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Chapter 337 - 335, I am not a Prodigal Son (Second Update)_1

Chapter 337: 335, I am not a Prodigal Son (Second Update)_1

When Su Ruqin mentioned having dinner together that evening, Yang Xi’s eyes lit up. This meant that Su Ruqin had softened her stance, at least she wouldn’t completely oppose like before. Of course, it wouldn’t be easy.

On the first day of school, Ren He wanted everyone to get to know him as a teacher. Although he came for Yang Xi, the fact was that since he had become a teacher, he would inevitably have to conscientiously instruct the students. As the saying goes, whatever job you do, do it with love, regardless of how long he could do it, he must do it well.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t be proper if the Juilliard School of Music, which had given him face and withstood pressure to place him in this position, ended up being subjected to controversy and pressure because of him.

Ren He’s principle was "returning a favor with a favor." If you were good to him, he would be good to you. Anyway, Ren He didn’t have much else to do after coming here. He had once considered starting a new business here, but after careful thought, he realized it was not that easy. Most of what he could do was in the IT industry, a sector not very welcoming for Chinese to obtain user information in America.

So-called openness and freedom were for Americans, not Chinese.

Although everyone was still curious and puzzled about their new 16-year-old teacher by the time school let out, they had come here and couldn’t complain. They could only wait and see the teacher’s level in future classes.

In the afternoon, Yang En returned the cell phone to Yang Xi. Since Ren He was here, there was no point in confiscating it.

To be honest, Yang En was also quite curious about Ren He’s musical level, wondering what it was that qualified him to become a piano professor at a world-class music academy...

Su Ruqin felt terrible all afternoon, but Yang En felt differently; he thought Ren He was even more interesting.

He had previously thought Ren He was probably not simple, or he had some unsavory ties with certain forces, but Skydrive had already confirmed that there were no issues with Ren He. So, for Yang En, he still had a lot of respect for Yang Xi’s decisions. However, he couldn’t accept her starting to date at the young age of 16.

But the problem now was, whether he accepted it or not was no longer an option...

Whose child could put their parents in this position? Absolutely unique, right?

All afternoon, Su Ruqin had been complaining to Yang En, not because En had not taken good care of Yang Xi, but because, she wondered why Yang En took Yang Xi back to Luo City...

That was quite awkward. Yang En also felt innocent. How could he have known that Ren He was so capable!

The place Su Ruqin picked for dinner was a French restaurant. It was also Ren He’s first time as a Chinese person in America eating French cuisine, which seemed quite upscale...

But a strong woman like Su Ruqin liked to have everything under control. Since the mother-in-law had made concessions, Ren He had to serve her well. They would eat whatever they wanted, and later open a bottle of ’82 Coke!

During dinner, Yang En and Su Ruqin sat on one side, while Yang Xi and Ren He sat on the other. Yang En was quite relaxed; after Su Ruqin stopped pressuring him, he was relieved and merrily watched Yang Xi and Ren He, suddenly thinking that the two kids were quite a match...

Seeing him looking so cheerful, Su Ruqin got even more irritated. Although she had already made concessions in her heart, she still needed to give Ren He a warning, "Regarding the current situation, I did not expect it either, but I have also seen Ren He’s determination. I have told you before, Ren He, I’m not against you. I am against Yang Xi dating so early. I want to emphasize a few points: first, your relationship can’t be made public in the US, teacher-student romances are not allowed here, I hope you won’t touch this taboo. Second, you can’t live together in the US. If you live together, I will still firmly oppose your relationship."

Ren He quickly nodded, "Rest assured, I clearly understand the gravity of the situation. She’s still young, we definitely won’t make a mistake!"

After hearing what Ren He had said, Su Ruqin fell silent for a long while. She’s still young? How old can you be? Why do you speak as if you’re an adult?!

She tried to organize her thoughts but still felt uneasy and continued, "Love is not just about romance, it’s also about responsibility. Ren He, even though you’re already a professor now, have you considered that you’re still a student? Your worldview, life philosophy, and values aren’t even fully formed yet, how can you..."

"You can rest easy on this too, I’ve thought it all through and am planning to donate a library or something to Columbia University next year and then continue to further my studies," Ren He said earnestly.

In fact, many universities in the United States do things like this, where every year 30% of students get in through the back door. Those with connections donate restrooms, those without donate libraries, and then there are children of alumni and staff – all quite normal. Ren He neither has alumni nor staff lineage and has no connections, so if he can’t donate a restroom, a library it is...

The construction cost of a library is only 6 million RMB. For Ren He, spending 6 million for his parents’ and mother-in-law’s satisfaction, as well as the college life he looked forward to, was definitely worth it. After all, having too much money with nothing to do with it is also pointless.

Su Ruqin almost didn’t catch her breath, her words being cut off halfway by Ren He’s solution. She said coldly, "Knowing to study is a good thing, but don’t rely too much on your family’s economic power. Your family is indeed quite eminent. I have met your mother a few times, she is really powerful in the business circle. But the fact that you’re spending your family’s money on cars, a Courtyard House in the Capital, and now donating a library, seems too wasteful of your parents’ hard-earned money."

Oh, upon hearing this, Ren He realized that she knew all about his family situation. Good, good. Since Su Ruqin herself is a strong woman who believes in solving her own problems without bothering others, she didn’t go complaining to Mrs. Ren. In fact, Su Ruqin thought the same way, how could she call herself a strong woman if she couldn’t handle a high school student.

And as it turned out, she really couldn’t handle him...

If Su Ruqin had chosen to complain to Mrs. Ren this time, the issue would have been much easier to resolve – if she didn’t confiscate all of Ren He’s wealth and made him focus on his studies, that wouldn’t be Mrs. Ren’s style...

Although Ren He was now making quite a bit of money, it was nothing compared to Mrs. Ren’s current commercial real estate projects...

In Mrs. Ren’s eyes, all this was for Ren He to earn in the future, he just needed to focus on his studies for now and not worry about making money... This logic, Ren He himself didn’t quite understand.

But now that his mother-in-law already had the impression that he was a spendthrift, he had to correct that impression. Carefully choosing his words, Ren He said, "You see, the money I’ve spent is actually what I’ve earned myself. I haven’t spent a dime of my family’s money. My mom just gives me 5 RMB a month for pocket money. After I went to the Capital and started boarding, she gave me 200 a month, and the rest was all put into supermarket value cards..."

Thinking about this made Ren He feel particularly frustrated. If he weren’t capable of making his own money, how miserable would his life have been?!

However, when Su Ruqin and Yang En heard this, they were astounded!

They weren’t unaware of how much that Courtyard House in Liu Hai Alley in the Capital was worth. Isn’t Ren He just a musical prodigy? Where did he get so much money from?

...

As usual, I’ll take a bite to eat