Free Web NovelChapter 123: Chapter 123: Nouveau Riche
"Huh?" Jiang Ye’s eyes widened.
’Didn’t Gu Che test his way in during my past life?’
’How did he get early admission in this life?’ In Beijing, the Capital, outstanding universities could offer early admission when they came across a promising talent.
"While I was waiting for you at the military district, I ran into a professor from Qingbei. He had seen my photo before and asked if I wanted to become his student. I accepted."
’No way, that works too?’
Jiang Ye covered her mouth in astonishment. So, she had inadvertently helped Gu Che become a Qingbei student ahead of schedule. She praised him sincerely, "You’re amazing."
"I’m just so-so."
Arriving in front of the building assigned to them in the military family compound, Gu Che looked it over. There were three units on each floor, but it was clearly housing for regular soldiers.
"This place is...?" Gu Che asked.
Jiang Ye explained, "My parents aren’t home, so I’m temporarily staying at my brother’s place. You’ve met my brother; he was also assigned a place in the military district."
"I see."
After they went upstairs, Gu Che glanced around, observing the apartment’s environment. Although it wasn’t as luxurious as he might have imagined, it was quite a decent place in Beijing, where every inch of land is worth a fortune.
Housing in the military family compound was assigned for free as long as one reached a certain rank. As one’s rank increased, the size of their future home would also get bigger.
Jiang Ye opened the door and invited Gu Che to come in and sit down.
Gu Che’s gaze swept across the living room. Although it was a one-bedroom apartment, the place was neat and tidy, fully equipped with a sofa and television. A faint, feminine scent lingered in the air.
"Where does your brother sleep?"
"He stays in the barracks at the military camp."
Hearing this, Gu Che nodded. His eyes fell on the review books on the table, and he asked, "How far have you gotten in your review? Do you need me to tutor you?"
Jiang Ye’s eyes lit up.
’She’d been worrying about how to bring it up.’
She hadn’t expected Gu Che to bring it up himself. She lowered her head, embarrassed, and said shyly, "Having you tutor me... wouldn’t that be too much trouble?"
"Yes, it would be a little."
Jiang Ye’s grades were in the lower-middle range of the class.
Math formulas that were clearly very simple seemed complicated in Jiang Ye’s eyes. The two of them rarely discussed academics; they usually just spent their time being romantic.
Jiang Ye: "..."
She was utterly speechless. ’This guy is just like he’s always been.’
’So arrogant when it comes to academics, looking down on everyone.’
"With your tutoring, maybe I could even reach the next level." As she spoke, Jiang Ye took the initiative to loop her arm through his, pouting playfully.
"Please? Can you?"
Gu Che met her coquettish, enticing gaze. He half-closed his eyes and a corner of his lip twitched up. "But I already promised to tutor someone else yesterday."
"Who?" Jiang Ye asked.
"Su Wuji, from our class."
"Su Wuji?" Jiang Ye murmured softly. An image of a face as fat as a pig’s involuntarily surfaced in her mind. She asked slowly, "The Su Wuji who got in by donating a building to the school?"
Su Wuji’s family was extremely wealthy. They were among the first to get rich after the economic reforms, riding the wave of change. They had traded a donated building for the chance for their son to retake the college entrance exams.
His grades were abysmal, at the very bottom of the class.
But the Su Family’s parents were more than willing to spend money hiring tutors for their son.
Gu Che nodded. "That’s him."
"How much is the Su Family paying you a month?"
Gu Che’s eyes darted for a moment, and he casually made up a number. "The Su Family is paying me thirty yuan a week to tutor Su Wuji on high school material."
"Thirty yuan?!"
Jiang Ye’s eyes widened.
’Just as you’d expect from the nouveau riche—thirty a week.’
’That’s over a hundred a month.’
Jiang Ye took a moment to compose herself. Suppressing her inner disgust, she planted a kiss on his right cheek and looked at the man before her with tender affection. "Then let me ask you: what’s more important, the money or me?"
