Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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If she hadn’t heard this recording, Zhuang Xin would have almost forgotten that her son’s grades in junior high school were indeed very good. After she married into the Teng family, every time her son took home his report card after a final exam, Teng Xuan would be gloomy for many days.
In order to please her stepson, she thought about it for a while, and then told her son not to get good grades in the exam.
Later, Teng Xuan hired many tutors to give him extra lessons. His grades gradually improved, but his son became a worthless student. The family then became harmonious and stable because of his son’s disharmony.
Zhuang Xin was satisfied because her stepson was sensible and obedient and her husband was gentle and considerate.
As long as she lived a good life, what did it matter to her if her son did poorly in school? If he failed to get into a good university, he could go out to work. Anyway, the Teng family had so many companies, and any one of them could hire her son as an employee, and he could still make a living.
Since her son’s surname was not Teng, he could naturally not get any share of the Teng family’s property. Zhuang Xin could not rely on him, so how could she make plans for him?
Zhuang Xin thought so and did so. She was very good at understanding people’s hearts, otherwise she wouldn’t have made the Teng family father and son so happy.
But now, looking at the furious Teng Wei and the embarrassed Teng Xuan, Zhuang Xin finally realized that she had made a wrong move.
After his son hit rock bottom, the Teng family must be the most embarrassed. What would others think when the news spread to the outside world?
Such a big Teng enterprise couldn’t even accommodate an underage child! He had to be polite to others even when taking an exam. This was the only ability of the heir that Teng Wei had carefully cultivated. If Tengs fell into Teng Xuan’s hands in the future, who knew how it would be ruined. Genius heir? It was a joke!
Without thinking too much, Zhuang Xin could guess what others would say about Teng Wei and Teng Xuan.
Wasn’t it the same way she secretly made fun of Teng Xuan when she ordered her son to do poorly on the test?
She hurriedly turned off the recording and defended herself, “I never said anything like he couldn’t do well in the exam. I really didn’t!” But her guilty and flustered expression was enough to explain everything.
“Enough! Stop embarrassing yourself!” Teng Wei shouted angrily, then looked at Zhuang Li and smiled very gently and kindly: “Xiao Li, you misunderstood Uncle Teng. In the future, you can take the exam however you want, without worrying about anyone.
“Your grades are your own, and your future is your own, so you have to grasp it well. Your uncle will only support you and will not hinder you.
“If you can get into Yale or Harvard, your uncle will cover all your overseas expenses. I will spare no effort to cultivate you. You will have everything that Teng Xuan has. You are both my sons, there is no distinction between inside and outside.”
After he finished speaking, he pressed his son’s head and ordered, “Hurry up and apologize to Xiao Li! From now on, you two will be in a fair competition in terms of study. Whether you do well in the exam or not is up to you. You can’t blame anyone else. The men in our Teng family are not as petty as you.”
Teng Xuan said full of humiliation: “I didn’t cry, it was Aunt Zhuang who misunderstood. But I am willing to apologize.”
He had lived for seventeen years, and he had never felt so embarrassed and humiliated as today! Who was supposed to be a poor student? Who was supposed to be laughed at by everyone? Why did he end up being the one being laughed at?
Zhuang Li stared at Teng Xuan’s dark hair and said slowly, “Uncle Teng, since you said that we are in a fair competition, then I feel relieved. Teacher Zhou,” he turned to look at the head teacher and said lightly, “Did Teng Xuan get the qualification to represent the school in the National Knowledge Competition? If I am more capable than him and can win the gold medal in major competitions, even international competitions, should this quota be transferred to me?”
Teacher Zhou’s eyes lit up and he immediately said, “Of course. Us Chongming have failed to win any international competitions for two consecutive years. The students we selected are the strongest. If you can beat Teng Xuan, we will naturally let you compete in his place. There is nothing to say about that.”
The competition field only followed the law of the jungle and absolutely no human feelings were considered. This was a truth that everyone understood.
In order to consolidate its position, expand its influence and attract students, Chongming needed many honors to decorate its facade. Therefore, the school board attached great importance to the annual international knowledge competition and selected the best talents in the school.
This year, the talent selected by Chongming was Teng Xuan, and he participated in three competitions in mathematics, physics and chemistry at the same time, making him an all-round player.
The school had high hopes for him and believed that he could at least win a first prize.
If Zhuang Li’s results were better than his, winning the gold medal would not be a myth.
Teacher Zhou was excited and immediately asked the physics and chemistry teachers to take out the most difficult set of competition questions, and announced: “You two will compete now, and whoever has the higher score will go to the competition.”
Zhuang Li smiled and picked up the pen.
Teng Xuan suddenly opened his eyes wide and realized something——
Is that what the diary meant? It wasn’t a study schedule at all, but a list of things to strive for! First in class, first in grade, domestic competitions, international competitions…
All the honors that Teng Xuan had in the past, currently had, and would have in the future would eventually fall into Zhuang Li’s hands! He would no longer endure, he would start plundering!
Finally realizing the true intention of the diary, Teng Xuan couldn’t stop trembling…
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