Chapter 84 A Feeling of Respect

When I got home, it was already dark, but I could still barely see the road.

Grandma Xi had already cooked the meal. As soon as Shen Xuewei stepped into the house, Grandma Xi urged her to eat quickly.

Why are you coming home later and later?

Shen Xuewei held the bowl, took a bite, and said, "After the exam, the teacher kept me a little longer, so I came back a bit late."

Upon hearing that it was about her studies, Grandma Xi stopped asking questions.

I had a relaxing night.

The next morning, Shen Xuewei washed the bed sheets and mosquito nets she had brought back from school and began to busy herself with chores again.

Whenever I have a spare moment, I take out the homework assigned by the teacher and start writing.

Whether other students do their homework carefully or not, teachers generally don't check it much.

However, the teachers will definitely check the homework of the students who have good grades when they return to school.

As one of the representatives of good students, Shen Xuewei, despite her reluctance to do her homework, still had to take the time to complete it diligently.

Looking at the neat and tidy handwriting on the notebook, Shen Xuewei subconsciously glanced to the side of the table.

The figure who used to stand there with his cane watching her do her homework has disappeared and will never appear again.

Shen Xuewei paused, looking somewhat saddened.

A shadow fell over her, and when she looked up, she saw that it was Grandpa Chen standing beside her.

Grandpa Chen glanced at her homework, frowned, and said, "If you're doing your homework, do it properly. Don't get distracted."

Shen Xuewei smiled at him and said, "I understand, Grandpa."

She turned her head and focused her attention on her homework.

Before the Lunar New Year, she and her maternal grandmother went to the market in town and took the opportunity to pick up her report card from school.

She opened it and glanced at it; well, she did a little better than she had expected.

She scored 723 out of a total of 760.

He was first in both his class and the grade.

She folded her report card, casually put it in her pocket, and followed closely behind Grandma Xi in front of her.

Grandma Xi brought lots of things for the New Year, carrying large and small bags, just waiting for the family to reunite and for her to come back and pay New Year's visits.

After returning home from the market, Shen Xuewei handed her report card to her maternal grandfather, Chen.

When Grandpa Chen looked at her report card, a smile was clearly visible on his face, and the joy lasted all day.

He was in a good mood, so even when he saw Chen Fangqiu eat a lot of the food that Grandma Xi had bought and planned to save for the New Year, he wasn't angry.

Even when Grandma Xi was grumbling about it, she still offered a word of advice:

"Alright, it's done eating. Isn't Alan coming back from the county tomorrow? We can just have her buy some more on her way back."

After he spoke, Grandma Xi glanced at the nonchalant Chen Fangqiu, sighed, and got up to call Chen Fanglan.

Chen Fanglan returned home the following afternoon.

She bought new clothes for the whole family, as well as the candies and cookies that Grandma Xi had mentioned, and was warmly welcomed by everyone in the family.

She put down what she was holding, picked up her duffel bag and went back into the house. Before she could even close the door, she started wailing.

"It hurts so much, my feet. I spent a long time walking around the county yesterday and early this morning to buy these things, and my legs are almost worn out."

When Grandma Xi came into the house to see her, she felt both sorry for her and resentful.

"How can your feet not hurt when you walk around in such high heels? I told you a long time ago not to buy these kinds of shoes, but you wouldn't listen..."

Hearing her nagging again, Chen Fanglan struggled to sit up in bed and said helplessly:

"Mom, okay, okay, I know, please stop talking."

Grandma Xi, who had stopped making a sound, glared at her, but seeing her fearless expression, she couldn't do anything about it.

In the end, he could only shake his head and leave her room helplessly.

Chen Fanglan sat in the room for a while, changed into a pair of slippers, and then left the room to look for Shen Xuewei.

I looked around every room in the house, but I couldn't find Shen Xuewei.

With one last shout, she called out "Mom!" several times, which brought back Grandma Xi, who was feeding the pigs.

"Calling, calling, calling! You lot are all exactly the same, calling me as soon as you get back. Can't you just leave me alone? So, what do you want?"

Chen Fanglan chuckled and stepped forward, pressing her shoulder as she asked, "Mom, where did Weiwei go? Wasn't she already on vacation? Where is she?"

Grandma Xi pointed in the direction of the Wu family and said:

"She went to the Wu family to do her homework with Yuhong, so don't disturb her."

Having gotten what she wanted to know, Chen Fanglan decisively released Grandma Xi, saying, "I understand, Mom."

Although he said he understood, he didn't waste a moment and headed straight for the Wu family.

After greeting the Wu family members, she stood straight behind Shen Xuewei and the other person.

After teaching Wu Yuhong the math problem she couldn't solve, Shen Xuewei lowered her head to write her own.

She felt a ticklish sensation on her back, turned around, and saw a bright face close to hers, smiling broadly.

"Wow, Weiwei is studying so diligently!"

She was radiant; her smile instantly brightened the entire room.

Shen Xuewei's eyes lit up with surprise, and she called out, "Auntie."

"Auntie, when did you get back?"

Chen Fanglan patted her head and said softly, "You just arrived. How are you? Did you miss your aunt?"

Shen Xuewei turned around and hugged her, smelling the light fragrance of her perfume, and said in a muffled voice, "Yes, Weiwei has been thinking about her aunt."

Chen Fanglan's eyes were gentle, and she nuzzled her chin against the top of Shen Xuewei's head.

“My aunt lives in the county and has always been thinking about our Weiwei.”

"Your aunt bought you new clothes. How about you change into them later and go play with your second aunt?"

Shen Xuewei stepped out of her arms and pointed to the homework book.

"Okay, but Auntie, please wait for me a little longer. I still have some homework to finish. Once I finish this, I'll have finished all the winter break homework assigned by the teacher."

Chen Fanglan glanced at the pile of homework beside her and was speechless.

So much homework, and we've only had a few days of vacation?

So you can finish it all so quickly?

Back in the day, she would never open her homework until the last day of her vacation!

As expected of her father's chosen granddaughter, Weiwei is naturally different from someone like her who doesn't like studying.

At that moment, she felt a surge of admiration for the good students.

She shifted her feet slightly, making sure her position wouldn't interfere with Shen Xuewei's homework, and then softened her voice.

"Okay, then your aunt will wait for you here. After you finish writing, we'll go play with your second aunt together."

Shen Xuewei looked at her suspiciously, not understanding why she suddenly started speaking in a high-pitched voice.

It was perfectly normal just now!

However, he didn't notice anything wrong on Chen Fanglan's face. Instead, when he saw her gaze, a smile appeared on his face, filled with kindness and...respect?

Shen Xuewei shook her head, trying to banish this strange description from her mind.

Coming to her senses, she continued to finish the remaining questions.

After collecting the homework, she waved goodbye to Wu Yuhong.

"Yu Hong, I'm leaving now. I'll come find you again when I have time."

Wu Yuhong waved back, "Okay, see you later."