, we could become our own bosses directly."

Hearing all this, Sangzhi felt not just shocked but her perspective on Huo Feng also changed significantly.

At this moment, she had to admit that Huo Feng seemed like a treasure... The deeper she got to know him, the more unexpected things she uncovered.

And the more she discovered about him, the deeper Sangzhi sank into feelings of inferiority...

Huo Feng’s mother was a teacher, his father surely had a respectable job, and his grandfather was a village official—his whole family was decent and respectable.

His family was affluent and cultured, and Huo Feng himself was outstanding in many aspects; as long as he was willing to work hard, he was undoubtedly a person with great potential.

In contrast, Sangzhi now seemed like a child from a poor family, not only without money but also in debt of nearly 500,000 yuan.

At this moment, she could imagine that a few years down the road, as long as Huo Feng stayed on the right path, he was bound to become an exceptional talent. With his looks, ability, and personality, there would be a lot of girls chasing after him...

Whereas she herself... Even if she graduated with excellent grades and entered society, it was not certain that she would have a smooth career path.

Even if she did well for herself, she would have to repay the debts of her relatives and her father; her life was clearly not going to be easy.

Clearly... She and Huo Feng were from different worlds, mismatched in terms of social standing.

Indeed...

Now, Sangzhi gradually came to terms with reality, slowly realizing that, in fact, she was not worthy of Huo Feng.

Huo Feng was currently working hard to pursue her because he hadn’t realized the harsh reality of her family. He only knew her, Pu Sangzhi.

Perhaps the day he came to understand the full extent of her debt-ridden family background, he would let go and seek a relationship with a wealthy girl, right?

With these thoughts, Sangzhi felt her sense of inferiority growing stronger...

...

All the way, Huo Feng calmly drove her home.

After getting off the car, they said goodbye, and Huo Feng left on his little electric scooter.

Pu Sangzhi entered the house just in time for dinner, as Chen Huifen was coming out of the kitchen.

Seeing her return, Chen Huifen immediately craned her neck to look behind Sangzhi and asked, "Where’s Xiaofeng? Did you send him away again?"

"Mom~"

With a sigh, Pu Sangzhi took hold of Chen Huifen’s shoulders and gently pushed her toward the kitchen, pleading, "Come on, please get rid of those wild ideas."

Chen Huifen was a bit confused: "What’s wrong?"

Sangzhi lamented, "Nothing much, I’m still young, and he’s not mature enough, so could you please not think about such complicated matters?"

Chen Huifen still didn’t understand. "Mom didn’t say anything, did she?"

Sangzhi replied, "But now you like Huo Feng too much, I’m asking you, don’t like him too much in the future."

Chen Huifen was even more perplexed, "What’s going on? Wasn’t today’s outing fun?"

"It was not that..."

Sangzhi pushed Chen Huifen all the way into the kitchen and then went to get a bowl and chopsticks to serve the rice.

As she scooped the rice, she stated, "Mom, I must make it clear to you that my relationship with Huo Feng is purely platonic. Such a relationship can last a long time, but any further involvement is sure to lead nowhere. Besides, I don’t want anything more with him, so you better not get any strange ideas!" freewёbnoνel.com

As Sangzhi spoke these words, images of the dream she had the night before unwittingly flashed through her mind.

In the dream, she got into Tsinghua, still had debts to pay, and officially affirmed her relationship with Huo Feng... Every scene was so vivid.

Sangzhi sighed internally, warning herself not to take a dream seriously. She shouldn’t be swayed by feelings for Huo Feng just because of a dream; that was unrealistic.

Chen Huifen had always known about Sangzhi’s attitude toward Huo Feng’s son, so even though Sangzhi was so formally declaring it now, Chen Huifen didn’t take it seriously and simply nodded in assent, "I know, I know, mom knows everything."

But Chen Huifen also knew that Huo Feng was indeed charming.

If that boy was persistent, her Sangzhi would eventually be won over.

If that boy gave up halfway, then Sangzhi maintaining such a clear-headed state was also good.

In any case, it was too soon...

At this age, education was more important.

...

In the evening, Sangzhi’s life continued as usual: eating dinner, washing dishes, doing household chores, and taking a shower.

In the evening, in another part of Tangxia Town inside the Mingzhu Building, Huo Feng was buried in the memorization task assigned to him by Sangzhi...

Huo Feng rarely studied seriously at home, but this time, he was making his efforts known.

Walking back and forth in the living room with his English book, Huo Feng loudly recited and memorized English words, his voice echoing throughout the space.

At that moment, Huo Mingshan was sitting on the sofa watching television.

Disturbed by Huo Feng’s recitation near him, Huo Mingshan had to mute the TV, which was far from satisfying.

Shen Yu was sitting next to him, playing with her phone. Every now and then, she would look up at Huo Feng pacing behind the sofa.

Both of them thought that Huo Feng was just putting on a show of being serious for their benefit and that this act couldn’t last more than half an hour.

Unexpectedly, after one episode of the TV drama finished, Huo Feng was still reciting behind them...

Huo Mingshan couldn’t take it anymore and turned to reprimand him, "Huo Feng, can’t you go to your room to memorize?"

At that point, Huo Feng put down his English book and mischievously responded, "No way, I have to recite right here in front of you, to show you how serious I am. Continue watching your TV; just feel a bit guilty about me every now and then."

Huo Mingshan frowned deeply. "What nonsense are you spouting? Why should I feel guilty about you?!"

Huo Feng retorted, "Who’s been treating me like an underachiever all this time? You’ve wounded my pride, and you’ve even hindered my development! Now, I’m going to develop right in front of you. When I get into Tsinghua, you—Old Huo—will have to apologize for all the harsh words over the years!"

Huo Mingshan pointed a finger fiercely at Huo Feng, "Fine, you go ahead and try! If you get in, I’ll eat my words!"

Huo Feng quickly pointed at Shen Yu, seizing the opportunity, "Mom, you heard that, right? Old Huo’s making a promise!"

Shen Yu laughed out loud while still playing with her phone.