After being reborn, the school beauty's entire family knelt down to repent.

"Uncle and Aunt, if there's nothing else, I'll head back now. My dad's waiting for me at home for dinner."

Chen Ming politely said goodbye to Yu Chuang's parents, then turned and walked out of the office.

Yu Chuang's parents looked at each other, and Yu Chengqing's face showed a hint of helplessness and frustration.

They had originally hoped to settle the matter with money, but Chen Ming's resolute attitude thwarted their plan.

"This kid... he's completely stubborn!" Yu Chuang's mother muttered under her breath upon seeing this.

Upon hearing this, the head of the teaching department could only give an awkward smile.

After all, neither of these two sides are entities he can afford to offend.

As Chen Ming walked out of the office, he did not feel relieved at all for rejecting Yu Chuang's parents' suggestion.

He knew that this matter was far from over. Yu Chuang had trespassed into his home with the intention of causing harm, but since no real harm had been caused, he might not be severely punished.

Chen Ming's initial goal was to leave him with a criminal record so that he would understand that his actions had consequences.

When Chen Yitian got home, dinner was already prepared.

"Wow, Dad, the meal is so delicious today."

Chen Ming looked at the table full of dishes and said with a smile.

"Two happy events happened in the family today, so we naturally have to celebrate," Chen Yitian said as he served Chen Ming a bowl of steaming rice.

"Two happy events?" Chen Ming looked at Chen Yitian and asked in return.

"Stop pretending in front of your father. The fish in the fishpond will be bought by the director of the agricultural trade bureau personally, and you've been selected as a civil servant. Don't you think your father should celebrate this with you?"

"Oh, so that's what it is. What good news is this? Besides, I haven't even finalized the acquisition yet."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yitian was stunned.

"Director Chen of the Agricultural Trade Bureau offered a purchase price that is 20% higher than before. If we don't sell now, we'll suffer a huge loss."

However, Chen Ming shook his head: "Twenty percent higher than before is just the current basic price. Besides, I don't want to simply make my first pot of gold this little bit."

It's clear that Chen Ming has his own plans and intentions.

Chen Yitian looked at his son, and although he didn't quite understand, he patiently asked, "What else do you want? I heard that Director Chen personally went to the school to find you. Director Chen's acquisition is a guarantee for us. Don't let a moment of impulse cause you to lose this good opportunity."

“I know the risks, but as long as this deal hasn’t been finalized, we still have the right to negotiate.”

Hearing Chen Ming's words, Chen Yitian was somewhat incredulous.

I don't know what kind of magic potion my son has taken recently, he seems like a completely different person.

"Don't worry, Dad. Leave this to me. I will make sure nothing goes wrong."

"Okay, whatever you say, but we still have to eat."

Chen Yitian smiled and nodded at Chen Ming's confident demeanor, and then the two sat down to enjoy their dinner.

While eating, Chen Ming explained his plans and ideas to Chen Yitian. Although Chen Yitian still had some doubts, seeing his son's confidence, he gradually felt at ease.

After dinner, Chen Ming returned to his room and began organizing information about the fishpond.

At least twenty fishponds in their town have been affected by the recent cold wave, and Chen Ming's fishpond was actually the most affected due to its location. However, thanks to Chen Ming's timely handling and preventive measures, the losses were minimized.

He knew that to gain an advantageous position in future negotiations, he needed to have sufficient information and data.

Chen Ming carefully organized each report and data, preparing to propose a reasonable and advantageous plan during negotiations with Director Chen of the Agricultural Trade Bureau.

Meanwhile, Zhao Rou managed to make a living by relying on the food coupons Chen Ming had given her last time.

Kong Chunhua's health has been almost fully recovered.

"My dear daughter, you've really had a tough time these past few days, juggling your studies with taking care of me."

Kong Chunhua lay on the bed, looking at Zhao Rou with eyes full of heartache and guilt.

"Mom, don't say that. Taking care of you is what I should do. Now that you're feeling better, I'm much more at ease." Zhao Rou said as she carefully made the bed for Kong Chunhua.

"By the way, I heard you got these grain coupons from Chen Ming's family. I knew it! That kid still likes you. He put on an act before. Now my illness will be blamed on their family."

Kong Chunhua's words made Zhao Rou quite angry: "Mom, don't mention him anymore. I get annoyed just hearing about Chen Ming now."

Realizing she might have said something wrong, Kong Chunhua quickly asked, "What's wrong? Did something happen?"

After hearing this, Zhao Rou didn't say anything, but slowly opened the drawer, took out a piece of paper, and handed it to Kong Chunhua.

"what is this?"

Kong Chunhua took the paper and asked in confusion.

Zhao Rou was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "This is the IOU I gave to Chen Ming."

"What? An IOU! Are the Chen family desperate for money?!" Kong Chunhua cursed as she opened the IOU, and was shocked to see the amount on it.

Three thousand in total, even if the mother and daughter didn't eat or drink, how long would it take to pay it back?

"I really had no other choice but to sign this IOU." Zhao Rou's mood instantly plummeted when she recalled that day.

"Silly girl, why do you insist on signing this? All those things were given to you voluntarily by Chen Ming, so they are ours. What would it mean to take them back now?"

The moment money was mentioned, Kong Chunhua became anxious.

She knew that this money was undoubtedly a heavy burden for her family.

Zhao Rou looked at her mother and said helplessly, "Mom, I had no choice at the time. You were lying in the hospital bed, and all the money and jewelry we had saved up had been lost. I had no choice but to go to Chen Ming."

"What about Yu Chuang? Our family has gone through such a big thing, and he just sits by and does nothing?" Kong Chunhua suddenly thought of Yu Chuang and quickly asked.

"How could he not care? He's still locked up in town, all because of me..."

Hearing this, Kong Chunhua was stunned.

"Locked up? What do you mean?"

Zhao Rou told Kong Chunhua everything that had happened that night.

After listening, Kong Chunhua felt conflicted and didn't know how to respond.

To say that Yu Chuang didn't help is an exaggeration; he went to cause trouble for Chen Ming for Zhao Rou's sake and ended up getting himself arrested.

But if we're talking about helping them, it seems they didn't get anything in return.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. We just won't pay it back. Let's see what the Chen family can do to us."

Kong Chunhua was furious. She couldn't believe that the Chen family would really have the nerve to ask her and her daughter for the money.