Chapter 16: Chapter 16: Study Hard and Make Progress Every Day

In the early morning of the next day, the sun was rising, marking another sunny and energy-filled day.

During breakfast, Wang Miaomiao held her own portion of brown sugar eggs and noticed three drowsy pandas across the table. Today, the eggs were intact. Tsk tsk…

Wang Pandi was asking her questions late at night; she knew Pandi must not have slept well. Did Wang Zhaodi also not sleep?

And Liu Yulan, what was she thinking about?

“Mom, didn’t sleep well last night?” Wang Miaomiao asked with concern.

Upon hearing her youngest daughter’s caring words, Liu Yulan felt her heart warm, “It’s nothing, Miaomiao, Jia Bao, there’s over twenty days until the exams. You two need to work hard and strive to both pass, okay?” As long as they can succeed, in two years she wouldn’t mind losing face, dropping her pride to ask for help—she’s willing to do anything for her children.

She recalled many past events last night, some beautiful, some bitter, some hopeless, some humble… she should let it all go.

Wang Miaomiao noticed her mom’s fleeting smile that was particularly warm and charming—something had finally let go within her, giving her a glow…

“Mom, your smile was really beautiful just now, you should smile more,” Wang Miaomiao couldn’t help saying, “Smiling makes you look ten years younger.”

Liu Yulan paused before laughing heartily, realizing that a lightened heart and dispersed gloom brought such a wonderful mood.

“You silly girl, teasing mom, you’re beautiful too, thanks to being born by me…”

“Mom, I’m handsome too, right? After all, I’m a twin with Third Sister,” Wang Jia Bao joined in.

“Mm, you’re the most handsome!” Wang Miaomiao laughed, “The most handsome man in the world!”

Indeed, Wang Jia Bao was good-looking. It’s confirmed, he’s a cute little puppy.

At the dining table, for the first time ever, it was exceptionally warm and lively.

Wang Baoxing watched the scene with slightly reddening eyes. He didn’t know what was up with his wife today, but seeing her rare cheerfulness made him incredibly happy.

“Mom looks good, so the ones you gave birth to look the best, too.” Wang Miaomiao noticed Wang Pandi’s silence, realizing this second sister had a low presence—rather aloof, “I’m a big beauty. Second Sister, you can be a little beauty…”

Wang Pandi was somewhat shocked, but quickly responded, “Why are you the big beauty when I’m older? You should be the little beauty.”

Wang Miaomiao pretended to be upset, pouting, “Okay, since you’re my sister, I’ll let you have the title of big beauty.”

Everyone watched her act and couldn’t help but laugh.

Only Wang Zhaodi quietly ate the plain porridge in her bowl, feeling a sharp pang of sorrow in her heart.

Wang Miaomiao naturally noticed her dissonance but didn’t care; she was the protagonist and had no emotional ties with this family. Soon she would leave, and they wouldn’t intersect much in the future.

After all, she wouldn’t cause trouble like the antagonists in the book, hoping both sides can be at peace and well.

“The sun’s shining bright, flowers smile at me…” Wang Miaomiao hummed a tune, slinging her backpack, walking briskly to school, pausing occasionally to pick a beautiful little flower.

“Third Sister, hurry up, at this pace you’ll be late. Teacher Wu is very strict, be careful not to get locked out and punished,” Wang Jia Bao said as he watched Wang Miaomiao pause again.

Because it’s close to exams, the teachers are particularly demanding.

“What? Oh… I’m coming…” Wang Miaomiao perked up immediately at the mention of punishment, quickly jogging to catch up with Wang Jia Bao.

“Walking like this is boring, tell me something about school…”

Red Star Middle School starts at eight in the morning. Lunch is at the school cafeteria; at the beginning of each month, they submit food or money per head and get meal tickets to buy food. School ends at five in the afternoon.

Wang Jia Bao said puzzledly, “Don’t you already know about school? What’s there to say?”

“I don’t know…” Wang Miaomiao looked innocently at him, blinking, “Just tell me, is there any new gossip?”

Wang Jia Bao glanced at his third sister, noting she seemed cuter since hitting her head. She even tidied up his room yesterday, it’s bizarre.

“Alright, let me think,” Wang Jia Bao pondered, “Your classmate Zhou Hu asked me about you during lunch yesterday. Third Sister, what’s your relationship with him? Why’s he curious about your injury and quite concerned? You wouldn’t…”

“What? No such thing!” Oh gosh, that question was a problem; Zhou Hu? Could it be that the original self had some messy romance at school?

A little kid, indulging in early romance?

Oh… she just wanted to study well, excel every day! Later she would take the college entrance exam, then get into a teacher-training college and become a junior high teacher.

She’s already decided; love and marriage aren’t in her plans, given her mature mental age. She can’t bring herself to feast on young love.

Furthermore, marriage and childbirth come with responsibilities—raising children is more than just feeding them. It’s too troublesome, completely hindering her goal of being carefree.

As for being a junior high teacher, mainly because kids are too rambunctious, she has no patience to look after them, too consuming.

Among all professions, only teaching provides ample rest time, weekends, winter and summer breaks, loads of time to be carefree. It’s too ideal.

“Why are you so anxious?” Wang Jia Bao was just asking casually; after all, the other person was a school’s top student, a child of fate in the eyes of teachers and students—always first in grades, consistently surpassing the second by twenty or thirty points.

Also quite handsome, with countless girls eyeing him, but he ignores them coldly. How could someone like him fancy Third Sister? Impossible…

But why was Third Sister so anxious? Could there really be something going on? Wang Jia Bao’s gossip antenna was pricked, cheekily asking, “Third Sister, if there’s really something, don’t hide it. Are you distant with your younger brother? Come on, tell him how you caught Zhou Hu, that child of fate?”

Wang Miaomiao had calmed down, rebutting his inquiry, “What? No such thing. You yourself said he’s a child of fate, why would he fancy an ordinary passerby like me?”

“Third Sister, doesn’t seem right, you’re being modest all of a sudden. Weren’t you calling yourself a big beauty just now…” Wang Jia Bao looked at her doubtfully, sensing something odd.

Wang Miaomiao exaggeratedly laughed, “I was coaxing mom… didn’t you see mom got up with dark circles this morning? She must not have slept well.”

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