Chapter 45
After the performance, the students returned to their parents. Su Yuan was holding the certificate and looking at it over and over again.
God knows how proud he felt when the rankings were announced just now. He really wanted to tell everyone around him loudly that the person receiving the award was his daughter.
There were a lot of people after the game, so Su Miao and his father decided to sit for a while and leave later.
Li Yuanyuan ran over and stuffed the pineapple bun and soda in her hand into Su Miao's hands. These were distributed by the school to the students participating in the performance.
"Miao Miao, this is what my teacher gave me. I didn't participate in the performance, so I should give it to you."
Su Miao pushed the things back, patted his small backpack, and said:
"I've already received my share. Even though you didn't get to go on stage in the end, the efforts you put in beforehand weren't insignificant at all. This is what you deserve."
Li Yuanyuan and Su Miao had been desk mates for so many years, so she naturally knew that she was a man of her word, so she didn't say anything more. "Okay! See you on Monday, then. Goodbye uncle, goodbye Miaomiao."
Su Miao and his father waited until most people had left before going out. There was an open space on the left side of the gate for visitors to park their cars.
Just now it was crowded with bicycles of all ages, but now there are only a few parked here and there.
When they got the car and walked out, they heard a burst of beating and scolding coming from outside the gate.
"You useless thing! You even asked your dad and I to come all the way here? What for? To see you embarrass yourself!"
"You actually secretly asked your aunt for money to buy shoes without telling us! Are you trying to rebel?"
"I'm telling you, as soon as you graduate from elementary school next year, you'll have to go work as a nanny at your second mother-in-law's house! You're such an unlucky thing!"
Liu Zhaodi's performance today was so bad that Liu Ming and Wu Hua felt humiliated. Before they could even get home, they started beating and scolding their daughter at the theater entrance.
Every word was like a slap on the little girl's thin back, making a loud bang.
Some parents of students who had not left yet frowned, but after all, they were disciplining their own children, so they couldn't interfere.
Seeing his parents disciplining his sister, 8-year-old Liu Xiaobao not only did not protect his sister, but instead jumped and clapped beside her: "Oh oh! Unlucky thing! Unlucky thing!"
Liu Zhaodi looked at her aunt with tears in her eyes. Liu Xu, who usually protected her, said nothing at this time.
Liu Xu, who has always been very concerned about her reputation, felt that she had not only made a fool of herself in front of her colleagues and leaders, but also displeased the dean. She lowered her head and thought about how to make up for it, and she couldn't help but complain about Liu Zhaodi in her heart.
When Liu Xu raised her eyes, she saw Su Miao and Su Yuanzheng staring at them from the other side of the gate. She was furious. If it weren't for Su Miao, this wouldn't have happened.
"Su Miao! Come here!" She put her hands on her hips, wanting to call her daughter over to teach her a lesson.
But Su Miao wasn't a fool. How could he just go and get scolded for nothing? He tugged at his father's clothes and whispered, "Dad, run!"
Su Yuanzheng kicked the pedal and the tricycle sped away, making Liu Xu, who had failed to achieve her goal, even more angry.
The whole street is laughing at your family now, so stay away, okay? She thinks it's unlucky!
Su Miao huddled behind his father, watching Liu Xu's angry face getting farther and farther away, and said, "Dad, is my cousin going to be a nanny?"
"Well, a relative of the Liu family lives in Shanghai and wants to send one of their children there as a nanny. I heard your uncle say that if Zhaodi could pass the junior high school entrance exam, he would still go to school. But now, from his tone, it seems that he wants to send her there directly next year."
It is not uncommon for well-off families to find a nanny nowadays. However, due to the times, there are not many people who specialize in being nannies.
Moreover, many prominent families are being watched by so many eyes, and if they rashly hire a nanny, they may be labeled as capitalists.
Therefore, many families look for half-grown children from distant relatives in their hometowns. Generally, the job of this kind of nanny is to help the host family take care of the children.
Even if the older children take care of the younger ones, even if people talk about it, the host family can explain that they are relatives from the countryside who have come to live with them.
In her previous life, her uncle wanted to send her there, but her mother soon remarried her rich stepfather. Her stepfather felt that her title of top student in the grade would bring him face, so her uncle gave up.
There have been so many changes in this life. I wonder if Liu Xu will still marry her stepfather, and whether Liu Zhaodi will really become a nanny.
After the competition, the final exam came soon. As expected, Su Miao got full marks in all the exams. The red list of grade rankings was posted at the gate for all students and parents to see.
Parents who came to pick up their children from school stood in front of the list and talked a lot.
"As expected, Class 1 in every grade is the key class. Most of the students on the red list are from Class 1."
"Hey! Who is this Su Miao? He's already in sixth grade and still got full marks!"
"How do you think other people raise their children? How come they are so smart? My daughter can't even write a piece of writing after going to the bathroom eight times."
"Who isn't?! My son broke all ten of his fingers and still couldn't figure out the last big question!"
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The parents were talking animatedly, completely unaware that Su Miao, the student at the center of the conversation, was passing by them.
Su Miao had already moved most of the books home a day in advance, so today he only needed to bring back his winter vacation homework.
"Miao Miao! Remember to come and play with me when you're not setting up your stall!"
"Okay Yuanyuan, we can do our homework together then."
"Yeah! Then I'm going to write at your house. Your house is bigger, unlike my small and cramped room."
Su Yuanzheng saw two little girls coming over and greeted Li Yuanyuan: "Yuanyuan, you've moved so many books. Get in the car, uncle will take you home."
Li Yuanyuan politely declined: "No need, uncle. Our house is in the other direction, not on our way."
Su Miao directly pulled her into the car: "Don't be polite, your house is not far away anyway, it will only take a few minutes to ride a bike. You are carrying so many books, aren't you tired of walking?"
"Hehe! Then I'll trouble you, uncle!"
Li Yuanyuan also lives in the company dormitory, and Su Yuanzheng rode his tricycle directly to the entrance of the unit.
After saying goodbye to Li Yuanyuan, the father and daughter started to go home.
The weather is cold now. Although Su Miao wears a scarf and gloves, Su Yuanzheng always puts a small blanket in the car every time he comes to pick her up for her to cover herself with to keep out the wind.
"Miaomiao, how are you going to spend this winter vacation?"
"I don't have any special plans. I'll just eat and drink well at home, read books and listen to the radio. It's so cold, I can roast some sweet potatoes and chestnuts.
By the way, Dad, the weather is cold now, so there shouldn’t be so many people drinking porridge.
"It's indeed much less. Now my dad doesn't hang out the porridge after it's cooked. He puts it in a thermos bucket. When customers drink it at noon, it's still warm. It's also thicker than in the summer. I can still sell out two buckets of porridge a day."
Su Miao sat in the back of the car covered with a blanket. The wind from the car was blowing, and it felt a little cold on her face.
"Dad, I'm going to start trying to make the braised food I mentioned earlier. It's getting colder, and customers probably won't want to sit outside in the cold wind and drink porridge. Let's change our business model and sell takeout braised food."
The daughter-slave nodded without any objection and asked, "The lease for the stall is up at the end of the month. Since we're not setting it up, should we not rent it?"
Su Miao pondered for a moment and said, "You can ask Director Wang if we can still rent it during the winter when we don't set up the stall. If we can, we can continue to rent it. It's only a few dollars a month.
Others are very envious of this place. If we give it up, we’ll have to find another place when it gets hot.”
"Okay, I'll ask Director Wang tomorrow. By the way, the train station said the disposable lunch boxes we mentioned earlier have arrived. Should we go buy some?"
"Hmm! How much can they sell it to us?"
"I heard the lunch boxes are light and thin, and when they're not opened they stack together. A stack can hold 100. I'll buy a stack tomorrow."
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