Seeing their son so listless, the parents felt exhausted.
How could this child think only of studying?
They weren’t that keen on studying themselves when they were young. How could the genes have mutated ?
To liven up the atmosphere for her son, Li Xiaoqin, who was extremely concerned, made a suggestion.
"Kids, shall we go watch TV and play some video games?"
"Yeah!" The children responded eagerly, while Zhuang Lan still stared blankly into space.
"Xiaolan, come here and entertain your friends properly," Zhuang Yuebin shouted loudly.
Zhuang Lan reluctantly followed to the living room.
Just then, Yue Qingqing and three other girls also arrived.
Jun Feifei, holding a beautifully wrapped gift, shyly handed it to Zhuang Lan, and simply said four words.
If someone can speak up at such a moment, it must be true love.
Yue Qingqing and the others also handed over their gifts one after another.
Zhuang Lan said thanks while accepting the gifts.
However, he appeared very surprised only when he touched Yue Qingqing’s gift.
"The new junior high school math tutoring book," Yue Qingqing stated succinctly.
She had noticed earlier that Zhuang Scholar had already started studying junior high school material.
Li Xiaoqin couldn’t help but laugh, about to tell her husband that this child was quite interesting, giving a tutoring book as a gift.
She then saw her own son first stare at Yue Qingqing with a "You really get me" look, and then he spoke.
"This is aiding the enemy. I will definitely surpass you in the next exam!"
Yue Qingqing: "..." Kid, do you need something?
Zhuang Yuebin, Li Xiaoqin: "..." So this girl is the formidable opponent Yue Qingqing that our son mentioned? Indeed, both of their thought processes are quite unusual.
If Yue Qingqing knew what the parents were thinking, she would definitely deny it three times.
I’m not. I didn’t. Don’t talk nonsense.
I don’t have such a strong passion for studying; I’m just catering to his interests.
Seeing her carefully chosen gift set aside, Jun Feifei, accustomed to it, simply shrugged and went over to the sofa with a few friends.
She and Zhuang Lan lived in the same neighborhood and often visited each other’s homes, familiar as if it were her own home.
Li Xiaoqin also asked with concern, "Feifei, have you been sick lately? Take good care of your health."
Facing her future mother-in-law (?), Jun Feifei rarely opened her mouth.
"Thank you for your concern, auntie, I’m fine." She almost popped out the words one by one, afraid of misspeaking.
Li Xiaoqin thought the child had a sore throat and didn’t ask further.
She brought out the pre-cut cake to the children and casually turned on the TV.
"Watch whatever you like."
The TV at Zhuang Lan’s home was very large, and the children were amazed by the lifelike images on the screen, all exclaiming in surprise.
Soon, the kids started arguing over which channel to watch.
The boys wanted to watch a martial arts show, the girls a historical drama, and both sides argued noisily, each unwilling to concede to the other.
Qu Ruorui didn’t dare to speak much, and Yue Qingqing just watched the excitement from the side.
Only Wei Rong came up with a reliable idea, "Let’s vote democratically!"
As they were discussing, a hand took the remote control.
Effortlessly, it was switched to the news channel.
"Stop arguing, watch some news, and study well."
No need to say who could do such a thing.
It was frustrating, but they couldn’t complain.
After all, it was his birthday.
Fortunately, his mom quickly offered a solution, "Who wants to play with the game console?"
His dad moved a small TV to the outdoor yard, connected the power, and plugged in the game console.
The children were immediately drawn to it, and their interest in watching TV dissipated.
This game console had initially been purchased by Li Xiaoqin, fearing her son would be possessed by studying.
After playing a few times, Zhuang Lan lost interest, but her husband often played instead.
It turned out that, except for Zhuang Lan, the game console was still very appealing to other children.
Yue Qingqing and others also prepared to watch the show, but just then, the local news began reporting a message.
"Dear citizens, please note, regarding the recent 3.12 serial murder case, the police are now seeking clues from all residents of Zhuancheng..."