This person really knows how to be reborn!

Chapter 50 The problem with people is their fondness for teaching.

Zeng Cheng definitely didn't want to eat at the same table as his uncle's family; he just wanted to keep his distance.

Because he is clear-headed.

Knowing that those relatives you can neither love nor hate completely only creates mental exhaustion for you and serves no other purpose.

Unfortunately, in Sichuan province, the saying goes, "The maternal uncle is the most important person," and his maternal uncle really couldn't stop him from doing so.

After sitting down at the table, Zeng Cheng focused solely on eating. Halfway through, his aunt suddenly spoke up: "Zeng Cheng, we've been so busy eating your college entrance celebration banquet, we don't even know how well you did on the exam! Tell us!"

Upon hearing this, most of the other relatives stopped eating and stared intently at Zeng Cheng.

This shows that Zeng Liqing and Sun Feng are very low-key, and their boasting is limited to their respective workplaces. These relatives do not know Zeng Cheng's college entrance examination scores, they only know that he was admitted to university.

"this……"

Zeng Cheng twitched the corner of his mouth.

I thought to myself, "Is this woman going to make a scene again?"

However, he chose to keep a low profile—better to avoid trouble than to cause more problems.

"Auntie, my test results... weren't too bad."

"Really?" Auntie looked doubtful. "I saw other families holding celebrations for students who did really well on their exams, and they all put up banners. For example, my nephew scored over 580 this year, the top student in my hometown town. His banner was so bright and colorful that even the town mayor came over to congratulate him halfway through the meal!"

Zeng Cheng thought to himself, "As expected," and the damn competition started again. How boring.

"Auntie, isn't this banner a bit too ostentatious? You know our family's situation; it's better to keep a low profile..."

"Tch—" Auntie continued chirping, "Zeng Cheng, you're not that old, but you've got quite the nerve. What's your family's situation? Your dad's just a deputy director of a neighborhood committee, no less. What's there to be modest about? Don't underestimate your uncle just because he's not an official. He knows tons of officials, and every single one of them is more powerful than your dad!"

"..."

Zeng Cheng tried his best to calm the fire in his heart.

"Aunt, you're right. I'll give my dad a push and try to get him at least a deputy director level before he retires..."

"That's probably unlikely. If your dad could get promoted to the division-level, would he have waited until now?"

My aunt still looked disdainful, her greasy lips moving up and down like a machine gun that had just been oiled.

"Zeng Cheng, you're rambling on and on. How did your college entrance exam actually go? Your mom told me during the New Year that your grades dropped significantly after starting high school. You didn't even get into a second-tier university, did you? If you really didn't, then you're not even as good as your older cousin back then..."

At this moment, all the relatives at the table turned their attention to Zeng Cheng.

Amidst murmurs and sighs, people shook their heads.

These noises rose and fell, even becoming quite agitated.

Zeng Cheng: "..."

Just as he decided to put down his chopsticks and stop eating, his elderly father came over.

Zeng Liqing patted Zeng Cheng on the shoulder: "Son, come with me to the door to greet some important guests."

Zeng Cheng quickly got up, thinking to himself, "Old Zeng, you're your son's savior!"

As for the important guest Zeng Liqing mentioned, he really didn't know who it was.

At this moment, the eldest uncle became unhappy and slammed his wine glass on the glass table with a cold face.

"Liqing, didn't you see Zeng Cheng having dinner with me? Go pick up your guests yourself. Zeng Cheng is right here. Your friends are friends, but aren't Fengqin's relatives relatives?"

Zeng Liqing quickly smiled apologetically, "Brother, that's not what I meant... but these guests really are quite important, please bear with us..."

The uncle, who had made tens of millions in construction projects over the past few years, continued with a cold face: "How big can it be? When my cousin Zeng Cheng held his college entrance banquet, even the county magistrate came. What, you can't possibly invite the district head and mayor?"

Zeng Liqing continued with a forced smile: "Brother, our District Chief Ou from Jinghu District really did come. A mayor is definitely not realistic, but a vice mayor in charge of education did come."

The eldest uncle's eyes widened instantly: "Uh...you're not kidding, are you?"

Zeng Liqing patiently explained, "Brother, it's like this. Zeng Cheng did quite well in the college entrance exam this time, ranking seventh in the city and also the top scorer in Jinghu District. Several leaders came specifically to present a plaque and offer their congratulations. And it's not just our family; every family in the top ten in the city received one!"

Uncle: "..."

Aunt: "..."

It suddenly became very awkward.

The food no longer smelled good, the wine no longer tasted good, and my face suddenly started to hurt.

After presenting the plaque and exchanging a few polite words, the leaders left without even having a bite to eat or a sip of water.

That's right. The higher the rank of a leader, the more they care about these details and don't want people to have a chance to gossip.

This process, however, is enough to shock many people.

Friends and family couldn't help but exclaim – Zeng Liqing and Sun Feng have given birth to a son of exceptional talent!

All I can say is that the couple really knows how to handle things.

Apart from a few colleagues at work whom I see every day, I haven't told anyone how many points Zeng Cheng scored on the college entrance exam, even though it's been so long since it ended.

After seeing off the high-ranking leaders, Zeng Cheng returned to the dinner table, only to find that his uncle and aunt were nowhere to be seen.

The two never appeared again after the graduation banquet ended and all the guests had left.

Later, Sun Feng told Zeng Cheng that his uncle and aunt hadn't finished their meal before throwing down their chopsticks and storming off in a huff.

Zeng Cheng naturally scoffed at this.

[Tch—If you can't handle the game, don't play!]

Some relatives in this world are really annoying.

A few days after the Zeng family held their graduation banquet, the Li family also held one. Zeng Cheng was sure to attend and even ate at the same table as Li Xingzhi.

Then there was this old man—Li Xingzhi called this man his uncle—who stayed there cricketing and said that Li Xingzhi was too honest and would definitely suffer a great loss when he entered society.

This is probably what Mencius meant when he said, "The problem with people is that they like to be teachers." Many people have this bad habit.

This annoyed Li Xingzhi, so he lowered his voice and asked Zeng Cheng.

"Brother Cheng, is there any way for me to stand up to him in this situation? Let me tell you, this old man is so annoying. He borrowed 20,000 yuan from our family a while ago, saying he'd pay it back in a month, but three months have passed and he still hasn't paid it back!"

Zeng Cheng also disliked that old man, so he whispered a few words to Li Xingzhi.

So Li Xingzhi looked at the old man and said, "Uncle, I'm honest and don't talk much, while you're old and don't talk much either. When are you going to pay back the 20,000 yuan you owed us the other day? You said a month, but it's been almost three months. I'm still waiting for you to pay my tuition!"

Old Deng: "..."

Li Jianguo, also known as Zhiliao's father, was eating at the same table. Upon seeing this, he hypocritically criticized Li Xingzhi a few times.

Why is it all fake? Zeng Cheng clearly saw Li Jianguo secretly giving his eldest son a thumbs-up.