Sheng Tang looked at Jiang Baocu, who seemed about to cry, and asked, tilting her head, "Do you want to go get some cupcakes?"
Jiang Baocu’s mood slightly improved, "Aren’t you afraid of getting fat?"
"Today I’ll accompany you."
Sure enough, Jiang Baocu became happy; no one can resist the temptation of sweets.
They went to buy some cupcakes and milk tea, and sat in a cozy little shop with ample heating, chatting while eating.
Jiang Baocu’s mood improved significantly.
After finishing their food, they returned to the classroom, full and ready for the afternoon classes.
The student sitting in front turned around to talk to them.
"Sheng Tang, where did you go just now? The school newspaper wanted to interview you for a feature story."
"Because of ’Cinderella’?" Jiang Baocu asked.
"Not just that. Sheng Tang has a lot of works. It’s really rare for the usually aloof school newspaper to come and interview her."
No lie.
Huishi High School is affluent, so the school newspaper’s standards are quite high, and they can often invite various celebrities for interviews.
Like last time, Sheng Tang won first place in the English speech contest, but the school newspaper only published a snippet of "Ode to the West Wind" in a corner, barely mentioning her, showcasing their arrogance.
Now, they wanted to do a special feature on Sheng Tang.
"They said they’d come back after school and asked Sheng Tang to wait for them." The student in front added, "Sheng Tang, you must wait for them; it’s quite an honor."
Sheng Tang was amused but didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
She supports the school’s efforts, so she didn’t leave after class.
Sure enough, the little reporters from the school newspaper came.
They asked a few questions, some of which were rather sharp. Fortunately, Sheng Tang had a lot of experience dealing with journalists, her skills were quite adept, and handling these high school students was a piece of cake.
They chatted pleasantly for half an hour.
Sheng Tang returned home a little late again, but her family was used to it.
"....The school newspaper wanted to interview me." Sheng Tang laughed, "It’s no big deal."
Her mother was quite pleased, "You’re famous again."
"Yes." Sheng Tang smiled, "I’ve been in the limelight again lately."
"Just don’t neglect your studies. Gaining some fame isn’t a bad thing." Her father said.
Sheng Tang nodded.
After dinner, Secretary Cai suddenly called.
It turned out her grandfather saw Sheng Tang’s article and praised it highly.
The secretary then mentioned that Sheng Tang had other works.
He collected all of them and showed them to her grandfather, who was very impressed.
"....Chairman Sheng said he wanted to publish a personal collection of your works." Secretary Cai said, "If Miss Tangtang agrees, I’ll have someone contact you tomorrow."
"No, I don’t want to publish a collection just yet." Sheng Tang replied.
"But...."
"I’m not really well-known now, and it’d be embarrassing if no one bought it. Besides, I don’t have many works yet. It’d be better to wait and accumulate more, then publish them together." Sheng Tang said.
Secretary Cai acknowledged this.
He informed Chairman Sheng.
Mr. Sheng was very pleased, "Sheng Tang is like Si Dong, steady and composed, doing things diligently."
"Professor Sheng educated her well."
"He educates the children way better than I do." The old man sighed.
He didn’t give up on the idea, still planning to publish a collection of his granddaughter’s works and distribute it around his company.
He instructed Secretary Cai to keep an eye out for any more of Sheng Tang’s works.
In this world, news doesn’t stay hidden for long; the other members of the Sheng Family villa found out about it.
They were all very jealous.
The second wife pointed at her daughter, "Why can’t you be like Sheng Tang? She’s so unattractive yet talented."
"It’s because she’s unattractive that the heavens compensated her with talent." Sheng Rong retorted resentfully.
The younger generation was all scolded by their parents, saying they couldn’t even make their grandfather proud like Sheng Tang, which made them furious.