Chapter 290: Chapter 290: Heart-to-Heart Connection
Shen Qingming saw Zhaodi and was taken aback for a moment, seemingly unsure why she was so enthusiastic toward him, but he nodded and said, “Okay.”
Shen Qingming had some impression of Zhaodi. Although they were not from the same village, the two villages were close to each other and everyone knew each other.
The reason Zhaodi specifically wanted to walk with Shen Qingming was because she knew that Shen Qingming’s mother came from the city and was well-informed. She was going to pass the university entrance exams this year and would soon return to take both him and his father back to the city to enjoy a better life.
Zhaodi remembered clearly that whenever the Shen family came back, they were always dressed very smartly and attractively.
Later, when they had a car, they would drive back to the village, drawing the entire village’s attention, making quite a spectacle.
So, she wanted to establish a good relationship with him as it might prove useful in the future.
After parting ways with Shen Qingming at the junction, Zhaodi walked back home lightly: “Hmm, grandparents, Dad, Mom, I’m back.”
When Zhang Guihua saw Zhaodi return, she looked at her with affection and said, “Get ready, we’re going to eat soon.”
She had already spread the news about Zhaodi being directly admitted to the second grade throughout the village and had garnered a wave of envy and praise, so now she found everything about Zhaodi pleasing.
Meanwhile, Zhao Xiaojuan asked with concern, “Zhaodi, how was your first day at school? Could you understand what the teacher was saying? Did any classmates bully you?”
“Mom, don’t worry. I understood everything the teacher said, and the classmates were all nice. No one bullied me.”
Zhaodi nodded and then turned to the old lady, “Oh right, Grandma, my aunt asked me to tell you that they went to my uncle’s factory for dinner, and they won’t be coming home tonight.”
Zhang Guihua thought annoyingly, it’s better they don’t come back for dinner, it even saves food for the house!
Just thinking about how much money would be deducted from their salaries at the end of the month for eating at the factory? Each one of them doesn’t know how to live properly, really bothersome.
After washing her hands, Zhaodi added, “Grandma, today during class, I answered the teacher’s questions correctly, and the teacher praised me for being smart.”
“Oh my, Zhaodi, you’re so impressive, very good, keep up the good work studying.”
Zhang Guihua felt like Zhaodi was another San Ya, sure to bring her a scholarship by the semester’s end.
The couple from the second house were also very pleased; Zhaodi had truly made them proud. Now they could walk around with their heads held high.
Only Jiang Changtao glanced at his two sons darkly.
Zhiwen and Zhiwu, frightened by their dad’s gaze, decided to do their homework immediately after dinner, not giving their dad a chance to find an excuse to beat them.
In the evening, the first household returned from town. Jiang Mianmian washed up, then said she was tired, crawled into bed pretending to sleep, when actually, she entered the “system space” to study.
Su Wanyu, seeing her asleep, spoke softly, “Brother Hai, when I went to pick up Mianmian from school today, I saw Zhaodi there too. That child has been particularly fond of hanging around Mianmian since the drowning incident. I’m really worried she might have some harmful ideas about Mianmian; how about we transfer Mianmian to the primary school in town?”
“Hey, wife, we really are telepathic! I’ve thought about this already. The school in town definitely educates better than our commune primary school and it’s closer to the transportation factory. I could pick up Mianmian at midday and she could nap in my dorm. How about that, smart, right?” Jiang Changhai’s eyes twinkled as he looked at Su Wanyu, his face begging for praise.