Under Qin Yiren’s repeated explanations, Xu Wenyin finally understood that there was such a big competition among humans.

If one didn’t study well or learn less when one was a child, one would fall behind others when one grew up.

If one falls behind step by step, one might have no money, no job, no family, and so on, and more than likely not even have enough food to eat.

Qin Yiren: “……” Wait! I didn’t say that!

With their family’s financial resources, even if Lu Chenjun didn’t study for the rest of his life, he wouldn’t fall to the point where he couldn’t afford to eat.

Not to mention anything else, even though Lu Chenjun was only three years old now, in fact, the wealth under his name was already equivalent to that of several multi-millionaires.

From the Lu family, the Qin family, as well as the things privately given by Lu Weizheng and Qin Yiren, the money he has could be squandered for several lifetimes as long as Lu Chenjun didn’t make a big mistake in business.

It’s the kind where one could probably live in different houses without repeating for a couple of years.

Even Xu Youyou, with the speed at which Xu Wenyin makes money and buys houses, would have enough to eat and drink throughout her life, and she would never be short of food!

However, people were always curious.

Or as the old saying goes, it never hurts to learn more.

In Qin Yiren’s opinion, whether it was Lu Chenjun or Xu Youyou, it wouldn’t take them long to learn stuff in kindergarten.

They could obviously do better, so why not go for it?

As the daughter of the Qin family, even if Qin Yiren was just taking care of her child at home, she was still a well-rounded person. She graduated from a prestigious university, plays the violin well, and could even design clothes among other things.

In short, she wasn’t someone who could only rely on her family to support her.

She grew up receiving such an education, so Lu Chenjun naturally couldn’t be too far behind.

He’s a genius, a true genius.

Three years old might not be too early for an average family to learn some special skills, let alone a family like theirs that had an innate advantage.

After listening, Xu Wenyin looked at Xu Youyou, and then back at Qin Yiren, who had a serious look.

“Youyou, would you like to learn?”

Xu Wenyin had never refused Xu Youyou’s request, although Xu Youyou rarely asks for anything either.

The most recent one was when she wanted to go to training camp.

Now hearing Qin Yiren’s words, Xu Wenyin found that the way she teaches her child was still too superficial.

Does she really understand what Youyou needs?

Does she understand Youyou’s learning progress in kindergarten?

Xu Wenyin thought that as long as Xu Youyou was happy, it was a success, and if she prepared a lot of house deeds so that Xu Youyou could have a worry-free life, it was happiness.

But now it seemed that it was far from enough!

Spiritual and material needs must be grasped with both hands!

Damn it. Xu Wenyin decided to buy a few more books on raising children. She was determined not to let Youyou grow up to become a bad adult who does nothing, was rebellious, and unreasonable.

A certain system was obviously overthinking it. Upon reflection, it was clear that Xu Youyou couldn’t possibly turn out like that.

But now Xu Wenyin wouldn’t listen. After getting Xu Youyou’s affirmative answer, she immediately looked at Qin Yiren with burning eyes.

“I’m counting on you, Sister!”

With her expression and tone, people who didn’t know would’ve thought Xu Wenyin was entrusting her orphaned child— pei, pei, pei— stop thinking such nonsense.

Qin Yiren accepted the request calmly, and then quickly made preliminary arrangements.

Firstly, learn an instrument.

The training camp was enough for physical exercise. Right now, they were still young so it didn’t seem like it was very useful, as they were just stretching and running.

But as they get older, the instructor would naturally start teaching them real skills.

Learning to a play musical instrument wasn’t about showing off nor was it about participating in competitions or anything like that, but rather aimed to cultivate children’s emotions.

After all, music knows no boundaries and good music can inspire people.

If they attend any banquets in the future where they’re arranged to have performances, it would be nice to be able to play even a bit.

In fact, with the current net worth of the Xu family’s mother and daughter, it was too early to consider this, but Qin Yiren had an inexplicable premonition.

She believed that the mother and daughter wouldn’t stop at just Jiang City, and they would fly to a broader sky, so she didn’t mind handing them a ladder before they took off.

After all, she had already received the best gift from the other party.

Qin Yiren swept a glance at the silent Juanjuan and then continued talking about the next step.

Music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and antique appreciation.

Qin Yiren hoped that the two children could choose the two things they were interested in and become proficient in them, while they must at least have an understanding of the rest.

Of course, if they had enough energy and were willing to learn more, she wouldn’t stand in the way.

In short, as long as they wanted to learn, the teacher, venue, materials, and so on weren’t a problem at all.

“There are also some physical classes……”

Listening to Qin Yiren talking more and more, Xu Wenyin looked at Xu Youyou with increasing compassion in her eyes.

Baby, it’s hard for you.

It turned out that being an excellent human being wasn’t easy.

Fortunately, Xu Youyou herself was full of interest and wasn’t scared at all. She was even happy because she was learning together with Juanjuan.

She had long admired Juanjuan. Although they were the same age, Juanjuan knew a lot and knew many words too.

Now that it was possible for her to become so powerful, it was something Xu Youyou was looking forward to.

Of course, she also had some thoughts.

If she was good, her mother wouldn’t have to work so hard, and she could also take care of her mother!

After making sure that the children were fine with it, Qin Yiren invited several teachers for the weekend.

Try three lessons of each first, and then let the children choose the ones they like. The teacher could also use those three lessons to see the children’s potential.

Maybe they’re a genius in a certain field.

Xu Youyou and Lu Chenjun soon had a busy weekend.

As a result, the time spent playing with other friends at someone’s house was greatly reduced, causing Liu Miaomiao to start complaining.

———pr

During their free time in the kindergarten, six children stood in a circle.

Xu Youyou felt a little embarrassed listening to Liu Miaomiao’s complaints, but it was really interesting to be exposed to all those new things.

“My Mom also said she wanted me to learn something.”

Qian Xin scratched the back of his head with the same embarrassment. “Youyou, is learning tiring?”

It’s normal for families like theirs to learn something at an early age. They didn’t have to think about their livelihood, and if they were interested in anything, they could go learn it.

It’s just that children like Youyou and Juanjuan who were willing to sit down and study were a minority. Most of them still like to play.

But children were easy to follow the crowd. Since their little friends were learning about something, then they must learn it too.

Just like Liu Yanzhi, although his father doesn’t care about him, fortunately, he has his grandfather^[1]maternal grandfather. He is currently learning Go and has classes every week.

Even Gu Weiyi whispered that he would start learning piano after returning to the capital.

The filming of Gu Yi’s movie went very smoothly. He originally thought it would take at least half a year. He was worried that his child would stay in the capital alone, so he transferred him there. But he didn’t expect that three months would be enough.

But Gu Yi spent most of his time in the capital when he was not filming in other places. They only came to Jiang City because of this movie, which was very important for his career transformation. He had no intention of settling in Jiang City after filming.

Gu Weiyi was sure to follow his father.

At that time, Xu Youyou and others were a little sad when they heard the news. This was the first time they were faced with the separation of a friend, but there was nothing they could do about it. They just played with Gu Weiyi as much as possible during this period.

“Geez, Miaomiao hates classes the most!”

After hearing what her friends said one by one, Liu Miaomiao unhappily punched the doll in her arms twice. “Miaomiao hates it, Miaomiao hates it! Grandma said it’s okay if Miaomiao doesn’t study for the rest of Miaomiao’s life!”

Xu Youyou and others have heard and even seen how much Liu Miaomiao’s grandmother dotes on Liu Miaomiao.

When the second training was about to take place, Grandma Liu came back from the countryside. As soon as she heard that her precious granddaughter was going to be sent to some training camp, Grandma Liu immediately started making a scene.

However, Father Liu had already seen the changes in Liu Miaomiao after returning from the training camp, so she sent Liu Miaomiao away despite the pressure from his mother.

As a result, Grandma Liu also followed, saying that she was going to the training camp to take care of Liu Miaomiao, determined not to let her precious granddaughter suffer.

Xu Youyou and others were all stunned at that time.

They didn’t know people could ‘cry’ like that.

Of course, in the end, Liu Miaomiao still chose her little buddies, and when she entered the camp, Grandma Liu didn’t try to follow in. The soldiers with weapons in their hands wouldn’t agree either.

Training children in this camp was only a small part of their day-to-day business, and was even a ‘small privilege’. But of course, there were many other serious things to do.

Grandma Liu’s shrewish behavior had no effect in front of these strict soldiers. In the end, she had no choice but to leave.

And now Xu Wenyin, who was in Xu Youyou’s mind, heard Liu Miaomiao say these words again, and couldn’t help but feel that something was wrong.

Ordinary parents and elders, no matter how much they love their children, would they really let them grow up with such ideas?

Xu Wenyin has heard Liu Miaomiao say more than once that she could just get married and there’s no need to do or learn anything.

She thought back to Liu Miaomiao in the novel.

Stupid, vicious, brainless, and other negative words could be used to describe her, which brought endless gloom to Xu Youyou’s three years of high school.

Then what about Liu Miaomiao’s ending?

After graduating from high school, Xu Youyou went to the capital, met Lu Haoyu, and started a series of abuse and misunderstandings.

Liu Miaomiao was never mentioned again in the story, as if this person had disappeared. As for her college entrance examination results, the novel also didn’t mention it.

Was it forgotten by the author?

Logically speaking, since the Liu family’s headquarters was located in the capital, even if they moved to Jiang City after seeing that it was developing well, they should’ve been at least mentioned in passing, right?

Unless something happened to the Liu family.

Of course, that was just Xu Wenyin’s speculation.

Xu Wenyin couldn’t predict things that weren’t mentioned in the novel.

Most importantly, what does it have to do with her?

Lu Chenjun and Liu Miaomiao were both characters in the novel. Xu Wenyin can try every means to save Lu Chenjun, first because in the original work, Lu Chenjun didn’t hurt Xu Youyou. He was just a tool to pave the way for the male protagonist.

The second was that both Qin Yiren and Lu Chenjun have been very kind to her and Xu Youyou. Not to mention that Qin Yiren helped them a lot.

Xu Wenyin had even discovered that Lu Chenjun, who always looks nonchalant and indifferent, would actually take care of Xu Youyou in all kinds of small details.

The Xu Wenyin of the past might not have noticed these things, but she’s different now!

Since others have given their sincerity with both words and actions, it was normal to do something for them based on the principle of equivalent exchange.

But Liu Miaomiao was different.

In the original story, she was the one who bullied Xu Youyou. Even if she becomes friends with Xu Youyou now, it’s just because the beginning of this life was different.

Whether it was Liu Miaomiao or the Liu family, in Xu Wenyin’s eyes, they were people whom she didn’t need to care about.

Xu Wenyin admitted that it was a double standard on her part, but she still remained silent even when she noticed something was wrong.

Liu Maomao’s parents didn’t think there was anything wrong, so why would she, an outsider, meddle in other people’s business? Liu Miaomiao could find out on her own. If she couldn’t……

If she still had this idea of not wanting to study or work hard, Xu Wenyin believed that Xu Youyou would naturally become estranged from Liu Miaomiao. They were already from different social classes. Even if they had grown up together since childhood, it was useless if their thoughts did not progress together.

Wasn’t there a saying among humans that ‘if we don’t see eye to eye, we can’t be together?’ Xu Wenyin thought it was quite right!

“No, my Mom said that girls must study to be great and awesome when they grow up!”

Sure enough, Xu Youyou refuted Liu Miaomiao once again.

Liu Miaomiao looked even more unhappy after being countered, but at least she didn’t throw things around whenever she was upset like before.

“Yes, Miaomiao, we still need to learn something.” Qian Xin also agreed with Xu Youyou’s words. He had already decided to tell his mother that he wanted to learn something when he went back.

As for what exactly to learn, Qian Xin hadn’t thought about it yet.

Anyway, just learn!

Being refuted by her friends one after another, Liu Miaomiao immediately turned from unhappy to aggrieved. Why were they all saying that?

Was Miaomiao really wrong?

But that’s what Grandma said!

Perhaps because the atmosphere wasn’t right, Liu Yanzhi hurriedly changed the subject to other more interesting things.

His emotional intelligence has always been good, and he also has the kind of personality that doesn’t like to offend others.

Then he pulled Gu Weiyi to follow along and the matter was over for the time being.

But Xu Wenyin noticed that Lu Chenjun calmly pulled Xu Youyou a few times to keep her farther away from Liu Miaomiao.

——Don’t go near stupid people, you’ll become stupid.

That sentence was written in Lu Chenjun’s eyes.

〖Xu Wenyin: ……〗 Well done, Xiao Juanmao!

———pr

“En, Youyou is great.”

After that day’s music lesson, Xu Youyou received a sincere compliment from the teacher.

Xu Youyou and Lu Chenjun tried more than a dozen musical instruments, and factoring in their hand shapes, body proportions, and so on, Lu Chenjun finally chose the piano while Xu Youyou chose the violin.

Although the instruments were different, the person who was teaching them was really skilled. Whether it was piano or violin, it was definitely more than enough to teach two three-year-old children, so they still take lessons together.

Then the teacher discovered that the two children were very intelligent, Lu Chenjun understood things quickly, while Xu Youyou had a strong sense of music.

In short, each has their own strengths and both of them were very obedient. Even if the practice was boring at times, neither of them would complain or even refuse to practice like typical three-year-old children.

Such good seedlings! It’s a pity they weren’t specializing in music.

The teacher shook her head regretfully, but she was still delighted to meet such good students, so she taught them more seriously.

“Thank you, Teacher!”

Xu Youyou grinned happily.

“Alright, you two have something to do today, right? Class is over, remember to practice when you go back~”

The teacher couldn’t help but touch Xu Youyou’s head. This child was so cute when she smiled and it’s as if any troubles could disappear after seeing it.

Xu Youyou didn’t mind this action and even took the initiative to rub against the teacher’s hand.

Then she turned her gaze and saw Qin Yiren who came to take them out. The little girl immediately waved excitedly towards Qin Yiren, her enthusiastic expression contrasting sharply with Lu Chenjun’s beside her.

Today was Saturday, and it was also the day when Gu Weiyi would be leaving Jiang City. Several children agreed to see off their little friend together.

However, because it could take an unknown amount of time and was highly likely to exceed two hours, Xu Wenyin could only find another excuse to entrust Xu Yuyou to Qin Yiren.

Xu Youyou didn’t go home after class and went straight with Lu Chenjun and Qin Yiren to the hotel where the Gu family’s father and son were staying.

Because of Gu Yi’s celebrity status, it would be troublesome to see them off at the airport, so they have decided to just meet at the hotel.

Although they have only known Gu Weiyi for three months, to the children, it was already a long, long time.

They played games together, learned foreign languages ​​together, and celebrated birthdays together. Now that their friend was leaving and they didn’t know when they would see each other again, everyone felt sad.

So was Gu Weiyi.

Due to Gu Yi’s status, in order to protect his child, Gu Weiyi’s activities before he was three years old were basically all inside their villa in the capital. He was mostly accompanied by the auntie and his father’s assistant, so he had no contact with other children of the same age.

Xu Youyou and the others were the first friends Gu Weiyi made, and they were all very, very nice.

Especially……

Gu Weiyi rubbed his slightly reddened eyes, and despite his shy character, he took out a small box from his pocket and came to Xu Youyou.

“Youyou, don’t forget me, okay? I will definitely come to find you when I grow up!”

Inside the box was a beautiful bracelet, which looked very valuable.

It was definitely not something that a kid like Gu Weiyi could afford, so it should have been bought by Gu Yi.

Gu Weiyi looked at Xu Youyou, who was a little stunned, and his head slowly lowered again.

He didn’t know why he had begged Gu Yi to buy this bracelet, but the thought of not seeing Xu Youyou for a long, long time made Gu Weiyi feel very sad.

To this day, Gu Weiyi still remembers the first time he saw Xu Youyou.

She’s glowing!

There were so many children in the classroom at that time, but he still saw Xu Youyou at first glance.

It was the first time that Gu Weiyi saw someone smile so beautifully and cutely, and her whole body was shining, as if, as his father said in a TV drama, she’s the brightest star in the sky!

Perhaps it was his naturally shy personality that made Gu Weiyi instinctively seek someone more dazzling.

Or perhaps it’s the fact that he had just come to the kindergarten and was in contact with so many people for the first time, and Xu Youyou was the first person to reach out to him.

In short, Gu Weiyi likes Xu Youyou very much!

“I won’t forget you~” Xu Youyou promised. “But I can’t take—”

Xu Youyou didn’t manage to finish her words because Gu Yi spoke.

“Youyou, just accept it. It’s Xiao Bao’s gift so it’s okay.” Gu Yi knelt down with a smile, then he took out the bracelet and helped Xu Youyou put it on. Fortunately, this bracelet was adjustable, otherwise it wouldn’t fit Xu Youyou’s tiny wrist.

As Gu Weiyi’s father, Gu Yi was also grateful to these children.

After three months there, it could be clearly seen that Gu Weiyi had become livelier and more cheerful and was no longer afraid of meeting strangers.

If it weren’t for career reasons that prevented Gu Yi from settling in Jiang City, he really wouldn’t want Xiao Bao to be separated from the friends he finally managed to make.

But he didn’t expect Xiao Bao to be quite romantic. He knows how to give gifts to girls at such a young age.

Hey, maybe just like in the TV drama he was in before, the two children would actually have a fate when they grow up.

Gu Yi also likes this little girl Xu Youyou. She’s smart, cute and kind. If she can really become……

Hahaha, it’s too early to think about this now.

Children’s friendship was the purest but also the most fragile. Who knows what would happen to the two when they grow up? At least at this moment, Gu Yi would help his son to let Xu Youyou accept the bracelet.

Finally seeing that their departure time was approaching, Gu Yi took Gu Weiyi to say goodbye to everyone. He even took a group photo of the children and said that he would have it framed and send it to them.

“Bye, Xiao~ Bao~!”

In the end, what remained in Xu Youyou’s memory was Gu Weiyi’s leaving figure.

It turned out that separation was such a sad thing.

Then she should never ever be separated from her mother. She would be with her mother forever!

The days that followed were calm yet busy.

Xu Youyou was busy studying while Xu Wenyin was busy making money. They were busy in their own ways, but they were exceptionally harmonious.

The Spring Festival was coming soon, and the kindergarten had an early winter break.

Xu Youyou was wearing a scarf knitted by Xu Wenyin, and on the sofa next to her were the gloves and hat she had just taken off. She and Lu Chenjun were standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows on the balcony, watching the snowflakes falling.

“So beautiful~”

Xu Youyou’s hot breath hit the glass as she spoke, causing a mist to appear.

She remembered herself disliking winter.

Because it would be very cold.

Eating a little slower during meals would make the food ice cold.

And when winter comes, they can’t play outside. Grandma Wu was worried that the children’s bodies wouldn’t be able to bear it. So unless it’s a sunny day, Xu Youyou spends most of her time indoors playing with toys donated by kind-hearted people.

But this winter was different.

The house was warm, the food was also warm and delicious, and even the bed at night was soft and fluffy, with a hint of Grandpa Sun’s unique fragrance.

There’s also the hot soup made by her mother, which makes her feel comfortable after taking a sip.

“Juanjuan, are you leaving tomorrow?”

The two of them just finished their last class for the year, and in five days, it would be the Spring Festival.

It also meant that Aunt Qin and Juanjuan would have to go home for the celebration.

Juanjuan’s family home was in the capital.

It’s far, far away. Her mother said it would take more than ten hours by car, but only two hours by plane.

But Xu Youyou hadn’t been on an airplane yet, so she wasn’t sure about its speed. She only knows that it’s far away.

To be honest, Qin Yiren’s parents and father-in-law had already urged them several times to go back early.

However, Qin Yiren found an excuse to delay until now, but she couldn’t delay it any longer. If she didn’t go back, her parents would personally come from the capital to catch her!

“Um.” Lu Chenjun responded softly, “I’ll be back before school starts.”

He didn’t like going back to the capital either. The people there were very annoying. They always look at him with strange eyes and like to say some shady things.

Don’t think that because he’s too young, he couldn’t detect the malice in their words, he’s just too lazy to pay attention to them.

“Start of school ah.” Xu Youyou stretched out her finger and drew a pig’s head on the glass where her breath just formed a mist. “It’s still a long, long time.”

“Juanjuan, is there anything fun in the capital?”

Because of Xu Wenyin’s physical limitations, they couldn’t go to other places for more than two hours.

But her mother said that when she grew up, the time her mother could transform would gradually become longer, and then she would be able to take her to many places to play!

“It’s boring there.”

Xu Youyou asked the wrong person. About 90% of the world in Lu Chenjun’s eyes could be attributed to boredom.

“But if you come, I can show you around.”

Faced with Lu Chenjun’s invitation, Xu Youyou was a little tempted but she still refused.

“When Youyou gets older, Youyou will definitely go to the place where Juanjuan was born!”

She also needed to take her mother with her. She wanted to go to many places with her mother and take many, many pretty pictures together!

———pr

Qin Yiren and Lu Chenjun returned to the capital.

Liu Miaomiao, Qian Xin, and Liu Yanzhi weren’t locals from Jiang City either, so they would naturally go back to their hometowns to celebrate the Spring Festival.

Classes have also been suspended, and even Xu Wenyin was temporarily ‘unemployed’.

When the Spring Festival comes, no need for power leveling or ghostwriting?

Was this what humans call ‘Spring Festival’ day?

Even Zhao Tao was on vacation. He greeted Xu Wenyin good-naturedly and also told her tactfully that the programmers in the company were on vacation these days.

If Xu Wenyin had a new work, she had to wait for a while. He would handle it for her as soon as he goes back to work.

He had no choice. Who makes Xu Wenyin’s work to be good and fast every time? It takes a while for programmers to test and assess the prices, so it’s better to just let people rest for a few days during the holiday.

Alright, she got it. Xu Wenyin wasn’t that insensitive.

And since no one would be receiving her work, she didn’t need to stock up in advance. After all, these things were only a matter of minutes for the system to make.

But then……

“Youyou, are you bored?”

Although there were only two of them in Jiang City at the beginning, Xu Wenyin never felt bored. Later, when she met Qin Yiren and the others, it became livelier.

But now that everyone had gone home and there was nothing to do, Xu Wenyin felt a hint of…… loneliness.

If Xu Wenyin had a body right now, she would be slumped on the table like a cat loaf, making sounds like she wanted to play with a ball of yarn.

“No way, with Momm here, Youyou won’t feel bored!”

Little angel Xu Youyou’s words instantly healed Xu Wenyin’s heart and she suddenly became lively again. “That’s right, even if it’s just us, we should celebrate the Spring Festival well!”

Her tone was full of energy.

“Youyou, let’s go shopping for Spring Festival’s goods and decorate our house properly.”

“Okay~ Mom, can Youyou buy another doll?”

“Of course, let’s buy ten!”

Rich woman Xu Wenyin showing off her wealth—— Let’s get another apartment to put the dolls in~