Chapter 136
In the afternoon’s Chinese exam, the teacher announced as soon as he came up: “All little friends are not allowed to hand in their papers early after they’re done! And you’re not allowed to make paper airplanes with your papers, or your paper score and your small red flower will be deducted.”
The paper score didn’t matter, but the small red flower was Tiantian’s life! Tiantian’s expression was serious as he nodded his little head at the teacher.
The teacher saw Shen Tiantian’s tense little face and thought of how this little one had been the first to run out after handing in his paper in the morning. The corner of his mouth twitched. “The Chinese exam begins.”
“Little friends, pay attention to the time. The teacher is going to start reading the questions for you!” The little friends who hadn’t recognized all the characters yet had to rely on the questions being read to them to write the Chinese exam.
The deterrent power of the small red flower was still very strong. The Chinese exam was obviously much smoother than the math exam in the morning. The exam was over. The children also welcomed a short one-day holiday.
The morning after tomorrow, they would come to school to get their report cards and also have a parent-teacher conference.
Outside the kindergarten, Shen Tiantian came out bouncing with his small schoolbag and held his brother’s hand. Shen Jinfeng took off his small round hat and used a paper to wipe the sweat from his hot forehead.
He hung the little one’s big white dog-shaped schoolbag on his arm and asked casually: “How was the exam?”
Tiantian made a small “ok” gesture, and his eyes curved into a sparkling silver river. “Don’t worry! No problem!”
Shen Jinfeng saw how confident he was and said “oh.” “Can you get first place?”
Shen Tiantian thought of the other silly little friends in the class and thought for a while. “If I don’t get first place, it can only mean one thing.”
Shen Jinfeng was all ears. “There are no more smart children in the class,” Tiantian concluded.
Shen Jinfeng had grown up in an elite environment and couldn’t imagine how bizarre a four- or five-year-old child could be during an exam. He even felt that Shen Tiantian’s words were a bit too big. But a day later, the slap in the face came with loud, resounding slaps.
In the early morning, the birds were bouncing on the branches, preening their feathers, and diligently building their nests. Tiantian was also like a little sparrow preening its beautiful feathers, standing in front of the mirror and combing his hair a little.
He changed into his little battle robe, puffed out his chest, and set off to the kindergarten to get his report card with great vigor. On the way, Shen Yuanchuan opened his mouth several times but hesitated. Forget it, forget it. The results are coming out soon. I won’t ask.
Kindergarten. The children and their parents sat together at a long table in the activity room and got their final exam report cards. Shen Yuanchuan held the report card tightly, took a deep breath, and first looked at the first subject.
“Eighty-seven. Not bad, not bad. It’s over eighty.” Shen Yuanchuan had thought that with Shen Tiantian’s math level, it would be hard to even pass! His heart was instantly at ease.
When he saw that Shen Tiantian had gotten a good score of ninety-six in Chinese, Shen Yuanchuan’s face was full of shock. “This is actually a score you can get!”
Shen Tiantian looked at his daddy’s dazed and surprised appearance, lifted his little nose, and huffed. “That’s right. Tiantian has always been so amazing.” The hair that Shen Tiantian had combed so neatly in the morning was now sticking up in a tuft. Even more arrogant.
Shen Yuanchuan looked at Shen Tiantian’s scores, and his spine, which had been bent a few days ago, also straightened up a little. The father and son’s expressions were exactly the same. Arrogant and confident.
Shen Yuanchuan pretended to be calm and drank two sips of tea, and started to talk to the parent on his left. “How did your child do on the exam? He looks quite clever.”
The parent on the left was holding his child’s math score, which was a duck’s egg, and his fingers were trembling. After Shen Yuanchuan finished asking one, he went to ask the next. “How about your family? Not bad, right?”
The parent on the right was holding his little son’s math paper, which was a ball of waste paper, and the corners of his lips were trembling. Shen Yuanchuan smiled. Within a ten-meter radius, he was unrivaled!
At this time, the teacher came over and distributed the awards to the children. “This time, the first place in the class is Shen Tiantian! Let’s give him a round of applause.”
Among the children’s math scores of twenty, thirty, or even zero, Tiantian had crushed all the children with a high score of eighty-seven. Although his Chinese score was very high, he could only rank second. Tiantian went up to the stage, took the award, and his dark eyes were as bright as if they had a whole sky of stars.
He was like a proud little chick, holding his little head high and showing off his beautiful feathers. Shen Yuanchuan, below the stage, was very proud. His mood was as cool and refreshing as if he had drunk an iced Coke.
Until— the teacher said: “But I also have to criticize here. You can’t hand in your paper early and take the children out to play next time.”
Shen Yuanchuan was confused, took a sip of tea, and said slowly: “Which family’s child is so naughty?”
Teacher: “Shen Tiantian, you’re not allowed to fold other children’s papers next time.”
Shen Yuanchuan’s lifted head finally lowered. He glared at Shen Tiantian. “Why did you even fold other children’s papers?”
Tiantian held his award and blinked his little eyes. “Because I didn’t want to fold my own paper.” Shen Yuanchuan was silent.
After school, Shen Yuanchuan still wanted to apologize to Yan Xiaoke’s parents, but he saw that Yan Xiaoke was playing a “chase and escape game” with his own father.
“Yan Xiaoke, you stand right there!” Yan Xiaoke’s father was burning with anger and had taken out his belt. Seeing this scene, Shen Yuanchuan wiped his sweat and thought, forget it. Today doesn’t seem like a good time.
Shen Tiantian, who had gotten first place in the whole class (a total of nine people), was walking sideways when he got home. Shen Jinfeng was sitting on the sofa, reviewing an investment project. He looked up and saw Shen Tiantian’s little crab walk, and let out a “yo-ho.”
“Were you pinched by a crab? You can’t even walk.”
Shen Tiantian stood in front of his brother, and with a whoosh, he unfolded his first-place award. “Look! This is Tiantian’s award!” The golden award, with Shen Tiantian’s sparkling little eyes. He was simply like a little peacock showing off its feathers. So showy!
Shen Jinfeng glanced at Shen Tiantian’s award and let out a soft hiss. “Is this the level of children these days?”
Even a fool like Shen Tiantian can get first place?
Shen Tiantian heard the mockery in his brother’s words, and like his big brother, he let out a cold huff from his chest. “Long Tiantian is just that amazing! Don’t look down on me, big brother.”
Shen Jinfeng let out a chuckle. “Alright, alright. It seems that Tiantian is no longer a novice. I shouldn’t look at you with my old eyes.”
Tiantian said angrily: “Who is Amon? Is he more amazing than Tiantian?” Shen Jinfeng laughed even louder, his mood instantly cheerful.
The good news of getting first place in the exam, in just half a day, had spread from Shen Tiantian’s mouth to the ears of all his relatives and friends.
Tiantian held his little genius watch and crossed his legs. “Big brother, are you at work? Tiantian got first place.”
“Grandma, Tiantian is first in the final exam!”
“Yezi, guess if I got first place in this exam?”
Even his big brother Lu Wei, Shen Tiantian had specially called to show off.
“Big brother Lu Wei, I got first place in the whole class in math!”
Lu Wei, who was in the backstage doing his makeup and styling, preparing to go on stage: “…”
Shen Tiantian usually didn’t think of his cousin when he had good news, but this time, he had managed to pull his cousin out from a dusty corner of his memory. “Cousin, I got first place in the exam!”
Ye Jiabao, who had not been in contact for almost two months: “…” “Are you sick, Shen Tiantian?!”
He’s just showing off. He doesn’t even have a prelude!
Tiantian was still smug, swinging his little feet. “Cousin, what place did you get in this exam?”
Ye Jiabao had gotten two roles from his agent during this period and hadn’t gone to kindergarten at all. “I’m busy. I have two dramas to film recently.”
Speaking of filming, Shen Tiantian hadn’t gotten any suitable roles recently. “Alright then. Don’t stop going to school just because you’re silly, cousin. You’ll become even sillier.”
Ye Jiabao didn’t listen to Shen Tiantian’s nonsense and said with a sneer: “I have a TV series airing this summer. Just wait and see.”
After hanging up the phone, Shen Tiantian made one last call. “Big sister Zheng, guess what place I got in the exam?”
The agent, Zheng Wei, heard Shen Tiantian’s voice, and her mood suddenly improved. The reason Zheng Wei had agreed to be Shen Tiantian’s agent was also because she had watched Shen Tiantian’s variety show.
The little one’s performance in it was heart-melting. The topic of the wealthy family’s fight, which the comment section had been holding on to at the beginning, was also completely submerged in a sea of comments because of Shen Tiantian’s interesting and cute personality.
Until the end of the variety show, this topic seemed to have been forgotten, and no one had mentioned it again. This was entirely dependent on Shen Tiantian’s unique personal charm. Where the spotlight was, only he could be the focus.
Zheng Wei could already vaguely see Shen Tiantian’s future of being a big hit. No matter if Shen Tiantian took the traffic route or the acting route after he grew up, he had great potential. The key was that Shen Tiantian’s personality was also really cute.
Zheng Wei listened to the lively and tender little milky voice coming from the microphone and couldn’t help but smile. “Is it first place?”
Shen Tiantian on the other end nodded vigorously. “That’s right, that’s right. How did you know, big sister Zheng?” Zheng Wei couldn’t help but laugh.
“Lu Wei posted on his social media, complaining about you calling him to say that you got first place.” Tiantian let out a “hehe,” his smile particularly proud.
“It must be because big brother Lu Wei has never gotten first place himself, so he’s envious of Tiantian!” Zheng Wei’s stomach was hurting from laughing.
“Haha, alright, alright, let’s not talk about this. You’ve finished your exams and are on vacation. It’s just in time to join the film crew.”
When Zheng Wei was working, she was like a lurking leopard, her sharpness revealed. “I’ve been looking at a few projects that are about to start filming in the industry these past two months. Seven of the movies have no roles that children can play, but there are two S+-level TV series with two or three very outstanding small roles.”
There were very few roles for children on the market, and most of them were the protagonist or the supporting role as a child. But Zheng Wei was not satisfied with letting Shen Tiantian play such a stereotypical role that could not leave a deep impression.
Tiantian so proud of himself getting first place is so cute 🥹❤️