Chapter 24: 021: Not fellow travelers_1 Chapter 24: 021: Not fellow travelers_1 Upon seeing Lin Wu in that instant, Sun Shanshan was slightly taken aback.
After all, Lin Guii was sallow and thin, not appealing, and Sun Shanshan had assud Lin Wu would just be a common, unsophisticated village girl.
She didn’t expect Lin Wu to be so attractive.
A standard oval face, extrely pale skin, and a pair of delicately captivating peach blossom eyes.
Although Sun Shanshan really didn’t want to admit it, Lin Wu truly was beautiful, unlike the trendy online beauties, hers was a distinctive and refreshingly beautiful visage.
Such a person, no matter where they go, would always be the center of attention.
Luckily, luckily Lin Wu’s studies were diocre, she was from the countryside, and had no talents at all, probably tone-deaf even when singing.
With this thought, Sun Shanshan breathed a sigh of relief; although she wasn’t as pretty as Lin Wu, her own conditions were far better than Lin Wu’s.
If Lin Wu was beauty of face, then she was the beauty of bone structure!
Lin Wu looked at her cousin one year younger than herself, imperceptibly raising an eyebrow.
She was a senior, while Sun Shanshan was a freshman.
A freshman cousin tutoring a senior cousin in her studies?
Interesting.
Mother Sun continued, “Xiao Wu, don’t look down on our Shan Shan just because she’s only a freshman. This child has been very clever from a young age and has already self-studied all the courses for sophomore and junior year. There are a total of 30 classes in their freshman year, but Shan Shan has always been among the top fifty or sixty in her grade!”
With 30 classes, making up 1800 students, consistently maintaining a top fifty or sixty rank in the grade, especially at Qing City First High School, which is a key school in the city, bears testant to Sun Shanshan’s formidable strength!
Because of this, Sun Shanshan has always been a pride and joy for Mother Sun.
Three generations up in the Sun Family were all scholars.
Father Sun was in the public sector.
Mother Sun herself was in education. Her son had a secured job, her daughter was a psychology expert, and her son-in-law was an outstanding teacher at Qingzhong School. Even though her grandson was quite average in his studies, he was currently studying abroad.
Once he gets a gold plating from overseas and cos back, he would have surpassed most people in the country.
At this point, Mother Sun narrowed her eyes slightly, turning her head to look at Lin Wu, she continued, “So, Xiao Wu! We are all one family; if there’s anything you don’t understand, don’t feel embarrassed to ask just because you’re older than Shan Shan. You two, after all, co from different environnts. Our Shan Shan loves to help others. While tutoring you, she is also consolidating her own knowledge points.”
Zhao Cuinong was forthright and could not stand such talk, the idea of Sun Shanshan, who ranked within the top fifty, tutoring soone ranked first in their grade?
Looking down on who?
Thinking this, Zhao Cuinong stepped directly in front of Lin Wu, protective as a mother hen, “Aunt Sun, speaking of the Old Lin Family’s genes, they are excellent. Xiao Wu and Shan Shan, these two cousins are both exceptional, one ranking first in the grade, the other consistently among the top fifty or sixty! Shan Shan, your cousin Xiao Wu won’t be needing your tutoring for now, but if you encounter any problems, you can actually co to her for help!”
What does ranking in the fifties or sixties an in the face of number one?
Hearing this, Sun Shanshan imperceptibly frowned.
The number one from so small place dares to compare with her?
Not to ntion a top class.
Even an average student from Qing City First High School could easily outperform Lin Wu.
The educational resources were not even comparable!
Take English, for instance.
In Qing City, they start learning English from the third grade of elentary school, while in the countryside they only recognize the 26 English letters in middle school.
And Lin Wu dares to be so proud!
Mother Sun also frowned slightly.
What do they an the Lin Family’s genes are good?
Aren’t Sun Family’s genes excellent?
Everyone knows, the Sun Family is an esteed scholarly family, and apart from Lin Guii, everyone has been respectable and five and six above the average. The descendants they educated were even more outstanding.
However, Mother Sun didn’t dare to retort Zhao Cuinong directly, since Lin Bingqiang was a man with real abilities. She had to force a smile and said, “My dear sister-in-law, look at my mory, I totally forgot Xiao Wu is the top student in her grade! With Xiao Wu’s grades, getting into Qingzhong School should be no problem at all. Shan Shan, you should learn more from your cousin and not just focus on practicing piano and dancing all day. Studying is the most important after all!”
Her granddaughter could play the piano, dance ballet, perform tea ceremonies, and so much more.
What could Lin Wu do?
She was full of herself just for having a bit of cleverness.
And she even dares to dream about getting into Qingzhong School.
Keep dreaming.
Sun Shanshan nodded, “I understand, Grandma.”
Mother Sun looked towards Sun Shanshan and continued, “Shanshan, go pour so drinks for your uncle and your eldest aunt.”
“Okay,” Sun Shanshan said with a smile on her face, picking up a cup to pour the drinks. While pouring, she seed to think of sothing and looked at Lin Wu, “Cousin Xiao Wu, we still have so imported coffee beans at ho. Would you like Aricano, or would you prefer orange juice?”
Rural folks probably don’t even know what Aricano is!
She was waiting for Lin Wu to ask her about it.
Lin Wu slightly lifted her gaze, “Thank you, but Aricano is better suited for the morning on an empty stomach, for both refreshing the mind and reducing swelling. I might have trouble sleeping if I drink it at night, so orange juice will be fine.”
Upon hearing this, Sun Shanshan was startled.
Tsk.
This country girl actually knew that Aricano could reduce swelling and perk you up!
It seed that Lin Wu had done quite a bit of howork to adapt to life in Qing City.
But all of these were superficial things, Lin Wu couldn’t learn the substance.
After pouring Lin Wu a glass of orange juice, Sun Shanshan couldn’t be bothered anymore with these rural relatives under the sa roof, “Grandma, I’m going to practice the piano. I have a grading test tomorrow.”
“Go ahead,” nodded Mother Sun.
Before long, Lin Guii and Sun Dingbang, the couple, returned.
Lin Guii smiled as she introduced her husband, “Dingbang, this is my eldest sister. And this is her daughter, Xiao Wu.”
Learning that the dark and thin, and distinctly rustic woman was his wife’s sister, Sun Dingbang’s eyes widened in surprise. Perhaps feeling that his behavior was a bit impolite, he imdiately coughed to mask his embarrassnt, “Eldest sister, nice to et you, I am Sun Dingbang.”
Lin Guixiang turned to Lin Wu, “Xiao Wu, call him your Uncle.”
“Uncle.”
Sun Dingbang nodded and smiled, “Xiao Wu, co over to our house for a visit on weekends! Co keep your cousin Shan Shan company, she’s always saying how lonely she is by herself.”
“Okay, Uncle,” said Lin Wu.
Lin Wu politely nodded.
Seeing her nod, Mother Sun frowned slightly, thinking that Lin Wu really had no clue.
Couldn’t she tell that Sun Dingbang was just making polite conversation?
And she still had the nerve to nod in agreent!
Her son was also too straightforward, always speaking his mind.
Just wait and see!
Lin Wu would definitely be showing up at their house every weekend.
Aggravated as she felt, Mother Sun maintained a smile, “Now that everyone is back, let’s start the al!”
——
After the al.
Once everyone had left, Mother Sun sought out Lin Guii alone, “Your sister brought so things over today, send them back to her later. It’s not easy for her to earn a bit of money.”
Sending things back was just a pretense.
The real intention was to distance themselves.
Mother Sun wanted Lin Guixiang to understand that they should visit their ho less frequently in the future.
They were simply not from the sa world, so there was no need to be so close!
Lin Guii got the hint from her mother-in-law and nodded, “Alright.”
Sun Shanshan ca out of her room and looked at the items on the floor with complex emotions in her eyes, “Mom, are these the things they brought over?”
“Mm-hmm.”
Sun Shanshan’s brow furrowed slightly, “Mom, is that middle-aged woman really your biological sister?”
Although her mother ca from a modest background, she was still a well-educated intellectual with a university degree.
Up until now, Sun Shanshan was still struggling to co to terms with it and couldn’t believe that she actually had such an aunt.
Hearing her, Lin Guii nodded slightly, though reluctant to admit it, that woman was indeed her biological sister.
Mother Sun seed to think of sothing, squinting her eyes, she said, “Shanshan, you are not the sa kind of person as that Lin Wu, rember to keep your distance from her.”
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