“I think it’s better to ask Second Brother. He should be able to get some information too.”

“Don’t go. I really don’t want to see your second brother’s wife’s attitude. When has she ever thought of us when there’s something good? Even if you ask, it’s pointless. I was already hesitant about this matter, actually wanted to invest too. After all, what I’m doing now is rented. If they want to take it back, there’s nothing I can do. Only when I have my own counter will I feel at ease.”

“Alright, just do as you see fit.” Charles Clark gave a bitter smile. His younger brother was a deputy director at the district education bureau, which was somewhat influential, but his sister-in-law was really snobbish. Back when the family was poor, she always looked down on them. Grace Howard had always held a grudge about these things.

“Then let’s invest. Even people in the government are finding ways to invest. Wouldn’t we be fools not to?” Grace Howard finally made the decision.

William Clark’s lips curled into a faint smile, knowing his words had worked. He couldn’t help but feel a bit proud. Being able to influence the future was truly a wonderful feeling. With just a few words, he could change his parents’ lives. It seemed that his more than ten years of experience in the future was a very powerful golden finger.

Chapter 013 “Damn”

When he returned to school, mealtime was already over. William Clark bought two pieces of bread to fill his stomach. Honestly, the bread back then didn’t taste great, but his pocket money was really limited—just thirty yuan a week—so having two pieces of bread was already pretty good.

There were only a few classmates in the classroom. Brian Cooper was probably still battling it out in the arcade and wasn’t in the classroom. As for the other classmates, William Clark couldn’t even remember their names. The ones he could recall were either those he used to hang out with or those he had some conflicts with. The rest were all diligently studying, and William Clark just couldn’t remember them at all.

But as a group of classmates returned, the classroom suddenly became lively. They were the ones who had gone to the hospital with Helen Carter and the others. As soon as they came in, they surrounded William Clark so tightly that not even water could get through.

“William Clark, how did you know to do that?” Helen Carter sat in front of William Clark, turned sideways, and looked at him excitedly.

“Yeah, yeah, how did you know? The doctor said if it weren’t for us—actually, if it weren’t for you doing that at the time—Mr. Zhang would have been in real danger. Now, as long as he recovers well, he might not even have any aftereffects.” A boy also shouted excitedly.

At the hospital, after Mr. Zhang was saved, the doctor told his family what had happened at school. Mr. Zhang’s family praised them a lot. Even though they weren’t the main force, being thanked so profusely—especially by a teacher’s family—made every one of these high schoolers feel very proud.

William Clark was secretly pleased too. This was truly a good start. He chuckled and said, “I just encountered something like this before, so I remembered it.”

Helen Carter patted her chest in relief and said, “We really have you to thank. If it weren’t for you, we would have just sent Mr. Zhang to the hospital, which would have made things worse. Luckily, nothing went wrong. I really have to thank you.”

“It’s nothing. At that moment, wanting to send someone to the hospital is a normal reaction.” Although he was happy inside, William Clark didn’t show it like these high schoolers.

“William Clark, Mr. Zhang’s family said they want to come to school to thank you in person. They even want to write you a commendation letter and give you a banner.”

William Clark was speechless. Those things were obviously not as practical as just giving some money. He didn’t want to gain any empty reputation at school, so he grinned mischievously and said, “If Mr. Zhang scolds me a couple of times less after he recovers, I’ll be satisfied.”

“Ha… Who told you to always run around during evening self-study?” Helen Carter giggled, but then put on a stern face and said, “William Clark, you actually dared to yell at me today. We still have to settle this score.”

“I yelled at you? When did I yell at you?” William Clark was a bit confused.

“You told me to… get lost. Don’t think you can deny it after yelling at me. So many classmates heard it.”

William Clark suddenly remembered. In the heat of the moment, he really did yell at her without thinking. He chuckled and said, “Wasn’t saving someone more important at the time? If you’re going to hold a grudge over that, there’s nothing I can do.”

“Of course I’ll remember!” Helen Carter said, then laughed herself.

Looking at Helen Carter’s radiant smile, William Clark suddenly felt a strange sensation. Helen Carter had always kept boys at arm’s length, but she was never arrogant with her classmates. It was just that she usually hung out with the top students, and someone like William Clark wasn’t in her circle at all. Now, just because he saved Mr. Zhang, he seemed to have gotten much closer to Helen Carter.

“What’s all the commotion about!” A loud, booming voice rang out, accompanied by the sound of desks and chairs being shoved around. Brian Cooper squeezed his way over.