Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation

Tuesday, September 9, morning.

The half-hour-long extended break ended, and the preparatory bell for the eye exercises rang, as Shang Caiwei walked out of the office.

She wore a white jacket and jeans, with a fresh face devoid of makeup. Her fine long hair covered her petite face, giving her a pure youthful vibe.

Although it was time for the eye exercises, Class 8 of Grade 2 was in chaos.

Wu Xiaoqi was in the hallway outside the classroom, dribbling a basketball through his legs and around him, tapping continuously, then picked up the basketball, leapt, turned, and mimed a shooting motion.

Wang Longlong was eating steamed dumplings in the classroom.

Dan Xiao was flipping coins.

Cui Yu was browsing silicone dolls online, having stopped watching movies. His former big brother Duan Shigang decided to rely on himself, set up a Baidu Cloud, and was currently studying and researching.

During this period, Shang Caiwei walked into the classroom, not drawing any attention.

In the entire class, very few students were doing the eye exercises. Bai Yuxia was one, and Dong Qingfeng was another.

After the eye exercises ended, surprisingly, Gao Heshuai didn't come into the class immediately, which made the classmates quite pleased. The class monitor, Xin Youling, couldn't make up his mind about managing the discipline.

Dong Qingfeng turned to chat with Shen Qing'e and Jiang Yanan: "Evergreen Liquid was on TV yesterday."

Jiang Yanan: "On again?"

Dong Qingfeng glanced outside first to prevent any teachers from noticing, and then he took out his phone and clicked on Weibo: "Look at the hot search."

Jiang Yanan quickly looked over, and Shen Qing'e also focused on it. At the top of the hot search was 'iPhone 6 release.'

The second was 'Mu Changqing,' its popularity far ahead of the third-place athlete's marriage.

"Mu Changqing..." Shen Qing'e read, guessing: "Could it be related to eyes?"

Dong Qingfeng got excited: "Yes, I heard it can cure myopia!"

"Cure myopia?" Song Sheng cast a look over.

He was nearsighted by seventy to eighty degrees. Although he didn't need to wear glasses, he clearly felt that his eyesight was not as good as before. If Evergreen Liquid developed a product to treat myopia, he would be the first to try it.

Song Sheng often watched all kinds of martial arts movies and was very much into them. If he had to wear glasses in the future, it would be a huge disadvantage in fights.

Dong Qingfeng: "I heard it uses new technology. I trust the quality of Evergreen Liquid. Previously, in the hair loss domain, they claimed they'd overcome it, and they did, like a miracle."

Dong Qingfeng had a balding uncle, and it wasn't until that uncle came over for dinner with a full head of black hair that Dong Qingfeng's perception of him completely changed.

Shen Qing'e: "The technology must be solid. Isn't our English teacher Chen Haiyang an example?"

"It's just, I'm afraid the price won't be cheap?" she wondered.

Dong Qingfeng: "Yesterday, I saw some insider news online. The estimated price of Mu Changqing is similar to Evergreen Liquid."

Jiang Yanan was shocked: "Ordinary people simply can't afford it, right? Why do they sell it so expensively?"

Song Sheng said coolly: "They never intended to sell it to ordinary people."

Jiang Yanan: "Why not sell it cheaper, like ten yuan a bottle, so everyone can benefit? Just like Coke, they still make a lot, don't they?"

Dong Qingfeng shook his head: "Anyone can drink Coke, and you can drink many bottles a month. But Evergreen Liquid is different, it's targeted at specific groups, the scope is different, and the numbers are too small."

After hearing this, Jiang Yanan thought about it: "I guess that's true. If they sold it cheap, they'd lose money."

Dong Qingfeng: "Take the newly released iPhone 6, for example. You know the Redmi phone is 699, and the iPhone 6 Plus is priced ten times higher. If the iPhone 6 sold for 699 yuan, there might never be an iPhone 7."

"In this world, 99% of the wealth is concentrated in the hands of 1% of people. Extracting money from them is definitely better than from ordinary people," Dong Qingfeng said.

Shen Qing'e concluded: "Evergreen Liquid doesn't make money from the poor."

Upon hearing this, Song Sheng displayed a proud expression: "Qingfeng, I disagree with your point."

Dong Qingfeng: "Hmm?"

Song Sheng explained: "This world actually has 120% of wealth, held by 1% of the people. The extra 20% of wealth is the debt of the 99% of poor people."

Dong Qingfeng was stunned. For a moment, he actually thought Song Sheng's words made some sense.

...

The atmosphere of their conversation was generally pleasant, until Gao Heshuai stepped into the class, and the entire classroom fell silent.

Gao Heshuai went straight to the point: "Ahem, let's start class."

At his volume, the students refocused and started concentrating on the lesson.

Compared to other teachers, Gao Heshuai liked to ask questions the most. When he introduced a new type of question, he would sweep his cow-like eyes over the entire classroom.

Whenever this happened, the students who pretended to look attentive would immediately shift their eyes evasively, putting on a contemplative frown, hoping that Gao Heshuai wouldn't question them.

His gaze passed over the class, and students' backs tingled, feeling like they were at an execution.

Gao Heshuai called out: "Cui Yu."

The other students inwardly sighed with relief, feeling they had narrowly escaped disaster.

Upon hearing his name, Cui Yu cursed under his breath. He didn't want to be questioned, as that would mean standing at the back.

In a split second, he thought of a way to escape. He clutched his chest, a pained look appearing on his face, his features tightly wrinkled, he was in too much pain!

"Cui Yu, why aren't you standing up to answer the question?"

Cui Yu pretended to be sick, unable to speak from the pain.

For cover, Meng Gui chimed in: "Teacher, last night Cui Yu took a cold shower at home and accidentally caught a fever. You can see how uncomfortable he is."

From the back row, Wang Longlong praised: "Cui Yu's spirit of attending class despite illness not only inspires us students but also plants the spirit of diligence, seriousness, and passion in our hearts, as the saying goes..."

Gao Heshuai's forehead vein jumped: "Shut up!"