The Kitty Became a Cutie and Was Pampered in the 80s
Chapter 729: Olympiad (1)_1

Because of this, Ruan Jianguo was fuming all night. The next day everyone in the family was full of energy, except for him, haggard and listless. Even Ruan Wei, whose emotions had fluctuated so greatly yesterday, had returned to normal, and was fussing over his daughter early in the morning, with "sister" this and "sister" that, which made his eyelids twitch uncontrollably.

Ruan Jiaojiao was pleased to see Ruan Wei back to his normal self. She thought to herself that her mother was indeed amazing. Taking advantage of a moment when they were alone, she stole a kiss, which nearly melted Shu Jiao’s heart.

However, once they got into the car, Ruan Jiaojiao noticed that something seemed off between her parents.

Although Ruan Jianguo and Shu Jiao might seem mismatched, their feelings for each other were actually very strong. Even when Ruan Jianguo would do something silly from time to time, causing Shu Jiao to look at him with disdain, that sort of disdain, she could tell, was a kind of marital charm rather than genuine scorn.

But it wasn’t like that right now. She could distinctly feel her mother’s coldness toward her father, and her father was even more submissive and eager to please than before. Every time he spoke, he would glance at her mother out of the corner of his eye instead of looking directly at her, as if he were sneaking a look, acting in a thoroughly cowardly manner.

When they reached the school and got out of the car, Ruan Jiaojiao pulled Ruan Jianguo aside and, waving her little hand, beckoned him to crouch down. She whispered, "Dad, Mom is really easy to please, you just have to be a little more affectionate."

"..." Ruan Jianguo looked speechless at his little daughter giving him advice. She was a little girl, cute when she acted spoiled, but for him, a nearly six-foot-three man, to act spoiled—how ridiculous would that look? Not manly at all.

He patted Ruan Jiaojiao’s little head, resignedly saying, "Alright, Dad gets it. You go in and focus on your studies. Don’t think about those upsetting things anymore. Just grow up happy and cheerful, that’s enough."

Ruan Jiaojiao obediently nodded her head, waved goodbye to Shu Jiao who had not gotten out of the car, and then entered the school gate with Xiu Xi.

By then, the morning study period had ended and there weren’t many people in the classroom. The few who were there were gathered around discussing something.

As Ruan Jiaojiao and the others approached, one of them immediately looked up and greeted, "Monitor, Jiaojiao, you guys are here. The teacher said there’s a test on Friday while you weren’t here."

"A test?" Ruan Jiaojiao was surprised. School hadn’t even been in session for a month. How could there be a test already?

"Yes, it’s a selection test for the Olympiad. Everyone has to participate. I heard it’s happening citywide. Afterward, they’ll pick two students from each school to go to the provincial capital for the competition."

"Exactly, I think from our class it’ll definitely be you two," another person added.

Although there hadn’t been any tests up to this point, Ruan Jiaojiao and Xiu Xi’s excellence was evident. All the teachers favored them, especially the English teacher, Gu Zichen, who doted on Ruan Jiaojiao. Anyone who didn’t know any better would think she was doting on her own daughter.

"I heard that this news was brought by the person we welcomed yesterday. Not only us, but the elementary schools are involved too."

Upon hearing this, Ruan Jiaojiao’s mind became active.

It appeared that some things were indeed happening earlier than usual, but what was meant to happen would still happen. Like Xiu Xun, destined to meet Jiang Bin and recognize him through a series of coincidences.

Ruan Jiaojiao’s math actually wasn’t that good. She was better at the liberal arts.