Chapter 187: We're going back to school

Bah! What? You don't want to hog the finance class all by yourself? What? You just simply want to cultivate these students for the future of the country's finance? I see that it's simply a lofty excuse. There is no such a great person in this world. We are not three-year-old children anymore. Can you stop teasing me?

Watching the backs of Zhou Ming and Luo Han as they left, Yuchi Long spat out a few curses in his heart. Since he started working at the age of seventeen, he has met countless people, whether they are high-ranking officials or ordinary people. No matter what they say about serving the people, in reality, everyone is fighting for their own interests. There are no selfless people, those kinds of people only exist in movies.

If you say you are really so righteous, Zhou Ming, why do those students listen to you so well? Isn't it because of what you did when you were the class teacher?

But despite what he said, deep down inside, Yuchi Long always had some doubts, not for anything else, but for Zhou Ming's disdainful look: he said he didn't care about doing those things at all, and indeed he was a businessman and didn't need those students to do anything, so did he really do that?

As soon as this thought came to him, Yuchi Long fiercely suppressed it. Yuchi Long told himself, 'No way, there's no such person in the world, and even if there is, it definitely won't be Zhou Ming. He's just a selfish and greedy capitalist. He can't be. But what if it's true?

Yuchi Long was struggling with this over there, but by this time, Zhou Ming and Luo Han had already left. Along the way, Luo Han was a little indignant for Zhou Ming: 'This Yuchi Long really went too far, thinking badly of a gentleman. Consultant Zhou, you obviously did this so that your classmates could have a better development, and you also asked me to do the same, but he slandered you for his own gain and accused you of trying to monopolise the finance class.'

Compared to Luo Han's righteous indignation, Zhou Ming had an indifferent attitude: 'Luo, there's no need to dwell on this. Everyone judges others based on their own perceptions. If you are like this, naturally he will think that other people are the same as him.'

'So he will never think that you, Advisor Zhou, are different from him!' Luo Han said. 'But I think in the end, Advisor Zhou's words should have shaken him up a bit.'

'It doesn't matter if he's shaken or not. I'm not related to him, so it doesn't matter what he thinks. We just need to do our best,' Zhou Ming said.

Zhou Ming and Luo Han arrived in the front hall, where all the students from the finance class were waiting. They all gathered around when they saw Zhou Ming.

Zhou Ming gestured for them to be quiet, then said, 'Classmates, I'm very sorry about your dropping out of Renmin University. After all, I was the one who encouraged you to do it...'

Before Zhou Ming could finish his sentence, Ye Ning interrupted him immediately, saying, 'Teacher, this is not your fault. This is our own choice. We no longer want to study in the finance class at Renmin University. We don't want that * * to be our homeroom teacher. It is I who followed you to truly learn about finance. You can ask the students here if you don't believe me, and they will definitely give the same answer!'

After Ye Ning finished speaking, the other students all responded one after the other, saying, 'Yes, Mr. Zhou Ming, you did nothing wrong. This was our own choice.'

'I know you are all good people, but as students, you are still best off at school,' said Zhou Ming. 'I have already communicated with the school on your behalf, and you will all be retained in the school. You will still be students of Renmin University.'

Zhou Ming's words caused the students' thinking to explode. They all said, 'Teacher, you don't want us anymore? We don't want to go back to Renmin University. We just want to follow you and learn the best financial knowledge. Didn't you say you want to train us to become the financial pillars of the country in the future? How can you give up on us now? Don't drive us away!'

Hearing these words from his students, Zhou Ming could only smile bitterly. However, Zhou Ming didn't expect that he was actually so important in the hearts of these students.

This also moved Zhou Ming quite a bit. He solemnly told his classmates, 'Ye Ning, Chen Shu, Li Yang, you are the class officers, don't set a bad example. Everyone else, please calm down first. First of all, I am very grateful to everyone for taking me so seriously. Then I want to tell you all that I, Zhou Ming, am a person with a very strong sense of responsibility. Everyone needs me so much, so how could I possibly abandon you all?'

Li Yang, who was the quickest to respond, suddenly thought of something: 'Teacher, so that means that after we go back to campus, you will still be our homeroom teacher?'

Zhou Ming nodded and said yes, and the students in the finance class immediately cheered. The joy was like they weren't the ones who just shouted, and Zhou Ming could feel the heartfelt joy of his students. His students were so simple, and it felt so good to be needed by them.

Zhou Ming thought so and then said, 'So since we are now back on the Renmin University campus, as Renmin University finance students, you'd better go back to school tomorrow to study on your own. I know that Renmin University has kept your classrooms for you.'

When Zhou Ming said this, the others didn't react much, but Li Yang asked first, 'Why does the teacher want us to study on our own? Does the teacher not want to give us lessons?'

As soon as Li Yang asked his question, Ye Ning scolded him, 'Li Yang, will you shut up? Do you really not understand or are you just pretending to be ignorant? Don't you know that the teacher is not just any teacher, he is also the country's most important financial warfare expert and owns several companies himself? He can spare time to give us lessons because the teacher thinks highly of us, how can we ask the teacher to just be our teacher all the time?'

After saying this, Ye Ning looked back at Zhou Ming, 'I believe that the teacher is also considering his responsibility to us when he tells us to go back to school!'

With Ye Ning's words, all the students in the finance class suddenly remembered Zhou Ming's identity. They remembered that he was not simply a teacher, but a financial legend in this country and even the world. They didn't know how much wealth Zhou Ming actually had, but they knew that whether it was the financial battle in Northern Russia or the best-selling domestic eight-treasure porridge, they needed his leadership. The fact that he could manage this finance class was already a great time commitment.

With this in mind, class monitor Chen Shu stepped forward and said, 'Teacher, if you're busy, just go ahead. I can assure you that we can do just as well with or without you!'

Zhou Ming was very gratified by the declaration of the finance class students. Even Luo Han said to him, "Consultant Zhou, your personal charm is truly unparalleled. The students support you so much!'

Zhou Ming nodded to Luo Han and then said to the students, "Thank you very much. I can tell you that this time I'm leaving because there are indeed some things I need to take care of at the company, but I'll be done soon.'

At this point, Ming suddenly changed the subject and continued, 'Okay everyone, without further ado, let's get back to the topic at hand. I hope that when you go back this time, you will stop making noise and get your act together and study hard, because after this financial conference is over, Mr. Luo Han, the first vice president of Nanjiang Securities Company, will take you there to intern and will also participate in the establishment of the Nanjiang Stock Exchange.'

As Zhou Ming said this, the students below immediately became excited. As the elites of the finance class, who among them did not know the establishment of the stock exchange would be epoch-making?

If it was said before that their finance class was the future pillars of finance, it was just empty talk to satisfy hunger, then Zhou Ming's words were to actually give them a part in the big event.

Facing a number of excited faces, Zhou Ming suddenly put on a stern face and said, 'But I have to put the ugly words in front. Although you are only interning at Nanjiang, the work of setting up the stock exchange is very important. You are all students in the finance class, so I have already told Mr. Luo that he will demand the most from you. If you fail to meet the standards, he will ask you to leave.'

'Don't worry, teacher, we will definitely work harder! We will also demand the most rigorous standards of ourselves. For the sake of our dignity and the dignity of the finance class, we will definitely not be fired by Mr Luo!' Chen Shu said firmly.

With the class leader taking the lead, the other students also firmly gave Zhou Ming their word.

At this time, the mobile phone Zhou Ming was carrying rang. Zhou Ming picked it up and connected, and soon a familiar voice came from the other end: 'Is this Comrade Zhou Ming?'

'It's me, Old Yang,' Zhou Ming replied.

Although Zhou Ming had deliberately lowered his voice when he answered and turned to the side, Luo Han, who had been standing next to him the whole time, still heard him. He widened his eyes.

Old Yang? There was only one person in the country who deserved that title, so did the old man just call Zhou Ming directly? Because of this incident, so saying that Yuchi Long would ask Zhou Ming to give in today was Old Yang saying hello?

This idea made Luo Han involuntarily take a cold breath. Although he had long since thought that someone from the Central Committee must have said something, he had not thought that it was Old Yang himself who had personally asked about it, and even called Zhou Ming after it was over to confirm. What kind of treatment was this? Just what kind of big shot was Zhou Ming?

Zhou Ming did not know that his comment about Old Yang had caused such a shock in Luo Han. He had already walked over to the side to answer the phone.

'Comrade Yuchi Long has already spoken to you?' Without any pretence of politeness, Yang Dingguo asked directly as soon as he came up.

'Yes, Old Yang, I have just finished talking to Yuchi Long. I have promised to persuade the Finance Class to return to the National People's Congress on the condition that they can no longer interfere with the arrangements of the Finance Class at will,' Zhou Ming replied.

The answer did not surprise Yang Dingguo. With a sigh, Yang Dingguo said, 'You little guy, you really can't find peace anywhere. I let you go to school and be a homeroom teacher, and you actually got a whole class to drop out together. It's really incomprehensible. It seems I'm getting old and can't keep up with the thinking and footsteps of young people like you!'

'How could that be? You are still going strong, Mr Yang, and the country is counting on you to make the right moves. Tell me more. If it wasn't for you, I'm afraid I wouldn't have had the chance to stand out.' Zhou Ming laughed.

'You're sucking up, but in the end it's going to backfire on you,'

Yang Dingguo said in a bad-tempered tone, and then his tone dropped as he said, 'I understand what happened this time. They did make some mistakes, and I have already spoken to Comrade Zekang, who has promised that it will never happen again. But you were really too impulsive.'

'I understand,' Zhou Ming said, 'but please rest assured, Mr Yang, I promise that it won't happen again!'

'I hope so, but I'm not reassured by your promise,' Yang Dingguo said.