"Hehe, Mom, I knew you were the best; I want to eat chicken feet too," Jiang Mianmian cooed, hugging Su Wanyu’s arm.
"I’ll buy them for you. Oh, sweetie, just after you’ve eaten those haw flakes with that ’sweet little mouth’ of yours," don’t get it on my new clothes, ah, this is my favorite piece." Su Wanyu said with feigned disgust as she looked at Jiang Mianmian’s sticky little mouth.
"Hmm, I’ll just rub it on you," Jiang Mianmian pouted, about to use Su Wanyu’s hand to wipe her mouth.
The mother and daughter played and laughed on their way home. After shopping, as soon as they entered the house, Jiang Mianmian ran to the bathroom.
She had just drunk another bottle of soda and had been holding it in, wanting to go to the bathroom.
As she entered the bathroom, Jiang Changhai got home from work. Before he could even ask, Su Wanyu cheerfully said, "Brother Hai, your darling daughter finished her exam an entire hour early today and confidently told me she could score full marks this time."
Jiang Changhai immediately laughed, "Haha, truly worthy of being my daughter. That confidence is just like mine!"
Then, looking toward the bathroom, he shouted, "Sweetheart, whatever you want to eat, just tell Dad. Whether it flies in the sky, walks on the ground, or swims in the water, as long as you like it, Dad will get it for you."
Seeing him promise the moon without blinking, Su Wanyu chuckled, "Her results aren’t even out yet; aren’t you rewarding her a bit early?"
Jiang Changhai replied without hesitation, "No need to wait for the results, I believe in my daughter’s abilities."
He paused, then shouted toward the bathroom again, "Even if you don’t come first, Dad will still buy it for you."
Su Wanyu watched him spoil their child and shook her head helplessly.
Oh well, she was used to her husband always doting on their daughter.
Having heard everything from inside the bathroom, Jiang Mianmian burst out the door, loudly responding, "Dad, I want to eat crabs."
Because crabs are considered cooling, Su Wanyu was afraid she would catch a cold from eating too much and suffer later, so she rarely allowed her to eat them.
But the very nature of people is such that the more you’re told not to eat something, the more you crave it.
Jiang Changhai: "..."
He didn’t dare agree outright but looked toward Su Wanyu as if to negotiate, "My dear, your daughter has been studying so hard recently; how about we buy a couple of crabs as a reward?"
Jiang Mianmian also gazed at her mother with a pair of watery, pitiful eyes.
Being looked at by both of them, Su Wanyu felt both amused and exasperated. She wasn’t a tiger mom.
"Okay, Mianmian has indeed been studying hard recently. I’ll go buy a couple this afternoon to satisfy your cravings. If your results come out and you’ve scored first, I won’t stop you. You can eat as much as you want,"
After the exams, Zhiwen, Zhiwu, and Zhaodi returned to Stone Bridge Village.
The Jiang family members gathered around when they saw them return.
The Second Branch family surrounded Zhaodi, while the couple from the Third Branch surrounded Zhiwen and Zhiwu.
The old lady asked eagerly, "Zhaodi, Zhiwen, Zhiwu, how did you do?"
"Zhaodi, how did you do?" asked Zhao Xiaojuan somewhat nervously, fearing her daughter hadn’t performed well enough to avoid scolding or disdain from her in-laws.
Basking in the attention, Zhaodi confidently said with her chest puffed out, "Grandma, Grandpa, Mom, Dad, I knew how to do all the questions on the exam, I will definitely be first."
"That’s wonderful, that’s wonderful," Zhao Xiaojuan, hand on her big belly, was both thrilled and excited.
Zhaodi’s future success could also mean more support for her younger brother.