Wife, please behave yourself.

Chapter 131 A Battle of All Effort

"So your uncle just took her home like that?"

School canteen.

Shen Ruzhi said with surprise after hearing Liu Songyan's description.

Seeing the boy across from her nod, she could no longer hide her smile.

"So Aunt An is staying at your house?"

"Correct."

"You're sharing a room with Wanqiu again?"

"Yes."

"Uncle must like her, or she must like uncle."

"..."

The food in the school cafeteria was already rather bland, and after hearing Shen Ruzhi's barrage of questions, Liu Songyan lost all appetite.

During the school's lunch break, knowing that his father was not in the store, Liu Songyan and his two companions did not plan to go out for a meal.

I might as well just eat at school and have plenty of time to clear my head.

Looking at Shen Ruzhi, who was inexplicably happy, Liu Songyan silently put the pork chop that Chi Jinhe had picked up for him back.

He glanced at the other person's suddenly aggrieved expression, hesitated for a moment, and then whispered.

"You have a big appetite, so you can eat more. You don't need to give me the meat."

Hearing Liu Songyan say this, Chi Jinhe's expression improved slightly.

Taking a bite of the pork chop on the plate, her chubby little face puffed up like a little hamster storing food for winter.

Liu Songyan kept his mouth shut.

A smile involuntarily crept onto his lips, and noticing the food sauce on her lips, he thoughtfully pulled out a small pack of tissues from his pocket.

Hand it to her and let her wipe it herself.

When this scene came into the view of Shen Ruzhi sitting opposite her, her smile immediately disappeared.

Liu Songyan's gentleness seems to be reserved only for Chi Jinhe.

The other person never offered her a tissue to wipe her mouth, and it was rare for them to even speak to her politely.

If it weren't for Liu Songyan's recent enthusiasm for pairing up each other's parents, they probably wouldn't even be willing to communicate with him.

This differential treatment deeply hurt Shen Ruzhi.

If Chi Jinhe were to flaunt this to her, she could deceive herself and transfer her resentment onto her. However, at school, Chi Jinhe treated her with the same gentleness.

He always has that silly smile, but that look isn't annoying at all.

In the two weeks since they started studying in the same class at the beginning of the semester, Shen Ruzhi and Chi Jinhe have become friends.

As their conversations deepened, Shen Ruzhi realized just how well-behaved and sensible Chi Jinhe was.

Compared to her previous hostile attitude towards Liu Songyan.

Chi Jinhe silently followed behind the other party from beginning to end, and no matter how much Liu Songyan pretended to be arrogant, he never questioned him.

Here are some tissues for you.

Two tissues from the small pack were given to Chi Jinhe.

Perhaps sensing Shen Ruzhi's gaze, Liu Songyan ultimately gave her two cards as well.

Seeing that Shen Ruzhi, who hadn't seemed happy just moments before, suddenly smiled again after taking the tissue she was offered, as if she had recovered from her illness.

While inwardly lamenting the other person's madness, one still maintains a composed demeanor on the surface.

Chi Jinhe felt a little choked up from her food and prepared to go to the cafeteria to get a few bowls of the free soup.

After she left, Shen Ruzhi folded one of the tissues in half and wiped her mouth.

Then he turned his gaze to Liu Songyan, and after a moment he asked again.

"Is Aunt An planning to stay at your house?"

"I am not sure as well."

"So, are you still planning to take your dad and mom to the movies this weekend?"

"Look."

A brief answer came from Liu Songyan, his gaze firm and unwavering despite the events of the previous night.

The tentative answer received such affirmation, and Shen Ruzhi, after her initial surprise, hurriedly asked again.

Do you dislike Aunt An?

"it's OK."

"Then why don't you think about letting her be with her uncle?"

Shen Ruzhi's question reached the boy's ears, causing him to fall silent as he was about to answer.

Liu Songyan didn't have a deep impression of An Zhaoran, but he was more impressed by Wen Yunwei.

Whether it was setting up a stall in the square or frequently going to the film set with my father during the summer vacation.

In Liu Songyan's view as a son, what a father needs is a gentle, sensible, and more considerate partner.

Although Ahn So-ran is very beautiful and looks very young.

However, when Liu Songyan first observed her face-to-face, he saw that she had no regard for her image after getting drunk and had used a chokehold attack on Liu Changcun.

First impressions are really important.

Wen Yunwei made a very good first impression on Liu Songyan. Although she didn't have much money, she chose to set up a stall in the square for the sake of her child's livelihood.

Now he has even joined a jewelry company, and Shen Ruzhi said that his salary last month was a full five figures.

Upon receiving his first paycheck, he couldn't wait to thank Liu Changcun, who had helped him.

Not only did she invite them to dinner, but she also took care of her father and sister's feelings even after he had to leave unexpectedly.

Aside from his poor cooking skills, Liu Songyan is flawless.

She's good-looking, has a great personality, and is very good at making money.

As for An Zhaoran...

She is prone to drunken outbursts and often argues with her father. Although she is prettier than Wen Yunwei and has excellent cooking skills, Liu Songyan believes that beauty cannot fill an empty stomach.

After weighing all the factors, he still preferred Wen Yunwei.

It was the biological mother's terrible personality that turned what should have been a happy and fulfilling family into a mess.

In Liu Songyan's current view, Wen Yunwei is clearly the best candidate.

"In short, I just prefer your mom."

"You keep calling me 'your mom, your mom,' and I always feel like you're about to yell at me..."

"Without the added words, it's not considered an insult; it's just a normal form of address."

"That's true... Thank you."

Muttering to herself, Shen Ruzhi thanked Chi Jinhe, who had returned with the soup, picked it up, took a sip, and drank the seaweed and egg drop soup with only a few specks of seaweed floating on the surface.

He put down the soup bowl and continued speaking.

"I think it's better for children not to interfere in adult matters."

"Heh, now you're saying things like that again. Are you determined to go against me?"

With a cold laugh, Liu Songyan gave Shen Ruzhi a disapproving look. "You were shouting about it every day during summer vacation, and now you're trying to persuade me? Too late."

"I was just saying it casually back then..."

"Vice class monitor, instead of hoping to change my mind, you should think about how to get through next week's monthly exam smoothly."

Not wanting to continue arguing with the other party, Liu Songyan spoke up.

Shen Ruzhi's eyes lit up as she suddenly thought of something.

"If I do better than you in this monthly exam, promise me you won't interfere in your uncle's marriage, okay?"

"You're very confident?"

Liu Songyan couldn't pretend he hadn't heard those words.

In the second semester of his second year of junior high school, he was indeed not as good as Shen Ruzhi in terms of academic ranking.

Ultimately, the reason was that he never put his mind to studying.

Since promising his father that he would study hard, he has also taken on the role of class monitor for Class 2, Grade 9.

Perhaps out of a desire to set an example, Liu Songyan finally began to take his studies seriously.

In the final exams of the second semester of junior high school, his grades were indeed not as good as Liu Songyan's.

However, this does not mean that I will rank lower than the other person in this monthly exam.

Liu Songyan didn't know where Shen Ruzhi's confidence came from, or if it was because he had been persuaded by Shen Ruzhi to give up on matchmaking between their parents, to the point that he was tired of hearing it.

Liu Songyan had no intention of refusing.

I was just thinking about waiting for the results to come out and slap her in the face.

"I can agree to your request if you do better than me on the test."

"That's what you said!"

Shen Ruzhi became excited as her voice rose uncontrollably.

She quickly shifted her gaze from Liu Songyan and looked at Chi Jinhe, who was holding a bowl of soup and blowing on it with a slight pout.

"Jinhe, you can be my witness. If I do better than Liu Songyan in this exam, he will never interfere in my parents' affairs again!"

"Do you want me to be a witness..."

Chi Jinhe withdrew her pout and held the soup bowl.

As a qualified bystander, she certainly understood what the two had been arguing about recently.

She blinked and looked to her side, observing Liu Songyan's calm expression.

Liu Songyan and Shen Ruzhi looked at each other.

No one had the intention of backing down.

"You can be my witness; I want her to know what a difference there is."

Although Liu Songyan wasn't looking at her, Chi Jinhe knew very well that he was speaking to her when she heard his words.

Such remarks gave Shen Ruzhi the urge to compete.

"Don't be so confident. My grades aren't as bad as you think."

"Yeah."

Liu Songyan responded casually and began to put on an act again.

"Next week, I'll make sure you can't laugh anymore."

"Humph."

"Eat quickly, I need to study when we get back."

After saying that, Liu Songyan, who had been holding his chopsticks for a while, started eating heartily again.

Perhaps he ate too quickly, and that mouthful of rice choked him.

I hurriedly picked up the seaweed and egg drop soup from the side, but as soon as I put it in my mouth, the scalding hot soup made me slurp my lips.

I quickly grabbed a tissue to wipe myself, which prevented the soup from spilling out of my mouth.

Liu Songyan looked at Chi Jinhe and saw that the other party was secretly smiling and did not remind him that the soup was still very hot.

Looking into the other person's eyes, which curved like crescent moons with happiness.

Forget it.

With a silent thought to himself, Liu Songyan picked up the soup bowl again and took small sips while blowing on it.

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"I am back!"

As she opened the door and entered the house, Shen Ruzhi called out energetically into the house.

With the submission of the new product design drafts, the two-week-long period of working overtime finally came to an end.

As soon as she got home, Wen Yunwei, who was thinking about what to eat for dinner, got up to greet her.

Before she could even ask her child what they wanted to eat, she saw Shen Ruzhi hurriedly change her shoes, put on slippers, and head straight for the room.

He was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized what was happening and spoke up.

"Zhizhi, what do you want to eat tonight?"

"Don't eat!"

Responding loudly, Shen Ruzhi was now full of energy.

Since making the bet with Liu Songyan at noon, she has been studying hard all day.

I'm determined to beat them in next week's monthly exam.

Liu Songyan, who was from the province, had nothing but the idea of ​​pairing her mother with Uncle Liu.

Shen Ruzhi now only wants to seize every second; she can't waste a single second and must hurry back to her room to study all night.

During the day at school, she had already quietly made a study plan.

I study until the early hours of the morning, and I make sure to get five hours of sleep every day to prepare for next week's exam.

"Mom, you eat by yourself. I need to go back to my room to study."

With these words in hand, Shen Ruzhi, her face beaming, turned and walked toward her room.

With a bang, the door slammed shut, leaving a bewildered Wen Yunwei standing alone in the living room.

Watching her daughter rush to her room to study as soon as she got out of school, she recalled the smile on her daughter's face that she had just seen.

As a mother, Wen Yunwei felt like she hadn't seen her daughter smile in a long time.

He stood there blankly for a long while before finally breaking into a smile.

The worry vanished completely, and as if relieved, she kept raising her hand to stroke her swollen chest.

As if talking to himself, someone began to mutter to himself.

"It's alright... I must have been overthinking it. That's right, how could Zhizhi possibly like Liu Songyan? She knows that studying is a good thing."

I noticed that my daughter was very enthusiastic about learning, and even when she got home she would immediately go to her room to study.

Wen Yunwei felt fortunate.

In this light, her worries were completely unnecessary.

(End of this chapter)