Chapter 37

The Weasel Wishing the Chicken a Happy New Year—No Good Intentions

Chen Ji, being defiant, would never go with Xu Xin. “Who are you? Do I know you? Get lost, stay away from me!”

The reason Xu Xin approached Chen Ji was because she had a dream last night where Chen Ji became the wealthiest man. She thought she could form a connection with him before he became too successful.

However, she didn’t expect Chen Ji to be so disrespectful, rejecting her in front of so many people.

“I really need to talk to you,” Xu Xin said.

Chen Ji’s instincts were sharp. The moment Xu Xin approached him, he knew she was like a weasel wishing a chicken a happy new year, with no good intentions.

He wasn’t someone to be trifled with. His eyes shifted, and he shouted loudly to the crowd, “This woman is harassing me! She’s trying to molest me!”

Xu Xin’s face turned pale, her eyes filled with confusion and grievance, like a wronged little deer. “I didn’t, I really need to talk to you.”

Xu Xin, small and fair-skinned, and being a woman, instantly triggered the protective instincts of the men around her.

“She’s a woman, how could she be molesting you? Stop flattering yourself!”

“Exactly! He’s the one who’s trying to harass her and now he’s trying to turn the tables.”

“How shameless!”

Chen Ji sneered, “A bunch of brainless idiots, spinning around like fools without realizing it.”

Xu Jiayi saw everyone attacking Chen Ji and glanced at Xu Xin. She smirked and sarcastically said, “What brand of plastic bag are you? How can you hold so much? If you want someone to do something for you, at least show some attitude.

What’s this show for, huh? Oh, I know now, it’s probably for those idiots watching. After all, you know men’s hearts best. A couple of tears, and those idiots will be so heartbroken, they’ll want to die for you and bang their heads against the wall.”

The men: “…”

Is she talking about us?

Chen Ji looked at Xu Jiayi with admiration. “Sis, you’re amazing! You’re so good at insulting people. Sis, teach me, I want to learn too.”

This was Xu Jiayi’s first direct confrontation with the female protagonist of the book since she transmigrated.

Xu Xin, struck by Xu Jiayi’s words, turned pale, her tears welling up, and her body swaying as if she might collapse at any moment.

“I didn’t ask him to do anything, you’re wronging me.”

The nearby men were getting anxious, ready to reprimand Xu Jiayi, but she quickly saw through Xu Xin’s little trick and spoke first. “I didn’t hit you, I didn’t curse you. Why are you acting like you’re about to die? Who are you trying to fool?

Don’t play these tricks in front of me. I’m not a man, I don’t understand this whole ‘protecting delicate flowers’ thing.”

Xu Xin’s face turned a mixture of green and white with anger. “I didn’t.”

Xu Jiayi coldly scoffed, “Whether you did or not, you know better than anyone. Don’t treat everyone like fools!”

Chen Ji nodded vigorously. “Exactly!”

This was a conflict between the younger generation, and Xu Jianguo didn’t want to intervene. However, seeing Xu Jiayi in action made him very proud. His daughter was impressive—she could even insult people in such a cultured way! This was why it was important to read more books!

As the exam time drew closer, Xu Jiayi turned to Chen Ji. “Take my dad around while I go to the exam.”

Chen Ji clenched his fist and cheered her on. “Sis, good luck!”

Over on the other side, Shen Zhou saw what was happening and wanted to get through the crowd, but couldn’t get through.

It wasn’t until the crowd dispersed that he approached Xu Xin, his young face carrying a warning. “Stay away from my sister-in-law.”

After saying that, he didn’t wait to see Xu Xin’s reaction and walked straight into the exam room.

This was Shen Zhou’s first time taking such an exam, and he was a little nervous.

But when the test papers were handed out, he saw that there were several questions Xu Jiayi had marked as important, and his nervousness instantly disappeared. He felt much more at ease.

As soon as his mind became clear, he felt much lighter.

He picked up his pen and quickly started writing.

Some other candidates, upon seeing the test papers, had frowns so deep they could kill flies.

“Damn it.”

“These questions are tough.”

“Did a human even write these?”

Meanwhile, in another exam room, Xu Jiayi kept writing quickly.

Her handwriting was beautiful and fast.

Soon, it caught the attention of the staff.

The staff member stood next to her, silently checking her answers and found that they were all correct.

She was shocked.

These questions were added last minute by the factory director, and they were particularly difficult, with no reference material provided.

Two hours later, Xu Jiayi walked out of the exam room, and Xu Jianguo immediately approached her. “Daughter, how was the exam? Were the questions difficult?”

Xu Jiayi had no signs of stress from the exam. She smiled and walked with ease. “It was fine. The results will be out tomorrow morning at eight. Dad, are we staying in the town for another night?”

Xu Jianguo nodded. “Mm.”

Chen Ji ran over. “How about staying at my place? I have a spare room.”

“No need.” Xu Jiayi shook her head to refuse, then remembered the earlier conversation where Chen Ji had asked her to consider acknowledging him as a relative. After a moment of thought, she said, “Chen Ji, about the whole recognition thing, let’s forget about it.

But you’re welcome to come over to my house often.”

Chen Ji felt disappointed inside but didn’t show it. “It doesn’t matter if we recognize each other or not, you’ll always be my sister.”

Xu Jiayi patted his shoulder. “Mm, as long as you remain sincere, I don’t mind having another younger brother.”

Chen Ji smiled wide. “I’ll always be sincere.”

Shen Zhou walked out of the exam room and saw Xu Jiayi standing at the entrance. He immediately ran over. “Sis, you’re amazing! You guessed a lot of the questions right.”

Xu Jianguo’s face lit up instantly. “So, you did well?”

Shen Zhou grinned brightly, his smile brighter than the summer sun. “Yes, a lot of the questions were ones that my sister highlighted as key points.”

Xu Jianguo’s heart raced with excitement. He rubbed his hands together, grinning from ear to ear. “Jiayi, I’m sure you’ll pass!”

Xu Jiayi smiled. “Mm, I think so too.”

Everyone thought Xu Jiayi’s name would appear on the list.

However, when the list was announced, Xu Jianguo and the others were stunned. “No, she didn’t pass!”

Shen Zhou was the first to disbelieve it. “There must be some mistake. I passed, so how could my sister’s name not be on the list?

There’s definitely some internal issue!”

Xu Jianguo also believed his daughter would pass, but since the deputy factory director personally registered her, he didn’t think there would be any foul play. “Shen Zhou, calm down.”

Shen Zhou, desperate, couldn’t calm down. “How can I calm down? The key points my sister highlighted, I didn’t even finish looking at all of them, yet I still came first. My sister’s score must be higher.”

Xu Jianguo turned to Xu Jiayi. “Daughter, what do you think happened?”

Xu Jiayi, seeing that her name wasn’t on the list, instinctively thought it was because Chen Ji’s father had competitors at the factory, but something told her that wasn’t the case. “I don’t know what happened. How about we go ask the staff?”

At that moment, Chen Ji came running over, out of breath. “Sis, did you make it?”

Shen Zhou, with a displeased look, said, “Her name isn’t on the list.”

Chen Ji thought this was perfectly normal. “The mechanical factory exam is tough. Many of the workers’ children have taken it multiple times and still haven’t passed.”

Shen Zhou pointed at the first name on the list and angrily cursed, “You’re talking nonsense. The key points I memorized were all ones my sister highlighted. I passed, so there’s no way she didn’t make it. There must have been a mistake!”