Zhou Lanfang’s stomach rumbled with hunger. She had waited for almost an hour before Zhou Siyu finally came back. She grabbed a steamed bun and wolfed it down, finishing it in no time and even got the hiccups from eating too fast.
"Eat slower; no one is fighting you for it."
Shen Jianhua patted her on the back and bit open a bag of soda for her to drink. Zhou Lanfang took several gulps before she finally eased up.
"This is all because that little bastard pissed me off, right?"
Zhou Lanfang had a loud voice, which attracted the attention of some passing students. Shen Jianhua felt embarrassed and reminded her, "Don’t keep saying ’little bastard.’"
So what if he’s a little bastard? Can’t I even say that?
Little bastard, little bastard...
Zhou Lanfang muttered a few curses under her breath, discontented, but she didn’t raise her voice again.
Her gaze shifting to Zhou Siyu, she couldn’t help but ask, "Siyu, how did your exam go this morning? How many points can you score? Any problems getting into Second Middle School?"
Shen Jianhua also looked at her expectantly. Now that Mianmian had practically broken ties with the family, even if she forgave them, there would definitely be a rift. If Siyu didn’t perform well either, then they would have lost doubly, becoming the laughingstock of the village.
"Auntie, the exams aren’t even over yet. How would I know how many points I can score?" Zhou Siyu pouted, slightly unhappy, "You asking puts a lot of pressure on me."
After that incident with the progress award, Zhou Siyu had learned her lesson and hated when people asked about her grades the most.
Since the results weren’t out yet, she dared not make big claims. However, judging from the morning’s exams, getting into Second Middle School seemed no problem. Even if she was somewhat confident, she had no intention of saying it out loud.
Now that she knew, there would be no surprise on the day the results came out.
"You always ask these useless questions. We’ll know when the results come out. Why put unnecessary pressure on the child?" Seeing Zhou Siyu getting upset, Shen Jianhua chided his wife and then said to Siyu, "Go on, get back to waiting for your exam. It’s hot outside; don’t get heatstroke."
"Uncle, Auntie, I’ll go inside now." It was too hot outside, and now Zhou Siyu also thought having fairer skin was more attractive and was afraid of getting tanned.
Besides, if a ruckus started here later, she wouldn’t be able to help and would just get embarrassed along with them. Only a fool would do such a thankless and painful task.
As for the money, Zhou Siyu wasn’t worried at all.
Her uncle and auntie both valued money highly. There was no way Shen Mianmian could take away so much money.
Zhou Siyu thought simply and left with ease, but little did she know that just a short while after she left, He Nan and Lu Siyuan arrived, accompanying Shen Mianmian. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹⟡𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮⟡𝙣𝙚𝙩
Seeing Shen Mianmian, a greedy light flashed in Zhou Lanfang’s eyes. She automatically ignored He Nan and Lu Siyuan and stormed towards Shen Mianmian.
"You little wretch, where did you take the money?"
Shen Jianhua also came over. Seeing Shen Mianmian’s empty hands and her accompanied by two men, his face instantly darkened.
He Nan and Lu Siyuan stood to the side with unpleasant expressions but remained silent. This was a family matter, and it wasn’t their place to intervene yet; they were merely onlookers.
Shen Mianmian saw all the changes in Shen Jianhua’s emotions and didn’t even bother with Zhou Lanfang. Instead, she asked Shen Jianhua, "Dad, didn’t you go to work? Why are you here?"
"I..." Shen Jianhua’s face turned red instantly, "They said they didn’t need that many people when I got there, so I came back."
Shen Mianmian gave a bitterly sarcastic smile, "You returned quite quickly. Everyone saw you bringing Siyu to the exam."
Being reproached by his daughter in front of others, his face flushed red, then turned pale, looking particularly unsightly.