Chapter 2

More than a month later, the results were announced, and Chen Taizhong scored high and was admitted to the local university—Phoenix College!

His parents were overjoyed, which made him a bit puzzled: When I got into college in my previous life, were they this happy?

After a long time of careful recollection, he couldn't remember whether he had ever been admitted to college in his previous life. Sigh, what a poor memory.

But can I really be blamed for that? It's been hundreds of years; who could remember such things so clearly?

To be honest, he really had no interest in going to college. The reason he took the college entrance exam was simple: his parents wanted him to take it.

Between him and his parents, there was family affection, which also fell within the realm of emotional intelligence. Chen Taizhong believed that making efforts to be filial to his parents, listening to them, and pleasing them would help improve his emotional intelligence. Therefore, he took the college entrance exam.

Of course, since he started cultivating in his previous life, his contact with his parents had decreased. Over the following few hundred years, they were merely symbols in his mind. In this life, he was finally able to see them again, and Chen Taizhong was willing to do his best to make the two elders happy.

Fortunately, he had a smarter mind than others due to his cultivation into an immortal. If he studied hard, getting a high score wasn't a problem. Except for the course in Political Economy, the other six subjects were all based on his genuine efforts.

He originally wanted to apply to a university in another city—where he would have more freedom. However, his mother's teary eyes made him change his mind immediately. Well, Phoenix College is actually not bad.

Although he thought this, the idea of continuing to study for four more years made Chen Taizhong a bit headache. Studying too much could turn him into a bookworm, which seemed to be quite contrary to his plan to cultivate his emotional intelligence.

In the blink of an eye, it was the day for new students to enroll. Chen Taizhong refused his parents' offer to see him off and dragged his suitcase to the entrance of "Phoenix College."

Looking up at the four large characters "Phoenix College," which were said to be written by a famous person, Chen Taizhong sighed and walked in slowly.

Just a few steps into the school, a group of people surged from behind him. Five or six young students surrounded a girl, chatting, carrying luggage, and making a lot of noise as they walked.

This girl is quite popular, Chen Taizhong's curiosity was piqued, and he took a good look at the girl. Being tall, he wasn't blocked by the people around him.

Not really, she's not as pretty as Pizi, he thought. He wasn't thinking of the common skin rash but rather of Ziling's maid, whom Chen Taizhong had nicknamed Pizi.

He turned his head and noticed a boy looking at the group with envy. He couldn't help but strike up a conversation, "Senior, who is this girl? She's not very pretty, right? Why are so many people surrounding her?"

His words were still quite blunt, but he had indeed become more restrained.

The boy gave him a wary look and ignored him. However, a girl who was even less attractive than the girl in question spoke up, "Her father is a businessman, so he's rich."

A businessman? This is a path, Chen Taizhong nodded silently. Businessmen are a group that deals with people a lot. Maybe I should become a businessman to cultivate my emotional intelligence?

While he was pondering this, another group of people came over. It was another girl, surrounded not only by five or six boys but also by three people who looked like teachers.

This must be a beauty, Chen Taizhong looked up, and his stomach churned.

To make a former Celestial Immortal feel so nauseous, this girl's appearance must be incredibly repulsive.

"Strange, such an ugly woman," after a while, he controlled his emotions and shook his head lightly, "why is she even more popular than the previous one?"

"Her father is the deputy director of the Labor Bureau," a female voice explained from the side.

It was the same girl who had spoken earlier. Clearly, she was interested in Chen Taizhong. He was tall and had a decent appearance, and most importantly, to cultivate his emotional intelligence, he always wore a sunny, radiant smile, which was quite dazzling.

"Thank you," this time, Chen Taizhong didn't forget his manners. Look, my emotional intelligence is improving, right?

The next moment, he fell into deep thought. Being an official... seems to be a better way to cultivate emotional intelligence?

Chen Taizhong wasn't very worldly, but he wasn't stupid. Thinking about the "Deer and the Cauldron" he had casually read recently, a sudden realization dawned on him.

He despised the martial arts described in the book, but the author said a few insightful things that made him feel a sense of awe—there is no place in the world where human hearts are more treacherous than in brothels and palaces!

Therefore, the political arena must be full of danger at every step!

Full of danger? Thinking of this, Chen Taizhong felt a surge of excitement. Alright, politics, decided. I'll go into politics. Staying there for a long time will definitely give my emotional intelligence a qualitative leap.

Then, do I still need to go to this university?

Why bother? Studying here would just be a waste of time. Chen Taizhong, a man with strong opinions and a strong personality, turned around and dragged his suitcase away, "I'm going to be an official, I won't go to school."

Unfortunately, the girl who liked to interject heard this. Looking at his departing back, she was extremely surprised, "Are you kidding? A high school student, without a degree, do you have the qualifications to be an official? Are you out of your mind?"

Unfortunately, this comment was not heard by the excited Celestial Immortal. He was now focused on how to explain this to his parents.

But the world is full of irrational things. The girl never imagined that in 1996, Phoenix City began to pilot the civil service examination!

This exam, being the first in Phoenix City, was like feeling one's way across a river. Perhaps to demonstrate the government's principle of "selecting talents without restrictions," or due to oversight, or for some other reason, there were no educational requirements for applicants!

As soon as this news was published in the "Phoenix Daily," Chen Taizhong immediately took his private money and went to register. His parents' nagging was really getting to him, and he had to become an official as soon as possible.

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