dkrc Chapter 986: The Mindset of a Slacker
Chapter 986: The Mindset of a Slacker
That evening, Zeng Xia and her family of three also arrived.
"Wow, let me see! How come you two are so fair-skinned? Isn't Singapore sunny every day? How come you two didn't get tanned?" Huo Xinyuan's eyes lit up when she saw the Yavin Luka brothers as she entered the room.
After Yawen, Luca, Zeng Xia, and Huo Miao greeted each other, Luca then spoke to Huo Xinyuan. Since the two brothers came to stay for a period of time almost every year, they were all quite familiar with each other.
"Although Singapore is located in the tropics, it doesn't get sunshine every day, and we spend most of our time indoors."
Seeing that Luca had fallen into the verbal trap she had set, Huo Xinyuan burst into laughter: "Hahaha, I know all that, I was just kidding."
Then she went to the kitchen to see what to eat for dinner.
"Grandma, Auntie, what are we having for dinner tonight?"
Qian Jiazhen, who was busy making large wontons with vegetables and meat, gestured to the wontons she was wrapping: "Look, we're having wontons for dinner, isn't that your favorite?"
Huo Xinyuan put her hands behind her back and spoke in an adult-like tone, "Very good, very good!"
Seeing this, Zeng Hong gently kicked her, saying, "Get out, get out. Instead of helping, you're just causing trouble." With that, she chased Huo Xinyuan out of the kitchen.
Huo Xinyuan didn't take it to heart and turned around to go find Tang Ruixuan again.
She immediately tried to sow discord between the mother and daughter: "Sister, your mother is too fierce, how can you stand her?"
Tang Ruixuan completely ignored her. From childhood to adulthood, she knew what Huo Xinyuan wanted to do the moment she stuck out her butt, so she continued to send text messages to her classmates on her phone.
Seeing that Tang Ruixuan ignored her, Huo Xinyuan sat down next to Tang Ruixuan and put her face close to the phone to see what Tang Ruixuan was doing.
Tang Ruixuan immediately put her phone away as if guarding against a thief: "What? Trying to peek again?"
Huo Xinyuan scoffed, "Tch, so stingy."
"Let me ask you, the exam is coming up soon, can you get 90 points in math this time?" Tang Ruixuan simply put down her phone and asked Huo Xinyuan about her studies.
"Sister, why don't we talk about something else? Talking about studies will affect our sisterly relationship." As soon as she heard the word "studies," Huo Xinyuan tried to change the subject.
Tang Ruixuan looked at her with a worried expression: "You say there's no such thing as repeating a grade now, but look at you, you've already repeated two grades, once in elementary school and once in middle school. If you hadn't repeated a grade, you should be in the first year of high school now."
Huo Xinyuan looked aggrieved: "How can you blame me? I didn't want to repeat a grade, and the school teachers didn't make me repeat a grade, it's all because of this." As she said this, she glanced guiltily at her uncle Huang Xiaochuan, who was talking to her father.
Tang Ruixuan laughed and asked her, "What are you talking about? Tell me!"
Huo Xinyuan leaned back against the sofa and said, "There's nothing to say."
Although her grades weren't good, it didn't mean she was stupid or dumb. In this big family, she knew who was in charge and who was in charge. She knew not to offend her uncle, even though he wouldn't give her food (meaning he would beat her), he had many ways to discipline her.
But before she could even sit down properly, Zeng Xia called her away: "Xuanxuan, Liujin, could you help me get the bowls and chopsticks? Dinner will be ready soon."
"Oh!" Huo Xinyuan stood up reluctantly and followed Tang Ruixuan toward the kitchen.
Upon meeting Huo Miao, Huang Xiaochuan asked him, "How's business at the factory lately?"
"Okay, we get orders every day, we're so busy we've had to turn down a lot of them." Huo Miao spoke of his factory's business with a bittersweet feeling.
Huang Xiaochuan nodded upon hearing this. He did not suggest that Huo Miao expand production, but instead advised, "Making a profit is enough. Don't put too much pressure on yourself."
Huo Miao nodded. His mahogany furniture making mainly relies on handcrafting, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive. Machines are only an aid. Moreover, because of the high quality of materials used, the output naturally cannot be increased. However, this also leads to the high price of the furniture produced in his factory.
Even so, there's no worry about sales. There's no way around it; in recent years, there have been more and more wealthy people, and the demand for high-end rosewood furniture has also increased. Everyone knows that the furniture produced by Huo Miao's factory is good, so of course they flock to it. Besides, high-end rosewood furniture is also an asset that can appreciate in value. Don't you see that the prices of various precious woods are rising every day?
Huo Miao then thanked his brother-in-law, saying, "Xiao Chuan, I'm so sorry to have troubled you so much about Liu Jin's matter!"
Looking at Liu Jin, who was helping to get the bowls and chopsticks, Huang Xiaochuan felt helpless. Learning also requires talent, and as it stands, Liu Jin is really not cut out for learning. On top of that, he has poor self-discipline. With both of these factors combined, it's no wonder he can't do well in his studies.
She was fine until fourth grade, but by fifth or sixth grade, she was clearly struggling. In junior high, it was even worse. Quadratic equations and such confused her. If the material got any more advanced, it was like the book recognized her, but she didn't recognize the book.
Now, several retired renowned teachers have been hired to tutor her individually, but it still hasn't been very effective. The math teacher has already resigned, and he doesn't want the 30,000 yuan monthly tuition fee anymore. He taught his whole life and has countless students. Who would have thought that after retiring, he would encounter such a terrible student who just won't learn no matter how he teaches her? His reputation built up over the years is ruined. He really can't bear the shame!
"Dinner's ready! Dinner's ready!" After setting out the bowls and chopsticks, Huo Xinyuan called everyone to sit down and eat.
When everyone sat down to eat their wontons, Huang Xiaochuan watched Huo Xinyuan eating with gusto and couldn't help but ask her, "Liu Jin, how many wontons are you planning to eat today?"
He asked this because he knew Huo Xinyuan's appetite. This girl had an incredible appetite; she could eat twenty or thirty of these large wontons in one sitting, more than her father could eat.
Hearing her uncle's question, Huo Xinyuan sighed, "I don't have an appetite today, let's eat twenty!"
Huang Xiaochuan continued to tease her: "What's wrong? Something on your mind?"
Huo Xinyuan was quite frank: "The exam is coming up soon, I'm feeling restless and can't eat."
"Pfft!" Huo Xinyuan's words made her mother, Zeng Xia, burst out laughing.
Qian Jiazhen slapped her second daughter in annoyance: "Oh dear, you're such a grown-up and you're still making a fool of yourself."
Huang Xiaochuan couldn't help but chuckle. He joked with his niece, "It's okay, just eat and drink as usual. The sky isn't going to fall down anyway."
Huo Xinyuan countered, "What if I don't get 90 points?"
Huang Xiaochuan didn't mince words: "It's alright, you're overthinking it. What if you fail again this time?"
The whole family burst into laughter, including Qian Jiazhen. While laughing, she glared at Huang Xiaochuan with displeasure, then scooped ten more wontons into Liu Jin's bowl.
"Don't listen to your uncle, he's just teasing you."
Huo Xinyuan was furious, looking at her uncle with a wronged expression: "How can you be such a bad uncle?"