Luo Xiao Mei runs home in tears, and as soon as she arrives, she starts talking about Chu Xia's excessive behavior."
"Mom, second sister took my watch and my bike! Mom, you go get it back from her; if not, I'll be humiliated at school!"
"You know how to be embarrassed; why don't you go get it yourself?" Big Brother Luo's sister-in-law had long grown tired of this heartless and selfish little sister, pointing at her and scolding, "Cry, cry, what are you crying for? The bicycle belongs to our family. I haven't even cried when it got lost!"
The more she talked, the angrier Big Brother Luo's sister-in-law became: "I'm telling you, Luo Chuyang, if you don't come over here with the bike, I'm not finished with you!"
Wang Yulan felt sorry for her daughter, sat beside Luo Xiao Mei, sighed, looked at Big Brother Luo's sister-in-law, and said, "The bike is Chu Xia's; if she wants to take it, your sister can't stop her. This can't be blamed on your sister; it's because I didn't raise Chu Xia well."
"Yes! You didn't raise her well!" Eldest sister-in-law Luo has long been upset, especially because she hadn't received the housing allocation. Now she had found an outlet for her frustration and didn't mince her words, saying, "Apart from Luo Chu Xia, who have you raised well in this family? I was truly foolish to marry into this family, and even after giving birth to two children, I didn't get a share of the house! Luo Chuyang, you're really useless!"
"How dare you speak to my mom like that?" Eldest Brother Luo stood up and glared at Eldest sister-in-law Luo, raising his fist to hit her.
"Big brother!" Luo Xiao Mei exclaimed.
Eldest Sister-in-law Luo met Big Brother Luo's gaze without fear, her eyes burning with a rage that was even more intense than his. She challenged, "Hit me! Go ahead and hit me on the head! It's better if it kills us both!"
Wang Yulan sat there, froze, and began to cry: "Chuyang, don't do it. It's all Mom's fault. My misfortune has burdened all of you. If you resent me, I'll go and die. I won't be a burden to you."
"Mom! Mom!" Big Brother Luo hurriedly hugged Wang Yulan's waist, and Luo Chuming also came over to help. Luo Xiao Mei froze there; she didn't know just because she cried her grievances to her mom would escalate into this situation.
Luo Chuming stared at Eldest Sister-in-law Luo with bad eyes: ''Sister-in-law, if you don't want to live with my big brother, just say so; don't make trouble here. Our family hasn't treated you badly; no one will stop you if you want to go back to your mother's home."
Of course she won't go back to her mother's house. Her mother's house is even worse than the Luo family, and they favor their sons over their daughters. If she goes back, she'll be kicked out by her brother right away.
She was causing a scene due to her pent-up frustration, and she is also relying on the fact that she has given a son and a daughter to the Luo family.
As soon as she heard Luo Chuming's words, she sat down on the ground and started to cry: "You Luo family has no conscience! Luo Chuyang, you have no conscience! I've given you children, but there's no house, there's no money, and you still let your brother trample on me like this! What's the point of living!"
When she cries, her daughter and son follow suit, and the entire Luo family instantly turns into a mess.
Chu Xia doesn't know what's going on in the Luo family, and if she did, she would only clap her hands and applaud, and this is something she would have expected.
At this moment, Chu Xia was being guided by Cen Zhengnian to work on the physics test she had taken earlier today.
Chu Xia still remembers a few physics questions that she couldn't get right, so she wrote them down in her notebook when she got home, thinking that she would do them in the evening.
When she did it, she still had no ideas for the first question. She had drawn several lines on scratch paper, but it just didn't feel right.
"Here, you missed analyzing the frictional force."
Cen Zhengnian suddenly spoke from behind her, his finger pointing at a spot on the small ball drawn on her scratch paper.
Chu Xia was startled and turned back to look at him.
With a smile, Cen Zhengnian points at the paper and says, "Try it."
Chuxia followed his instructions, and indeed, she no longer felt any discomfort and was able to calculate the answer.
Naturally, Cen Zhengnian sat next to Chu Xia and taught her the rest of the physics questions.
There were only three questions, and Chuxia had some trouble with certain points. With a bit of guidance from Cen Zhengnian, she quickly grasped the concepts and successfully solved all three questions.
She took the notebook, a little happy and a little depressed. "Obviously so simple; how come I couldn't think of doing it this way in the exam room at that time?"
Cen Zhengnian chuckled, and Chu Xia gave him a glance. He smiled and said, "When you're too nervous in the exam room, you can forget some of the knowledge."
That was true, but she wasn't nervous; she just genuinely didn't know!
Tomorrow's exams are English, Biology, and Chemistry, all subjects that Chu Xia is good at. She didn't need any help, so she took out an English test paper to get a feel for it.
Cen Zhengnian looked at her and was very surprised at how good Chu Xia's English is. Knowing that she doesn't need help, he goes back to continue reading the words Cen Huai'an wrote.
Just now, he was teaching Cen Huai'an to practice his handwriting.
"This character, you need to use strength here and relax here."
Cen Huai'an listened with impatience in his heart, clearly knowing what he meant by that, but he just didn't do it, still writing the way he did before.
Suddenly, Cen Zhengnian held Cen Huai'an's hand and guided him to experience the stroke order of the character. With great patience, he meticulously demonstrated each stroke.
Cen Huai'an was very uncomfortable, wrinkling his little face and twisting his body. Cen Zhengnian behind him said, "Don't move."
Although the tone wasn't stern, Cen Huai'an didn't move anymore. He pursed his lips and stopped resisting. In fact, there was even a hint of excitement in his heart.
Cen Huai'an would learn the character if he could, and Cen Zhengnian would continue to teach him if he couldn't. Regardless of the pace at which he learned or his emotional state, Cen Zhengnian's face showed no impatience. He patiently corrected Cen Huai'an's bad writing habits.
When she was getting ready for bed, Chu Xia realized that she and Cen Zhengnian were going to sleep in the same bed. Her heart was pounding, and she was a bit nervous.
Cen Zhengnian is not actually going to sleep with her, is he? She wasn't ready for that.
Although Cen Zhengnian was very good-looking, had a great physique, and had a personality that she didn't dislike, sleeping together on the first day of their meeting was too stimulating for her, and she couldn't handle it.
It wasn't until she lay down on the bed that Chu Xia realized her thoughts had been unfounded. Cen Zhengnian hadn't even considered such a thing.
He slept directly on the very outside; Cen Huai'an leaned against him; she could only sleep on the very inside.
However, this also makes Chu Xia feel relieved, and she doesn't feel nervous anymore. She quickly fell asleep, and her sleeping position started to get less restrained.
Her legs pressed against Cen Huai'an again.
Cen Huai'an had long been accustomed to her doing this and could skillfully push her legs away even while asleep.
But today, after he pushed her leg away and placed his hand to the side, he felt something was amiss. He was startled and woke up, but his father, who was sleeping next to him, was nowhere to be found!
Cen Huai'an rubbed his eyes and sat up from the bed, busy looking around; there was no one.
However, a faint light from the outside room leaked through the curtain, and he furrowed his brows. Quietly, he climbed down from the bed.
It was so late; what was his father doing if he wasn't sleeping?
Cen Huai'an was curious about Cen Zhengnian, but he didn't want to ask, so he just quietly observed by himself.
He carefully lifted a part of the curtain, creating a small opening, and saw Cen Zhengnian sitting in front of the table with a furrowed brow. He was holding a pen and making marks on paper. There was already a pile of similar papers next to him.
Cen Huai'an had good eyesight, and he could see that the papers were covered in densely written numbers and symbols that he couldn't understand.