Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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Yan Guan was probably overnourished and too fat, so he was weighed down and couldn’t grow taller.
When he rushed over, he actually wanted to push Yan Han, but he was too clumsy, and Yan Han lightly took two steps back and dodged.
However, Yan Han would not discriminate against people because of their appearance. The reason he discriminated against others would never be because of their appearance.
This Yan Guan had been standing in the yard playing with his cell phone since he just came in. He allowed his mother to throw a tantrum without trying to stop her, and he also allowed this woman to distort the truth and defame his grandparents without saying a word. This kind of behavior was very confusing.
But in order not to hurt others unreasonably, Yan Han still asked him: “Yan Guan, what are you and your mother doing here today?”
“What’s it got to do with you?” Yan Guan looked at him with his fat eyes that were narrowed into slits and seemed quite vigilant.
“You know that your parents have never given any maintenance to your grandparents. Your grandparents are already very old, and not only does your father not support them, he also comes to them to ask for money. Do you know all this?” Yan Han asked again.
“What is maintenance? What does it have to do with me? Grandpa and grandma only like you and don’t give me money. They are partial!”
Yan Han looked at the woman and the boy opposite him and couldn’t help but clench his fists.
He grinned at the woman: “Yan Guan is sixteen years old and not a child anymore, and he’s never even heard of maintenance? You, as a mother, have really taught him well.”
The woman’s eyes were a little evasive. She did usually instill some bad things about the old couple into her child.
In fact, she didn’t really need the 20,000 yuan, but she was very nervous and would feel at a disadvantage if she didn’t get the money.
She was deceived by Yan Xiaoyu back then. She thought that he was good-looking and could make money. He was not only gentle but also good to her. She also felt proud to have him as her man.
Unexpectedly, Yan Xiaoyu was actually a loser. Not only did he have a little burden at home and his parents were stubborn old people, but he had been struggling outside for so many years and was still poor. He had never brought much money home, but he had caused her a lot of worries. The woman felt fed up.
She didn’t care whether Yan Xiaoyu stole or robbed or asked anyone for it. She just wanted the Yan family to pay her back for all the debts they owed her over the years.
If Yan Xiaoyu doesn’t want to come, she will come to ask for it herself!
The woman just felt that the Yan family owed her something. Although she said that she was the daughter-in-law of the Yan family, she never regarded the old people as her elders at all.
For so many years, they had not acknowledged Yan Guan as their grandson, and the woman no longer cared about them. She didn’t want Yan Guan to recognize them as his grandparents at all. She brought Yan Guan here today in the hope that the old man would see his grandson, and maybe he would let go after seeing him.
But she didn’t expect that the old man and the old woman were still so stubborn and cold-blooded!
The woman was confused about this at first. There were actually old people who preferred girls to boys and didn’t even want their own grandson!
But after meeting Yan Han, she understood a little bit. She didn’t expect that this child had not only grown up but had also developed a stronger character. It was said that she could even make money for the family…
Looking down at her son who had almost eaten himself into a mountain of meat, the woman felt very disappointed in him.
Then she felt that her son was pretty good, just a little fat, but at least he knew to stand up and protect his mother and was no worse than Yan Han.
She would continue to support her son in the future, and when he grew up and became successful, he would repay his mother. Unlike Yan Han, who was a wild child with no one to take care of her. Otherwise, how could she be so arrogant!
Let’s see who will take care of her when those two old guys pass away! Besides, even if those two old guys are alive, it’s useless. With such a small monthly pension, how can they raise a good child?
When Yan Guan returned, she would urge him to lose weight… Yan Guan looked so energetic when he was a child, he would definitely look good as long as he lost weight…
One day, her son would surpass Yan Han.
The woman who had made up her mind found spiritual support again. She put her hands on her waist and resumed her domineering state: “How I teach my son is my business. What’s it to you?”
After hearing this, the people outside who were watching the fun probably understood that things were indeed not as they heard at the beginning. The truth actually had a reversal.
Some people in the crowd had already started talking, but the woman didn’t care. She just seized on the fact that the old couple was partial to her and told the people outside again about the hardships she had endured during these years with Yan Xiaoyu.
“Don’t I want to support the elderly? I just don’t have any money! Yan Xiaoyu lost money on a project he invested in the east and then lost money on another one he invested in the west. I advised him to find a proper job, but he didn’t listen to me. What can I do!” The woman was about to burst into tears, but no tears came out, and she just howled:
“I also have a child to support. You go inside and ask the two elders, except for this time, when have I ever asked them for money? I really have no other choice! Am I just going to watch my child not go to school? What kind of mother would I be then!”
Her crying moved outsiders again. Don’t say it, although she couldn’t squeeze out tears, what she said was still very resonant.
If it wasn’t to deliberately avoid the main issue in order to gain sympathy.
At least Yan Han didn’t fall for her at all.
He asked Yan Guan: “Which school are you going to in high school?”
“The same as you,” Yan Guan said.
“…Luze High School?”
The woman’s face began to turn bad when she heard Yan Han’s voice. She winked at Yan Guan, stopping him from answering, and took over the conversation: “Why, they can support you to go? But our Yan Guan can’t go?!”
“Of course he can go, anyone can go. I remember that the tuition for Luze High School is not expensive, right?” The latter question Yan Han asked was about Lin Jianlu.
Lin Jianlu nodded and answered affirmatively, “The tuition fees of all public schools are uniformly priced.”
“Ah, that means you have to spend this money as long as you go to high school.” Yan Han said that he understood, “So you see, my grandparents can afford to support me. You and my dad are both in your prime and have hands and feet. It shouldn’t be a problem to support Yan Guan, right?”
The woman was confused by him and raised her voice and said unhappily, “I didn’t say I can’t afford it. I’m talking about the school selection fee!”
Yan Han ignored her and asked Yan Guan, “Then does it cost money to go to Luze High School?”
“You don’t understand this!” The woman took over the conversation again, “Yan Guan is an art student who plays the saxophone. Do you know what art students are? My son has been admitted through the art exam, and if he goes to Luze High School, he will be exempted from the high school entrance exam!”
When she said this, she couldn’t hide the complacency in her words.
While others were struggling to pass the single-plank bridge, her son’s place had already been decided, and it was finalized two months before the high school entrance examination!
During this period, because of this incident, this woman had become very popular in front of many parents of Yan Guan’s school. While others were still worrying about the high school entrance examination, their Yan Guan no longer needed to study. Anyone who saw her said that her Yan Guan was talented and ambitious.
Speaking of spending money, who didn’t spend money except those who actually passed the exam and got in?
Apart from anything else, she had heard that every year in Luze High School, those who failed to pass the admission line, even if they were just a few points away, had to pay a starting price of 20,000 yuan to get in. What’s more, there were so many people who couldn’t get in even if they spent money!
“Oh.” In order to cater to the woman’s complacency, Yan Han nodded specially to show that he understood. Then he looked at Lin Jianlu and asked, “But I still don’t understand. What kind of amazing talent has to pay the school to go to high school? I remember that some sports students in our school were poached by the school at a high price?”
Lin Jianlu raised the corner of his lips slightly, looked at him, and said very cooperatively, “The school recruits a certain number of art students and sports students every year. Some are free and some are self-funded. We recruit thirty to fifty art students in music every year. Those who have won provincial or above competition awards and passed the school art examination are admitted free of charge. If you have won national or above awards and are interested in coming to our school, the conditions can be negotiated.”
“You… who are you?! What does our family’s affairs have to do with you?!” The woman’s face turned pale again. She also noticed Lin Jianlu at the beginning, but Lin Jianlu stood beside Yan Han without saying a word, so she didn’t bother to care and didn’t take it to heart.
But when she heard Lin Jianlu telling the whole truth about her son’s admission in the tone of a school leader, where not only did he speak clearly and logically, but everything he said was also true, the woman felt uncomfortable instantly.
…The woman who originally thought that paying money was nothing and that being able to get into Luze High School was already excellent, suddenly felt that…those students who were admitted for free and could even get money from their families were excellent, while her son was a complete loser who relied on krypton gold?!
In fact, this effect was achieved because Lin Jianlu said this skillfully. Yan Han quickly understood the meaning and immediately echoed him: “That is to say, art students need art exams and awards as a stepping stone to enter our school, but every year there are people who enter for free. Not everyone has to pay?”
“Yes.”
Yan Han’s summary was completely true. Lin Jianlu couldn’t find any fault with it, so he affirmed his statement.
“Oh…” Yan Han deliberately dragged out the voice and looked at the mother and son opposite again.
Not only did the woman’s face turn extremely bad, but his cheap brother also heard the sarcasm in their words and couldn’t help but frown, his face seeming to become even uglier.
But he didn’t know how to refute. He was so angry that he was huffing and puffing, but he couldn’t utter a word.
It was still the sharp-tongued woman who said, “My son passed the art exam, but he just doesn’t have a certificate. Do you know how difficult it is to pass the exam? It costs a lot of money to take the exam! Learning a musical instrument is expensive. It’s easy to say, and your dad is not doing well. Do you think Xiao Guan doesn’t want to participate in the competition?”
“Since our family conditions are not good enough, why doesn’t he study hard and do well in the high school entrance exam? I got into Luze on my own.” Yan Han said.
The woman said again arrogantly and unreasonably: “You are so great just because you got in by yourself! You don’t even know which university you can go to. What qualifications do you have to look down on your brother? Or do you look down on people like them who study art?”
“Who said I look down on people who study art?” Yan Han was a little amused, although a beauty was still a beauty even when she was amused, and the woman opposite was almost so angry that her mouth went crooked!
Yan Han said: “If you don’t come to take this little money from my grandparents, I won’t care what he studies. Since you come to us to ask for money for his schooling, then I have to say that there are obviously more cost-effective ways to go to a good school, as long as Yan Guan can study hard.”
“You have no right to control whether I study hard or not!” Yan Guan shouted at him, but at this time, the people watching the excitement outside had already seen through the trick, and they talked about it:
“It turns out that one got in by herself, and the other had to pay to get in.”
“What’s wrong with the old couple supporting the child who studies well? Besides, this little fat boy still has his parents to take care of him. Children these days are not filial, and they are so self-righteous when relying on their parents.”
Others said: “People who don’t support their parents and still want to rely on their parents will be punished in the future!”
“I don’t think her son will have a promising future.”
“Children are like their parents, just expect to be supported by their parents!”
When someone started the discussion outside, it gradually became louder. Even if the woman didn’t mind what these people thought, she couldn’t bear to hear what they said. So she turned around and shouted to the people outside: “Instead of watching other people’s excitement, you might as well take care of your own family. Do you think your children will all have a future? Will they support you? Let me tell you, anyone with a little bit of ability would not live in such a shabby place!”
Her voice became louder again, and she played the image of a “shrew” to the extreme.
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