Chapter 20: Ningguang's Ascension
Three days have passed since the last time I communicated with Ningguang.

During these three days, the weather was calm.
Wang Hao has been studying obediently in the academy.

However, the gambling game between him and Xingqiu was spread out.
Many people are dissatisfied with the occurrence of gambling in Tongwen Academy. After all, this is an academy, and gambling should not exist in an academy.

But they were all suppressed by the old dean.
In the words of the dean: "This bet is essentially the result of students' concern for Liyue politics. Although the bet is bad, the outcome is good."

Unexpectedly, this statement became an excuse for some gambling houses in Liyue, and the gambling on the ownership of Tianquan Star became very popular in Liyue.

Of course, these have nothing to do with Wang Hao anymore.

Every day he would either bicker with Xingqiu to maintain the image of the two of them quarreling over gambling in the eyes of their classmates.

Or talk with Keqing and discuss some social issues.
I don't know why, but Keqing particularly likes to talk about these things. The more low-level the topic, the more she likes it.
Wang Hao could only chat along with her.

And in three days, the two of them went to the orphanage with him twice.
Both of them bought gifts. The gifts were not expensive, but they were all novel toys and food.

This made the two of them popular among the little kids in the orphanage.

Another day has passed.
At noon on April 19,

The Yuehai Office and the General Affairs Department of the Qixing secretariat jointly issued an announcement at Yujingtai.

First he boasted about the great achievements of the previous Tianquan Star,
Then he said that he could no longer bear this responsibility due to various reasons.
So, under the supervision of the other seven stars,
Now that a fair and just election has been held,

Finally, an ornate document was posted.

[Now there is a good man, his name is Ningguang,

Temperament is elegant, art is smooth,
Knowing people's minds, they are all among the scholars,
Some are brilliant and talented, while others are kind and loving to the people.

He was promoted to one of the seven stars, and was renowned for his talent.

……

Today, I report this to the Emperor and show it to the people.

Appoint Ningguang as the Celestial Power Star of the Seven Stars of Liyue. 】

Ningguang was elected Tianquan Star!

This news swept across Liyue like a tsunami.

Countless joys and sorrows occurred in Liyue Harbor.
Not to mention the nobles living in those mansions.

Even the gamblers in the casino have become as crazy as ghosts.

Just like few of the children in the academy were optimistic about Ningguang,
Not many people outside the academy were optimistic about Ningguang.

Compared to Hua Shuo, who has a good family background and strong abilities, Ningguang has a low family background and few big families supporting her.

Many people still don’t know why Ningguang can win.

So, if nothing unexpected happens, there will be quite a few drunk gamblers tonight.

the other side,
In the academy,
Wang Hao, who was studying, also received the news.

Not only Wang Hao, but other students also knew about it.

"Hahahaha, it looks like I won."

Wang Hao looked at Xingqiu with a smug look on his face.

Xingqiu looked gloomy, and then snorted, "Admit defeat. According to the contract, those Moras are yours."

Seeing that Xingqiu had admitted defeat,
Naturally, the other students had nothing to say.

Xingqiu "lost" 100,000 Moras, so the three or five thousand of them were nothing.

Wang Hao took out the box where Mora was stored with a smile, opened it, took out a thick stack of banknotes, counted them, and handed a stack to Keqing: "We two won, this is yours."

Keqing bet on 50,000 Mora, and according to the proportion, she has one-third of the share.

Of course, Keqing has agreed to hand over the money she won to Wang Hao.

But you still have to make the distinction in front of your classmates.

After all, the game has to be complete.

After dividing the money, Wang Hao looked at the envious eyes around him.

Although the people who study here are either rich or noble,
But it is rare to win such a large sum of money.

Therefore, envious glances are inevitable.

Wang Hao looked around and thought that it was probably because of the children and students.

There are many who envy and some who are jealous.
But there was no resentful look in his eyes.

With a smile on his face, Wang Hao pulled out a stack of banknotes and said, "Today is Wanmin Hall. I'm treating you all. Come. This is all your money. If you don't come, you'll lose out."

The students' eyes lit up and they responded one after another.

It's not that I'm craving for a meal.

It’s always unpleasant to lose money, but it would be much more comfortable if you could get some of it back.

On the side, Keqing and Xingqiu's eyes changed slightly, wondering why Wang Hao wanted to give out the money again.

Xingqiu was a little anxious and wanted to pull Wang Hao, but Keqing was faster and directly pulled Xingqiu, whispering softly: "Trust Wang Hao."

After being pulled back by Keqing and hearing her words, Xingqiu finally calmed down.

He also realized that Wang Hao cared more about everyone in the orphanage than himself and would not spend money recklessly.

Thinking of this, Xingqiu felt relieved.

The students' joy continued until the teacher stepped into the cottage.

After one day of practice,

In the evening, school is over.

A large group of half-grown children followed Wang Hao and came to Chihuyan as if they were going on a trip.

Arriving at the Manmin Church,
Wang Hao pulled Xingqiu and pointed to the backyard of Wanmin Hall: "Take them to the back. There are seats there. If there are not enough tables and chairs, go to the boss of Zhongyuan Zasu and borrow some. Just tell him my name."

Xingqiu was puzzled:?
"We have a lot of people, all of them children. There's a mix of all kinds of people here, and Wanmin Hall doesn't have any private rooms. It's best to eat at the back door so we won't be disturbed or disturb others." Wang Hao explained.

Xingqiu understood now and nodded repeatedly.

Wang Hao looked at everyone again and said, "I'll go order the food. The rest of you and Xingqiu can go to the back door. We have a lot of people. Don't stop the boss from doing business."

The classmates walked towards the back door with Xingqiu, laughing and joking.

Everyone else left, but Keqing didn't leave.

She then looked at Wang Hao: "What bad thing are you going to do again?"

Xingqiu and Wang Hao are like-minded chivalrous friends.
But in Keqing's opinion, Wang Hao is not a good person. He will do bad things.

Of course, 'bad' is relative.

Therefore, Keqing doesn’t hate Wang Hao for doing bad things.

[Hehehe, there are only two people left, let's start knocking! ]

【Knocking on anything will only harm you. 】

【Eating everything will keep my nutrition balanced! 】

【…】

As Keqing approached Wang Hao, the barrage of comments began to increase again.

"Oh, what do you mean by a bad thing? We made money from them, so of course we have to treat everyone to a meal, otherwise everyone will feel embarrassed." Wang Hao started talking about the ways of the world as soon as he opened his mouth.

But Keqing didn't believe it at all.

Considering how much importance Wang Hao attached to the orphanage before, would he care about the opinions of these classmates?
Impossible.

Therefore, Keqing was sure that Wang Hao was planning something.

Looking at Keqing's questioning eyes,
Wang Hao shook his head helplessly: "What do you think of our classmates?"

"Except for you and Xingqiu, the others... will find it difficult to achieve anything great." Keqing said mercilessly.

In fact, if there was no gambling between Wang Hao and Xingqiu,

They both have the same comments about Keqing.

Oh, Xingqiu might be a little better, since he hasn't really accepted the teachings from Feiyun Chamber of Commerce.

But before this, Wang Hao was really a marginal figure in the school.

"Yeah, it's hard to achieve great things..."

Wang Hao looked through the passers-by and looked behind him. His classmates were laughing, completely unaware that Keqing and Wang Hao had graded them as unlikely to achieve anything great.

"But their origins have already made them more accomplished than most Liyue people."

There was emotion in Wang Hao's eyes. The backgrounds of these students had already determined that their future achievements would not be low.

I can’t talk about becoming a high-ranking official, but at least you will have a healthy life.

When others are standing at the starting line, these students are at the finish line as soon as they are born.

Wang Hao chuckled: "Perhaps in your opinion, winning their money is not a big deal at all, but for me, or for the orphanage, even if they have a trace of malice, they must be avoided as much as possible."

Although he now has Ningguang as his backer, why make enemies if they can be friends?
Moreover, gambling itself is a bad thing. The dean helped to suppress it before, but if gambling occurs again in the academy in the future, Wang Hao will inevitably be dragged out and criticized. By then, the one who will be left behind will be either shit or dirt.

Therefore, Wang Hao had to give this gambling game a very formal ending that was in line with the mainstream moral concepts of society.

"Okay, I'll go order the food. What do you want to eat? How about golden shrimp balls?"

There was a hint of surprise in Keqing's eyes. How did this guy know that I liked to eat golden shrimp balls?
【Hehehe, use our words to tease Keqing. 】

[They are still a little too old. If they were not mature enough to start nurturing, they would still be childhood sweethearts.]

[Okay, okay, I will use my fighting spirit to nourish your body.]

【…】

The comments soon went off track again.

(End of this chapter)