Lately, she had thoroughly unleashed that "troublemaker" streak of hers. If any of the neighbors made the slightest noise, she really would turn up at their door with a scowl.
Everyone knew her temper, so they generally cooperated.
Even Wang Yong and Wang Fang next door had stopped arguing when they met and merely glared at each other.
Someone teased her, "Anyone who didn't know better would think Lin Dongzhe was taking the college entrance exam." Song Ying replied without a care, "Tu Nan and Jingcheng taking the exam is no different in my eyes from Dongzhe taking it!"
That single remark left them speechless.
As soon as Song Ying returned, Huang Ling eagerly fanned her with a palm-leaf fan, her face full of gratitude and an eagerness to please.
"Song Ying, thank goodness for you these past few days. Never mind the courtyard-even the whole alley has gotten much quieter."
Song Ying looked smug. "I told Wu Feng that Tu Nan and Jingcheng's college entrance exam was our top priority. Forget people-even flies and mosquitoes aren't allowed to buzz when they enter our courtyard."
She laughed as she walked toward the house.
Huang Ling hurried forward to pull open the screen door for her, bending at the waist in an exaggerated bow of welcome.
Amused by Huang Ling's antics, Song Ying was just about to burst out laughing when she suddenly remembered and hastily covered her mouth.
Huang Ling looked up. Their eyes met, and neither could suppress a smile.
During his days at home, Zhou Cheng had taken the rare initiative of picking up his textbooks to review.
He was not worried about slipping up on the exam. He simply did not want to unsettle Zhuang Tunan.
Zhuang Tunan already had it hard enough. Not only was he