CHAPTER 310: CHAPTER 307: CINDERELLA’S COMEBACK 52

Anning felt especially comfortable as soon as she returned home.

Although her stay at Miss Xiao’s place was also very nice, and Miss Xiao liked her a lot, providing exquisitely for her food and clothing, it just wasn’t as comfortable and easy as being at home.

Anning thought that even if she were to eat coarse food at home, it would be much more comfortable than indulging in sumptuous meals at someone else’s place.

She was so happy when she got home that she didn’t even bother to pack her belongings.

Mrs. Gu just watched her with a smile.

A smile was also on Mr. Gu’s face.

His mood was particularly excited now, filled with pride and joy that filled his chest to the brim, so much so that it was tingling and swelling with indescribable happiness.

Mrs. Gu went to the kitchen to prepare the dishes for the drinking.

Today she was especially happy and specifically allowed Mr. Gu to have a few drinks.

Anning rolled around on the bed several times before getting up to tidy up.

She also took out the gifts Miss Xiao had sent for Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu.

Miss Xiao bought a silk scarf for Mrs. Gu and brought some tea for Mr. Gu.

Mr. Gu felt embarrassed after seeing them: "You’ve stayed at their place for so many days, and you’re bringing stuff from them when you’re leaving. That doesn’t seem quite right."

From the kitchen, Mrs. Gu overheard and peeked out: "It’s also a token of their sincerity. Our Ningning couldn’t really refuse, and besides, Dr. Xiao often eats at our place, doesn’t he? I’ll send some homemade sauce and pickles to Miss Xiao sometime."

Anning laughed and said, "My mom is right. When I went to the Capital, I brought some pickles, and Miss Xiao loved them. She even asked for more. When we get back, my mom and I will prepare more and send them to her."

Mr. Gu didn’t say anything more.

Having finished with the cooking, Mrs. Gu happily put on the silk scarf and asked Mr. Gu, "Does it look nice?"

"Beautiful, very beautiful," was his eager reply.

Mr. Gu’s desire to survive was quite strong.

Mrs. Gu sighed, "The scarf looks nice, but I don’t have any clothes to match it."

Mr. Gu hurriedly said, "Next time, you buy a few outfits, and pick out some nice ones."

The Gu Family was truly earning a lot of money now, not only had they paid off their mortgage a long time ago, but they also purchased the shop they were currently running, and they still had a lot of savings.

The Gu Family’s bun shop had been open for a year now and was bringing in a significant number of customers.

In the spring, the Gu Family also started a factory specializing in pickles.

Although pickles are cheap, the quantity sold is genuinely massive, and they earn quite a lot from it.

Mr. and Mrs. Gu truly weren’t short of money anymore, they looked particularly spirited, and they even loved to dress up now.

Anning was also very happy to see the couple so joyful.

The satisfaction of working together as a family to make a good life is irreplaceable by anything.

During mealtime, Mr. Gu also poured a cup of wine for Mrs. Gu.

Holding his wine glass, his face smiling but his eyes red, he said: "Xiuzhi, I’m really very grateful to you, you... you didn’t despise me for being mediocre, didn’t despise me for being poor, following me through thick and thin over these years, enduring many hardships. I..."

He bowed his head and wiped away tears: "I really don’t know what to say. Anyway, from now on, we must all live well, and Ningning, you gave birth to Ningning and raised her so well, my life is truly worthwhile. Having you and Ningning with me makes me exceedingly content."

Mrs. Gu also raised her glass, her eyes likewise reddened: "Why talk about such things? We are a family, why bother with all this. Following you, I did experience some hardships, but you’ve never let me down. Even if there was just enough food for the family, you would always save it for me and Ningning. My life with you is also worthwhile."

Anning quietly poured a cup of wine as well, clinked it against Mr. Gu’s glass: "Let’s not say anything else, everything is in this wine, let’s drink up."

Mr. and Mrs. Gu really didn’t notice, so Anning took a full glass of wine herself.

The family was celebrating when Teacher Li’s phone call came through.

The phone on the table rang, and Anning quickly picked it up: "Teacher Li, yes, I’m at home. Oh, a reporter? I don’t want to accept an interview, please screen for me at the school. Okay, I will go to school tomorrow, understood."

After putting down her phone, Anning saw Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu both looking at her.

"Teacher Li just called to say that a reporter wants to interview me, and the school wants to celebrate my success. They told me to go to school tomorrow."

"Okay, make sure you remember that for tomorrow."

Mrs. Gu reminded her.

Mr. Gu thought for a moment and then said, "Let’s not accept the interview with the reporter. We should just study earnestly and not get involved in such formalities."

Anning nodded with a smile.

After that, Wu Linna called her.

As soon as Anning picked up the phone, she heard Wu Linna’s shriek: "Ningning, you’re so awesome, first place in three subjects, that’s just too cool! You’re my desk mate, I feel like I’ve gone upmarket. I can even brag to others saying, you know, Gu Anning, the Math Olympiad gold medalist, she’s my desk mate, we’re really close."

Anning couldn’t help but laugh: "Alright, just wait, I’ll win a world prize then you can brag."

"Sure thing, I’m waiting for it. You definitely have to give me something to boast about."

After hanging up with Wu Linna, Anning noticed that the class group chat was also particularly lively, all discussing the fact that she won the first prize.

After all, for the students, it really was a big event.

Anning took first place in three subjects, which could guarantee her direct admission into the top two schools.

That is to say, even without taking the college entrance exam, Anning could still attend a good university.

Getting into a good university is indeed a matter of utmost importance for high school students.

Especially the students in class one, once they mentioned Anning’s achievements to their parents, they felt very proud, thinking it was a great thing for their children to be in the same class as a God of Study like Anning. They even urged their children to learn more from Anning.

After browsing the class group chat for a while, Anning put her phone aside and had a couple more drinks with Mr. Gu.

As a result, both Anning and Mr. Gu got a bit drunk, which made Mrs. Gu both laugh and cry.

When Anning went to school the next day, she was quite speechless to see the banner hanging at the school’s entrance. However, before she could enter the school, she was stopped by a reporter.

The reporter was a rookie, and she needed to submit a valuable interview article to get her position formalized. Pressured by her situation, she had stopped Anning at the school gate.

Seeing the young lady nearly crying out of urgency, Anning agreed to her interview and set a time with her before entering the school.

Once she arrived in class, Anning was surrounded for a while.

But class one was full of top students, all very measured in their behavior.

During the break, Anning was called to Principal Lan’s office.

Principal Lan, on behalf of the school, awarded Anning a sum of money, and the Qingcheng City Education Bureau also rewarded her with a sum of money, totaling over fifty thousand yuan.

In addition to the money, Principal Lan also discussed another matter with Anning.

The bullying incident that Anning experienced at Shengzhe had been dug up.

The principal at Shengzhe was now in a complete quagmire. He desperately reached out through Principal Lan to ask Anning not to mention the incident during her interview with the reporter, and also said that the one hundred thousand yuan would still be given to her.

Anning wasn’t really concerned about the money.

Anning asked Principal Lan for Principal Fu’s phone number from Shengzhe and immediately called him.

Once the call was connected, Anning seriously said to Principal Fu: "Principal Fu, I can refrain from mentioning the campus violence, and I won’t specifically target Shengzhe. However, I want to remind you, Shengzhe really needs to be rectified. The school should be the purest place, and violence shouldn’t occur among students. I think, Shengzhe’s learning environment is very bad, and I hope you take note. After all, Shengzhe has driven away a Gu Anning. If no changes are made, it’s very possible it will drive away a second and a third. I can let it go, but I can’t guarantee others will. I believe you don’t want Shengzhe to fail under your watch."

Her words made Principal Fu sweat profusely.

Her remarks hit Principal Fu hard and caused him deep distress.

He was also very afraid.

He had not anticipated back then that Gu Anning would be so formidable, scoring full marks in three Olympiad subjects.

If Anning were still at Shengzhe, it would have been such a great thing for the school. Shengzhe would have been able to use Gu Anning to improve its reputation and attract better students. However, because he and the teachers opted to be bystanders when Anning was bullied, they pushed such an outstanding student to First Middle School. Now Principal Lan feels very proud while he is left feeling a profound sense of loss.