Rebirth and Conquest

After the summer vacation, Chen Yan had to go to school. Eight-year-old Chen Yan was in the second grade at a primary school in the village. In his previous life, Chen Yan was a very bad student. Although he had a handsome face, he had a terrible personality. In addition, because of his mother, almost no one liked him.

Sitting in the corner of the classroom, Chen Yan quickly flipped through the textbook from beginning to end in five minutes, then tossed it aside. He wasn't a good student, but he could still understand the things these little kids were learning, right? Chen Yan felt very bored. What the teacher was saying on the podium felt like an intellectual challenge. Chen Yan rummaged through his bag again and found other textbooks, and then another round of flipping through them began... By the end of the class, Chen Yan had "learned" all the textbooks. Chen Yan absolutely refused to admit that after being a bad student his whole life, he had finally experienced a little sense of accomplishment in his studies.

The journey home takes about twenty minutes. The children all walk together, chatting and laughing along the way, except for Chen Yan, who is like a lone wolf and seems out of place.

As they approached the village, Chen Yan saw his younger brother, Chen Haoran, squatting at the village entrance. As soon as he saw him, Chen Haoran ran over, calling out "Brother, brother." Once he reached Chen Yan's side, he skillfully grabbed Chen Yan's trouser leg and clung to him.

Chen Yan was very frustrated. In his previous life, Chen Haoran also loved to cling to him, but due to his 'tyranny', Chen Haoran only dared to follow behind him and never dared to stick to him. In this life, apart from no longer bullying him, he didn't seem to have done anything special. Why did Chen Haoran stick to him and not get off? He ruffled a handful of soft hair on Chen Haoran's head and didn't intend to push him away. He just 'dragged' his younger brother home like that.

Chen Yan only attended school for three days before quitting. He got into a fight, and the teacher came to his home. Logically speaking, Chen Yan was no longer the mischievous child he used to be, and the village children wouldn't dare to mess with him anymore. He shouldn't have gotten into a fight, but he did. He even deliberately provoked the fight.

Regardless of the reasons or process, the final result was that Chen Yan stopped going to class. It wasn't that he didn't want to go to school; he skipped a grade and went to the third grade. Others skipped grades either because they were good at learning or because they learned quickly, but Chen Yan did it because he got into a fight and couldn't stay in the class anymore.

Chen Yan's maternal grandmother doted on him, and his maternal grandfather couldn't control him. Chen Yan skipped grades whenever he wanted. The rural primary school wasn't strict. As long as tuition and book fees were paid, skipping grades wasn't difficult. Chen Yan thought it was good this way, at least he didn't have to hear those things like 1+1 equals two anymore.

After skipping a grade, Chen Yan only stayed in line for a few days before he couldn't stand it anymore. In fact, in order to pass the time during boring classes, he had already flipped through the new textbook again and again, and almost memorized it. Unable to stand it any longer, Chen Yan had no choice but to skip school. After the teacher came to his home several times, he stopped paying attention to him.

Chen Yan skipped a grade because of fighting, so in the eyes of his teachers and classmates, he must be a bad student. Now that he's not attending classes, his already bad reputation has been further damaged by his truancy.

In fact, Chen Yan had considered skipping a grade again, but such frequent skipping would inevitably arouse suspicion, so he decided to endure it for another year.

Because of his mother, who was like a money-giving machine, Chen Yan's family's life progressed like a rocket. Their old house was transformed into a three-story building, and all kinds of appliances and furniture were moved in.

Chen Yan lives on the third floor, and both rooms on the third floor belong to him. One is his bedroom, and he has turned the other into a study. Since he got the study, Chen Yan has actually bought quite a few books.

Because no one wanted to talk to him, Chen Yan became silent. He didn't know who to talk to or what to say, so most of the time, Chen Yan would stay in his study reading. His grandmother, who always "knew" him, didn't think he was trying to study hard when she saw this. She just thought he couldn't find anyone to play with, so he hid in his room to read.

After Chen Yan entered the fourth grade, he only went to school for a few days at the beginning of the semester, and then he kept skipping school. Skipping school had become a regular occurrence for Chen Yan, or rather, it was a label for him. The teachers all knew about this "habit" of his and were too lazy to manage him. To be honest, the teachers probably didn't even know what he looked like.

Not long after, Chen Yan skipped a grade again. This time, no one paid much attention to him. When people mentioned him, they would just say, "That kid who doesn't study hard has had enough of being in one classroom." Yes, to others, Chen Yan wasn't advancing in grade; he was just playing in one classroom and then moving on to another.

When Chen Yan was in fifth grade, he was younger than all the other children in his class. He was the shortest in the class, but because of his 'notorious reputation,' he always 'occupied' the last seat in the corner of the class.

Nobody cared about him, and nobody paid any attention to him. When Chen Yan came to class, he would just finish reviewing his textbooks. By the time he finished reviewing the textbooks once, it was basically time for school to end.

When Chen Yan returned home, he would lock himself in his study, and "no one is allowed to disturb him unless it is important." Gradually, the study almost became a forbidden zone. His grandmother, who had always doted on him, was really worried and anxious as she watched her precious grandson head down an increasingly strange path with no turning back. However, she couldn't say anything or persuade him about Chen Yan's condition. After a while, she could only accept it. In fact, from another perspective, Chen Yan had become more obedient and sensible. He stopped causing trouble, stopped fighting, and stopped being picky and difficult.

The number of books in Chen Yan's study increased exponentially, from one or two books to dozens of books, then to rows and rows, until eventually they filled an entire wall of bookshelves.

Chen Yan has an older uncle, whose son, Chen Jianhui, is three years older than Chen Yan and is also in the fifth grade. They are in the same class, but they have never spoken to each other. The boy, who is Chen Yan's cousin, treats Chen Yan almost like a stranger. Chen Yan's older uncle is an honest farmer who initially disapproved of Chen Yan's mother's situation. When Chen Yan was sent here, he strongly opposed it, but her maternal grandmother insisted on keeping Chen Yan. As a result, his relationship with his maternal grandmother and her family is very cold, and he rarely visits. As for his son, Chen Jianhui, he has always been taught to stay away from children like Chen Yan.

But things changed later. Chen Yan's mother became more and more "capable" and sent more and more money. The eldest uncle, who had been very firm in his stance, gradually softened his attitude and visited more frequently. Chen Yan didn't feel anything about this, but his maternal grandmother was very happy. As an old person, she always hoped that everything would be harmonious and that the family would be reunited. So, apart from Chen Yan's maternal grandmother's family, the eldest uncle's family in the village also quickly moved towards a well-off life.

Chen Yan knew that although her uncles and the others no longer showed the same obvious disdain for her as before, they would still put on an act of disapproval of her mother's actions in front of outsiders. That's just how people are; they take other people's things while pretending to be moral guardians and expressing their disapproval of the source of those things. Actually, it's not surprising that they are like that. Poverty can make people lose their will, and money can make people talk a big game. Chen Yan felt that she could completely understand them.

His cousin, Chen Jianhui, was an honest and unassuming boy. His studies were neither particularly good nor bad, and he ended up being mediocre.

Chen Yan planned to skip class for a few days, just like before. He intended to spend these few days peacefully, then quietly come and quietly go, leaving without a trace. Since he couldn't be a good student, he would be a quiet bad student. But it seemed that fate was not going to let Chen Yan leave so peacefully.

Fifth graders are mostly teenagers, which is the age when they are mischievous and playful. Some boys take pleasure in teasing girls, such as pulling the hair of the girl in front of them or tugging at her chair.

On her last day at school, Chen Yan witnessed this scene. There was a girl in Chen Yan's class named Jin Ling, who was very beautiful and liked by her classmates and teachers.

When get out of class ended, Jinling went out to play with her classmates, while Chen Yan, who stayed in her seat, saw a mischievous boy come to Jinling's seat, open her pencil case, and put something in. Chen Yan was too lazy to look, and even less inclined to care. Only two words popped into her mind: childish.

Not long after, Jinling returned, and upon opening her pencil case, she let out an uncontrolled scream.

The students around were startled. After seeing what was in the box, the boys started to laugh mischievously, while the girls didn't dare to come forward.

Chen Yan's ears were so stimulated by Jin Ling's loud shouts that they hurt a little. So he went over, grabbed the earthworm from the pencil case, and threw it out, along with the case. Jin Ling then stood there and stopped shouting. Then the school bell rang.

The teacher soon found out about it and asked who did it, but no one dared to admit it. The troublemaker was too scared to say anything. Later, someone said it was Chen Yan, and the blame was placed on Chen Yan.

Chen Yan did not refute this, because whether he refuted it or not, the result would be the same. So this matter added another colorful stroke to Chen Yan's already fruitful history of scandals.

After that, Chen Yan never went to school again, and the teachers didn't care about him. It was better that this troublesome child didn't come; it saved them a lot of trouble.

Thus, Chen Yan's entire primary school life was spent in a state of being both bad and creatively bad. When people mentioned him, they couldn't think of a single good point. Chen Yan was just such a naughty and mischievous child who didn't like to study.

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