Chapter 1314: The Whole Family Mobilizes

"No, it's too good, we won't go," said Wang Yinghao.

Sheng Jiang explained on behalf of his wife: "What your grandmother means is, she's afraid you'll be mocked by your classmates. A good mindset is very important during exams. If you two have psychological burdens and don't perform well, we'll feel guilty for the rest of our lives."

"That won't happen, Grandma and Grandpa. My older brother and I both feel that you two must come; it would be best if the whole family came."

"Let others say whatever they want. We don't care. As long as our family is harmonious and happy, that's more important than anything else."

……

One week later.

The high school entrance exam.

The exam site was on high alert. Early on, duty personnel had already set up warning lines and placed signs near the exam site.

The signs reminded passing vehicles not to honk, so as not to affect the students taking the exam.

Students were required to enter the exam site one hour before the test. An hour and a half before the start, students began to arrive one after another.

Of course, some were accompanied by their parents.

Not too many.

Most were still sneaking around, hiding and concealing themselves, afraid of being discovered by other classmates and laughed at.

Sheng Zichen and Sheng Litian arrived.

Good heavens.

A massive, imposing group of people.

Grandparents, parents, sister, and brother-in-law.

The two younger brothers couldn't come because of school, otherwise they would have been here too!

"Sheng Zichen, why did your whole family come?" a classmate asked, covering their mouth and giggling.

"That's right, having family standing outside makes me feel at ease."

The classmate wanted to say "mama's boy."

But then they looked at Sheng Litian's sturdy fists and decided against it; there was strength in their numbers.

As the students prepared to enter the exam site, the grandparents acted trendy, making peace signs to cheer their grandsons on!

After the children had all entered the exam site, the number of people outside miraculously only increased, not decreased.

The extra people were all parents of the students.

They wanted to accompany their children for the exam, but the children didn't agree, and they were afraid of affecting their children's moods, yet they couldn't rest easy if they didn't come.

So they came quietly, hiding like secret agents, and only appeared once the children had entered the exam site.

Among them were Jian Yixin and her husband.

"Aha, your whole family came? That's too grand." Jian Yixin's eyes were full of envy.

"Moli wouldn't let me come, but his father and I were worried, so we could only follow secretly. Look at how good your children are? They even let you accompany them."

Before Shi Youxuan could speak, Sheng Jiang said triumphantly: "That's right, our children are very sensible and especially obedient. They listen to whatever their grandfather says. At first, they also said they didn't want us to accompany them, but I said no!"

"How can it be okay for parents not to come for such an important matter? Even if others don't come, their grandmother and I must be here..."

Jian Yixin smiled and said nothing.

When this old man was young, he hardly said a word.

Now that he's old, not only does he talk a lot, but he's also become fond of bragging!

The reason the children were willing to let their parents accompany them was all thanks to Shi Youxuan.

Now, in his mouth, it had become his own excellent parenting.

"Stop talking."

His wife blushed, and since she couldn't expose him in front of others, she whispered a reminder.

Sheng Jiang was in the middle of a good brag; how could he end it so easily?

He ignored her and became even more spirited as he spoke: "Yixin, it's not that I'm using my seniority to lecture you, but your method of educating children really isn't good. You should learn from me. Sending children to take an exam is an upright and honorable thing. Look at you all, acting like thieves. There's no need for that."

"You've spoiled the child since he was small; Moli has been ruined by you. If this continues, he'll be wasted..."

"Dad, why don't you go sit in the car with Mom? It's sunny outside." Shi Youxuan interrupted his endless stream of words without leaving a trace.

"It's not sunny, I haven't finished yet..."

"My mom feels it's sunny."

"Right, I'm hot!"

With great difficulty, they finally managed to coax the father-in-law back into the car to sit down.

"I'm sorry, Yixin. My father-in-law doesn't say pleasant things; please don't mind him," Shi Youxuan apologized.

Jian Yixin's expression had been a bit unpleasant just now, but she quickly returned to normal: "It's fine. They were just a few harsh words; I won't mind."

"Back then, when my mother was going through menopause, she caused you plenty of trouble, so let's just call it a fair exchange, hahahaha..."

Before she finished speaking, she laughed first. This way of having a "fair exchange" was truly unique.

……

Before the first exam was even over, the mother-in-law asked to go home.

She wanted to go home and personally wrap dumplings for her two grandsons—"top scholar dumplings"—to have a good omen.

Sheng Hanyu had been chatting with Ze Rong, and upon hearing his mother wanted to go back to wrap dumplings, he frowned: "You just got here and you want to go back? Why are you tossing back and forth? Don't go back, just have the cook wrap the same ones!"

Wang Yinghao was displeased: "No, it's not the same!"

"This is me, I wrapped them, it's not the same as the cook."

Shi Youxuan hurriedly stepped in to smooth things over: "Mom is right. How can dumplings wrapped by Grandma personally be the same as those wrapped by the cook? Mom, do you want me to go back with you?"

"No, you, stay, he will accompany me!" Wang Yinghao pointed at her husband.

"Alright, alright, I'll accompany you."

Sheng Jiang was very obedient.

The old couple went home to make dumplings; the children finished their first exam, came out, and didn't see their grandparents, so they looked around.

"Mom, where did Grandma go?"

Shi Youxuan said, "She went home to make dumplings for you all."

Zichen complained, "You really are something, Mom. Grandma isn't in good health, why did you let her go back to make dumplings? We could have just eaten something outside."

"You brat, is that how you talk to your mother?" A rap on the head landed on Zichen.

Sheng Hanyu corrected him, "It was your grandmother who insisted on going back; how did it become your mother's fault in your mouth?"

"You hit my head? If I don't do well on the exam, it's all your fault..."

Shi Youxuan invited Yixin's family to go back and eat dumplings together, but Yixin refused: "Forget it. If we eat a meal of dumplings at your house, how much nagging will we have to listen to? You can enjoy that treatment yourselves; I've booked a hotel nearby."

The Sheng Family was very close to the exam site, but Jian Yixin's home was far away.

Seeing that she had already made arrangements, Shi Youxuan didn't try to persuade her further.

Yixin was right; if they went to the house, the father-in-law would say many unpleasant things.

If it were any other time, listening to a couple of words would be fine, but today was different; today was the first day of the exam, and it would not be worth the loss if Moli's exam mindset were affected by unpleasant words.

After arriving home.

The piping hot dumplings were just coming out of the pot; the timing was arranged perfectly.

The two children wolfed down their food, saying it was delicious as they ate!

After the meal, they rested at home for an hour, then set off for the exam site.

During the two days of the high school entrance exam, the Sheng Family accompanied them the whole time.

After finishing the exam, the first thing Sheng Zichen said upon walking out of the exam site was: "Mom, I want to go live in the countryside for a few days, is that okay?"

His master, who was also his Xi Fu, was in the countryside.

A while ago, while preparing for the high school entrance exam, his mother wouldn't let him go, but now that it was finally over, there shouldn't be any reason to refuse, right?

"No, what do you mean 'go'? You are not allowed to go."

Zichen was rejected once again.

"Why am I not allowed to go?"

Zichen grew anxious: "Before the exam, you said I couldn't go because it would affect my studies, and I agreed. Now that the exam is over, you still won't let me go; this is unreasonable. No, I must go."