"I'm fine, I was mentally prepared for this."
Shen Yuan waved his hand indifferently. He didn't care much, mainly because he felt bad about the bags he had given away.
"That's good."
In Li Xiao's opinion, although students like Shen Yuan were sometimes mischievous, they were not bad at heart.
Moreover, he had a sense of collective honor and occasionally contributed to the class, so she didn't dislike him.
Not only had Shen Yuan just gone through a family upheaval, but now he was having relationship problems.
Although he appeared nonchalant on the surface, how strong could the psychological endurance of a young man in his early twenties really be?
So, Li Xiao felt that as his Counselor, she should care about him.
"How have you considered the scholarship I mentioned to you last time? If you've thought it through, submit the materials. With what happened to your family, this is one of the few ways I can help you."
Scholarships had three tiers: 2,000, 3,000, and 4,000 yuan. Each class had a few spots, and Li Xiao allocated them based on students' family poverty and debt. If there were extra spots, they would go to class cadres who had contributed significantly to the class.
It was said that after Shen Yuan's family went bankrupt, they still owed over a million yuan, so he met her criteria.
"This should go to students who need it more. A few thousand yuan, to be honest, is a drop in the bucket for my family's debt."
Shen Yuan shook his head. He knew there were a few impoverished students in the class, and these few thousand yuan would mean more to them than to him.
"Even though it's not a lot of money, it can still ease some of the pressure on your parents."
"No, really, Teacher Li."
Li Xiao had discussed this with Shen Yuan several times. Since the person concerned was unwilling to apply, she couldn't force him.
"Then I won't try to persuade you further. Anyway, if you ever have any difficulties in the future, you can always come to me, and I'll figure out a way to help you solve them."
Li Xiao remembered the scene from just now and was still a bit uneasy, so she added, "That includes relationship problems too."
"Counselor, you're really a good person. If only I could find a partner like you."
Looking at Teacher Li's sweet and pretty face, Shen Yuan easily became engrossed. He often got distracted during her Business English classes, especially since this young Teacher was so kind-hearted and always considered her students.
It was a bit of a pity that they were in a teacher-student relationship.
"Don't talk nonsense, there are so many people here."
Li Xiao's cheeks flushed slightly, and she gave him a warning glare.
There weren't just the two of them at the school gate; it was after class, and there were many students coming and going. They might even run into classmates.
This guy usually spoke without thinking, and now he was so unrestrained even at the school gate.
However, since he could still joke around, it meant that he might not have really cared much about what just happened.
Thinking this, she felt much more relieved.
Shen Yuan scratched his head, chuckled, and shifted his gaze slightly upwards, looking at the favorability value above Counselor Li Xiao's head.
[Favorability: 65]
The favorability was still clearly displayed. According to the system's previous prompt, Counselor Li's favorability towards him exceeded 60, which meant that spending money on Counselor Li would result in a triple cashback.
Shen Yuan was currently unsure of the system's authenticity, but he could verify it.
Li Xiao noticed Shen Yuan's gaze still lingering on her, and she was puzzled, but she couldn't criticize him in this situation.
However, she also didn't want to maintain this state in public, so she broke the silence: "I'm going back first. Anyway, if anything comes up, just find me."
"Counselor, wait a moment, I'll go buy you a drink."
"No need to be polite, I'll… Oh."
Before Li Xiao could finish, Shen Yuan had already run to the convenience store at the school gate. A moment later, he walked back with a 6-yuan bottle of Nescafe in his hand and handed it to Li Xiao.
Shen Yuan was also catering to her preferences; he had observed that Li Xiao always brought a bottle of Nescafe to the podium when she taught.
"Thank you then."
Li Xiao was a bit thirsty, so she took the coffee, took a small sip, and then reminded him again: "You can't be so extravagant with your money anymore. You need to learn to share the burden with your parents, understand?"
"Understood."
As soon as Shen Yuan finished speaking, his phone received a text message. He opened it and found it was a bank transfer notification.
[Construction Bank]Your card ending in 0098 received 18 yuan on May 10th at 16:40.
"It's actually real!"
Shen Yuan's breathing suddenly quickened. He incredulously tapped on the message; it was indeed an official text message from Construction Bank.
He then opened the Construction Bank app to check his balance. His original balance of 87 yuan, after spending 6 yuan, should have been 81 yuan, but now with an 18-yuan transfer record, it had become 99 yuan!
This was just a small amount for a test!
Shen Yuan suddenly realized that as long as Teacher Li Xiao's favorability towards him remained above 60, he could repeatedly spend on her and continuously receive cashback from the system!
Shen Yuan had never imagined he would possess such a cheat, something that only existed in novels, and an uncontrollable excitement surged within him.
Li Xiao watched Shen Yuan's strange expression from the side and asked with concern, "Is something wrong?"
"No, nothing at all."
Shen Yuan realized he had been lost in thought, turned off his phone, and smiled apologetically: "Well, Counselor, if there's nothing else, I'll leave now. You should also go home early and be careful on the way."
"Mm, okay."
Watching Shen Yuan's hurried departure, Li Xiao was a bit puzzled but didn't think much of it, attributing it to a student's unprovoked emotional change.
At this moment, Shen Yuan's mood was both complex and excited. The thought that his family's debt had a chance to be repaid, and that he could even return to how things were originally, or even become richer than before, made it difficult for him to calm down.
After taking a few deep breaths, he thought carefully and concluded that the most urgent task now was to acquire enough principal to spend on suitable members of the opposite sex.
His entire current fortune, plus the recent cashback, was only 99 yuan. The principal was too small. How long would it take to snowball into a large cashback?
The system required spending with cash or deposits, but his principal was too little.
However, he could get cash through Huabei credit cards or borrow from friends.
Shen Yuan walked to a secluded corner of the campus, sat cross-legged under a tree, intending to get some cash through Baitiao Huabei. Unexpectedly, a message popped up on WeChat.
Shen Yuan opened it and saw that it was from Zhou Wanting.
"Shen Yuan, go to hell!"
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