So my points are back to zero! Thanks so much!
Is it easy for a family of three to accumulate 10,000 points? Who would be willing to clear it to zero?
As for wishes, they don’t have any extraordinary wishes. They can work hard to achieve the life they want.
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At this time, Yu You was taking An An and Ning Ning to participate in a mathematics competition.
In order to be fair, this mathematics competition was not held in an elementary school, but at the Kyoto University Affiliated High School.
This school is only separated by a wall from the primary school where An An and Ning Ning attend.
Parents sign in at the door with their children, and then the children go in to take the exam while the parents wait outside.
An An and Ning Ning's opponents are all math experts from various schools, and there are more than 50 participants in total.
Most of them have participated in mathematics competitions many times, while An An and Ning Ning are participating for the first time, and their performance is seen as an unknown.
Yu You stood at the school gate, listening to the discussion between two parents next to him.
"I think your Nian Lun will win again. Hey, I used to think my son Junjun was pretty smart. But after meeting your son, I finally understand what a 'genius' is."
Tao Man, the woman next to him, said gently, "Don't praise him. He's just an ordinary kid. He just studies hard."
"Is this an ordinary child? Getting a perfect score on a test is nothing, but getting a perfect score every time is really hard to come by. Your Nian Lun has done it. Either he has a high IQ, or he works incredibly hard."
"Either way is great. If I had a daughter, I'd really like to arrange a marriage for her with you."
Before Tao Man could say anything, another woman beside him whispered.
"So what if he won first place? He's still a child of an unknown father."
Although the sound was not loud, everyone was standing close to each other and could still hear it.
Tao Man said, "Nian Lun doesn't have a father, he just can't contact him."
The woman said, "These are all excuses. Who do you think you can fool? How can you not get in touch with them for no reason?"
Why was it that her child was always crushed by Nian Lun and lost? She just couldn't stand seeing Tao Man enjoying such a glorious life.
The woman's tone became even more sarcastic.
"If this child had a father, he wouldn't have to watch his wife and children struggle to get enough to eat. And Junjun's mother, you're saying it nicely. If you had a daughter, would you really be willing to marry her off to this poor family?"
"I'm sure your Tao Nianlun is fighting tooth and nail for first place. After all, first place gets a 200 yuan bonus."
She gets angry when she talks about this. The bonus was always taken away by Tao Nianlun, and she never even saw a glimpse of it.
Tao Man got pregnant out of wedlock and was fired for her poor work style, spending her days at home playing with matchboxes. How much money can she make? These mother and child deserve to be starving.
But Tao Nianlun had always won competition prizes since he started school, and he could easily cover his tuition and textbook fees.
She just couldn't stand seeing her own children being compared to others, and she admitted that she was jealous!
Yu You then took a closer look at Tao Man. Although his gray clothes were clean and tidy, they had many patches on them.
It’s just that the patch is so well-cut and the stitching is so delicate that it can be overlooked if you don’t look closely.
Dexterous and frugal, this was Yu You's first impression of her.
Tao Man didn't seem to be good at arguing. She simply said, "My son Nian Lun achieved top marks in the exam based on his own abilities and supported his own education. This has always been something to be proud of. I only feel sorry for him, and I never thought his behavior was inappropriate."
"If your child gets first place in the exam, we naturally won't take the bonus."
The woman was irritated by her words. It made her child look so stupid!
Junjun's mother quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "Stop talking, both of you. It's making a fool of yourself and embarrassing your own child. Besides, the exam is fair, there's nothing to argue about."
The woman then stopped.
Soon, the school gate opened and the children came out after taking the exam.
Ningning ran out first: "Mom, I'm the first one to hand in the paper. My brother is slower than me."
An An said calmly, "What's the comparison? You're so impatient. Look at yourself and see if you still look like a girl."
Yu You...Her An An really acts like a brother.
"How did you do on the exam?"
Ningning: "Mom, this question is quite easy. If I don't slack off, I can get a hundred."
An An also nodded and said, "They are all within the types of questions we practice normally."
Yu You was chatting with his daughter and son, preparing to take An An and Ning Ning across the street to go home. Suddenly, he remembered something and turned to look at the school gate.
Tao Nianlun was the last one to come out.
His eyebrows were thick and neat, slightly raised, giving him the impression of a resolute character. His eyes were slightly deep-set, dark and bright, revealing a steadiness and composure that was not typical of his age.
Tao Man asked, "Are the questions difficult? Why are you the last one to come out? Don't worry, Mom and Grandma will soon have enough money for your tuition for next semester."
She had saved up the money by living frugally, but then Grandma Nianlun fell ill and she had to spend some money intermittently before she was able to get it back.
It was a little hard to keep up. But she didn't want her son to worry about these things. This child had shouldered too much since he was a child. It would be a lie if she didn't feel sorry for him.
She had to figure out who she could borrow some money from.
Tao Nianlun replied, "Mom, it's not difficult, don't worry. I just checked it twice more so that the accuracy rate would be higher."
Tao Man nodded, smiled, and led the child away.
Ningning's delicate eyebrows knitted together: "Mom, is that classmate so difficult?"
An An said, "What do you think? There are also students in our class who can't pay tuition and textbook fees this semester."
Ningning's originally bright little face wrinkled into a ball.
Yu You held a child in each hand and said, "When you are poor, you should take care of yourself; when you are rich, you should help the world. So, you should study hard so that you can do your best to help others."
It seems that she needs to discuss this with her parents.
One is the issue of exempting tuition and textbook fees for compulsory education; another is the establishment of student aid funds and scholarships; and the other is the charitable foundation that the family had decided to establish before.
It seems that they need to be better at making money.
Ning Ning beside him suddenly said, "Mom, if I win the bonus this time, can I give it to Tao Nianlun?"
Yu You nodded and said, "If you are really number one, of course you can. You can make the decision on your own little treasury."
An An put her hands behind her back and said worriedly, "Given how careless she is, I won't be the one to pay for it in the end, will I?"
Ningning said with a playful smile: "Brother, I think the most handsome thing about you is that you love your sister. Really, Xixi and I are so happy to have you as our brother."
Qin Jingan, who couldn't resist his sister's flattery...
It’s over. Why do I feel like my small treasury is no longer safe?
Yu You took the children back home.
Later, she planned to contact the organizers to check Tao Nianlun's ranking. If he was in the top few, she would invest some of the prize money in the organizers to give him a few more children.
After all, children like Tao Nianlun are still worth helping.
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