The two boys placed their bets, and the surrounding classmates, enjoying the spectacle, also placed their bets. Some bet on An'an, while others bet on the boy. However, more people bet on the boy, since even though his family wasn't wealthy, the adults still prioritized their work.
Of course, they are different from these two people. They wish their families would ignore them. They are so annoyed by their families nagging them every day and watching them do their homework.
Yu Jiu and Xu Zijiang were unaware that An An had made a bet with her classmate.
This was also the little boy's request. An'an couldn't tell his parents, otherwise wouldn't that be considered cheating? An'an is a very fair person, and she won't tell if she promised not to.
For the next few days, Yu Jiu and Xu Zi would pick up An'an and Yuanyuan from school together. After four days of this, they decided to take turns, since they had other things to do and couldn't be at the school gate together every day.
So it became a routine where Xu Zi would take them to school in the morning, and Yu Jiu would pick them up after school. When An An saw them taking turns picking her and Yuan Yuan up again, her heart skipped a beat. She quickly tried to find out what Yu Jiu and Xu Zi were doing.
"Mom, what have you and Dad been doing lately? Do you have any plans?"
"The arrangements are to spend more time with you two siblings. However, it's been a while since I've inspected the shops, so I'll have to go check them out and audit the accounts these days. What's wrong? Is there something you want to tell your parents, An'an?"
Yu Jiu brushed aside An An's stray hairs and asked with a smile, "In the blink of an eye, our daughter has grown so tall, so graceful and beautiful, like a tender flower bud."
"No, are you going on a business trip? After all, we have stores in many places."
An An pretended to casually probe, but Yu Jiu shook her head.
"No need. We've basically inspected all the shops outside. Whenever your dad and I go on a business trip, we take the opportunity to inspect the shops and check the accounts. So there's no need to go out and check again now that we're back. We can just check the shops here."
"Your dad and I plan to take a break for a while. We've made enough money these past few years, and we're exhausted. We'll rest for a bit, relax, and spend time with you. If we're going to be busy, we'll probably wait until after this year, when you start junior high."
Let's wait until after the New Year, until she starts junior high school!
It's not even November yet. She'll be starting junior high next September, which means her parents will have almost a year of free time. That's great!
"I understand!"
An'an happily agreed.
She went to the classroom and told the boy, but he still didn't believe her.
"It's definitely a scam!"
"Hmph, we'll find out soon enough whether it's a lie or not. Anyway, we bet for a week, and that week is almost up!"
An An gave a smug snort, turned her head away, and ignored him.
Chu Xi pursed his lips, looking at An An's retreating figure with great displeasure. He didn't believe that any adult would be idle for so long; it must all be a lie!
However, regardless of whether Yu Jiu and Xu Zi will be idle for a year, at least a week has passed and they will still be at home. Yu Jiu and Xu Zi will take turns picking up An An and Yuan Yuan, so Chu Xi has no choice but to admit defeat.
But he remained stubborn.
"Even if they're still at home now, they'll definitely be gone later. Just you wait!"
"Mind your own business! You lost anyway, and a bet's a bet! Now go down to the track and run 10 laps, and remember to shout it out as you run!"
An An gave a haughty snort, showing she wouldn't let him off so easily. Most of An An's classmates sighed in regret; they had lost their bets, some with money, others with candy.
Only those who stood by An An's side won a great victory.
"Go ahead and shout!"
Chu Xi took a deep breath, forced herself to run laps despite the embarrassment, and shouted as she ran.
"I was wrong, An'an's parents love her the most, I was wrong, An'an's parents love her the most!"
He was quite honest; An'an thought he would just shout once and then stop, but he kept shouting, shouting dozens of times during the 10 laps. This attracted a lot of onlookers from the school, including Yuanyuan.
"What is he doing? Did he upset my sister?"
"I don't know, but even if he offended Sister An'an, she won't suffer any loss. You saw that he admitted his mistake."
The little brat pointed at him and mocked him.
Indeed, Yuanyuan ate her popsicle while watching the commotion with great interest, planning to ask her sister what was going on after school.
Chu Xi barely finished running the ten laps before class started. He thought he would see An An when he got back to class, and she would tease him with her pretty little face. But when he got back, he found that An An was not there. Huh, class has started, where did she go?
However, he didn't pay much attention, assuming that An'an had gone to get water or go to the toilet or something. Little did he know that An'an had been called away by the teacher. In the office, the homeroom teacher looked at An'an seriously and asked...
"Really not?"
"Really, no, teacher. My relationship with Chu Xi is usually pretty good. It's just that we had a disagreement that day, so we made a bet. He said he wanted to bet money, but I felt that betting money was inappropriate, so we changed the method. I know I was wrong, and I won't do it again."
An'an obediently lowered her head and apologized to her homeroom teacher.
The homeroom teacher scrutinized An'an with a serious gaze for a long time before nodding slightly.
"It's good that there's no conflict. An'an, you have to remember that bullying your classmates is very bad. Go back to class."
"Okay, Teacher Sun."
Hearing the word "bullying" made An'an feel very uncomfortable, but she still obediently agreed. When she returned to class, she was in a bad mood. How did this become her bullying Chu Xi?
He was the one who kept nagging and didn't believe her parents would stay at home, so she couldn't help but make a bet with him. There was no money involved, and she didn't hit him. She just made him run 10 laps around the track and shouted a few words. How is that bullying?
Even if she loses, she will still go down and run, keeping her promise.
An'an was so angry that she was distracted for the entire class and didn't want to talk. Just then, Chu Xi poked her back with his pen.
"what!"
An'an turned around and glared at him, her tone sharp and angry.
Chu Xi also felt very wronged.
"What are you doing? I've already accepted my loss, who are you getting angry for? I won't say it again, okay? Yes, yes, your parents love you the most, unlike my parents, they don't even want to come home. I wish I were a girl!"
Sensing the self-abandonment in his words, An'an suppressed her grievances and anger, and awkwardly offered him a few words of comfort.
“It’s not about whether it’s a boy or a girl. Your parents are probably busier with work. My parents said they want to take a break for a while. They’ve been too tired these past few years. It’s not all for me and my brother.”
“That was when I stayed home with you, and you picked me up and dropped me off every day. Since I started school, my parents haven’t picked me up even once; it’s always the nanny who picks me up!”
Chu Xi's eyes reddened with envy. What good was his money? Nobody was there to keep him company. So when he saw An An showing off that her parents had returned, he was filled with envy.
He was jealous, yes, he was jealous!
“You’re such a grown-up, why are you still worrying about these things? My brother doesn’t care. It would be great if my parents could come back to be with us, but if they can’t, there’s nothing we can do. They’re all just trying to make money, and making money isn’t easy. They work very hard too.”
An'an continued to comfort him, and the two talked for a long time. The teacher on the podium couldn't hold back any longer and threw down a piece of chalk.
"An'an, Chu Xi, if you two don't want to listen to the lecture, go outside and stand there and chat to your heart's content!"
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