Wow, Ranran, your family got a new car again!
"This car is Ferrari's latest model, it must be very expensive, right?"
As soon as Jiang Ranran got off the bus, two girls greeted her.
"It wasn't very expensive, just over three million. My dad bought one specifically to take me to school."
Feeling the envious glances from many parents and classmates around her, Jiang Ranran pretended not to care, but was actually extremely proud inside.
While there is no shortage of students from prominent families in Yingzhong, most students come from relatively ordinary backgrounds.
The Jiang family owns a real estate company, and their wealth and status in Jiangcheng are at most second-rate. However, Jiang Ranran cannot compare to those top-tier rich second-generation and official second-generation individuals, and she still feels quite superior in front of these ordinary people.
"I really envy Ranran. You come from a good family, are good at studying, and can play the cello. You're still in the top class this senior year," a girl said. "I heard that a transfer student from another school is coming to the top class this year."
"A transfer student from another school?" Jiang Ranran was taken aback.
When has the top-performing class at Yingzhong ever accepted transfer students? Only the top 50 students in the grade are admitted.
“Yes,” another girl said, “haven’t you heard about that? Seven years ago, when our principal went abroad for an exchange program, he met a Chinese prodigy girl.”
"That girl was only ten years old but had an exceptionally high IQ and an incredible talent for mathematics. At that time, our principal took her to represent our country in various levels of math Olympiads at home and abroad. She crushed the high school students and even college students who competed with her, and won first place in every competition."
"Just because she is too young, no photos or personal information of her have been released by the media. Even her name has been replaced with the letter J in the reports."
"Everyone on the forum is speculating whether this transfer student is J."
J, the genius girl who caused a sensation across the country back then?
Jiang Ranran had, of course, heard about it too.
Upon learning that such a brilliant student might be joining their class, Jiang Ranran immediately became dissatisfied.
If someone like that comes, won't he steal her thunder?
“What genius girl?” Chen Fulan, who was standing to the side, said with a look of disdain. “If she were really that good, why would she go to high school? Why wasn’t she directly admitted to Peking University? It’s all just bragging.”
"Moreover, the earlier you develop, the dumber you become as you grow up. Maybe that J can't even score half as high as our Ranran. He only got into Yingzhong because he got in through Principal Feng's connections."
Seeing Chen Fulan say this, the two girls didn't know what to say, so they just agreed and left.
Jiang Ranran was about to enter the school when she suddenly caught sight of Jiang Nian, who was leaning against a shared bicycle and playing on her phone not far away.
With wide eyes, she pointed and said, "Mom and Dad—isn't that Jiang Nian? What's she doing outside our school?"
As soon as Jiang Sheng saw Jiang Nian, he was furious at the thought of being blocked on WeChat and his phone. He took two quick steps toward Jiang Nian.
"Jiang Nian! You think you're all grown up now, daring to block your old man like that?"
Jiang Nian looked up and saw that Jiang Sheng didn't even bother to lift his eyelids, only saying one word: "Get lost."
"You!" Jiang Sheng's chest heaved with anger, but he couldn't lash out at Jiang Nian in public at the school gate.
Jiang Ranran also came over, deliberately feigning innocence: "Sister, today is the first day of school at Yingzhong, what are you doing here?"
"none of your business."
Jiang Nian coldly uttered a sentence.
"Also, don't call me 'sister,' it disgusts me."
After saying that, Jiang Nian picked up her schoolbag and left.
I should have known better than to wait for her at the school gate; it's bad luck.
Jiang Ranran stared at Jiang Nian's retreating figure, and couldn't help but frown: "Mom, what do you think Jiang Nian is here for? Could she be coming to study at our Yingcai School too?"
"How is that possible?" Chen Fulan sneered. "She comes from a poor mountain village, ranked last in the exam, and was expelled for fighting. How could Yingzhong admit her?"
"Didn't you see she came on a shared bike? With her and her poor relatives from that remote area, even if Yingzhong High School accepted her, they couldn't afford the 10,000 yuan tuition fee per year!"
Jiang Ranran agreed.
Jiang Sheng and Chen Fulan took Jiang Ranran to school, but Jiang Ranran didn't go back to the classroom. Instead, she went to the restroom to carefully put on her makeup.
She styled her hair into cute princess waves with a curling iron from her backpack, then applied a light layer of foundation and rosy lipstick and blush. This natural, unadorned makeup made her skin appear even whiter and smoother.
Jiang Ranran was thrilled.
She's now in the honors class, and with the start of the new semester, she'll be able to see Brother Wenjing every day.
Jiang Ranran puffed out her chest and pushed open the door to the top-performing class.
Many of her familiar classmates were already seated in the classroom, but when she saw Jiang Nian sitting in the corner by the window, her eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
"Jiang Nian? What are you doing here?!"
Jiang Ranran's shout immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the classroom.
Tang Qiuyue, the daughter of the Tang family, came over and asked curiously, "What's wrong, Ranran? Who's that?"
Jiang Ranran took a deep breath: "Qiuya, that's my older sister who grew up in the countryside, Jiang Nian."
Tang Qiuyue followed the gaze and said disdainfully, "As expected, he's a country bumpkin. No wonder he dresses so unfashionably."
"That's not the point. The point is, how could Jiang Nian possibly be studying at Yingzhong High School? And even get into our top-performing class? She must have gone to the wrong place!"
Jiang Ranran immediately walked over to Jiang Nian, who was wearing headphones.
"Sister, what are you doing here? Do you know where this is? This is the elite class at Yingzhong High School; it's not a place for ordinary students like you."
"And do you even know which seat you're sitting in? This is where Xu Shen usually sits. Xu Shen is a germaphobe; he definitely won't let this opportunity pass him by when he comes—"
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