Yu Cheng said indifferently, "Little Lamb’s essay was published in the newspaper, and reporters from the city even did an interview."
As childhood friends, Cheng An immediately realized that Yu Cheng was showing off and he was momentarily stunned.
After mentally exclaiming "damn", he asked teasingly, "You mean that little sister you met in the countryside?"
"Yes, that’s her. Hurry and go buy the newspaper for me."
"Hey, don’t rush, just wait a moment. We happen to have today’s paper at home, I’ll go take a look for you."
Cheng An set the phone on the corner table, ran to where the newspapers were kept in the house, glanced at the date, and picked up the top stack.
"I’ve got the paper here, just give me a moment, I’ll find it," he said, letting Yu Cheng know in advance so he wouldn’t get impatient. He then tilted his head, sandwiching the receiver, and quickly flipped through the papers with his hands.
"Hey, it’s really here, commune primary school fourth grade Class 1 Jiang Mianmian..." Seeing the essay, Cheng An hurriedly told Yu Cheng.
"The essay’s title is ’The Future of Our Motherland’. Come on, Boss Yu, let me read it to you..."
"I don’t want to hear it, bye." Yu Cheng said, and then he hung up.
Listening to the busy tone, Cheng An rolled his eyes. Boss Yu really just uses people when he needs them, completely disregarding our brotherhood.
Cheng An looked at the newspaper in his hands. Since he had nothing else to do, he decided to read Jiang Mianmian’s essay.
He wanted to see just how good this little girl’s essay was that Boss Yu kept thinking about it, so much so that it even got published in the Capital City’s newspaper!
Meanwhile, Jiang Mianmian knew nothing about this and went back home with her parents right after the call.
Su Wanyu had just finished organizing the things her mother-in-law had given her when the neighbors from next door came over to visit.
A few neighbors came with fruits and some pastries in hand, bringing their children along for the visit.
Su Wanyu looked puzzled, "You could have just come over, why bring things? That’s really too formal."
"Hehe, Xiao Su, not to hide it from you, we truly come only when there’s something important," Aunt Li said with a laugh.
Su Wanyu also smiled gently, "Sister-in-law, we’re neighbors, just tell me if there’s anything."
"It’s , seeing how well Mianmian is doing in school, a few of us want our kids to do homework with Mianmian. If they have any question, they can also ask her, what do you think?"
Aunt Li asked politely, while the other families nodded in agreement.
However, the children who were dragged over by their parents all looked unwilling.
The parents were all competitive. Ever since they got to know about Jiang Mianmian’s test results, fearing their own children would be left behind, they had started to enforce strict discipline on their kids.
This strict discipline made the children miserable.
They had to do homework and read books at home every day, losing the freedom they once had. They were also constantly compared to Jiang Mianmian and really started to resent her.
The few children who had come over were all young and didn’t have good academic performances.
The parents no longer cared about losing face; as long as their children could study well with Jiang Mianmian and improve their grades, that was fine.
The nearby children who usually had good academic performance didn’t want to come over, and their parents didn’t think their children were inferior to Jiang Mianmian.
Those attending middle school and high school were even less interested in getting involved in elementary school matters.