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Chapter 72 - 072 Skipping Class, At a Loss

Chapter 72: Chapter 072 Skipping Class, At a Loss

"...The two of you want to go?" the mother asked.

Sheng Tang smiled, "Do you and Dad want to go? If you both want to go, then we can all go together. If you don’t have time, I’d like to take my younger brother out to play by ourselves."

Going out alone with her younger brother would be a different experience from going out with their parents.

This needed to be discussed between the parents, and they didn’t immediately agree.

Sheng Tang went back to her room to review her studies.

She took out her math test paper and looked at it repeatedly.

Math required memorizing formulas and examples. However, her interest in math wasn’t particularly high.

She was very diligent, doing every example problem once, reciting them, until she could remember them all perfectly.

A few days passed, and it was Thursday.

At the Thursday dinner table, the parents shared the result of their few days of consideration.

"...We can help you two book the plane tickets," the father said, "but this is your first time going out alone without parental supervision. Aren’t you two afraid?"

The younger brother was so excited his face turned red.

He couldn’t even focus on eating, standing up and loudly proclaiming, "I’m not afraid! I’m already 13, I can fly by myself, and I can take care of my sister. I’m very strong!"

Sheng Tang had him sit down, "You need to eat well to take care of me."

The younger brother picked up his bowl of rice.

Sheng Tang was also very grateful for her parents’ understanding, "My brother and I often play on our phones, we know all those scams out there.

We will be careful about safety when we go out. We’ll take a cab from home to the airport, not take unlicensed cars, not stay in small hotels, and not wander around aimlessly."

The parents nodded.

"Next week, we have mid-term exams on Monday and Tuesday, and a sports meet on Thursday and Friday. Neither my brother nor I have signed up for any events, so we can leave on Thursday and play at Le Si Park for a day on Friday, and return on Saturday afternoon," Sheng Tang said.

The schedule for mid-term exams and the sports meet was announced by the city’s education bureau, the same for both middle and high school.

"Great, great!" the younger brother said.

"We plan to stay at a hotel next to Le Si," Sheng Tang added, "I’ll do the planning and take my brother around."

The parents, though still a bit worried, were also relieved that Sheng Tang had grown up and become quite independent.

They also wanted to train the children’s independent abilities.

The matter was settled.

Sheng Tang told her younger brother, "You have to do well on the mid-term exams. If you fail, I won’t take you anywhere in the future."

The younger brother nodded vigorously, "I won’t fail."

"As long as you don’t fail, I will take you out to play again during the winter break," Sheng Tang said.

The younger brother’s eyes lit up even more.

Once this was settled, the younger brother got up energized the next morning, not staying in bed, eating breakfast early and going to school, walking briskly.

Sheng Tang also arrived at school early.

She was busy the whole day secretly going over several test papers. During lunch, Gu Shiting sent her a message: "Come to 618."

"What for?"

"There’s fish."

Sheng Tang smiled.

Jiang Baocu called her for lunch, but she replied, "I have something to do, you guys go ahead."

Jiang Baocu was an exceptionally good friend, always knowing what to ask and what not to ask. She packed her things and left with a few other classmates.

Sheng Tang put down her test papers and went over to Gu Shiting.

As soon as she entered, she smelled the fragrance of stir-fried shrimp and steamed fish.

"...Nice treatment, did your family send this over?" Sheng Tang asked.

Gu Shiting made a sound of assent.

He didn’t tell Sheng Tang that he had skipped class that morning because the temperature had dropped and the classroom, with doors and windows closed, felt stifling to him.

He used to quite enjoy skipping classes at home, but he had an agreement with Doctor Sun and his parents, not to skip more than three times a month.

This time, however, when he got home, he felt a hollow pain, as if something was missing.

Sheng Tang was still at school.