After Marrying Him, the Ending Has Changed
Chapter 364 The Newspaper is Out 2

Chapter 364: Chapter 364 The Newspaper is Out 2

Because Jiang Changhai and Su Wanyu had distributed sunflower seeds and sugar lumps to each household when they first moved in,

and both were skilled at social interactions, they didn’t take long to become very familiar with the neighbors on either side.

The family they were closest to was naturally the Li family, who lived nearest.

As usual, Su Wanyu asked, "Sister-in-law, have you finished breakfast yet?"

"Yes, we have. Are you just eating now?" Aunt Li asked, looking at the mother and daughter each holding two big steamed buns.

Trying to appear indifferent, Su Wanyu replied, "Yes, we were in a rush to go out and buy the paper this morning, so we didn’t cook. We just bought some buns at the state-owned restaurant to tide us over."

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Aunt Li curiously asked, "Why? Is there some big news?"

"Well, it’s not a big deal. It’s just that my daughter’s essay was published in the newspaper. Her dad and I planned to buy a copy to check it out," Su Wanyu said with a feigned casualness, but internally she was incredibly proud.

"What? Your daughter’s essay made it into the newspaper? What’s the story there?"

The neighbors, upon hearing this, were shocked. They glanced at Jiang Mianmian and then at the newspaper in Su Wanyu’s hand, filled with disbelief.

"It’s like this—Mianmian ranked first in her school admission test recently. Her teachers said she writes well, so they suggested we submit it to the newspaper for consideration. They liked it right away, and they called the school yesterday to say they’d accepted it. It’s printed today," Su Wanyu explained, shoving the newspaper under everyone’s noses.

The neighbors were even more shocked. "What?! Mianmian ranked first in the town’s school admission test? Isn’t she just in fourth grade?"

One particularly anxious neighbor immediately grabbed the newspaper from Su Wanyu’s hands to read it.

After reading, they said with teary eyes, "It’s really well-written! Xiao Su, how did you manage to raise such a smart kid?"

Although they had heard from Su Wanyu before that her daughter excelled in school, they hadn’t really taken it seriously since there was a big gap between the commune primary school and the town’s school.

Now, they realized she was much smarter than they had thought.

This was particularly shocking to several families whose children were also transitioning from elementary to junior high, as they knew that only two students from the town’s school had scored 215 points.

And their own children’s scores were at least thirty points lower than Jiang Mianmian’s—a huge gap!

So there sat Jiang Mianmian, quietly eating her meat bun, surrounded and fussed over by these young wives and old ladies.

An old lady holding Jiang Mianmian’s hand smiled and said, "No wonder this child does so well in school. Look at her hands, long and slender, perfect for holding a pen."

"Absolutely, this child is both smart and blessed," another aunt added, gently pinching Jiang Mianmian’s soft, tender cheeks.

A newly married woman, shy and without children of her own, said, "Mianmian, Auntie has some candy here, would you let me hold you for a while?"

She had heard from the elderly in her family that embracing smart children often could lead to having smart children of her own.

Jiang Mianmian, being touched, pinched, and hugged: "..."

Here we go again.

Knowing it would be rude to refuse, Jiang Mianmian let them touch and hug her, just like a porcelain doll.