Rebirth: The Comeback of the Girl
Chapter 154: Arts and Sciences

Chapter 154: Chapter 154: Arts and Sciences

But every time she thought about this, Mrs. Zhen would talk herself out of it.

Why think so hard? It’s her daughter after all, she wouldn’t harm her, wouldn’t harm her own family.

Is money that hard to earn? Or is it hard to look after kids? Is freedom not valuable? Or is worrying not terrifying?

Forget it! Forget it! She better just keep living life quietly.

The dumplings came to the table with soup, and the three of them immediately started eating and drinking.

After dinner, it was almost 8 PM when they got home, tired from the whole day, all three of them felt like collapsing on the ground as soon as they arrived.

But they couldn’t, they had to wash up and get tidy before sitting in the living room to watch TV.

Zhen Yu went back to the small bedroom to set the alarm clock, grabbed it without explanation, and hung it on her brother’s neck.

Zhen Yan was used to being bossed around by his sister, he understood it was for his own good, he struggled symbolically for a moment then gave up, mostly wanting to play around with his sister.

After setting up the alarm clock for her brother, Zhen Yu went back into the small bedroom to grab "The Old Man and the Sea", and started reading it while half-leaning against the wall of the small bed.

——

Zhen Yan stared at Little Dragon Girl on the TV, but his mind was on the cold silhouette of his sister as she turned around and walked back to the small bedroom.

He suddenly missed the old Xiao Yu, who would cry on the ground if she couldn’t beat him!

Before junior high, he and his sister would argue every now and then.

Whenever his sister couldn’t win an argument, she’d resort to hitting, and if that didn’t work because she wasn’t as strong, she’d bite.

Zhen Yan was only bitten by her once, after which he started to be wary of her.

Then, when she couldn’t bite Zhen Yan anymore, she would get so mad! At that point, she’d just lie down on the ground, crying loudly.

If Zhen Yan tried to console her, it only made her angrier.

So later on, as soon as she lay down, Zhen Yan would just leave, letting her lie there and cry.

Turns out this little girl was cunning; every time when there was no one around, she’d stop crying, but as soon as Mr. Zhen or Mrs. Zhen came home and entered the yard, she’d lie back down and start crying again.

Naturally, Zhen Yan was the one who got scolded or spanked every time.

But heaven knows! Sometimes hours had passed since their quarrel, and she could still manage to cry!

Back then, he just marveled at how cunning his sister was!

But now? His sister’s cunningness had levelled up! How to explain it? It’s like she went from a new beginner in the pugilistic world, akin to a young Huang Rong, to a deeply schematic Elder Huang!

Zhen Yan concluded with a thought, his sister started to become crafty! Indeed, a biting dog doesn’t bark...

——

The next day was Sunday.

Weekends are always the busiest time for business, and with Mrs. Zhen going to Qi City on Saturday, leaving Li Li to manage the shop alone, she probably just managed to cope.

On Sunday, she definitely needed to be there at the shop, to have one more person to help sell more goods, and also to receive the new stock from Boss Jia.

Zhen Yu, with her brother, got up early and moved out all his first year of junior high school books and papers.

"What are you doing?" Zhen Yan was almost scared to death by his sister’s setup.

Zhen Yu bent her head to sort the books and papers by subject, explaining: "Your foundation is weak, you need to go through the first year’s curriculum again during the summer break!"

"What?" Zhen Yan’s jaw almost dropped, "That’s a whole year’s worth of lessons! How can it be finished in two months?"

"Condense."

"???" Zhen Yan was puzzled with question marks. What is his sister talking about? Pick out the main points? Trim it down?

Meaning to focus on the important points? Is that what she means?

Just as he was pondering, the Han Family brothers arrived.

"Zhen Yan! Let’s go! Let’s go play with Fu Yu!" Han Jiayang rushed in excitedly, only to be startled by the pile of books in the living room.

"What are you two doing? Planning to sell scrap paper?"

Zhen Yan gave him a big eye roll, take it and don’t say thanks!

He did think about selling, but Xiaoyu would beat him up if he tried!

He seriously suspected that Xiaoyu would have forced him to self-study first-year high school courses if she had the means to get the books!

He had to admit, he guessed right.

——

After entering the room, Han Mingyue was also startled, but then immediately lent a hand without a word.

"What’s the plan?" No need for many words, four were enough.

Zhen Yu understood Han Mingyue immediately, "Self-study ninth grade, and bring Zhen Yan along."

"Okay." Han Mingyue nodded, no more words needed.

Han Jiayang sidled up to Zhen Yan and whispered for a while, then quickly took off without Han Mingyue paying any attention.

The three of them got to work and had everything sorted out in no time.

Han Mingyue organized the desk, Zhen Yan moved the chairs.

"Math, Physics, Chemistry..." Zhen Yu carried stacks of study materials and placed them on the edge of the bed.

Just as she was about to move the English materials, she suddenly stopped, then turned and went straight into the small bedroom.

"What’s going on?" Zhen Yan asked Han Mingyue.

Han Mingyue shook her head while sitting on the chair, her hands continuously pulling out stationery from the backpack.

In no time, Zhen Yu came out again carrying a stack of papers and a book.

——

"Isn’t this a Grade 8 physics book?" Zhen Yan leaned in and looked at the cover of the top book and said.

Upon hearing this, Han Mingyue perked up and looked up at Zhen Yu, "Related to the new ninth-grade physics?"

"Exactly." Zhen Yu praised Han Mingyue for her attentiveness and responded.

Thinking deeper, Han Mingyue asked, "Since our grade is transitioning, how will the textbooks change?"

Zhen Yu decisively said, "They will completely switch to the new ones."

"So that means... we used three-year curricula for seventh and eighth grade, but will use four-year curricula for ninth and tenth grade," Han Mingyue pondered for a moment, "Will there be an overlap between the new ninth-grade and the old eighth-grade materials?"

Zhen Yu gave her another nod of approval, "Yes, especially for physics."

What Zhen Yu didn’t mention was, the four-year curricula for middle school physics and chemistry covered more content and broader topics than the three-year curricula of Zhen Yan’s grade, which would actually benefit Han Mingyue’s grade in aligning better with high school sciences.

Too bad Han Mingyue had chosen humanities, and that was her plan too.

Such an advantage isn’t much use, huh! Should we skip a grade? This thought just flashed through Zhen Yu’s mind before she gave up.

She couldn’t just skip grades herself, right? So, better to stick to the plan and not risk ruining Han Mingyue’s life path.

"Zhen Yan!" Zhen Yu called out.

"Naughty girl, call me brother!" Zhen Yan banged on the table.

"Do you prefer humanities or sciences?" Actually, from the marks, Zhen Yan was better in sciences.

But interest isn’t necessarily linked to grades! So just to be safe, Zhen Yu asked anyway, to ensure it was foolproof.

"Sciences!" Zhen Yan said, scornfully glancing at the language book, "Who has the patience to memorize all that messed-up stuff! It’s so annoying!"

"Language is a compulsory subject!" Zhen Yu emphasized: "Since you’ve chosen sciences, revisit math, physics, and chemistry entirely within two months!"

Zhen Yan felt that was fine, it’s just doing exercises anyway! Just as he was about to nod, Zhen Yu added, "Han Mingyue will tutor you in language, I’ll take English!"

"Ah... seriously?!" Zhen Yan felt a headache coming on.

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