Despite saying that, Xiao Dabao still had a smile on his face.

"You should do this kind of thing less often in the future."

Xiao Erbao puffed out his cheeks and said defiantly, "Sister, you've changed. Didn't you also dislike Dad always clinging to Mom?"

Do you want to be the next Fatty?

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Erbao seemed to remember something terrible and immediately shook his head, "No."

Erpang was a child they met while they were out. In the dead of winter, Erpang was standing in the cold wind wearing tattered and thin clothes. They couldn't bear to see him like that and thought he was an orphan. After talking to him, they learned that Erpang did have parents, but they had a bad relationship and argued every day. They had no time to take care of him, so his life was not much better than that of an orphan.

The two children in the Xiao family live a very happy life and have no idea that such parents exist. They think that everyone's parents are the same as theirs.

"Sis, I won't cause any more trouble. It's better for him to fight with us for Mom than to argue with her. I don't want Mom to be unhappy."

"It's good that you know."

Xiao Yuheng's surprise faded, but he still continued to save money to buy gifts for his wife.

Time flies. Gu An'an felt like she hadn't relaxed much before the results came out.

Ma Jianbin and Zhao Man were both recent graduates, and they went to the school on the day the results were released. Gu An'an, on the other hand, was not in a hurry at all and remained as calm as a mountain. Anyway, she had already submitted her application, and she just needed to wait for the admission notice.

As soon as Ma Jianbin and Zhao Man arrived at the school, they saw a banner already hung up at the school gate. "Ma'er, is that our name on it?"

From a distance, Zhao Man wondered if she was seeing things, but the gestures seemed to be directed at them.

Ma Jianbin hadn't noticed at first, but after hearing her say that, he looked closely and realized it was true.

Congratulations to Ma Jianbin for ranking fourth in the city's science exam!

Congratulations to Zhao Man for ranking seventh in the city's liberal arts exam!

The two simultaneously read out every word from their respective banners, then looked at each other in bewilderment, "Are there any students with the same name in our school?"

The family compound was located in a relatively remote area, and the two of them only attended the commune's middle school. They hadn't studied very hard when they were in school, but after studying at home for a few months, they made it onto the honor roll.

"As far as I know, there is no one with the same name as me."

"I don't recall ever hearing of anyone else named Zhao Man. Could this really be referring to us?"

The two knew they had done fairly well on the exam, but they didn't expect it to be this good. Even though they were wearing a lot of clothes in the dead of winter, they felt a bit lightheaded, and even their steps were unsteady.

As the two approached, sharp-eyed classmates and teachers spotted them, and immediately admiring and envious glances were directed at them.

"Jianbin, you're amazing! We've only graduated a few months ago, and you've already left me behind. Tell me! Have you been studying somewhere these past few months?"

"No way! I just did a few extra practice problems at home."

Zhao Man was also surrounded by several of her close friends.

"Manman, did you see that? You ranked seventh in the entire city for liberal arts. Do you know what seventh place in the entire city means?"

"Yeah! Didn't we used to hang out together all the time? How come you've improved so much all of a sudden? Are we still good friends?"

"Manman, have you heard? Fang Wei also took the college entrance exam, but it seems he didn't do very well. He hasn't looked happy since he found out his score, especially when he saw your banner. He looked like he wanted to eat you alive. You'd better watch out."

......

"You're afraid to talk about people during the day, and you're afraid to talk about ghosts at night." As soon as he finished speaking, Fang Wei walked over here.

As soon as Zhao Man turned her head, she saw Fang Wei trying hard to curl the corners of his lips as he walked towards her. He was clearly very unhappy inside, but he had to pretend to be congratulating her. It was really an eyesore to watch.

"Manman, congratulations."

"Fang, please call me Zhao. It's not appropriate for us to call each other Manman."

Zhao Man is no longer the love-obsessed person she used to be. Since breaking up with Fang Wei, she has belatedly realized many of his shortcomings, many of which were right up her alley. Unfortunately, she was blinded by love at the time and didn't notice them.

For example, right now, she thinks Fang Wei is very fake.

“Manman, don’t be like this. We’ll get through this together. I did make a mistake before, and my mindset was wrong. But I’ve reflected on it these past few months and explained it to my parents. I promise I won’t go out and say anything out of line again.”

Zhao Man was almost amused. Wouldn't she just say something inappropriate? That meant she was keeping her true intentions hidden so she could continue to trick her, right?

“We have nothing to do with each other anymore. You don’t need to tell me about your family’s affairs.”

After Zhao Man finished speaking, she was about to leave, as it was more important for her to take the time to understand her own performance. However, Fang Wei had finally gotten such an opportunity, so how could he give it up so easily?

"Manman, I really know I was wrong. I really like you. I haven't been able to eat or sleep properly without you, and I've even lost weight. Can you forgive me?"

Zhao Man is now even more appealing to Fang Wei than before. Not only does she have a good family background, but she is also a college student now. If he can win her over, Fang Wei feels that he will never have to worry about anything for the rest of his life.

Thinking about the days he had been living recently, Fang Wei couldn't take it anymore. In order to achieve his goal, he tried to pull Zhao Man in front of many classmates, but was stopped by Ma Jianbin.

"What are you doing? What are you doing?"

Ma Jianbin was a head taller than Fang Wei, and his mere presence in front of him exuded a strong sense of intimidation. "What business is it of yours if I'm talking to Manman? Get out of my way."

Previously, Zhao Man and Ma Jianbin had rarely been seen together at school due to the difference between men and women, so many people did not know that they lived in the same residential compound, including Fang Wei, who thought he knew Zhao Man well.

"What does this have to do with me? Before she left, Uncle Zhao and Aunt Zhao told me to protect her and not let any of those scoundrels come knocking on the door. Do you think that has anything to do with me?"

They were from the same school, so Ma Jianbin naturally knew what Fang Wei had done and looked down on her.

"You, you all..."

Fang Wei looked at Zhao Man as if she had betrayed him, "Manman, how could you be with someone else?"

Zhao Man rolled her eyes. Sure enough, this person was sick. Who just said she was with Ma Jianbin?

However, she didn't bother to explain and said directly to Ma Jianbin, "Don't worry about him, let's take care of business first. Everyone at home is waiting for news, we need to hurry back."

Seeing that she really didn't take Fang Wei seriously, Ma Jianbin couldn't help but laugh. "Alright, let's get down to business first."

Before leaving, Ma Jianbin glanced at Fang Wei, his eyes full of threat.

Once the two figures disappeared from sight, Fang Wei's face completely fell. He walked out of the school gate with his head down and spat on the ground, "Bitch."