"What do you mean by that? Are you saying my mom stole something?" Wan Dongcheng felt humiliated. Li Shiping’s words implied that his mother had never seen anything nice and loved to take advantage of petty gains, didn’t they?
Although the fact was as such, having Li Shiping air it out in public made him feel embarrassed, and he believed that Li Shiping looked down on his family.
"That’s not what I meant." Li Shiping explained anxiously, "I just think..."
"Forget it, you don’t need to explain. My family is indeed not as well-off as yours, so it’s normal for you to look down on us." Wan Dongcheng cut her off, got up, and went to the living room. The moment the TV was on, he started watching.
Their relationship had just begun to improve a bit, and Li Shiping didn’t want to get angry with him over this matter. She placed the child on the bed, tidied up the room a bit, and then went to the kitchen to cook.
Time flew, and in the blink of an eye, Shen Mianmian had been in the city for a week. That morning, just after breakfast, a knocking sound came from outside. When she opened the door, there stood Lu Siyuan at the threshold.
Seeing Shen Mianmian, Lu Siyuan was very excited. His first words were, "Mianmian, you’ve now become a celebrity at school."
Shen Mianmian understood immediately, "What score did I get?"
"The score doesn’t matter anymore, you’re the city’s top student in the middle school exam." The expression on Lu Siyuan’s face was like announcing that Shen Mianmian had won a five million prize, "You have no idea how happy the principal and Teacher Chen were, their faces blossomed into flowers."
Shen Mianmian knew she had done well, but being the city’s top student was beyond her expectations. It was the first time she had achieved such results, so she was very happy. She played with the notification letter for a long time before she came back to her senses.
"Did you go see Big Brother He?"
Otherwise, he couldn’t have known where she was living.
"Yes, it was Big Brother He who told me you were living here."
After the excitement, Lu Siyuan started looking around the room.
This was his first time in such a house, and he was utterly amazed. The toilet had a flushing system, the bed was exceptionally soft, the kitchen didn’t need wood for cooking, and there was a soft sofa and a television in the living room, just like in the TV dramas.
Such a house was too comfortable to live in.
Seeing his eyes light up, Shen Mianmian took the opportunity to remind him, "In the future, when you’ve saved up some money, don’t do anything else before buying a house, got it?"
How successful business would be in the future was uncertain, but buying two or three houses first was essential. In the twenty-first century, even if you did nothing else, selling just one house would be enough for retirement.
Lu Siyuan nodded, "Living in a house in the city is too comfortable, and it’s very convenient to go out and buy things. When I have money, I will definitely buy a house in the city." ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹·𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑒·𝗇𝗲𝘁
The two of them chatted about the house for a while, and then Shen Mianmian shifted the topic to Zhou Siyu. Mentioning them, Lu Siyuan couldn’t help but show a sly smile.
"Your parents were at the school gate before dawn today, looking as sour as pig livers. They looked as ugly as you can imagine. I don’t think they were worried because they couldn’t find you; it’s because you took the money. Let me tell you, you mustn’t go back soft-hearted, or they’ll leave you with nothing to spare."
Shen Mianmian scoffed, "I’ve finally escaped; I’d be foolish to go back."
She pursed her lips slightly before adding, "They surely won’t be able to keep my performance a secret; before long, it will get back to my family. I expect they’ll come to my school looking for me."