Qin Family
Wang Fang is scolding her daughter Qin Weiwei.
She poked her daughter's forehead with her finger, exasperated: "What's wrong with your brain? How many times have I told you that you must pass the Grade 8 piano exam before the end of junior high? You've taken it twice already, how come you still haven't passed?"
"You're making me take extra classes and practice piano. I study and practice every day. Don't you think I want to pass the exam?"
Qin Weiwei's eyes were filled with tears, and she looked aggrieved. She wiped the tears from her cheeks with the back of her hand and sobbed with resentment.
"I've been trying my best, but I can only sleep five hours a day. I'm always sleepy in class, and Teacher Qian has warned me several times!"
"You were sleepy in class, and you still have the nerve to mention it!"
Wang Fang raised her voice angrily, her face showing obvious disgust. She glanced at the kitchen and said in a low voice, "What about Qin Suisui? The piano teacher I hired for you is one of the best in the city, costing eight hundred yuan each time. She only practiced with you a few times, and she plays better than you. Not to mention her studies. And you? Tell me, are you trying to drive me crazy?"
"Qin Suisui, Qin Suisui, all you ever do is compare me to her."
Qin Weiwei lowered her head and muttered softly.
"Her mother is a college graduate, and you're just a high school graduate. How can I compare?"
Wang Fang didn't hear clearly: "What did you say?"
"Alright, alright, stop arguing with Weiwei. If she didn't pass, she can take the test again next time. What's the point of scolding her now?"
Qin Zhen walked over with a spatula, her expression full of affection as she looked at her youngest daughter.
"Weiwei, Daddy made your favorite cola chicken wings, come over here quickly."
Qin Weiwei pouted and glanced at her mother. Seeing that her mother didn't continue, she finally breathed a sigh of relief, got up, and followed her father to the kitchen.
Not long after the three of them sat down, there was a knock on the door.
Who is it?
Wang Fang put down her bowl and chopsticks, went to the living room, and opened the security door.
Zeng Zhaoxia, who was on the second floor, stood outside the door with her suitcase in hand, followed by Qin Suisui, whose pupils were slightly open.
"Sister Zeng!"
"Sui Sui, why are you back?"
"What? Sui Sui can't come back yet?"
Zeng Zhaoxia sneered coldly, looking past Wang Fang and behind her: "Sui Sui, you're home, why aren't you coming in?"
"Aunt Wang!"
Qin Suisui quickly interrupted, not wanting Aunt Zeng to have another argument with Aunt Wang because of her.
Zeng Zhaoxia called out to the kitchen, "Qin Zhen, your daughter is back."
Upon hearing Sister Zeng's voice, Qin Zhen got up and walked towards the living room. When he saw Sui Sui pulling her luggage in, he smiled.
"Sui Sui, why are you back today?"
Zeng Zhaoxia said with dissatisfaction, "You two really are a perfect match, even your questions are exactly the same. Qin Zhen, does Sui Sui have to ask you two for permission to come back?"
"Sister Zeng, that's not true. If I had known Sui Sui was coming back, I would definitely have driven to the station to pick her up."
Qin Zhen looked somewhat embarrassed and forced a smile as he spoke.
He was somewhat afraid of Sister Zeng downstairs. When Sui Sui's mother was still alive, their two families had the best relationship. But after Xiao Fang married into the family, the relationship between the two families became more and more distant.
He knew that Sister Zeng resented him for forgetting the old friends, but the living can't give way to the dead.
"Sister Zeng, please come in and sit for a while."
Seeing that Xiaofang's expression was off, Qin Zhen quickly gave her a look, telling her to say a few words if she wanted.
Zeng Zhaoxia put her face down and smirked as she placed Sui Sui's suitcase in the living room, looked around, and sneered.
"Qin Zhen, Wang Fang, you two used to always say that Sui Sui didn't come back often because she was in college, so you gave Sui Sui's room to Weiwei as a music room."
"Now that Sui Sui has graduated from university and returned, shouldn't you clean up the room that belongs to Sui Sui and let her live there?"
"What?"
"Sui Sui, you're not staying in Haishi?"
The couple looked at Qin Suisui in unison.
Even though Qin Suisui no longer longed for her father's love, seeing her father with a furrowed brow still made her feel disappointed.
"Sui Sui, did you fail your graduate school entrance exam at Aurora University?"
Wang Fang suddenly remembered that her younger sister had asked her a few days ago why Qin Suisui's name was not on the list of names published on the official website of Aurora University. Could it be that she really did not get in?
Wang Fang suppressed the upward curve of her lips, her voice tinged with regret.
"Sui Sui, I know you have a boyfriend at school, but you can't let dating interfere with your studies. Look at you, you haven't passed the postgraduate entrance exam yet, and the national civil service exam is over this year. It's such a waste of time!"
As Wang Fang spoke with regret, Qin Zhen's face grew increasingly grim, and he looked coldly at Qin Suisui.
"Let's go to the kitchen to eat first, we'll talk about this later."
Sister Zeng was still around, and Qin Zhen didn't want to argue with Sui Sui in front of her, otherwise it would only embarrass the couple.
"Sister Zeng, you haven't eaten yet, have you? Why don't you sit down and have something to eat?"
"No need, Lao Qi has already prepared dinner at home."
Zeng Zhaoxia glanced at the Qin couple with a hint of unease. She knew she couldn't interfere in such family matters. She looked at Qin Suisui with concern in her voice.
"Sui Sui, if anything happens, go downstairs and find Aunt Zeng, okay?"
"Okay, Aunt Zeng, you can go back now. I'm fine."
Qin Suisui nodded with a smile. This time she came back only to take care of her mother's belongings and, incidentally, to reclaim the two properties that belonged to her.
Zeng Zhaoxia sighed inwardly, declined Qin Zhen's insincere pleasantries, and turned to leave the Qin family's gate.
Seeing Chaoxia enter the house with a disgruntled expression, Qi Pengfei asked curiously, "What's wrong with you? Why do you look so unhappy about taking out the trash?"
"Sui Sui is back."
Zeng Zhaoxia sat down at the dining table, poured herself a glass of warm water, and drank it all in one gulp.
"It seems that Sui Sui didn't get into Aurora University's graduate program this year. You didn't see Wang Fang's half-smiling face. Just thinking about it is unlucky."
Qi Pengfei paused, his hand holding the apron.
"Did Sui Sui just get home?"
"Um!"
"Why are you worrying so much? Even if Sui Sui doesn't get into Aurora University for graduate studies, she's still a top student who graduated from Aurora University. She can find a good job anywhere. Besides, if she doesn't get in this year, she can try again next year. Why do you need to worry about Sui Sui?"
Qi Pengfei felt sorry for Sui Sui, but he showed no worry in front of Zhao Xia.
"Sui Sui is a sensible child; you have to trust that she has her own plans."
"That's true."
From childhood to adulthood, Sui Sui has never caused any trouble. Zeng Zhaoxia finally realized this and a smile appeared on her face. The couple happily sat down to eat.
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