Happy times are always fleeting, Zhen Yan and Zhen Yu will soon have to go to school on their own. Without Ming Yue having to say a word, Jiaoyang voluntarily said, "Bro! I’ll take Zhen Yan for a stroll!" Zhen Yan cast a cautious glance at Han Mingyue, "There are so many students on the road, you two had better be careful!" Hearing this, Ming Yue understood. It seemed that Zhen Yan knew about his and Zhen Yu’s puppy love. Ming Yue nodded to this future uncle, soothing him with, "I understand." As soon as he finished speaking, Zhen Yu chimed in, "Zhen Yan! If we don’t leave now, we’ll both be late!" Zhen Yan quickly glanced at his watch and resentfully dragged Jiaoyang towards the direction of First High School. "Let’s hurry!" Ming Yue also realized that time was getting late, so he quickly pulled Zhen Yu and signaled her to head towards the Affiliated School. On the road, the two of them quickly exchanged their schedules for today and tomorrow. Tomorrow, it will definitely be about Zhen siblings taking the Han Family Brothers to the Children’s Palace for the calligraphy competition! And this afternoon, Mr. Han and Mrs. Han are going to look at the house, and the Han Family brothers will join them as well. If everything is suitable, they might even put down the deposit today. In that case, Mr. Han might stay in Qi City for a couple more days, waiting for the weekdays to handle all the necessary procedures. Tonight, the two families will surely dine together! But no matter what the reason is, even if the house deal doesn’t go through this time, the dinner is certainly to be hosted by the Han Family. So it hasn’t yet been decided where to eat. Approaching the gate of the Affiliated School, Zhen Yu and Han Mingyue both stopped. "I’ll come pick you up tonight! Go ahead." After saying this, Han Mingyue gently pushed Zhen Yu. Though reluctant, he still gestured for her to go inside quickly. Honestly, at this moment, Zhen Yu really wanted to skip class! Then pull Han Mingyue back home, and spend an afternoon alone on the second floor! Just like before, sitting together in Han Mingyue’s room reading books! Even if doing their own things, or doing nothing at all and just daydreaming, as long as this person is by her side... It feels different. He was still young, but she was no longer a child. There are some things one cannot be too capricious about; she couldn’t set a bad example for him. Eventually, reason triumphed over impulse, and Zhen Yu turned her head and rushed into the school gates. She barely sat down at the sound of the bell for class! As soon as she sat, Lu Huai asked, "Did you oversleep during your nap? Why are you so late!" "Mind your own business!" Zhen Yu, feeling irritated, retorted sharply. "Did you eat gunpowder?" Lu Huai looked at Zhen Yu in surprise, baffled. Was she really coming with morning crankiness?! "I," Zhen Yu was about to snap back again when she suddenly caught sight of the English teacher entering the classroom and immediately shut her mouth. "Good afternoon, everyone!" All the students stood up, "Good afternoon, Ms. Zhang!" During the English lesson, Zhen Yu just mechanically opened and shut her mouth, completely unaware of what she was reading. Only when the teacher announced the English competition before the class ended did Zhen Yu snap back to reality. "This year’s English competition! Based on last year, the importance of listening and speaking in the competition has been increased again! This is the third time the organizers have done this, improving the structure of the competition for three consecutive years, each time emphasizing listening and speaking! From this, we can see the importance of fluent English! To learn English well, listening and speaking are key! Whether you sign up for the competition or not, I hope everyone will not slacken in practicing spoken and listening English! Listening to English songs in your spare time is also a good option. Alright, that’s it for now! Class dismissed!" "Another competition! How annoying!" Lu Huai muttered, slumping down. Zhen Yu thought for a moment, then nudged him, "What’s up with this English competition?" "What do you mean ’what’s up’?" Lu Huai asked impatiently. As he spoke, he turned his body, faced away from her, and lay down facing Zhen Yu. "Like, does it give bonus points for middle school entrance exams? Are there any material rewards?" "Of course there are added points! The material rewards vary every year, but they are never too shabby! After all, it’s a city-level competition!" Zhen Yu nodded, then fell silent. Lu Huai closed his eyes, dozing off... "Oh right!" Lu Huai suddenly opened his eyes and exclaimed, "This English competition isn’t entirely city-level. If you rank in the top three, next May you’ll have to go to the provincial competition!" Zhen Yu frowned; she had originally planned to sign up! Upon hearing that it would involve going to the province, she began to hesitate... Next year would be a critical year to open an internet cafe, and a year full of complications! What if family issues arise at that time? Could she afford to leave? If she won a place but didn’t attend the provincial competition, she’d probably be scolded to death... "Also!" Lu Huai casually added another comment. "Also?!" Zhen Yu’s tone was not pleasant; at this moment, she really wanted to scratch the walls out of frustration! Lu Huai gave Zhen Yu a look, "There’s also a limit to how many extra points you can get from various competitions! No matter how many you enter, you can only get up to 20 extra points total!" "How are the points added?" "First place gets 10 points, second and third places get 5 points each! Don’t even think about positions after fourth place!" Why?! Why is it always the one in fourth place who is the most unlucky? Zhen Yu’s dinner was in a pretty upscale restaurant. Although on the way there she had already heard from Han Mingyue that the house really suited Mrs. Han’s taste and that they had decided to take it, thus tonight was a thank-you dinner. But she had not expected to see a roomful of people gathered and interacting in that large private room. There must be at least sixteen or seventeen people! It turned out she had counted less. Including these half-grown kids, there were exactly eighteen people! It was precisely because this restaurant had such a large table that Mr. Han had chosen to host dinner here tonight. Among these people, besides those Mrs. Zhen had brought last time, there were also... Gu’s father and Gu Qing. Zhen Yu was surprised, because the Gu Family and the Han Family... they don’t connect at all! Gu Qing was brought directly by Gu’s father on a bicycle after school in the evening, so he actually arrived earlier than Zhen Yu. As soon as Zhen Yu entered, she made a beeline for her, "Zhen Yu! Is it your family hosting?" She asked because she saw Aunt Cheng next door, who is Zhen Yu’s mother. "No! It’s their family!" saying this, Zhen Yu gestured with her lips towards Han Mingyue next to her. Hearing that this was the host family, Gu Qing, out of politeness, greeted, "Hi!" Han Mingyue didn’t say a word, just nodded, which could be considered a return greeting. Seeing this, Gu Qing quickly signaled Zhen Yu with her eyes, suggesting they have a private chat. Zhen Yu felt embarrassed to reject her, so she looked at Han Mingyue and whispered to him, "You go ahead and sit. I’ll be over in a bit."