Chapter 208: Little Green Tea

Su Ruo had endured for a long time; at this moment she could no longer hold back and said coldly, 'An'an is attending Jingda's Youth Class!'

Only children with exceptionally outstanding grades and exceptionally high talent can get in; otherwise, it's impossible to enter.

You want to let Zhou Meng, who has no foundation, attend this school—I'm afraid that's a bit difficult.

Bai's mother said bluntly, 'What school? You can get in, but our Xiaomeng cannot. I tell you, I will definitely have our Xiaomeng get into that whatever Junior Class.'

After saying that, Bai's mother regretted it, for although she didn't know what that Junior Class was, she knew Jingda, and the students who could get in there were surely one-in-a-million dragons and phoenixes among people.

But she also didn't want her granddaughter to feel hurt or disappointed; in her heart, her granddaughter was the best, nobody could compare, and since her granddaughter had endured so much hardship, she now didn't want her to suffer any bit of hardship.

Bai Xinya and Zhou Feng beside her couldn't help but frown slightly; they could understand the old lady doting on Zhou Meng, but her current behavior clearly had gone beyond the bounds of doting.

After calming down, Bai's mother felt she wasn't wrong; she thought that even a country girl like An'an could get into the Youth Class, so why couldn't her obedient granddaughter?

Thinking this, Bai's mother's confidence instantly grew a bit.

Upon hearing Bai's mother's words, Zhou Meng immediately flung herself into Bai's mother's arms and said, 'Really? I'm so happy, Grandma! Rest assured, once I get into the Youth Class, I will study hard and definitely not embarrass you.'

Hearing this, Bai's mother felt no hesitation left at all.

Her obedient granddaughter is so smart, clever, and well-behaved; getting into that whatever Youth Class is absolutely no problem.

Zhou Feng and Bai Xinya exchanged a glance, neither speaking; let the old lady jump into the pit she herself dug!

Anyway, looking at her attitude, no matter how we try to persuade her now, she won't listen.

After Zhou Meng finished acting coquettish with Bai's mother, she looked pleadingly at An'an and said, 'But my foundation is a bit weak; could you, An'an sister, please tutor me later? Rest assured, I will study hard and definitely not take up too much of your time.'

When Zhou Meng spoke, her attitude was humble and pitiful, as if An'an's refusal would be an unforgivable crime.

Bai's mother also looked at An'an arrogantly, thinking that since her family had taken care of this girl for so long, now finally giving her a chance to perform, she couldn't believe the girl would dare to refuse.

An'an lifted her gaze at Zhou Meng and said, 'Are you sure you want a child under ten to tutor you? Instead of wasting this time, you'd better hire a better tutor; anyway, given your circumstances, you're not unable to afford one.'

Now even Bai's mother didn't know what to say; although An'an had always appeared very mature and reserved, she is still young after all, and asking her to tutor the granddaughter is indeed somewhat asking too much.

Zhou Meng's face turned pale then flushed, and after a while she muttered sheepishly, 'It was my oversight; sister, please don't be angry.'

Noticing her granddaughter's embarrassment, Bai's mother immediately said, 'Xiaomeng, don't be afraid; Grandma will definitely find the best teacher to tutor you, and getting into the Junior Class will be absolutely no problem.'

'Okay, thank you, Grandma.' Zhou Meng said with a sweet smile, though her successive setbacks made the smile somewhat forced.

After finally finishing the meal and seeing everyone off, Li Zhaodi said to Su Ruo, 'This girl looks like she's not easy to get along with; from now on we should avoid contact with them.'

Su Ruo couldn't agree more, but given her ties to Bai Xinya and Zhou Feng, breaking off probably wouldn't be easy.

An'an also noticed their worry and said, 'Mom, I'll protect myself well and won't be bullied; you don't need to worry.'

Qin Xiao also said, 'I will definitely protect my sister.'

Su Ruo relievedly rubbed their heads; she wasn't worried that An'an would be bullied, because given An'an's martial prowess, as long as she didn't want to, not even ten grown men could get near her.

Su Ruo merely wondered whether Zhou Meng's appearance so coincidentally might be another plot, but Bai's mother probably wouldn't mistake the person, and that child bears a seven- or eight-tenths resemblance to Bai Xinya.

For now Su Ruo couldn't reach a conclusion; she could only observe further later.

As facts proved, some people cannot be avoided; the next morning early, Zhou Meng came again.

As soon as she arrived, she cheerfully told An'an, 'Grandma said she'd take me to buy clothes, but I'm a bit lonely alone; sister, come with me!'

An'an already disliked shopping for clothes, let alone going with Zhou Meng, who obviously bore her ill will.

So she refused without even thinking: 'I still have to study today, I have no time; if you feel lonely, you can have your foster parents accompany you.'

But who would have thought that upon hearing this, Zhou Meng immediately reddened her eyes and said, 'Sister, do you dislike me? I really didn't come back this time to steal your dad and mom; please don't dislike me, okay?'

Seeing Zhou Meng like this, An'an furrowed her brows even tighter: 'I want to do my own things; not accompanying you to buy clothes means I dislike you?'

Following your logic, do I have to constantly wrong myself, put you first in everything, and flatter and please you just to be acceptable?

An'an truly disliked Zhou Meng's roundabout, feigned fragility.

Originally she had wanted to tolerate it for the sake of Zhou Feng's and Bai Xinya's face, but she realized some people are like that: the nicer you are to them, the more they push forward, so An'an simply decided not to endure it any longer.

Zhou Meng's tears streamed down her cheeks as she sobbed, 'I didn't mean it that way, An'an sister, you misunderstood me; I really just want to get along with you, since I just came back and have no friends, please don't be angry, okay?'

At this moment Bai's mother walked in, saw her granddaughter actually crying, while An'an stood there with a cold face, and immediately shielded Zhou Meng behind her, angrily demanding, 'Why are you bullying Xiaomeng!'

Seeing Bai's mother's attitude, An'an couldn't be bothered to explain and said directly, 'If refusing to go shopping with her counts as bullying, then so be it!'

Besides, I'm stubborn; if you don't want her to be bullied by me again, you'd better not let her appear before me.

Bai's mother's face instantly turned livid with anger: 'What do you mean? Do you think our Xiaomeng wants to be friends with you, or to fawn over you?'

An'an had interacted with Bai's mother a few times before, and because of Bai Xinya's connection, Bai's mother had always been kind to her, but at this moment An'an's fondness for Bai's mother plummeted to freezing point.

'I don't need her to fawn over me, nor do I need friends; I just feel that since being together makes everyone unhappy, we might as well not interact—it's better for everyone.'

Bai's mother, her face livid with anger, pointed at An'an and said, 'Fine, you're really something; since we're not welcome here, Xiaomeng, we're leaving.'

Upon hearing this, Zhou Meng panicked instantly; she had only wanted to make An'an uncomfortable, never expecting to break ties completely, otherwise she wouldn't know how to handle what comes next.