All the girls were happy for their sister, and Jiang Changhe truly hoped that his daughter could achieve first place and make him proud.
Zhang Guihua nodded with satisfaction, feeling that the one yuan tuition fee could be earned back.
However, Sun Lixia scoffed with disdain, not knowing where Zhaodi got her confidence from, since San Ya had never made such a guarantee before.
Just then, Zhang Guihua asked the two boys, "Zhiwen, Zhiwu, how about you two? How did you do on your exams?"
All of a sudden, everyone’s attention in the family shifted to the two boys.
The brothers exchanged glances, then mumbled with their heads down, "It was okay, we should probably pass."
Deep down, they were uncertain but couldn’t voice it out.
Jiang Changtao had previously made a harsh declaration that if they didn’t pass the exams this term, not only would they be spanked, but they also wouldn’t be allowed to go out to play for the whole summer vacation.
They would have to stay at home and study properly unless they were doing household chores.
Only when they passed their exams could they go out to play.
Jiang Changtao, seeing how his sons were so guilty and dared not even look at him, scanned them with a dark gaze but didn’t scold them in front of so many people.
He still harbored a sliver of hope, maybe this time they did well on the exams?
Zhang Guihua also knew how her grandsons usually performed in their studies and although she was somewhat disappointed, she didn’t say much; instead, she patted the brothers’ heads affectionately, consoling them, "It’s okay, it’s good enough if you pass. Work harder next semester and strive for better grades."
"Mm, we know, Grandma," Zhiwen and Zhiwu nodded in agreement.
Zhaodi looked down on her grandmother’s attitude towards the two boys with disdain, thinking to herself that the old lady still favored her useless grandsons as usual.
Hmph, just wait for the results to come out and prepare for a swollen face!
"Let’s go, it’s time to eat. You must be hungry after a morning of exams," Zhang Guihua said as she took her two grandsons inside.
After eating, Zhiwu suddenly remembered an important matter he hadn’t mentioned to the family yet.
"Grandpa, Grandma, I didn’t see Mianmian during today’s exam; she didn’t take the test," he said.
Upon hearing this, the Jiang family members were very surprised, "What?! Why didn’t she take the exam?"
"I don’t know why she didn’t come for the test; I didn’t even see her," Zhiwu scratched his head and said, somewhat puzzled.
"Zhiwen, do you know what happened?" In her urgency, Zhang Guihua turned to Zhiwen, who was in the fifth grade.
Zhiwen also shook his head, "Grandma, I don’t know either; I’m in the fifth grade, and Mianmian is in the fourth grade, isn’t she?"
He took his exams in class two, while Jiang Mianmian was in class one.
Moreover, during the exams, the students were even more well-behaved than usual, and during the breaks, they had no interest in causing any trouble, so Zhiwen had no idea that Jiang Mianmian was in the classroom next to his.
After hearing what her grandsons said, Zhang Guihua slammed the table with a sharp "snap," startling everyone in the Jiang family.
"This lazy bunch, never learning properly. It must be that lazy girl San Ya who overslept! None of them are reliable; they’re going to be the death of me," Zhang Guihua stood up, pacing around the room twice, huffing and cursing.
"Mom, I bet San Ya just hasn’t been studying recently and let her mind wander off. Knowing she wouldn’t do well this time, she was afraid you would scold her, so she deliberately made excuses to skip it. My eldest brother and his wife spoil their child, so they help hide it too. If it weren’t for Zhiwu coming back and telling us, how would we have known?" Sun Lixia speculated with malice.