Chapter 91: Thank you, Mom

Another monthly exam is approaching.

The weekend ended, as usual, results come out on Wednesday.

Regarding Shu Shu achieving first place in the grade, the Class 12 students went from initial shock and surprise to now being calmly accustomed to it.

Class teacher Lao Liu stood at the podium with the score sheet and said, "In this monthly exam, Shu Shu's total score ranks first in the grade."

Everyone listened with expressions of 'not surprised anymore,' but Lao Liu gave a mysterious smile and continued, "However, our class also has another student who tied for first place in this month's exam with Shu Shu."

As his words fell, an uproar broke out.

A male student sitting next to Bo Luo Zai, upon hearing this, immediately grabbed Bo Luo Zai's clothes and shook him back and forth, asking, "Dude! Did you copy our little aunt's test paper again? Is it all copied this time?!"

"\"...... Has your brain been eaten by crabs! \" Bo Luo Zai looked speechless, angrily swatted the person's hand away: 'Exam halls are assigned based on previous exam scores; do you think I could be placed in the same hall as our little aunt?!'"

"\"If not you, then who is it? \""

Then Lao Liu announced: "It's our class's, Pei Muyin—"

Everyone turned their heads to look back.

"\"Pei Muyin? But I clearly heard that last month's monthly exam she scored zero overall, which is why she transferred from Class 1 to our Class 12... \""

"\"So, she intentionally scored zero? \""

"\"Damn, geniuses are just willful hahaha! \""

"\"Proof shows you can pretend to be a vegetable, but you can't actually be a vegetable! \""

Upon hearing her ranking, Pei Muyin showed little surprise, as if it were expected; after all, she had always held this rank, and she was happier to see her name placed alongside Shu Shu's.

Thinking this, the girl's eyes sparkled as she looked at Shu Shu.

Shu Shu pinched the girl's soft hand: 'Muyin is awesome~'

Lao Liu's face was about to split from smiling—two top scorers came from his class; wow, has he really been blessed by some benefactor this year!

In the past, when holding grade-level meetings, he always felt the most insignificant; anyway, those things like key points and assignments basically revolved around the top students, having nothing to do with him.

But now it's different—he straightened his back, and there's another happy matter: Lao Liu cleared his throat and said, 'Our little demon king, ah, Shu Lingchen, made especially great progress this monthly exam; all subjects passed! And he even scored eighty in physics!'

"\"Wow—\""

Everyone looked again at Shu Lingchen, astonished; for someone who usually scored single digits, to actually pass all subjects this time is truly valuable.

Lao Liu led the applause for Shu Lingchen, urging everyone to learn from him.

Learn from him……

He had heard those words too many times at Monday morning exercises, but never before had the subject of that sentence been him.

Regarding his monthly exam progress, Shu Lingchen was aware of it; after all, he had been studying well this period, making up for past gaps, seriously learning current material, reviewing after finishing, and he no longer looked at problems as if they were heavenly scripture, having also figured out some tricks.

Actually, around elementary school, he vaguely remembered being interested in learning, and whenever that happened, Chumu would come over, take away his books, saying not to always do homework, letting him play a bit, or simply turning on the TV to switch to cartoons for him.

Without restraint, coupled with intentional indulgence, gradually his attention to learning was drawn away by play.

Only now did Shu Lingchen come to his senses; Chumu just wanted to raise him into a good-for-nothing. If his mother hadn't returned, he would likely continue this muddleheaded path from a schoolyard troublemaker to a societal idler.

With a bit of luck, he'd idle away his life; a slight misstep, and the consequences are easy to imagine.

Thinking this, Shu Lingchen couldn't help but look at Shu Shu; due to the occasion, he could only sincerely say in his heart:

"\"Thank you, Mom, for pulling me back from the edge of life. \""

Blood relations are naturally tacit; without words, Shu Shu understood her son's look, she playfully blinked and gave him a thumbs-up, shaking it.

Pei Muyin beside them came over, the girl naturally leaning on Shu Shu's arm, also using her gaze to tell Shu Lingchen she thought he was impressive.

For some reason, Shu Lingchen's eye sockets suddenly felt hot.

He suppressed that feeling downward, then lifted his chin slightly toward his mother and sister, displaying the uninhibitedness unique to youth.

…

This class almost ended in a 'joyful and prosperous' atmosphere.

After class.

Class teacher Lao Liu specifically sought out Shu Shu and Pei Muyin.

He said the district-level new round of primary-middle-high competitions was about to start, and he wanted to submit Shu Shu and Pei Muyin's names to participate in the physics and mathematics subjects.

Once registered, before the competition officially begins, both of them need to stay after school each evening to do unified competition practice, with dismissal time pushed back to ten o'clock at night.

Shu Shu and Pei Muyin exchanged a glance.

They said nothing, yet it felt as if they had said everything.

——They both stay at school, leaving Shu Lingchen alone at home.

No need to ask; one can tell that if he knew this, the boy would immediately erupt on the spot, protesting his grievance!

They had only been to Gang Cheng for less than two days when they returned, and he caught them, nagging for nearly a week, saying they isolated him and demanding they promise to always bring him along wherever they go.

Otherwise, he would turn dark.

They could only refuse the competition.

But the two faced Lao Liu's earnest gaze.

In the past, sending class students to competitions was something top-class teachers should consider; Lao Liu, like a bride in her first sedan chair, was especially eager.

"\"... \""

This is getting a bit difficult.

Suddenly, Shu Shu had an idea: she said she could participate, but could she bring Shu Lingchen along?

Lao Liu had also heard that Shu Shu is Shu Lingchen's distant little aunt.

"\"If Shu Lingchen doesn't join the competition, he'll just stay quietly at the side doing problems; his recent studies have been under my supervision. \" Shu Shu feigned difficulty: 'If I'm not home, he'll surely lose control and run around playing again, and then his grades will drop—how would I explain that?'"

"\"In short, Teacher Liu, if you can accommodate him, I'll participate; if not, I won't. \" This wasn't a threat but a proposed solution: if they accept, she accepts; if they don't, she doesn't.

Pei Muyin beside them quickly raised her hand weakly: '……If sister participates, then I will participate.'

Mainly, Shu Lingchen's progress is obvious to all teachers; upon hearing Shu Shu's suggestion, Lao Liu thought it reasonable and said, 'Okay, then I'll go consult the responsible teacher.'