Chapter 449

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Niu Chunsheng and Lin Xiaofang both froze when they heard Niu Linxin suddenly ask such a question.

For a moment they didn't know how to answer.

Last night the couple had still been discussing having a second child.

At the time they felt Niu Linxin would object, but they didn't expect it to actually be the case.

"Linxin, don't think about those wild thoughts; study hard — your only goal right now is to test into high school."

After a while, Niu Chunsheng spoke like this.

"Right, you study properly — that's the most important thing."

Lin Xiaofang chimed in.

Seeing her parents not answer her question directly, Niu Linxin couldn't help but pout her little mouth and knit her brows.

She felt very wronged inside, and her temper flared up at once.

"So you don't love me as a person at all, do you? You love a daughter who studies well and is obedient and well-behaved; if I study badly and can't test into high school, you'll abandon me and have a second child to raise a new one — is that what you mean?"

Niu Linxin pressed her questioning aggressively.

"Don't think wild thoughts; we don't have that meaning."

Niu Chunsheng said truthfully.

"Then what exactly do you mean? Can't you just answer my question directly? Is a verbal guarantee really that hard!"

Niu Linxin shouted angrily.

She had been spoiled by her parents since childhood.

That's why she's so fearless.

She admits she's selfish; deep down she doesn't want anyone to share the love she can enjoy — not even a younger brother or sister.

"Okay okay, we guarantee you we won't have a second child — is that good enough now?"

Lin Xiaofang softened at once, hurriedly comforting Niu Linxin.

"You just spoil her; she's started yelling at her parents, and if you keep spoiling her like this, I'd say she's more than half ruined!" Niu Chunsheng couldn't help accusing Lin Xiaofang.

He's busy with business year-round; Niu Linxin was raised single-handedly by Lin Xiaofang, and spoiled single-handedly by Lin Xiaofang.

"However you put it, she's still our daughter." Lin Xiaofang sighed, then told Niu Chunsheng: "Don't say more; you hurry off to work."

Niu Chunsheng packed his things, stood up to go to work, and as he was leaving, he really couldn't hold back and still said one sentence:

"If you don't study properly, then anything's possible!"

Having said this, Niu Chunsheng stormed out the door in a huff.

He was also depressed inside.

Originally such an obedient, adorable little padded jacket — how come now that she's reached puberty, she's become this rebellious?

She actually dares to shout at her parents — truly the sky's been turned upside down.

The more Niu Chunsheng thought, the more uncomfortable he felt.

Niu Linxin inside the room heard Niu Chunsheng's last sentence as he left, and was very sad, couldn't help bursting into tears.

Lin Xiaofang hurriedly comforted her, but to no avail.

Niu Linxin stood up coldly, returned to her room, slammed the door shut, and then ignored Lin Xiaofang.

Right at this moment, Wang Xiaoqian arrived.

"Aunt Xiaofang, where's Linxin?"

Seeing Wang Xiaoqian come over, Lin Xiaofang acted as if she'd seen a lifesaving straw; she also didn't know how to comfort Niu Linxin, so she said to Wang Xiaoqian:

"Linxin's angry in her room; you go in and help me comfort her."

"What's this about?"

Wang Xiaoqian was stunned.

Lin Xiaofang smiled bitterly:

"She suddenly demanded we guarantee not to have a second child; our answer didn't satisfy her, so she lost her temper."

Wang Xiaoqian didn't know whether to cry or laugh:

"An extra younger brother or sister — isn't that great? The house would be more lively too."

Lin Xiaofang chuckled:

"You hurry and go comfort her for me; she won't listen to us."

Wang Xiaoqian came to the door and knocked.

"Linxin, it's Xiaoqian."

Niu Linxin's voice immediately came from inside the room:

"Don't mind me; I don't want to study today — you go study with Wang Xiaohua yourself."

Wang Xiaoqian hurriedly said:

"I have something to tell you."

But Niu Linxin said:

"I don't want to listen!"

Niu Linxin wouldn't open the door, so Wang Xiaoqian had no way either.

After a while longer, Wang Xiaohua arrived.

"Where's Lin Xin?"

Not seeing Niu Linxin, Wang Xiaohua was also puzzled.

"She's hiding in the room, angry." Lin Xiaofang sighed.

"What happened?"

Wang Xiaohua asked.

Lin Xiaofang shot Wang Xiaohua a reproachful look:

"It's all your fault. Why did you threaten her with the second child thing?"

Wang Xiaohua smiled wryly:

"I just wanted to give her more motivation to study."

But Lin Xiaofang said:

"Just do your teaching job well. Don't spout nonsense again. Not everyone climbs upward when whipped. Don't think that because you're like that, everyone in the world is like that."

Hearing this, Wang Xiaohua couldn't help but be stunned.

Yet he couldn't refute it.

He had to admit, what Lin Xiaofang said was right.

Before, it had been his wishful thinking.

Little did he know that in this world, some people climb desperately when whipped, while others, when whipped, turn around without hesitation and jump downstairs.

"Aunt Xiaofang, I'm sorry, I was wrong."

Wang Xiaohua immediately apologized sincerely to Lin Xiaofang.

Additionally, he silently admonished himself.

From now on, he only needed to do his own job well, and absolutely must not interfere in others' karma.

Bottom line: whether Niu Linxin studies or not won't have any influence on him at all.

Why did he have to run his mouth last night and say those things to her?

"Forget it, forget it. I don't blame you either. I know you meant well. You and Xiaoqian go study in the study." Lin Xiaofang sighed.

"What about Lin Xin?" Wang Xiaohua asked.

"Let her be. Wait until her anger dissipates, then have her study."

Lin Xiaofang said so.

Wang Xiaohua wanted to say that this would completely disrupt the originally arranged study plan, which wasn't conducive to letting her develop good study habits.

But the words reached his mouth and he swallowed them back.

Don't interfere in others' karma...

This thought floated up in his mind, timely stopping him from running his mouth.

In the end he nodded and said:

"Alright then. Xiaoqian and I will go to the study."

Wang Xiaohua and Wang Xiaoqian arrived at the study.

Wang Xiaoqian couldn't help but complain:

"Lin Xin's temper... really leaves one speechless. Only her parents indulge her. Once she enters society, let's see who still indulges her."

Wang Xiaohua gave a dry laugh:

"That's their business. You say less. Hurry up and study. Today we'll learn various trigonometric function problem types."

But Wang Xiaoqian still couldn't help continuing:

"I just think she's a bit unreasonable. Really can't understand why she'd get this angry over such a small matter. She's over ten years old, yet acts like a three-year-old."

Wang Xiaohua immediately glared at Wang Xiaoqian:

"Stop talking. Study."

Only then did Wang Xiaoqian stop talking.

Then she studied intently.

Under Wang Xiaohua's tutoring, Wang Xiaoqian finally understood the trigonometric functions she had only half-grasped before. In one morning, she mastered the solution methods for several problem types.

Junior High School math actually isn't that difficult. As long as you grasp the solution methods, it's very easy to apply them.

Unlike High School math. Grasping solution methods isn't enough; you also need divergent thinking, and you need to know how to apply them flexibly.