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Taking advantage of the action of wiping off the water, Jiang Ning gave a few good feels, but unfortunately, it was through his clothes.
If only there wasn’t this bothersome clothing.
However, it was as if Shen Mo could hear her thoughts, and he suddenly pulled off his vest, revealing a sea of flesh. His skin, tanned from years of training, was a healthy bronze color.
Jiang Ning’s eyes widened, and she even forgot to continue wiping.
Her hand was suddenly grabbed and placed on his firm, powerful abs.
Jiang Ning understood his intention and used the handkerchief to slowly wipe the water off his abs.
She wiped very slowly.
Shen Mo looked down and could only see a part of her thick hair. His expression changed the moment Jiang Ning’s skin touched his.
Taking advantage of the action of wiping off the water, Jiang Ning thoroughly felt the abs in front of her.
She thought she had controlled her expression well, but the hint of a smile at the corner of her mouth was still noticed by Shen Mo.
Jiang Ning and Shen Mo left the house together.
As soon as they stepped out, the door of Captain Li’s house across the street also opened, and Sister Li came out with her daughter.
Seeing Shen Mo and Jiang Ning, she greeted them, “Young Shen, Young Jiang.”
Jiang Ning responded politely.
After the greeting, Sister Li led her daughter out.
After just a few steps, Jiang Ning heard the little girl’s clear voice say, “Mom, remember to come to my Parent-Teacher Meeting this afternoon.”
Sister Li, looking a bit helpless, replied to her daughter, “I remember, you’ve reminded me so many times already.”
After walking a few steps in the opposite direction from Sister Li and her daughter, Jiang Ning suddenly stopped and turned around to catch up with them.
Coming up to them, Jiang Ning squatted down and asked the little girl, “Yuanyuan, is your school having a Parent-Teacher Meeting? Is it for all the students in the school?”
The little girl from Sister Li’s family was named Li Yuanyuan.
“Yes,” the little girl nodded vigorously. “The teacher said it’s a general Parent-Teacher Meeting.”
Ever since the resumption of the college entrance examination, there has been a stronger emphasis on education. Schools hope that children who have the opportunity to study will become more successful and contribute to the country’s development.
Therefore, the elementary school in the family compound holds a general Parent-Teacher Meeting every month to encourage parents to pay close attention to their children’s academic performance.
Sister Li curiously asked Jiang Ning, “Didn’t your Zhiqi tell you?”
“Sigh,” Jiang Ning sighed and shook her head. “This child doesn’t want to trouble me.”
Sister Li patted Jiang Ning on the shoulder and said, “Zhiqi is a good boy. We can see how well you treat him, and he can feel it even more.”
Jiang Ning mentioned going to the Parent-Teacher Meeting in the afternoon with Sister Li, who readily agreed.
In the morning, Jiang Ning went to the traditional Chinese medicine clinic and informed Old Master Huang that she had something to do in the afternoon.
In the afternoon, Jiang Ning went home, took a shower, and chose a light-colored dress, a light blue fitted dress. She then found a hairband and braided a loose, simple five-strand side braid.
After braiding, she loosened it a bit so it wouldn’t be too tight on her scalp.
Leaving some loose strands of hair to frame her face, Jiang Ning touched her smooth cheeks. After consistently using skincare products like Snow Cream and Pechoin, her skin had become whiter and more delicate.
She applied a light makeup, which made her features even more striking and beautiful.
Although she had worked in the fields for twenty years in the countryside, her hands were still a bit rough. She planned to make some hand cream to keep her hands soft and smooth.
Everyone has a love for beauty, and she was no exception.
Jiang Ning wore a pair of Mary Jane flats and left the house at the agreed time with Sister Li.
As she stepped out, Sister Li was already waiting at the door. Her eyes lit up when she saw Jiang Ning, who looked stunning with her elegant figure and beautiful appearance.
Jiang Ning was naturally pretty, and with just a touch of makeup, she looked even more stunning.
Seeing how beautiful Jiang Ning was, Sister Li couldn’t help but glance at her eldest daughter and then turned away in dismay. Her daughter had been admitted to university and was returning to school today.
She usually stayed in the dormitory and only came home on weekends.
Sister Li thought she had taken good care of her daughter, but standing next to Jiang Ning, it was clear that her daughter was several shades darker.
“Young Jiang, how do you take care of your skin to keep it so fair?” Sister Li asked, then sighed, “If my daughter had skin as fair as yours, that would be wonderful.”
Jiang Ning’s gaze fell on Li Xingyue.
The girl, sensing Jiang Ning’s look, instinctively hid behind Sister Li.
Jiang Ning noticed that the girl had been quite shy since the first time they met.
Jiang Ning carefully examined Li Xingyue and said, “She’s tanned from the sun. With some auxiliary products, her skin can gradually become fairer.”
Hearing this, Sister Li’s eyes lit up. “Really?”
Seeing Sister Li’s bright eyes, Jiang Ning was reminded of the myriad of whitening products available in the modern world. Whitening and weight loss were pursuits that girls chased throughout their lives.
Sister Li asked, “What kind of auxiliary products are needed? Something like Snow Cream? I’ve bought those skincare products for my daughter, but they only make her skin a bit moisturized and don’t have any whitening effect.”
Jiang Ning had studied the ingredients of Snow Cream and knew that its whitening effect was minimal.
Thinking for a moment, she asked Li Xingyue, “I’m planning to make some whitening products. Would you be willing to help me test them?”
The sudden idea to create whitening products was inspired by Sister Li’s words. The opportunity to become whiter and more beautiful was something that women of any age would not want to miss.
Li Xingyue hesitated and asked, “Can I really help?”
“Of course,” Jiang Ning replied. “If it’s really effective, I hope you can help me promote it at your school.”
Jiang Ning knew that Li Xingyue had just been admitted to university this year. If she could promote the products through students, it would be a great help. This was a business opportunity.
Li Xingyue had to hurry back to school and didn’t stay long. Sister Li, on the other hand, took Jiang Ning to the elementary school.
At that moment, in the elementary school,
The students were welcoming their parents. Huo Zhiqi sat at his desk, head down, doing his homework.
Suddenly, a chubby hand snatched his homework book, and a mocking voice said, “Why are you still doing homework when your grades are so bad? Isn’t your adoptive mother coming?”
Huo Zhiqi looked up to see Wang Xiaotian standing in front of him, holding his homework book.
The scene overlapped with a memory from the past.
When he first started elementary school, his grades were good. At that time, Uncle Wang paid a lot of attention to the three of them and would always ask about their exam results.
Back then, his grades were excellent, always top of the class. Wang Xiaotian and Wang Xiaodi, on the other hand, didn’t like studying, and their exam rankings were always near the bottom.
Uncle Wang praised him many times and even gave him rewards. Later, Wang Xiaotian and Wang Xiaodi would tear up his homework book every time, forbidding him from doing and submitting his assignments.
At first, they only harassed him to prevent him from submitting his homework, but later they warned him not to score well, or they would beat him up.
His grades began to decline, eventually falling to the bottom of the class. From then on, Uncle Wang never praised him again, and his teachers started to dislike him more and more.
Every Parent-Teacher Meeting would single him out for criticism, using him as a negative example.
Huo Zhiqi remained silent, not saying a word.
Wang Xiaotian waved the homework book in his hand and said, “See, Grandma was right. Your adoptive mother is no good. Adoptive mothers are the worst. She often beats you and doesn’t give you food.”
Huo Zhiqi’s hand, hanging by his side, clenched into a fist. Just as he was about to throw a punch at Wang Xiaotian’s face, a female voice suddenly rang out from the classroom door.
“Zhiqi.”