Sun Hongru had never liked Shi Qian; she had no fondness for this poor relative from the countryside.
Sun Hongru herself is from the countryside. Her parents work in the city and left her with her grandparents. She has always hoped that her parents would have money and take her to the city.
But the birth of her younger brother shattered her illusions; she was abandoned and left behind in her hometown.
After her grandparents passed away, Sun Hongru had no one to take care of her. Because she was still young and her parents were working far away, she could only stay with different relatives.
All her relatives were richer than her family. Sun Hongru had been used to all kinds of cold faces since she was a child. She lived cautiously, afraid of displeasing any uncle or aunt and being kicked out of the house.
After studying hard and getting into university, he worked for several years and was transferred to Yancheng No. 1 Middle School because of his excellent teaching performance.
Having experienced poverty and living under someone else's roof, Sun Hongru, having lived as a child from a poor family and as a despised burden for so many years, deeply felt that such a person had no dignity whatsoever.
The poor are wrong no matter what they do, especially poor relatives like her who live under someone else's roof.
For a wealthy child, being proactive in greeting someone and saying nice things is considered sensible and clever; for her, it's just being worldly-wise at such a young age.
Helping with housework is seen as a sign of a wealthy child growing up and being considerate of their parents and elders, but for her, it's seen as a poor child learning to be independent early, or simply being obsequious.
For wealthy children, good grades are a sign of intelligence and praise, but for her, they are simply something she should do and something she should strive for.
For wealthy children, poor grades are seen as a lapse in performance, which is addressed through various forms of tutoring. But for her, it's seen as stupidity, a sign that if she can't study, she should get married early and not waste money.
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Growing up in such an environment, Sun Hongru did not, like the protagonist in the TV series, maintain her hope for humanity or feel sympathy for the equally pitiful lives after experiencing various hardships.
She felt only jealousy and hatred; she hated those who were rich and hated those who were poor.
I'm jealous of people who are rich and have love, I'm jealous of people who are poor but have love, and I'm jealous of people who are rich but have no love.
She has no sympathy for people like her who are penniless and loveless.
Her mind was already twisted. When she encountered people like herself, she only wanted to make their lives worse, as if that would make her past experiences seem less painful.
She had known about Shi Qian for a long time. He was a poor relative from the countryside who somehow managed to get into the Shi family, stay there, and get into No. 1 Middle School through connections.
Because they were both living under someone else's roof, Sun Hongru paid more attention to Shi Qian than others, but Shi Qian was clearly living a much better life than she had before.
They get what they need—food, clothes, and other necessities—just like the wealthy, unlike her, who only gets what others leave behind.
She looked down on Shi Qian, yet she was also jealous of him.
Sun Hongru had her own reasons for making Shi Yan her math class representative. Back in the second year of high school, Shi Yan's older brother came to a parent-teacher conference, and Sun Hongru took a liking to him at first sight.
Such an elite person perfectly matches her ideal partner.
Sun Hongru is quite good-looking, and many people pursue her, but she has dragged her feet on getting married until she is almost 30.
She looked down on the men who pursued her and only wanted to be with rich men.
Only in that way can her strengths be considered strengths and her virtues be considered virtues.
This is a principle she has understood since she was a child.
Two poor people who marry cannot see each other's good qualities. Every little thing in life becomes a big deal, and a couple who are always worrying about money can only breed resentment.
Sun Hongru only wants to marry a rich man, and Shi Yan's older brother, Shi Wang, is her target.
Therefore, Sun Hongru always cared about Shi Yan intentionally or unintentionally, subtly inquiring about his family affairs, especially his elder brother's affairs.
She learned that Shi Wang had his own company and a house in Taoyuan Mansion.
Tao Garden Mansion was a place she couldn't afford even if she worked her whole life.
Sun Hongru had no opportunity to see Shi Wang, so she could only start with Shi Yan.
She treated Shi Yan very well, but only within the normal range of Shi Yan being her class representative, so as not to let others notice anything.
Sun Hongru also followed the school forum and learned about Shi Qian, that useless and poor relative who, not only was academically weak, also took shortcuts by finding someone to support him.
Country folks are so ignorant; they always do stupid things and take foolish paths.
Sun Hongru also saw various posts from Shi Qian targeting Shi Yan, stealing sheet music, and injuring his hand. These various evil deeds disgusted her to the extreme.
This morning, she was browsing posts as usual when she saw a new one with the title:
[Shi Qian, an ingrate from No. 1 Middle School, refuses to acknowledge and beats his biological parents.]
When Sun Hongru clicked in, she saw a simply dressed couple kneeling on the ground, accusing Shi Qian of being unfilial. After Shi Qian came out, he kicked them down and turned to leave, acting as if he didn't recognize them at all.
Just as she had imagined, Shi Qian, who had never seen the world, had experienced a good life and was blinded by wealth and luxury. How could he possibly respect his parents in the countryside?
Sun Hongru's contempt deepened.
She suddenly remembered the monthly exam.
Sun Hongru had a sudden thought. She had long wanted to stand up for Shi Yan and teach Shi Qian a lesson so that she could leave a good impression.
This monthly exam is a good opportunity. The papers were graded by teachers from several schools. When they were returned, everyone said that No. 1 Middle School would produce a math champion next year.
Sun Hongru flipped through the test papers and discovered that the student who had scored a perfect score, whom everyone was praising, was actually Shi Qian.
Her first reaction was suspicion: how could a scoundrel like Shi Qian, who takes shortcuts, possibly achieve good results?
She immediately went to Shi Yan. When Shi Yan learned that Shi Qian had gotten a perfect score, he was also incredulous and said it was absolutely impossible.
The Shi family hired tutors for them, but Shi Qian could never do it.
She also mentioned that when she was at home, Shi Qian would secretly cheat during the teacher's quizzes in order to leave a good impression on them.
Sun Hongru understood everything she heard. Apart from cheating, she couldn't think of any other reason why she could get a perfect score.
However, this exam paper only passed through her hands from the time it was created until the end of the exam. When did Shi Qian steal the exam paper?
Sun Hongru looked at Shi Qian, who was standing in front of her looking like he hadn't woken up yet, and repeated in a less than pleasant tone: "Did you cheat?"
"When did you steal the exam paper? Or did you look at my computer?"
Sun Hongru immediately convicted Shi Qian, leaving him no choice but to confess.
"No."
"You didn't steal the exam paper? You didn't look at my computer? Or you didn't cheat?"
"Do you even believe what you're saying? Look at this test paper, is it something you could possibly do?"
Shi Qian was a little confused. It was just a monthly exam, wasn't it? Although the questions were indeed more difficult than the ones he had practiced, and some of the test points even touched on university-level mathematics, it shouldn't be impossible to solve.
"Isn't the purpose of setting exam questions to be answered by people? Is it strange that they're answered correctly, teacher?"
Sun Hongru was surprised that Shi Qian was still making excuses, and said angrily, "It's not strange that others can do it, but there's a problem with what you did!"
"You still won't admit it, huh? Right now! Call me and bring your parents over!"
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