Chapter 550 We Are Rich!

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Hao Ren invited Zhao Jiayin and the others to have lunch at Shanning Canteen next to the library. Although it was just a bet, he still wanted to treat them as thanks for their help.

The students in the canteen were talking about what had happened outside Lingzhao High School earlier. When they saw Hao Ren walking in, they all pointed and whispered to each other.

Versions of what had happened spread like wildfire on campus: Hao Ren’s cousin was surrounded by some small-time thugs, then Hao Ren showed up to save her; Huang Xujie appeared out of nowhere, leading the Rock Climbing Club to beat up those thugs in a group fight...

Huang Xujie was a celebrity at Donghai University. He was not only the president of the school’s largest club, the Rock Climbing Club, but also the son of the vice mayor. Hao Ren had also become a topic of discussion among students because he suddenly gained popularity in half a year.

This incident brought them together and made the students at Donghai University speculate wildly: some said Huang Xujie deliberately staged a performance to put Hao Ren on center stage; others claimed that Hao Ren was wealthy, and it was him who helped Huang Xujie pay off his debts; there were also rumors saying that Hao Ren had beaten Huang Xujie in an encounter outside the campus...

Seeing all the boys and girls looking over at them, Zhou Liren suddenly felt very proud.

His roommates were amazing: one was the captain of the university men’s basketball team, while the other was a bully on campus who even had the vice mayor's son bowing to him...

"Brother Hao, I’ve borrowed the table and made the pull-up banner."

Lu Qi came over as Hao Ren and his friends were eating lunch.

"Yeah, thanks a lot," said Hao Ren while looking at Lu Qi. "Have you eaten yet"

"I have," replied Lu Qi with a smile and nod. "My club also needs new recruits, so I can't help Brother Hao for long."

"No problem, go ahead and do what you need to do," said Hao Ren with a faint smile.

The students in the canteen, who had been looking at Hao Ren from time to time, were shocked again when they saw Lu Qi respectfully standing next to him and reporting something.

Who was Lu Qi He was a rising star in the national chess circuit that even the principal would give way to!

Literally countless media outlets both domestically and abroad had interviewed Lu Qi, while it was rare for the principal of Donghai University to appear on television, let alone international media.

In terms of influence and development potential, Lu Qi far surpassed Huang Xujie. But normally he immersed himself in his world of Go and rarely interacted with other students at university; beneath his humble demeanor was a touch of arrogance.

But such a person as Lu Qi actually lowered his head to speak to Hao Ren!

After exchanging a couple of words, Lu Qi walked out of the canteen.

Zhou Liren blinked and finally felt something was off. As president of the Go Club, which was the most unique club at Donghai University, he had high standards for its members’ level in the game.

The Go Club was also a professional organization maintaining a high level.

This time, Hao Ren wanted to establish an ink calligraphy club, and the president of this special club was personally arranging everything for him. This made Zhou Liren feel that his bet might be lost...

"Let's go," said Hao Ren as he picked up a tray.

There was still one hour until the first afternoon class started, which was the most golden time of the day.

This was when there were the most students coming and going from the canteen entrance. As Shanning Canteen connected dormitories to classrooms, it was a place where almost all students had to pass through.

Hao Ren was not recruiting ordinary students; his target were all the dragon cultivators in the school. The so-called club was just a front, allowing him to gather the five lineages of dragons on campus.

The teacher-in-charge was Su Han, and the president was Hao Ren—these two Inspector identities made them de facto managers of the club, one open and one covert. All dragon cultivators in the school would be clear about the significance of this club.

Cultivators who defy Inspectors can be executed.

Previously, Su Han had no intention to meddle with these young cultivators, so various factions on campus operated independently. But Hao Ren planned to rein them in this time.

Yue Zilong, standing at the third-floor window of the administration building, smiled upon seeing the club promotional point set up outside the cafeteria entrance.

Hao Ren's approach was beyond his expectations. Instead of subjugating the dragon factions in the school through force, Hao Ren established a club and used Lu Qi’s influence to have them come over willingly.

This person has potential for great things. Yue Zilong was very satisfied with Hao Ren's performance.

The Dragon God Temple never lacked powerful cultivators; however, those who had both strategy and could easily resolve complex situations were rare.

What reward should I give this kid …The general of the East Sea shouldn’t be too proud…

Lifting his head to look at the clouds in the sky, Yue Zilong suddenly felt a hint of demonic qi within Donghai City.

"Zhao Jiayin, help me set up these pull-up banners here. Yu Rong, give me a hand with moving this table."

Outside the cafeteria, Hao Ren saw that the tables and pull-up banners prepared by Lu Qi were already in place. He then asked Zhao Jiayin for assistance.

Lu Qi personally handled club recruitment every year, so he was experienced and had everything ready.

The pull-up banner resembled a rollable advertisement board; it bore only three characters—“Calligraphy Club”—printed in black clerical script on white plastic material.

Around them, other clubs were also bustling. However, those clubs comprised tens to dozens of members and had various promotional booklets, small gifts, and tests, creating a grand spectacle.

Lu Qi's Go Club also had around ten members assisting; their setup was simpler: a long table with five chessboards manned by top players from the club. Any student could challenge them, and those qualified could join the club.

Zhao Jiayin helped Hao Ren move the tables to the roadside, set up the pull-up banners, and dragged some chairs for Hao Ren to sit on, awaiting students’ inquiries.

Xie Yujia sat behind the table recording information.

Other clubs attracted many curious students, but Hao Ren's club was eerily quiet after being set up.

A few young students approached due to Xie Yujia's beauty but left when they saw "Calligraphy Club" and went to other stalls instead.

Zhao Jiayin and his group felt a bit embarrassed. Although they had extorted Hao Ren into treating them to a meal, no one even asked any questions, which was rather disappointing.

"Gu Jiadong, pretend to be a freshman and come over to ask about the club."

Pushing Gu Jiadong beside him, Zhao Jiayin said.

Moving his goatee, Gu Jiadong replied, "I… don't look like one."

"Here he comes," Zhou Liren suddenly reminded them.

A tall and sturdy male student rushed over to Hao Ren, inquiring, "Excuse me, how do you recruit members for your calligraphy club"

“Membership fee is 500 yuan, plus proficiency with brush writing.” Hao Ren answered.

"Oh..." The male student asked and then immediately ran away.

"Brother Ren, I give up on you.好不容易來一個，你還把他嚇跑了" (Now that someone finally came, you scared him off.) Zhou Liren turned to look at Hao Ren with a heart-wrenching expression, as if he were the calligraphy club's president.

Meanwhile, this male student ran all the way out and then circled around behind the rock climbing club. He told Huang Xujie, "Brother, I pretended to be a freshman and went over to ask them. Their membership fee is 500 yuan, with the condition that you must know how to write with a brush pen."

"500 yuan" Huang Xujie opened his mouth in shock. "Are they crazy They want money so badly"

For such niche clubs, generally no one would sign up. But there might be a couple of students interested in calligraphy who would like to join this kind of club. However, a 500-yuan membership fee would definitely drive these students away. This small club isn't presided over by a famous calligrapher who earns thousands per character.

"A fool. We don’t need to worry about them," Huang Xujie said. He had just returned to school, treated the wound on his calf, changed into clean clothes, and came to host the club recruitment at the canteen.

After hearing what Huang Xujie said, this member pouted but didn't say anything else. Just now outside Lingzhao High School, when Huang Xujie beat up those thugs for Hao Ren’s sake, all the rock climbing club members thought that Huang and Hao had become good friends. Now they could see it wasn’t quite so.

The weather was a bit hot. Zhou Liren stood in the sun for ten minutes, sweating profusely, feeling somewhat exhausted, leaning against his chair on the verge of dozing off.

Occasionally one or two students would come to ask questions but were scared away by the 500-yuan membership fee. They all thought there was something fishy about this club and that it probably wanted to make a quick profit before declaring bankruptcy. Even if freshmen are naive, they wouldn’t fall for such tricks.

"Brother Ren, let’s give up playing around and go back to the dormitory to sleep," Zhou Liren rubbed his eyes and said.

“May I ask… is this the calligraphy club” A delicate girl wearing glasses walked over in front of their table.

Hao Ren saw her and instantly perked up.

Karma level, fire attribute.

Zhou Liren leaned back on his chair, opened his eyes to glance at the female student, then lazily closed them again. This girl looked decent but she should have practiced calligraphy when she was young or in middle school. She might be interested in it but as soon as Hao Ren mentioned a 500-yuan membership fee, this type of girl would also immediately turn and run away—just like the refined male and female students who had come to ask before.

"Yes, the membership fee is 500 yuan," Hao Ren answered her.

“Okay, I’ll join. Do you need me to register” The girl took out 500 yuan from her bag and asked as she handed it over.

Zhou Liren squinted his eyes, expecting the female student to apologize and leave. His eyeballs nearly popped out of his head in shock as he suddenly sat up straight.

Hao Ren had already passed the 500 yuan to Xie Yujia, then handed over Xie’s notebook and brush pen to the girl: "Please fill your name, student ID number, contact information, and place of origin."

The female student picked up the small brush pen and wrote her information smoothly in the book. Her calligraphy was delicate yet stable, clearly well-practiced.

Zhao Jiayin and the others were also a bit stunned; they didn’t expect Hao Ren’s trick to actually work!

The female student who registered smiled faintly and walked towards the teaching building as if she was just passing by on her way to class, had an interest in it, and signed up.

Zhou Liren watched this girl go with a trace of reminiscence. Compared to Xie Yujia, this female student’s figure and looks were slightly inferior but still quite good.

"There really are freshmen who spend money like water… they must be second-generation rich," Yu Rong sighed in感慨 (appreciation). Seeing Xie Yujia put 500 yuan into a plastic bag, he thought it was incredible that their strategy of waiting for prey actually worked.

But there wouldn’t be another like her…

As Yu Rong was thinking this, another beautiful girl walked over.

This beauty was much more striking and provocative compared to the previous glasses-wearing student. She wore a black miniskirt with a blouse partially unbuttoned, her hair fluttering in the wind, resembling a model.

Gulp... Zhou Liren subconsciously swallowed his saliva. This beauty’s figure was slightly inferior to Su Han's, but it was still pretty good. He came up with another evaluation in his heart.

"Calligraphy Society" The hot chick walked right up to Hao Ren and asked.

"Yes, membership fee is 500 yuan." Hao Ren stretched out one palm.

The spicy beauty showed no hesitation whatsoever. She took out her wallet, pulled out 500 yuan, and handed it to Xie Yujia.

Xie Yujia was surprised in her heart as well, but her hands were quick; she immediately pushed the book towards this beauty.

With that record above as a reference, this new member didn’t need to ask any questions and filled in their information right away.

Her brush calligraphy was powerful and very瀟灑 (carefree).

"Until we meet again." The beauty waved her hand at Hao Ren and walked towards the library.

The mouths of Yu Rong, Cao Ronghua, Zhou Liren, Gu Jiadong… all opened slightly.

In just a moment’s time, 1000 yuan came in

Are there really that many students at Donghai University who have money to spend

Hao Ren looked at the back of the beauty walking towards the library and silently noted her down as level 6, earth attribute. The hometowns they left on the book were actually their respective dragon palaces' locations.

"Hand… are you alright" Xie Yujia looked at Hao Ren’s palm with band-aids and asked.

“I’m fine.” Hao Ren lowered his head to look at his hand. The five or six cartoon-patterned band-aids on it were very conspicuous.

In reality, his hand did not hurt at all; he estimated that the wounds had already healed. But for now, Hao Ren didn’t plan to remove the band-aids, after all they also represented Zhao Zan’s concern.

"Boss boss" A male student hurriedly ran up to Huang Xujie in front of him and said, "Two female students have come to register for the Calligraphy Society and paid."

“Two” Huang Xujie was stunned. “There really are some fools who would join”

A membership fee of 500 yuan meant that two people made up 1000 yuan. Hao Ren had just sat at the canteen entrance for ten minutes and received 1000 yuan

He himself was the chairman of a rock climbing club, so he naturally knew that these so-called membership fees were actually pure profit. Club members entering the club would have to buy equipment or participate in activities, which they had to pay for themselves.

1000 yuan… Even Huang Xujie felt envious. He set up a rock climbing club in order to become more prominent at school on one hand and wanted to make some money through it on the other.

But Hao Ren just put up a sign for a Calligraphy Society, received 1000 yuan within ten minutes; this fundraising ability was simply miraculous.

"Screw him, I bet he can only get a few more participants," Huang Xujie clenched his fist out of jealousy and said.

“Boss, boss, someone else is coming over there,” the male student pointed in the distance.

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