"Heh heh, heh heh, I know exactly what I'm capable of. If I could compare to second sister, I wouldn't be applying to Central University of Finance and Economics—I'd be going to Peking University with you guys."
"Stop talking about Peking University. Whether it's Peking University or Central University of Finance and Economics, there'll be another placement test after enrollment. Study properly at home during this break, or you'll embarrass yourself then."
"We aren't even taking the test. You sure like meddling."
"Then you should learn from second sister too. She comes first every year."
When she heard her older sister Li Juan tell her to learn from Fu Yiruo, Li Ying, who had just been rolling up her sleeves and stepping onto her stool, immediately wilted. With an awkward grin, she admitted that she truly lagged behind her brother, sister-in-law, and sister in academics by just a teeny tiny bit. Even when Li Juan mocked her again, she only muttered a weak defense.
But Fu Yiruo, the "first every year" whom Li Juan admired, did not happily accept Li Ying's reverence. Instead, her face filled with grievance and worry.
"So what if I got into Peking University? I still haven't found a suitable job since graduation. I eat for free at home every day—I'm about to turn into a rice worm."
"Pfft—cough, cough, cough, cough—"
Grandma Wu Juying, who had been leisurely sipping her soup, choked and immediately began coughing violently.
"Grandma, slow down—"
Fu Yiruo and Li Ying rose almost at the same time and hurried to Wu Juying's side. One took out a handkerchief to wipe her mouth, while the other carefully rubbed her back.
Li Ye and Li Juan blinked at the same time, feeling as though the old guerrilla fighter had suddenly become Jia Mu