Bai Xia never expected Lu Jinnian to have such a big opinion about the male lead.
To be fair, it was indeed her who ate that ice cream back then, but who told the male lead to be so shameless, even trying to crash the wedding.
“It’s alright, Great-grandpa, just let Lu Shuo attend class with me. It’s only half an hour anyway,” she said earnestly.
Seeing his great-granddaughter so obedient and sensible, Lu Jinnian’s expression instantly softened.
“Alright, alright. If you get tired, you don’t have to go. You’re still young. Your main job now is to grow up healthy and happy. Everything else can wait.”
Lu Lin’s brow twitched slightly.
He remembered that when he was five, he’d already been scheduled with a full day of classes, and the old man had never said such words to him.
“Great-grandpa, you have to stay healthy and happy too.”
Bai Xia picked up a bun and placed it on his plate.
The smile on Lu Jinnian’s face became even more obvious.
“Xia Xia is still the most considerate. Not like your dad, always doing such unreliable things.”
The eldest was always unreliable, and the other two weren’t any better.
One had only women on his mind, the other only cared about his game console.
Not a single one let him rest easy—only his great-granddaughter was sensible and obedient, clearly better than her own dad.
Assistant Xu stifled a laugh. In the past, the Chairman never used to scold the CEO like this, but ever since Miss came back, the CEO had been getting scolded more and more often.
After finishing the meal, Bai Xia returned to her room.
The butler told her that she’d have to attend the entrance exam at Huayue Primary School in a few days.
Normally, she wouldn’t need to, but since she was so young, even if she was being accepted as an exception, it was better to go through the exam.
The proper procedures still had to be followed.
It wasn’t a big deal, but she couldn’t let people think she could only get in through connections.
The male lead had arranged for a finance management tutor to arrive the next day, but during the lesson, the teacher’s attention was clearly more on Lu Shuo.
He probably thought Bai Xia, a three-year-old, was only auditing the class, and Lu Shuo was the real student.
But Lu Shuo just kept biting the end of his pen, staring at the words on the blackboard as if they were hieroglyphics.
He recognized some of the characters, but when they were put together, he just couldn’t make sense of them.
He really didn’t understand what he had done to offend Bai Xia, that she’d drag him into such a class. It was too much!
As soon as class was over, he stopped the girl, “I did everything you said, so why are you still making me take this class?! And you said you’d teach me how to level up in games but you haven’t said anything yet! If you don’t tell me, I won’t listen to you anymore!”
Bai Xia had already stood up, but she sat back down.
“The fast-track method is simple. Just look up game guides online, then study the skill descriptions until you really understand them, and you’ll level up quickly.”
Actually, the most important part was kiting—rushing in headfirst never worked.
You had to always be ready to retreat before the enemy attacked, and strike when there was a gap in their skills.
This applied to almost all combat games.
But she felt he probably wouldn’t understand, so she decided to just let him hear the simplified version first.
“But what if I don’t understand the techniques they talk about?”
Lu Shuo scratched his head.
He had tried reading game guides online, but they were too complicated, and he just didn’t have the patience.
“Then read more books. If your comprehension improves, you’ll be able to understand anything.”
Bai Xia glanced at him.
“Remember to finish the practice book I gave you today, and explain your problem-solving process to me tomorrow.”
Hearing this, Lu Shuo could only keep biting his pen.
For some reason, ever since he memorized the multiplication table, those math problems didn’t seem so hard anymore.
He really was a genius.
Actually, Bai Xia hadn’t asked Lu Shuo to attend class with her to make him learn anything—she knew he wouldn’t understand anyway.
It was mainly to balance Yao Yun’s feelings, so she wouldn’t think Lu Jinnian was deliberately favoring Bai Xia.
If Yao Yun ever went to extremes, it would be troublesome to deal with her.
Bai Xia was still so young—too easily put at risk.
The dangers of wealthy families couldn’t be ignored.
When Monday came, the butler took her to the entrance exam.
All children under five had to take it.
She even saw He Yuehua, who was only a few days away from turning five.
After the exam, they went to eat together.
Bai Xia wanted to check in on the female lead, but knowing how busy she was, she decided a video call would be better.
Unexpectedly, the male lead hadn’t caused any trouble during this time.
She found it suspicious—maybe he was too busy working on the artificial intelligence project she’d asked for, so he didn’t have time to act up.
Clearly, people needed to stay busy.
Summer break always seemed to pass in the blink of an eye.
On the first day of school, Lu Qihui actually got up early for once, as if he’d finally remembered his role as a parent, and decided to personally take Bai Xia and Lu Shuo to school.
“Xia Xia is still little, so you have to take good care of her. Don’t let anyone bully her, understand?”
At breakfast, Lu Jinnian gave his grandson a heartfelt reminder.
The latter kept his head down, gnawing on a lamb leg, mumbling, “Got it, I’ll take good care of her.”
This little rascal practiced karate every day—he could break wooden boards with a kick.
Did he really need protection?
If he got any taller, who could handle him?
“You’ve had a good attitude about studying lately, so here’s a reward from Grandpa.”
Lu Jinnian placed a card on the table.
Lu Shuo stopped eating his lamb leg, quickly took the card, and stuffed it in his pocket.
“Thank you, Grandpa.”
Lu Jinnian smiled and handed another card to his great-granddaughter.
“This is to reward Xia Xia for moving up a grade. Buy whatever you like—don’t save money for Great-grandpa.”
Bai Xia had already put on her little backpack.
“Thank you, Great-grandpa.”
Seeing Dad already holding Bai Xia’s hand to leave, Lu Shuo muttered to himself, wiped his mouth, and hurried to catch up.
After getting in the car, Bai Xia couldn’t help but remind him, “Remember your identity when you’re outside. Don’t come looking for me for no reason.”
In the front seat, Lu Qihui glanced back, not understanding what secret code the two kids were speaking in.
Lu Shuo just grumbled into his milk, “Fine, I won’t look for you. I don’t want to be associated with a little brat anyway.”
Huayue Primary School was several times larger than their old kindergarten.
The entrance was filled with luxury cars, and there were far more students.
Bai Xia followed Lu Qihui to Class 1 of the first grade, where she not only saw He Yuehua, but also two people she’d rather not see.
“Bai Xia, what a coincidence! You’re at this school too? We must be fated!”
Qi Mo, sitting in the third row, broke into a grin when he saw her, baring his big white teeth as if to show off how his adult teeth had come in.
Bai Xia shot a glance at Lin Yan in the corner.
She didn’t believe for a second that their presence was a coincidence.
Seeing Bai Xia sit in the second row, Qi Mo immediately grabbed his backpack and moved to the seat beside her.
This time, he was determined to be her desk mate!
“Have you had breakfast? I brought some just for you—Chinese and Western style, which do you like?”
He quickly pulled out steaming breakfast from his backpack.
Bai Xia took out her little water bottle.
“I like to keep quiet during class, thank you.”
Qi Mo immediately sat up straight.
“I never talk in class. No one is more disciplined than me.”
He Yuehua couldn’t help but glance at him.
“Aren’t you ashamed? You were the loudest in the whole classroom just now.”
Qi Mo frowned, about to argue, but remembering Bai Xia liked quiet, he could only force himself to stay silent.
When the teacher arrived, the classroom finally quieted down.
“I’m happy to meet you all. I’ll be your homeroom teacher from now on. You can call me Teacher Li. If you have any problems, you can come to me. Don’t be afraid—school is a big family, and we must all unite and support each other. Never break the school rules, okay?”
“Finally, about your seats—I’ve rearranged them based on everyone’s height. Now please move to your new places.”
A seating chart suddenly appeared on the big screen.
Seeing that he was in the fifth row while Bai Xia was in the first, Qi Mo’s heart broke.
For the first time, he hated how tall he’d grown!
All because of those calcium tablets over summer break!
“Study hard and make progress every day.”
Bai Xia glanced at him, then walked to the first row.
Qi Mo, blushing, went to the fifth row and discovered his new desk mate was Lin Yan.
He immediately leaned over, “She told me to study hard—isn’t that her caring about me?”
Jump!
Lin Yan: “Eat more walnuts, it helps with memory.”
Qi Mo glanced thoughtfully at Bai Xia again.
Right, he had to study hard, so when Bai Xia skipped grades in the future, he could follow her.
The first class was mostly about school rules.
After class, Bai Xia suddenly heard a little girl in the first row crying at her desk—it turned out the girl behind her had taken her pen.
There were always some people in school who enjoyed bullying classmates, thinking it was no big deal, not realizing how easily it could leave a psychological shadow on a child.
Bai Xia stood up, walked over, and stared straight at the boy.
“Give her pen back.”
The boy was playing on his phone. Hearing her, he glanced at her small stature and almost burst out laughing.
“What if I don’t?”
Bai Xia pulled out her phone and dialed the homeroom teacher.
If this behavior wasn’t stopped, there’d only be more victims in the future.
The teacher soon returned.
After hearing what happened, she thought it was just a pen, so she told the boy to return it and apologize to the girl.
“Teacher said we should unite and help each other. I didn’t bring a pen, so why can’t I borrow one from a classmate?”
The boy raised his head.
Bai Xia frowned.
“Did you really borrow it? There are cameras in the classroom. You clearly snatched it. Today it’s a pen—who knows if you’ll rob a bank when you grow up, becoming a blight on society.”
The teacher was momentarily speechless.
Of course, she knew Bai Xia’s background, and that she was the top scorer in the entrance exam, but she hadn’t expected her to have such a strong sense of social responsibility.
“You—you’re talking nonsense! Who robbed a bank!”