Chapter 54, Part 54
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"Or, you and him... could you change the terms of your bet?" Mu Shaoyan suggested.
“That won’t do.” Ye Qingxi shook her head. “How can he look down on you like that? You’re both in your final year of high school. Why can his cousin do it but you can’t? I’m telling you, Uncle, you definitely can!”
Mu Shaoyan: ...Of course it's because his cousin probably really loves studying, while he doesn't.
This isn't about looking up to someone or looking down on them; it's simply a fact.
Him? University A? Forget about it.
“Xiao Xi, look, people shouldn’t compare themselves to others. Just because his cousin wants to go to A University doesn’t mean I have to go to A University too.”
Ye Qingxi feigned ignorance, "Why? Are you not as good as his cousin?"
Mu Shaoyan: ...From a learning perspective, that should be the case.
But Mu Shaoyan was too embarrassed to admit it.
Mu Shaoyan, who had a lot of pride, couldn't bring himself to admit that he was inferior to his friend's cousin in front of his nephew.
He could only say, "Everyone has different strengths, and mine is not here."
“But Pei Liang’s cousin is right here.”
“That’s why everyone has different strengths,” Mu Shaoyan said kindly. “Tomorrow, when you go to school, tell Pei Liang that you’re not going to make this bet. What are kids doing making bets? Kids shouldn’t make bets.”
“But Grandpa Pei Liang said that a promise is a promise, and once it’s spoken, it’s like water spilled; it can’t be taken back.” Ye Qingxi blinked. “I don’t want to be a child who doesn’t keep her promises.”
Mu Shaoyan: This…
Seeing his hesitant expression, Ye Qingxi decided to add fuel to the fire.
He looked aggrieved, his eyes filled with pitiful sorrow. "But I don't want to be a little brother. I'm a kid, not a little brother."
The next second, Ye Qingxi's tears flowed freely.
Mu Shaoyan: !!!
Mu Shaoyan quickly coaxed, "No, no, our Xiaoxi won't be a little brother."
"Then Uncle, you should apply to A University."
Mu Shaoyan: ...It's not that I don't want to take the exam, it's that I can't pass it.
"Xiaoxi, I..."
Ye Qingxi burst into tears: "Uncle doesn't want to take the entrance exam for A University. Uncle wants me to be his little brother."
"Uncle really didn't." Mu Shaoyan felt like he was about to cry too. "How about this, Uncle will take your place as Pei Liang's underling, then you won't be an underling anymore, okay?"
Ye Qingxi cried even louder, "Uncle is Pei Liang's little brother, and I am Uncle's little nephew, so I am Pei Liang's little little brother, little little brother, boohoo."
Mu Shaoyan: …………
Mu Shaoyan rubbed his forehead.
"I'll take the test."
Ye Qingxi immediately stopped crying, letting the tears well up in his eyes, threatening to fall, "Really?"
Mu Shaoyan: "...Can it not be true?"
Ye Qingxi pouted, tears welling up in her eyes.
"Really, really, really." Mu Shaoyan was truly afraid of him.
He quickly pulled out some tissues to wipe away Ye Qingxi's tears, saying, "Don't cry."
"Then Uncle will apply to A University."
"Take the test, take the test, take the test." Mu Shaoyan nodded. He would take the test for any university, not just A University, but even 5A-level scenic spots.
So, how is the exam conducted?
Mu Shaoyan was in despair.
If only he had known this day would come, he wouldn't have been wandering the world during his second year of high school!
Now look what's happened at University A. Even Mu Shaoyan is so desperate he wants to cry.
But his little nephew, with an innocent and adorable look, said, "Go, Uncle!"
"Uncle, you can definitely do it."
Mu Shaoyan: ...You really overestimate your uncle.
"Then, Uncle, you can't skip classes anymore." Ye Qingxi pressed her advantage.
Mu Shaoyan: ...
Mu Shaoyan nodded. He was going to take the entrance exam for A University, so why would he skip classes?
"Uncle, you have to study hard. You can't just sleep in the classroom. You have to be my meme, listen to the lectures, and do your homework."
Mu Shaoyan: ...Isn't that right?
He never imagined he would have another day of attending classes in his lifetime.
Mu Shaoyan nodded again, his heart still pounding, not at all at ease.
"I will keep an eye on you, Uncle!" Ye Qingxi looked at him. "Uncle, I'm entrusting my future to you."
Mu Shaoyan: !!!
Don't say such terrible things!
He can't afford it!
"It's just that you won't be a subordinate," Mu Shaoyan emphasized.
As for the future, let his brother and father be responsible for it.
Ye Qingxi nodded like a chick pecking at rice: "Mmm."
Well, he told me, his uncle is very easy to fool.
One set is always accurate.
Ye Qingxi patted him on the shoulder, "You have a long way to go, Uncle."
Mu Shaoyan: ...
Mu Shaoyan felt he shouldn't have gone home tonight!
As long as he doesn't go home, nothing will happen!
He explained why his right eyelid had been twitching all day; it turned out this was what was waiting for him.
Mu Shaoyan regretted it; once again, he regretted it from the bottom of his heart.
After Mu Shaoting and Mu Feng finished their conversation, they came out and found that Ye Qingxi was gone.
Where did they go?
Mu Shaoting immediately began searching.
She searched for a long time but couldn't find it, so she called Ye Qingxi.
Ye Qingxi answered the phone and said in a clear voice, "Auntie, I'm in Uncle's room. I'm doing my homework with him."
Mu Shaoting: ? ? ?
Mu Shaoting was a little confused; what did this "together" mean?
She understands Ye Qingxi doing her homework, but Mu Shaoyan... does Mu Shaoyan also do homework?
Mu Shaoting quickly went upstairs to Mu Shaoyan's room.
Mu Shaoyan was sitting at his desk, his expression as if he had swallowed a razor blade.
He didn't know how he started reading the Chinese textbook.
It seems that Ye Qingxi said to him, "Then let's do our homework now, Uncle. I'll keep you company."
He exclaimed incredulously, "Now?!"
Ye Qingxi nodded and said considerately, "I didn't even do my homework beforehand because I was waiting for you to come back and be with you."
Mu Shaoyan: ...There's no need to be so considerate.
"Uncle, I'm going to get my homework." Ye Qingxi said, and then ran out in a hurry.
Before Mu Shaoyan could even refuse, his adorable little nephew had already taken the homework.
"Uncle, where's your homework? Let's do it together," Ye Qingxi invited warmly.
Mu Shaoyan: ...Good question, what about his homework?
Or what is his homework?
Mu Shaoyan fooled his five-year-old nephew by saying, "We don't have homework today."
Ye Qingxi was ready to meet any challenge head-on, just as Mu Shaoyan had a brilliant plan. "Then I'll do my homework, Uncle, you can read your book."
He sat down at Mu Shaoyan's desk. "Uncle, are you looking at Chinese or English?"
Mu Shaoyan: ...
Mu Shaoyan lazily took out a Chinese textbook and pretended to study.
Ye Qingxi leaned closer for a look, "Oh, it's an ancient poem! Uncle, I'll check your recitation later!"
He said, "I love reciting ancient poems the most."
Mu Shaoyan: ? ? ?
Mu Shaoyan was speechless. How could he have gotten himself into trouble like this? Was his little nephew born to be his nemesis?
"Xiao Xi, actually..." Mu Shaoyan began with difficulty, preparing to admit that he was now a poor student.
However, as soon as he finished saying "actually," Ye Qingxi looked at him with a wronged expression, tears welling up in her eyes.
"I don't want to be a subordinate." As she spoke, tears welled up in Ye Qingxi's eyes.
Mu Shaoyan: !!!
Mu Shaoyan could only reassure him, "No, no, it's just an ancient poem. Uncle will recite it now."
Ye Qingxi finally managed to stop crying and said softly, "Keep going!"
Mu Shaoyan: ...
Mu Shaoyan could only cheer himself on.
So when Mu Shaoting arrived, he saw his little nephew doing his math homework, while his younger brother was reciting ancient poems and their interpretations with a look of utter despair.
Mu Shaoting: ...
Mu Shaoting picked up his phone and took a picture of Mu Shaoyan.
"It's really not easy for you to be studying. I have to record this rare moment."
Mu Shaoyan: ...
What are you doing here?
"I'm here to see Xiaoxi." Mu Shaoting put away his phone.
Mu Shaoyan's eyes lit up. "Then are you going to take Xiaoxi with you?"
Ye Qingxi immediately shook her head: "Auntie, my uncle and I are doing our homework."
Mu Shaoting smiled and said, "Auntie knows. Take your time writing. Auntie won't bother you."
"And you too." Mu Shaoting glared at Mu Shaoyan. "Hurry up and memorize it. I'll check it later. There are other ancient poems and prose to memorize as well, and I'll check them all together."
Mu Shaoyan: ? ? ?
"What's it to you?!"
"I'll check, I'll check!" Ye Qingxi quickly raised her hand. "Uncle, you carry me, I'll check, I'll stay with you!"
Mu Shaoyan: ...
Mu Shaoyan felt increasingly worse off than if he were dead.
He can talk back to his sister, but he can't talk back to his nephew, can he?
Moreover, Ye Qingxi had previously said she would check his recitation of ancient poems.
Looking at his desperate face, which was unable to utter any words of resistance, Mu Shaoting almost burst out laughing.
Haha, what does it mean to say the most hurtful things in the most childish voice? It has to be her nephew!
Mu Shaoting smiled and sat down on the sofa next to them, not wanting to disturb them.
"Xiaoxi, feel free to ask me if you have any questions~"
Ye Qingxi shook her head, "There's nothing I can't do."
"Well, Shao Yan, if there's anything you don't understand, you can ask me~"
Mu Shaoyan: ...Get out of here!
So, Mu Shaoyan spent the night with his nephew and sister.
He had thought that Ye Qingxi was too young and wouldn't understand his classical Chinese poems, so he could just brush her off. However, with Mu Shaoting's arrival, he could no longer brush her off. Mu Shaoting was a humanities student, especially good at Chinese, so Mu Shaoyan could only memorize the poems and annotations with great difficulty, and finally have his little nephew check them.
Ye Qingxi checked until 11 o'clock, then Mu Shaoting stopped him from checking further.
"Let's check the rest tomorrow. Xiaoxi, you should go to sleep."
Ye Qingxi herself was actually a little sleepy.
He rubbed his eyes and said to Mu Shaoyan, "Then I'll check again tomorrow~"
Mu Shaoyan: ? ? ?
tomorrow?
Another check-up tomorrow?!
He came home to rest, not to study!
But looking into Ye Qingxi's big, watery eyes, he couldn't bring himself to refuse.
"Okay," Mu Shaoyan said weakly.
"My uncle is so kind," Ye Qingxi said with a smile. "He can definitely make me stop being his little brother!"
"What little brother?" Mu Shaoting asked curiously.
"that is……"
Ye Qingxi was about to tell Mu Shaoting so that he would have another witness and Mu Shaoyan wouldn't be able to renege on his promise in the future, but as soon as he said "that's right," Mu Shaoyan covered his mouth.
"This is a secret between Xiaoxi and me."
Just kidding, if Mu Shaoting knew that he had promised Ye Qingxi that he would take the entrance exam for A University, Mu Shaoting would definitely laugh on the spot—and mock him.
Mu Shaoting raised an eyebrow, "You and Xiao Xi have a secret?"
"What's wrong? Are you envious?"
Mu Shaoting was indeed quite envious; neither she nor her adorable little nephew had any secrets!
Mu Shaoting was enraged.
So she picked up Ye Qingxi and said, "What do I have to envy? I'm going to sleep with Xiaoxi."
She smiled and said deliberately, "Xiao Xi is putting me to sleep today. Come on, Xiao Xi, say goodbye to your uncle."
Mu Shaoyan: ? ? ?
What did she say?
Who are you trying to fool?
Who's fooling whom?
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