Chapter 251: Chapter 250 Getting to Know Each Other Chapter 251: Chapter 250 Getting to Know Each Other “Little Prodigy, I heard that even before you started school, you could read. Recite a poem for us and let us broaden our horizons,” a relative from the village teased Jiang Mianmian with a smile.
“Yes, San Ya, recite one for everyone,” Zhang Guihua also wanted to show off a bit more.
It was hard to decline such enthusiastic requests; Jiang Mianmian couldn’t refuse, so she clasped her hands behind her back and began to recite an ancient poem with proper inflection.
After she finished reciting, everyone in the house gave her a round of applause with a resounding “clap clap clap.”
There were a few who usually loved to stir things up, and they began to throw out math problems for Jiang Mianmian to solve.
If Jiang Mianmian could recite poetry, what would she have to fear from a math problem?
No matter what kind of math problem was posed, Jiang Mianmian could respond very quickly.
Although she didn’t like the feeling of being treated like a rare animal on display, when she saw her parents swelling with pride and walking tall amidst the envy of others, she felt it wasn’t so bad.
Fortunately, a father knows his daughter best, and after the math test, Jiang Changhai helped her escape the ordeal.
“Mianmian, haven’t you finished your homework for today? You should go back and finish it, then you can come out and play later,” he said.
“Okay,” replied Jiang Mianmian, before darting back into the house like a rabbit.
Her dad was truly her savior!
Seeing this, the villagers started another round of compliments.
“No wonder Mianmian does so well in her studies. Just look how strict Changhai is, he doesn’t even let the child take a break during the winter vacation.”
“Indeed, my little rascal hasn’t even opened his school bag since the start of the vacation. When I get home, I’ll have to make him do his homework,” another added.
The crowd remained lively and sat together for quite a while before leaving, just missing the Second and Third Branch returning from the New Year’s visits.
In those days, daughters visiting their maternal home would not stay overnight, so the Second and Third Branch managed to return before dinner.
Both seemed in good spirits, suggesting they hadn’t been side-lined by their sisters-in-law or brothers’ wives.
Zhang Guihua, however, having been complimented all afternoon, couldn’t stop grinning during dinner: “You should have seen how many people came to our house this afternoon. Even the village chief’s family hasn’t had such a lively scene. Everyone said our San Ya is the reincarnation of the Wenqu Star, descended to the Old Jiang Family to repay a kindness, and that she will definitely achieve great success and make a lot of money in the future.”
Jiang Changtao watched his mother’s elation with some discomfort.
Before, the old lady would always talk about her two sons, but now it was always San Ya she mentioned.
Even his usually stern father would have a better expression on his face when he saw San Ya.
This made Jiang Changtao acutely aware that San Ya’s status in the family might soon surpass that of his own sons.
Sun Lixia felt immensely jealous, thinking the villagers really had no discernment.
It was just a fluke that San Ya had ranked first twice. What was there to praise so much, and who knows how things would turn out in the future?
Her in-laws were also being short-sighted; even if San Ya did get into university, what benefit could they possibly reap from it?
In the end, they would still have to rely on her two sons to care for them in old age!
Observing their parents’ glum expressions, Zhiwen and Zhiwu lamented in their hearts that having a prodigy sister came with the downside of potentially getting in trouble because of her.
To avoid a beating, they decided to go back to their room to do homework after dinner.
At that moment, Zhang Guihua announced with buoyant pride, “In a few days, it will be your Great Grandfather’s birthday. We’ll take San Ya with us when we go back, so all the relatives can meet her.”
Upon hearing this, the Jiang family members were a bit surprised, and Sun Lixia looked incredulously at the old lady.