“Yan Chu.”
Xi Xiaoxiao unconsciously pronounced the other party’s name. How could she forget this face?
Flustered, Xi Xiaoxiao squatted down and, by squatting to pick up steamed stuffed buns, sorted her thoughts out of sight of the two elderly.
Since her rebirth, she subconsciously made herself ignore all the news about Yan Chu and the Yan family and tried to forget the past pain. Initially, she thought they would become ordinary two parallel lines, which would never intersect again. She could gradually forget those things and start a new life, but the other party still appeared in her sight with another image.
Xi Xiaoxiao’s first reaction was whether the other party was reborn, but it was impossible. After living together for a few years, she knew the man better than anyone.
He lacked patience and perseverance. He always verbally promised her well every time they quarreled, but he would give up after a few days of persistence. He had no ambition and was greedy for pleasure. These bad habits were formed from childhood and engraved in his bones. It was almost impossible to change.
Xi Xiaoxiao did not believe that such a person could achieve what her grandmother said after being reborn.
Unless, it was not him.
Or the other party had an adventure or opportunity she did not know, which prompted his change.
“Xiaoxiao, why did you pick up a steamed stuffed bun and just squat on the ground?”
Xie Meifeng saw that her granddaughter had not gotten up, so she bent down and asked her granddaughter.
“No, I just squatted too fast, and my feet cramped.”
Xi Xiaoxiao temporarily suppressed the things in her head. She picked up the bun, helped her grandparents serve the freshly cooked congee, then filled several side dishes.
“This is the son of your good sister in the dance group with you. He looks quite young?”
Old Man Xi thought that the handsome boy in the picture looked about the same age as their Xiaoxiao. Unexpectedly, the other’s mother could dance and exercise with his old wife.
“This is her child born in old age. When Sister Hua’s husband had an accident, she found out that she was pregnant with a child. He was ten years younger than the older brother above him. In addition, Sister Hua was younger than me. In this way, her youngest son was just about the same age as our Xiaoxiao.”
Xie Meifeng took a sip of congee, looked at the child in the photo, and liked it more.
“You don’t know. Jinbao23JinbaoYan Chu's nickname, refers to valuables in general; precious; darling; sweetie is a very good boy. When he was still in junior high school, he would accompany his mother to the park to exercise with us, the elderly, on the holiday morning. He consistently ranked in the top three in the exam. After high school, he hasn’t come down from the first position. Sister Hua often tells us what awards and trophy cups his son has won, and that child did not use the prize money to buy food and drink like ordinary people but saved it to buy a gold bracelet for his mother.”
Yan Chu was now the child of another family in the mouth of the parents. Xie Meifeng could talk for hours about Yan Chu after listening to Jin Zhanhua’s boast.
“This kind of filial child’s character will not be bad. I merely don’t know whether the two children are compatible. Otherwise, I would like to help our Xiaoxiao associate with the other.”
The old lady thought the two children were quite suitable. She had met Yan Chu many times, and the child was gentle, reasonable, and polite. She would never get mistreated when she married him, and he looked good. How charming the future great-grandchildren would be.
Xie Meifeng thought beautifully, her granddaughter looked good, and her grades were not poor in her school. Teachers had said that if she performed like usual this time, she might have a chance to sprint to Shuimu University and Yenching University.
Both children were a perfect match in appearance and performance.
The old lady’s heart hid something. She was seventy years old. Now she looked in good health. She did not know how many years she could live. She had to arrange the future of her granddaughter. Otherwise, her marriage would be in the hands of her confused father and cruel stepmother. She did not know if they would let her marry by pointing out a person.
Of course, the old lady did not say these words to anyone, just thought about it in her heart.
After breakfast, Xi Xiaoxiao quickly returned to her room after helping wash the dishes and chopsticks. There were several exercise books on the table. At this time, Xi Xiaoxiao should have started her quiz training as usual, but she could not see these questions because of that matter just now.
After rebirth, Xi Xiaoxiao cherished this hard-won opportunity. She moved out of her home and came to her grandparents’ home. Because she lived at home in her previous life, she had endless work every day and was often beaten and scolded by her stepmother. She did not perform well in the high school entrance examination but entered an ordinary vocational secondary school and became a nurse in a small hospital after graduation.
This time she moved away from the home where she had no place to live, studied hard, performed well in the middle school entrance examination, and entered the best high school in Jing City.
She knew that her talent was not enough, so she put in more effort than others. In addition to taking care of her grandparents, she was together with books. She wanted to enter a good university and find a fine job in the future.
The biggest lesson of rebirth was that nothing in this world could be relied on, but the knowledge, money, and beauty you learned would not betray you.
She did not want to place her happiness on others anymore. She had to strive for hers.
Therefore, Xi Xiaoxiao forced herself to do all kinds of practice questions every day. From the difficulty at the beginning and the pain of not being able to do the questions, she was basically able to do it with ease. She felt that something was missing every day she did not do the questions. Her efforts were beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
She did not aim high or want to get rich because of rebirth, and she chose a road suitable for herself.
But today, Xi Xiaoxiao could not stick to the good living habits she had developed in recent years. It was conceivable that Yan Chu’s existence was an insurmountable hurdle for her.
Xi Xiaoxiao pondered that it was not far from the start of the college entrance examination. She could no longer think about Yan Chu in the past few months. When the college entrance examination was over, she would take the time to observe the changes in the Yan family.
She meditated for a while, gravitated her heart, calmed down her internal energy, and seriously began to do exercises in the workbook.
“Mom’s obedient Jinbao, do your best. If you can’t be the first in the exam, it’s also good to be the second. Let’s not have too much pressure.”
Jin Zhanhua tidied her son’s collar. The teacher said that she should not pressure the child before the exam. Otherwise, it would easily cause a psychological burden.
The parents who also sent their children to participate in the college entrance examination looked sideways. This family was a little arrogant. They could take the first rank in the exam if they wanted to. After listening to that, they disliked the second.
“Mom, I get it. The sun will be high later. You don’t wait for me at the school gate. I can go back by myself.”
Yan Chu once again confirmed that he had brought all his documents and said to the old lady.
“Ah, Mom will go back when you enter the school gate.”
The old lady nodded actively. As for what she thought, no one else knew.
While they were talking, the other parents next to them had watched their children go in and had time to look at the arrogant mother and son for some time. The boy was tall and thin, with handsome facial features. There was absolutely nothing to say about this appearance. He looked familiar, but they did not know where they had seen him.
After Yan Chu left with his bag on his back, Jin Zhanhua was about to find a place to sit when she got stopped by a parent.
“Is your son the one who won the gold medal in the International Mathematical Olympiad?”
Some people recognized Yan Chu. The sales volume of Jing City newspapers in Jing City was still very high. Many families had the habit of subscribing to newspapers, especially some government work units. These newspapers were delivered on time.
“It’s my son.”
As soon as the old lady heard that someone had actually recognized her darling Jinbao, her desire to show off suddenly erupted again.
Some parents who listened to the reminder also remembered the same thing. Some of them just wanted to join in the fun. The crowd that had not dispersed suddenly gathered again, surrounding the old lady to ask about the family’s impression of having a champion son, as well as some experience in educating children.
Being looked at by so many people, the old lady felt like a celebrity, not to mention her beauty.
Yan Chu went to his examination room. The college entrance examination was split up in every school. This time, Yan Chu was assigned to examination room No. 1. After checking his admission ticket, he accidentally found Xi Xiaoxiao sitting in the front row of the examination room.
It was also fate. He had not met her for so many years, but he bumped into her in the examination room on the college entrance examination day.
Xi Xiaoxiao also saw Yan Chu, who looked similar to what she remembered, but Yan Chu in the previous life was not as dazzling as the one in front of her, as if he had his own aura.
More vividly, with the same facial features, Yan Chu of the previous life could only score 6 points, while the one in front of her could score 9 points. He was like a dusty pearl, fully blooming with its own brilliance.
Yan Chu found his position. It seemed the sight he had just swept from Xi Xiaoxiao was just an ordinary action to investigate the examination room. His calm expression made Xi Xiaoxiao realize that the other party did not know her and that the other party should not be reborn.
His position was in the fourth row on Xi Xiaoxiao’s right. He put his stationery on the table, then propped his chin with one hand, turned his head to the direction of the window, and closed his eyes.
The summer sun was shining brightly. The sunlight from the window sprinkled a golden light on his face. A layer of soft and dense was distinctly visible on his face, adding a bit of youth to this angular and handsome face.
“This is the top student from No. 11 Middle School. He is even more handsome than in the picture.”
There were still some whispers in the examination room before the examination began, and the candidates in the examination room had not all arrived.
“Those who are more handsome than him are not as good as his grades. Those who are better than him, bah, I can’t find those who are better than him. Aaaah, such schoolboys won’t give other people a way out.”
Xi Xiaoxiao listened to the comments of those students she did not know and squeezed the pen in her hand.
He was completely different. The Yan Chu of this world had become so dazzling that she could not put the hatred of Yan Chu in the previous life on the Yan Chu of this life.
