Chapter 211 Mao Mao's Reward
He Mingshu put down the rice cake and left. Soon after, several other hands reached out without any hesitation.
"What's delicious? I'd like to try some too."
"I was in such a rush to leave that I didn't have breakfast."
In no time, the entire bag of rice cakes was devoured by the group of growing, voracious teenagers.
Jiang Cheng leaned closer and whispered, "Ah Sui, you don't mind?"
Otherwise, why would she accept He Mingshu's overtures?
Lou Yansui gave a soft hum, slowly chewing the rice cake in her mouth, neither saying yes nor no.
He was still angry, but not at He Mingshu; he was angry at Teacher Shen.
Regardless of Mr. Shen's reasons for choosing He Mingshu over Mr. He, his anger will not disappear, nor will he take it out on He Mingshu.
Anyway, whether others choose him or not, he will always be Mao Mao's favorite older brother.
In Mao Mao's heart, he is definitely still number one. In his heart, Mao Mao is of course number one as well.
Before the first class began, Lou Yansui took out a stack of blank manuscript paper from her schoolbag.
He unscrewed the pen, pondered for a moment, and then lowered his head to write the beginning of the new story.
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evening.
Lou Yansui was on her way home from school when she heard hurried footsteps as soon as she got off the bus.
"Brother, brother!"
Mao Mao ran out happily, holding her test paper in her hand.
"Brother, Mao Mao got a perfect score on her test!"
Lou Yansui opened his arms and caught his younger sister in a big embrace: "What, a hundred points?"
"Mao Mao had her exam today too." Mao Mao held up her test paper and handed it to him, as if she wanted to imprint the bright red 100 points into his eyes: "Mao Mao got 100 points! Two!"
Lou Yansui took a look and saw that both test papers were indeed full marks.
Overjoyed, he praised, "Mao Mao is amazing! Our Mao Mao is a genius!"
Hehe~
The brother and sister walked in hand in hand and saw a handsome young man sitting on the living room sofa, his legs crossed, his peach blossom eyes smiling, grabbing the old lady's cat and forcefully trying to groom it.
The big white cat howled, but it couldn't escape from his grasp.
Lou Hongjian has returned home.
Lou Hongjian hadn't been home for many days since he hid out that day. When Lou Yansui first saw him, she was a little unaccustomed to it: "Third Brother, why are you back?"
Lou Hongjian leaned back lazily on the sofa, tilted his head back, and waved to him with a smile: "Ah Sui, this is my home. Isn't it normal for me to come home?"
As Lou Hongjian spoke, he released his grip, and the big white cat meowed and transformed into a white streak of light, disappearing away.
The empty seats around him were filled with bags of all sizes, leaving no room for anyone else. Lou Yansui led his sister to sit on the other sofa.
Lou Yansui: "I thought you were going to hide outside for a while longer."
"I just sold a new painting and made some money, so I bought you some things." Lou Hongjian patted the paper bag next to him and said matter-of-factly, "Besides, so many days have passed, I reckon Dad should have calmed down by now."
He wasn't unprepared.
Before returning, I made a special trip outside to inquire about the matter. The rumor about the 'Young Lady of the Green Gang' had been suppressed and no one mentioned it anymore, so I felt at ease going home.
Lou Hongjian took out a doll set from the paper bag and waved it at his younger sister: "Mao Mao, look what your brother bought for you."
Lou Yansui glanced at the paper bag.
Needless to say, he must have spent all the money from selling his new painting.
Just as Mao Mao was about to reach for the toy, her little ears perked up. Hearing something, she turned her head to look towards the door.
Before Lou Yansui could react, she grabbed her perfect score test paper, hurriedly climbed off the sofa, and ran out with her short legs.
"elder brother!"
"elder brother!!!"
When Lou Heming returned home from get off work, he heard a childlike voice coming from afar.
"Second brother!" Mao Mao ran eagerly towards Lou Heming, who had just entered, and proudly held up her test paper. "Look, brother!"
Lou Heming took it curiously: "What is this?"
Mao Mao peeked out from behind the test paper with her soft little face and said excitedly, "Mao Mao got a hundred points!"
"oh?"
Lou Heming was surprised. He looked down and saw that it was indeed a huge perfect score.
He smiled and said, "Is this Mao Mao's first exam? To get a perfect score on her first exam shows that Mao Mao studies very hard and is very good."
Hehe~
With her hands behind her back, Mao Mao's cheeks were adorned with two sweet dimples. She was so happy to be praised that even her toes were wiggling around.
Lou Heming handed the test paper back to her, saying, "You got a perfect score for the first time, so you deserve a reward."
Holding her perfect test paper, Mao Mao tilted her head in confusion: "A reward?"
Lou Heming took out two tickets from his briefcase, his eyes crinkling into a slight smile behind his gold-rimmed glasses: "How about we reward Mao Mao with a trip to the zoo?"
"zoo?"
Mao Mao looked at the ticket in her hand, then looked up at her brother.
"Our Haicheng Zoo is in the suburbs. You can see big tigers, big lions, and peacocks with beautiful tails there. There are many kinds of animals."
As Lou Heming spoke, Mao Mao's eyes slowly lit up.
zoo?
Mao Mao has never been there!
Mao Mao loves this reward!
Now, even a perfect score on the test doesn't matter anymore; her mind and attention are completely occupied by the zoo.
The two brothers in the living room also heard their conversation.
"Second Brother, are you taking Mao Mao to the zoo?" Lou Yansui asked. "When?"
Lou Heming sat down on the sofa with his younger sister in his arms and said, "Tomorrow."
"Tomorrow? Isn't tomorrow a workday?"
"I don't have to work tomorrow, and I don't have any surgeries scheduled, so I'm free."
Lou Yansui: "..."
But he had to go to school and didn't have time.
Upon hearing this, Lou Hongjian raised his hand enthusiastically: "Me too, I'll go too. Perfect timing, I don't have to go to work, and I don't have any dates tomorrow, so I can go to the zoo with Mao Mao."
Lou Heming adjusted his glasses. "Ah Hong, why are you back?"
“I reckon Dad’s not angry anymore, and he even misses Mao Mao a little…” Lou Hongjian said, then suddenly felt something was off.
He looked at his elder brother suspiciously: "Second brother, why do I feel like you're not very welcoming of my return?"
Lou Heming's expression remained gentle: "No, it's your imagination."
"Yeah?"
"I only bought two tickets, there are none for you."
"What's the big deal?" Lou Hongjian waved his hand dismissively and said, "I'll call right away and order another one. Besides, there's no limit to the number of tickets for Haicheng Zoo; they're always available whenever we go."
He then looked at his younger sister with a smile: "Mao Mao, your brother will go to the zoo with you, are you happy?"
Mao Mao's little feet, dangling in the air, swung happily back and forth, and sweet dimples appeared on her cheeks: "Okay, okay, let's go together, brother!"
Lou Yansui: "..."
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