Chapter 426: Chapter 415: The Best Teacher
十年后,Ye Qiu received the wedding invitation of Xuanyuan Junrui and Li Manyu. This couple from the past life has reunited in this life, only without the constant breakups and reconciliations, nor the many misunderstandings and conflicts.
Everything went naturally. It is said that they met again at an exchange meeting, by that time Xuanyuan Junrui had already inherited half of his family’s assets, and Li Manyu had become a senior executive in a foreign company. Though their romance wasn’t as fiery as in their youth, the matured couple knew better how to manage their relationship.
On the wedding day, Liu Tong and Ouyang Yanming also attended. Liu Tong, now a famous national television host, kindly served as the master of ceremonies for the wedding, which caused quite a stir. As for Ouyang Yanming, it’s said that he broke up with Lin Xiaoman two years ago, and it was also in the last two years that he found out his former stepsister had harbored ulterior motives towards him from the start.
He loved her and didn’t mind the tactics she used to win him over, but she should never have tried to control his life. When Lin Xiaoman forced him to accept the family fortune, Ouyang Yanming erupted. One must love themselves before loving others. Tired of the struggle, Ouyang Yanming broke up with Lin Xiaoman, left the management of the family business to professional managers, and started traveling the world to pursue his love for music.
As for Sima Kai, it’s said that he is still competing for the family estate with his brothers, occasionally interacting with Xuanyuan Junrui but has completely cut off from the carefree Ouyang Yanming.
This year, Ye Qiu completely transformed Diou Royal Noble Academy into his own. Under his reforms, the school has sent the highest number of students globally, earning an internationally renowned reputation.
After the wedding, Liu Qin, Xuanyuan Junrui’s stepmother, toasted Ye Qiu because with his technical support, her tech company has grown significantly over the years, gaining both fame and wealth. Her only regret is not having a child with Xuanyuan Ce.
Now, it seems she doesn’t care much about that anymore. All her focus is on her career, and she no longer harbours any thoughts of competing with Xuanyuan Junrui.
Today, she manages the network technology of Xuanyuan International, and Xuanyuan Junrui oversees real estate and other derivative ventures. To outsiders, their power struggle appears fierce, but it is actually more peaceful, with occasional disputes only in collaboration. Even when Liu Qin brought a child from her maternal home, Xuanyuan Junrui showed no reaction, but when he learned that Li Manyu was pregnant, Liu Qin gave away some shares.
Actually, according to Xuanyuan Junrui’s initial thoughts, he didn’t want to inherit the company, but as the only son, his father Xuanyuan Ce, on his deathbed, requested him to take over the Xuanyuan Group, leaving him no choice but to agree.
After Li Manyu gave birth, Xuanyuan Junrui became more relaxed, gradually handing over his administrative powers to this powerful woman, while he went back to caregiving, and even occasionally wandering with Ouyang Yanming for a couple of months, perhaps finding his release.
The prominent Xuanyuan Group thus fell into the hands of two unrelated women, but surprisingly, instead of being annexed or declining, it grew stronger.
When Ye Qiu left this world, his relatives were not by his side; instead, many students came, especially Liu Tong, the beloved national TV host, who wept uncontrollably by his bedside.
"Hey, that eagle is gone."
"Perhaps it knew the teacher had left too!"
"I knew that eagle was raised by the teacher, otherwise why would it only peck us?"
"You deserved to be pecked."
"Yes, it was the teacher who let it wake me up, otherwise where would I be now?"
"But do eagles live that long? It seems to have lived quite a while."
"What the teacher raised was never ordinary."
"Indeed, aren’t we, taught by the teacher, the same? The luckiest thing in this life is to have met the teacher."
Name: Ye Qiu
Merit Points: 97000
Exchanged Skills: Hacker God
Light of the God of Cooking Level 7
Level 8 Body Forging Technique
Ten Times of Luck Bonus (remaining six times)
Emperor System (Achievements: Skin like Jello, Charming Eyes, Aroma, Voice Like a Pearl, Slender Legs)
Poison Scripture, Medicine Manual
"Task completed, would you like to enter the next world?"
"Yes!"
"Qiu, you better go back and check; your mother was attacked by a wild boar, the barefoot doctor fears it’s bad news." No sooner had Ye Qiu come to his senses than an old lady ran up to him, her expression filled with urgency.
Ye Qiu then realized he was in the schoolhouse, the old lady’s intrusion had dissatisfied the teacher and other students, but after hearing her news, they all understood and looked at Ye Qiu with sympathy.
"Go back quickly," the teacher gestured to Ye Qiu, and he hurriedly ran out with the old lady.
The schoolhouse was in the county town, but it seemed their home was in the countryside. The old lady, out of breath from running, said to Ye Qiu, "Qiu, you go ahead, I’ll catch my breath."
Ye Qiu nodded and ran towards his home, guided by the memory in his mind.
He lived in Ye Village, which housed thirty-some Ye families and a dozen other families. Nestled by the mountains and rivers, the village was resource-rich and among the wealthier settlements in the neighboring counties, leading a fairly good life.
Ye Qiu’s home was once among the wealthier households of the village, which is why Ye Qiu could afford to attend school. However, since his father was murdered by mountain bandits while working away from home two years ago, their household had fallen on hard times, with only his mother toiling to support him and his three younger sisters.
Actually, if Ye Qiu weren’t studying, their life wouldn’t have been so hard, but he was quite smart and had passed the County Examination the year before last, becoming a child student with qualifications for the Imperial Examination, something his mother couldn’t bear to give up on, thus enduring the hard life. This time, with no money left, they went to the mountains to gather medicinal herbs to sell but encountered a wild boar.
Ye Li, a frail woman who was often underfed, how could she outrun a wild boar? By the time people found her, she was already breathing her last.
The tragedy of the Ye Family truly began after Ye Li’s death. With the sole adult gone and Ye Qiu being a scholar of no practical use, the most tragic were Ye Qiu’s three sisters.
Yet, even if Ye Qiu wasn’t very useful, having him, a male in the household, they could barely get by. However, unexpectedly, Ye Qiu too died at the hands of mountain bandits while on his way to the exams.
Without any adults or a male figure, the three Ye sisters were at the mercy of their relatives. Daya was sold to a wealthy family as a maid, hoping that the money would allow her two younger sisters to survive, but most of it was swallowed by the relatives. Later, Erya, only twelve, was married off and lived a miserable life due to having no dowry or maternal family support; as for the youngest, in desperation, she ran into the mountains and was never seen again.
Given another chance, the System tasks saving the fate of the three Ye sisters with a merit point requirement of 15000, and this time, Ye Qiu chooses the Level 8 Body Forging Technique.