novelraw Chapter 623 - 624: Geniuses Have No Friends
Chapter 623 - 624: Geniuses Have No Friends
Chapter 623: Chapter 624: Geniuses Have No Friends
Although everyone was busy in their own ways during the summer, the results were impressive, for instance, their bellies were quite satisfied with good food.
More importantly, their wallets were bulging. When thinking about the gains from these days, Gong Jiaming was quite excited.
Although it was possible that the money would be confiscated by his parents once they returned, at least this time the harvest was nice.
Gong Jiaming was contemplating more. After spending so many days in the countryside, saying he didn’t have thoughts would be false. However, this time they came shamelessly, and he wondered if continuing to come next year would displease Second Uncle.
Feeling all sorts of nervous, Gong Jiaming pondered for a while, "Can my sister and I continue to come next year?"
No way, this guy wants to come again? Gong Ruini was astonished. She knew that apart from eating well here, this guy really didn’t have an easy time.
The main reason was that Gong Ruini didn’t indulge him in any way. He had to go up the mountain every day to gather herbs and then catch up on homework in the evening. This made Gong Jiaming declare several times that he wouldn’t come back next year.
Gong Ruini aimed for this outcome, otherwise, if this guy kept coming, the Gong family would eventually find out, and that wasn’t a scene that Gong Ruini wanted to see.
Whether to continue next year, Gong Ruwen was also a bit undecided, but not allowing them to come might cause problems.
After all, at the end of the summer, they could earn over a hundred yuan on the surface, and if this got back home, Gong Qiang and the others would definitely think more about it, creating many disputes.
"Alright, but you have to come to Beijing by yourselves." After thinking for a long time, Gong Ruwen decided to pass the ball back to Gong Jiaming, since they came here to earn money, it didn’t make sense for them to need a ride back home.
Moreover, the long journey to Beijing required a lengthy train ride, and Gong Ruwen didn’t think their uncle and aunt would agree to it.
Wow, coming to Beijing by themselves, Gong Jiaming’s first thought was that his parents wouldn’t agree, although he believed there was absolutely no problem with the travel expense and he could definitely handle it himself. However, would his parents agree to the long journey?
Gong Jiaming knew that he couldn’t accomplish it on his own, so he wanted Gong Ruwen to step up, but the latter was unwilling to help at all.
Feeling helpless, Gong Jiaming could only look to his sister Gong Jiaxin. As for Gong Ruini, he wasn’t stupid; he felt that Gong Ruini didn’t quite like him.
Otherwise, why assign so much homework? Even though he knew his grades improved significantly, and he already understood those difficult points, he really didn’t want Nizi to put so much pressure on him.
"I have no objection, as long as you feel you can continue to endure." Unlike Gong Jiaming who thought that studying every day was all sorts of hardships, Gong Jiaxin, although she also disliked having to learn so much daily, wasn’t as troubled.
Gong Jiaxin wasn’t foolish; since Gong Ruini was soft-hearted and willing to give pointers, if she really wasn’t willing to help at all, why would she set exams for them and then review them?
Thinking about asking Gong Ruini for tutoring every summer, Gong Jiaxin wondered if the two siblings could manage to get into college.
Actually, all sorts of worries were on Gong Jiaming’s mind. Wasn’t he just considering that if he came to the Northeast again, there’d be so much homework to do? During these days, Gong Jiaming wanted to say that being a student with good grades wasn’t easy.
If anyone accused him of not opening a book or doing homework when he went back, he would definitely slap them in the face. His brother and sister’s grades were so good, and they had put in so much effort back home; no matter how busy they were, they practiced calligraphy and read books he couldn’t understand. Weren’t they quietly working hard?
Ah, why ramble on like that? Should he come or not? On one hand, Gong Jiaming was reluctant to let go of the money in hand; on the other hand, he didn’t want to come and do homework—it was really hard.
Gong Ruini watched how Gong Jiaming was reluctant and didn’t speak. If he could figure it out, his future wouldn’t be bad.
Gong Ruini truly didn’t want too much contact with the Gong family; only a fool would want too much interaction with them. But she couldn’t help that Gong Ruwen and Zhao Xuran said that as long as the Gong Zhuang family was successful, Gong Qiang and Gong Zheng would be resentful.
Although Gong Qiang would also resent the successful Gong Tao, compared to Gong Tao, who lived far away in Beijing and whom they rarely saw, they’d naturally deal with Gong Zhuang first.
"I still want to go to the Northeast." After considering for a long time, Gong Jiaming gave his answer.
Is it not just a bit hard having to get up early every day to gather herbs and then do homework and problems in the evening? If he didn’t do well, his sister wouldn’t let him go—it was really fine.
As Dad said, when you have money in hand, nothing is daunting. And if his grades were good, could he possibly get into college?
Good boy, he was much better than Gong Qiang and Gong Zheng, who always tried to take advantage but never wanted to work hard.
"Then we’ll continue gathering together." Initially, Gong Ruwen wasn’t very fond of Gong Jiaming, but this kid had been behaving these days. Although he complained occasionally, it was much better than Zhao Guangran.
"You’re not bad." Zhao Xuran wasn’t fond of him at first either, especially when he initially wanted to gather ginseng. He thought the kid was a bit delusional, but was surprised by how seriously he actually worked afterwards.
Compared to his own brother, he was much more diligent. Glancing at Zhao Guangran, this kid was serious about making money, but whenever it came time to have lessons in the evening, he acted dead and didn’t want to bother.
Giving Zhao Guangran a sidelong glance, the latter pretended not to see it, indicating he was busy making money every day—it was genuinely exhausting. Where was the time to catch up on studies?
"Bro, I’m a genius. My grades are so good; if I continue to diligently attend classes every day, how is anyone else supposed to live?" Zhao Guangran expressed he really didn’t want to follow the rhythm of having no friends.
Zhao Xuran was irritated by how his younger brother acted, "If that’s the case, why isn’t your social life as good as Ni Zi’s?"
Zhao Guangran’s expression changed, knowing his brother would use this moment to stab him. But why bring it up now, especially in front of others?
"Most people in your class have a good relationship with Ni Zi, right?" Zhao Xuran saw his brother’s expression change, knowing it wasn’t the best time to say this, yet his brother thought too highly of himself.
"I, I..." Zhao Guangran really couldn’t understand. Clearly, he was better than Gong Ruini, and he played happily with the neighborhood kids, but why did they get along so well with Gong Ruini?
"Also, Ni Zi’s grades are good, first in the grade. See if others are jealous?" Zhao Xuran looked at his stuttering brother, indicating he needed to keep a constant eye on this kid.
Zhao Xuran understood Zhao Guangran. He wasn’t a dumb kid; he just had too many things to consider and often got distracted thinking about how to make money.
It’s normal to make money, but at his age, he shouldn’t put so much thought outside of studying—otherwise, how could things go on?
Zhao Guangran didn’t know his brother’s thoughts and just felt his brother was being too harsh on him.
Sigh, when can he grow up and earn money openly? Zhao Guangran said he intended to run a big business; otherwise, it would be meaningless.
Zhao Guangran didn’t expect to make money to buy tasty food but for the sense of achievement. Pity his brother just didn’t understand him, making him feel really helpless.