Zhaodi, however, had no strong reaction.
She knew that in the future, the family from the main house would do even better than they were now, and the villagers’ flattery would continue indefinitely.
Right now, she was just eagerly looking forward to the birth of her younger brother, so that once their family started making money, they would be the ones envied and praised by the villagers.
However, since San Ya’s family had now moved to the town, she could only see her at school, and once classes were taken out of the equation, the time left for her was extremely limited.
At school, she hardly had any chance to get close to the other girl; during recess, whether San Ya went to the bathroom or out to play, she was always surrounded by a group of girls.
Lunchtime was the same, with a big group of students vying to sit with San Ya, and they did not walk to or from school together.
But at least when San Ya lived at home, they spent evenings and weekends together.
If this continued, she and San Ya would become estranged, and once Yu Cheng arrived, San Ya would be even less likely to include her in their fun!
This situation was very unfavorable for her; thinking about all this, Zhaodi couldn’t help feeling irritated.
But this phenomenon didn’t change no matter how anxious she felt.
Time quickly approached the end of the term, and Jiang Mianmian had balanced work and leisure quite well during this period, maintaining a good state for studying.
Finally, one week before the end-of-term exams, she completed the curriculum for the second semester of fifth grade, having long since achieved full marks.
This made the principal and two teachers more confident and assured about the upcoming entrance exams in a week.
"Jiang Mianmian, you have a very good grasp of knowledge. In this last week, don’t overexert yourself. Just maintain this positive mentality. Teacher believes in you, you will definitely achieve good results in the entrance exam," Teacher Liu encouraged.
Although Teacher Liu appeared calm, he was both anticipative and nervous inside.
"Okay, I will do my best," Jiang Mianmian nodded obediently, confident in herself.
After all, she had taken the test papers created by the system as soon as she finished learning, which were much harder than the ones Teacher Liu had given her.
Although she lost two points in her Chinese composition, that was because the system was too strict.
Nevertheless, she was planning to focus on composition in the remaining week!
The day of the end-of-term exams arrived quickly. Jiang Changhai took Jiang Mianmian to the school’s entrance, saying nervously, "Darling, don’t be anxious during the exam. Just perform as usual, dad believes in your ability."
After saying this, Jiang Changhai also made a fist-pumping gesture to cheer Jiang Mianmian on.
"Don’t worry, dad, I’m confident," Jiang Mianmian spoke with certitude.
Seeing his daughter so self-assured, Jiang Changhai felt less nervous as well.
"Alright, go on in. Find your examination room early. I’ll come to pick you up in the evening," Jiang Changhai said, patting Jiang Mianmian’s head and expressing his relief.
He still remembered the first time he took his daughter to school for an exam. He had been so nervous back then, but his daughter had looked just like a little adult, comforting him in return.
"Okay, dad, I’m heading in," Jiang Mianmian waved her hand at him.
Jiang Mianmian went straight to the fifth-grade classroom. The students inside were chatting in small groups.
When they saw Jiang Mianmian suddenly appear at the door, they stopped talking mid-sentence and stared at her with eyes wide open, dumbfounded.
"Jiang Mianmian, you’ve gone to the wrong classroom," the class president of the fifth grade was the first to recover his wits.
Jiang Mianmian was well-known as the Little Prodigy in the commune primary school, and students from all over the school had come to see her out of admiration.