"Don’t you guys think you’re getting a bit cocky with your words now?"
Is this even human speech?
This is the college entrance exam! The exam that hasn’t been held in ten years! Talking about it like it’s so little quiz you made up at ho... Do you have any respect for the college entrance exam?
"Where am I being cocky?"
Chu River looked at him curiously.
Where am I being cocky?
Chen Changhai was too embarrassed to tell them:
"How old are you guys? Talking about school like it’s no big deal, do you really think seven of you taking the exam ans all seven will get into college?"
He was just here to gather so information, wasn’t it supposed to be free? Then why are they bragging like this?
Are they thinking of raising the price?
Little Xuan held his book, not wanting to waste his gaze on this illiterate.
anwhile, Chu River had a dangerous look:
"What do you an? Are you implying I’m an illiterate?"
"I’m not!"
Chen Changhai didn’t dare: "I an, the results aren’t out yet, can we be a bit more low-key?"
We’re all on the sa team, being honest isn’t shaful.
Chu River let out a long sigh: "It’s lonely at the top! How am I not being honest? If I weren’t being honest, I’d be asking whether I could get a perfect score this year."
But thinking about it, she didn’t get a perfect score in her first world either, so saying this made her feel a bit unsure.
Hearing this, Chen Changhai could only cover his forehead in frustration—
It’s a good thing they don’t socialize much, otherwise, if this got out, a bunch of people would stand in front of their door laughing at them.
Too arrogant!
Does your family own the universities?
Then Gu Ping suddenly rembered:
"Uncle Chen, if I recall correctly, you failed our middle school exam by two points. Don’t worry about us, we’re sure to do fine in the college entrance exam."
Chen Changhai: ...
The group: ...
Gu Ping widened his eyes: "What’s the matter?"
"Nothing."
Gu An, sitting beside Little Xuan, calmly turned a page.
"Bro, if you ever feel like not talking, you can just stay quiet."
His brother’s mouth, really better kept shut.
Gu Ping glanced at him, quite sincerely:
"Don’t worry, Xiao An, I’m not forcing myself to communicate with everyone, I really wanted to say that."
This made Little Xuan pause halfway through his book.
...
When Aunt Niu’s family went back, there was not a single person in the yard, probably those two were still inside not coming out.
But Niu Hong’s face changed slightly, and she vaguely heard the sound of children humming.
"Oh no, Little Cao, Little Hua!"
She hurriedly stepped quickly into the room—the side room’s bed was a bit small, considering her daughter and son-in-law needed to sleep together at night, so Aunt Niu arranged for her two granddaughters to sleep in their room after getting off the train in the dayti.
Now, walking in, the two little girls had long woken up and were sitting on the bed playing with a pillowcase back and forth.
It’s unclear what joy a piece of cloth could bring.
In those days, raising kids wasn’t as ticulous as later generations, and situations where children were left to sleep alone at ho were quite normal.
Niu Hong also breathed a sigh of relief:
"Little Cao, you’re so good, you even kept your sister company? When did you wake up?"
Chen Jian Country didn’t interact much with the kids at ho, so Liu Hong instinctively spoke more to her obedient daughter. The older daughter was almost four years old now and could speak clearly:
"Mom."
She stretched out her arm to slip into Niu Hong’s arms, proudly saying: "I woke up and helped look after my sister."
"So good."
Niu Hong quickly touched her belly:
"Are you hungry? Let grandma steam you an egg."
Looking at the younger one, she too got up from the bed and took a few shaky steps:
"Egg..."
"Alright, alright, it’s coming soon!"
The afternoon’s frustration was swept away as Niu Hong looked at her daughter’s pointed chin and touched her face with heartache:
"Let’s go have so eggs now."
Coming out of the bedroom and passing the main room, seeing the opposite side where they were resting in the side room, Chen Jian Country was snoring soundly on the bed.
Niu Hong couldn’t help but think again—
Not even able to look after the kids, is there much difference between having a man at ho or not?
Aunt Niu was busy in the kitchen; there were quite a few people eating tonight, so they had to prepare a few dishes properly. Seeing Niu Hong coming in with her two daughters, she felt sorry:
"Oh dear, are grandma’s good granddaughters hungry? Didn’t have ti to look after you today."
Niu Hong was putting the kids down while moving around the kitchen:
"Mom, let give you a hand, and anwhile steam a bowl of egg custard for Cao Huahua."
"Sure!" Aunt Niu said: "There are a lot of people for dinner tonight, so we have to hurry. But we don’t have many stoves, so I just spoke with the neighbors, their siblings aren’t coming over tonight, just Little Chu and her brother Officer Shi, plus Chu Yang and his Uncle Chen are coming over."
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