Wealthy Beauty in the 60s-Chapter 694 - 697: Teaching the Daughter

"Brother Jianjian, Brother Kangkang," Yangyang and Liangliang waved excitedly at Jianjian and Kangkang as soon as they saw them.

Although they were all born in the same year, Jianjian and Kangkang were just a few months older than Yangyang, Liangliang, and Xinxin, but they still followed the traditional seniority system to address their older cousins.

"Not busy?" Jianjian and Kangkang asked Yangyang, Liangliang, and Xinxin, who had just appeared outside the school gate.

Compared to the two brothers, Yangyang, Liangliang, and Xinxin were much busier. They’d disappear right after class ended every day, and if there weren’t any school activities, it was rare to see them around.

"Not busy, we’re going to Grandma’s today," Xinxin immediately came over and took Kangkang’s hand. "Brother Kangkang, did you just come from the nurse’s office? You smell like antiseptic."

Kangkang sniffed himself, catching a hint of the scent. He was often in the nurse’s office and was used to the smell of antiseptic, so it didn’t bother him.

"Brother Kangkang, let me help you," Liangliang also came over.

"Go on, am I that weak?" Kangkang rolled his eyes. He was fit enough to fight if necessary; he simply had to avoid overexertion. Moderate physical activity was fine, just not too much.

"But Brother Kangkang spends days in the nurse’s office. You might not find him in the classroom, but he’s always there," Xinxin said.

Kangkang grimaced but didn’t explain. He enjoyed doing what he liked in the nurse’s office more than sitting bored in the classroom. He had already finished the high school curriculum.

Suddenly remembering this, Kangkang paused. It seemed like everyone in their family was pretty smart, just like Aunt Weilin’s daughter, Sister Xiqing, who was smart and top of her class since she was young.

And Brother Shitou, Sister Beibei, Brother Xiao Shu, not to mention Sister Huanhuan and Lele who, although athletes, had no trouble with their studies.

Touching his chin, Kangkang suddenly voiced his inner query.

As soon as he said this, Jianjian, Yangyang, Liangliang, and Xinxin all paused, surprised. They hadn’t thought about it before and took it for granted, but now that they thought about it seriously, it was indeed different.

Yangyang said, "What’s so surprising about that? It must be because of Grandpa and Grandma’s excellent genes. Grandpa goes without saying, and Grandma was the national top scorer when the university entrance exams were reinstated."

Liangliang and Xinxin nodded together. In their hearts, the Gao family’s genes were definitely superior, not that the Jing Family was bad, but their cousin Jing Chengyuan also showed differences.

Jing Chengyuan was originally excellent, but she struggled because she took too many extracurricular classes. It became a heavy load, managed here but neglected there, and it was tough being scolded by her aunt every day; she almost wished she could run away from home.

However, it was different for Yangyang, Liangliang, and Xinxin; their studies were relatively easy. They also developed a hobby like their older cousins from the Gao family, which was to study the textbooks of higher grades while finishing their own grade’s coursework.

And though the three siblings loved to play, it never affected their exam scores. Even cramming last minute wouldn’t result in poor grades, thanks to their good memory, making their learning quicker.

Moreover, studying often with their older cousins, Yangyang, Liangliang, and Xinxin benefited greatly.

Jianjian said, "It’s not just Grandpa and Grandma, Great-grandfather and Great-grandmother were also very clever, and our parents are all excellent too. Being born to them, we naturally turned out excellent as well."

As soon as Jianjian uttered those words, they immediately resonated with everyone, who agreed that it was indeed the case.

People with good genes paired together would naturally produce extremely intelligent children.

Alternatively, a person with slightly inferior genes finding someone with superior genes could also result in children inheriting the better genes to a greater extent, consequently turning out not only acceptable but quite excellent.

However, looking at it this way, their family really stood out too much, which explained why their father wouldn’t allow them to skip grades.

Upon returning to the Gao family’s residence, Xia Xiao and Gao Jiaxing were enjoying the sunshine in the yard with Duoduo, with the evening approaching.

Xia Xiao then asked the maid to start preparing the meal because, due to Duoduo’s presence, Feiyi and Li Manzi would come over when they weren’t busy, and Feiteng and Yu Jialin would also return after finishing their tasks.

As Jianjian and Kangkang grew up, they preferred not to cling to their parents but enjoyed visiting their grandparents’ place instead.

No sooner had Xia Xiao instructed the maid to cook than he saw two grandsons and three step-grandchildren return, all gathering around calling out, "Grandpa, Grandma, Grandpa, Grandma!"

"Okay, okay, I’ll ask the maid to prepare some extra food," Xia Xiao said as he stood up and went to the kitchen.

Jianjian, Kangkang, Yangyang, Liangliang, and Xinxin neatly stored their school bags and joined Gao Jiaxing and Xia Xiao in the yard, playing with Duoduo.

After finishing the meal, Jianjian, Kangkang, Yangyang, Liangliang, and Xinxin immediately settled down to study in the house; their exams were approaching, and they needed to review their textbooks at least once. Plus, they had to conscientiously complete the daily homework assigned by their teachers.

Feiteng and Yu Jialin felt very reassured seeing their son and nephews study so diligently, yet they were also cautious not to let the kids become complacent.

After a while, Feiteng and Yu Jialin went out on a date, and Xinxin called her parents to inform them she wouldn’t be coming home that night, planning to sleep at her grandparents’ place.

Feiling was filming elsewhere, and Jing Yao was initially planning to pick up the kids from his in-laws after wrapping up his work. But hearing that his sons and daughters wouldn’t be returning home, he promptly had someone book a flight to visit Feiling on set.

Before leaving, Jing Yao made calls to his children, telling them to behave well at their grandparents’ house and not be mischievous. After making these arrangements, Jing Yao called Xia Xiao.

Upon hearing Jing Yao was heading to visit his daughter on her film set, Xia Xiao was naturally very pleased and assured him that Yangyang, Liangliang, and Xinxin could stay as long as needed.

Thus, during the one or two months Feiling was filming, Jing Yao stayed by her side.

As for the end-of-term exams, Jianjian, Kangkang, Yangyang, Liangliang, and Xinxin all did well. However, Jing Chengyuan fared poorly, only doing well in Chinese, English, computer science, and science, barely passing in morals and society, and failing math.

Wen Shufei couldn’t believe this was her daughter’s performance, so upon receiving the report card, she returned home and rebuked Jing Chengyuan.

Jing Chengyuan cried bitterly, seeking refuge with Grandma. Mrs. Jing, seeing her granddaughter in distress, felt pity and chided, "Enough, enough, the child feels the blow, and the mother feels the pain. If she didn’t do well this time, she can strive to do better next time. Just educate her properly, what’s the use of hitting her?"

"Grandma," Jing Chengyuan hid fearfully behind Mrs. Jing, peering at her mother.

"Mom, can you not interfere when I discipline the child? She’s only in fifth grade and her grades are already this poor. She dared to fail her final exams; if it weren’t for my good words to the teacher, she would have been held back a year. Even though she’s advancing to sixth grade next year, she still will have to go through the middle school entrance exams. How could she possibly get into middle school with these scores?"