Chapter 273: Chapter 273: Straight Rise Chapter 273: Chapter 273: Straight Rise She wanted to finish studying physics, chemistry, geography, and biology before school opened and then score full marks to earn intelligence points.
Jiang Mianmian buried her head in the system working on problems, but to everyone else, she appeared to be constantly oversleeping.
When Su Wanyu returned to the room and saw her daughter lying on the kang oversleeping, she went to fetch a small blanket for her, draping it over her body.
Thinking that her daughter would soon be starting school and would have to get up early every day, she decided to let her relax for these few days.
Hearing someone knocking at the door, Su Wanyu went to open it and saw Zhaodi standing at the entrance.
“Zhaodi, what brings you here? Is something the matter?” she asked gently.
Ever since Jiang Changhai told her that there was something odd about Zhaodi, she felt a sense of unease upon seeing the child, but she didn’t show it.
“Aunt, I’m having some trouble with my studies, and I wanted to ask Third Sister for help,” Zhaodi said with a book in hand, smiling in a shy and obedient manner.
Su Wanyu softly responded, “Ah, that’s unfortunate, San Ya is asleep. You’ll have to come back later.”
Zhaodi saw Jiang Mianmian return to sleep right after breakfast and thought how unusually lazy she was.
But she wasn’t surprised; after all, Jiang Mianmian was the same in her last life, her good grades owing entirely to her smart brain.
“Then I won’t disturb Third Sister in her sleep. I’ll come back when she wakes up,” Zhaodi said and then returned to the second branch.
Zhao Xiaojuan was somewhat surprised to see Zhaodi come back so quickly and asked, “Why are you back already? Weren’t you going to ask San Ya a question?”
“Third Sister is sleeping right now, so I’ll just try to figure it out on my own for now,” Zhaodi explained.
She believed that as long as she worked hard and studied diligently, she could definitely do better than Jiang Mianmian.
If she tried even harder, surpassing her wasn’t out of the question, so she read her books with great determination.
And school was starting in just a week.
Thus, during that week, Zhaodi would wake up before dawn every day to study by the light of a kerosene lamp, resting only late at night.
The old lady noticed that ever since she had agreed to let Zhaodi go to school, the girl had been shirking chores and making excuses, contributing less and less to the household work.
Although somewhat displeased, considering Zhaodi was constantly studying in her room, she held back from saying anything.
After all, San Ya had also studied intensely for two months straight and had eaten eggs every day, whereas at least Zhaodi wasn’t consuming her eggs.
In stark contrast to her was Jiang Mianmian, who, in the eyes of the Jiang family members, seemed to be doing nothing but sleeping all day in her room.
Zhang Guihua was worried that Jiang Mianmian was oversleeping without studying and feared she might not earn the scholarship next term, so she discussed the matter with Jiang Dashan at night.
“Old man, what’s gotten into this child? Why isn’t she studying these days?” she asked.
“Maybe she’s worn out from studying. Didn’t the child study every day in her room before the New Year?” said Jiang Dashan.
“No, I must talk to her tomorrow. She can’t get complacent just because she scored first in two exams. If someone surpasses her, the scholarship for this year will be gone,” Zhang Guihua said with concern.
However, Jiang Dashan countered, “Why should you talk to her? Don’t you know Eldest’s bad temper? He’s very defensive of his children. As soon as you finish talking here, he’ll start making a fuss there. Besides, school will start in a few days. We can wait and see how things go then.”
Ever since Jiang Changhai started working at the transport factory, his status within the Jiang Family had skyrocketed, second only to the old couple.
While it had been more or less the same before, now it was out in the open, and the reluctant couple from the Third Branch also had to hold their noses and accept it.