After taking a shower, Ruan Chen lay on her own bed, and Ye Huanhuan gently kissed her forehead and said goodnight.
A few minutes after Ye Huanhuan left, there was a knock on the door.
"Miss, may I come in?"
After receiving permission, Nguyen Van Lou came in.
After being washed clean, Ruan Chen looked even more beautiful. Her naturally curly long hair fell over her shoulders, and her bright eyes looked at Ruan Wenlou, "Grandpa Wenlou."
Ruan Wenlou bent down to help her place the slippers, turned on the aromatherapy diffuser, added calming essential oil, and then adjusted the lamp to a suitable brightness for bedtime.
“Miss, since the master has assigned me to you, there are some things I have to say.”
"Grandpa, please speak."
"You've been too high-profile today, which will only bring you unnecessary trouble. Hiding your abilities is not a sign of weakness."
Ruan Chen lowered her eyelashes. "I just want to get my life back on track as soon as possible."
Ruan Wenlou didn't say much. He knew the intelligence and talent of the little girl in front of him, so he only touched on the topic briefly.
"Miss, I will wake you up at six o'clock tomorrow morning. Please get some rest."
When Ruan Chen woke up the next day, Ruan Wenlou had already prepared her school uniform and schoolbag. Ye Huanhuan personally took her to wash up and have breakfast.
This time, Ye Huanhuan had Ruan Chen sit next to her, personally picked up a sandwich for her, and poured her some hot milk.
Ruan Luo, Ruan Chen, and Ruan Yu'er all attend the most expensive private school in Jingzhou.
Ruan Yu'er is still in elementary school and doesn't need to get up so early, so only Ye Huanhuan, Ruan Luo, and Ruan Chen are at the dining table.
"Mom, why are you up so early today?"
"Mom is having breakfast with my sister." Ye Huanhuan taught Ruan Chen how to spread jam with a bread knife and guided her to try different flavors.
Ye Huanhuan, who had never done housework before, had soft hands that held Ruan Chen's dark, thin, and rough hands.
The two of them felt sad at the same time, without prior arrangement.
After breakfast, Ye Huanhuan took the two children into the car and repeatedly told Ruan Luo to take care of her younger sister at school.
"Don't worry, Mom, I will take good care of my little sister."
Upon arriving at school, Ruan Luo completely ignored Ruan Chen, leaving her standing alone at the door. She went into her own classroom, opened her textbook, and buried herself in her morning reading.
"Oh, has Young Master Ruan changed his ways? He's studying today?"
"Get lost." Ruan Luo grabbed a pencil case and threw it at the young master of the Cao family.
Ruan Chen lingered under the huge sculpture at Huating Public School for several seconds when a male and female teacher approached and asked kindly, "You must be Ruan Chen, right? Your father has already made arrangements. I am your homeroom teacher, Ms. Chen; she is your Chinese teacher, Ms. Li. We'll show you around the school and also record your personal information."
"Thank you, teacher."
Ruan Chen's twelve-year-old mind had been completely shattered by this school.
Every student was dressed in a crisply ironed school uniform, exuding an air of wealth and nobility. She had never seen students like this even at the best high school in Meicheng.
"Our school is arguably the best private school in Jingzhou, and even in the whole country, offering courses from elementary to high school..."
"Student Ruan, this is a gymnasium, divided into indoor and outdoor sections..."
"This is the library. Your student ID is your library card..."
"This is the experimental building, with many privately sponsored laboratories..."
"This is where we practice horseback riding lessons..."
"This is a fencing lesson..."
"This is the tennis court..."
"This is the tea room..."
Ruan Chen was dazzled and her heart was pounding. She knew she had so much to learn, but Ruan Zhengde was still conscientious and treated everyone equally in terms of learning.
"Ruan, your father has spoken with us. He wants you to introduce the elective courses outside of academic subjects, and then we will decide what you should choose. Because of the nature of our school, studying only academic subjects is far from enough."
Ruan Chen asked cautiously, "Teacher, how much is the tuition here per year?"
She needed to be prepared that if her scumbag father, Ruan Zhengde, ever abandoned her, she would have to be able to continue her studies.
Teacher Chen's tone was relaxed. "The basic tuition fee is 300,000 yuan per academic year, but that only includes academic courses. The fees for other elective courses are calculated separately. For example, equestrianism is the most expensive, costing more than 200,000 yuan per academic year; but tennis is much cheaper, less than 50,000 yuan per academic year."
Ruan Chen: ......
She only has 60,000.
With nearly a million yuan worth of educational resources available each year, she'll have to establish a firm foothold in the Ruan family.
After getting familiar with the school, it was already the first class, and Ruan Chen went to her classroom.
Not only was she a year younger than her classmates, but her physical development was also behind, so the teacher arranged for her to sit in the first row.
"This is our new classmate. Come on, Ruan Chen, introduce yourself."
"Hello everyone, my name is Ruan Chen."
After saying those seven simple words, she sat down in her seat.
She genuinely didn't know what to say when introducing herself; she had nothing but her shameful past.
What followed was a noisy murmur in the classroom.
"Whose son is this? He's so arrogant!"
"Surname Ruan? Could it be from that family?"
"How could that be? The Ruan family's youngest daughter is still in the primary school."
"Look at how rustic she is, she must be another transfer student that some poor family desperately tried to squeeze in, hoping to make connections at our school."
"But she's quite pretty. If she knows how to get things done, I wouldn't mind taking her as a little accessory."
Ruan Chen sat in the first row, listening quietly, flipping through the book in her hand; she had already finished previewing this chapter.
In class, the teacher specifically asked Ruan Chen a question. The answer was about to come out, but Ruan Chen remembered what Ruan Wenlou had said yesterday, "Hide your talents." She gently shook her head and said, "Teacher, I don't know."
Then a commotion broke out again, with some people even whispering, "You country bumpkin, you should go back to the countryside!"
"A penniless wretch, or an idiot!"
The teacher's face showed a hint of displeasure, but she also knew what kind of students she taught; these children could make her lose her well-paid job with just a single word.
During recess, Ruan Chen followed her classmates to the playground.
The morning exercise at Huating Academy is a duet dance, and each student has their own fixed dance partner. Only Ruan Chen stands alone in the last row, seemingly excluded by others.
But she still followed the music, imitating others, raising her hands in mid-air and dancing along in a very professional manner.
Despite the whispers and laughter, Ruan Chen paid no attention.
Ruan Chen was dancing with great enthusiasm when the music suddenly stopped, and a male voice came over the loudspeaker.
"Ruan Chen, you're just a bastard born of a mistress, what are you pretending to be, innocent and pitiful for?"
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