Two days before the college entrance examination, her aunt took the initiative to cook for the three of them. According to her, she hadn't been able to help much usually, and she hoped that Song Xia could focus on the exam these days.
"Sister, you can do it!"
"Um."
Stepping into the examination room, all the tension vanished instantly. As usual, Song Xia carefully read the questions and answered them meticulously. Her answers were very fluent, and she even had plenty of time to check her work after finishing the exam.
Three days passed in a flash, and during that time no one asked her how she did on the exam, not even her teachers and classmates discussed the answers.
Receiving calls from three kind-hearted women was unexpected, and their invitation to have dinner together surprised her even more.
"Your younger brother and sister should be on summer vacation too, right? I don't mean anything by it, but my family would like to get to know you. How about we eat at that mall we visited last time? Consider it a celebration for your upcoming university entrance."
Song Xia chuckled softly: "The college entrance exam scores haven't even come out yet, and Sister Zhou already knows I'll definitely get into university. Aren't you afraid that the report cards I usually give you are fake?"
"I've always been very lucky, and I believe you're not that kind of person. Do you have time tomorrow evening at six?"
"Yes, thank you, Sister Zhou. You have really helped us a lot from last year to this year."
"Don't be so polite. Most of these are things we don't need. We wouldn't accept money from you anyway, so if you keep thanking us, I'll really feel embarrassed."
"See you tomorrow, Sister Zhou."
Upon hearing that the three older sisters who donated supplies to them, along with the parents of one of the sisters, wanted to meet them, Song Jiao and Song Jun felt both excited and a little nervous.
"Sister, do you think I should wear this dress tomorrow?" This is the third dress Song Jiao has tried on. Actually, every single one looks good, but she just isn't satisfied with any of them.
Song Xia continued with her work without looking up. She was preparing to make a few boxes of mung bean cakes to give to her three older sisters tomorrow: "As long as you dress cleanly and neatly, that's fine. You're very pretty."
After much hesitation, Song Jiao finally put on a white cotton dress the next day. She was in her early teens, and her appearance was just beginning to blossom. Song Xia thought that Song Jiao was probably the white moonlight of most male students on campus!
Song Xia and Song Jun were both wearing white t-shirts and jeans, and they went out with mung bean cakes in their hands.
"Over here!" As soon as they stepped out of the elevator, they saw someone waving at them. When they got closer, the praise was even more lavish.
"It's been so long since I've seen you all, you've all grown up to be even better." Zhou Qianqian exclaimed sincerely. She was a sucker for good looks, otherwise she wouldn't have offered to help Song Xia and the other two when they were being harassed by their relatives.
“These clothes look better on you than on me.” Yang Qin, another sponsor, walked over and couldn’t take her eyes off Song Jiao. “They suit you so well!”
“You mean…” Zhou Qianqian instantly realized what was happening, and her gaze towards Song Jiao became fervent.
Song Jiao blinked: "What are you two talking about?"
"You may not know this, but we graduated from film school."
Song Jiao's face immediately lit up with admiration: "Really? My future goal is also to go to film school. I want to be an actress."
"That's great!" Yang Qin said, disregarding the fact that they were about to go inside to eat. "Your sister Zhou and I are planning to shoot a short online movie, but we haven't found the lead actor yet. Would you be willing to act in it? Since we're writing the script and planning the film ourselves, it might not get much attention after it's finished."
"I'm willing!" Song Jiao said almost impatiently. "As long as my two older sisters don't mind, that's fine."
"Then let's give it a try. We're making a short film about a group of teenagers going through puberty. There will be fewer scenes of them as adults. The other roles are easy to find, but the female lead has to be a pure and innocent school beauty according to the script, like you who always wears a little white dress. We've been looking for a long time but haven't found the one we're looking for. Today is a really unexpected surprise."
Song Jiao's eyes were firm: "Sisters, I will definitely perform well."
Why haven't you come in yet?
Yang Qin smiled as she looked at the newcomer: "She'll be playing you as an adult, but she won't have as many scenes as you."
The three women are named Zhou Qianqian, Yang Qin, and Xu Lei. They are all lively and cheerful rich girls. Although they are not extremely wealthy, and they often refer to themselves as middle-class families, they are actually financially secure even if they never work. This is why the three of them have spare money to make adult films.
"Hurry up and go in, your uncle and aunt are waiting." Xu Lei hurriedly called to Song Xia and the others. Song Xia didn't remember any celebrity named Xu Lei. She probably wasn't very famous in her past life, or she didn't specialize in the entertainment industry.
The people who wanted to meet Song Xia and the others were Zhou Qianqian's parents. The two of them really liked high-achieving children, and when they heard that none of the three of them had any adults at home and that they were all top students, they insisted on meeting them.
Upon seeing them, their eyes lit up: "They look so energetic! Qianqian and the others have finally done something good this time."
"Hello, Uncle and Aunt, this is mung bean cake I made myself." Song Xia's eyes were always smiling, and she looked very gentle. She didn't seem nervous or ashamed to be seen in public; instead, she was poised and generous.
"I'm treating you to a meal, what else did you bring?" Through the box, they saw delicate mung bean cakes and looked tempted. "Auntie, can we try some now?"
"Of course, Auntie, I'm glad you don't mind." Song Xia opened the box, and a refreshing scent of mung beans and mint wafted out. "It's hot, so I added some mint and chilled it before bringing it over."
"It's really good." Zhou Qianqian took a piece first and was immediately amazed by its deliciousness. "You guys should try it, it's so good and not greasy at all!"
"Hmm~ That's really impressive. Your name is Song Xia, right? With such a busy senior year of high school, how do you still have time to learn how to make this?"
"I learned from online videos. Yesterday was my first time making it. I failed twice at first, but the result looked pretty good the second time, so I thought I'd bring it over for you guys to try."
The group could easily tell that she wanted to bring some handmade gifts. So they said with gratitude, "Thank you for your kindness. We really haven't been able to help you in any other way, so please don't worry about it."
Song Jiao and Song Jun saw all of this and realized that as long as the gift was prepared with care, people wouldn't care whether it was expensive or not. They seemed to have been narrow-minded. They had wanted to prepare one before, but they were afraid that people would find it unappealing.
The meal was very enjoyable, and Song Jiao was the happiest of all. The TV series where she was an extra hadn't aired yet, and now she was the lead actress! That was fantastic! If she could become an overnight sensation…
“Even if you enter the entertainment industry now, you still need to study.” Song Xia interrupted her fantasy. “Having a degree is a plus for celebrities. If you don’t have any education, you will be ridiculed. Don’t let down Sister Zhou and the others’ good intentions. If they knew that they would make you stop studying if you were to make movies, they would regret their decision.”
One sentence pulled Song Jiao out of her fantasy: she wanted to be a star, but she also wanted to study.
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