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Published at 17th of July 2023 08:22:21 AM


Chapter 17: 17

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Tan Mo was born with a very slow perception of emotions, which made it even more difficult for him to distinguish delicate and complex feelings. This was the biggest feature of Asperger’s Syndrome.

Disappointment, regret, envy, jealousy, such feelings were rarely seen in Tan Mo’s short life of fifteen years. But even if they did appear, Tan Mo himself could not recognize the emotional fluctuations, he could only summarize them all into more simple and familiar emotions, such as anger and sadness.

At this moment, looking at Qiao Lan’s back when she turned and left, Tan Mo’s heart suddenly felt an emotion so sour that he could not describe it, as well as the urge to explain something to Qiao Lan. For example, he really hated being approached by people, and he really didn’t like being disturbed by others, but for so many days, he did not actually hate Qiao Lan’s approach.

He believed he reacted this way from listening to Qiao Lan’s words because she had misunderstood a very important thing. But he still didn’t understand that this kind of strong emotional fluctuation was called regret.

The high school that Qiao Lan went to also had an attached middle school. After each exam, each grade would release a list of the top 100 for each grade, which was displayed on a display board that everyone could see.

Qiao Yuan had just glanced at it casually when he was passing by. He intended to see if Qiao Lu had made the top 100, and if she did, he wanted to show off.

As a result, at a glance, he saw the highest position on the first grade exhibition board was his own sister’s name.

Qiao Yuan thought it was the same name and surname at first, but after looking at the class next to the name, Qiao Yuan was stunned stupid.

He had never heard Qiao Lan mention that there was someone with the same name and surname as her in her class, so the girl in the first place is his third sister?

Shit, Qiao Lan actually got the first place in the exam?

After school in the afternoon, Qiao Yuan rushed hom and met Qiao Lu on the road. He was so excited that he rushed up and shouted at Qiao Lu, “Sister Lulu, how are you doing this time?” Before Qiao Lu spoke, she shouted, “My sister got the first grade, are you in the top 100?”

Qiao Lu turned blue and shouted, “Qiao Lan copied!”

Copied?

Qiao Yuan shrank his neck.

He didn’t really believe that Qiao Lan could take the exam so well. Now that Qiao Lu said it he really believed it, but he still couldn’t lose face in front of Qiao Lu, so he continued, “If you don’t have any evidence, don’t try to wrong people. If you have the ability, why don’t you copy so well that you’re first in the grade?!”

Qiao Lu rushed up to beat Qiao Yuan, Qiao Yuan rolled off with his chubby body, Qiao Lu stood there still biting her lip, and suddenly cried.

Second Aunt Qiao was cooking at home, when she heard the door opening, she looked back and saw her daughter crying with eyes resembling walnuts. She hurriedly wiped her hands and walked out of the kitchen, “What’s wrong? Who bullied you? “

Second Uncle Qiao who was reading in the room also hurried out. The couple sat next to their daughter and asked her what was wrong. Qiao Lu cried more fiercely when she was comforted by her parents. Second Aunt Qiao thought about the timing and guessed a little.

“Was it your results?” Aunt Qiao thought that it was because Qiao Lu didn’t do well on the exam. “It’s only one exam. It doesn’t matter if you fail the exam. Just keep working hard.” Aunt Qiao touched her daughter’s hair and said, “Don’t cry anymore. Stop crying .” Qiao Lu cried out with a wail, “No…”

She took out her transcript from her school bag and showed it to Second Uncle Qiao and Aunt Qiao. When they looked at it, they saw that she was seventh in the class, which was three places better than last time. Isn’t this great? Why are you crying?

After asking again and again, they realized that Qiao Lan got the first grade.

Second Uncle Qiao and Second Aunt Qiao glanced at each other, both of them looked surprised. Qiao Lu was incoherent with agitation. “She used to have such poor grades, and she took the exam and got such a high score all of a sudden. It had to be because she was copying or something, I told my classmates they also said that I was jealous of Qiao Lan. For what reason should I be jealous of her, am I jealous of her plagiarism… Obviously Qiao Lan herself is shameless…”

Second Uncle Qiao couldn’t listen anymore, “Stop it!”

Qiao Lu was suddenly shocked by her father. 

“You said Qiao Lan plagiarized, is there any evidence?”

What evidence is needed for this?

Qiao Lu looked surprised.

“She used to have such poor grades, how could she improve so much at once? This time the paper was very difficult, she got a perfect score of one hundred points. Isn’t this obviously copying?”

“Your teacher did not say that Qiao Lan copied it, and neither did you see her plagiarize, the results alone can’t explain anything.” Second Uncle Qiao directly retorted. He was a little upset about his daughter’s direct conviction of Qiao Lan. He also went on to educate his daughter, but Aunt Qiao stopped him, “Go in. I will talk to Lulu.”

Second Uncle Qiao glanced at Aunt Qiao and hesitated . Second Aunt Qiao looked back at her daughter. “You don’t know Qiao Lan’s previous grades. This time, placing first in the exam is a little strange. You’re saying that Lulu has no evidence to prove that Qiao Lan copied it, can you prove that Qiao Lan didn’t copy it?”

Second Uncle Qiao frowned, and second aunt Qiao hurriedly said, “I know how to talk to her. Go in, Lulu will cry if you keep scolding her.”

Second Uncle Qiao glanced at Second Aunt Qiao and went into the house. Second Aunt Qiao sat back next to Qiao Lu and comforted her daughter, “Like you father said if she didn’t copy, you would have wronged her…”

“She definitely copied it!”

Aunt Qiao was silent for a few seconds and sighed, “She can copy this time, I don’t believe she will do it every time. She can copy once but she can’t always copy. All you need to do is have a clear conscience, and leave her alone.”

Finally, Qiao Lu was coaxed, and the second aunt Qiao touched her daughter’s hair, “Tomorrow it’s your grandma’s birthday. Let’s go to your third uncle’s house for dinner together. Do you want to go.”

“No,” Qiao Lu refused without even thinking about it. She didn’t want to see Qiao Lan.

Second Aunt Qiao also guessed what was going on in her head, “If you don’t want to go, you don’t have to go.” After going there, she might be ridiculed and bullied by that fatty Qiao Yuan again. She was already mad enough.

On Qiao Lan’s side, Qiao Yuan told everyone as soon as she got home that Qiao Lan had taken first place in the grade. Mother Qiao, who had just entered the door to change shoes, almost fell in fright.

Qiao Lan got first in the grade?

Old Lady Qiao also had a strange face, “That’s definitely wrong.”

“Are you sure that it’s Qiao Lan’s name?”

Old Lady Qiao would not believe it, “It’s certainly someone with the same name.”

“No, the board said that it was Qiao Lan from class 13! My sister got 1092 points on the exam, how could it be wrong. The whole school knows that Qiao Lan is number 1, Qiao Lu didn’t even get into the top 100!”

Thinking of Qiao Lu’s ugly face from before Qiao Yuan felt even more elated.

 Qiao Yuan was very close to Old Lady Qiao. When he was young and ignorant he didn’t think much about his grandma. Later, he grew up slowly and understood some things.

For example, although Old Lady Qiao is good to him, she is very bad to his mother. Even he could feel that his grandmother despised his mother.

Qiao Yuan is close to his grandmother, but one he is the closest too is definitely his mother. People are always biased, especially when Old Lady Qiao mocks his mother again and again saying that his mother is not as educated as Aunt Qiao, Qiao Yuan sides more towards his mother.

What’s more, every time Old Lady Qiao scolded Mother Qiao, she said that Mother Qiao was stupid, and the brains of her children was not enough, so she couldn’t compare with Qiao Lu.

Old Lady Qiao actually scolded Qiao Lan, but Qiao Yuan was also born to Mother Qiao. So Qiao Yuan felt that his grandma was also scolding him, after all, his grades were particularly poor.

So as long as it is something that could make Aunt Qiao and Qiao Lu ashamed, Qiao Yuan always enjoyed it.

This time Qiao Lan got the first place in her grade, and she slapped Qiao Lu in the face. It couldn’t be more cool!

Old lady Qiao didn’t believe it, but Mother Qiao believed it, and suddenly felt that her waist was upright.

Didn’t Old Lady Qiao say every day that her uneducated children were not smart, but Qiao Lan got the first grade exam. Does Qiao Lu have the ability to take the top spot?

When Qiao Lan came back from the outside, she was confronted with the beaming Mother Qiao and the unhappy Old Lady Qiao. Mother Qiao cooked a table of dishes since she was cooking today, and took the opportunity to stomp on Old Lady Qiao during the meal.

Old Lady Qiao was so angry that she didn’t close her eyes all night.

 The next day was Granny Qiao’s 70th birthday. That night, Qiao Yuan waited for Qiao Lu eagerly, but Qiao Lu never came. Because Qiao Lan got the first grade in the exam, so one didn’t have to mention how straight his waist is. His family’s sister was smart and loved to learn. The Second Aunt Qiao was fortunate that she didn’t bring Qiao Lu over, or maybe he would make trouble again. .

But it is still unavoidable that the results are unclear. Looking at Mother Qiao’s ambition, she is indeed a stingy person who has no education.

There are quite a lot of people in their home. First Uncle Qiao’s family, Second Uncle Qiao and Second Aunt Qiao, as well as two sisters who were married off from the third Qiao family. Eldest sister Qiao was still as gentle as usual. While the big shiny diamond ring on Second Sister Qiao attracted a crowd of people to take a look from time to time.

Second sister Qiao suddenly raised her chin even higher.

When the crowd of uncles and aunts left the Qiao family after dinner, the two daughters of the Qiao family stayed and were in no hurry to go back.

Qiao Lan was paraded around all night, and did not finish her homework. Finally, she waited for everyone to leave and closed her door to write her homework. But Second Sister Qiao’s voice was very loud, and it was very clear across the thin walls. Qiao Lan plugged her ears with paper, but it was useless.

Rubbing her temples irritably, she heard someone knock on the door from outside.

Old Lady Qiao, Mother Qiao, and Qiao Yuan never knocked on the door when they entered Qiao Lan’s room. Qiao Lan had already guessed who it was. After opening the door, she found that it was Eldest Sister Qiao.

Mother Qiao gave birth to three daughters. The eldest daughter is 23 years old this year. She had married the year before. Her husband was the son of the owner of the vegetable shop that often delivered food to the Qiao family’s small restaurant.

Old Lady Qiao and Mother Qiao both looked down on this son-in-law. The vegetable shop was not much better than their restaurant, but when the vegetable shop delivers food to Qiaofamily, it’s much cheaper, so Father and Mother Qiao still agreed to marry off their eldest daughter. 

Luckily, the young couple had a very affectionate relationship. Eldest Sister Qiao gave birth to a daughter last year, and her whole person seemed to be better than before.

Eldest Sister Qiao came in from the outside, closed the door gently, smiled and sat on Qiao Lan’s bed, speaking softly, completely different from the rest of the Qiao family.

Eldest Sister Qiao asked how Qiao Lan was doing, and then mentioned Qiao Lan’s exam this time, “I heard that you got the first in grade.”

Qiao Lan had a good impression of Sister Qiao for the time being, and nodded “Um”.

“That’s great,” Sister Qiao said. She was not good at school before, and she got married before she finished high school. She didn’t feel much about it at the beginning, but now she gradually regrets it, but there was no second chance. It was already like this.

Sister Qiao talked with Qiao Lan for a while, then took out a small box and handed it to Qiao Lan.

“I don’t know what to buy. But I saw this when I was going out the other day. They all say that you young students like to wear this.”

Qiao Lan looked down. It was an MP3 player.

“I asked your brother-in-law to download some songs casually. Listen to it. If it’s not good, you can download it yourself.”

Qiao Lan took the small MP3 and listened to the sound of the second sister Qiao and Old Lady Qiao walking through the walls, after a while she said thank you softly.

“Thank you?” Sister Qiao smiled, “There is no one in our family who can study, and now we finally have you. You study hard, and take the college entrance exam.” 

After she finished speaking, she took a look outside, “Our mother didn’t study. Don’t worry about what she says, just read your book.”

Qiao Lan didn’t understand why Sister Qiao said this suddenly, but she nodded.

Sister Qiao said some other things, and soon she left the room saying that she had children to take care of, so she would go back first.

Old Lady Qiao and Mother Qiao didn’t stop her, the Second Sister Qiao stood up to send her eldest sister out, sighing again, “Ah, my child is really troublesome. It is annoys me to see that child every day, so my husband found two Babysitter, and they still can’t take care of it…”

Eldest Sister Qiao’s eyes darkened , but she didn’t say anything, and turned to go downstairs and left.

With Eldest Sister Qiao gone, Second Sister Qiao started talking and couldn’t stop it.

“I just want a girl who looks like me and is obedient. Just look at the eldest sister’s child. The kid in my family is so rowdy.” Sister Qiao seemed to be complaining, but she didn’t have any irritability on her face. She was smug. As if no one already knew that she had given birth to a son, married to a rich man and was incredibly proud.

Second Sister Qiao was only 20 years old this year, but she already had a six month old son.

Second Sister Qiao’s husband is a restaurant owner. But his restaurant was not a small restaurant like Qiao’s, but a big restaurant. He will be forty years old this year, and he has been married a long time ago. His wife was around the same age as Eldest Sister Qiao.

Second Sister Qiao used to work at the restaurant, but she became pregnant while she was working there. A few months later, she gave birth to a son to her good boss and succeeded in taking the position of his wife.

From then on, the second sister Qiao had a rich husband and a son, and all she wore on her hands and neck were diamonds. The scenery was unbelievable.

Taking a look at the ring on Second Sister Qiao’s hand, and hearing about the number of babysitters in the family. Old Lady Qiao and Mother Qiao had a moment of peace between them. Both of them had bright eyes as they stared at Second Sister Qiao. Asking her how she’s been recently and her husband, and his business.

“Oh, the restaurant is too busy. He wants to open another branch recently, but he is too busy…” 

A branch!

When Old Lady Qiao and Mother Qiao heard that their eyes brightened, they kept saying that Second Sister Qiao had married a good son-in-law, and Second Sister Qiao looked complacent, “Yes, he just bought a car for me a few days ago. I don’t even know how to drive. I’m so annoyed that I have to learn how to drive.”

Mother Qiao leaned over and asked, “What car?”

“Audi, it’s not expensive around four to five million.”

Four to five million! Is that not expensive?! Mother Qiao was speechless and glanced at Old Lady Qiao, “The car of the second sister-in-law’s family is only two hundred thousand yuan .” 

At the beginning, Second Aunt Qiao bought a car, and the Old Lady Qiao said constantly that Second Aunt Qiao was very good and could drive. What Japanese car?! Look at the car her daughter drives now!

Second Sister Qiao sneered, “Her car can cost hundreds of thousands at most. Second uncle and aunt are both teachers, and their salary is not high, so they bought a car worth hundreds of thousands.”

Listening to her daughter stepping on Aunt Qiao calmly, Mother Qiao couldn’t be more refreshed. Old Lady Qiao wanted to say something, but she couldn’t figure it out after thinking about it. She could only say dryly, “Your second aunt is a cadre’s house. “

“Grandma, you are still so old fashioned. The cadres you are talking about are all officials, Qiao Lu’s family, what kind of cadres are they, both of them are teachers, and they only make three to four thousand yuan a month. That’s not even enough to buy my son’s milk formula for a month.” Second Sister Qiao directly put on her face, “My grandma still treats Qiao Lu as a treasure every day, and she didn’t even want to come for your birthday.”

Old Lady Qiao was in a hurry to explain, “Your second aunt said that Lulu had a cold.”

“As long as it helps you sleep at night Grandma. Didn’t Qiao Lan do better than her on the exam? Qiao Lu probably had no face left to show herself.” Sister Qiao mocked, “Qiao Lan knows how to study well recently. But to be honest, in this society, it’s useless to study well.”

In her room, Qiao Lan was about to put on the headphones bought by Qiao Sister, but then she heard Second Sister Qiao’s next sentence and was suddenly scared.

“Qiao Lan only has to go to school; she doesn’t have to study so hard. What is that girl doing?”

Mother Qiao hesitated, “She took the first in the grade on the exams this time, maybe it will be better for her in the future…”

“Even if she did well in the exams could? I didn’t go to university to work in our restaurant but look where I am. What’s the use of studying for so many years? Even if you study hard for 10 years and get into University by the time you graduate all the good marriage candidates will be gone.”

Mother Qiao still hesitated but Old Lady Qiao agreed very much with Second Sister Qiao. “You’re right! The granddaughter of the old Liu family went to get a doctorate. Now that she’s almost 30 she can’t find a husband…”

Second Sister Qiao nodded, “It’s enough to be able to read and count. Taking advantage of her young age, let Qiao Lan get in touch with society and get to know more people. That’s more important than anything.”

Mother Qiao was worried, “Where can she contact people.”

Sister Qiao thought for a while, “My husband invited a few people to eat at our home a few days ago. There is a young man named Zhao who is ten years older than Qiao Lan and is not married. Their family is in the same business and makes tens of millions a year. I’ve been discussing investment in that branch with my husband recently.”

“That sound’s good!”

Mother Qiao was excited all over, and she took second sister Qiao and started to inquire about the news of the second generation from the Zhao family.





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