I’m From an Ordinary Family, for Real!

Chapter 4: Chen Baijia’s Goodwill

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Chen Chu was depressed again. He was not in the mood to think about anything else. He squeezed out a smile and nodded before turning around to return to the classroom. Fortunately, the young people of the current era have experienced the baptism of countless information on the Internet. Their mental fortitude was very good.

Chen Chu quickly adjusted his mental disparity and threw away everything that did not belong to his world. He went back to the classroom to prepare for class as if nothing had happened.

Chen Baijia’s heart sank. In his opinion, Chen Chu’s forced smile was not a good sign. Oh no, have I offended the person protected by the system?! How did I offend him?

The principal woke up Chen Baijia, whose heart had sunk to the bottom of the valley. “Mr. Chen?”

Chen Baijia adjusted his thoughts and quickly tried to save his relationship with Chen Chu. “Principal Lin, among the students who were welcoming you just now, the tall and handsome male student on the left last is surnamed Chen, right?”

Principal Lin and the school leaders were surprised. He tried his best to recall. After being reminded by a school leader beside him, he came to a realization. “Oh, Mr. Chen, are you talking about the class monitor of Year Two Class Four, Chen Chu?” Principal Lin turned his head and asked the person beside him uncertainly.

The school leader beside him nodded. “He’s indeed the class monitor of Year Two Class Four, Chen Chu.”

Principal Lin was satisfied with his memory. “Speaking of which, Student Chen Chu and Mr. Chen are from the same family. Your surnames are both Chen!”

Chen Baijia continued Principal Lin’s words without a trace. “Looks like I didn’t make a mistake.”

Principal Lin could not figure out what President Chen Baijia was trying to do. Aren’t you here to visit the school and donate money? Why are you talking about a student?

However, the Chen Corporation was rich. Who didn’t want to get to know this big shot? To him, the principal of a key high school, this was considered a sharp network. Be it for himself or his children, it was very beneficial.

Entering this roiling mortal world, we are both mortals. Money was a vulgar thing, but who didn’t love it?

Principal Lin smiled and said, “Chen Chu is indeed admirable. He has a good character and good grades. He has never caused trouble in school and has always been an outstanding student in school.”

“Yes, I know that.” Chen Baijia nodded. The identity files provided by the system included it, but there was no private information at all.

The school leaders were almost certain that President Chen knew Chen Chu, an ordinary student. They couldn’t help but envy Chen Chu in their hearts. If they knew such a benefactor, they would not have taken such a long detour.

If this President Chen gave him a little help, he could easily achieve a leap in class. The chasm that generations of hard work could not cross was nothing to this person. He could do it with a raise of his hand!

However, a school leader beside him frowned. He remembered that Chen Chu’s family ran a meat stall and sold meat, right?

How did he know someone like Chen Baijia? To be honest, if it weren’t for the fact that Chen Baijia was from the city, such a person would really look down on their small place.

Shallow water couldn’t raise a true dragon!

However, Chen Baijia was not in a hurry. He first went to visit the environment of the campus.

There will be a chance to get to know Chen Chu.

~

When the bell rang, the students returned to their nests like swallows and started class.

Chen Chu’s class was an English class. The English teacher was a young female teacher. She was very beautiful and knew how to put on makeup. It could be said that all the boys in the class liked to take English classes. As for whether they liked English classes or something else, it was unknown.

The English teacher’s voice was very gentle. The English classroom, which was full of English, was a specialty of Experimental No.1 High School.

As Chen Chu listened to the class, the phone in his pocket suddenly vibrated. His phone was basically on silent mode. Otherwise, it would be easy for the school to catch him.

Chen Chu looked at the English teacher who was writing abbreviated words on the blackboard with her back facing them. He quickly took out his phone and took a look. It was a friend he knew in the game who had sent him a message to invite him to a game at night.

Chen Chu sat up straight and typed quickly with one hand under his desk. “Come at 10 p.m.” He did not notice that there was already a group of people standing in the corridor by the window.

Principal Lin looked at Chen Chu, who was secretly playing with his phone in class, and his face hurt. He had just praised Chen Chu in front of Chen Baijia, saying that he was good at both morals and studies.

Now that Chen Chu was caught playing with his phone in class, it was undoubtedly a slap to his face. If he did not know that Chen Baijia might know Chen Chu, he would have confiscated his phone and called his parents to collect it. After all, he had embarrassed himself in front of President Chen. It would be considered magnanimous of him not to punish him.

But now, he could not figure out the relationship between Chen Baijia and Chen Chu, so he could only bide his time.

Chen Baijia patted Principal Lin’s arm and smiled embarrassedly, as if he was saying, “My juniors aren’t disciplined well, so please bear with me.”

Principal Lin smiled back. He was glad that he didn’t go up and take his phone. He secretly made up his mind that Chen Chu would get a share of this year’s poverty subsidy and scholarship. He might not need it, but this was a token of his sincerity.

The group of people stood there and saw Chen Chu replying to his message. The students by the window behind them were so excited that their hearts were about to fly out.

A moment later, Chen Baijia was the first to turn around. A group of people surrounded him and left. It wasn’t until the class ended that Chen Chu realized that he was playing with his phone in class. He was actually caught red-handed by the school leaders.

However, he didn’t know why the principal didn’t confiscate his phone, but it made him uneasy for the next two classes.

…

Soon, after school ended at noon, a portion of the students went home for lunch.

Students who were far away could only go to the school canteen for a meal. Chen Chu and his deskmate, Wang Hai, were among those who ate in the canteen. However, the food in the canteen was especially sumptuous today. The auntie’s hands no longer trembled, and she was especially nimble.

Chen Chu and Wang Hai looked at each other. This was a rare opportunity. They quickly ordered two meat dishes each and secretly laughed.

“F*ck, today’s dish is more than two servings. I’m really speechless.” Wang Hai was indignant as he ate.

Chen Chu wiped his sweat with a tissue. It was noon, and the temperature was rising rapidly. It was even hotter in the canteen. “Shh, shh, stop talking, principal!” Chen Chu hurriedly kicked Wang Hai under the table.

At some point, the school leaders and the people from the Chen Corporation were walking over with a plate each. There were some empty seats in the corner. Wang Hai quickly glanced at it and said in a low voice, “The Chen Corporation is so rich. Why are they eating in the school cafeteria?”

Chen Chu also lowered his voice. “This is called experiencing life, understand? F*ck, stop talking. They’re coming this way.”

The two of them quickly shut up and focused on eating. They were so nervous that they did not dare to wipe their sweat. Suddenly, a kind male voice sounded in their ears. “Can we sit down?”

The two of them raised their heads in unison and were dumbfounded! In front of the two of them was Chen Baijia, who was surrounded by a group of school leaders and people from the Chen Corporation. He asked the two of them with a friendly smile on his face.

Wang Hai was so nervous that his body trembled slightly. “Y-y-ye…”

Chen Chu was better. After his mentality was corrected, although he was still very nervous, at least he would not make wild guesses. “Sure, please take a seat.”

After interacting with him twice in the morning, Chen Chu felt that the CEO of the Chen Corporation was really kind. He was not as domineering as he had imagined. He had a good impression of him.

Chen Baijia suddenly heard the system’s voice.

[Ding! Target character’s affinity +1.]

Chen Baijia’s heart skipped a beat. He was overjoyed, but he did not show it on his face. After thanking him, Chen Baijia sat beside Chen Chu with his plate. When the others saw this, they also took their plates and found seats around them.