The matter of being number one in the city, Shen Mianmian originally planned to keep it low-key, wanting to share it only with He Nan. But unexpectedly, right after the results came out, the principal immediately called Li Yue, who was such a loudmouth that he told Li Julin on the spot.
Upon learning of Shen Mianmian’s excellent grades, he was very happy and had Xiu Min cook a whole table of food to celebrate for her.
Out of politeness and intending to bring some fruit, He Nan had already prepared them in advance.
When the two arrived at the Li Family’s home, it happened that Li Yue had just brought Li Shiping and her family of three over. Seeing Shen Mianmian, Wan Dongcheng felt she looked familiar and after thinking carefully, realized he had seen her in Li Yue’s office before.
Back then, he merely thought this young girl was pretty, never expecting that she was actually Li Yue’s god sister.
Both had arrived at the Li Family’s home around the same time, but everyone’s attention was concentrated on Shen Mianmian. In contrast, Wan Dongcheng felt somewhat awkward, as if he didn’t exist to them, with no one paying him any mind.
Li Shiping noticed his expression was slightly off and quickly started a conversation with a smile, "Dongcheng, do you remember her? We’ve bought her bean sauce at the market before."
Reminded by Li Shiping, Wan Dongcheng finally connected Shen Mianmian with the young girl who sold bean sauce and realized why she seemed so familiar when he ran into her at the office door last time. He had seen her before.
At the market, he had already found Shen Mianmian quite attractive, but during their second encounter, he was upset and didn’t spare a thought for anything else, so he failed to recognize her.
A poor village girl managing to become Li Yue’s god sister must surely be thanks to her pretty face, a trace of disdain flashed across Wan Dongcheng’s eyes.
With a sarcastic tone, he remarked, "Xiaoyue sure has a wide range of friends."
This comment seemed somewhat uncomfortable to hear. Li Shiping pursed her lips and seeing that everyone was talking to Shen Mianmian and hadn’t heard Wan Dongcheng’s remark, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Her husband hadn’t visited his parents’ home in a long time, and it would be bad if a conflict arose during this rare visit.
With this thought, she quickly changed the subject, "Mianmian is very good at her studies, she ranked first in the entire city."
"The middle school exams were quite easy this year, so scoring first in the city isn’t difficult," Wan Dongcheng added. This update ıs available on 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭•𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢•𝓷𝓮𝓽
His voice was neither too loud nor too soft, just enough for Li Yue, who was closest to him, to hear. Li Yue was already displeased with him and, upon hearing these words, immediately retorted.
"Indeed not difficult, there was only one who achieved it across the whole city," he countered.
Wan Dongcheng choked, suddenly at a loss for words.
Li Julin glanced at him with a slight dissatisfaction and harrumphed softly. He had never been satisfied with this son-in-law.
Initially, he felt the two families were not well-matched, but beyond that, his dissatisfaction lay more with Wan Dongcheng as a person, finding him too slick and suave. And since his daughter had secretly gotten married to him, there was little he could do.
Furthermore, he ended up being proven right: Wan Dongcheng truly wasn’t up to par. After marriage, he remained unambitious and lofty in his aspirations, which only increased his dissatisfaction.
Seeing her brother and father’s unhappy expressions, Li Shiping became panicked. She had reminded her husband before coming not to upset her father, yet he still made off-color remarks. She felt helpless.
Sensing the tension in the air, Shen Mianmian stayed quiet. This was someone else’s family issue, and it was naturally not her place to say much.
Glancing at He Nan, she couldn’t help but want to laugh, noticing that He Nan seemed as if he was accustomed to this atmosphere, unaffected and indifferent.
"Let’s eat, everyone. Dinner’s ready!" Xiu Min saw the strained situation and hastened to smooth things over.