Transmigrated into a Grandpa, Embracing the Laid-Back Life

Chapter 74: Clinging to the Thick Thigh

Zhou Kang was completely beyond caring about decorum, his eyes wide as he stared at Su Ming as if looking at a monster.

"Eldest... Eldest Brother, you... what did you say? Top scorer? Him?"

He pointed at Su Ming, his finger trembling.

This country bumpkin, how old was he?

"Ahem!" Zhao Chunlan was also choking, her face flushed red as she coughed while looking at Su Ming with disbelief.

Zhou Wenhai's face darkened.

"Such undignified behavior, what kind of spectacle is this!"

The icy voice made Zhou Kang shiver, and he finally realized his impropriety. He hurriedly picked up a napkin to wipe his mouth, but those bloodshot eyes of his remained fixed on Su Ming, filled with shock, jealousy, and a trace of... fear.

Zhou Kang suddenly understood.

Eldest Brother was making an investment!A fourteen-year-old County School top scorer, his future prospects were simply limitless!

At this moment, all his previous contempt, mockery, and disdain transformed into resounding slaps, striking his own face with brutal force.

The sting was searing.

Seeing this, Lady Liu quickly tried to smooth things over: "Oh my, look how excited Second Uncle is. This is a joyous occasion too. For Su Ming to achieve the top score brings glory to our Zhou family. Come, Su Ming, your teacher's wife toasts you with this cup."

She raised the fruit wine in her hand, smiling warmly.

Su Ming hastily stood up, picking up his own cup: "This student dares not accept such praise. It is entirely due to the guidance and support of my teacher and Professor Liu."

He drained the wine in his cup in one go, his posture kept extremely humble.

His calmness and modesty formed a stark contrast to Zhou Kang's loss of composure.

The look of satisfaction in Zhou Wenhai's eyes grew even deeper.

This meal, for Su Ming, tasted like chewing wax.

Although the dishes on the table were the most exquisite he had ever seen in his life, those few gazes that felt almost tangible made him feel as if sitting on pins and needles.

He finally waited until the dinner ended and immediately stood up to take his leave.

Zhou Wenhai nodded: "Yulin, escort your junior brother back."

"Yes, Father."

Zhou Yulin led Su Ming out of the dining hall, passing through the lantern-lit corridor.

The evening breeze dispersed the lingering smell of alcohol and the oppressive atmosphere from the dinner table, allowing Su Ming's taut nerves to relax.

"Junior Brother Su, please don't mind it, my second uncle... he's just like that," Zhou Yulin said with some apology.

"Senior Brother, you are too serious," Su Ming shook his head.

"From today onward, you are my father's student, and also my, Zhou Yulin's, junior brother," Zhou Yulin's tone became solemn. "In Qingshi Town, should any matter arise, you can always come to me."

He stopped walking and looked at Su Ming: "After the County School releases the results tomorrow, you can go and complete the enrollment paperwork. The County School has dedicated student dormitories. Though they are somewhat simple, they offer the advantage of quietness, and it will spare you from staying at the inn."

"Thank you for the arrangements, Senior Brother," Su Ming felt a warmth in his heart.

After seeing Su Ming to the main gate of the Zhou Residence and watching his figure disappear into the night, Zhou Yulin turned and went back inside.

He had just reached his room's doorway when a servant stopped him.

"Young Master, the Master asks you to come in."

Zhou Yulin understood and headed towards the study.

clasped behind

"Father."

do you think I accepted Su Ming as my student today?" Zhou Wenhai did not

astonished everyone, and he is this year's top scorer, with a promising future. Father appreciates talent and is

only half right," Zhou Wenhai turned around,

is not his talent, nor that title of top

Zhou Yulin was stunned.

Wenhai paced slowly. "He came to seek my protection. He clearly knows what he possesses, and he clearly knows what I

the people' political achievement. He tied his own life and property to my, Zhou Wenhai's,

flickered in Zhou Wenhai's eyes: "This level of intellect, this strategic vision, this courage... these are not something an ordinary fourteen-year-old boy could possess. He is like a piece of uncut jade. He seems unremarkable now, but with a little

Zhou

I want is Su Ming's debt of gratitude! Today, I protect him under the name

sees the petty profits before his eyes, so he will forever be stuck managing trivial matters within the inner household. You must learn to see the landscape ten, even

Ming, you can develop a deep friendship with him, but do not try to control him. He is no ordinary creature confined to a pond.

heart was profoundly shaken. He bowed in acceptance of the teaching:

was walking back to

only the lanterns of a

scorer plus the Director's student! You are now like a firefly in the pitch-black night, impossible to hide! This seriously violates the

in the night. "Sometimes, the greatest danger comes from the weakest position. We must first reach a

then sighed, "Forget it, forget it. Being high-profile now is for

now on, with Zhou Wenhai's protection, at least within this small territory of Qingshi County, no one will dare to move against you lightly. That Young Master Wei, and that Zhou Kang, will have to

energy on the surface, into

"I understand, Master."

Ming pushed open the inn's creaky wooden door. A smell mixed with cheap lamp oil and damp wood

soon as he saw Su Ming, he immediately rushed

Did you meet my uncle? Did he scold

fired questions like a machine gun, his face

off his outer garment and hung it on

essay, and because we talked well, he accepted me as his student. Your uncle didn't say anything," he poured a cup of water. "The results are

Rui looked at Su Ming's calm face, his heart even more unsettled.

Ming ignored Zhao Rui's questioning

circulated, smoothing out the last ripple of emotion in

day, as dawn was just breaking, the long street in front of

where the results would be posted, candidates and their families craned their necks, the noise

kept standing on tiptoe to look inside, muttering under his breath, "Heaven bless, ancestors bless, I must make

the outskirts of

from the surrounding anxiety, as if he were

"It's out! It's out!"

shouted, and the crowd instantly

wall by two academic supervisors working together. The two bold, flowing black

Top Scorer!

out loud, his voice full of shock. "Place

Who's that?

the poorest mountain gully south of the

Countless gazes filled with surprise, doubt,

the red list, then turned his head to look at the calm Su Ming beside

you..." He stammered for a long time, unable to get

name!" someone in

the moment, desperately craning his neck to look at the bottom

Zhao Rui.

it!

to the top of his head. Zhao Rui was so excited he almost jumped. He

them cast strange looks, some envious,

Ming patted his hand, turned, and squeezed his way out of the

"Let's go, let's go! We must celebrate! Let's go to a restaurant! Order the most expensive

bowl of Yangchun noodles," Su Ming's

voice rose in pitch. "The top scorer eats Yangchun noodles? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at if word gets

care about the opinions of others?" Su Ming kept walking without stopping. "After eating, I still need to

at Su Ming's back, he

end, the two found a clean noodle stall by

finally settled. He looked at Su Ming, who was eating his

boy who followed behind him had already

the entrance of Fu An Inn, they