She Didn't Calculate It-What Does That Have to Do with Me?

She Didn't Calculate It—What Does That Have to Do with Me?

When the others heard Pan Daidi's words, they all watched Jiang Xia with the attitude of people who loved seeing a commotion and didn't mind making it bigger.

Jiang Xia's reaction was to not change her expression in the slightest. She handed Pan Daidi the fifty-six cents she had counted out long ago.

Seeing that Jiang Xia didn't even acknowledge her, showing no reaction at all and still wearing that haughty air of not taking her seriously, Pan Daidi felt even more stifled. She snatched the money from her.

Wen Wan hadn't expected Jiang Xia to be so composed. Even when someone was being so sarcastic and barbed, she could remain calm without saying a word.

Wasn't she supposed to be spoiled and willful?

But someone who had taken the National Higher Education Entrance Examination three times without passing probably wasn't very good at arithmetic either. She was probably afraid of embarrassing herself!

Wen Wan decided to put on a good show. She was extremely quick at arithmetic.

Before Jiang Xia entered the house, Mother Zhou had told everyone that Jiang Xia was a city girl with an education.

Then she would let Mother Zhou see who was truly educated.

The villagers came forward one after another to weigh their shrimp. Every time Zhou Chenglei called out the weight, Wen Wan could give the price three or four seconds later.

Most people in the village had little schooling, and some had never attended school at all. They hadn't even reacted before Wen Wan had finished calculating.

Everyone admired her immensely and couldn't help praising her once or twice.

"Wen Wan, you're so fast at calculating!"

"She's incredible. A'Lei had barely finished speaking before she had already figured it out."

"She'll definitely be a future college student. When the time comes, Wen Wan will be the first college student from our town."

As everyone praised Wen Wan, they took the money Jiang Xia handed over. No one noticed that Jiang Xia had immediately begun counting the money after Zhou Chenglei announced each weight.

Everyone assumed that Jiang Xia only counted the money after hearing Wen Wan call out the amount.

Each time Wen Wan announced a price, everyone praised her again. "Wen Wan is amazing. You're taking the National Higher Education Entrance Examination next year, right? You'll definitely get into college. Which university do you want to attend?"

"Jing University? That's the best university in the whole country! Amazing, amazing."

"How could you fail to get in? You'll definitely pass!"

Wen Wan stood there in her only white dress, like the moon surrounded by stars.

She had never experienced anything like this before.

But she had experienced it in her dreams—that was when she married Zhou Chenglei, became the Richest Woman, and returned to the village with him.

Back then, everyone had fawned over her, respected her, and followed her with envious gazes.

Just like now, merely standing beside Zhou Chenglei made her especially eye-catching.

Mother Zhou glanced at Wen Wan.

Wen Wan had also been the daughter-in-law Mother Zhou had once chosen for her son. If her son hadn't been unwilling to marry a few years earlier, perhaps Wen Wan would already have children with him by now.

She looked at Jiang Xia again. Still, Jiang Xia was also very good now. She hoped she would give birth to a grandson soon.

People continued bringing shrimp over. Hearing everyone praise Wen Wan for calculating so quickly, and loving to join in the excitement, they all stayed to watch.

Wen Wan lived up to expectations and calculated the price quickly every time.

At that moment, Zhou Chenglei and Father Zhou weighed the shrimp from Great-Grandmother's family.

Great-Grandmother's family had strength in numbers, and they had gone relatively early, so they had gathered more than the others.

The Zhou family's scale could weigh at most twenty pounds at a time, so they had to weigh the shrimp twice, which took some time.

Seeing how impressive Wen Wan was, Tian Caihua wanted her to give her sons some guidance in mathematics, so she praised her. "Xiao Wan, you're really good at arithmetic. You must often come first in your class, right?"

Wen Wan said modestly, "No, I'm not that good. Sister Jiang Xia attended the city's No. 1 High School, which is much better than my high school. Her arithmetic must be better than mine."

Zhou Min said, "Xiao Wan, you're being far too modest! You were the top student in your school. And after you studied your first year of senior high, you had to take a year off because you couldn't afford the tuition. Later, you earned money yourself before returning to school, and you came first in the very first exam after going back. How could someone who took the National Higher Education Entrance Examination three times without getting into college compare with you?"

When Tian Caihua heard how capable Wen Wan was, she said, "Wen Wan, my few little monkeys aren't good at studying. They can't even do arithmetic. When you have time, could you teach them a bit?"

Wen Wan smiled faintly. "Eldest Sister-in-Law Tian, Yingying exaggerated. I only came first in total score. I don't come first in mathematics every time—only occasionally. Some boys are much better at mathematics than I am. I think Sister Jiang Xia must be better than me. Eldest Sister Tian, it would be better to have her teach them."

After saying that, Wen Wan couldn't help glancing at Jiang Xia.

Tian Caihua had passed over her to seek guidance for her sons' mathematics from Jiang Xia, the proper Little Aunt, instead. Wen Wan wondered what Jiang Xia thought about it. Actually, she didn't understand why Jiang Xia had had the courage to take the National Higher Education Entrance Examination three times. If it were her, she truly wouldn't have had the courage. She would have found it too humiliating.

She also admired how Jiang Xia could remain completely unruffled even while people spoke about her like this.

No wonder she had eloped with Wu Qizhi, been caught red-handed by Zhou Chenglei, and still had the nerve to stay behind without getting a divorce.

So she was shameless after all.

"She can't teach them!" Tian Caihua pursed her lips. She didn't think Jiang Xia was capable; Jiang Xia was only good at putting on airs.

But remembering that her tone had been too harsh just now, she added, "Children naturally won't listen when their own family teaches them. They need outsiders to teach them. If Jiang Xia teaches them, they won't listen."

At that moment, Father Zhou and Zhou Chenglei had finished weighing Great-Grandmother's family's shrimp. After subtracting the weight of the buckets, Zhou Chenglei said, "Thirty-two pounds and three ounces in total."

More than thirty pounds was the heaviest amount so far. Previously, it had only been one or two pounds at a time.

Because of Jiang Xia's reminder, Great-Grandmother's family had gone early and gathered a great deal.

Everyone instinctively looked toward Wen Wan, waiting for her to calculate the price.

Jiang Xia handed a stack of money to Great-Grandmother. "Eleven yuan, three jiao, and five li in total. Rounding up, the five li counts as one fen. Great-Grandmother, this is eleven yuan, three jiao, and one fen. Please count it."

Great-Grandmother accepted the money and said cheerfully, "No need to count it. I trust your calculations."

Zhou Min said, "Great-Grandmother, wait! Sister Jiang Xia, Wen Wan hasn't finished calculating yet. Why did you give her the money so quickly?"

Jiang Xia held her pen and lowered her head as she recorded the account, saying indifferently, "She hasn't finished calculating yet. What does that have to do with me? The money I gave wasn't hers, and it wasn't yours either. Why do you care?"

Zhou Min: "..."

I'm furious! Good intentions truly go unrewarded. Xiao Wan wasted all that time helping her calculate the accounts! How could someone as arrogant and contemptuous as her have such good luck and marry Zhou Chenglei?

Zhou Min looked at Wen Wan. "Xiao Wan, is this the right amount? Did she calculate it incorrectly?"

Everyone looked toward Wen Wan as well.

Wen Wan had also finished calculating, but her mood was complicated.

Jiang Xia hadn't calculated it incorrectly, but how could she have calculated it so quickly? The moment Brother Zhou announced the weight, Wen Wan had begun calculating too, yet Jiang Xia had finished before her.

Wen Wan smiled. "I was talking with Eldest Sister-in-Law Tian just now, so I didn't calculate it. Sister Jiang Xia wouldn't have made a mistake."

Tian Caihua nodded. "Right, right, right. Xiao Wan was talking with me and didn't calculate it."

Otherwise, how could Jiang Xia possibly have been faster than Xiao Wan?

It was the next woman's turn. She didn't trust Jiang Xia, so she said to Wen Wan, "Xiao Wan, help me calculate it. I never went to school, so I don't know how to do arithmetic."

Wen Wan glanced at Jiang Xia and smiled. "All right."

This time, however, the amount Jiang Xia paid was different from the amount Wen Wan announced.

One more chapter~