No matter Liu San’s full-hearted resentnt, Ling Chengyan waved her hand coldly and left.
In order to prepare for the social gathering for her boys’ happiness, most of the tasks were handed over to Zhang Yuanhong to handle. That guy complained about it every day in front of her, so much so that Ling Chengyan couldn’t take it anymore and took on the task of purchasing gifts herself.
Once the task was completed, she naturally went back ho to continue reading her books.
Last night, she just happened to read about ’turbine engines and jet engines.’ The latter is not only used in jet planes but also in rocket propulsion.
Seeing this, Ling Chengyan thought of the children’s picture book "Astro Boy" where the robot kid in the cartoon uses this jet style; his feet are equipped with jet boosters that allow him to soar and fly like an airplane.
Although she doesn’t have a good impression of Japan, the precision technology and craftsmanship of that small country are leagues ahead.
So, this noon, when Xiaoxing and Shi Tou returned ho, what greeted them was a big box of cartoon videotapes.
The two kids cheered and rushed over, but soon wore expressions of disappointnt.
Xiaoxing pouted, "Mom, who bought these videotapes? Why are they all Astro Boy?"
Shi Tou furrowed his little brow, "I want to watch ’The Calabash Brothers’!"
The Astro Boy cartoon was introduced in the early ’80s and aired on CCTV, becoming a childhood mory for a generation of kids.
However, in those years, not many families had televisions, so not many people actually watched this cartoon.
Back then, their family did have a television, but Shi Tou was too young to understand it, so naturally, it didn’t leave much impression.
Xiaoxing, on the other hand, rembered it. But this little girl tends to like new things and discard old ones. Later, there were shows like Ikkyu-san, Floral Fairies, The Smurfs... More and more good cartoons ca out, so she overlooked Astro Boy and didn’t care much for it anymore.
Sure enough, Xiaoxing ran to Ling Chengyan and said, "Mom, the Floral Fairies cartoon is so good. All Bei has to do is turn the key, and it goes on and on."
Xiaoxing spoke excitedly, clearly showing her love for the cartoon. However, Shi Tou beside her obviously had a different opinion from his sister. Not only did he not align with her views, but he also pouted.
Ling Chengyan listened with a smile until Xiaoxing finished speaking, then she smiled and said, "You rember the plot clearly. Aren’t you supposed to review your studies every Sunday night? When did you watch TV?"
The delighted expression on Xiaoxing’s face instantly froze, her smile broke apart... Ling Chengyan seed to hear sothing in Xiaoxing’s heart shatter into pieces.
"Mom..." Xiaoxing stamred, staring straight at her mother, who was full of smiles, and swallowed hard.
Shi Tou, ah, good brother, co save ...
But Shi Tou couldn’t hear his sister’s call for help; he even took advantage of the situation gleefully, "Mom, you don’t know, sister watches ’Floral Fairies’ every Sunday and won’t let watch ’The Calabash Brothers’..."
"Shi Tou..." Xiaoxing gritted her teeth.
Shi Tou quickly hid behind mom, only poking out his round little head to sneak a peek at his sister, even sticking his tongue out at her and making a funny face, as if saying, "Serves you right for bullying , huh!"
Ling Chengyan chuckled as she ruffled Shi Tou’s round head, then flicked Xiaoxing’s forehead lightly, "I don’t want to care about other things, but next week is the mid-term exam. By then, if your scores don’t improve..."
"They will, mom!" Xiaoxing imdiately patted her chest in assurance, as if afraid that if she promised slowly, her mom would strike with a harsher hand.
Mom isn’t like dad. Dad settles scores right on the spot; mom doesn’t.
Mom never hits or scolds, but her thods of punishnt... Just thinking about them sends shivers down Xiaoxing’s spine and makes her teeth chatter.
She had seen it with her own eyes, those big guys from the special training team shivered like mice before mom; she definitely didn’t want to experience mom’s special ’love.’
She was just a small blooming bud of the holand, couldn’t withstand mom’s relentless tactics.
Ling Chengyan smiled cheerfully at her daughter without speaking.
Xiaoxing choked up for a mont and then reassured again, "Mom, I promise to be in the top three... the top fifteen of the whole grade in this mid-term exam."
During the entrance exam, her whole school ranking was 35. If she wanted to get into the top 30... it wouldn’t be too hard.
The top fifteen of the whole school... she’d have to work hard on that one.
Ling Chengyan finally showed a satisfied smile, reached out to stroke the little girl’s hair, and nodded with a smile, "Good, mom is looking forward to your good results."
Xiaoxing tried hard to pull a smile, maintaining it.
Hmm, there was a little person inside her already in tears, but the smile on her face couldn’t collapse!
Shi Tou peeked from behind mom again, grinning at his sister.
Xiaoxing pretended not to see the little devil’s schadenfreude and said with a smile, "Mom, Shi Tou told yesterday he knows all the first-grade lessons, and classes are so boring he wants to sleep... Our Shi Tou is the smartest; he already knows first-grade knowledge. Listening to the teacher teach the sa stuff every day, it’s really boring."
Ling Chengyan looked at her two kids washing their hands, and smiled, hearing her daughter digging a pit for her son in a roundabout way, asking Shi Tou, "Do you really find first grade boring? Do you want mom to talk to the school about skipping a grade for you?"
Xiaoxing enthusiastically added, "Shi Tou can even solve third-grade problems."
Hmph, let this stinky boy be idle; let him skip two grades straight to third grade, so exhausting he’ll be like a dog, it’d be perfect!
Although Ling Chengyan and Wang Liansheng were very busy, they spent quite a bit of ti reading with the kids and put a lot of effort into their education.
Moreover, both Xiaoxing and Shi Tou were quite smart. Xiaoxing had never fallen from the top three in her class throughout elentary school, mostly ranking first.
After entering junior high, influenced by Wang Liansheng, she started learning to write essays for submission, causing her grades to drop slightly, but she still maintained within the top five in her class, around the top thirty at school.
Ling Chengyan had always wanted a chance to encourage her daughter’s studies, and unexpectedly, today she had a pleasant surprise.
As for Shi Tou, well, this little guy had a brain even sharper than his sister’s, it’s just that his personality was obviously more restless and bouncy compared to Xiaoxing’s.
Xiaoxing’s suggestion also provided Ling Chengyan with a stepping stone. She didn’t particularly care about whether he skipped a grade, but using this opportunity to temper Shi Tou’s character was just right.
After lunch, the siblings went out to school together, and just as they left the door, there was the sound of rapid footsteps.
Wang Liansheng stood up wanting to check the situation, but Ling Chengyan smiled and stopped him, "It’s nothing, don’t worry about it."
As long as Shi Tou didn’t shout, it was clear the boy wasn’t really scared. As for the ’friendly exchanges’ between the siblings, it was best for the parents not to intervene.
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