novelraw Chapter 559: Cao Na’s Dilemma
Chapter 559: Cao Na’s Dilemma
Chapter 559: Chapter 559: Cao Na’s Dilemma
Cao Na watched Gong Ruini doing today’s homework assigned by the teacher, filled with envy.
Cao Na really didn’t understand why Gong Ruini could just glance at the question and quickly come up with the answer. It truly stirred envy in many ways.
"What’s up?" Gong Ruini was busy working on her problems, but Cao Na’s gaze was so intense that Gong Ruini couldn’t ignore it.
"I was just thinking about how you do problems so easily, like solving 1+1=2." Cao Na felt all sorts of grievances.
Before Gong Ruini and her family came, even though she wasn’t the smartest, she wasn’t a fool either. Her speed at answering questions was also impressive. But seeing Gong Ruini answer questions left Cao Na all tangled up, making her feel like a fool.
Is it easy? Gong Ruini chuckled. If she were a time traveler, she’d certainly find these problems extraordinarily simple as well, "Just practice more."
Cao Na pouted. What Gong Ruini said wasn’t exactly sincere. Zhao Guangran did mention that at home, Gong Ruini rarely looked at these books; she mostly read leisurely books and practiced writing and painting at home.
Why are there such smart people? Some even called her a bumpkin from the Northeast, but could a bumpkin be so smart?
A bumpkin who can write calligraphy and paint? Cao Na considered herself a city girl from Beijing and was completely baffled by all this.
"By the way, did you offend Zhuge Mingshan?" Cao Na recalled the rumors at school these days.
Offended Zhuge Mingshan? She felt she hadn’t offended Zhuge Mingshan, but couldn’t escape that girl stubbornly claiming she did, "We live at Grandpa Zhuge’s house, who is Zhuge Mingshan’s great-uncle, so there was some unhappiness."
Gong Ruini wanted to say that Zhuge Mingshan liked Zhao Xuran, and since she was close to Zhao Xuran, Zhuge Mingshan couldn’t stand her. But she couldn’t say it, knowing the nearby person would absolutely report it immediately.
Gong Ruini wasn’t worried about what Zhao Guangran would do to her, but was concerned about how Zhao Xuran would deal with her, making life difficult.
Oh, it’s just because of that. Cao Na found Gong Ruini’s answer a bit peculiar, though she also thought it made sense, "It’s just that their family is shameless."
Shameless indeed, the way little Cao Na commented on people was quite straightforward, but she really was unreserved.
"My family doesn’t get along with theirs."
"Of course, it’s Zhuge Mingshan’s family we don’t get along with. Grandpa Zhuge Zhi is a good person."
"Whenever any family nearby has a sick person, they go to Grandpa Zhuge Zhi for help. If he’s available, he’ll help treat them."
Helping treat illnesses? In this day and age, isn’t healthcare free? As long as there’s a workplace, the workplace will definitely be responsible, so why don’t they go to the hospital?
"Grandpa Zhuge’s medical skills are good, and he’s nice to people. There aren’t many good doctors in the hospital."
"Minor illnesses at the hospital can unexpectedly become major problems." Cao Na was curious, "I heard Grandpa Zhuge took in two apprentices, who are they?"
This is what Cao Na really wanted to ask, right? "Yeah, they are Guang Ran’s younger brothers."
Zhao Guangran’s younger brothers... Cao Na was quite curious why Zhuge Zhi would think about taking apprentices at this time, and actually accept such young children. Previously, everyone speculated in various ways, pondering why he’d take in such young kids, but no one dared ask Zhuge Zhi.
Unexpectedly, they were Zhao Guangran’s younger brothers. "It seems they are quite smart."
"You know, the people on Zhuge Mingshan’s side think Grandpa Zhuge’s possessions will all be left for them. In the future, you should remind the two brothers to be careful."
"They are willing to do anything for money." Cao Na reminded.
Cao Na gave such a reminder, and Gong Ruini stared at her for a while, unsure of the intent behind her warning, whether it was due to knowing Zhuge Mingshan’s character or something else.
"Just be careful, okay." Cao Na avoided Gong Ruini’s gaze, feeling there were some things she couldn’t say, "In any case, you should definitely be cautious."
"And be careful of Zhuge Mingshan. She might seem okay, but she’s quite ruthless." After speaking, Cao Na quickly turned away.
Zhao Guangran stared at Cao Na for a while, "It seems someone indeed has an issue."
Of course, whether this was true, Zhao Guangran wasn’t very sure, "Ni Zi, how about this matter?"
"I don’t know either." Gong Ruini indicated that she had no clue about this matter, but with Cai Xingjuan’s prior warning and now Cao Na’s, it definitely suggested a problem.
"How are Ban Xia and the others doing with their practice?" Back then, Zhao Xuran and the others mentioned wanting to train the two boys in martial arts, but it’s uncertain how they’re doing now.
"They’re practicing well, but after all, they’re just kids." Zhao Guangran could only lament how time slipped by so quickly, "Look at how long we’ve trained, how’s our martial arts?"
In front of classmates, Zhao Guangran boasted about how good his martial arts were. In reality, Gong Ruini and the others knew the martial arts weren’t great; even after training for so long. Ban Xia and the others were just kids, so how high could their level be?
"What to do?" Gong Ruini also felt anxious, "It seems Zhuge Mingshan isn’t a pushover."
Unfortunately, Cao Na was unwilling to reveal too much information, leaving Gong Ruini feeling helpless.
"Not a pushover, but does that mean we’re easily bullied?" Zhao Guangran declared they weren’t easily bullied either, "She’s a local snake, but we’re overseas dragons; why should we fear her?"
Zhao Guangran rolled his eyes in a not-so-graceful manner.
Of course, don’t worry about Zhuge Mingshan; the problem is, "If she’s an honorable person, we don’t need to worry, but what if she isn’t?"
"Not an honorable person?" Zhao Guangran immediately dropped his dismissive tone, "You mean she might resort to vicious tactics."
If that’s indeed the case, then it’s serious, "But what can we do?"
"We don’t know when she’ll make a move."
"Although Ban Xia and the others can go out, keeping them home all the time isn’t a solution either." Zhao Guangran was quite anxious, "Besides, they need to study in the future."
He worried about how, back then, they didn’t attend school, opting to stay home and self-study, because there was someone to tutor them. But now, as it came to Ban Xia’s turn, the eldest brother would be going to high school, where the workload would be heavy. Would there be time to tutor Ban Xia?
Moreover, not attending school was something the school had agreed to, but would Beijing allow Ban Xia to stay home and self-study?
Additionally, while they could skip elementary school, what about junior high and high school? They couldn’t just keep hiding at home, and even if they did, would it truly be safe?
Zhao Guangran was beside himself with worry, "Ni Zi, what should we do?"
What to do, Gong Ruini was also at a loss, "What can I do? I’ll have to go back and ask Zhao Xuran."
Sigh, it’s truly headache-inducing how things turned out this way.