Chapter 234: Chapter 227: Results Announcement

Of course, Tang Zhinian would never allow his daughter to go out alone again. It was simply too dangerous. This time he was almost sick with worry.

And Xu Miaomiao’s father also felt the same way.

As soon as they arrived, they heard Chen Lidong’s father inside, scolding his son with a booming voice. And under the shouting of his father, Chen Lidong was mostly seen hanging his head.

“Tell me, how old are you?” Chen’s father turned around and forcefully slapped his son’s forehead.

“Are you a man or not? What’s the use of being tall if you can’t even act as one? When Miaomiao went missing, and Yuxin went to look for her, why didn’t you go? Why didn’t you? Why let a girl do it alone? Are you even a man?”

“Dad, I’m still a boy.”

Chen Lidong felt really wronged, wronged to death.

“Get lost!” Chen’s father kicked out impolitely and hit his son’s butt.

“You’re not even as useful as a girl. Look how brave Yuxin is. Why didn’t you go with her at the time?”

“Dad, they wanted a girl.”

Chen Lidong was utterly dejected. He was a boy, of course they didn’t want him. What good was he if he couldn’t become someone’s wife?

“Can’t you pretend to be a girl?” Chen’s father was astounded by his son’s stupidity.

“Dad, with my looks, no one would think I am a girl.”

Chen Lidong really wanted to cry. How could a girl look like this?

“Exactly,” Chen’s father commented on his son’s looks with disdain.

“If I had such an ugly daughter like you, I’d rather die. Who would ever set their sights on you? They would have to be pretty blind,”

Chen Lidong “…”

The people outside “…”

Tang Yuxin, listening to this father and son’s conversation, felt that Chen Lidong’s life was a bit pitiful. What kind of father would talk to his son like this?

By then, Chen’s father had also noticed that the rest of the people had returned. He paid no more attention to his own son and came over.

“Is Yuxin okay now?” He patted Tang Yuxin’s hair. He was really fond of this child. If he had a child like Yuxin, smart, beautiful, and brave, he would have no regrets in this lifetime. Even if he had no son, having such a daughter would be so comforting. She would bring a son-in-law home in the future—as good as half a son, one who would listen to his father-in-law. What’s the use of having a son? Would he bring a daughter-in-law to upset their parents?

“Uncle Chen, I’m all right now,” Tang Yuxin said to Chen’s father. Sun Lidong was like a young daughter-in-law, crouching in the corner. He must have heard a good earful from Chen’s father these past few days.

At night, they had a meal together. The subject of the children being kidnapped was not brought up, but business was. Chen’s father had been doing business for a long time, and he had some of his own opinions. He and Tang Zhinian talked late into the night. The more they talked, the more they agreed on things. They thought it was not feasible to do business by traveling here and there, as it was too far from home. While business is important, family is also important.

Although Tang Zhinian didn’t have a wife, he had a daughter, a polite and beautiful young girl.

Actually, Tang Zhinian had been considering moving his business back to Qing’an. But what to do was a problem. He had to think further about it, before making any other decisions.

They only stayed in Water City for one day, and didn’t have any interest in sightseeing. Mainly because they didn’t have a good impression of Water City. A lovely city like this, how could it have human trafficking? If it happened to anyone, it would be upsetting. They just wanted to go home quickly, and didn’t want to linger here any longer.

After returning to Qing’an, Tang Yuxin and the others had to take their report cards, and the results had just come out.

“Do you think I made it?” Chen Lidong was slumping, thinking about his time in Water City when his father scolded him mercilessly. When he came back, his mother might also scold him, saying he did not act like a man and didn’t care about his sisters.

But how could he care about his sisters? He was a male, they didn’t want him.

If his grades were not good this time, if his performance was not up to par, if he didn’t get into high school, all the big and small grudges would pile up. He would definitely be beaten to death by his parents.

Although, he was confident in his grades and was sure he could get into a key high school, but what if something unexpected happened? What if he really didn’t get in? What if he was off by a few points?

Nowadays, everyone said he was useless. He had begun to lose self-confidence.

With a mournful face, he said, “Why didn’t you let me go with you at the time?”

Tang Yuxin looked up from her book. They wanted a girl, a beautiful girl,

“First, you’re not pretty; second, you’re not a girl. But you’re doing very well so far,” Tang Yuxin reached out and patted Chen Lidong’s head comfortingly. “It’s just that the adults are being strict with you. You did the right thing by reporting to the police and notifying our parents.”

Chen Lidong finally regained some confidence. He puffed up his chest, “I knew it, I didn’t do anything wrong. They just don’t understand me, Tang Yuxin, you are truly my good sister.”

Tang Yuxin rubbed her own arm, feeling a bit overwhelmed.

“By the way,” Chen Lidong was still concerned about his grades, “Do you think I didn’t make it to high school?”

“You’ll know once you check the results,” Tang Yuxin didn’t want to answer such a dumb question. They would find out soon, so why bother guessing here and make themselves nervous?

“Okay,” Chen Lidong stopped asking Tang Yuxin. He went to Xu Miaomiao. They were in the same boat, and Tang Yuxin, the study monster, was someone they couldn’t understand, a person they could only look up to.

Tang Yuxin went to school to check her middle school exam results. This year the cut-off for high school was 547 points. The school had a honor roll for those students who were admitted to vocational schools and many students were admitted.

Tang Yuxin, Chen Lidong and Xu Miaomiao were all determined to go to high school, so they didn’t apply to those schools. Their teacher, Liu, greeted them with a smiling face. Judging by her expression, their results must have been pretty good.

After receiving the report card, Tang Yuxin checked her own results. She scored 650 which was more than a hundred points higher than the general admission line and seventy points over the threshold for the key high schools. This should be a good result.

“I scored 580 points,” Xu Miaomiao jumped with joy. “Great, I didn’t think I did so well!”

“Chen Lidong, how about you?”