Chapter 209: Suggestion to Transfer Schools

Bai's mother stubbornly pulled Zhou Meng to leave, but Zhou Meng simply did not want to go, so an extremely bizarre scene unfolded in the room.

"Grandma, I'm really fine, don't be angry."

Bai's mother, filled with righteous indignation, said: "Good child, rest assured, with Grandma here, I will absolutely not let you suffer any injustice."

Su Ruo rushed over, saw this scene, and couldn't help but frown slightly; if it weren't for Bai Xinya's sake, she would have already kicked these two out.

They wanted to put on a show of deep grandmother-grandchild affection; they could easily do that at home, there's no need to disgust her here.

Zhou Meng also noticed, Su Ruo's gaze growing colder; she realized that continuing to stay here and contend with the grandmother would only increase people's dislike, so she had no choice but to leave together with Bai's mother.

She came this time intending to show off to An'an, hoping to provoke An'an's jealousy, but ended up achieving nothing and losing what she had, resulting in this situation.

After Bai's mother and Zhou Meng left, the world finally quieted down; An'an, afraid Su Ruo would worry, smiled and said: "Mom, don't worry, I'm fine; I won't take to heart people who don't matter."

Su Ruo reached out and rubbed An'an's head; she felt fortunate to have such a well-behaved, sensible daughter.

But An'an's excessive maturity sometimes made her feel heartbroken; clearly still a child, yet she had matured too early.

Su Ruo originally thought that after this incident, Zhou Meng would not come again; after all, An'an had spoken so bluntly, which would be a big blow to a child, so she shouldn't actively seek her out in the short term.

But she still underestimated Zhou Meng's thick skin; that same afternoon, Zhou Meng showed up again carrying big and small bags.

Furthermore, as soon as she entered, she proactively apologized for the morning's incident to An'an, and also gave her the gift she had bought, with a humble attitude that made it hard for An'an not to forgive her.

Moreover, Zhou Meng came alone this time; it's unknown how she convinced Bai's mother to let her return to the Bai Family Old Residence, allowing her to stay here alone with peace of mind.

An'an's gaze lingered on Zhou Meng for a moment, then she said nothing, accepted the gift, and considered it forgiveness.

Zhou Meng breathed a sigh of relief, and afterward behaved very obediently; without Bai's mother watching covetously nearby, she no longer actively sought trouble with An'an or played petty tricks.

Thus, their interactions were fairly harmonious.

Bai Xinya and Zhou Feng's attitudes were somewhat strange; when facing Zhou Meng, they always kept a distance that was neither far nor near, as if treating a stranger.

Su Ruo and Li Zhaodi also merely thought that they behaved this way because they hadn't seen their daughter in a long time, and that things would naturally improve with more time together.

Surprisingly, Bai's mother actually managed to secure a spot in the Beijing University Youth Class.

When Bai's mother slapped the admission notice in front of Su Ruo and Li Zhaodi, her expression was beyond proud.

All those days she spent making phone calls everywhere asking for favors were not in vain; at this moment, Bai's mother felt that everything she had paid out was worth it.

Su Ruo and Li Zhaodi were both slightly shocked; to be able to obtain the admission notice for the Beijing University Youth Class, one had to admit that the Zhou family truly had considerable ability.

Bai's mother, eyebrows raised in triumph, said: "You said my granddaughter couldn't get into the Beijing University Youth Class? Today I'll let you see whether she can or not."

Faced with Bai's mother's provocation, Su Ruo was fine, but Li Zhaodi's face flushed red with anger; if it weren't out of respect for her elder status, Li Zhaodi would have certainly retorted right away.

But Su Ruo and Li Zhaodi found it hard to speak up, whereas An'an had no such scruple; after all, in Bai's mother's eyes she was already an immature child.

"Getting into the junior class isn't much; the key is to stay. Beijing University only issues admission notices to twenty percent of the junior class members each year."

If the grades don't meet the standard, they will still be eliminated.

Upon hearing this, Bai's mother's face changed instantly; she had thought that getting into this so-called junior class guaranteed admission to Beijing University.

She hadn't expected there would still be an evaluation, and with such a low acceptance rate, she didn't know what to do.

If her granddaughter fails to be selected by Beijing University, she simply lacks the ability to obtain another admission notice for her good granddaughter.

Eager to clarify the facts, Bai's mother hurried away, no longer bearing the smile she had when she first arrived.

After these several encounters, Su Ruo and the two others lost all good impressions of Bai's mother, so when she left, not a single person saw her off.

Su Ruo and the others didn't know how the housemaid reacted after learning the truth.

But Zhou Meng got her wish, entering the same class as An'an and Qin Xiao, and on the first day of school, during the in-class quiz, she scored last place.

Su Ruo looked at Zhou Meng's test paper; objectively speaking, Zhou Meng relied solely on her own effort to reach this level in a short time, which is already quite good, but the students in the junior class are all geniuses.

As a result, the sudden appearance of such an extraordinarily ordinary student like Zhou Meng left the teachers utterly puzzled; they stared at her for a long time, seemingly unable to understand how such a student could have gotten into their class.

That day, the teacher carried out a home visit, both openly and implicitly saying that Zhou Meng might still not be able to keep up with their learning pace, and could first transfer to a regular class.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Meng immediately burst into tears, saying she would strive to keep up with the class's progress and would not hold the class back.

After hearing that, the teacher said: "Zhou Meng, I know you work hard, but some things cannot be achieved through effort alone."

Then he also said to Bai Xinya and Zhou Feng: "Transferring to a regular class is actually the best option for Zhou Meng; there she won't face such great academic pressure, and she can make many like-minded friends—you should seriously consider my suggestion."

After saying that, the teacher left.

Bai Xinya and Zhou Feng had originally disagreed; Bai's mother used connections to get Zhou Meng into the junior class.

In this world, some things are helped by effort, some are not helped at all by effort, just like ordinary people versus geniuses.

For circles one cannot fit into, there's no need to make things difficult for oneself.

But for such a major matter as transferring Zhou Meng to another school, they weren't allowed to discuss it with Bai's mother before deciding—especially since Zhou Meng had been crying and disagreeing all along.

Bai Xinya directly handed over the task of calling her mother to communicate, to Zhou Feng; frankly, Zhou Feng also found it quite troublesome.

As it turned out, the mother-in-law was also quite reasonable, but ever since Zhou Meng returned, she seemed completely different; the elderly woman's protectiveness toward her granddaughter had obviously become obsessive.

Sure enough, as soon as Zhou Feng spoke, Bai's mother immediately refused his proposal to transfer Zhou Meng to another school.

Furthermore, she firmly believed that Zhou Meng's poor grades were due to just not having adjusted to school yet, and that given some time, they would improve.