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He stretched out both arms, hooked them around their necks, and steered them forward. "Let's go."

"I don't want soda. I want the most expensive ice cream!"

Meng Jiu'an and Ji Qi said, "Of course!"

The three boys looked back at the three girls by the window. "Coming to the school store?"

"My treat," Meng Jiu'an offered.

Ji Qi and Lu Mingqian chimed in, "Yeah, his treat!"

Shen Baili reluctantly tore her gaze away from the Classroom. "I want the most expensive ice cream too!"

"Same here!" Qiao Yi and Ruan Mian said in unison.

"Sure," Meng Jiu'an said.

The group headed for the school store.

The parents sat up straight in the Classroom, while the students found something to do.

The atmosphere in the Classroom was warm, with Shen Wan and Xie Chengyue at the center of attention.

It wasn't just their looks and bearing. Shen Baili, the outstanding child every other parent wished they had, was another reason.

"You're Shen Baili's mother, aren't you? You look so alike. You're both beautiful."

"Her father's handsome and her mother's beautiful. No wonder Shen Baili's so exceptional. She inherited it."

"How did you raise her so well? Do you have any tips?"

"Does she take extra classes? Can you recommend a tutor?"

Their enthusiasm caught Shen Wan off guard. She smiled. "She's exceptional in her own right. She's smart, brave, and disciplined..."

Suìsuì had so many strengths that Shen Wan couldn't list them all. Nor did she take credit for them.

As she saw it, everything Shen Baili had achieved came from her own hard work.

As her mother, all Shen Wan had given her was support and encouragement.

Ji Qi's mother said, "You're too modest. Thanks to Suìsuì, Ji Qi's grades have improved so much this semester."

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