Chapter 62 (Sixty-two Updates)
Sixty-two:
In the book, He Guang harbors a deep resentment towards Mu Shaoyan. On his way home one day, he happens to witness Mu Shaoyan fighting with a student wearing the school uniform. Mu Shaoyan clearly has the upper hand and is almost completely dominating the other student. He Guang is startled and freezes on the spot.
Before he could react, he heard Mu Shaoyan say, "What are you looking at? Get lost!"
Startled, He Guang quickly turned and left the alley.
From then on, he felt that Mu Shao was ignorant and incompetent, did not do his job properly, and only knew how to bully his classmates and act like a tyrant at school.
But Mu Shaoyan, despite his poor academic performance, is a popular figure on campus because of his good looks and wealth, and is even very popular with girls.
He Guang felt it was unfair, but there was nothing he could do.
Until Mu Shaoyan failed the college entrance examination, he himself was admitted to a top-tier university.
He Guang instantly felt himself stand up.
Afterwards, Mu Feng sent Mu Shaoyan to Fenghua County to study. However, Mu Shaoyan did not become motivated to improve himself after experiencing the hardships of life, unlike Mu Feng.
He continued to do as he pleased, and Mu Feng had no choice but to let him come back—he only wanted his son to feel ashamed and then be brave, not that he really wanted his son to live in a poor, remote place for the rest of his life.
Upon returning, Mu Shaoyan unexpectedly encountered He Guang. He Guang deliberately asked him where he was attending university and then mocked him, saying that he was only lucky because he had a good father. He claimed that without the Mu family, he was nothing and that he couldn't do anything without his father's help. Otherwise, why wouldn't he have been able to get into a top-tier university?! You should know that the college entrance examination is the fairest exam; it doesn't give him extra points just because his surname is Mu.
Unable to bear the humiliation, Mu Shaoyan went to repeat his studies again, but fate played a cruel trick on him, and he missed the cutoff score for first-tier universities by just one point.
Unfortunately, He Guang found out about this again, and he mocked him once more after they bumped into each other.
Mu Shaoyan was proud and arrogant, full of youthful spirit. How could he tolerate being ridiculed time and time again? He wanted to get over where he fell, but in the end, he was trapped there.
Until, in a daze, he went up to the top floor and fell down.
The National College Entrance Examination (NCEE) is indeed the fairest exam and the biggest opportunity for people across the country to change their destiny, but it should not be a weapon to attack or a tool to harm people.
That's why Ye Qingxi wanted Mu Shaoyan to study hard.
Not only to enrich his knowledge, but also for his destiny.
Once he gets into University A, nothing He Guang says will matter.
Even so, Ye Qingxi was still not at ease.
He feared that fate would continue to torment Mu Shaoyan, and he was also afraid that He Guang would say something else to provoke him.
Therefore, he hoped that Mu Shaoyan would stay away from him, and at the same time, know that He Guang harbored ill intentions towards him and not pay attention to what he said.
That's why he wanted to come to Mu Shaoyan's school and put on a show to warn Mu Shaoyan.
"Uncle, I'm talking to you," Ye Qingxi said, looking at him.
Mu Shaoyan nodded and released his small face. "I know, you mean someone just looked at me with dislike, right?"
Mu Shaoyan advised him, "Your uncle isn't a hundred-yuan bill; naturally, some people like me and some don't."
"Then don't pay attention to people who don't like you," Ye Qingxi said. "If he doesn't like you, he'll definitely treat you badly, so don't associate with him."
"I know." Mu Shaoyan couldn't resist pinching his cheek again. "I'll play with you, okay?"
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi felt that his attitude was not serious at all.
But the act had to continue. "When you hugged me just now, I heard someone next to him call him He... He..."
Ye Qingxi pretended to think, "What? Ah, He Guang, right, He Guang."
Mu Shaoyan was somewhat surprised, "He Guang."
He felt like he'd heard that name before.
He thought about it, but couldn't quite recall anything.
I recognized his name; he must be in the same class as me.
He can still remember most of his classmates from the first year of high school.
The students in his class are mostly people he hasn't spoken to much and are not familiar with, because he hasn't attended many classes since the class division in his second year of high school.
It's highly likely that it's someone from the current class.
"Uncle, do you know him?" Ye Qingxi asked deliberately.
"Maybe we know each other," Mu Shaoyan pondered. "I'm not sure."
Ye Qingxi: ...Well, people treat you like a bully and have been jealous of you for half a book, but you don't even remember them.
Ye Qingxi didn't know whether to cry or laugh.
"Then remember this person. Don't listen to anything he says in the future, or he might bully you."
Ye Qingxi instructed, "The TV show I watched the other day had a really bad guy who deliberately bullied people. He told the female lead that she was only able to live well because of her mother, and that if her mother wasn't her mother, she would be nothing. He told the female lead to leave her mother and go to work on her own, and the female lead really left. Her mother was so sad and got sick. I was also very sad."
Mu Shaoyan chuckled, "Why do you watch these kinds of TV dramas all day long? They're about DNA and these melodramas."
Ye Qingxi looked at him, "Uncle, do you think what he said is right?"
Mu Shaoyan thought about it and felt that it was hard to say. Parents can indeed bring a lot to their children. Just like him, if it weren't for his father, he definitely wouldn't be so comfortable now, sitting in such an expensive car, holding his cute little nephew.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Ye Qingxi was afraid that he really thought there was truth to what he said, so she quickly said, "I think he's wrong!"
"Oh?" Mu Shaoyan looked at him.
“Then her mother is her mother,” Ye Qingxi said, trying to sound like a child. “Why should you leave your mother? If there were no mother, there would be no baby like you. Different mothers would have different babies. Only with the current parents would there be the current baby. And if you leave, your mother will miss you. Just like when my father goes to work, he misses me. I miss my father too.”
"That's true." Mu Shaoyan nodded. If he were born to someone else, he wouldn't be called Mu Shaoyan, and he might not have the personality he has now.
Seeing that he nodded, Ye Qingxi felt that he had taken it to heart. Even if He Guang used this to provoke him again in the future, he would remember what he said today and would not be easily angered by him.
Having achieved her goal, Ye Qingxi immediately exclaimed "Oh dear!" and steered the conversation back on track. "I've gone off on a tangent. I wasn't talking about TV; I was talking about that annoying classmate. Uncle, you shouldn't pay any attention to He Guang anymore, and don't listen to him. The way he looks at you, he's mean!"
"Okay," Mu Shaoyan said with a smile.
This little guy is even worrying about him; he's so cute.
"You worry about so many things all day long," Mu Shaoyan couldn't help but remark.
From his studies to making friends, he's even more responsible than his own father!
"His father should really see how to be a father," Mu Shaoyan thought with audacity.
After Ye Qingxi reminded him, she finally felt a little relieved.
At least now, Mu Shaoyan knows that He Guang harbors ill intentions towards him. He Guang has been put on his radar, so Mu Shaoyan shouldn't fall for his tricks so easily.
"Then Uncle, you can eat now." Ye Qingxi picked up the insulated food container. "I specially asked Aunt Zhang to make this; it's all your favorite dishes."
Mu Shaoyan: ...
Mu Shaoyan was instantly moved again.
He hugged Ye Qingxi tightly, nuzzling his soft little face against hers. How could his baby be so adorable! So wonderful!
What merit does Mu Shaoyan possess to have such a lovely little nephew?
Thinking of this, Mu Shaoyan hugged his little baby tightly.
Ye Qingxi: ...Let go, let go, you're holding me too tight, Uncle.
After dinner, Mu Shaoyan took Ye Qingxi to buy some snacks before having Li Wei drive them to Duan Yi's house.
Duan Yi lives in an old, somewhat dilapidated neighborhood without an elevator, so you have to climb stairs.
Fortunately, they lived on the third floor, which wasn't a high floor; otherwise, Mu Shaoyan would have carried Ye Qingxi up the stairs.
He knocked on Duan Yi's door.
Duan Yi opened the door and saw two people, one big and one small, standing at their door.
"Hello, brother." Ye Qingxi smiled and greeted him obediently.
"This is the top student in Mu Shaoyan's class. He's really handsome," Ye Qingxi thought. "The top students in novels are all good-looking, after all."
When he looked at Duan Yi, Duan Yi was also looking at him.
When Duan Yi received the photos from Mu Shaoyan last night, he saw the obvious pink and tender filter on the photos and thought that the child in the photos was cute and that Mu Shaoyan had edited them.
—After all, he added filters to the photos.
But now that Duan Yi has seen the real person, he truly feels that Mu Shaoyan's aesthetic sense is hopeless!
What a terrible filter! It reduced the child's cuteness by 30%!
With this kind of aesthetic sense, it's no wonder he sometimes sports a head of red hair.
"Brother, this is a gift for you." Ye Qingxi picked up the pastries she had just bought with Mu Shaoyan. "Thank you for tutoring my uncle."
Duan Yi: ...
Duan Yi was truly surprised that Mu Shaoyan's nephew would be so polite.
He had thought that he would have a similar personality to Mu Shaoyan.
Mu Shaoyan: ? ? ?
Mu Shaoyan looked down at him and said, "Baby, this is what I bought for you to eat."
Ye Qingxi taught him, "Respect your teachers, Uncle. Brother Duan Yi is your teacher. Let him eat this first, and you can buy me more next time."
Mu Shaoyan: ...
Mu Shaoyan glanced at Duan Yi, looking like he was reluctantly agreeing.
"Fine... fine then." He couldn't very well refuse Ye Qingxi in front of Duan Yi.
Duan Yi: ...Don't look at him like that, he doesn't want to eat!
and……
Duan Yi looked at Ye Qingxi again. Was the age difference between the two of them, uncle and niece, really correct?
No matter how you look at it, this kid seems more like the "uncle".
Ye Qingxi reached out her hand to him, "Brother, here."
"No need," Duan Yi smiled at him. "You can eat it."
Ye Qingxi shook her head, "I picked them out especially for you, I picked two of each style."
Mu Shaoyan: I thought their little Xi baby was chosen for herself, but it turns out she was chosen for Duan Yi.
Mu Shaoyan glanced at his classmate again, feeling displeased.
Ye Qingxi never specifically picked one out for him.
Duan Yi: ...I already told you not to look at him like that, he won't eat!
Duan Yi smiled and said, "Brother doesn't eat sweets."
Upon hearing this, Ye Qingxi thought for a moment and realized that he probably didn't like the food, so she withdrew her hand.
"Okay then, I'll bring you something else next time, brother."
“No need,” Duan Yi said gently, “Your uncle has already given me money.”
“That’s right.” Mu Shaoyan quickly added, “I paid his tuition.”
Ye Qingxi said "Oh," and then added, "Thank you, brother. Thank you for being willing to teach my uncle."
"You're welcome."
As Duan Yi spoke, he stepped aside to let the two of them in.
He and his mother had just finished eating. At that moment, Duan's mother was watching TV in the living room. When she saw Mu Shaowu and Ye Qingxi walk in, she quickly stood up and asked with a smile, "Have you two eaten?"
Mu Shaoyan nodded, and Ye Qingxi nodded in agreement.
Mu Shaoyan didn't dye his hair today, nor did he wear any messy skull accessories or tattoos. He was clean and tidy, and anyone would see him as a handsome and dashing young man. In addition, he was accompanied by Ye Qingxi, who looked very well-behaved.
Duan's mother subconsciously felt that he was a meticulous and responsible person, who did not forget to take care of his little nephew while doing his homework.
"I'll go wash some fruit for you," she said.
"No need, Auntie, thank you," Mu Shaoyan said politely.
Ye Qingxi picked up the pastry in her hand again, "Auntie, here you go, sorry to bother you."
"No, no, we won't bother you," Mrs. Duan said repeatedly.
Duan Yi had always been a good student since childhood. In the second semester of junior high school, she divorced her father and began raising Duan Yi alone, which inevitably put some strain on the family's finances.
Duan Yi also started doing part-time jobs within his capabilities. By high school, he spent almost all his spare time working part-time. When she realized that Duan Yi almost never mentioned his friends anymore, she suddenly realized that her son seemed to have devoted all his spare time to making money, which reduced his time at school. At school, he only had time to study and do tests, and he had no time to make friends or maintain his friendships.
Duan's mother felt very guilty about this and had told Duan Yi several times that if he had any close friends, he could invite them to his home.
Duan Yi just gave perfunctory answers.
Until yesterday, he told her that a classmate wanted to come over to his house to do homework with him, and his little nephew might come along too.
Duan's mother was overjoyed all night, and even bought fresh fruit to treat them.
"Auntie doesn't want any, you can eat it yourself. Auntie will go wash some fruit for you."
As she spoke, she walked toward the kitchen.
Ye Qingxi had no choice but to take back the dessert in her hand.
Duan Yi then led them to his bedroom.
Unlike the Mu family, each person has a large bedroom with an attached study and bathroom.
Duan Yi's bedroom is even smaller than Ye Min's "Ye Qingxi's" bedroom.
This small bedroom contains only a rectangular desk, a matching chair, a 1.5-meter bed, a bedside table, and a wardrobe.
Mu Shaoyan was a paid student, so Duan Yi arranged for him to sit in the only matching chair.
He went out and got two chairs that were meant to be used with the dining table, and placed them on either side of the rectangular desk.
“Baby, sit here,” Duan Yi said to Ye Qingxi.
Mu Shaoyan did not tell him Ye Qingxi's name, only that he was his nephew.
Duan Yi was too embarrassed to ask him his name at this moment, so she called him "Baby" along with Mu Shaoyan.
Ye Qingxi looked at the seat he had arranged; it was the seat next to Mu Shaoyan, and also the seat directly opposite the desk.
The other chair is located to the side of the desk, and it is relatively narrow. For someone like Duan Yi, who is taller than Mu Shaoyan, it would definitely feel cramped.
"No need." Ye Qingxi took the initiative to sit in a narrower spot. "I'm small, so this is fine for me."
Duan Yi was somewhat surprised to see him sit down while he was speaking.
He really is very sensible.
Duan Yi rarely encountered children like this. Children are mostly innocent, and because of this innocence, they are more naive and less understanding of human relationships, and they take things for granted.
Eat what you like, and do what you like.
They don't consider others.
They also lack the awareness to consider others.
This is not to say that children are bad, but that this is their nature. If every child is born knowing how to be courteous and considerate, then what is the point of education?
It's rare to see a child as young and sensible as the one in front of you.
"Thank you," Duan Yi said politely.
Ye Qingxi shook her head, "You're welcome."
After washing the fruit, Duan's mother brought it in. Seeing that the three of them were already seated, and fearing that she might disturb their studies, she placed the fruit plate on the bedside table and left.
"You guys eat." After she finished speaking, she left Duan Yi's bedroom and closed the door.
Duan Yi then took out the newly bought test papers from the drawer, ready to do them.
Before doing so, he asked Mu Shaoyan, "Do you have any questions for me?"
Mu Shaoyan certainly has.
He quickly opened his schoolbag and pulled out the test paper he hadn't finished that afternoon. "How do I do this problem?"
Ye Qingxi glanced at the math section and immediately went over to it.
Duan Yi: ? ? ?
Duan Yi looked at him in confusion. Was he... also interested in hearing this?
He didn't say anything, turned his gaze back to the multiple-choice questions that Mu Shaoyan didn't know, and after only one glance, Duan Yi began to explain them to Mu Shaoyan.
Having worked as a tutor, Duan Yi possessed both talent and experience in explaining problems, and quickly finished her explanation in a clear and organized manner.
Mu Shaoyan understood, and Ye Qingxi understood too.
Mu Shaoyan pointed to another question, "How about this one?"
Duan Yi glanced at it once and then began to explain to him.
As Ye Qingxi listened to his meticulous analysis, she thought to herself, "He truly deserves to be called a top student; I never would have thought of that."
As he was thinking this, he happened to see a multiple-choice question that he often made mistakes on in the past. He immediately pointed at it with his index finger and asked, "What about this one?"
Duan Yi: ? ? ?
Mu Shaoyan: ? ? ?
The two of them looked at him at the same time.
Mu Shaoyan was puzzled. Why ask this? Didn't he write down the answer?
"I know the answer, B!"
So there's no need to ask.
Duan Yi: ...You know nothing! Who told you to choose B?!
And is that the point?
Shouldn't the key point be, "Baby, you...can't do it?"
Duan Yi asked incredulously, "You can understand?"
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