On the living room sofa, Chen Shichao was resting his head on Liu Yue's lap, humming and whimpering as if he were being affectionate.
After paying close attention to her parents' emotional state, Chen Bing overheard the following conversation.
"Aren't you going to Pengcheng today? If you don't leave now, it will be too late."
"Hmph~ I don't want to go, it's so hot outside."
"How can it be hot in a car? I'll go with you, okay?"
"No, I don't care, I want summer vacation."
"It's not like you're in school, so why would you get a summer vacation? Honestly, you're acting like a little kid."
Liu Yue coaxed Chen Shichao with a doting expression, gently stroking the old man's forehead with her delicate hands.
Eek!
I want to have summer vacation too!
After mentally mocking Chen Shichao's unreliable behavior, Chen Bing added a small goal to her date today—to try and get a bed with Xiao Shang.
After thinking it over, Chen Bing coughed heavily twice like an old father, then slowly walked down the stairs with his hands behind his back.
After being caught in their affectionate moment, Chen Shichao didn't seem to care and continued as usual. Liu Yue, however, wasn't as shameless as Chen Shichao. She pushed her husband's head away, greeted Chen Bing, and said that she had already prepared breakfast.
After giving a polite nod, Chen Bing had breakfast under Liu Yue's guidance and reiterated his plans to go to Wenzhou City with Shang Yunmiao.
Trusting her son, Liu Yue wasn't too worried. She just reminded him to be careful as usual, and asked if he had enough money. In the end, she reluctantly transferred a small amount of money to him.
Waving goodbye to her beloved son, Liu Yue looked at his tall figure, opened her mouth as if to say something, but in the end said nothing.
Actually, there was another aspect of safety she wanted to remind her son about, but after thinking about it again, she felt that the children were still young and quite well-behaved and sensible, so it shouldn't be necessary. Saying something carelessly would only backfire.
Taking all of the above into consideration, she ultimately said nothing and simply watched her son leave in silence.
On the other side, after leaving her house, Chen Bing walked a few steps along the stone slabs on the lawn and soon arrived at her neighbor's house.
After knocking twice on the door, Chen Bing was surprised to see his Uncle Shang answer it.
That's true. It's a little past seven o'clock, and Uncle Shang hasn't started work yet, so it's not surprising that he's the one answering the door at this time.
Upon recognizing himself, Uncle Shang's face broke into an extremely enthusiastic smile.
"Bingbing's here! Come in, come in! Have you had breakfast yet? We're having breakfast right now. Your aunt made scallion pancakes this morning. Come and have some with your uncle."
Although Uncle Shang had always been friendly and kind to me, almost like a father, this clingy feeling only started a month ago, after my middle school entrance exam results came out.
No, to be more precise, it was only after Quancheng No. 7 Middle School extended an olive branch to me, and I still firmly chose him.
What's the deal with this so-called olive branch from Quancheng No. 7 Middle School?
According to past tradition, top scorers in the high school entrance exam from counties and districts like Chen Bing are usually recruited by high schools in the city, regardless of how they apply.
Shang Zhengxin had anticipated this, because Chen Bing had already told him that she would go to Shangping Experimental School.
To his utter surprise, Quancheng No. 7 Middle School, one of the top three super high schools in the province that has always only recruited outstanding students from the provincial capital and a few other regions, actually checked Chen Bing's file after noticing him online.
After discovering that Chen Bing had scored full marks in all of his midterm and final exams throughout his three years of junior high school, except for four times when he was just a few points short, they couldn't sit still any longer.
Once they determined that Chen Bing was at least a top 50 candidate in the college entrance examination, and even a future top scorer in Jinan or Shandong Province, they extended an olive branch to local candidates for the first time, offering a whole host of conditions.
For the scholarship program alone, they generously offered an exorbitant price of 400,000 yuan.
Although Chen Bing's family is not short of money, this also reflects the generous conditions offered by Quancheng No. 7 Middle School, such as the number of places, resources related to competitions, and excellent accommodation and teaching conditions.
Shang Zhengxin immediately lost his composure and became uneasy.
It's like the son of a wealthy rural landowner who grew up with the village beauty, fell in love, and later secretly got engaged and even set a wedding date.
But just then, she suddenly got into a big city, won a beauty pageant, and transformed into a golden phoenix. Then, a rich and handsome man from the provincial capital came to pursue her.
On the one hand, Shang Zhengxin believed that Chen Bing would choose him firmly, but on the other hand, he was worried that she might fall in love with someone else.
Even, from the bottom of his heart, simply from the perspective of a child's elder, he felt that Chen Bing going to Quancheng No. 7 Middle School might be better for his future.
After all, Shangping Experimental School is just a county-level key school. Not to mention Shandong Province, it ranks only 20th or 30th in Chaojin City. Quancheng No. 7 Middle School has top-notch teaching resources in the province, and it has students as outstanding as him.
However, Shang Zhengxin still felt that he was despicable and selfish, and wanted the other party to choose him from a utilitarian perspective.
In order to achieve this goal, during those one or two nights of fear and anxiety, he even considered whether it would be feasible to use his daughter as a bargaining chip.
Going further, this principal of a prestigious high school, known for his strictness, even considered whether getting engaged now was too early, and whether he should relax his attitude towards the couple a bit more...
As it turned out, Shang Zhengxin had been worrying unnecessarily. His overthinking stemming from the major crisis ultimately led him to laugh at himself after Chen Bing declared that she would never "change course."
He thought to himself that he must be sick to question Chen Bing and think about such nonsense.
Soon after, he told Chen Bing with emotion that he, the Experimental Middle School, and even the entire Shangping County would not treat him unfairly. Although the school could not afford 400,000 yuan, it would still do its best to provide a generous scholarship.
This is how Chen Bing responded after hearing this.
"Uncle Shang, you've watched me grow up since I was a child, so you know me. Even without a single penny of scholarship money, I will still study in Shangping."
Whether for my hometown, for your daughter, or for your kindness, I will do this.
"Such a high scholarship is unnecessary. I know that the top student admitted to Shangping Experimental School each year only receives a 10,000 yuan scholarship. I'll only take this much; keep the rest. I know the school needs this money for various purposes, so there's no need for me to receive it."
Tell me, which school principal could resist such temptation? It's like a stunningly beautiful and outstanding girl offering a gift from a poor boy she's saved up for, saying, "I don't want these. I just want to be with you. Keep all your money for yourself. I'll stay with you without wavering." To Shang Zhengxin, isn't this pure science fiction?
He was immediately moved to tears and so excited that he blurted out almost anything.
Needless to say, he went on to talk at length about the relationship between Chen Bing and Shang Yunmiao, spouting vulgar and offensive remarks that made even the thick-skinned Chen Bing blush.
Shang Zhengxin had already made up his mind. From today onwards, Chen Bing would be his biological son and good son-in-law, even though they weren't related by blood. He would definitely nurture him well in the future, and if the boy was willing to take the civil service exam after graduation, he could come to his place, and the two of them would work together to create a wonderful story of father-in-law and son-in-law within the system.
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