Gong Ruini thought she was doing a good deed, never expecting to catch a little sidekick.
"Guangran, aren’t you coming out to collect herbs this afternoon?" Er Gouzi was all reluctant; he really didn’t understand why, since it was a money-making task, Zhao Guangran wouldn’t pick this afternoon.
Zhao Guangran nodded, "We need to process the medicinal herbs, and then I have other things to do."
Initially, Zhao Guangran felt it was nice not attending school, being able to mess around in the mountains. But after being busy in the mountains for so long, honestly, if it weren’t for the money supporting him, he’d have given up a long time ago.
Other things? Er Gouzi was very puzzled, how come there are things to do every day, sigh, he really didn’t know what Zhao Guangran was busy with lately.
"My mom is busy, my grandma is getting old, I have to take care of my younger brothers." Zhao Guangran remembered not to reveal that they were having classes at home.
Even though the village had a school, that didn’t mean they could openly say how hard they were studying at home.
Especially since it’s vacation time now, no one would be glued to their books at this time.
Sigh, summer vacation, whenever Zhao Guangran thought about summer vacation with no classes, he got all excited.
Obviously there are holidays for studying, so why don’t we, the ones who stay home, have the same kind of breaks? Zhao Guangran decided he’d negotiate once he got back.
"Ni Zi, you think they get summer vacations, shouldn’t we get one too?" Zhao Ruirui knew she had to pull in an ally for this.
The best ally other than Gong Ruini, Zhao Guangran didn’t know who else to choose.
Summer vacation? Yeah, where did this topic come from? Gong Ruini was a bit surprised, sigh, those who’ve been out of school for too long have already forgotten the feeling of summer vacation.
Gong Ruini’s stunned look made Zhao Guangran think she didn’t know about summer vacation, sigh, he knew Gong Ruini wasn’t that smart.
"Ni Zi, you should know we not only have summer vacations but also winter breaks, the winter in the Northeast is really cold."
Of course, Gong Ruini knew about this. Even though in her past life she studied in the South, she envied the Northern winter break because it was longer than the summer break.
"Summer vacation is two months, winter break can be more than a month, a little less than two months. Ni Zi, see, technically we don’t have to have classes during these times." To persuade Gong Ruini, Zhao Guangran was being really humble.
Wow, Gong Ruini was amazed, "Such long vacations."
See, just knew Gong Ruini would be tempted, Zhao Guangran excitedly gave himself a thumbs up, "My brother doesn’t mention it because he wants us to keep wishing for it."
"We can’t just be fooled by him , we need to fight for our interests."
Gong Ruini dumbly looked at Zhao Guangran, this guy really had improved, he even used the term ’our interests’.
But, young man, when you’re fighting for your rights, shouldn’t you also check your surroundings, like if the person you’re criticizing is standing right behind you?
Gong Ruini was relieved she hadn’t initially roped in Zhao Guangran, or she’d be so upset now, this guy was really a pitfall master.
"My brother just wants to pressurize us in every way, see how hot it is, yet our homework isn’t reduced at all."
"Even the tests, the requirements haven’t been relaxed." Although Zhao Guangran wasn’t as worried about tests now, generally, he could get good grades, but no one particularly liked exams.
Gong Ruini looked at the eloquent Zhao Guangran, and then at Zhao Xuran standing behind with his arms crossed listening to him rant. She could only silently cheer for this boy, silently pray for him.
"Ni Zi, if we don’t fight for it this summer, there won’t be any chance in winter." The thought of never having summer or winter vacations in the future pained Zhao Guangran.
In these days reuniting with Er Gouzi and the others, Zhao Guangran hadn’t missed hearing about how much fun they’d had this vacation, making him envious to death.
"I think it’s fine now," Gong Ruini honestly felt that not having winter or summer vacations was okay, after all, even on vacation, they still had calligraphy and painting to continue with, it was just that Cai Ming wouldn’t be teaching them.
The problem was that Cai Ming’s lessons weren’t a burden or pressure for Gong Ruini.
"And look, there are just 12 months in a year, four of which are holidays, which means 1/3 of the year is wasted, people finish their three-year course, but we just need two years." Gong Ruini didn’t want to remind Zhao Guangran, but she had already seen Zhao Xuran, if she didn’t remind, Zhao Guangran would definitely stir things up.
For the sake of a harmonious society, Gong Ruini kindly gave Zhao Guangran a little hint.
Unfortunately, there was no telepathy between Zhao Guangran and Gong Ruini. Perhaps he was too aggravated because he had a lot of discontent stored up about Zhao Xuran, just hadn’t found a gathering to express it yet.
Now that the opportunity for venting appeared, of course, he couldn’t stop pouring it out.
Gong Ruini was dumbfounded, she initially thought about giving Zhao Guangran a little warning, thinking this troublesome kid wouldn’t make mistakes, but he didn’t know when to stop.
Gong Ruini was very helpless, especially with Zhao Xuran behind her continuously signaling her not to give any more reminders, Ni Zi could only look at Zhao Guangran with sympathetic eyes.
Poor child, didn’t you see how Zhao Xuran’s face turned? He was probably going to get a harsh punishment.
At first, Zhao Xuran hadn’t considered not giving Gong Ruini and the others a summer vacation. Later he thought, if there was a summer break, his brother would surely not obediently review his lessons, just run wild everywhere.
So he deliberately didn’t mention summer vacation, but those pesky kids ended up bringing up the matter. Zhao Xuran knew he was wrong too, but no matter how guilty he felt, after hearing so many complaints from Zhao Guangran about him, he couldn’t suppress his anger.
Zhao Guangran expressed he wasn’t trying to get scolded, was everything he was doing not for anyone else? Could it be for himself?
He never imagined putting in so much effort, and yet no one understood, even his brother had so many opinions, "Should I get you a drink?"
"Sure." After talking for so long, of course, Zhao Guangran was thirsty, so he quickly accepted the offer when someone kindly asked if he wanted water. Nᴇw ɴovel chaptᴇrs are published on novel★fire.net
Good boy, to this moment he hadn’t picked up on the tone, reflecting how enthusiastic his complaints were, "Good."
Gong Ruini could sense Zhao Xuran was on the verge of exploding, but unexpectedly he really poured water for Zhao Guangran, sigh, the cost of this bowl of water wasn’t something anyone could bear.
After receiving the bowl, Zhao Guangran drank it all in one go, "Thanks, pour another one."
Gong Ruini really wanted to kneel in awe of Zhao Guangran, drinking one bowl was enough, he actually wanted more, oh my god.
"Seems, student Zhao Guangran, you’ve been in quite a bad mood lately." Pour another bowl, so you could keep criticizing me? Zhao Xuran wasn’t in the mood for that, he walked up to Zhao Guangran with a sinister smile.
Zhao Guangran was dumbfounded, when did his brother show up, why didn’t he hear a single sound?
Zhao Guangran looked at Gong Ruini with grievance, hinting at why she didn’t give him a heads-up.
Gong Ruini was also helpless, how could she have warned him, it wasn’t like she didn’t make a gesture, just that someone didn’t notice.