Chapter 227 Gaining a Brother
The fear of being caught doing something wrong, coupled with the blow of just finding out that her grades weren't second, left Zhao Panpan completely unable to think. When Ning Xuan asked, she blurted out without thinking, "It's Tao Yan. She went to the teacher's office to help last time and said she saw the compiled report card, but the teacher was busy with other things and it will be released a few days later."
Ning Xuan sighed, "Then why did you think of reporting me?"
"Tao Yan said I was such a pity, I was just 3 points away from being first in the grade. Although the top three all got scholarships, the difference between second and third place was huge. She also said I was amazing, that dating didn't even affect my grades."
She immediately covered her mouth after saying that, saying I must have misheard, but I heard it clearly. So I asked her how she knew you were dating, since dating isn't allowed at school (unless you're already married). She told me she saw you being very intimate with a guy downstairs in the dorm, and told me not to tell anyone.
Now Ning Xuan finally understood what had caused the previous awkwardness. Zhao Panpan didn't seem like someone who could come up with such a scheme; it was Tao Yan who deliberately guided her in this direction.
Because the real second place was actually Tao Yan, and it wasn't a difference of 3 points, but 30 points. Ning Xuan guessed that she said it that way on purpose to make it easier to announce the results. After Zhao Panpan found out that she wasn't second place, she could say that she had misread it, so the difference in points was also incorrect.
As for why Tao Yan did this, Ning Xuan probably knew the reason. It was simply because she was too outstanding and aroused jealousy, or there might be other reasons. However, Ning Xuan did not plan to ask her personally and would leave it to the teacher.
"But these are actually rumors. You reported them without verifying them at all. Not only did you report them, but you also put up big-character posters. Didn't you consider the consequences? What if you get expelled? You worked so hard to get into this university. Even if you really are second place, is it worth it for the scholarship difference between you and the first place?" Ning Xuan was puzzled. Even if the scholarship difference between the second and first place was almost half, her studies were definitely more important.
"Waaaaah... I had no choice. I really needed that scholarship. It was so hard for me to get into this school. In order to let me continue my studies, my sisters endured being beaten and scolded by their in-laws to save up tuition fees and take me to register."
Therefore, I have always studied very hard and consistently ranked first in my class. My parents were originally planning to let me skip my second year of high school and just have the school issue me a graduation certificate, since there was no college entrance exam and the school was willing to issue one anyway.
Then they told me to go back and get married after I graduated, so I could not only get a large dowry, but also get a job for my younger brother, so he wouldn't have to go to the countryside.
My sisters desperately tried to stop me, saying that I should finish my studies and be a little older by then. They argued that I wasn't old enough to get married yet, and people would gossip about it, which would put my parents' jobs at risk. Plus, my brother said he didn't want to go to work so soon because it was too tiring. That's why I waited for the news that the college entrance exam had been reinstated and took it.
However, because my older sister secretly saved money for my travel expenses, she was beaten by her in-laws. After going to the hospital, we found out that not only was she injured, but my sister also had other health problems and had to go to the provincial capital for treatment.
But how could my brother-in-law's family possibly be willing to spend money on my sister's medical treatment? I only found out when my fifth sister told me. I just wanted to earn my scholarship money to send back to my sister for treatment. I really didn't mean it. I really thought you were having affairs..."
Although Zhao Panpan spoke hastily and unclearly while crying, Ning Xuan still understood.
Zhao Panpan had parents who favored sons over daughters. Although both parents worked, they treated their daughters like dirt. After having five daughters in a row, they still tried for a sixth child. The sixth child was a boy and a girl, Zhao Panpan and her brother. The family finally got their wish and had a son to bring glory to their ancestors. Zhao Panpan's parents were finally satisfied and announced that they would not have any more children.
After her younger brother was born, all the daughters in the family became his caregivers. Zhao Panpan's sisters' names are a very straightforward string of names: Pandi, Laidi, Yindi, Zhaodi, and Tingmei.
Originally, Zhao's parents wanted to name Zhao Panpan after her younger brother. However, her older sisters, having been caught in the rain themselves, looked at their adorable little sister and didn't want her to have such an unpleasant name. They said, "Mom and Dad, our family has always been looking forward to the arrival of our younger brother. Now that he has really arrived, it means our hopes have been fulfilled. How about we name our sixth sister Panpan?"
Moreover, my sixth sister and brother are twins, so she'll definitely go to school with him in the future, making it easier for her to take care of him. If my sixth sister calls him "Dedi," then his classmates will start calling Yaozu "Dedi's brother," and I'm worried that my brother will feel uncomfortable being called that.
Upon hearing this, Zhao's parents said, "That's true. Calling him Panpan is really a good name. People will say he's Panpan's younger brother. Panpan, Panpan, we really did get him. So let's call him Panpan."
Zhao Panpan's older sisters weren't jealous of her. Instead, they seemed to feel that their own lives were just like that, so they projected their hopes for life onto Zhao Panpan, hoping that she would have a good life, as if she were another version of themselves.
So the older sisters really treated Zhao Panpan very well, especially the eldest sister, who was much older than Zhao Panpan and treated her like a daughter.
Zhao Panpan has a twin brother named Yaozu. Although she is still not loved by her parents, she can use Yaozu's name to get into school, because that way Yaozu will also have someone to take care of him at school.
Moreover, after the college entrance examination, Zhao Panpan's older sisters had taken precautions in advance, fearing that their mother might try to get Zhao Panpan's college admission notice. Zhao Panpan's grades were very good, and they were confident that she would be admitted. When registering for the exam, they not only let Zhao Panpan choose the best schools, but also schools that were far from home.
As expected, her older sisters' worries were justified. Fortunately, her sisters were more astute and had made preparations in advance, so Zhao's parents did not receive the notification letter.
In short, Zhao Panpan's journey to study at university in Beijing was fraught with difficulties.
Zhao Panpan is naive. Tao Yan usually speaks nicely to her, which makes her think of her older sisters. Then, the girl tells Tao Yan about her situation. Tao Yan knows that Zhao Panpan really needs the money and understands Zhao Panpan's personality well. She knows that Zhao Panpan is easily impulsive when she encounters the problems of her older sisters.
This led to this series of reports and rumors.
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