How could the old lady not understand the child she raised herself, even though she knew very well that Chen Shuting had never been good at studying?
However, in the old lady's outdated view, whether one can achieve something in learning depends entirely on the degree of personal effort, rather than talent or aptitude.
However, if Chen Shuning knowingly conceals inside information from his family, then it is definitely his fault.
At this moment, the old lady, who was a little agitated, pouted and muttered unhappily, "Didn't you two sisters also get into university? I didn't see you having any particularly good grades when you were young."
"If you had told Shuting that, maybe she would have passed the exam too. Hmph, in the end, it's because you have no sisterly affection, can't tell the difference between friends and family, and always side with outsiders."
Chen Shuning would never tolerate such unreasonable behavior from the old lady, and after hearing the old lady's unreasonable accusations...
Her face instantly darkened, and she replied stiffly, "Grandma, you're absolutely right. I really have no sisterly feelings for Chen Shuting whatsoever."
But I always thought this was a family tradition passed down in the Chen family! If you're not forgetful, you should remember what happened a few years ago, right?
Back then, Chen Shuting broke Sister Shuzhu's arm and pushed me to the well, causing me to suffer a head injury that almost killed me. Afterwards, she didn't even come to visit me once.
Grandma, you never talked to us about sisterly affection back then! Why are you talking to me about sisterly affection now?
Grandma, does your sisterly affection have to be based on who you treat?
"Shuning! You misunderstood your grandma's meaning. Your grandma meant that you are all sisters, so of course you should think of your own family first when good things happen."
Think about it, if Shuting lives a happy and fulfilling life in the future, she definitely won't forget you, her older sister, right?
It must be admitted that the old man's words were indeed more sophisticated than the old woman's, but Chen Shuning was not swayed by her at all.
She smiled at the old man and said, "Grandpa is absolutely right. That's why I not only told Sister Shuzhu to read more books, but I also specially sent her a complete set of high school textbooks. I went to several scrap metal recycling stations and went through a lot of trouble to collect all of these textbooks."
So, Grandpa and Grandma, I really value sisterly affection! Do you think I did the right thing?
Chen Shuan, who had run right behind Chen Shuning, breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing his sister's quick wit and then stood aside to watch the spectacle with peace of mind.
Chen Shuzhu looked at Chen Shuning with envy, thinking to herself: They both went to the countryside to do labor, but Shuning has not only become more and more beautiful, but her personality has also become more and more assertive.
If I could be as strong as her, how could I have been bullied by those few people during those years when I was sent to the countryside?
The old man and woman of the Chen family were so angry at Chen Shuning's words that their faces turned red. Just as they were about to speak up and put on their elders' airs, they heard Chen Shuning continue:
"Grandpa and Grandma, I heard that Uncle's match factory is going to build welfare housing again. Chaoyang was talking about it a few days ago! He said that a comrade's younger brother works in the logistics department of the match factory."
Grandpa and Grandma, I wonder if Uncle will be able to get a house this time?
As one family after another in the courtyard moved into an apartment building, the elderly Chen couple dreamed of living in one too!
The elderly couple were incredibly envious as they watched their neighbors move into spacious, bright, and well-equipped apartment buildings where they didn't even have to leave their homes to use the toilet.
However, their own family still lived in an old, dilapidated bungalow, where it was cold in winter and hot in summer, and their living conditions were extremely difficult. The elderly couple, who always cared about their image, couldn't bear it.
Unfortunately, although the match factory had been doing well for the past few years, Chen Tiewen was a disappointing fellow.
Because of his unmotivated work attitude and frequent shirking of duties, he has been denied housing despite the factory allocating welfare housing several times.
The elderly couple nagged him a lot about it, but he just wouldn't listen and continued to do things his own way.
So when Chen Shuning mentioned this, the old couple's eyes lit up.
They secretly prayed that Chen Tiewen would be allocated an apartment this time, so that they could also live a comfortable life in an apartment building.
After all, they are getting old, and how many more years can they live? If they never get to live in an apartment building in their lifetime, they won't be able to close their eyes in peace when they die. In recent years, the old couple has been dreaming about how wonderful it would be if they could live in an apartment building!
At this moment, the elderly couple's attention was completely drawn to the building, and they had long forgotten about the two sets of cotton-padded clothes that Chen Shuting had just brought.
They looked at Chen Shuning with delight and asked ingratiatingly, "Shuning, what exactly does the younger brother of that comrade from Chaoyang do in the logistics department of the match factory? Does he have any say in the housing allocation?"
Seeing that the two had taken the bait, Chen Shuning sneered inwardly, but said nonchalantly, "As far as I know, he seems to be the newly promoted head of the logistics department this year, so he should be in charge of the housing allocation!"
"Oh, right, Grandpa and Grandma, is there something important you wanted to tell me? Is it because I didn't send Chen Shuting the book?"
Old Master Chen was still quite sharp-minded. Upon hearing this, he quickly shook his head and denied it, saying, "No, no, of course not!"
The reason we called you over is because your grandma and I heard that the match factory will be building a batch of welfare housing in the spring, so we wanted to ask if you know anyone in Chaoyang who could help with this.
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