Chapter 278 was worth it.
Unsurprisingly, several comments in the comment section urged her to update quickly.
Shen Xuewei silently apologized to them in her heart.
...It seems like she'll have to wait until after her college entrance exams next year to resume regular updates.
Taking advantage of the rare holiday, she tried to write as much as possible each day.
After receiving his report card and returning to Fuxing Village, the novel was temporarily suspended again.
Chen Fangli knew that every time Shen Xuewei finished her final exams, her grandfather would look at her report card.
However, with Chen Fangqiu at home, she was worried about letting Shen Xuewei go back alone, so she rode her bicycle and accompanied Shen Xuewei back to Xiaoli Village.
Grandpa Chen glanced at the report card but said nothing.
Grandma Xi busily placed various foods in front of Shen Xuewei, looking at her with expectant eyes.
"Weiwei, eat up. These are all your favorite foods."
Shen Xuewei took a piece of candy and said softly, "Thank you, Grandma."
"Yes!" Grandma Xi quickly responded, then added:
"Weiwei, how about staying home with Grandma for a few days? Grandma misses you."
After a moment of silence, Shen Xuewei said, "Grandma, I'll come to see you when I have time."
Grandma Xi's eyes dimmed, but then she heard a dog barking from the back door, and her spirits lifted. She walked over in small steps and soon came back carrying a small dog.
"Grandma knows you're sad because Dahuang is gone, and we don't know where Xiaohuang has gone."
"Grandma specially searched around the neighborhood and brought this dog back. It's also called Dahuang, and it looks exactly like Dahuang when it was a puppy."
"Don't you like Big Yellow? This one is just like Big Yellow. Come back and play with Big Yellow often, okay?"
Shen Xuewei looked at the little yellow dog, but did not show any affection; instead, her eyes became indifferent.
How can two rhubarb pods be the same?
Shen Xuewei knew in her heart that it was different.
She and Chen Fangli arrived at the Chen family home early in the morning and stayed until four or five in the afternoon.
Even though Grandma Xi tried to persuade her to stay, Shen Xuewei still left with Chen Fangli.
Watching the two figures leave, Grandma Xi said sadly, "Weiwei, this child, has finally become estranged from us."
Grandpa Chen put Shen Xuewei's report card together with the previous ones and let out a sigh.
"What do you mean by being distant? She's still our granddaughter."
"Don't think too much about it. Weiwei is so young, and after being treated like that by A Qiu, it's normal that she doesn't dare to come back."
Thinking of the despicable Chen Fangqiu, he was immediately filled with rage.
"Where did that unfilial son go?"
Looking at the furious Grandpa Chen, Grandma Xi helplessly pointed outside.
"He left before dawn today; I reckon he went to play cards with someone again."
Upon hearing this, Grandpa Chen realized something was wrong.
“He doesn’t work and has no money. I asked Ayang and Alan, and they both said they haven’t given him any money recently. Where did he get the money to gamble?”
Seeing Grandma Xi lower her head with a guilty look on her face, Grandpa Chen immediately knew what was going on.
He took a deep breath in anger and then began to berate his grandmother.
“Youyan, what am I supposed to say to you? I told you long ago, don’t give him money, don’t give him money. You agreed so readily, but then he asked, and you gave him money again. You think you’re helping him? You’re hurting him!”
He reached out his hand to Grandma Xi, "From now on, all the money that Ayang and Alan give you each month will be kept by me."
"As much money as you need, just ask me for it. And you're never allowed to secretly give that unfilial son any more money!"
"Go back to your room with me. Give me all your money."
Grandma Xi was somewhat reluctant, but Grandpa Chen had always been in charge of things at home.
Since Grandpa Chen had already spoken, she had no choice but to hand over all the money to him for safekeeping, no matter how unwilling she was.
After counting the money, Grandpa Chen immediately took the money to town, deposited it into his savings account, and then hid it.
Instead of having to face Chen Fangqiu, whom she dreaded, every day after returning from the county, Shen Xuewei was very happy.
During the Chinese New Year, she went to the Chen family home with Chen Fangli and her husband to pay New Year's greetings, and returned home that same evening.
Shen Xuewei visits her godfather's house every year to pay New Year's greetings.
The only difference is that before, it was her maternal grandmother who took her there.
Starting in 2008, Chen Fangli began to take her there.
The happy days of the holiday always seem to pass by faster than usual, and soon it's time for school to start again.
Back at school, Shen Xuewei continued to immerse herself in her studies, remaining the perennial runner-up.
Since Shen Xuewei frequently encouraged Xu Yue to study, she has indeed become more determined to learn and has started to listen attentively in class and take notes.
In the first monthly exam after the start of the semester, his ranking improved by dozens of places.
This made them even more enthusiastic, and they continued to study with their textbooks even after class, often running to the teacher's office.
With the arrival of summer, apart from a few experimental classes, the other ordinary classes only had a few ceiling fans blowing hot air.
Unable to bear the heat any longer, Xu Yue grabbed a book and rushed to the laboratory building as soon as get out of class ended.
After seeing the teacher leave the classroom, he quickly entered, placed his books on the aisle next to Shen Xuewei, and plopped down.
Feeling the comfortable and cool temperature in the classroom, I breathed a sigh of relief.
The students in the experimental class consistently sat in their seats to read and do exercises after class.
Hearing the noise from the doorway, they all looked up, but when they saw it was Xu Yue, they quickly looked away.
Xu Yue often came to see Shen Xuewei, and they had long been used to it.
Shen Xuewei was doing her homework when she heard the noise and glanced to the side.
Seeing that Xu Yue's cheeks were flushed from the heat and her lips were a little dry, he reached into the drawer of the table and took out a bag of soy milk, handing it to her.
Xu Yue didn't stand on ceremony with Shen Xuewei; she ate whatever Shen Xuewei gave her.
After Shen Xuewei gave her the item, she continued solving the problem, and the two of them did not speak to each other the whole time.
As is her habit, Teacher Miao stood outside the classroom and made another round of inspections.
Seeing Xu Yue in the classroom, he subconsciously frowned.
After realizing that the other person was not disturbing the students in the class, his brows gradually relaxed. He glanced at his watch and walked back to the office.
Just as the school bell rang, Xu Yue reluctantly left the experimental class and ran back to her own classroom.
In May, following a devastating earthquake that affected a wide area, donation drives were launched across the country.
Under the organization of Teacher Miao, the students and teachers of the Grade 11 humanities experimental class donated nearly 4,000 yuan.
After having lunch in the cafeteria, Shen Xuewei saw another donation box on her way to the dormitory.
Some students passing by glanced at it and walked straight past.
Some people stopped and put their saved pocket money into the donation box.
Five cents, one dollar, five dollars, ten dollars...
Shen Xuewei also stopped in front of the donation box, and after a brief pause, she put two hundred yuan in.
When Teacher Miao organized the donation, she had already donated 500 yuan.
Not all of this money will necessarily go to the disaster area... but even if only one-tenth reaches them.
Shen Xuewei felt that the few hundred yuan was worth it.
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