"You're on summer vacation today?" Yan Zhenxia smiled and patted her daughter's head. "I'll cook you a nice meal when you get back."
"Okay! I'll help!"
Where are your sisters?
"They should be on their way back by now," Xia Kening glanced at the time. "They'll probably be here soon."
Just then, the sound of the door opening came from the front door again.
The two turned their heads and saw Xia Jinshu and Xia Yunuo walking in from outside the door with their schoolbags on their backs.
"Mom?" Xia Jinshu glanced at the groceries Yan Zhenxia was carrying, then looked down at the plastic bags she was holding, and smiled helplessly, "You didn't even tell me you were coming back. You bought too many groceries."
"It's alright, we can put the extra in the fridge and cook it tomorrow." Yan Zhenxia reached out and took the vegetables from Xia Jinshu's hands. "You and Xiao Nuo go and rest first, let Ningning help me out."
Xia Jinshu obviously guessed that her mother had something to say to Ningning alone, so she nodded in agreement and took Xia Yunuo back to the room to rest.
So Xia Kening followed Yan Zhenxia into the kitchen to help her wash and prepare the vegetables.
While chopping vegetables, Yan Zhenxia casually asked, "How were your final exam results?"
Xia Jinshu didn't mention her younger sister's grades to Yan Zhenxia, so Yan Zhenxia still doesn't know.
Of the three daughters, Xia Kening is the least studious. Although her grades are not bad, they are not as good as her two older sisters.
Therefore, Yan Zhenxia rarely asked Xia Kening about her grades in front of her two older sisters; she usually asked her privately.
Xia Kening had been waiting for this question for a long time, but she still tried to keep a straight face and said casually, "Hmm... I got 105 in Chinese, which isn't high."
"That's not bad either," Yan Zhenxia encouraged. "What about the other subjects?"
"English score: 118."
"That's great!" Yan Zhenxia praised, her eyes crinkling with delight.
"Social Studies: 96 points." Xia Kening blinked, deliberately saying this first, then casually added, "Math: 119 points, Science: 156 points, Total: 595 points, Third in the grade."
Upon hearing this, Yan Zhenxia immediately stopped what she was doing, thinking she had misheard.
"What did you say? Third in the grade?" Yan Zhenxia's eyes widened as she looked Xia Kening up and down, still somewhat incredulous. "Really?"
"Why would I lie to you?" Xia Kening said with a grin. "I've already brought the test paper back. You can ask Teacher Ruan too."
"Of course I believe you, I'm just so happy." Yan Zhenxia smiled broadly and couldn't help but hug her daughter. "This semester must have been tough, right?"
"It wasn't that hard—" Seeing her mother so happy, Xia Kening felt a little guilty, then explained softly, "Actually, I was just lucky. I had encountered many of the difficult math and science questions before, which is why I was able to get such high scores."
"Actually, their skill level isn't that exaggerated."
"If I take the test again next time, I think I'll fall back to my previous level."
Just in case, Xia Kening took precautions in advance to avoid disappointing her mother if she failed to perform well in the opening exam next semester.
Yan Zhenxia didn't care about that. After letting go of Xia Kening, she said with a smile, "Then we should celebrate properly today."
After saying that, she began to prepare the dishes seriously.
Xia Kening helped out for a while, and then Yan Zhenxia said, "Speaking of which, I've heard about a summer tutoring program."
"Didn't you say your math skills weren't that good enough?"
I'll enroll you in a class then, so you can solidify your skills during the summer vacation.
Upon hearing this, Xia Kening's face stiffened, and she quickly said, "Aren't the classes outside too expensive? It's better not to spend the money."
"It's nothing," Yan Zhenxia said with a smile. "Why do you think I was able to come back so early today?"
Why?
"I found a new job these past couple of days, it's easier than my previous one," Yan Zhenxia said. "The base salary is four thousand, and if I do well, I can get bonuses."
"I'll do some other part-time work in the evenings, and I should be able to earn a lot more than before."
"You can afford a tutoring class."
Xia Kening immediately put on a bitter face, but not knowing how to refuse, she had no choice but to accept her mother's arrangement.
Yan Zhenxia's mood brightened considerably.
She found a new job, and the boss was very nice; he even agreed to let her receive an advance on her salary.
This money will be used to pay the rent, and I'll also arrange a summer tutoring class for Xia Kening.
If Xia Kening can successfully get into Ningjiang Middle School next year, then all of this will be worthwhile.
It took me more than an hour to cook.
It was a rare sight at the Xia family's dining table to have four dishes and a soup.
There are also two meat dishes inside.
At the dining table, the mother and her three daughters ate and chatted.
Xia Jinshu and Xia Yunuo also gave their final exam results.
Xia Jinshu performed consistently well, though not as well as in the midterm exams. She ranked eighth in the grade, still firmly holding her place in the top ten.
Xia Yunuo remained the same as always. She scored first in the class in English, but her performance in several science subjects was lacking. Her total score ranked 128th in the grade, indicating that there is still considerable room for improvement.
Yan Zhenxia praised them one by one, feeling very happy. Seeing her three daughters growing up to be sensible and so outstanding, she felt very content.
All the efforts paid off.
She also shared that she had found a new job. Xia Jinshu was curious about what kind of job her mother had found, and Yan Zhenxia hesitated before saying, "It's in the industry related to short dramas. It's my first time working in this field, so I don't know much about it yet."
The three sisters nodded, seemingly understanding, but didn't ask any further questions.
After finishing their meal, Xia Yunuo got up and helped Yan Zhenxia clear the table and wash the dishes in the kitchen.
After confirming that neither her older sister nor younger sister had followed her in, Xia Yunuo quietly said to Yan Zhenxia, "Mom, as I told you before, tomorrow—"
"Okay, I'll go with you tomorrow afternoon." Yan Zhenxia nodded gently.
"Don't tell them yet."
"I understand." Yan Zhenxia looked at Xia Yunuo with a mixture of affection and heartache. "But you'll find out eventually. Your sister is also a tutor, isn't she? What's there to be ashamed of?"
"Let's not talk about it for now," Xia Yunuo said hesitantly. "We'll talk about it later when they find out."
"Okay, whatever you say."
Meanwhile, on the other side...
After playing games all afternoon, Song Yunshen ordered takeout and watched political commentary videos on his computer while munching on a chicken leg.
After finishing his meal, he patted his full stomach, remembered the Future Diary, and hurriedly got up, went back to his bedroom, and took the Future Diary out of the drawer.
A few days ago, he noticed that the handwriting he had written for [October 5, 2035] seemed to be fading.
--
Later, after taking photos and comparing them the next day, it was indeed the case.
However, the writing faded very slowly, and it wasn't until last night when I looked at it again that it became barely visible.
By tonight, this writing will probably be completely gone.
Perhaps this Future Diary has a self-correcting function; content that does not belong to Xia Jinshu in the future will be gradually erased.
Only after it is erased will the Future Diary be updated.
This is Song Yunshen's guess.
But when he turned to the latest page of the Future Diary, he suddenly froze.
[October 5, 2035, Cloudy]
Today is Song Yunshen's birthday.
this----
It's been updated?
And it happened to be exactly the date he had written down before!