Chapter 28: Chapter 28: A Family of Drama Kings and Queens
After sending off the village chief and his daughter, Jiang Mianmian returned to her own room and immediately complained to her father, crying, “Dad, I finally get a two-month break, and I don’t want to study!”
Jiang Changhai soothed her, “Honey, we’re not really studying, just a bit of tutoring— it won’t be tiring. And think about it, if you learn everything in these two months, the teachers and students at school will definitely think you’re super smart once you show your skills—it’ll be so impressive.”
“I don’t want that kind of impressiveness at all.” Jiang Mianmian shook her head like a rattle drum, feeling no pride in showing off in front of a bunch of little brats.
Su Wanyu then put on a stern face, “Like it or not, you have to! You promised you’d definitely get into high school and bring your dad and me to the city to live a good life.”
Jiang Mianmian blinked, “I can get into high school without studying with Sister Aibao.”
Lin Aibao was just a junior high student, while she was a college student after all. If it really came down to it, it was hard to say who should be teaching whom.
Hearing this, the Host sneered, “Host, I advise you not to be too confident. Though Lin Aibao doesn’t have as high an educational level as you, her basic skills are solid, and she performs well in all subjects. On the other hand, you, Host, have forgotten a lot of what you learned since graduating.”
Su Wanyu adopted an “I know you too well” face, affirming, “You’re so lazy; once you’re at school, you’ll definitely slack off and not pay attention in class. You might as well learn a bit from Aibao first.”
Facing a double whammy, Jiang Mianmian protested, “…I’ll definitely pay attention in class.”
Although she did think that way, she believed that even if she didn’t pay attention, just reviewing the material herself twice before exams would surely be no problem.
To the Host’s blind optimism and confidence, the system could only scoff with two words: “Ha ha.”
By then, the Host would realize how naive she was being right now.
“No way, you’re not even willing to be tutored now; you’ll definitely be even less willing to study once you’re at school,” insisted Su Wanyu decisively.
Seeing his wife and daughter at an impasse, Jiang Changhai stepped in to mediate, “How about this? Mianmian doesn’t have to study with Aibao for the full two months, just go through half a book. You’re so smart, it surely won’t take you many days to learn it, right?”
Jiang Mianmian pondered for a moment, then reluctantly agreed, “But let’s make it clear, as long as I finish half the book, Mom can’t force me to study for the rest of the days.”
Su Wanyu’s eyebrows slightly raised in amusement, “As long as you finish half the book, you can do whatever you want.”
“Deal! I’m going to sleep now,” Jiang Mianmian turned her head, secretly delighted in her heart.
A first-grade textbook is just so thin, it would only take half a day to go through the entire book, let alone half of it.
Su Wanyu and Jiang Changhai exchanged a knowing look silently, both displaying a tacit smile—the plan worked!
The system, observing everything: …, this family of three are all drama masters; the Oscars owe you a statuette.
In the next room, Sun Lixia said sourly, “So what if she can recite a few poems? Did the village chief really have to eagerly send his own daughter over?”
When her son had just started school, the village chief hadn’t shown any concern at all.
Jiang Changtao spoke evenly, “Usually kids at eight can’t memorize that many poems and multiplication tables, San Ya is indeed a bit clever.”
When he was eight, he was still playing with mud, let alone memorizing poems; he didn’t even recognize his own name.
“Our Zhiwen and Zhiwu can recite too! And they know even more poems than she does!” Sun Lixia asserted indignantly, convinced her sons were the smartest and best.