My Inner Thoughts Are Heard by the Entire Noble Academy

Shi Ruan stared blankly ahead, "I want to transfer to your school to become a teacher."

Zuo Hengyi and Xiao Feiyu's mouths twitched - it wasn't necessary to actually change jobs just to get gossip.

That would be taking gossip addiction to a whole new level.

The shrimp from both Shi Ruan and Ji Chunsheng's bowls were now piled high in Shi Ruan's bowl like a small mountain. Ji Chunsheng had only taken a few bites of rice himself, spending the rest of the time serving Shi Ruan.

After peeling the shrimp, Ji Chunsheng methodically wiped his hands with a sanitizing wipe and casually remarked, "It wouldn't be difficult to become a teacher at Qianpu School if you wanted to."

Given Shi Ruan's academic qualifications, she definitely wouldn't be able to compete normally with other teachers - she couldn't match their credentials.

But Shi Ruan was different from others - the Shi family was on Qianpu School's board of directors. For a board member's child to become a teacher at the school wasn't a difficult matter.

Other shareholders of Qianpu Middle School could also place their children as teachers if they wanted to, but the issue was that most second-generation rich kids were either solely focused on power struggles in their family businesses or simply relied on their inheritance to figure out ways to spend money.

People like Shi Ruan, who was laid-back but not completely idle, were rare.

It might seem unfair, but that's how society worked, and besides, Shi Ruan wouldn't be taking anyone else's position - the school would simply create a new position specifically for her.

Shi Ruan thought for a moment and shook her head, "Never mind, it's not worth the trouble." Changing jobs just for gossip did sound rather ridiculous when you thought about it.

"If I want to know anything, I can just ask Ah Li directly. I have an insider at Qianpu Middle School after all."

Ji Chunsheng remarked impassively, "Shi Li is quite busy with school every day and might not share everything with you. Look at what happened earlier - she didn't tell you about that."

Shi Ruan gave him a side-eye, "So what do you suggest?"

Ji Chunsheng naturally had no solution. He never interfered with Shi Ruan's decisions.

He just had a habit of speaking ill of Shi Li, just as Shi Li had made it her habit to talk behind Ji Chunsheng's back.

Therefore, in response to Shi Ruan's somewhat irritated question, he just smiled and very perceptively handed her some room-temperature water after she finished eating.

Shi Li ate at about the same pace as Shi Ruan. She looked up just in time to catch their little interaction, and couldn't help but mutter, "Such a bootlicker."

Second Young Master Fu was still focused on his meal when he heard Shi Li's quiet mumbling. He looked up with confusion and asked, "What licker? You want to try some food?"

"I remember there's this really delicious grilled chicken leg place on South Street. Let's take you all there later to try it."

Shi Li had to admire how he could mishear "bootlicker" as "chicken leg," but she was quite curious about the supposedly delicious grilled chicken legs he mentioned.

"Sure, let's try it."

Shi Li sat with the Fu brothers, and although she wanted to separate Shi Ruan and Ji Chunsheng, for the sake of her own peace of mind, she kept her distance from them during the meal.

Fu Huixing ate quickly and had already finished his boxed meal. Hearing the conversation between Shi Li and his cousin, his usually frost-like eyebrows now carried a hint of a smile.

South Street was just outside Blue City Park, which was why Second Young Master Fu suggested taking them to eat grilled chicken legs.

As Blue City's famous food street, even during rain, wind, or holidays, it didn't affect the vendors from setting up their stalls, with only a small portion choosing to rest during these periods.

Second Young Master Fu was a regular on this street, and he had contact information for almost every good vendor.

He could see from their social media posts whether they were open or not.

Despite it being New Year's, South Street was quite crowded, with local families out for a stroll and even more tourists who had come to Blue City during the holiday period.

Everyone knew about the fireworks display at Blue City's Central Park this year, so they had gathered here to watch.

Shi Li went with the Fu brothers to buy food, while the others stayed put with the children.

The grilled chicken leg place that Second Young Master Fu recommended was famous online for its good taste, so the queue was particularly long.

The three of them waited in line for a long time before their turn came.

The waiting time in line was long, but standing by the grill waiting for the chicken legs took even longer.

It wasn't that the chicken legs took long to cook, but rather because the three of them bought one for everyone, including the little ones.

Because there were so many chicken legs to cook, it took longer, and they waited until the people queuing behind them started to complain before the Fu brothers finally left with a large bag of grilled chicken legs.

Shi Li had originally wanted to buy some other snacks, but she decided against it, not wanting to keep the children waiting.

Children's digestion was quick - they were already hungry again shortly after eating.

So the little ones in their red down jackets each held an oily grilled chicken leg. Considering that children shouldn't eat spicy food, the three of them had unanimously requested non-spicy versions when the vendor asked about seasoning.

While all the children's portions were non-spicy, the three buyers had their privileges.

Three spicy chicken legs were devoured right at the stall, and before returning, they checked each other to make sure their faces and mouths were clean.

The children cared less about appearances and didn't mind walking while gnawing on large chicken legs.

The others were more reserved.

Due to the upcoming fireworks display, Blue City Park was packed with people and bustling with activity.

It was easier to watch the children with more people around - the elder aunt had been foresighted in bringing enough bodyguards, preventing any chaos at this time.

The fireworks display would officially begin at eight o'clock, with about ten more minutes to go.

While others were busy with their phones and watching the children, Shi Li habitually looked around.

That's how she happened to spot a familiar face, thinking to herself, "Sister Lanshan is here too?"

"Is she here with her boyfriend?"

Shi Li pondered internally, finally confirming the identity of the man beside Lu Lanshan as Zuo Hengyi's elder brother.

Suddenly being mentioned, Zuo Hengyi quickly looked up and indeed saw his brother in the distance.

Shi Li jogged over to Lu Lanshan, "Sister Lanshan, you're here too?"

Zuo Hengyi hesitated for two seconds before following behind Shi Li.

Lu Lanshan nodded. It wasn't that she particularly enjoyed watching fireworks, but watching them with a boyfriend seemed like a romantic thing to do, so she came.

Before Zuo Hengyi could even greet his brother, Elder Brother Zuo's phone rang. He excused himself from the two and went aside to take the call.

Zuo Hengyi didn't mind that Shi Li was right beside him and started speaking ill of his brother, "Sister Lanshan, are you really sure about being with my brother? He has quite a few bad habits, you should really think carefully about being with him."

He didn't avoid Shi Li's presence; rather, speaking badly of his brother in front of her gave him a sense of self-analysis.

"I'm already trying my best to break them up, I must save my brother's life no matter what."