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

My second uncle's house is not far from the Chen family's house, only a few minutes away.

After arriving at his second uncle's house, Chen Ming knocked on the door, and his second aunt opened it.

Upon seeing Chen Ming, his second aunt was overjoyed and quickly invited him in to sit down.

"Oh, it's Chen Ming. What brings you here today? I just made lunch. Would you like to come in and eat with me?"

"No need, Auntie, I've already eaten. I came to see my uncle. Is he home now?"

Chen Ming didn't rush in. He wasn't there to freeload this time; he was there specifically to discuss developing an electric blanket with his second uncle. This was a very important matter.

After all, developing an electric blanket takes time. Although Chen Ming has already drawn up the blueprints, the specific details still need to be strictly controlled.

It takes a lot of time just to manufacture an electric blanket.

It will take even longer to mass-produce electric blankets.

Chen Ming's biggest need right now is time, because this winter is extremely cold, and he must get the electric blanket out as soon as possible.

Upon hearing this, the second aunt was somewhat surprised, and then looked troubled.

"Oh, so you're looking for your second uncle. What a coincidence, he just went to the factory."

"What exactly do you want to see him about? Why don't you tell me, and I'll talk to him myself when your second uncle comes back."

Hearing this, Chen Ming felt somewhat helpless; he hadn't expected his second uncle to be away from home today.

"Oh, no need to trouble Auntie. I'll go to the factory to find Uncle myself. Anyway, the factory isn't far from here; it's only a ten-minute bike ride."

"I'm sorry, I won't bother you any longer. I'll come to visit you again tomorrow."

After saying goodbye to his second aunt, Chen Ming left.

He planned to go to town to borrow a bicycle, since his second uncle's factory was quite a distance away, and it would take half an hour to walk there.

Going back and forth like this takes too much time. It would be much more convenient to ride a bicycle there, saving at least half the time.

Chen Ming had just stepped onto the street when he ran into Zhao Rou.

Upon seeing her, Chen Ming couldn't help but frown and immediately looked away.

Chen Ming felt extremely unlucky. Why was Zhao Rou everywhere?

However, Zhao Rou was clearly unaware of this. Upon seeing Chen Ming, her eyes lit up immediately, and she eagerly moved closer to him.

"Chen Ming, what are you doing here? We really have a connection."

"You didn't go to school today..."

Chen Ming was too busy to pay attention to her, so he naturally didn't bother to reply.

In his view, he had already completely broken ties with Zhao Rou, so there was no need to maintain a superficial peace with her anymore.

Seeing that Chen Ming remained silent, Zhao Rou was furious, but she forced a gentle demeanor in front of him.

"Chen Ming, are you still angry with me? I was just too angry before, so I said things without thinking. I didn't really want to get revenge on you."

"Can you forgive me? I know I was wrong, and I promise I won't do it again. Let's make up."

Upon hearing this, Chen Ming immediately sneered. He truly hadn't expected Zhao Rou to be so shameless.

Zhao Rou had just sent people to cause trouble for him at school, and only three days had passed, yet she was already able to act as if nothing had happened.

Chen Ming had to admire Zhao Rou's shamelessness. He thought that with Zhao Rou's amazing face-changing skills, she would definitely be able to enter the entertainment industry and become a movie queen.

"I don't have time to play house with you today, so you'd better not bother me."

After saying that, Chen Ming planned to get rid of Zhao Rou. He had important business to attend to today and didn't have time to deal with her.

However, Zhao Rou was oblivious to the situation and insisted on following Chen Ming closely, like a little tail that he couldn't shake off, which gave Chen Ming a real headache.

Chen Ming couldn't let Zhao Rou know what he was doing, so he couldn't go to the factory to find his second uncle before he could get rid of her.

Thinking of this, Chen Ming felt a splitting headache and was extremely annoyed.

Left with no other choice, Chen Ming had to abandon his original plan, since he didn't have time to visit his second uncle today anyway.

He knew Zhao Rou very well; she was a persistent and troublesome person who wouldn't give up until she got what she wanted, and he was destined to be unable to shake off this troublesome person today.

Therefore, Chen Ming changed his route and planned to buy some snacks at the convenience store before heading home.

Chen Ming refused to believe that Zhao Rou would continue to follow him after he returned home.

After entering the convenience store, Chen Ming discovered a familiar-looking female student who was also buying snacks there.

Chen Ming had interacted with this junior a few times; they weren't very close, but they were acquaintances.

Therefore, upon entering the convenience store, Chen Ming took the initiative to greet them.

"Zhang Xuemei, it's you! What are you doing at the convenience store?"

"Senior Brother Chen, I'm doing odd jobs here. Are you here to buy snacks from the convenience store?"

"That's great! I know some good snacks, I can recommend some to you."

Zhang Lingqian couldn't help but smile happily as she spoke.

"Senior Brother Chen, I suddenly feel like we have a special connection. We keep running into each other these past few days."

The same sentence, spoken by Zhang Lingqian, sounds incredibly sweet and adorable.

Chen Ming couldn't help but smile and nodded at Zhang Lingqian.

"Yes, it really is fate."

Chen Ming stopped leaving and started chatting with Zhang Lingqian.

"Junior, why are you doing odd jobs here? Is there some kind of trouble at home?"

Chen Ming has a very good impression of Zhang Lingqian, and he is willing to help if something really happens to her family.

After all, not everyone is as ungrateful as Zhao Rou. Zhang Lingqian knows how to be grateful, and that's the kind of person he should help.

"Senior Brother Chen, thank you."

“My family is too poor. My parents have done everything they can to send me to school.”

"But the tuition and fees were still not enough, so I had to do odd jobs at the convenience store after school every day to earn some living expenses."

After listening to Zhang Lingqian's story, Chen Ming pondered for a moment and suddenly asked, "Junior, would you be willing to come and help out at our family's fishpond?"

"My fishpond recently caught a big one, and now the supply can't keep up with the demand. We urgently need help."

If you're willing to work part-time at my fishpond, I can pay you one yuan an hour, which should be more than you earn working odd jobs at the convenience store.

After learning about the difficulties Zhang Lingqian was facing, Chen Ming was willing to lend a helping hand.

Chen Ming knew that Zhang Lingqian was not lying to him, because he had noticed before that the clothes Zhang Lingqian was wearing were too worn out.

It looks like they've been wearing the same clothes for years without replacing them, and even their stationery is of inconsistent quality, which suggests the family is indeed struggling financially.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lingqian immediately showed a look of surprise and delight. She never expected that Chen Ming would actually be willing to help her.

"Senior Brother Chen, thank you so much. I'd be happy to help out at your fishpond."

Zhang Lingqian was extremely grateful to Chen Ming, after all, Chen Ming was the first person who was willing to lend her a helping hand.