A side story about Shen Shiyan.
When Shen Shiyan was seven years old, Shen Qingshang was already five.
Shen Tianhua and Du Zhi seem to really like his younger sister.
Since Shen Qingshang was born, Shen Shiyan has been neglected.
Shen Tianhua held Shen Qingshang in his arms, while Shen Shiyan could only watch from the side.
His parents often told him that he was the older brother and that an older brother should give way to his younger sister.
So he was always the one who was neglected, but gradually, he got used to it.
However, he was very fortunate that Jiang Susu would often come to visit him.
They had known each other since they could remember.
Jiang Susu liked to call him Brother Shiyan the most, and Shen Shiyan always treated Jiang Susu like his own younger sister.
When they were in elementary school, they went to and from school together, and Shen Shiyan would take care of Jiang Susu and protect her.
Gradually, Shen Shiyan got used to Jiang Susu's presence.
The two of them are inseparable every day and have a very good relationship.
Whether it was fate or not, they were still in the same class until high school.
Jiang Susu also really enjoyed being his deskmate.
In junior high school, they happened to be assigned to the same class.
Jiang Susu took the initiative to sit with him. "Brother Shiyan, I feel that junior high school is quite different from elementary school. But it's good that you're here. With you by my side, I'm not afraid."
From childhood to adulthood, Shen Shiyan had always protected her. Although she was now in this unfamiliar environment, Shen Shiyan's presence made her feel less afraid.
Shen Shiyan smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will always protect you from now on."
Jiang Susu is like a younger sister to him, so he will be a good older brother and protect her in the future.
Jiang Susu nodded heavily, "Yes, with Brother Shiyan here, Susu is not afraid of anything."
At that time, the school was very close to their home, so they always commuted to school.
Shen Shiyan would also get up early to go to school for morning self-study.
Because time was tight, he often went out to buy breakfast, which was usually two steamed buns and a cup of soy milk.
Although the food wasn't very good, he never complained.
Song Yinchen makes breakfast for Jiang Susu every morning.
She usually eats sandwiches or rice balls.
When Jiang Susu saw Shen Shiyan eating steamed buns alone, she would generously share half of her breakfast with him.
"My mom makes really delicious sandwiches, do you want to try some, Brother Shiyan?"
Shen Shiyan glanced at the sandwich in Jiang Susu's hand. Although he wanted to eat it, he shook his head and said, "No need, I'll just have a steamed bun."
Shen Tianhua and Du Zhilan didn't care much about Shen Shiyan, so Shen Shiyan was afraid that he would be scolded again when he went back because of his behavior.
Seeing that Shen Shiyan refused, Jiang Susu still shared half with him, saying, "Brother Shiyan, please try it. This is my treat."
Only after Jiang Susu's repeated requests did Shen Shiyan reluctantly agree.
Seeing Shen Shiyan take a bite, Jiang Susu asked happily, "How is it? Is it delicious?"
Shen Shiyan nodded. "Yes, it's delicious. This is the best sandwich I've ever eaten."
Hearing Shen Shiyan's words, Jiang Susu was also very happy. "Brother Shiyan, you like to eat so much, how about I bring you breakfast from now on? I'll ask my mom to make two portions, so you won't have to buy breakfast anymore, and we can eat sandwiches together."
"No need, it's too much trouble. I'll just go buy breakfast myself." Shen Shiyan was embarrassed to accept Jiang Susu's offer.
"Brother Shiyan, we have such a good relationship, why are you being so petty? You've always protected me, what's wrong with me bringing you breakfast? Didn't you just say it was delicious? Were you lying to me?"
Seeing that Shen Shiyan refused to accept it, Jiang Susu was a little angry.
“No, I don’t dislike it at all. Auntie’s sandwiches are really delicious,” Shen Shiyan emphasized.
"Since it's not bad, then don't refuse me. At worst, you can protect me a little more in the future."
Jiang Susu's smile was sweet, and she was like a little sun, illuminating him.
At Jiang Susu's insistence, Shen Shiyan finally agreed. After that, Song Yinchen would make two breakfasts every day and have Jiang Susu bring them to Shen Shiyan.
Shen Tianhua and Du Zhilan were completely unaware of this matter.
When Jiang Susu first entered junior high school, she was bad at math. She failed her first monthly exam and was even called out by the teacher.
When the test papers were handed out, Jiang Susu saw her math score of 69 and immediately burst into tears. (The maximum score for junior high school math is 120, with 72 being the passing grade and 96 being the excellent grade.)
Unlike Jiang Susu, Shen Shiyan had excellent math scores, scoring 108 out of a possible 120.
Such excellent results even earned praise from the teacher.
During break, Jiang Susu kept crying on her desk because of her math score.
Shen Shiyan patiently comforted her, "Susu, don't cry. It's okay to not do well on one test. We'll try harder next time."
Jiang Susu looked up at Shen Shiyan and said in a choked voice, "But I didn't pass any of them. I'm too stupid. What should I do? Brother Shiyan, I feel like I can't learn anything."
She was very bad at math in elementary school. She could barely pass when the problems were easy.
But after entering junior high school, she felt that junior high school math was exceptionally difficult, to the point that she couldn't understand the lessons.
Given how things have come to this, what hope is there for her?
Jiang Susu was somewhat overwhelmed, feeling that she was really too stupid.
Shen Shiyan patted Jiang Susu's head and comforted her, saying, "It's okay, I'm here for you. How about I tutor you in math from now on? I promise I'll definitely improve your math grades."
Hearing Shen Shiyan's promise, Jiang Susu was not so sad anymore. "Really? But... Brother Shiyan, Susu is very stupid."
She felt that she was really stupid, and that even the teacher couldn't teach her. Could Shen Shiyan really improve her math skills?
“Where is the stupidity? Our Su Su is the smartest. Brother Shi Yan believes that Su Su can definitely learn math well.”
With Shen Shiyan's encouragement, Jiang Susu felt full of energy and became more confident.
"Yes, Susu will definitely work hard to learn math well and won't let Brother Shiyan down."
"Yes, I believe you."
And so, from that time on, Jiang Susu vowed that she must study math hard.
Shen Shiyan has also been tutoring Jiang Susu and helping him solve some problems he doesn't understand.
When Shen Shiyan explained the problems to her, Jiang Susu listened very attentively, even more attentively than during class.
Gradually, with the efforts of Jiang Susu and Shen Shiyan, Jiang Susu finally passed her math exam.
But seeing how outstanding Shen Shiyan was, Jiang Susu was not willing to fall behind and decided to study math hard to catch up with Shen Shiyan.
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