Days went by, the candidates had done their begining exams and were now attending normal classes like others in the other forms, it was time for break when An got a phone call from her mom telling her to go help her at the store because she had some business to attend to at the stock, where new goods had been delivered.
"ok" An answered and hung up.
"Was that aunty?"Li Xiaosheng asked, while the other nodded "Why didn't you atleast give me to say hi to her." Li Xiaosheng complained.
"Are you always going to wait for her to call, you have her number, so stop disturbing me." An shrugged her off.
"Am going home early so don't wait for me sweetie!
"Ok!" at that time a girl happened to hear them and she too hated An and thought she had grasped sweet news, after class An directly went to the store and found her mom had gone to the stock, so she just changed her clothes and got into the waitress uniform and started to work. The other workers had got used to see her often but still greeted her with respect. As she was serving the customers the other girl saw her and took a picture of her and posted it on the school forum which caused an uproar in the whole school in a matter of seconds. Where's An continued to work without knowing what was going on.
In the office of the headquarters of the Wang cooperation Wang Tingling was enduring the headache he was getting from non other than his sister who kept pestering him .
"Can you go or you don't have anything to do, or should I tell dad to recommend you some work." Wang Tingling threatened only to hear a chuckle from his sister Wang Fen.
"You know that will not work on me, it's not like you still talk to him, so don't even bring that up and remember I depend on my self so don't bother big brother" she was really enjoying bothering her brother.
"Ok ok what in the world do you want for goodness sake?" Wang Tingling asked rubbing his temples, he could not understand what was wrong with his young siblings these days they kept bothering him out of nowhere.
"Ok now we are talking, here I got an invitation and I know you too you got it but ignored it as always, but today you have to attend and without negotiation, you are going to be my date, I really want to buy something and you will have to accompany me." Wang Fen informed. Wang looked at his sister like she had grown another head. "Are you alright, instead of finding a boyfriend and get married you are coming to bother me, and speaking of which when are you going to introduce to me your boyfriend eeh? you aren't young anymore!" Wang Tingling changed the tables.
"We are not on me here, so stop changing the subject, we are going and that's final and don't even think of backing out at the last time." She said and hurried out before her brother changed his mind, Wang Tingling shook his head with a smile on the face watching his fleeing sister.
The Wang family was the second richest in the country after the Li family, they were rivals in business but outside the business not really enemies,
The Wang family had the head who was the old master Wang Bai and his wife Luo ChuHua who was an easy going woman and their first son Wang Bang and his wife Huan Boazhai and their daughter Wang Mei, Wang Tingling was the second son, and his son Wang Ru then, the third daughter was Wang Fen who was a well known fashionista and the fourth son Wang Weimin who was an idol, a known star in the whole country and these two were the best friends of Wang Tingling unlike the first son Wang Bang who hated him deeply.
When An reached at school the following day, she saw that everyone was looking at her with weird looks on their faces and commented about something on the phone and looked at her gossiping, she did not bother about it and continued her way without paying them any attention, when she reached class she headed straight to her sit where her friend was already sited.
"what's wrong with them, why are they looking at me?" An wondered whispering to herself while getting her books from her back pack when she heard the response from her friend who was busy enjoying a video on her phone.
"Some nosy person posted a photo of you wearing an apron in the store and it has become an issue probably because they are lazy and don't work." Li Xiaosheng explained with out giving much of importance. An could only shake her head "they are a bunch fools" she thought she got out her books to start her revision, when a bunch of snobbish girls came hovering over her. The same girl whom she tripped was the leader, she took a step infront and tapped on the desk to attract An's attention who was so far ignoring them.
"Why are taking yourself highly when we already know you are no rich girl, just a village poor kid who leaches off others, aeeh! why don't you explain your self." the girl talked arrogantly. "Ooh I even remebered that she didn't tell us her surname probably because she was a shamed of her background hahahaha...!" they all stared laughing and mocking her.
"How did you even enter this school, did you pass the through backdoors." another girl mocked .This time An lifted her head and looked at them with a deadly stare, all the girls become quite an got goosebumps and chills all over their bodies.
"Done talking?" An asked in chilling voice void of any emotions, she turned and looked at their leader and asked.
"Do you pay for my school fees?, Do you feed me? or do you give me shelter?, when you are able to answer those questions then you will have the qualifications of standing in front of me." An finished and continued what she was doing as if in front of there wasn't anyone.
What was that was that even an answered, she is just shy and nervous to answer .All this time Wang Mei was watching aside enjoying seeing An being humiliated, when Li Shunyuan heard her answer he only smacked rising the corner of his mouth which went unnoticed before he turned back to his serious face.
"She wanted to tell you that mind-your-business as simple as that." Li Xiaosheng who couldn't stand it anymore explained to them. "Indeed you are not qualified to even stand before her if you can't understand simple sentences, so vanish you polluting the air." Li Xiaosheng said sarcastically, which earned giggles from the nearby lookers, when Wang Mei saw that things had turned tables she had to intervene, so that she could become the heroe.
"Am sorry sister An for their behavior they didn't mean to say that way." Wang Mei said with some mocking tone in her voice yet portraying an innocent face . "Then you better control your dogs from backing at every one or you will also join them to back." An answered unhurriedly, in a calm voice.
"Sister Meimei who is she calling dogs? she is insulting us!" The other girls started to cause a scene.
"Will you shut up, you have ugly voices." Wang Ru who was quitly sitting behind this whole time snapped. "And vanish this instant you are irritating me." This time it was Li Shunyuan who suddenly said.
After he said, all the girls could only turn and leave with burning jealous and anger. "It was like a rule for the elites not to intervene in any arguments that didn't include them but today they had even defended her, maybe Li Shunyuan was protecting his sister." Wang Mei thought, to console her self because she was dying of jealousy. Like that the day went on and school ended, most of the students could go back in their home cars with personal drivers, which showed how the school was way too expensive. As An was going out of the school with Li Xiaosheng and the elites behind, she had someone calling her, when she looked behind it was Xi Long who came running. After the other time they had become friends. "Ananh can I come to your store today, I really miss your coffee." he begged.
"I don't think I will..." before she could finish what she was speaking she got a phone call.
"ok have fun." she hung up and looked at him "It's your lucky day , tommorow is weekend I will work the whole day so you can come and also help." An answered.
"Thanks thanks, but you will personally make it for me ok!?"Xi Long asked hopefully.
"mmmh" An answered turning to leave when she was again stopped.
"Can I come me too." surprisingly Chen Zemin asked. All the students who had stoped to listen were surprised. "Then I am tagging along me too" Wu Jinhai also said. "You are welcome". An said and headed outside the gate.
When Wang Mei reached home she went straight to her room and her mother happened to see her. "Darling can you speak to me what's the matter! Who made my princess angry."
"Mom there is a new girl at school I really hate her." "Ok dear forget about her, I have good news for you, your daddy bought you a surprise." let's go down stairs and wait for him ok!" Luo Baozhai coerced her daughter but in her heart she promised to take care of that girl.
When An reached home she found her mom on the phone and waited for her to get off.
"Mom what is the matter."An asked as soon as her mother hanged up.
"No, I was just giving small orders but am having a problem, Chenchen is giving me a headache she wants to go shopping, seriously! but I don't want go." Xin shianmeng complained.
"Mom stop whining like a child, you need to change your wardrobe and get new clothes so go and enjoy late aunty take care of you, I will take care of the store ok!" An emphasized.
"Ok, you go freshen up and come dinner will be ready." Xin shianmeng said giving her daughter a light peck on the cheek, ushering her to her bedroom to go and she stayed to prepare dinner. After some time An came down from her bedroom to find her mother on the dinning table.
"How is the new school so far don't tell me by now you don't have a crush aaah!" Xin shianmeng teased her daughter who was glaring at her.
"Mom seriously are you saying that to me right now when am enjoying my food for real uuhaah!" An complained. "But dear it's not a sin or a problem to to fall in love and for your information it's the years you are in so there is no reason you shouldn't!" Xin shianmeng defended her self.
"Mom let me eat in peace, I know you will not stop your lecture ok!"
"But think about it dear, at least get a boyfriend!" "Yes ma'am at your service". and they both laughed, it was a harmonious scene to watch.