Chapter 257
Even though they knew after six months that the character "妩" in Lingwu's name wasn't the number "five," they still hadn't changed their minds.
Furthermore, they forbid anyone in the school from referring to themselves as being in any of the grades between "Grade 1" and "Grade 4".
After losing the arm wrestling match to Dongliang, Dayue gritted his teeth and was forced to accept the title of "Xiaoqi" and call Dongliang "Xiaoliu".
"I arrived earlier than Xiao Liu today!" Da Yue puffed out his chest, looking like he was waiting for Ling Wu to praise him.
"Xiao Wu, it was Xiao Qi who lied to me and said you were looking for me, that's why I was late today," Dongliang explained with a frown.
Da Yue raised an eyebrow, "All's fair in war!"
Dongliang said seriously, "But this is a lie."
The way the two were bickering was hard to reconcile with the image of the tall man in military uniform and the local bully with a wicked smile in my memory.
Zhang Pandi smiled as she watched, feeling grateful to her two younger brothers.
Her younger brother, Zhang Dabao, was truly spoiled by the family. In the past, Dabao's attitude towards her was the same as the family's attitude towards her: he would beat and scold her, and she couldn't talk back or fight back.
After all, even though Zhang Dabao hit his grandmother, she still doted on him like a treasure. She had no right to do so.
Every time they saw Zhang Dabao treat her like that, her two younger brothers would lift Zhang Dabao up from either side and take her aside to "educate" her.
When Zhang Dabao returned, although he still had a bad attitude towards her, at least he didn't hit her again.
After that day, ever since Teacher Xiao Wu's grandma beat up Grandma, Zhang Dabao has become even more devoted to Teacher Xiao Wu, treating everything Teacher Xiao Wu said as gospel.
At home, Zhang Dabao is still a little tyrant, but he is very polite to himself.
She didn't ask why, because she knew perfectly well that it must be related to Teacher Xiao Wu.
Not only her, but the other girls in the secret base who had younger brothers had the same experience.
As Zhang Pandi pondered, she turned her head to look at Ling Wu.
Teacher Xiao Wu is small, and even speaks in a slightly childish voice, but just standing there, she commands their respect for no reason.
Besides showing respect, I always want to ruffle Teacher Xiao Wu's hair.
The candy in her mouth slowly melted, leaving a sweet, milky aroma lingering between her lips and teeth.
She thought that Wanyue Village was too small to keep Teacher Xiao Wu.
As she pondered, a burning, intense dream suddenly appeared in her mind, so intense that it made her heart tremble.
The college entrance examination can change her destiny.
Will she be able to see Teacher Xiao Wu again then?
Ling Wu had no idea what Zhang Pandi was thinking. If she did, she would just nod at her and praise her in a childish voice, "You're teachable."
It started snowing again, and Lingwu reached out and caught a snowflake.
As soon as she moved, the two chubby boys who were still bickering shut up and stared at Ling Wu.
Dongliang: Playing in the snow can make you sick, but Xiaowu must have a reason for doing it.
Da Yue: Even when Xiao Wu is playing in the snow, he looks so cute~
Watching the snow slowly melt, Lingwu stepped into the secret base.
The secret base was filled with girls. Facing their respectful gazes, Lingwu repeated what she had said to Zhang Pandi outside.
"College entrance exam..." they murmured the word, their eyes glazed over.
The choice is to stay here and get married before the age of eighteen; or to take the college entrance examination and leave the small mountain village to see a wider world.
Lingwu doesn't force them; it's entirely up to their own choices.
She glanced at the swirling snowflakes outside the window, and took out the candy the old woman had given her. "Same as always, the best-behaved sister gets candy."
Time flies, and the New Year is just around the corner. Lingwu nestled in Song Chunhua's arms, while Song Chunhua lay on the rocking chair holding Lingwu.
The stove beside them was ablaze with flames, the crackling sounds muffled inside, the warm heat roasting a handful of peanuts on the stove.
Lingwu stared at the peanuts that had changed color and temperature. "Grandma, Teacher Li said there's a competition in town after the New Year."
"A competition?" Song Chunhua was watching Ling Wu, and when she saw her looking at peanuts, she casually reached out, picked one up, peeled it, and fed it to Ling Wu's mouth.
Lingwu finished chewing the warm peanuts in her mouth before replying, "Yes, Teacher Li said that if we win, we can go to the county competition, and if we win in the county, we can go to the city competition."
“Okay, I’ll take you then.” Song Chunhua wasn’t surprised. After thinking for a moment, she added, “It doesn’t matter if we don’t win. I’ve saved up a lot of money. I’ll take you, you brat, to the city to broaden your horizons.”
Ling Wu nodded as expected.
The festive atmosphere of the Lunar New Year is strong in Wanyue Village, and young people who have gone out to work have all returned to celebrate the New Year.
Young people dressed in new clothes and looking fashionable, no matter how well they are doing outside, always come home looking like they have plenty of money.
After meals, children build snowmen and have snowball fights outside, while adults set up small tables at home to play cards.
The heavy television was turned on and placed to the side, from which came the grand and standard New Year's greetings from the Spring Festival Gala host.
In previous years, Song Chunhua's home was usually the quietest, but today the lively atmosphere of the children in the yard made Song Chunhua hide in the inner room and cover her ears.
As night fell, the adults from every household went out to look for their children to come home, only to run into Song Chunhua's house.
"You've come looking for your Da Bao?"
"Hmm, you're here to see your Da Jin too?"
"What a coincidence! I'm here to see my He Zi too!"
"..."
The stylishly dressed parents exchanged glances, each secretly raising an eyebrow.
Thinking about the vicious old shrew that his parents had described to him, and then thinking about his son and daughter, he began to have doubts.
It's really strange how Song Chunhua's family is disliked by the older generation, yet the younger generation desperately wants to live in her house.
When they strode inside and saw the little girl sitting in the center building a snowman, the group knew the answer.
When Lingwu wrapped the scarf that Song Chunhua had specially made for the snowman around her, the children around her immediately applauded and cheered.
"Xiao Wu is so skillful! The snowman she made looks just like a real person!"
Wow~ Xiao Wu, you're amazing!
"Xiao Wu's snowman is better than everyone else's!"
"..."
Ling Wu was immune to praise.
In the past six months, they have become die-hard fans of Ling Wu.
If one day Lingwu says that she created the world, these children will only praise her and then say to her, "Xiaowu must be very tired from creating the world. Let's give Xiaowu a shoulder massage and a leg massage."
A group of parents couldn't bear to look at their fearless little tyrants now fawning over them.
A group of adults remained silent, wanting to see how many more surprises their children had in store for them.
But Lingwu discovered their presence.
She took off the gloves that Song Chunhua had specially given to Ling Wu to play with in building snowmen.
While keeping a close eye on Ling Wu's pillar of strength, he handed her the hand warmer that his father had brought back.
"Xiao Wu, let me warm your hands."
Dongliang's father's eyes widened in surprise. He was about to scold, "You little brat, do you know how expensive those hand warmers are!"
But when he saw the warm smile blooming on the face of the little girl who looked like a snowball, he silently swallowed those words.
He was also worried that this mute little brat would never find a wife.
Now let's look at Ling Wu...
It turns out this little brat has too high standards.
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