For a moment, Old Xu felt a thousand words stuck on the tip of his tongue, all vying to rush out, but they ended up clogging at his lips, and not a single word came out.

“Teacher Xu, please watch my performance tomorrow.”

Jiang Cheng, with her backpack on, ran off in a race against time, not forgetting to greet Uncle Zhong at the door before leaving.

Uncle Zhong came out with breakfast in hand, his resolute face trying hard to suppress a smile.

Old Xu finally snapped out of his daze and glared at Uncle Zhong.

“Go ahead and laugh if you want.”

“Hahahaha!”

Uncle Zhong laughed heartily, showing none of the composure he had when interrogating Jiang Cheng.

After glaring at Uncle Zhong again, Old Xu couldn’t help but laugh himself.

“That girl, was she bragging or telling the truth just now? She said she didn’t give it her all! Learning two books in one day, memorizing a fifth of the dictionary in two days, and she said she was holding back her strength???”

Uncle Zhong shook his head.

“I don’t know, wasn’t it you who was so eager to take her as your disciple? Yet you haven’t even grasped the extent of her abilities.”

Old Xu’s face turned slightly red.

“What do you know? I value character, strength isn’t important!”

Uncle Zhong gave a fake smile, thinking, as long as you’re happy, old man.

After leaving Teacher Xu’s house, Jiang Cheng rushed all the way to the recycling station.

After completing her daily routine, she took out her materials to continue organizing them, with only a little content left.

More than ten minutes later, Sister Wang arrived.

She was a bit early.

“Sister Wang.”

Jiang Cheng greeted her, and Sister Wang, unable to contain her excitement, walked over, peeking outside the door, and whispered:
“Here you go.”

A bicycle ticket came into Jiang Cheng’s view.

She looked up in surprise.

“Sister Wang, what’s this?”

“It’s for you! You run around too much every day, it’s tiring, buying a bicycle will make it easier.”

Sister Wang bent slightly, whispering, “If you don’t have the money, I can lend it to you, and you can pay me back slowly.”

Jiang Cheng was genuinely tempted, and after weighing her options, she decided to accept it.

“Sister Wang, I really need a bicycle, but I can’t take it for free, and don’t refuse, if you do, I really won’t know how to interact with you in the future.”

Sister Wang swallowed her words and nodded with a smile, “Alright, just give me fifty yuan, I won’t take more than that.”

“Deal! I’ll listen to you.”

Currently, tickets are scarce, almost equivalent to the price of a bicycle, but since it’s to repay a favor, refusing too much would only put pressure on the other party.

Jiang Cheng agreed and told Sister Wang she would bring the money tomorrow.

Sister Wang naturally had no objections.

The two worked together and had lunch together.

Jiang Cheng, as usual, packed an extra portion of food, but she placed it in a plastic bag in her space for the time being, not eating it.

When Jiang Cheng arrived at the night school, she gave Old Wang a big apple.

“Luckily, you sent someone to inform me yesterday; otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to come down so promptly. You don’t treat me as an outsider, so how could you refuse my apple?”

With a few words, Jiang Cheng’s status in Old Wang’s heart rose a bit more.

After giving the apple, Jiang Cheng turned around and saw the principal waiting for her with a lunchbox.

But the look in his eyes was somewhat resentful.

Jiang Cheng had the illusion that she was a heartless scoundrel.

Principal Wang stared at the apple in Old Wang’s hand, thinking sourly: So biased.

He had gone through the trouble of sending this meal, did the girl really think it was just leftovers they couldn’t finish?

Should he subtly hint at it?
No, he’s the principal, how could he do something so embarrassing.

It’s just an apple!

Principal Wang’s inner drama was intense, and Jiang Cheng could clearly see through it.

She took the lunchbox and with her other hand opened her backpack.

“Principal, my bag is too heavy, can you help me carry it?”

“You are the only one who has so much to do every day.”

Principal Wang really went to help carry the bag, only to find two big apples lying inside.

“Principal Wang, I’ve had a toothache these past two days, can you taste the apple for me to see if it’s sweet?”

Principal Wang finally understood Jiang Cheng’s meaning, and he proudly closed the backpack.

“If you have a toothache, why bring apples? Eat them when it doesn’t hurt anymore, I don’t like this stuff anyway.”

Principal Wang proudly tossed his head, his back exuding happiness.

He doesn’t have to eat the apple; it’s enough as long as she remembers to give him one.

Jiang Cheng shook her head with a smile, their principal was so adorable.

Jiang Cheng didn’t chase after him, instead, she took the lunchbox upstairs to eat, then went to find Teacher Lu for class.

After today’s class ended, Jiang Cheng left with the homework assigned by Teacher Lu.

In the office, Teacher Lu ate the apple Jiang Cheng gave her, it was really sweet.

Jiang Cheng then returned to the classroom.

As soon as she entered the classroom, it instantly became much quieter.

As usual, unaffected, she sat in her exclusive seat, took out her books and pen, and started writing.

The students whispered to each other, passing glances, but no one dared to speak loudly.

Gossip spreads the fastest, and He Dan’s self-exposure yesterday had already spread throughout the entire night school by today.

It could be said that everyone knew about it.

Most people have very upright values, and it’s clear who was right and who was wrong in this matter, so no one really said anything about Jiang Cheng.

The only question everyone had was why Jiang Cheng, being so smart, didn’t leave the Lin family earlier?

Finally, they concluded that she must have been blinded at the time.

Today, He Dan still didn’t come, whether she was held up by something or would never come again was unknown.

At dismissal, Jiang Cheng, as usual, took the gong home.

At the same time, Principal Wang saw an apple on his office desk, with a note underneath.

“Principal Wang, the food was delicious, and with a full stomach, I studied really fast, fully utilizing my intelligence, credit to you! Left by Jiang Cheng.”

Principal Wang uncomfortably wiped the corner of his eye, muttering to himself:

“It’s just an apple… why am I getting so emotional!”

After saying that, Principal Wang showed a priceless smile, wiped the apple again and again, and proudly went to the teachers’ office.

Happiness is better when shared!

After school, Jiang Cheng smoothly returned to the courtyard house, where Grandma Shen, who had been waiting for her, pulled her away to catch up on today’s gossip.

“Du Yun didn’t agree and had a fierce fight with her mother-in-law.”

“The Lin family went to reclaim their things, but Du Yun’s mother-in-law gave them a good scolding, saying once something is in her hands, there’s no way she’s giving it back.”

“Lin Chengyuan’s mother was no match for Du Yun’s mother-in-law, and she went home so angry she started smashing pots and pans, and somehow, one of the pots ended up hitting He Dan on the head.”

“There was blood on her head immediately, and I heard she had to get several stitches at the hospital.”

Jiang Cheng eagerly handed over a handful of melon seeds, and Grandma Shen started cracking them with gusto.

Shen Yue sat on a small stool nearby, carefully peeling a handful of melon seeds, and skillfully placed them in Jiang Cheng’s palm.

Jiang Cheng ate them all in one go without any embarrassment, waiting for the next handful.

Shen Xing was lying back in the inner room, watching the assembly line of the three people, speechless.

Shen Yue’s attentiveness—why didn’t she use any of it on her own brother, who had injured his foot?”

“Clack clack clack clack”

Shen Yue ran over.

Shen Xing was surprised and slightly delighted, did he get a share too?

After all, she’s his own sister.

“Brother—you peel too, I can’t keep up with supplying Sister Jiang Cheng!”

A whole packet of intact melon seeds was placed by Shen Yue on the bedside, then she turned and ran back to her stool, sitting down to continue diligently peeling melon seeds.

Shen Xing was stunned for a second, then smiled, picked up the melon seeds, and started peeling.

It’s nice, the whole family is quite neat and orderly.