CHAPTER 384: CHAPTER 318 UPDATE 1

Qin Mei found the sisters’ bickering somewhat amusing.

However, after a few exchanges with Song Pingping, Song Xiuxiu stopped paying attention to her.

Her eyes gleamed as she turned to Rong Yan.

"Sister Rong, you’re this," she said, giving a thumbs up.

Rong Yan’s lips twitched when she heard this address, since "Sister Rong" had been quite normal yesterday.

Today’s "Sister Rong"... why did it sound like there was a hint of gangster slant to it?

But she didn’t correct her again. After all, she had already done so yesterday, and there was no need to repeat it today.

What one was called or how didn’t matter at all, really.

"Hey, you have no idea how annoying Li Juan can be, and her mother too... utterly irritating, along with Li Juan’s three brothers, who are the big bullies of this alley. If anyone dares to say one more word about their sister, they wouldn’t care if these people were men or women, young or old; they’d be bullied just the same."

When she and her brother were younger, they had been bullied by those brothers.

Mainly because even if they didn’t provoke the Li Family, Li Juan, who just couldn’t mind her own business, would always try to play the good Samaritan over some trivial nonsense, and if you ignored her... she’d run home crying, and the Li brothers would think their sister was being picked on.

Then trouble would come looking for you.

Most importantly, the Li brothers had grown up sturdy since childhood, and they would always gang up when causing trouble or fighting, so few had ever beaten them.

It was common for those who were weaker to be bullied by the three Li brothers.

Trying to avoid them... with Li Juan, who never read the room and always butted in, was nearly impossible.

However, during her years in the countryside, she had truly managed to steer clear of the Li Family.

And now, someone had appeared... who had actually managed to beat up those three brothers on her own, and even made the Li mother and daughter suffer such a significant loss.

She was simply her life’s idol!

Had it not been so late last night, she would have come over again.

What she regretted most was that she got the news too late and missed witnessing it in person, which would have been so satisfying!

Rong Yan, amused by her words, chuckled, "Mainly because she made a point of coming to look for trouble. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have done that."

"Sister Rong, how come you’re so amazing? Who did you learn your skills from? Can I learn from you?" Song Xiuxiu’s eyes sparkled as she gazed at Rong Yan.

"Learn what? I’m just strong," Rong Yan didn’t want any trouble.

Besides, she was busy enough as it was, much less having time to teach someone else.

Moreover, this girl was already an adult, and given her aptitude, probably wouldn’t make it.

"Ah! That’s such a pity," Song Xiuxiu thought. She had hoped to learn a few moves to defend herself, but now that Sister Rong said it was due to her strength... there was nothing she could do as her strength was just ordinary.

"What’s your major?" Rong Yan asked with some curiosity.

You’re supposed to become a teacher, aren’t you? By the looks of it, this girl doesn’t seem the quiet and graceful type at all.

Song Xiuxiu said, "I’m majoring in mathematics because my older brother is the best at it, and he taught me the most. During the college entrance exams, I depended on high scores in math to get into university. If I had scored just a bit lower, I probably wouldn’t have been admitted to any university at all."

Rong Yan: ...

Well, it’s not necessarily that bad. After all, teacher training colleges in Jing City require slightly higher admission scores. If she applied to others, I guess those would be lower. Besides, she surely applied to other schools as well.

As the two of them chatted here, Song Pingping showed a bit of interest in Qin Mei’s painting on the other side.

The two sisters stayed for quite a while before leaving reluctantly. Just before leaving, Song Pingping awkwardly looked at Rong Yan, as if she had something to say but hesitated.

Rong Yan saw that she seemed to want to say something but pretended not to notice, thus not bringing it up on her own.

As Rong Yan was about to close the door, Song Pingping became anxious.

"Sister Rong, can I come over every day and hang out with Qin Mei?"

Rong Yan looked at her with a smile, "Well, you shouldn’t be asking me that question. You need to ask our Meimei. After all, she’s the one you want to play with, not me."

"But, I..." Song Pingping felt a bit embarrassed.

Song Xiuxiu, seeing her sister’s silly act, spoke up for her, "Sister Rong, she probably wants to learn to paint from you. I mean, Song Pingping, if you want to learn painting from Sister Rong, just say it directly. Why do you need to make up another excuse? You’re not being straightforward at all."

Song Pingping: ...

Is she really my sister?

Rong Yan raised an eyebrow at Song Pingping, "You want to learn painting from me?"

This time, Song Pingping nodded eagerly, "Yes, Sister Rong, may I?"

Rong Yan looked at her, seeing her eyes filled with hope.

"It’s not impossible, but I don’t like lazy students. If you turn out to be a fair-weather student, better not come at all. Also, once you start learning, you’ll have to complete the assignments I give just like Meimei does every day. If you think you can commit to that, then come over tomorrow."

After all, teaching one or two was all the same to her, and she didn’t really mind.

What mattered more was the fact that it seemed Qin Mei wasn’t very averse to Song Pingping.

While she had been chatting with Song Xiuxiu earlier, she had also been paying attention to the two girls of similar age and noticed they got along quite well.

One had a gentle nature, and the other was somewhat lively.

Song Pingping’s anxious heart leaped with excitement when Sister Rong agreed.

She spoke up with an enthusiastic tone, "Sister Rong, I can do it, I can make it."

"Then come over tomorrow." Rong Yan quickly added, "Come around eight or nine o’clock. Usually, I give lessons to Meimei at nine."

"Okay, Sister Rong. I’ll come over tomorrow morning," Song Pingping ran off happily. She had run some distance when suddenly she remembered something and quickly ran back to Rong Yan.

She bowed deeply to Rong Yan, "Thank you, Sister Rong, how much is your tuition? I’ll get some money from Mom."

"There’s no tuition fee." She considered it as finding a playmate for Qin Mei.

In any case, she wasn’t short of money.

Song Pingping’s eyes shone even brighter, immediately issuing a figurative good person card to Rong Yan, "Sister Rong, you’re such a good person, thank you, Sister Rong. Goodbye!"

She thanked Sister Rong several times in a row and then turned to run away, eager to share the good news with her mother.

Song Xiuxiu watched her slightly clueless sister dash off, then withdrew her gaze and turned to Rong Yan, "Sister Rong, honestly, she’s probably going to be interested for only three days. Whatever she does, she only has a fleeting enthusiasm for it. After a few days, she’ll lose interest. Her school performance isn’t great, and she probably won’t learn to paint..."

She thought to herself that she would have to reprimand her clueless sister. After all, it wouldn’t be nice to let someone teach for free, but if she paid and then quit learning after three days, wouldn’t that be a waste of money?