Just when the atmosphere between the few people was harmonious, a woman in her early fifties came over.
"Old man, the meal is ready. Let Xiao Liu and the children eat quickly!"
When Xu Xin heard this, her eyes immediately lit up and she stopped playing. She pulled Chen Ling and ran over, "Aunt Liu, I made a new friend today. I want to treat Sister Chen Ling to dinner. Have you prepared any delicious food?"
Yes?"
"Haha, auntie knew that Xinxin had friends coming, so she specially cooked the most delicious dishes. Don't worry, your friends will definitely be happy."
Aunt Liu obviously loved Xu Xin very much. When she saw her coming, she squatted down skillfully and held her tightly in her arms.
The little girl usually takes great advantage of Aunt Liu's intimacy, but today it's a little different.
"Aunt Liu, please let me go quickly. Xinxin is a big child now and cannot be hugged casually." Her little body kept twisting as she spoke. Aunt Liu refused to let go and leaned close to her ear.
We discussed in a low voice, "My friend is still here today, Xinxin will entertain her, and after she leaves, auntie will give me a hug."
Looking at the cute and well-behaved little girl in front of her, Aunt Liu was so happy that she couldn't help but agree.
"Okay, listen to my Xinxin."
He let go of her.
As soon as the little girl was freed from her restraints, she pulled Chen Ling and ran into the house, saying "Wow", "I love this the most", "Sister Chen Ling, this is delicious", similar screams kept ringing out.
The smile on Aunt Liu’s face became even brighter!
Turning to look at Mr. Xu, "Old man, let's go there too. The doctor said that both you and Xinxin must eat on time."
Seeing the old man hesitate to speak, Aunt Liu looked helpless and sighed.
Zhou Bin was puzzled, what are these two people talking about?
"Okay, I'm happy today, so I allow you to drink less." Seeing the excitement on the old man's face, he couldn't help but straighten up, "You can drink, but you must not drink more. I will decide how much you drink!"
At this moment, Aunt Liu didn't look like a nanny at all, but more like the hostess of the family, staring closely at Mr. Xu.
Mr. Xu did not refute, but nodded in agreement.
Seeing this scene, Zhou Bin and Liu Changyuan looked at each other again, and a thought came to their minds at the same time:
Aunt Liu can never be offended!
Moreover, the way she looked at Mr. Xu always felt strangely familiar to Zhou Bin.
Several people walked into the back room and found that Xu Xin and Chen Ling were already sitting at the dinner table, but they did not eat by themselves like other children.
Seeing a few people coming in, he quickly greeted loudly, "Grandpa, come and sit down quickly. If you don't sit down, Xinxin can't eat, and we can't let sister Chen Ling eat. She should be hungry, and Xinxin can't starve her friends."
Unfortunately, her words, which were already unconvincing, seemed even paler when she finally swallowed her saliva.
"Pfft~"
Chen Ling couldn't hold back and laughed out loud. She was so cute by the little girl.
Ah, I want to kiss and hug again!
"Come on, come on! It's grandpa's fault. Grandpa is late!"
Hearing what his granddaughter said, Mr. Xu didn't understand that the little guy couldn't help but want to eat it.
Without breaking the point, he immediately transformed into a granddaughter slave. He happily came to sit on the other side of her, picked up the chopsticks, picked out one of his favorite dishes and put it in her bowl.
"Everyone, please sit down. Let's officially start eating. Chen Ling should eat more. We can't starve my Xinxin friends."
The old man greeted everyone with a slight smile.
Xu Xin nodded repeatedly, obviously agreeing with her grandfather's words.
"Sister Chen Ling, eat eggs. The teacher said that if you want to grow taller, you must eat more eggs. Let's grow taller together!"
"Okay, let's eat together!"
Chen Ling also picked one for her, and the two of them happily ate it together.
After the meal, the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves.
Perhaps because she made new friends, Xu Xin ate one more bowl of rice than usual, which made both Mr. Xu and Aunt Liu very happy.
The way she looked at Chen Ling became more and more kind, almost as good as Xu Xin's.
After eating and drinking, no one got up and sat at the dinner table chatting.
"How did you do in this high school entrance examination?"
Mr. Xu looked at Zhou Bin and Chen Ling and asked with slight concern.
"There is no problem in getting admitted to a key high school, but you need to pay thousands of yuan in tuition."
Zhou Bin spoke first.
He sighed and said, "I was not sensible before. I hung out in school for a while, and then I started working hard after I figured it out. But there is too little time left, so I can only go so far."
The words are full of regret!
When Chen Ling heard him mention this matter again, she didn't want him to blame himself so much, so she refuted it.
"That's not the case. You are the fastest-progressing student I have ever seen. It only took about a month for you to progress from the last few to exceeding the admission score of key high schools. This is something that others cannot do.
, so you don’t have to keep pushing yourself like this.”
As soon as Chen Ling said this, even Mr. Xu looked at Zhou Bin in surprise. He had made such great progress in one month and could only be described as a genius.
"It's just that I spent more time and energy than others. It's not as exaggerated as you said!"
Zhou Bin did not deny that his talent was slightly higher than others because of his rebirth, but he did not get carried away. He still clearly understood that only hard work would yield results.
This was true in junior high school, and even more so in high school.
"No matter what the reason is, you can make such great progress, that's all because of your ability. What's more, a prodigal son can never change his ways, and you can wake up in time, which is the greatest good thing in itself. With your talent, as long as you persist, your future is limitless.
.”
Mr. Xu obviously sees things more thoroughly. Regardless of talent or hard work, as long as you persist, there will definitely be results.
"Thank you, Mr. Xu, I will remember it."
Mr. Xu nodded and looked at Chen Ling again. His smile was obviously much kinder.
"Chen Ling, what about you, how do you think you did in the exam?"
Her tone was soft and her eyes were kind, as if she were looking at her granddaughter.
"I think it's okay, I'm performing normally."
"Well, as long as you perform normally, it'll be fine if you can pass the admission criteria for key high schools."
He thought Chen Ling didn't do well in the exam.
When Zhou Bin heard this, he couldn't help but rolled his eyes.
Squad leader Chen, we must keep a low profile and there must be a limit. You are right in saying this!
Mr. Xu saw his performance and was puzzled.
But after a long time of experience, I immediately realized that I must have misunderstood.
So, he turned his attention to Zhou Bin and expressed with his eyes:
Little guy, please explain quickly!
"Mr. Xu, you don't know that Chen Ling is a well-known academic leader in our school. She has always ranked first in her grade. She scored a high score of 432 in the last mock exam, and this time she scored even better in the high school entrance exam.
Nothing less.”
Looking at Chen Ling who was blushing because of his own praise, Zhou Bin smiled and teased Mr. Xu: "Don't listen to the nonsense she just said. She is so humble. I feel like she is deliberately trying to bury Tai.
other people."
"I don't have any!"
Chen Ling was unhappy and raised her hand to hit him.
Punch your chest with a small fist!
The three of them, Mr. Xu, showed their aunty smiles.
They are all people who have been here before, and the current status of Zhou Bin and the two of them is very clear to them.
"That's right, it seems that Chen Ling may get among the top in the county this time for the high school entrance exam, or even get first place!"
Mr. Xu nodded with satisfaction, and Liu Changyuan and Aunt Liu also praised him a few times.
"Wow, sister Chen Ling is so awesome. She actually won the first place. Xinxin will also win the first place in the future!"
The little girl on the side already understood the concept of ranking and looked at her with envy.
"Well, sister believes that Xinxin will definitely win first place in the future."
"I'll do my best."
The little girl clenched her fists to cheer herself up.
At this time, Mr. Xu finally made up his mind and looked at Chen Ling solemnly.
"Chen Ling, there is something I want to tell you." He considered it for a moment and went straight to the point, "I want to recognize you as my granddaughter, Xinxin's sister, what do you think?"
Everyone present except Xu Xin was shocked by Mr. Xu's words and did not react for a moment.
In Panxiang, at this time in 2005, marriage was not a casual recognition. Elders, relatives and friends of both parties needed to be notified, witnessed at the scene, and a banquet was held before it was officially confirmed.
It's not like his godfather, godmother, godbrother, who is a mess and yells at will.
Therefore, Mr. Xu suddenly proposed this idea, which surprised everyone.
Liu Changyuan was the first to come to his senses and looked at Chen Ling, with envy, jealousy and hatred almost overflowing from his face.
He also wants such a good thing!
Zhou Bin was simply happy for Chen Ling. If she really became Mr. Xu's goddaughter, let alone Panxiang, she could walk away from the entire county.
Chen Ling herself didn't think much about it, she was just a little confused.
After coming back to her senses, she saw that several people were waiting for her to reply. She nodded and said, "I am very willing to be Mr. Xu's granddaughter. Besides, I really like Xinxin, and I will take good care of her in the future."
Looking at Xu Xin who had no idea what was going on and was still fighting with a chicken leg, Chen Ling had a gentle look on her face.
"But I have to tell my parents about this."
"This is necessary," Mr. Xu nodded, and thought for a moment, "Now that the high school entrance examination is over, you should be fine next time. When you get home tonight, discuss this matter with your parents. If they agree, we will do it tomorrow.
Let’s have a banquet and settle the matter.”
After saying that, he looked around and asked, "What do you think?"
You, the old man, have already made up your mind. What else can we say? Let’s just nod in agreement!
In this way, within one meal, Chen Ling became another granddaughter of Mr. Xu.
He has also become a person that no one in Panxiang dares to mess with.