"The first place this time is Xia Lin again!"
"As expected! He's always been a top student!"
"He's truly a straight - A student. We can't compare!"
Facing the gazes of admiration, amazement, or jealousy from the crowd, Xia Lin smiled calmly. In fact, he was quite nervous inside. The top - student Xia Lin was the former one, not him. Fortunately, he had inherited the former Xia Lin's memories, and this major was also the one he had chosen before. By studying hard when he got back, he should be able to avoid giving himself away.
The advantage of going to college in the local city was that it was very convenient to go home. In this life, different from the world of the CEO, he was an orphan from the start. So he didn't have to worry about the system making his parents die to promote the mission.
After getting home, Xia Lin ate instant noodles, extravagantly adding sausage and eggs. As an orphan, the only property left by his parents was an old two - bedroom, one - living - room apartment. Xia Lin relied on student loans for school, and covered his living expenses through part - time jobs during holidays.
Now he was running out of money again. Since the official holiday was just a few days away, he quickly started looking for a holiday part - time job.
Searching online, Xia Lin found several tutoring jobs suitable for him. He called them one by one. Two female clients didn't want him, saying they were afraid of their children having puppy love and wanted a female tutor. One male client was so stingy that he didn't want to pay the normal market price.
Finally, there was only one job left. The pay was reasonable, and there were no particularly annoying requirements.
"My husband and I are going on a long - term business trip abroad. We're worried about our child staying at home alone. Can you cook?"
What? A tutor also had to know how to cook? But this was no problem for Xia Lin, who had lived alone. To get this job, Xia Lin truthfully said, "I've lived alone for a long time. I can do laundry and cook."
The female voice on the other end rose a few pitches, "That's great! I'll leave my child in your care. I hope you can live with my child. The salary is not a problem!"
That meant he could get the pay for both a nanny and a tutor. But why didn't they hire a professional nanny?
Xia Lin thought so and asked. The woman sounded helpless, "My son has a bit of a... strange temper. He doesn't like nannies. It took us a lot of persuasion for him to agree to have a tutor. I'm really sorry to trouble you. Don't worry. We'll definitely pay you a satisfactory salary!"
One couldn't live without money. So Xia Lin "spinelessly" agreed, succumbing to the tempting salary.
After the holiday, Xia Lin packed his things and went to the other family's home. The student he was in charge of tutoring and taking care of was a 17 - year - old junior high school student. The second year of senior high was a crucial period, but this teenager's academic performance was really poor.
His parents said they didn't expect Xia Lin to turn this teenager into a top student. They just hoped he could help the boy reach the average level of the class!
On the first day when Xia Lin moved into the home of the teenager named Qi Shang, the latter showed his unwelcome attitude. Xia Lin didn't care. After all, he was getting paid.
But when the system told him that this teenager was the target character in this world, Xia Lin couldn't help but care.
As the saying goes, to win someone's heart, you have to win their stomach. Xia Lin used all his cooking skills. At first, Qi Shang still ordered takeout, but later he ate even more than Xia Lin!