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"Dad, can someone become a teacher without a degree?"

Er Piya, ever since she discovered that she was a child prodigy, simply became too inflated with her own ego.

Not only daring to run into her sister's room, but also standing with her little hands on her hips and laughing mischievously.

She'd even stand in front of her mom with hands behind her back, full of confidence, demanding protection.

Because her sister wanted to hit her.

And in front of her own little teddy bear, she would smack it without hesitation.

Who told you to stare at me?

Her reasons were always bizarre.

Anyway, she is now universally despised, even by dogs; she's just oblivious to it.

And now she even dares to question her own father, does she really think her sister likes hitting her for no reason?

"Without a degree, you definitely can't be a teacher, but you can still be a professor like your old man."

Er Piya scratched her little head; isn't a professor even more impressive than a teacher?

She just can't wrap her head around this logic.

Chen Pingsheng couldn't be bothered with her; a three-and-a-half-year-old who talks too much and is naughty to boot.

She's such a menace that even the little teddy she raised wants to lift its tail and run away as fast as it can.

Afraid that if it's too slow, it'll get smacked again.

Lately, his wife has been busy expanding the Water Cloud Space, often coming home late.

Usually around six o'clock, just in time for dinner.

Even during dinner, Er Piya couldn't sit still, bragging about how her kindergarten teachers were shocked when she recited poetry.
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She amused herself to the point of choking on her food.

But choking is one thing; choking and spitting food onto her sister was simply too much.

Chen An'an put down her chopsticks, glaring at her with a wrathful gaze.

Er Piya knew she had made a big mistake and hurriedly said with an innocent face, "Sis, would you believe me if I said it was unintentional?"

Believe that, my foot.

Er Piya hugged her head and quickly scampered off to her room, but it wasn't long before her sister dragged her out by the clothes.

Time to eat properly.

Can't you survive a day without showing off, Er Piya is truly unmatched.

Her favorite thing to talk about every day is the shocked expressions of her classmates or teachers when they see her.

Especially in front of her sister; even if she was beaten ten times a day, she never learned her lesson.

After dinner, they had a habit of walking for half an hour to aid digestion.

This was a daily habit in their household, and fortunately, the greening of their neighborhood was decent.

There was not only a leisure center for the elderly but also a sports center for younger people.

Inside were table tennis and billiards tables, as well as some basic gym equipment.

While taking the elevator, they happened to meet their neighbor Shi Xiaoshan.

This guy was pretty lucky, having a very beautiful childhood friend turned girlfriend.

She had just come from the countryside to join him and was working as a kindergarten teacher.

Such a job naturally wasn't something Shi Xiaoshan, a college graduate from another city, could have found.

It was his good buddy, a young man from a wealthy family, who had introduced him to this job.

Shi Xiaoshan was a sincere person and was very grateful to his bunk-bed buddy.

But perhaps he hadn't noticed that this buddy would occasionally glance at his girlfriend Shen Bing.

Maybe it was the prelude to some melodramatic romance.

A pure woman like Shen Bing is not easy for an average man to keep.

Especially in a place like Magic City.

Chen Pingsheng didn't pay it much mind, offering only a perfunctory greeting before taking the two kids for a walk on The Bund.

The Huangpu River is a wonderful place, attracting countless tourists from other places each year.

The brilliantly lit riverboats along the riverside were always filled with young people enjoying themselves.

Er Piya's imagination ran wild, "Dad, can you buy this river for me? I want to use my bathtub to take baths here every day."

She felt she was a prodigy, so such a request wasn't too much to ask for, right?

The Huangpu River, he definitely couldn't buy that.

But to build an identical one somewhere else would be a piece of cake, just a matter of how much money it would cost.

He couldn't help but threaten to spank Er Piya, "If I don't spank you now, you're going to ascend to heaven, aren't you?"

Chen An'an chuckled heartily, and Pingsheng joined in the fun with a smack.

"You're not much better. That super yacht from Xiangjiang has arrived. From now on, our family's fixed expenses will be tens of thousands every month. Don't forget that!"

Chen An'an was so used to being hit that a rub on the back of her head did nothing.

Dad said there would hardly be any chances to go to Xiangjiang in the future, so she simply drove that two-hundred-million-yacht over.

It's docked at Magic City's special yacht port.

The family of four walking side by side struck an indescribably odd pose.

"Dad, won't people think we're fools?"

"That's definitely not the case, everyone is pretty normal except you being a bit silly."

"And what about sister?"

Er Piya, don't even get me started!

Really, it's hard to describe. At such a young age, once she knew she'd be walking here every day, she even went online to learn catwalking.

That little butt of hers, wiggling.

She just wouldn't let up, determined to be the brightest star in the crowd.

Pingsheng couldn't stand it, grabbing her and heading back.

Er Piya flailed her limbs and whined in a strange, indescribable way.

Not a bit of Magic City's little princess aura.

When they got home, Chen An'an thoughtfully made tea for her dad on the balcony.

Such a huge balcony directly faced the Huangpu River, just sitting here and having a sip.

That feeling was just too great.

Even the materialistic revelling in the Ten Li Foreign Market at the onset of nightlights couldn't compare to this moment of warmth and comfort in his cozy little home.

The next day.

He still drove his little Volkswagen to drop the two kids off at school.

Then he headed to Financial University to register, as his first elective class was this afternoon.

This was a personal arrangement by the old chancellor; it must be said that college students are a very free group.

Also, it's a tower of ivory that holds the most significance in one's life.

Especially freshmen and sophomores, it's simply carefree living.

At a university like Magic City, students are usually divided into groups.

The two largest groups are undoubtedly the locals from Magic City and those from other places.

Magic City exudes a strong sense of superiority, stemming from its absolute lead in economic status since the Republican Era.

For outsiders, especially students from average families, it's hard not to face some cold stares.

This is also why many people, despite graduating from prestigious universities, still feel very insecure after leaving school.

Money is the backbone, and that's far from a lie.

Chen Pingsheng's first class, he really didn't care how many people signed up.

Just like he wouldn't let anyone know about his identity, for the next ten or even twenty years.

He would only become more discreet.

Those who get to be guest professors in Financial University usually have their own areas of great expertise.

After graduating from such a university, to listen to these real experts, and even industry tycoons again, is undeniably hard to come by.

So even though he did no advertising at all, the elective class attracted no less than two hundred students.

This isn't a particularly astonishing number, considering the university has over twenty thousand students.

Two hundred students in the grand scheme are just a drop in the ocean.

Simply not worth mentioning.

The old chancellor even arranged for him a female teaching assistant, who was also a very special student.

Just by looking at her yellowed cuffs, you could tell she was a student from a poor family.