Yunxuan: You did great on the exam! You're amazing! Tell Yunmiao too, she did great too! (laughs.jpg)

Seeing the message below the picture, Chen Bing guessed without even looking that the photo sent by Aunt Xuan must be the monthly exam results sheet.

Shang Yunmiao thought of everything Chen Bing could think of. The little girl, who had been nervous about being seen by the teacher, suddenly perked up and stared intently at the screen with her big eyes.

Chen Bing didn't keep Xiao Shang waiting long before clicking on the picture.

Almost immediately, the names in the first and third lines of the document caught their eyes.

"Wow!" Shang Yunmiao exclaimed softly, and two beautiful dimples immediately appeared on her cheeks. "Chen Bing, you're so amazing! You were only one point away from a perfect score!"

Shang Yunmiao whispered these words in Chen Bing's ear. Her voice was as soft as a gentle breeze, yet as sweet and gentle as cotton, making Chen Bing feel like her ears were about to become pregnant.

Of course, boys can't get pregnant, and ears certainly can't. This is just a rhetorical device to show that Xiao Shang's voice is really sweet and pleasant. So sweet that Chen Bing once thought, "The reason I'm alive, and I work so hard to get such good grades, is ultimately to hear Xiao Shang's adoring praise."

"Give me a couple more compliments." Chen Bing, who was momentarily carried away, turned to Shang Yunmiao with a happy smile.

"Huh, huh?"

We're still in class, so whispering a compliment is the limit. How can I keep praising someone else? What if someone sees me?

However, not responding to Chen Bing's request didn't seem like a good idea either, so Shang Yunmiao could only whisper one more compliment before falling silent.

Although she wanted to listen further, Chen Bing knew she had to be mindful of the occasion. She suppressed her thoughts for the time being, deciding to discuss it later. Right now, the two of them should focus on reviewing their grades.

Chen Bing leaned closer to Shang Yunmiao, and the two of them huddled together to continue looking at the results.

After confirming that she ranked third in the grade, and that the second-place student was from another class, Shang Yunmiao chuckled twice. If seating is chosen based on grades, Chen Bing will choose first, then it'll be my turn, and we'll be sitting next to each other!

After calming down her excitement, Shang Yunmiao continued looking at the list, wanting to know the rankings of the other students in her class.

Zhang Xinyu, fourth in the grade. Wen Xin, sixth in the grade. Song Ze, ninth in the grade. Ma Lele, tenth in the grade...

The report card that Yunxuan sent was incomplete; it only showed the scores of the top 27 students in the grade. To see a more complete report card, we would probably have to wait for the homeroom teacher to send it out.

However, Shang Yunmiao didn't care much about the rest. All she needed to know was that her efforts hadn't been in vain, and that she would soon be sitting next to Chen Bing at the same desk.

Thinking of this, the little tune she only hummed when she was happy unconsciously came out of her mouth and drifted into Chen Bing's heart little by little. The little tune rang out intermittently from 1:14 pm until 5:20 pm, and only gradually left Chen Bing's world after the class meeting in the afternoon and all the other students had packed up and left.

Why did you stop singing?

"Huh? Wh-what?" Shang Yunmiao, who had been unconsciously humming a tune for a long time, was caught off guard by Chen Bing's sudden question. She tilted her head and looked at him standing next to her in confusion.

"It's nothing." For the purpose of appreciating music, Chen Bing called Shang Yunmiao outside the classroom to get some fresh air while waiting for Yunxuan to come home after school. But perhaps the wind was too strong today, because it actually blew away my lovely little Shang's singing.

With a touch of sadness in her heart, Chen Bing stroked Shang Yunmiao's head and said, "Cheer up."

Shang Yunmiao: (???(???(???*)?

Although the request was strange, Shang Yunmiao still intended to grant Chen Bing's request.

"Is that so?" Shang Yunmiao asked, her face contorted with a forced smile.

This isn't what I wanted... but considering how hard you've worked, I'll still give you a compliment.

"That's great, that's great."

Shang Yunmiao did not appear very happy after hearing Chen Bing's praise.

Because, something about this compliment doesn't feel quite right. It sounds like something you'd say when teasing someone who's trying to make money.

So, she must have been tricked? With thoughts of revenge, Shang Yunmiao clenched her fist and lightly punched Chen Bing's chest twice.

Shang Yunmiao's punches weren't very forceful, and coupled with her slightly shy face and the ever-growing height difference between her and Chen Bing, the whole sequence of actions looked more like she was being coquettish.

The reason it's described as acting coquettishly isn't just Chen Bing's subjective imagination. Yun Xuan, who witnessed the scene, gave this behavior a clear definition.

"Stop acting cute with your brother, Mom's back, let's go home."

Hearing her mother's voice suddenly behind her, Shang Yunmiao was slightly startled. After regaining her senses, she turned around and rushed into Yunxuan's arms.

Excluding the possibility that she missed him too much after not seeing him for an hour, Shang Yunmiao probably hid inside because her mother saw her flirting.

Without saying much, Yunxuan patted her daughter on the back and then took her home with Chen Bing.

Chen Bing didn't plan to go back to Shang Ping's house this weekend. The reason was simple: he was tired of the nine-day National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday. So, this morning he deliberately didn't ride his electric scooter, but waited for Yun Xuan to go to work before going there together.

It turns out that taking a car is much more comfortable than riding a bike. Although it's only mid-October, the temperature in Shandong Province is already quite low in the mornings. If I wait a few more months until deep winter and try to ride my electric bike to school, I'm afraid I'll freeze to death on the way.

So, I'll just talk to the homeroom teacher and say I won't be skipping morning reading or evening self-study, and I'll just go to and from school with Aunt Xuan every day. Anyway, if my grades are good, these little requests will probably be granted, right?

What do you think?

Chen Bing secretly squeezed Shang Yunmiao's small hand in her palm and asked for her opinion.

"What?"

“When winter comes, let’s skip morning reading and evening self-study and go to and from school with Aunt Xuan every day.”

"Oh, is this okay?" Shang Yunmiao was a very well-behaved and obedient child at heart, so she was a little unsure when faced with Chen Bing's unconventional request.

"Why not? With our grades and Uncle Shang's connections, the school will definitely agree."