Song Wanqiu felt her heart ache when she saw how dejected he was.
In the past, Rong Si was not like this. Before they had been kicked out of their house, he was a lively, cute, and often smiling child. However, ever since he was forced to move to the old district and was reduced to picking up rubbish and being mocked by others, he had become a different kid.
He had become introverted and did not like to talk. He even felt inferior and did not believe in himself.
Rong Si treasured Little Jiu, this friend that he had not had an easy time with. Seeing how she was loved by everyone, had so many children around her, and how he could not compare to those people, he lost his confidence again.
Song Wanqiu reached out to hug him, hiding the heartache in her eyes. Then, she smiled and said, “Ah Si, Little Jiu is getting better and better now. If you want to remain friends with her, you have to become better and better too. When you’re outstanding enough and surpass everyone else, you won’t have to worry about her not being friends with you anymore, right?”
Rong Si nodded. He did not forget the wish he made that day when it snowed. He had wished that he would become stronger and earn a lot of money in the future so that his mother and Little Jiu could live a good life.
He meant what he had wished.
At the thought of this, Rong Si looked up. The disappointment in his deep eyes disappeared. He mustered up a look of confidence and a hint of determination. “I understand. I’ll work hard.”
After a pause, he said, “Mom, I want to skip a grade.”
The things he was learning now were no longer suitable for him. He didn’t find it even one bit difficult. Staying in the first grade was a waste of time. If he wanted to make himself stronger soon, he needed something more difficult.
Song Wanqiu didn’t ask further. Instead, she patted his head and said, “Okay. If you want to skip a grade, I’ll talk to your teacher tomorrow.”
***
Su Shengjing and Su Jiu became famous again because of the television drama. In the current entertainment industry, no one seemed to be more popular than this father and daughter pair. It was as if the two of them were living on the trending searches every other day.
If it were any other celebrities, the netizens would probably scold them. The netizens would either say that those celebrities had paid someone to manipulate the searches or that they were taking up public resources. However, the netizens did not seem to care that the father-daughter pair occupied the trending topics.
They knew that the father and daughter pair did not need to pay to trend on Weibo. The two of them probably didn’t even want to be on the hot topic list. Su Jiu’s mother fans could not wait to see their daughter every day. She was just too cute!
They could not get tired of looking at her.
That evening, Su Shengjing went to pick up Su Jiu from school. When he walked out of the classroom, he saw Sheng Zhiyan waiting in the corridor.
The moment Sheng Zhiyan saw Su Jiu, he happily smiled. “Little Jiu!”
Su Shengjing glanced sideways at him and snorted.
Tsk, why do I not want to hear this brat calling her “Sister, Sister” every day?
Sheng Zhiyan ignored Su Shengjing and focused all his attention on the little girl. He smiled at her like a smitten husband.
“Little Jiu, I’ve watched the television drama you acted in. Our whole family thinks that you acted especially well! You’re so awesome!” When Sheng Zhiyan said this, his eyes lit up.
There was a hint of pride in his voice as if he were proud of being her friend.
However, the little girl shook her head and seriously said, “I’m not that good. Daddy is the best!”
Sheng Zhiyan was speechless.
Fine! As long as you’re happy!
Su Shengjing smirked. His daughter was indeed the best to him.
