Study, study, all they ever know is studying

On Sunday morning, Zhou Yining went to Jiang Xizhi’s house as usual, and Jiang Xizhi was already waiting for her in the living room.

This time, there were only Jiang Xizhi and a few servants in the villa.

As soon as Jiang Xizhi saw Zhou Yining, she pulled Zhou Yining back to her room.

Zhou Yining allowed the young lady to pull her along affectionately.

Ever since she celebrated Jiang Xizhi’s birthday, Zhou Yining felt that Jiang Xizhi was even more clingy to her.

At school, Jiang Xizhi would pull her to take a walk on the playground every day after dinner.

As soon as they entered the room, Jiang Xizhi wrapped her arms around Zhou Yining’s lower back and buried herself in Zhou Yining’s arms, acting spoiled.

Zhou Yining gently stroked Jiang Xizhi’s back and chuckled, “Be good, it’s time to study.

Go get the wrong questions and the notebook I gave you.”

Jiang Xizhi raised her head slightly, her delicate little face with a hint of displeasure, “You’re so unromantic, all you know is studying.”

Despite her complaints, the smile on Zhou Yining’s face grew wider.

She reached out and patted Jiang Xizhi’s lower back, “That’s right, I’m a ruthless learning machine.”

Jiang Xizhi reluctantly got up from Zhou Yining, muttering something in her mouth, looking unwilling, and took out the notebook and the wrong question book.

Zhou Yining found her like this funny and said softly, “Be good, if you want a hug, you can have one during the break later.”

Jiang Xizhi pouted and hummed as she sat down at the writing desk.
Zhou Yining followed and sat down with a smile on her lips.

“I’ll help you go over the knowledge points from last time first, then I’ll explain the wrong questions to you, and then we’ll start reviewing new content.”

“Okay,” Jiang Xizhi replied aggrievedly.

“This time the wrong questions are a little difficult.

How about this, I’ll take you through the knowledge points again.”

Jiang Xizhi wanted to stick close to Zhou Yining, but she didn’t want to disappoint Zhou Yining even more.

Last week, she was really not in good condition.

Because she was jealous of Zhong Yumeng, she didn’t focus on studying at all.

Seeing Zhou Yining was a little disappointed at this time, Jiang Xizhi hurriedly cheered up.

“I wasn’t in good condition the week of my birthday.
Don’t worry, I’ll definitely study hard today,”

Jiang Xizhi quickly stated.

Zhou Yining nodded and smiled, “Okay, let’s start now.

I’ll write down a few formulas first and see how well you’ve mastered them.”

With Zhou Yining, this study fanatic, the young lady was pressed in the study to study all morning.

Even during the only break, Zhou Yining only let her rest for ten minutes, stricter than the homeroom teacher.

When it was almost twelve noon, the young lady was completely drained.

She leaned on Zhou Yining with a bitter face and asked miserably, “Teacher Zhou, it’s almost 12 o’clock, shouldn’t we eat?”

Zhou Yining smiled at her and scratched Jiang Xizhi’s nose,

“Okay, let’s go eat.

Our Zhizhi worked hard today and learned so much content.

Of course, you still have to finish the questions I left you.”

Jiang Xizhi sniffed and rubbed against Zhou Yining’s shoulder, “Got it.”

“Okay, let’s go.”

Zhou Yining nodded with satisfaction and pulled Jiang Xizhi downstairs.

Perhaps it was because her brain cells had been consumed too much all morning, even Jiang Xizhi’s appetite was much better.

After lunch, Zhou Yining was ready to leave.

She planned to take an hour to go to the hospital to see Shi Qian.

After experiencing the jumping off the building incident, Zhou Yining felt that Shi Qian should have calmed down these days.

“It’s almost one o’clock, I have to go,” Zhou Yining said.

“Why are you in such a hurry?

My villa and Zhong Yumeng’s villa are not far away.

It only takes ten minutes to walk there,”

Jiang Xizhi grabbed Zhou Yining’s wrist, obviously not wanting her to leave.

Zhou Yining smiled at her, “I want to go to the hospital to see Shi Qian.”

Hearing her say this, Jiang Xizhi nodded and then said, “Then I’ll accompany you?”

Zhou Yining shook her head, “After all, I’m the person involved in the Lin Shaohui incident.

It’s more appropriate for me to go alone.

Don’t worry, I’ll go see her and then go to tutor Zhong Yumeng.”

“Okay then, time flies so fast, I feel like I haven’t spent enough time with you, and it’s already gone,”

Jiang Xizhi said helplessly.

She had only studied in the morning and hadn’t had time to act spoiled with Zhou Yining.

“Okay, take a nap and remember to get up and continue doing the questions,” Zhou Yining reminded.

Jiang Xizhi looked at her aggrievedly,

“I know, I know, studying, studying, all you know is studying.”

Zhou Yining thought she was cute and gently pinched Jiang Xizhi’s cheek,

“I really have to go, or I won’t have enough time later.”

“Okay, then be careful on the road.”

“Okay, go rest.”

Zhou Yining waved to her, told Jiang Xizhi to rest well, and she left Jiang Xizhi’s villa.

After walking out of the villa area, Zhou Yining took a taxi to the First Hospital.

She bought a box of milk from the supermarket at the entrance and then walked towards the inpatient building, came to Shi Qian’s room number, and took the elevator to the 7th floor.

When she arrived at room 729, she saw Shi Qian in the room, wearing a cast, with her mother and father next to her.

Zhou Yining knocked on the door before entering the ward with the milk, “Hello, Uncle and Auntie, I’m here to see Shi Qian.”

Shi Wanlong stared at Zhou Yining coldly, gritted his teeth and held back the words that came to his lips.

Until now, he still felt that the culprit of this incident was Zhou Yining.

If Zhou Yining hadn’t called the police, the subsequent events would not have happened.

He wouldn’t have lost face, and his daughter wouldn’t have jumped off the building.

Shi Wanlong ignored Zhou Yining, but Shi Qian’s mother hurriedly greeted her,

“Come in, you’re still a student, it’s good that you came, why did you bring anything?”

“Just a little token of appreciation,” Zhou Yining said with a smile.

She looked at Shi Qian lying on the bed.

Shi Qian’s back was fixed with a plaster cast, and her right thigh was also covered with a thick plaster cast.

“How are you?” Zhou Yining asked.

Shi Qian smiled at Zhou Yining,

“Okay, I’ve already had surgery.

In a few days, there won’t be anything major, and my life has been saved.”

As she spoke, Shi Qian looked at her parents, “Mom and Dad, please go out for a while, I have something to say to Yining.”

Although Shi Wanlong was unwilling, he didn’t dare to stimulate his daughter at this time.

After all, his daughter was even able to jump off a building.

After the two left the ward, Shi Qian smiled and said, “I didn’t expect you to come.”

“Yeah, I happened to be passing by and came to see you.

It’s still that sentence, live for yourself, and don’t take other things to heart.”

Shi Qian nodded, “That day when I was sitting on the roof and jumped down, I felt particularly relaxed, but there was also a moment when I regretted it.

You’re right, living is not for your parents, it’s for yourself.

Let’s take this as my rebirth.”

Zhou Yining smiled at her, “It’s good that you can think like this.

Nothing is more important than living.

Take good care of yourself, and I’ll come see you again in a while.”

“Okay, thank you.

Also, I’m sorry for what happened before.

I’m not as brave as you, but I hope to be as brave as you in the future.”

“There’s nothing to be sorry about.

Take good care of yourself.

I have to go tutor in the afternoon, so I have to leave first.”

“Okay.”

After Zhou Yining came out of the ward, she greeted Shi Qian’s parents again before leaving the hospital.

Perhaps people have to experience something to grow up.

Zhou Yining felt that Shi Qian was much more mature than before.

She took a taxi to the villa area again.

It was almost two o’clock, and she had agreed with Zhong Yumeng to go over at two o’clock.

After getting out of the taxi, Zhou Yining quickly walked towards Zhong Yumeng’s villa and finally arrived at Zhong Yumeng’s house at ten past two.

Zhong Yumeng was already waiting for her in the study.

Seeing her come in, Zhong Yumeng asked, “Have you been to the hospital?”

“Yeah, I saw that she’s recovering well and her mental state is also much more stable.”

“That’s good too.

After this, she should also know what kind of people her parents are,” Zhong Yumeng said with emotion.

“Yeah, let’s not talk about her, let’s start studying.
As usual, let’s explain the wrong questions first,”

Zhou Yining smiled and said.

“Okay.”

Zhong Yumeng immediately took out the wrong question book.

Zhou Yining looked at it carefully and then started to explain the questions,

“There’s been a lot of progress compared to last time, but your accuracy rate for the last question is still a little low.

How about this, I’ll try to solve this question in multiple ways and see if you have any ideas.”

“Okay.”

Zhong Yumeng listened very carefully.

The two study fanatics studied until six o’clock, and Zhou Yining only stopped when the servants downstairs called them down to eat.

“It’s already six o’clock.

I have an appointment with someone at 7 o’clock, so I won’t have dinner here today.”

Zhou Yining had an appointment with the editor-in-chief of Night Colors to talk about cooperation, so she didn’t plan to freeload a meal today.

Zhong Yumeng smiled and looked at Zhou Yining,

“You’re giving lectures to Jiang Xizhi in the morning, and giving lectures to me in the afternoon.

You can even find time to make appointments with others in the evening?

Good job, Teacher Zhou, the master of time management is you.”

As she spoke, Zhong Yumeng gave Zhou Yining a thumbs up.

“Come on, I really have serious business to talk about.”

Zhou Yining shook her head with a laugh.

“Okay, okay, you have serious business, then I won’t keep you.”

Zhong Yumeng stood up with a smile and followed Zhou Yining downstairs.

“By the way, where are you going?
I’ll have the driver take you there?”

Zhong Yumeng asked.

Zhou Yining looked at her watch and didn’t refuse.

It would be a little late for her to walk out and take a taxi herself.

After all, it was something related to money, so it was better for her to go earlier, “Okay, then I’ll trouble you.”

Zhong Yumeng winked at her, “Go ahead, don’t delay your big business.”

“Okay, bye, see you later.”

Zhou Yining waved to her and went outside to find the driver.

On the other side, Jiang Xizhi saw that it was already six o’clock, and her mother and sister had returned from the company.

Jiang Xizhi paced around the living room, hesitating whether or not to call Zhou Yining and ask her to come over for dinner.

Anyway, Zhong Yumeng’s house was in the villa area, not far from their house.

When Jiang Xizhi was circling for the fifth time, Jiang Yueyi couldn’t help but ask, “Zhizhi, what are you doing walking back and forth?”

Jiang Xizhi’s ears turned red, and she hummed,

“Well, Zhou Zhou is tutoring at Zhong Yumeng’s house in the afternoon, and I’m thinking about whether or not to call her over for dinner.”

“If you want to call her, then call her, why are you so conflicted?”

Jiang Yueyi didn’t understand what her sister was thinking.

Why did she act like a young girl who was just beginning to fall in love?

“That’s right, then I’ll call her.”

As she spoke, Jiang Xizhi smiled and called Zhou Yining.

The driver of Zhong Yumeng’s house was driving a van today.

Zhou Yining had just gotten into the car when she received a call from the young lady.

She answered the phone and asked with a smile, “What’s wrong?
Why are you calling me suddenly?”

“Do you want to come over and have dinner with me?”

Jiang Xizhi’s voice was soft and waxy, and she was acting spoiled with Zhou Yining.

Zhou Yining’s lips curved up and said softly, “I have an appointment with someone at 7 o’clock, I can’t go, you eat obediently.”

“Who did you make an appointment with?
A man or a woman?”

Jiang Xizhi asked, biting her lower lip.

She was already jealous enough that Zhou Yining was tutoring Zhong Yumeng, so why was someone else coming now?

“It’s a woman, the editor-in-chief of a magazine.

Several short stories that I submitted were accepted by their magazine.

This time, she asked me out to talk about a long-term collaboration.
It’s a serious matter,”

Zhou Yining explained patiently, learning from the last time.

Jiang Xizhi replied without any energy, “Okay then.”

“Okay, you eat obediently and rest well,” Zhou Yining instructed.

Hanging up the phone, Jiang Xizhi sat on the sofa with a sad face.

Jiang Yueyi asked, “What’s wrong? Isn’t your little classmate coming over?”

“Yeah, she has an appointment with someone tonight and doesn’t have time to come over.”

Jiang Xizhi leaned back on the sofa and sighed.

Jiang Yueyi asked doubtfully, “Are you and her that close?”

Jiang Xizhi nodded,

“You don’t understand.
We’re not in the same class.

We usually have to wait until after dinner to see each other.

It’s not easy to meet on Sunday, and she immediately grabs me to study.

I haven’t even said a few words to her other than studying in the morning.”

Jiang Yueyi was amused, “That’s good, your classmate is quite responsible.”

Jiang Xizhi glared at her sister.

Her sister was a workaholic and didn’t need friends to accompany her, but she needed it!

Liang Jing also walked over and said with a smile, “Yeah, Zhizhi, I haven’t seen you so attentive to Shi Yuanyuan and Si Yaqing.

Aren’t you friends with them too?”

“Can those friends be the same as each other?
Zhou Zhou is special, and she’s different from them,”

Jiang Xizhi retorted.

Liang Jing smiled and teased her, “How is she different?”

“Oh, it’s hard to say, it’s just different, I won’t talk to you, I’m going to eat.”
As she spoke, Jiang Xizhi went to the restaurant to wait for dinner.

Liang Jing and Jiang Yueyi looked at each other, and they laughed.

On Zhou Yining’s side, she had arrived at the agreed place.

Wu Xinyu hadn’t arrived yet, so Zhou Yining ordered an iced Americano first.

She had been giving lectures all day at high intensity, and to be honest, she was a little tired at this time.

Drinking an iced coffee was just right to refresh herself.

Zhou Yining waited for a while, and Wu Xinyu arrived.

Zhou Yining greeted the other person to sit down, and then she saw Wu Xinyu’s appearance clearly.

The other person was probably less than thirty years old, dressed neatly, wearing a pair of silver-rimmed glasses, and her black hair was tied into a bun.

She looked like a shrewd and capable career woman.

“I asked you to come here this time to talk about long-term cooperation.

Your short stories have been well received, so we are considering letting you serialize a long story in our magazine.

We can discuss the price per thousand words.
What do you think?”

“What about the copyright ownership?”

Zhou Yining asked what she wanted to know most first.

Wu Xinyu didn’t expect Zhou Yining to ask this.

She smiled and said,

“The copyright belongs to the author, but if you want to publish a book separately, our magazine requires 50% of the profits.

Of course, if it’s film and television or other copyrights, it all belongs to the author.”

Zhou Yining felt that the conditions offered by the other party were reasonable and asked,

“What about the price per thousand words?
How much can you give?”

“Considering that your short stories have been well received, we can give you the highest price per thousand words, 200 yuan per thousand words.

Can you accept that?”
Wu Xinyu asked.

Zhou Yining pursed her lips and thought for a while, feeling that it was okay.

After all, she didn’t have any fame yet.

It was obviously unrealistic to sell a book for a lot of money like she did in her previous life.

“Okay, I’ll send you the outline later.

If it’s okay, I’ll start writing, as for the contract…”

“You don’t have to worry about the contract.

You can sign an electronic contract now and it will take effect,”

Wu Xinyu said quickly.

“Okay, Editor-in-Chief Wu, happy cooperation.”

Zhou Yining smiled and reached out to the other person.

“Happy cooperation.”

Wu Xinyu was also very happy.

The girl in front of her hadn’t even graduated from high school, but the novels she wrote were very inspired.

She felt that she might have found a treasure.

“I’ll treat you to this meal today.
Order whatever you want.”

“Then thank you, Editor-in-Chief Wu.”

Zhou Yining didn’t refuse, after all, the place they had made an appointment at was not cheap.

Even with the payment for those two short stories, Zhou Yining only had a little more than a thousand yuan.