Chapter 37: The Dragnet | Không Có Tiền Tu Cái Gì Tiên
Không Có Tiền Tu Cái Gì Tiên - Updated on June 25, 2025
With the door closing, only Zhou Chechen and Lan Ling remained in the office.
Lan Ling continued lifting the barbell in his hands and said, “President, this Zhang Yu is a bit greedy.”
Zhou Chechen, lying on the sofa, chuckled and said, “Poor people, when they achieve success at a young age, it’s normal for them to be a bit arrogant for a while.”
“If I improved by 70 points in a month like him, I’d be just as arrogant.”
“Let’s give him another month to think it over.”
Lan Ling’s gaze was cold. “President, are you really going to increase his contract benefits again?”
Zhou Chechen said calmly, “Lan Ling, you’ve seen too few poor people, or you still don’t understand them.”
“Limited by their upbringing, experience, and living standards, poor people often have very narrow perspectives.”
“In situations like just now, nine out of ten would sign the contract with us on the spot.”
“But Zhang Yu was able to keep his composure and say he needed to go back and think about it. That actually makes me think more highly of him.”
“If he can further improve his score in the monthly exam a month from now, what’s wrong with me raising his benefits by one level?”
Lan Ling frowned and said, “I’m just afraid this kind of person will be insatiably greedy.”
Zhou Chechen laughed heartily. “Alright, Big Lan, you need to be more magnanimous. Don’t squabble with those below you.”
“Zhang Yu is not on the same path as us, nor will he try to take our place. They are never in competition with us.”
“On the contrary, the better he performs and the more he improves, the more we earn, making him more worthy of our investment…”
As he spoke, Zhou Chechen had already placed a spiritual interface mask over his head.
“I’ll be tutoring in the spirit world all afternoon. Don’t come looking for me unless it’s important.”
***
In the cafeteria.
As soon as he left the student union office, Zhang Yu rushed over to Bai Zhenzhen.
Seeing her calmly eating, Zhang Yu urgently said, “Ah Zhen, you’d better give me a good reason.”
“Do you know how much determination it took for me not to sign just now?”
“You have no idea how much they appreciate my talent…”
Bai Zhenzhen calmly replied, “Did he rush over to shake your hand the moment you walked in, without even having time to put on his shoes?”
Zhang Yu paused, slightly stunned, and stopped speaking.
Bai Zhenzhen continued, “It’s always the same. Zhou Chechen entertains everyone like that when he wants them to sign a contract.”
“Huh?” Zhang Yu was surprised.
So he puts on that act of eagerly welcoming a friend?
Zhang Yu added, “But he also took care of my debts.”
Bai Zhenzhen snorted and asked, “Did he really ‘take care’ of them?”
“More likely, he became your creditor, didn’t he?”
“Did he also tell you not to worry about interest, not to rush repayment, and to pay him back slowly after you graduate from college and find a job?”
Zhang Yu was startled again. “He said that to you too?”
Bai Zhenzhen said, “He probably says that to everyone he wants to sign.”
“But you absolutely shouldn’t think this is a good thing.”
“The ‘no need to repay’ is just empty words.”
“If you don’t continue to repay the debt, once it’s overdue, the power to decide is entirely in their hands.”
“If he genuinely doesn’t care, then there’s truly nothing to worry about.”
“But once he applies for compulsory enforcement, the money in your account will immediately be used to repay the debt.”
“If the money isn’t enough, then assets will be used to compensate.”
“Think about what your most valuable assets are.”
Zhang Yu’s eyes flickered slightly. He didn’t really have any assets on hand; compulsory enforcement would probably just mean becoming a defaulter.
Bai Zhenzhen, however, snorted coldly and said, “The most valuable things about you are your cultivation, your tempered flesh and blood, and your diligently cultivated dantian.”
Zhang Yu’s gaze hardened at her words. “Are you saying they’ll…?”
Bai Zhenzhen nodded. “Compulsory enforcement means if you have money, you pay. If you don’t, your assets are auctioned off. Once your external possessions are sold, naturally, they’ll sell your organs, your flesh and blood, your dantian…”
Although he had long given up any expectations for Kunxu’s moral bottom line, Zhang Yu’s heart still sank upon hearing Bai Zhenzhen’s words.
Bai Zhenzhen’s explanation continued, “And don’t even think about escaping. This isn’t just a paper contract.”
“Remember the Ministry of Law among the Eight Righteous Deities?”
“When this contract is signed, the student union uses talismans to respectfully invite the Great God of Heavenly Covenant and Accordance from the Ministry of Law to bear witness. At that time, compulsory enforcement will also be carried out by the Eight Righteous Deities.”
Good heavens, Zhou Chechen! The more Zhang Yu listened, the more startled he became. *I’m baring my heart to you, and you’re playing dirty tricks? Are you trying to turn me into a commodity?*
Across from Zhang Yu, Bai Zhenzhen continued, “However, if you fully abide by the contract and your academic improvement meets their expectations, then they might not do anything to you.”
“But there’s another crucial point: another section of the contract concerning the choice of university and major during college applications, and the compensation for violating related clauses.”
“In other words, once you sign the contract, they’ll decide which university and major you study.”
“And there are various other terms and conditions; any violation means exorbitant liquidated damages…”
Seeing Zhang Yu’s bewildered expression, Bai Zhenzhen exasperatedly asked, “Didn’t you read this part of the contract?”
Zhang Yu righteously replied, “I was so overwhelmed by all those benefits that I almost couldn’t take it anymore! I was afraid that if I kept reading, I’d sign it without thinking, so I quickly refused Zhou Chechen and ran here to find you in the cafeteria!”
Bai Zhenzhen nodded. “Alright, I suppose that counts as remarkable willpower, Yu-zi.”
Then she changed the subject, “Yu-zi, have you noticed that those super-rich kids in our school rarely get into conflicts with us poor folk?”
“Haven’t they always been gentle, kind, and polite, rarely bullying others?”
Zhang Yu thought for a moment, then nodded and said, “It does seem that way.”
Bai Zhenzhen said, “That’s because the rich and the poor aren’t competing on the same track at all. They’ve never seen us as competitors from beginning to end, which is why they appear to be decent people.”
Zhang Yu frowned slightly at her words. Everyone takes the same college entrance exam, so what does ‘not competing on the same track’ mean? Can they get into university through aerobics?
Bai Zhenzhen continued, “Because poor people aim for ordinary universities, while those super-rich kids’ goal is the top ten universities.”
“For them, with their financial power, there are plenty of opportunities to get into ordinary universities; they don’t see us poor folk as competitors at all.”
“Only for the top universities do they have to compete with all their might against other rich people.”
Zhang Yu couldn’t help but ask, “So, poor people can’t get into top universities?”
Bai Zhenzhen replied, “The enrollment slots for the top ten universities are limited, and even fewer when distributed to each city.”
“For instance, in Songyang City, the annual enrollment for all ten combined… is only a few dozens students.”
“These slots have long been monopolized by them through various means.”
“Type A contracts are one such method: signing agreements with talented, high-achieving poor students, directly dictating which universities they apply to.”
“Of course… if you sign this contract, even though you can’t aim for the top ten, you become their investment project. They’ll still be polite and friendly to you, acting like good classmates.”
“But if you don’t sign this contract, or even show an inclination to aim for the top ten universities in the future, then you truly become their competitor.”
“What awaits you will be incredibly fierce competition. You’ll witness all sorts of inhumane tactics they employ, along with pressure flooding you from all directions.”
“The enrollment slots for the top ten prestigious universities are something their circle collectively protects, absolutely forbidding any ‘poor devil’ from touching them.”
“On this point, even the student unions of all key high schools rise and fall together.”
“And don’t expect the school to intervene much. When the social influence of the students’ parents far surpasses that of the school, the principal often can’t control the student union.”
Hearing Bai Zhenzhen’s explanation, Zhang Yu immediately understood: The big shots of Songyang had joined forces to exclude the ‘stinking poor devils’.
At that moment, he felt as if he saw an invisible, vast net, covering the sky and earth, shrouding all the students’ heads, suffocating them.
Zhang Yu couldn’t help but exclaim, “Is the gap between the top ten prestigious universities and ordinary universities really that huge? Does it make them so afraid?”
Bai Zhenzhen rolled her eyes and said, “What else do you expect?”
“The Ten Great Sects are something people can never escape from birth to death; they are the power that determines the direction of Kunxu.”
“And only by entering the top ten prestigious universities is there a chance to enter the Ten Great Sects.”
“As for graduates from ordinary universities? The Ten Great Sects won’t accept them as disciples; at most, they’ll become employees of a corporation under one of the Ten Great Sects.”
Zhang Yu sighed inwardly upon hearing this. Indeed, even after graduating from university, one couldn’t escape academic discrimination. Graduating from an ordinary university meant being an outsourced disciple for life.
Bai Zhenzhen continued, “Of course, there’s also a very important point: only within the Ten Great Sects… can one achieve immortality.”
At this moment, a hint of yearning was also revealed in her tone.
Achieving immortality, the ultimate pursuit in the hearts of countless cultivators. One could say that any cultivator who embarks on the path of immortality has surely thought about this.
Zhang Yu also recalled upon hearing this that immortals only exist within the Ten Great Sects.
Bai Zhenzhen: “In short, that’s the situation.”
“If you want to get into one of the top ten prestigious universities, you’ll face overwhelming suppression.”
“Yu-zi, now that you know all this… what are your plans?”
Under Bai Zhenzhen’s gaze, Zhang Yu looked incredibly hesitant.
*Should I sign the contract? If I sign, I can study and take exams safely. With the Feather Scroll, even if I attend an ordinary university and work for a sect corporation, I should be able to do quite well, right?*
*But… the Ten Great Sects…*
At this moment, Zhang Yu thought of the immortal spiritual roots that only disciples of the Great Sects could embed, the immortal-level cultivation techniques only they could use, and the fact that only they could achieve immortality…
In countless ways, known and unknown to him, there were immense gaps between the future prospects of the top ten universities and ordinary universities.
Just as Zhang Yu felt hesitant, a chill surged in his heart. Along with the appearance of a countdown, it also reminded him of something.
*Heh… Study diligently, work hard, get into university, join a Great Sect, and then earn enough money to buy all the antiques in my shopping cart.*
*To join a Great Sect, I must get into one of the top ten…*
*Damn it… I actually had no choice all along.*
Seeing Zhang Yu’s constipated expression, Bai Zhenzhen patted his shoulder and said, “Take your time to think. This choice isn’t easy to make.”
“They should have given you another month to consider it.”
Seeing Bai Zhenzhen stand up, intending to leave, Zhang Yu suddenly asked, “What about you, Ah Zhen? What are your plans?”
Bai Zhenzhen paused briefly, then said with firm resolve, “I’m not signing.”
“I’m going for the top ten.”
As Zhang Yu felt the coldness slowly dissipate within him, he seemed to directly see the choice in his own heart.
He smiled and said, “Then let’s do it together.”