"The last dish is taro and pork rib stew by Xiao Xun." Mom, wearing large gloves, carried a big bowl of steaming soup and placed it on the table.

The group took their seats, making a total of four people.

Although they weren't family, the atmosphere wasn't awkward at all; clearly, this wasn't their first time eating together. Uncle He had helped their family so much, so it was only right to treat him to a meal during the New Year.

"Xiao Xun, you have to go to school tomorrow, right?" Uncle He spoke up at the right time, shifting the topic from the dishes on the table to her.

She put down her chopsticks and nodded in agreement.

"You'd better do well on the exam this year, otherwise all your hard work this year will have been for nothing," Mom reminded her.

Su Xun is currently repeating her senior year of high school. During her first year, she and her friends didn't live together for long; she was either transferring schools or on her way to transfer, so naturally, she fell behind in her studies. In her second year, she moved to S City, and although things settled down, her foundation wasn't solid, and she often couldn't keep up in class.

Moreover, during these three years, I worked part-time in various places to supplement my family income and did not spend much time reviewing my studies.

As expected, she didn't even reach the cutoff score for a first-tier university.

She had initially thought that it was acceptable to choose a well-regarded second-tier university, but her mother insisted that she should at least attend a first-tier university to be considered successful.

Her mother was even more insistent than she was on getting her child into a good university.

At the time, she did have some ulterior motives, so she didn't refuse.

As for what those thoughts were, she certainly didn't mention it to anyone. It was just a one in ten thousand chance, and she didn't know how she could be so sure that person would get into S University.

"And you, don't follow your sister's example and have to repeat a year." Su's mother glanced at Su Mu next to her.

Su Mu just started high school last year and has always had excellent grades. The frequent school transfers that year did not affect him at all. Moreover, he has a high talent for mathematics, which made Su Xun feel a little unbalanced. They are all family, but her mind seems to be from a different world than theirs.

Su Mu took a bite of rice, seemingly unconcerned about his mother's words: "You don't need to worry about that. I don't need to work part-time after school."

As soon as he finished speaking, the dinner table fell silent.

At the time, her family was struggling financially, so Su Xun had to work as a waitress at a restaurant near the school every day after school and hand out flyers on weekends. Later, by chance, she serialized her novels online, which received a good response, so she continued writing, and the royalties greatly eased the burden on her family.

These things take a lot of time, so Su Xun's studies naturally fell behind.

This has always been a hurdle in Su's mother's heart. Her daughter should be carefree and in school at this age, but instead she has to run around and support the whole family with her, which makes her feel very guilty.

"Alright, things are slowly getting better at home now, so it's fine if I don't go to my part-time job." Su Xun sensed the unusual atmosphere at the dinner table and chuckled lightly, breaking the silence.

"Yes, speaking of which, Xiao Xun is quite remarkable. Her writing has even caught the attention of film and television companies." Uncle He picked up a piece of pork rib with his chopsticks. "She can cook too. I envy her for having such a wonderful daughter."

The atmosphere returned to normal. Su Mu knew that he had said something wrong and brought up his mother's sad story, so he took the initiative to cheer her up.

After the meal, Uncle He left, and Su Xun helped clean up the mess on the table, put the remaining dishes in the refrigerator, and washed the dishes and wiped the table.

She was very skilled at doing these things.

She used to complain that her parents were strict with her, but now she realizes that they only demanded more from her in terms of her studies. They never made excessive demands on her in other areas, and they wouldn't let her do ordinary housework.

I was really naive back then.

Over the years, she has done a lot of housework. Her mother was very tired from work every day, so she and her younger brother Su Mu took the initiative to take on the household chores. Only then did they realize that doing housework was really tiring.

After everything was tidied up, it was already dark outside. The lights of every house were on, and a sense of peace and tranquility settled in my heart. Only when you've lost everything do you truly appreciate what you've regained.

She took a bottle of yogurt from the refrigerator, tore off the top layer, and sat down on the sofa with a small spoon.

The TV was showing a popular fantasy drama, and the characters were all dressed in light and ethereal costumes, which were very eye-catching with the special effects.

She only glanced at it casually; she didn't know the plot or the meaning of the lines, so she stopped watching after a while.

Instead, he took out his phone and opened Weibo, which he hadn't used in a long time.

Her most recent Weibo post was from six months ago, when she decided to repeat her studies and posted this message to her fans, informing them that she would not be writing any new stories for the next year in order to focus on her studies.

The Weibo post received many comments, mostly encouraging words like "Study hard and keep going!"

She read through them one by one, and finally commented below, "Thank you everyone, and have a happy new year!"

He then logged out of Weibo.

Writing novels was just a passing interest. After reading so many novels, she had long harbored the idea of ​​writing her own, but she never put it into practice. Later, when she often couldn't sleep at night, she would write on her phone, save them as documents, and accidentally post them on a website. Surprisingly, so many people liked them, so she continued to do so.

I've completed four books intermittently over the past three years, one of which was even chosen by a film and television company last year to be adapted into a web series, though it hasn't aired yet.

Thinking about it, I'm quite lucky.

Su Mu, who had just finished hanging up the clothes, closed the balcony door and turned around to see Su Xun sitting on the sofa. His gaze swept over the yogurt in his hand, and he immediately became dissatisfied.

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