Chapter 274: Chapter 274 The Great Change Chapter 274: Chapter 274 The Great Change So it wasn’t a matter of principle, and Jiang Dashan couldn’t be bothered to intervene.
“Fine, then. Let’s see how it goes.”
Zhang Guihua had no way to deal with her apathetic elder son, but if San Ya continued to shirk her studies after school started, she would no longer be polite.
And Sun Lixia was secretly pleased all this while.
You little brat, you can’t keep up the pretense, can you?
Better for you to never study at all and come back with a zero on the exams.
Then let’s see how your brother and sister-in-law can keep flaunting their wealth!
Four or five days passed like that, and Su Wanyu, who had initially thought of letting her daughter relax, saw Jiang Mianmian lie down to sleep on the kang after every meal without so much as flipping through a book in her bag, felt it was time to have a talk with her.
One morning, after breakfast, Su Wanyu saw her daughter heading for the kang again and said, “Mianmian, I have something to talk to you about.”
“Yeah, go ahead,” Jiang Mianmian said, taking off her shoes and sitting on the kang, looking at her.
Without starting off with a lecture, Su Wanyu asked out of concern, “Mianmian, why have you been sleeping all the time lately? Do you not feel well somewhere?”
Blinking her big, watery eyes, Jiang Mianmian replied with an innocent face, “I’m not uncomfortable anywhere; I just get sleepy after eating. I’ll be fine after a bit of sleep.”
Listenting to her, Su Wanyu was relieved, but then her tone grew a bit more serious, “Mianmian, this won’t do, you know. It’s alright to get sleepy after meals since you’re on vacation now. But school will be starting soon, and if you get sleepy during school, won’t that affect your studies?”
Jiang Mianmian nodded obediently, “Mom, don’t worry, I’m just a little tired these past few days. Once I’m back at school, I promise to pay attention in class and not sleep.”
She knew her mother’s worries, but she couldn’t explain that she seemed to be sleeping these past few days but was actually studying every day in a special space.
Sigh, to think she had never studied this seriously in either of her lives.
Such a tremendous change, and yet she couldn’t share it with anyone; how frustrating!
Su Wanyu knew her daughter was sensible, so seeing her make a promise reassured her not to ask further.
“Alright, Mom believes you, and you know what you’re doing,” Su Wanyu said gently, patting her on the head.
Soon it was the weekend, and an excited Jiang Changhai said to Jiang Mianmian, who was lying in bed, “Mianmian, let’s go, we’ll get something delicious to eat in town.”
His daughter had been going to bed early and waking up late recently, leaving no time for them to bond.
But Jiang Mianmian, single-minded in her studies, declined, “Dad, I won’t go; I need to stay home and do homework. You and Mom go have fun.”
“Whoa, girl, what’s with you? Not even interested in going to the state-run restaurant?” Jiang Changhai was surprised; he knew his daughter’s character well.
Jiang Mianmian thought to herself that she did want to go, but she maintained a serious face, “Dad, school is about to start, and I haven’t finished my homework yet. I’ll pass this time; you and Mom have a good time.”
In reality, Jiang Mianmian had finished her winter break homework a long time ago; she stayed home just so she could continue studying in her space.
Hearing this, Jiang Changhai didn’t press any further and contentedly went out for a two-person world with Su Wanyu.
After a short day of intense effort, Jiang Mianmian finally completed all four subjects on the day before school started.
“System, generate some questions. Let’s start with a test for fourth-grade level Chinese and math.” “Understood, Host. Please wait, you may now start answering questions.”