Rich in the 70s: I Made a Rugged Veteran a Millionaire-Chapter 105: Open Conspiracy

Jiang Cheng led the night school’s classmates and teachers out of the train station, pointing to a truck, "Comrades, let’s get in the truck!"

"Time is of the essence, let’s go!"

Jiang Cheng climbed onto the truck parked by the roadside first.

The classmates hurriedly followed Jiang Cheng, helping each other onto the truck’s trailer.

As for where the truck came from, that’s not important!

Principal Wang, full of vigor despite his age, surpassed Teacher Yu and was pulled onto the truck by two students, feeling elated.

It’s been so many years since I’ve been in a group fight!

The calmest, Teacher Yu, boarded the truck last, looking at the excited classmates and the principal high on excitement, feeling like they were going to crash a party?

"Bang—Bang"

Jiang Cheng slapped the truck’s hood, shouting loudly, "Master Li, let’s go!"

A hand stretched out from the front cabin.

"Alright! Hold on tight!"

The truck roared to life, and the students were full of fighting spirit, heads held high, singing battle songs.

"Charge forward—Charge forward——"

"Swing the swords against the enemy——"

...

Teacher Yu stood in the back corner, watching the principal even more excited than the students, feeling a headache.

Throughout the journey, Teacher Yu tried to talk to Principal Wang, but couldn’t make his way through.

In less than half an hour, the comrades from the night school, singing battle songs, returned to the guesthouse.

The guesthouse’s lady heard the noise and came out, immediately spotting Jiang Cheng standing at the front of the truck.

Oh dear, this girl is really something!

First time with a small car, second time with a big truck.

How on earth did she manage it?

The lady didn’t know the answer, but she knew Jiang Cheng was remarkable.

On the truck, Jiang Cheng raised her arm and shouted, "Comrades, get off! Four to a room, gather outside in ten minutes!"

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

The unanimous response startled the sunflower seeds out of the lady’s hands onto the ground.

After saying this, Jiang Cheng immediately put on a smile and said to the lady, "Comrade lady, please help us check in."

The lady smiled warmly and said, "No trouble at all, not at all."

The night school students who had already gotten off the truck looked at the lady, smiling like a spring breeze, and had only one thought in mind: So the lady can smile!

During the two days they stayed, the lady hadn’t once looked them in the eye.

No matter, the lady very efficiently helped the night school folks check in once again.

Jiang Cheng was the last to get off the truck, only to be stopped by Teacher Yu.

"Jiang Cheng—I’m telling you, don’t get agitated, let’s try to communicate verbally, absolutely no fighting!"

Jiang Cheng looked at the anxious Teacher Yu.

"Teacher, don’t worry, am I the type to fight?"

Teacher Yu: This question... I refuse to answer.

Jiang Cheng gave an innocent smile, first walked over to the hood and slipped a candy ticket to driver Master Li.

Master Li was the driver brought by the S City furniture factory director.

On their way to the train station, Jiang Cheng coincidentally met them returning to S City, so she hitched a ride.

"Master Li, thank you for your hard work."

Master Li smiled and said, "It’s nothing, if you’re ever in S City and need anything, just let me know."

"That’s great then."

After a brief exchange, Master Li drove off. He still had to pick up the director and his colleagues from the factory to return to S City together.

After seeing Master Li off, Jiang Cheng looked at Teacher Yu still waiting for her, and Principal Wang glaring at Teacher Yu from the side.

She approached, hearing Principal Wang let out a cold snort.

"Teacher Yu, who do you think you’re looking down on? Am I the type to fight?"

Teacher Yu’s eyes shifted downward, looking at the bulging pocket of Principal Wang’s trousers, "Take those two stones out and then we’ll talk."

Principal Wang felt a bit embarrassed, but his strong mentality allowed him to quickly respond, "Those are for me to take back as paperweights!"

Teacher Yu: Ha, do you think I believe that? You were the one singing the most enthusiastically all the way!

Teacher Yu said nothing, but his expression spoke volumes.

Principal Wang cleared his throat; after all, he was really going to use them as paperweights, as long as he believed, it’s the truth!

Teacher Yu looked speechlessly at Principal Wang and finally turned to Jiang Cheng to persuade her, "Jiang Cheng, we can’t get into a fight."

Jiang Cheng nodded assuredly.

"I know, I truly haven’t planned to fight."

Perhaps she seemed quite sincere, as Teacher Yu skeptically asked Jiang Cheng, "Then how do you plan to get our program back?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Cheng didn’t answer but asked a question instead.

"Since you knew someone stole our program, why didn’t you react?"

Teacher Yu explained:

"Of course not! Initially, we weren’t aware the program was stolen. They just said there were too many programs, and our rehearsal effect wasn’t good, so it got dropped, which is normal. We were about to leave."

"Later, Sun Jiandong felt something was off, sneaked to the theater, and found out that our program wasn’t bad but stolen. Thankfully, that kid didn’t act impulsively, he came back to inform us, and then...

Teacher Yu looked at Principal Wang.

Jiang Cheng understood, Principal Wang decided not to pursue it.

Principal Wang was about to explain when Jiang Cheng raised her hand to stop him.

"Principal, I understand, you’re concerned about me working with foreigners, fearing bad reputation spreading there from any commotion from our night school, affecting diplomacy, and bringing shame to Hua Xia."

"The heartfelt patriotism of you elderly, I understand it, and everyone else does too."

Principal Wang was about to say that not affecting Jiang Cheng was true, but the rest wasn’t.

But the night school students and others came out, looking at him with a newfound understanding in their eyes.

Those eyes, filled with unmasked admiration.

Actually... there could be some truth to it.

Principal Wang put his hands behind his back, straightened his posture, and had a look of enduring humiliation.

"As the principal, it’s what I should do."

Watching the group with faces about to tear up, the principal felt euphoric inside.

After everyone gathered, Jiang Cheng had them form a circle and first praised Sun Jiandong’s sharpness.

Sun Jiandong, being praised, couldn’t hide his smile, and others looked at him with envy.

"Alright, the performance is tonight; this is easy to resolve. Our program has its reasons, evidence, and backing throughout."

"We don’t need any intrigue, just perform openly because the program thieves wouldn’t dare to confront us."

"They only assumed we weren’t aware of the details, taking advantage of an information gap, but now that we know, they have no tricks left."

"So, classmates, not only will we perform, but we’ll do it with fanfare!"

"Do you have confidence?"

Jiang Cheng asked.

In unison, the students replied: Yes!

Jiang Cheng was the first to extend a hand, looking at the night school’s classmates and teachers around, shouting, "Come on! Let’s go!"

"Let’s go!"

One by one, hands extended, pressing on the back of Jiang Cheng’s hand, and when the last hand came down, Jiang Cheng shouted: "Night school will win!"

"Night school will win!"

At that moment, as all the hands pressed down, they pushed upwards, like a stand of towering pines, soaring high, unstoppable!