At this point, she curled her lips and said, "If you ask me, those educated youth are really no match for the Wumao. You see, they usually want to slack off at work, which is fine, but now they just don't work at all. Why do they say they have to study hard?"
"Tsk tsk, look at the five-cent workers, aren't they also supposed to be working? They haven't missed out on their studies!"
Another person agreed, "That's right. Now they're not working and have left all the work to us. I've been exhausted all this time!"
"If you ask me, those people are just pretentious. They stare at the sky all day long. That's it. I don't think they'll pass the exam!"
Li Mingxi didn't know about these rumors in the village, but his third aunt's attitude had changed, ever since Brother Wumao started learning from her.
She came to the house every now and then, bringing some things from time to time. Her attentive look gave Li Mingxi an illusion.
I thought Third Auntie had changed for the better, but in fact, she simply felt that if she treated Li Mingxi better, maybe she would pay more attention to Brother Wumao!
Niu Cuihua was shocked by her sudden change.
So, that day, when she came to the door with two eggs again, grandma Niu Cuihua spoke directly.
"Okay, Third Brother's wife, you don't have to deliver things to my house anymore. If you're like this, people who don't know will think Xiaoxi got a lot of benefits from you to help Wumao!"
"Look at all the things you take out every day. You have some at home. If you have the time, why not make some delicious food for Wumao? I see he's lost weight!"
Liu Zhaodi felt a little embarrassed when she was suddenly called by her mother-in-law. She touched her nose uncomfortably and then spoke timidly.
"Hey, Mom, what are you talking about? Why didn't I make delicious food for Wumao? He eats eggs every day at home. As for his skinny appearance, isn't it because of studying?"
"I thought Wumao worked so hard, Xiaoxi must have worked even harder, so I thought of getting her some eggs or something. Please don't misunderstand me!"
Listening to her excuse, Niu Cuihua waved her hands impatiently, "Okay, okay, I wronged you, okay, but don't come here again in the future. Look, if you come here, Xiaoxi will have to talk to you. Isn't this a waste of her time?"
Liu Zhaodi glanced at Li Mingxi, then spoke cautiously.
"I think Xiaoxi is learning very well. A few days ago, Wumao said that Xiaoxi's teaching is good, better than the teacher's. I will delay her for a while, so it shouldn't be a problem!"
"Yes, you know Xiaoxi is a good teacher, but every time you come here, she has to come out to talk to you. Don't you see she is writing something for Wumao? You said you are going back and forth again. If she can't help Wumao finish the writing and delays Wumao, who will be responsible?"
As expected, as soon as Niu Cuihua finished speaking, Liu Zhaodi's expression changed immediately.
"Huh? What should I do? Didn't I already lose fifty cents a few days ago?"
Niu Cuihua nodded. "That's right. Xiaoxi said last night that when you interrupted her, she forgot to tell Wumao something very important!"
"Is it Xiaoxi?"
Listening to his grandmother's words, Li Mingxi was completely confused and had no idea what she was up to.
She would summarize the knowledge points prepared for Brother Wumao to review every day and had never forgotten anything. However, since her grandmother said so, she would cooperate obediently.
Therefore, when she saw Niu Cuihua asking her, she nodded directly.
Liu Zhaodi never thought that these two people were working together to deceive her.
As soon as she saw Li Mingxi nod, she immediately panicked. Their little niece was different from other children and had never told a lie. Since she said that today, it must be true!
It's over, it's over. She originally wanted to do something good and let Li Mingxi help Wumao for the sake of food, but now her good intentions have led to bad results!
It took a lot of effort to get my son willing to study. What should I do if I mess up and he fails to get into college?
Thinking this in her heart, Liu Zhaodi looked extremely anxious and spoke hurriedly.
"What should we do? Xiaoxi, you forgot what you told Wumao. Do you remember? Will it affect Wumao's college entrance exam?"
Seeing the anxious look on his third aunt's face, Li Mingxi opened his mouth and was about to speak when he was interrupted by Niu Cuihua.
"It has an impact, how can it not have an impact? Xiaoxi said that's the key point. Do you know what the key point is?"
Liu Zhaodi looked at Niu Cuihua with confusion. She really didn't know what the key point was.
"The key point is that it will definitely be on the exam. Think about it, everyone else knows it, but Wumao doesn't. Doesn't that widen the gap?"
When Liu Zhaodi heard Niu Cuihua's words, she felt like she was struck by lightning. She was so panicked that she couldn't help pacing back and forth.
He kept muttering, "What should I do? What should I do? I've ruined the Wumao!"
Seeing Liu Zhaodi's expression, Niu Cuihua sneered twice, then spoke impatiently.
"Alright, alright, if you ask me, don't come here again if you have nothing to do. Aren't you just wasting the children's time?"
After hearing this, Liu Zhaodi suddenly understood and kept muttering to herself.
"Yes, yes, I'm going home and won't come again!"
As she spoke, she turned and was about to leave.
Niu Cuihua was so happy to see the man leave, but as soon as he left, he came back and looked at her with a nervous look on his face.
"Mom, I won't come to deliver things in the future. Will Xiaoxi teach Wumao a lesson?"
Seeing that she looked down on Li Mingxi so much, Niu Cuihua snorted coldly.
"Do you think everyone is like you, calculating and unwilling to do anything without good intentions? If Xiaoxi was really like you said, she wouldn't have gone out of her way to find Wumao and bother with his schooling!"
Liu Zhaodi was very happy to hear the answer she wanted from Niu Cuihua, but she did not show it on her face.
Instead, he scratched his head and spoke uncomfortably, "Mom, you're right, Xiaoxi is the best child in our family. I've been saying this before, and it's true. He always thinks of his family when good things happen. If it weren't for her, Wumao wouldn't even have gone to college!"
"When he passes the exam, I'll definitely give Xiaoxi a big red envelope!"
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