Lin Wanwan thrived at the radio station. Apart from writing scripts and broadcasting, the old man allowed her to work from home and take care of the children during the rest of the time.
Having worked at the radio station for almost half a month, and with the end of August approaching, it was time for Gu Bei and Lin Xiaohai to return to Beijing.
“Remember to study hard when you get home,” Lin Wanwan interrupted him immediately when she saw his impatient expression and his attempt to argue. “I’m not trying to force you. I just hope you can do your best so that you won’t regret it later and waste your time because you didn’t try harder.”
Seeing the tense atmosphere between the two, Xu Zhang quickly stepped in to smooth things over, "Alright, stop arguing with him. He's all grown up now, he knows what's good for him."
“I know you’re all grown up and have your own ideas. I’ve done my best as an older sister. In the end, whether you want to work hard or go to university is your decision. I’ll still buy you study materials in the future, but whether you look at them or study them is none of my business.”
"Sister, I know that after a month here, I've been influenced by your and my brother-in-law's attitude towards learning and have become a good student inside and out."
Lin Wanwan was amused by him, "Well, good student, take this money and go buy the tape recorder you want."
Lin Xiaohai happily took the money, "Sis, this seems like too much."
"You've already bought the radio cassette player, why not buy the cassette tapes? Are cassette tapes free?"
Lin Xiaohai immediately hooked his arm around her neck and shook her, "Sis, you really are the best sister in the world, I really, really love you so much!!!"
“Then you should still love your brother-in-law. This is your brother-in-law’s money. I haven’t received my salary yet,” Lin Wanwan patted his hand, signaling him to let go.
"Let go right now, you're going to break my neck."
Lin Xiaohai sat to the side and counted the money over and over again. "It can buy a lot of cassette tapes. Thank you, brother-in-law. Thank you, my best brother-in-law in the world."
Lu Feng was amused by him and sat down beside Lin Wanwan without saying a word, his arm around her waist.
“I still want to say a few more words. Your brother-in-law and I discipline you and make you study diligently, not so that you can become like us or like your parents.”
“You are an independent individual, not anyone’s appendage. You have the right to choose what you like and what you want to do. I don’t want you to take any of us as your role models.”
"I only hope that you aim to surpass yourself from yesterday. Your goal is not anyone else, but yourself."
"Even if you try your best and fail in the end, no one will blame you, provided that you have really tried your best. I am pushing you just so that you can take learning seriously, so don't feel any pressure."
Lin Xiaohai's mood suddenly improved. He had worked so hard during this period, but looking at his outstanding sister, brother-in-law, and Brother Gu, he felt anxious and frustrated, feeling that no matter how hard he tried, he could never catch up with them.
"Sis, do you really think so?"
Lin Wanwan glanced at him. "You've been feeling anxious and frustrated lately, haven't you? Do you think your brother-in-law and Gu Bei are really outstanding?"
Lin Xiaohai hugged himself, his face filled with horror. "How did you know?"
"Others may not know, but I do! You think you can hide your little scheme from me?"
"But sister, you are all really outstanding. Even if I study as hard as I can now, I still can't catch up with you."
"Why do you want to catch up with us? Your study efficiency has been low lately, hasn't it? Knowledge can't be accumulated overnight. Improving grades in a short time depends on techniques. Besides, you're only in the first year of high school. You can start accumulating knowledge slowly from now on, which is perfectly fine. There's no need to be too anxious."
"Sis, I'm only just realizing how amazing you are."
"I'm not that I'm great, I'm just good at summarizing. Otherwise, how would I summarize and write articles?"
"Sister, come home with me and teach me to read."
Lu Feng raised an eyebrow at him, "Steal my wife? Don't you want your tape recorder anymore?"
"I was wrong, brother-in-law. I was just saying. You two should hurry up and take the exam back to Beijing. You two can tutor me, and I'm sure I can do it."
Lin Wanwan smiled and said, "Never expect others to help you; the only one who can help you is yourself."
After saying that, he pointed to the bedroom and said, "Go and get me the notes from the desk."
Lin Xiaohai stood up helplessly, "Little cabbage, turning yellow in the field, my sister is bullying me!!"
"You two siblings are so cute, Wanwan. You should have more children in the future. Look how lively it would be then."
"Mom!! I'm only eighteen, I don't want to have a baby!!!"
"If I don't have children now, I'll have them sooner or later anyway. I'm just saying that having children makes things more lively."
Lin Xiaohai placed the notebook on Lin Wanwan, saying, "Here you go, Miss."
"Thank you, maid."
Lin Wanwan threw the notebook back into his arms, "Take it and read it yourself, don't say I didn't help you."
Lin Xiaohai quickly grabbed his notebook and started flipping through it, while Gu Bei curiously leaned over to take a look.
“Your sister stayed up for three nights to finish writing this. She said you’ve been working hard and ambitious lately, so she wanted to give you a hand.”
Lin Xiaohai's eyes reddened as he watched, "Sister~"
"Hey, don't be so mushy. You're my little brother, so don't forget me when you become successful!"
"You'd be better off relying on my brother-in-law and older brother than on me; they're both more successful than me."
"You're hopeless. You're younger than both of them. You have unlimited potential and a huge space to grow. How can you start doubting yourself before you've even tried? From now on, every morning when you get up, look in the mirror and keep saying, 'You can do it. You can do it. You are the most amazing person in the world.' Say it twenty times to brainwash yourself."
Gu Bei couldn't help but burst out laughing, "Hahahaha, does this even work? Are you trying to brainwash yourself like this?"
"Yes, I praise myself in the mirror every day, saying I'm the most beautiful woman in the world. And now, the more I look at myself, the more beautiful I feel."
"Who agreed to your title of 'the most beautiful woman in the world'?" Gu Bei looked at her and said with amusement.
"In my husband's eyes, I am the most beautiful woman in the world."
Lu Feng smiled and replied, "Indeed, in my eyes she is the most beautiful woman in the world."
Lin Xiaohai and Gu Bei rubbed their arms simultaneously and said in unison, "So cheesy!"
After seeing Lin Xiaohai and Gu Bei off, Lin Wanwan collapsed onto the sofa as soon as she got home. "It's really not used to having one less person at home."
"It's okay, Tuanzi and I are here with you," Lu Feng hugged her and kissed her forehead.
"Is Tuanzi with Aunt Xu?"
"Yes, I was taken to my workplace by Xu's mother."
"Tuanzi is growing too fast, she's gotten quite heavy now."
“He’s almost a year old now. He’s grown taller and heavier. You’ve taken very good care of him.”
“We raised him together,” Lin Wanwan said, hugging him.
When will Tuanzi be able to sleep in a separate room from us?
Lin Wanwan looked at him strangely, "He's not even a year old yet, you're overthinking it."
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