When the villagers heard the commotion, they said behind her back that Grandma Chen was stupid. Although she had two sons, her elder son was rich, but he was unwilling to spend money on her. Only her younger son was willing to spend money on her and treated her well. However, not only was she mean to her younger son's family, but she also taught their child indiscriminately. When her younger son found out, he immediately fell out with her. She deserved it.
When they thought of their younger son and his wife's good temper, the villagers couldn't help but mutter that Grandma Chen's words must be very vicious to be able to drive the good-tempered couple into a corner.
At this time, the news of Jiujiu winning first place in the city-level competition spread to the village.
The person who said this was not Chen Yan and his wife, but the primary school teacher in the village. The teacher even said that Jiujiu's results were exceptionally good this time. The city was preparing to nominate Jiujiu to represent the city in the provincial competition. If she could win first place this time, she would represent the province in the national competition.
When the news came out, the entire village was shocked.
In this era where a college student could make the whole family proud for a year, a student who was just in primary school could represent the entire city and might even represent the province in the national competition in the future. This was simply a matter that brought glory to the ancestors.
Speaking of this, the teacher in the village was full of complaints. Originally, Jiujiu was a student in their school. However, because of Grandma Chen, she was transferred to the primary school in the county. Now, all her honors belonged to the primary school in the county.
They had nurtured Jiujiu from primary school until now. It had only been one semester, but all her honors had become someone else's. Who would be able to accept this?
The primary school teacher's impression of Jiujiu was that she was a girl who was good at studying but quiet.
Because Jiujiu was going to represent the city and participate in the competition at the provincial level, she had to perfect herself. Jiujiu's image was now incomparably lofty. The current Jiujiu was no longer dull and taciturn. Instead, she was a very clever girl with eyes that always shone with wisdom.
The higher the image of Jiujiu was, the lower the credibility of Grandma Chen's words.
After Jiujiu won first place in the province and was going to represent the province in the national competition, Chen Shan started to complain about Grandma Chen.
If it weren't for Grandma Chen, his relationship with his second son wouldn't be so strained.
Jiujiu was already so promising at such a young age. What would happen when she grew up?
If he had a good relationship with his second son, he would be able to benefit from Jiujiu's success in the future. Even if he couldn't take advantage of her, he could still say that the girl who represented their province in the National Quiz Contest was his niece. That would be so impressive!
Now, the relationship between the two of them was only slightly better than that of ordinary relatives. He was too embarrassed to tell anyone that she was his niece. In the future, he would not be able to get involved in any of his second brother's affairs. It was all Grandma Chen's fault for causing trouble.
Since Chen Shan had started to complain about Grandma Chen, how could the villagers not seize the opportunity to tell Grandma Chen about this?
There were so many people in the province. If he could get first place in the province, how outstanding would he be? In the future, he would definitely be able to get into a famous university. By then, how much would he be able to earn in a year?
The others were not like Chen Shan. They laughed and teased Grandma Chen, "Your little granddaughter is so awesome. You're going to enjoy life in the future."
Grandma Chen: "…"
It was that wretched girl Jiujiu who had told her second brother and his wife what she had said. That wretched girl definitely didn't like her. How could she enjoy life?
Her second brother and his wife were filial. As long as she asked, they would give her as much as she wanted. She would definitely be able to benefit from Jiujiu's glory. Now, she had fallen out with her second brother's family. Even if Jiujiu became the leader, it had nothing to do with her.
Thinking of this, Grandma Chen's intestines turned green.
On Tomb-Sweeping Day.
Father and Mother Chen closed the restaurant for the day, then took Jiujiu and Chen Chen home to visit the graves of their elders.
When they came back this time, Grandma Chen's attitude had visibly improved. Especially when she was with Jiujiu, she was as gentle as a gentle breeze. She even took the initiative to apologize to Jiujiu, saying that she had wronged her with her nonsense before and asking Jiujiu not to be angry with her.
Jiujiu: "…"
Grandma Chen wasn't possessed, was she?!
Of course, Grandma Chen wasn't possessed. She had just thought things through.
After knowing that Jiujiu had gotten first place in the province, Grandma Chen spent a few days thinking about what had happened all these years from beginning to end.
Granny Chen thought about what Chen Shan and Chen Yan had done, in particular.
Although her second brother was her jinx, he was filial and didn't spend much time at home. She lived so far away from him, so he probably wouldn't jinx her too much.
Most importantly, her second brother had Jiujiu. Jiujiu was so formidable that she would have been a literary star in the past. With this literary star around, no matter how formidable her second brother was, he wouldn't be able to jinx her in the slightest.
Grandma Chen's mind instantly became active.
She was now seriously thinking about how to make her second brother keep Jiujiu. Jiujiu was so promising. As long as she treated her well, she would definitely remember her good deeds. When she became successful in the future, she would definitely be able to benefit from her.
Grandma Chen was even more tempted when she thought about how much college students were paid in the past two days. She also thought about how the government would assign them jobs.
Those people were just ordinary college graduates, but they were already treated so well. Jiujiu was the top student in the province. She could be ranked in the top in the country. She was truly a dragon among men. The jobs that she would be assigned in the future wouldn't be the best. When that time came, wouldn't she be able to wear gold and silver whenever she wanted?
The more Grandma Chen thought about it, the more excited she became. She looked at Jiujiu as if she was looking at a golden doll. How could she not be excited?
Grandma Chen's burning gaze made Jiujiu feel uncomfortable. Jiujiu directly broke free of Grandma Chen's hand and ran off to look for Madam Chen.
Grandma Chen wasn't paying attention when Jiujiu broke free, and could only watch helplessly as Jiujiu went to look for Madam Chen. She was so angry that she cursed Jiujiu several times in her heart before she calmed down.
Father Chen sensed the change in Grandma Chen, especially the change in her attitude toward Jiujiu, but he wasn't moved at all.
He knew Grandma Chen very well. If it wasn't for the news that Jiujiu had won first place in the province and that she would be representing the province in the national competition, Grandma Chen wouldn't be so amiable.
What was more, it wasn't like Father Chen didn't have any friends in the village. He was aware of all the nonsense Grandma Chen had spouted before, so he naturally wouldn't be moved by this little change in her attitude.
Grandma Chen didn't like to go to a place with bad luck like the cemetery, so she naturally wouldn't go with Father Chen. Instead, it was Grandpa Chen who went with them.
Although Grandpa Chen was muddle-headed, he wasn't stupid. He was well aware that in the future, he would most likely have to rely on his youngest son to provide for him.
His wife had a clear plan, but the problem was that other people weren't stupid and couldn't see through her obvious scheme.
As Grandpa Chen swept the grave with Father Chen, he said in a low voice, "Second Son, your mother and I have let you down. Your mother is muddle-headed, don't lower yourself to her level."
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