Chapter 29: Tore Up the Exam Paper

Due to the grievances between the elder generations, Rong Ming and Ma Li have never gotten along, but because Rong Qingqing, their cousin, has a gentle personality and is good at taking care of others, the relationship between Rong Ming and Rong Qingqing as siblings is much better. Before Jiang Min went abroad, she specifically met with Rong Qingqing to ask her to take care of Rong Ming in her absence. Jiang Min is a painter, and because Rong Qingqing learned to paint from her since she was young, combined with her own parents being unreliable and often away, Rong Qingqing was taken care of by her aunt Jiang Min growing up. She relied on Jiang Min far more than her biological parents. Therefore, when Jiang Min left, Rong Qingqing truly took care of Rong Ming as if he were her own younger brother. The siblings had a good relationship. Yesterday, Rong Ming heard about the two cousins exchanging marriage arrangements with the Shen Family as soon as he got home from school. He was so upset that he didn’t sleep well all night. Even after reaching school in the morning, he thought it over and over and decided to ask for leave to specifically come to the Shen Manor. When Rong Qingqing came downstairs, Guo Lan and Rong Ming were sitting on the sofa chatting. Rong Ming is an exemplary student, the kind of child that every elder would like. As usual, since the monthly tests had just finished, Guo Lan asked Rong Ming about his results. Rong Ming sat there obediently and replied, "Except for losing two points on the Chinese essay, I got full marks in every other subject. I ranked first again in this monthly test without any regression." Guo Lan’s smile became a bit strained at this moment. It was mainly because when she thought of Shen Qiao’s grades, the contrast with Rong Ming was too stark. But Rong Ming, being naive, didn’t notice Guo Lan’s unusual expression and naturally asked about Shen Qiao’s grades, "How did Qiaoqiao do in this monthly test?" "Don’t mention it." Guo Lan waved her hand, "That silly child fell asleep in the exam room during the Chinese test and got a score of 0. Her grades regressed significantly this time." Every mother, even a lady like Guo Lan, always worries about her children’s academic performance. "She fell asleep?" Rong Ming instinctively shook his head wanting to speak but then stopped for some reason. Just at this moment, Rong Qingqing came over, and Guo Lan asked the siblings to go to the tea room to talk properly. After Nanny Zhao brought in some sweets and fruits and closed the door, Rong Ming finally said to Rong Qingqing, "Sister, why did Aunt say Qiaoqiao got a 0 in Chinese because she fell asleep?" "Qiaoqiao said so herself when she got home yesterday." Rong Qingqing pushed the fruit towards Rong Ming and asked, "You look like you know that’s not the case?" "It’s not at all." Rong Ming shook his head. "Even I, in the high school department, heard about Qiaoqiao’s feat. She didn’t just fall asleep in the exam room; she tore up the exam paper right in front of the invigilator. I heard she even argued with the invigilator in the exam room." "Qiaoqiao tore up the exam paper?" Rong Qingqing was dumbfounded, "Does Qiaoqiao dare to do that?" "I was also quite shocked when I heard about it," Rong Ming said, "I suspect Qiaoqiao has been bullied at school recently. I’ve seen her several times by herself; she used to always have many girlfriends around her." Rong Ming and Shen Qiao are in the same school, just one in the middle school department and the other in high school. The school is very large, so they only occasionally glimpse each other. When Rong Qingqing was still engaged to Shen Xingwei, she had a good relationship with Shen Qiao, who often asked her to send some snacks or other things back from abroad.