Chapter 934 - 912: Top Student in the 1980s (40)

Chapter 934: Chapter 912: Top Student in the 1980s (40)

During the meal, Xiao Yuan introduced quite a bit about Provincial First Middle School to Anning, and Anning learned about the temperament and personality of her various subject teachers.

After eating, Xiao Yuan took Anning back to the classroom.

As soon as Anning sat down, her desk mate came over.

Anning’s desk mate is also a girl, considered small in the class, but still quite a bit taller than Anning.

This girl is named Miao Feifei. She glanced outside the door, watched Xiao Yuan walk away, and then asked Anning, "You know Xiao Yuan? What’s your relationship with him?"

Anning took out her notebook to start homework while saying, "We come from the same place, and there’s a bit of a family connection."

"That’s what I thought."

Miao Feifei smiled and leaned in, looking like she was ready for gossip with Anning, "You know, Xiao Yuan is really popular at school. Not just among the freshmen girls, but even quite a few girls in our class secretly like him. I’ve also heard Xiao Yuan’s family is pretty wealthy. Since you’re related, you must know about his family’s situation. Is his family really rich?"

Anning was about to grab her pen but ended up pulling out a book to pile on the desk instead, "It’s alright."

"Then can you introduce me to Xiao Yuan?"

Miao Feifei asked, "What if I called him my brother?"

Anning thought to herself whether she was crazy or foolish to even think about introducing Miao Feifei to Xiao Yuan. "Would I be overstuffed?" she chuckled and said, "He just told me not to get him into any trouble or he’d beat me up."

Miao Feifei was rather disappointed, "Then forget it. I really like him. He’s so handsome, even better looking than those movie stars. You know, besides being good at studies, he’s also great at basketball. He won numerous championships during the autumn sports meet. This guy is truly exceptional."

Anning buried her head in her book, and thought to herself, "I know just how exceptional my man is."

"Really? I didn’t know that," she said casually.

"You’ll see eventually. Xiao Yuan bringing you here means everyone probably knows about your connection, and you’ll surely have lots of people looking out for you at school. Who knows, many senior girls might start giving you food," Miao Feifei predicted.

Anning frowned, "Even if they do, I can’t accept it. Otherwise, they’d expect me to help them with things I can’t handle."

By the time school let out in the afternoon, Anning’s head was filled with stories one, two, three, and four about Xiao Yuan at Provincial First Middle School, and she learned just how many people secretly admired him.

Oh, Anning felt extremely mixed emotions.

Once school was over, Anning packed her backpack and left the classroom. Right as she stepped out, a large hand grabbed her backpack.

Xiao Yuan was carrying two backpacks, with one hand holding Anning’s as they walked out.

Several girls wanted to come over to chat.

However, Xiao Yuan’s expression was cool and distant, and his aloof demeanor scared the girls away.

Anning followed Xiao Yuan to the school gate and they happened to meet Secretary An.

Xiao Yuan saw Secretary An and quickly went over to greet her, "Aunt An, you’ve arrived. Rest assured, with me at school, Ningning won’t suffer any loss."

Secretary An smiled, "Make sure to look after Ningning from now on."

"Of course." Xiao Yuan replied confidently, "Aunt An, my home is nearby, and you and Ningning should come and get familiar with it. During this winter, if the roads become impossible due to heavy snow, don’t come to pick Ningning up. She can stay over at my place for a night."

Secretary An didn’t decline. After all, Anning was quite young and many years apart from Xiao Yuan, and she hadn’t even considered the need for discretion.

If Anning were a fifteen or sixteen-year-old Miss, Secretary An wouldn’t have agreed.

She pushed her bicycle, heading with Anning and Xiao Yuan to where Xiao Yuan lived.

The area where he lived was a newly-built complex from a couple of years ago, with very well-constructed houses. Xiao Yuan’s house was on the third floor, a good location with a spacious apartment and quite a nice renovation. It had all the necessary utilities, and furniture and appliances were fully equipped, giving off a very homely vibe.

Xiao Yuan introduced to Secretary An, "This house is a three-bedroom with a living room, 120 square meters. I live in the south-facing room and the other two rooms are set up too. I’ll hand you a key later and tomorrow morning, while you drop Anning off at school, bring along some clothes for her to keep here. In case you can’t pick her up on time, she can stay here."

Secretary An nodded, "Alright, then it’s really a bother for you."

Xiao Yuan chuckled, "What bother? Our two families are practically like one."

Secretary An was mindful that Xiangling was Xiao Yuan’s sister, so with that relationship they practically were like family. Hence, she didn’t stand on ceremony.

She didn’t know Xiao Yuan was actually plotting to marry Anning. Marrying Anning would indeed make them family.

Secretary An took a tour around Xiao Yuan’s house and, when leaving with Anning, shared her home address with Xiao Yuan, "Come over on weekends, don’t cook alone, we’ll make food for you."

"Sure." Xiao Yuan agreed, "Even if you hadn’t invited me, I would have come anyway. Cooking alone is such a hassle, cooking less is not enough, cook more and fear leftovers. Where’s the fun with fewer people? I will surely visit often, so don’t get annoyed by me."

Secretary An laughed, "You’re like our own kid, how could I find you annoying? We’d love for you to come stay with us."

Though it sounded like polite talk, it was honestly Secretary An’s true feelings.

The Xiao Family had been raising their daughter for over thirty years, what’s a few days looking after their son?

Xiao Yuan escorted Secretary An and Anning downstairs and intended to walk them to the complex gate, but Secretary An quickly said, "Oh stop, it’s cold outside, go back, I’ve got this; I’m grown enough to know the way, hurry back."

Only then did Xiao Yuan stop escorting them further.

But he still stood at the entrance watching Secretary An and Anning walk away before heading back inside.

Previously living alone didn’t feel odd, but now that Anning was here in the Provincial City, living alone again felt so desolate, everything seemed out of place.

The next day, as Anning went to school, many students flocked to the second-year experiment class for a peek.

They had heard a new transfer student joined the experiment class. This student was disturbingly young, just eight years old in their second year, and it was said the student was as cute as a doll.

So, everyone came to see the eight-year-old second-year student.

After looking around, several students fancied taking Anning home.

Honestly, Anning’s appearance was too endearing.

During the year she spent at Zhang Heping’s house, she was raised exceedingly well.

Zhang Heping arranged for milk delivery, half a liter of milk every morning, with good meals at lunch and dinner, constantly changing up dishes, and nutrition was never lacking. She didn’t have to do any chores, barely even washed dishes.

It figures she would be well-nourished after a year.

Anning’s hair was formerly dry and split ends, but thanks to a year of nuts and sesame, it turned glossy and smooth, with more volume and excellent condition.

Drinking milk daily and no longer working in the fields, her skin had rejuvenated. Anning was originally fair-skinned, but a year later, her skin was as pure as milk. Her eyes were big and lively, her nose small yet distinctively well-shaped, her petite mouth had a cherry tint, she truly was striking.

Her outfit was elegant, wearing a soft yellow sweater paired with light grey pants, her feet adorned with black leather boots, topped with a white cotton coat. Her clothes were both appealing and clean, she was fresh and cute, making people wish to whisk her away.

Not only classmates, but students from other classes also came over to talk to Anning, insisting she call them brother or sister. Some even stuffed delicious treats into her hands, not taking them wasn’t an option.

Anning hadn’t been at First Middle School for long, but soon everyone knew her. On her way to and from school, classmates would accompany her for a stretch, afraid she’d be harassed.

Then when it was time for the monthly exam, all the students knew how formidable the eight-year-old transfer student was.

It was indeed terrifying, eight years old, and scored full marks across all subjects.

Yes, even the essay was excellently written, the Chinese teacher couldn’t even deduct a point.

Moreover, the difficulty level of this monthly exam was quite significant, and the class’s first-place student scored dozens of points lower than Anning’s total score.

This made the experiment class teachers smile from ear to ear, feeling they’ve found a great seedling.

While the experiment class students felt utterly disheartened.

They felt like living in a dream where they’re outperformed by an eight-year-old girl; it was truly embarrassing.