Fang Si saw that the two were chatting happily, and Ye Qing insisted on not accepting the medicine.
She sighed and had to put the medicine back into her bag.
The three chatted for a while. Although there were great differences in age and status, Ye Qing was approachable and kept recalling the past.
Chen Shu munched on melon seeds and listened with great interest, just like listening to a storyteller.
Especially Ye Qing's adventures in various异空间 (yì kōngjiān - strange spaces), which made Chen Shu yearn for them.
He had only been to the Cold Ice Canyon and the Qing Yuan Forest, and both were the lowest-level strange spaces, but each time was incredibly thrilling.
Chen Shu secretly vowed: I must blow up all the strange spaces in this life!
He was only eighteen, so what was wrong with wanting to build some nuclear bombs?
At noon, Chen Shu strongly requested to be treated to a meal.
The three of them had a simple meal at Professor Ye Qing's home.
Chen Shu's eyes rolled, and he asked, "Grandpa Ye, if I become a Black Iron rank Beastmaster before the college entrance examination, can I get into Huaxia University?"
"Don't be ridiculous!"
Ye Qing waved his hand and said, "Are you dreaming, kid? How many years has it been since someone like that appeared?"
Chen Shu said, "Don't worry about whether I'm dreaming or not. If I become Black Iron rank, can I be directly admitted to Huaxia University?"
"If you can really do it, I'll personally deliver the admission letter from Huaxia University to your doorstep!"
"That's what you said!"
Chen Shu looked excited and immediately felt relieved.
He was really worried that the slime's potential rating would have an impact. Now that he had Ye Qing's guarantee, he felt much more relaxed.
As a Gold rank Beastmaster, if he went back on his word, he would be scorned by the world and inscribed on the pillar of shame!
"Alright! Stop talking!"
Ye Qing's mouth twitched. He was deeply immersed in the role and already felt insulted!
"I, Ye Qing, always keep my word!"
Ye Qing didn't take it seriously at all. Although Chen Shu was already at level nine and could be considered the strongest high school student in Nanjiang City,
In other major cities, there were plenty of high school students at level nine, weren't there?
Not a single one dared to say that they could become Black Iron rank before the college entrance examination.
"That's good then!"
Chen Shu's lips curved into a smile, as if his scheme had succeeded.
"Kid, don't smile like that, it's creepy!"
Ye Qing frowned. Although he didn't know Chen Shu's character, he always felt something was off.
In the afternoon, Chen Shu and Fang Si left Ye Qing's house.
Ye Qing watched their retreating figures, a smile on his lips.
Not only was he a retired professor from Huaxia University, but he had also held an important position in the Imperial Dragon Guard.
Because he came from a common family, he had a good impression of Fang Si and Chen Shu.
Ye Qing prepared to put away the fruits the two had brought, but when he reached in, he only found an empty bag.
He shook his head and said,
"You little brat, you said you came to visit me, but you ate all the fruits I gave you and even took two of my pears when you left."
"Sister Fang Si, here you go!"
Chen Shu handed a pear to Fang Si and started gnawing on another one himself.
"Chen Pi, why don't I find a chance to try again? Otherwise, your chances of getting into Huaxia University..."
Fang Si's brows were knitted with worry. She had wanted to bribe Ye Qing, but it didn't work out.
"It's fine, Sister Fang Si. It's better for you to keep such expensive medicine!"
Chen Shu shook his head firmly and said, "Old Man Ye is a professor and a Gold rank himself. He probably has more wealth than we can imagine! He doesn't need your medicine!"
"Besides, I have this!" What's there to be afraid of!"
Chen Shu pulled out a voice recorder from his pocket.
"You carry a voice recorder with you?"
Fang Si's expression stiffened and she said, "Did you pack anything other than books in your bag?"
Chen Shu shrugged and explained, "This is called crisis awareness. It contains Grandpa Ye's exact words, promising that if I become Black Iron rank, I can enroll in Huaxia University!"
Fang Si asked, "Can you really become Black Iron rank before the college entrance examination?"
If the other party could really achieve it, even without Ye Qing's help, he could naturally become a student of Huaxia University.
"Sister Fang Si, do you think I should find a master?"
His eyes gleamed, and he said, "Grandpa Ye is all alone, and he seems to pity me just by looking at me!"
Fang Si said, "You're too fake."
"I'm telling the truth!"
Chen Shu chuckled. If he could successfully become a disciple,
He might inherit a large fortune before long.
"Achoo!"
Ye Qing, at home, suddenly sneezed and muttered, "Damn it, what kind of weather is it? Even I can catch a cold?"
Today was New Year's Eve, and according to the usual custom, the three families would gather for a New Year's Eve dinner.
Chen Shu and Fang Si both came to Zhang Dali's house.
"What did you two go to do?"
Zhang Dali was engrossed in playing a mobile game and looked up at the two.
"As aspiring youths, of course, we went to visit a lonely old man!"
Chen Shu coughed and said righteously.
Ye Qing was indeed a lonely old man.
"Holy crap, you have that kind of awareness?"
Zhang Dali immediately sat up from the sofa and said, "You must have been dragged there by Sister Fang Si!"
"Let's not talk about it, let's play some games?"
Chen Shu wanted to refuse, but thinking that he had nothing else to do, he also took out his phone.
"A new mobile game called Beastmaster Alliance has been released recently, it's quite fun. You two should download it."
Zhang Dali said with great certainty, "Seriously, if this game released a PC version, it would definitely be a huge hit! I even want to write suggestions to the game company."
Chen Shu's mouth twitched, and his eyes were filled with meaning as he said, "Then guess why it's called Beastmaster Alliance Mobile?"
Fang Si also smiled. Zhang Dali was indeed not very sharp.
Zhang Dali suddenly realized and said, "Does it indicate that a PC version will be released in the future?"
"Get outta here!"
Chen Shu shook his head. Just then, his phone rang.
"It's unavoidable, too much business, with great power comes great responsibility."
Chen Shu sighed and answered the call.
"Is this student Chen Shu?"
"Who are you?"
"I am a teacher from Nancang Pharmaceutical University, Zhou Yujiang!"
Zhou Yujiang had been tossing and turning sleeplessly for several days and couldn't hold it in any longer, so he called Chen Shu.
"I don't know you! How did you get my number?"
Chen Shu frowned and instinctively thought it was a scammer, saying, "It's the New Year, can you stop scamming?"
"I am really a university teacher! I have a Silver rank pharmacist certificate!"
Chen Shu said calmly, "Oh, then do you know how to care for a sow after farrowing?"
Zhou Yujiang's expression stiffened. "You're not playing by the rules!"
"I'm a teacher who teaches potion making, not pig breeding!"
"See, I told you you're a scammer, and you still won't admit it?"
"Don't hang up yet, I can learn!"
"Then wait until you learn and come back to me!"
Just as Chen Shu was about to hang up, a sentence from the other party made him pause.
"Do you want to come to Nancang Pharmaceutical University! I can guarantee your admission!"
Chen Shu was about to speak when options suddenly appeared before his eyes.