Chapter 44. Don't Think It's Too Little.

David Li and Kevin Zhang were counting the money there, and their excitement grew as the amount of money in their hands kept increasing.

"Ten thousand!"

"Fifteen thousand!"

"Twenty thousand!"

"Thirty thousand!"

"Forty thousand!"

"Forty - five thousand!"

Forty - five thousand in total!

In just one morning, there were actually sales of forty - five thousand. This figure made their eyes grow wider and wider, and their hearts were full of shock.

Even Ethan Lee was stunned on the spot when he learned the exact amount. It was as if something had exploded in his mind. He worked hard all year long, but it was difficult for him to earn so much money.

At this time, all three of them felt that their long - held concepts about making money had been completely overturned. This was not doing carving business at all. It was simply like putting money directly into their pockets.

"Ethan, your son is really remarkable!"

"He has a great future!" Kevin Zhang couldn't help but give a thumbs - up, with his eyes full of approval.

"Yes, he definitely has a very promising future!" David Li also praised, his face filled with admiration after being amazed.

"Uncles, you are too flattering." Ethan replied modestly.

"No, not at all! Look, you just got hugged a little today and earned so much. Next time, you can try to sell more!" Kevin Zhang said seriously.

"Uncle, I feel that there's an underlying meaning in your words. It doesn't seem like you're complimenting me." Ethan said helplessly.

"Kevin Zhang, look at you. Do you still have the appearance of an elder?" Next to him, Ethan Lee pretended to be angry and scolded.

"Alas! I'm just envious, jealous, and resentful! Back in the day, if I had the good fortune like my nephew, alas..." Kevin Zhang said while pounding his chest and stamping his feet. His remorseful appearance seemed as if he really regretted missing a great opportunity.

"Uncle, I recorded what you just said. I'll tell my aunt when I get back."

As soon as Kevin Zhang heard this, he immediately deflated like a punctured ball and became listless all over.

In the afternoon, Ethan also tidied himself up again.

The next day, Ethan came to school. The city - wide unified examination was about to begin, and that was why he came.

In the last exam, he got the first place in Sunny County and gained a lot of Qi Yun (a kind of fortune or positive energy in some Chinese concepts, here can be simply understood as good luck). Those absorbed Qi Yun enabled him to devour a lot of things. He thought to himself secretly. He wondered how much Qi Yun he could obtain if he got the first place in the city again this time? And what wonderful changes would happen to himself after devouring this Qi Yun?

"You still have the guts to come?" Benjamin asked.

"Why wouldn't I dare to come? I haven't done anything sneaky!" Ethan replied nonchalantly.

"Kevin Liu is closely watching you this time. If you don't do well in the exam, this guy will surely take the opportunity to hit you when you're down." Benjamin frowned and said.

"Let him be." Ethan said calmly.

"Oh, it seems that you are also full of confidence." Ethan walked up to Kevin and said. He noticed that after the last incident, Kevin had become much more mature and steady.

"But, no matter how confident you are, with me here, you can only rank outside the top three in this exam!" Kevin said firmly.

"So confident?" Ethan raised his eyebrows, with a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

"I can tolerate her in front of me, but you, no!"

"Hey, kid, you're full of murderous intent! Do you still want to relive the... that kind of feeling?" Ethan raised his eyebrows again, with a bit of teasing in his words.

Ugh!

Now, whenever he heard the word "feeling", he couldn't help but want to vomit.

"You scoundrel! Besides using this method to disgust me, do you have any other tricks?"

"Why should I have other tricks? This one is enough!"

"..." Kevin was completely speechless about him and could only shake his head helplessly.

Seeing Ethan approaching, Kevin Liu, who was sitting there, had a gloomy look flash quickly in his eyes.

"I want to see how long you can keep up this pretense this time? If I catch you cheating, I'll make you lose your reputation. The whole Sunny County will know that you have integrity problems! I wonder what face you will have to be so arrogant then!"

Hearing this guy's resentful words towards him, Ethan couldn't help but wonder. He didn't seem to have any deep - seated hatred with him.

"I haven't provoked you, have I?"

"I just can't stand you showing off everywhere, can't stand you cheating in exams, can't stand you pulling down the grades of our class and smearing the image of our class." Kevin Liu said angrily.

"Oh? Presenting yourself as so noble. Do you really think you're that great?" Benjamin retorted unhappily beside him.

"Isn't it just that Ethan got the first place last time and pushed you to the third place? You thought you could replace Kevin and be in the limelight, but unexpectedly, Ethan emerged out of nowhere. You're such a narrow - minded person. Even if you have some abilities, you will find it hard to gain a foothold in society in the future because of your narrow - mindedness." Benjamin said with disdain all over his face.

"Humph! You're talking nonsense! Bastard!"

"What? Dare to curse me? Do you want to be beaten, kid? I, Bao Ye (a self - proclaimed title here, can be simply understood as 'I, the tough guy'), will fulfill you today."

As he said this, Benjamin rolled up his sleeves, looking like he was about to start a fight.

Kevin Liu looked at Benjamin. Although he was angry in his heart, he also knew that he couldn't really fight with him, so he could only look at him timidly.

"Humph! All brawn and no brain!"

Then, Kevin Liu turned to Ethan again and said viciously, "I'm just waiting to see your grades exposed this time, watching you honestly admit that you plagiarized! Humph!" Kevin Liu was full of anger, and his eyes were full of resentment.

"Kid... then you just keep your dog eyes wide open and see clearly!" Ethan responded disdainfully.

...

In the office!

The teachers were also enthusiastically discussing the upcoming unified examination.

"Recently, Kevin seems to have returned like a king. I think his grades should improve this time, and the overall grades of our school will also improve accordingly!"

"Yes! Kevin has finally cheered up again and caught up with this city - wide unified examination. I believe he will definitely be able to achieve good results this time."

"Well, Zoe's strength is definitely no problem. If Kevin can do well on top of that, then the ranking of our school will surely be able to go up another notch!"

The teachers said one after another.

"The students in No. 2 Middle School and No. 3 Middle School are also eager to have a try this time. As the college entrance examination is approaching, this should be the last unified examination. So, some students who held back before will go all out this time. I believe that some dark horses will surely stand out in this unified examination." The physics teacher analyzed.

Every year at this time, there will always be some unexpected students suddenly emerging.

"Speaking of dark horses, didn't one already appear last time? That was no ordinary dark horse! It was simply a black dragon!" A teacher from another class joked to the teachers of Class 36.

Hearing this, the teachers of Class 36 could only smile wryly.

Teacher Yvonne said, "To be honest, before, I still had a glimmer of hope for him! I thought that since he did so well in the last exam, he should be somewhat capable, or he was previously buried and should show his ability now.

But his performance in recent days makes people can't help but doubt."

"Yes! Every time I have class these days, I will pay special attention to his seat. I was even ready to answer some questions for him. After all, those who could get full marks in the last exam must be a good student.

But... every time I have class, he is not there. Before, he was just sleeping in class, but now he is nowhere to be seen." The physics teacher sighed helplessly.

"Tell me about it! He got a full mark in English. I even deliberately paid attention to his seat and even asked his deskmate! I asked if he often read some English reading materials in his spare time or after class, or even if he watched some English movies, or if he had a relative with a study - abroad background. After all, there are many ways to learn English. But, unfortunately, he didn't have any of these. It seems that he has never studied English!"