Chapter 111: Xuanzi Competition, Backdoor (Part 1)
If it weren't for the wrong occasion and she still had to maintain her image, she would have been angry and embarrassed.
"I can't compare myself to anyone else. My eldest sister-in-law is so virtuous and considers everything for my eldest brother."
Han Yunru's smile remained unchanged, and she spoke gently and unhurriedly, "You also said that I am your sister-in-law. If I don't consider your eldest brother, who else can I consider?"
Jiang Qin choked and quickly wrote down the name and the amount of the gift money.
Jiang Hua spoke at the right time to ease the awkwardness: "Brother and sister-in-law, I'll take you to the main table."
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At twelve o'clock, Jiang Hua came on stage on behalf of all the children of the Jiang family to send blessings to the old lady, which was greeted with cheers and applause from the whole audience.
He thanked them and returned to the main table.
The empty seat next to the old lady was reserved for him, and on the other side sat her youngest son Jiang Teng.
Jiang Da's family was arranged at the bottom, facing the old lady, but was the farthest away from the birthday person at the entire table.
"Eat, everyone." The old lady said, and everyone started eating.
Jiang Fuyue looked at the other person straight in the eye for the first time since entering the room. The old man was gray-haired and thin, but his triangular eyes were very focused, and he looked like a calculating type.
It matches the ferocious look on the original owner's face in his childhood memory.
"Big Brother," Old Lady Jiang suddenly spoke, her eyes fixed on Jiang Da, "How did you raise your children? One is always busy with his mouth, shoveling all the delicious food into his own bowl; the other isn't greedy at all, but his eyes are too presumptuous, showing no respect for elders at all!"
"Minding his mouth" refers to Jiang Chenxing, and as for "having an impudent look", it probably refers to Jiang Fuyue.
As soon as he opened his mouth, he demoted the brother and sister to the dust.
Jiang Da scolded his son, then looked at his daughter's expressionless face. He suddenly didn't dare to say the words of blame anymore, and felt a little guilty.
Old Mrs. Jiang didn't expect him to be so useless that he couldn't even control his own children. Her face immediately darkened.
Seeing this, Jiang Teng immediately spoke up: "Brother, what's wrong with you? You've been gone for more than ten years, and now you're back to make Mom angry. Really..."
As he spoke, he tried to appease the old lady, fearing that others would not know that he was a good son who exemplified the "Twenty-Four Filial Exemplars".
Jiang Fuyue frowned.
Jiang Chenxing also realized that something was wrong, and even the meat in front of him no longer tasted delicious.
"Third brother, how do you talk to your eldest brother? Do you understand the order of seniority?" Jiang Hua frowned and jumped out to help, like a fair and just patriarch.
But the real "eldest son" of the family is still sitting down there, and everyone can step on him.
Jiang Teng curled his lips: "Second brother is still a good person. He can stand up straight with just a few words. Everyone else is wrong..."
Jiang Qin picked up a piece of pork ribs for her son and said, "Weiwei, eat more. You've been studying so hard lately, your health needs to keep up."
Yang Jinqiu: "Isn't it summer vacation already? Why do you still need to study?"
Jiang Qin said proudly, "It's their school's competition class. The teacher said Weiwei has great potential. He's going to participate in the Olympic Mathematics Competition in October, so he needs to make the most of the time to practice."
Yang Jinqiu is a teacher himself. Although he teaches English, he also knows a little about the competition. He praised Weiwei without much sincerity, "Weiwei is really good."
"Of course, our Weiwei always tops the class! No. 7 Middle School is such a great school, full of talented people..."
Yang Jinqiu looked calmly at Liu Wei who was eating quietly. He was wearing a pair of black-framed glasses and had a dull look in his eyes, looking like a real nerd.
"If you ask me, nowadays, everyone emphasizes quality education. Just studying isn't enough. We also need to cultivate children's extracurricular interests. For example, our Cancan passed the eighth level of piano last week. We plan to send her to Berklee for further studies in the future."
After Yang Jinqiu finished speaking, whether intentionally or unintentionally, he also put a piece of pork ribs into his daughter's bowl.
The originally tense quarrel between brothers suddenly turned into a "child praising competition".
Seeing this, the third son's wife, Liu Shuting, naturally didn't want to be left behind. "I agree with what you said, second sister-in-law. What's the point of just studying for children nowadays? Only when they develop morally, intellectually, physically, aesthetically, and labor-intensively can they have a future. Although our Kaikai's grades are average, he's an amazing street dancer. A few months ago, he represented Linhuai in a competition in the capital and won the gold medal..."
"Mom," Jiang Kai frowned, "Are you done yet?"
Liu Shuting immediately shut up: "Okay, okay, Mom won't say anything, just eat more."
Jiang Qin looked a little embarrassed, but she had no idea what to do with her two sisters-in-law.
The second brother is the richest, and she usually gets a lot of benefits from him, so she has to give face to Yang Jinqiu.
Although the third brother doesn't have any special abilities, he is good at choosing a wife.
Liu Shuting's family is in business, and she is the only daughter. Before marriage, she was spoiled by her parents, and after marriage, she was held in the palm of Jiang Teng's hand.
In addition, Liu Shuting herself had a bad temper and spoke without restraint and without regard for others, so Jiang Qin did not dare to provoke her.
Her eyes turned and fell on Han Yunru opposite her, and she smiled.
"Sister-in-law, how are Yueyue and Chenxing doing in their studies?"
Han Yunru: “Normally.”
Jiang Qin curled her lips and said, "It's just average." She probably thought it was so bad that she was embarrassed to say it out loud.
In that case, don't blame her...
"Sister-in-law, you're being too modest. We're all family, so we should be honest with each other. If I remember correctly, Yueyue is the same age as our Weiwei. She should be in her second year of high school now, right?"
"Um."
"Which school?"
Han Yunru: "No. 1 Middle School."
As soon as these words were spoken, the table suddenly fell silent.
No. 1 Middle School is a key school in the city, and its admission rate has never fallen out of the top three. It is much better than No. 7 Middle School where Liu Wei and Jiang Kai are, and even No. 2 Middle School where Jiang Cancan is studying is a bit lower.
Jiang Qin's smile was forced, but she still refused to give up: "Which No. 1 Middle School?"
"Is there another No. 1 Middle School in Linhuai?" Han Yunru smiled apologetically, as if she genuinely didn't know. Without any hint of irony, she continued, "Yueyue is in the No. 1 Middle School in the city."
"..." The little smile left on Jiang Qin's face was difficult to maintain.
In order to get Liu Wei into the No. 1 Middle School in the city, she bribed people with money, used connections, and even borrowed money to buy a house in the school district, but in the end, nothing worked out.
Even Jiang Hua had to settle for the second best and get Jiang Cancan into No. 2 Middle School. So how come Jiang Fuyue ended up in No. 1 Middle School?
Why?
Jiang Qin felt even more unbalanced when she saw that the old lady couldn't help but look at Jiang Fuyue twice more.
Obviously her son is the best...
"Really? Then this kid is really good. By the way, how many points did Yueyue get in the high school entrance exam?"
Han Yunru reported a number.
"Huh?" Jiang Qin was surprised, as if she had caught something. A gleam of light flashed in her eyes. "Weiwei scored two points higher than her, but still couldn't get into No. 1 Middle School. How did Yueyue get in? Could it be... using connections to get in through the back door?"
Yang Jinqiu: "This kind of atmosphere is not good. It not only disrupts educational equality, but also sets a bad example for the next generation, making them think they can get something for nothing by relying on their parents."
But he never mentioned that his daughter also got into No. 2 Middle School through the backdoor.
Han Yunru looked at her with a saintly face, and then caught a glimpse of Jiang Qin's gloating expression, and suddenly laughed -
"Who said Yueyue took the backdoor?"
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(End of this chapter)
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