CHAPTER 1203: CHAPTER 1204: THE LOVE-STRUCK BROTHER’S SISTER 46

Upon hearing the knock on the door, Zhang Yu wondered who was visiting today, as they had already hosted two families of relatives before the end of the year.

She hadn’t heard of anyone visiting today and was quite puzzled but still went to open the door.

Seeing the crowded group of the Liang Family standing at the door, Zhang Yu immediately understood their intention.

She took out some shoe covers, "Mom, Dad, Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle, Aunt, and Aunt have come."

Zhang Yu stepped back into the small nook, allowing them to enter the living room.

The Liang family glanced at the small nook Zhang Yu lived in as they passed by.

Xiao Bin glared at Zhang Yu fiercely; it was her fault, otherwise, his family wouldn’t be like this.

"Zhang Yu, how are you doing living in the small nook?"

"It’s okay. By the way, you haven’t even entered middle school, and you’re already on the verge of passing. You say when you enter middle school, during the New Year, the family doesn’t need to buy lanterns."

Hmph, trying to provoke her? No way, just a little brat, she can handle it.

"What do you mean?" Xiao Bin knew it was about his grades, but couldn’t understand what exactly the point was.

"You." The wife of Liang Hao looked at Zhang Yu displeased, "How can you talk about Xiao Bin like that, he’s your brother."

"Every time he opens his mouth, it’s Zhang Yu, knowing that my family didn’t even give me a room so that we could make a dressing room for his aunt, that is, my mom."

"And still, you have to ask me this question."

"Although my living space is small, at least I have good grades."

"Little Bin has a big room, but his grades..." Zhang Yu looked at Xiao Bin with disdain.

"Aunt, you need to keep a good watch on Xiao Bin, these days academics are important."

"If you don’t do well in school, what can you do in the future?"

"You and my uncle don’t have connections to help him get a good job, what will he do in the future?"

Zhang Yu asked with a concerned expression, making the faces of the Liang family even more sour.

Father Liang stared at Zhang Yu with displeasure, "Zhang Yu, don’t you think you’re being excessive?"

Excessive? Zhang Yu retracted her smile, "So, Grandpa, you know what excessive talk is, but earlier when your precious grandson said something to me, you just acted like you didn’t hear it?"

"Since he’s looking for trouble, I can’t just keep quiet all the time."

"After all, staying silent all the time only makes people look down on you more."

"Grandpa, don’t you think? Just like when I entered middle school, my New Year’s money was 100, while it used to be 50."

Father Liang suddenly broke into a cold sweat, and Mother Liang was just about to interject.

Zhang Dong, despite his dissatisfaction with the Liang family, couldn’t not greet Liang’s parents who had arrived.

So he heard even more shocking news, as for the actions of the Liang family, Zhang Dong wasn’t angry anymore, "Mom and Dad, you’ve come."

"Liang Hao, you’ve come as well, come on in."

"Little Yu, go to class, do your exercises, you bought so many workbooks, you still need to do them." Zhang Dong instructed Zhang Yu to go back to her studies.

Zhang Yu obediently turned around to continue her exercises, having no time or inclination to serve the Liang family.

Liang Yan was also surprised by the sudden appearance of her parents, "Mom and Dad, why are you here?"

Father Liang glared at her unhappily, thinking that if she had some skill to keep Zhang Dong in check, would he have needed to make this trip?

"Why can’t I come?"

Liang Yan immediately understood the old man was angry, "Of course, of course, you can."

"Stay for a meal." Liang Yan warmly invited them.

"I’ve told Little Yu to do exercises, you know she bought so many workbooks, she still needs to finish them." Zhang Dong reminded.

Liang Yan originally wanted Zhang Yu to help in the kitchen, but now with Zhang Dong saying this, what could she do?

"You go cook, after all, you know what your parents like to eat best, being their daughter."

"If you can’t handle it alone, let your sister-in-law help you, every time something happens in their family, you always go back to help." Zhang Dong casually suggested while sipping his ginseng tea.

The Liang family, of course, wanted to stay for dinner; whether eating out or at home, the meal standards were top-notch.

Upon hearing she’d have to help in the kitchen, Aunt Liang’s first reaction was all kinds of reluctance.

Father and Mother Liang were actually somewhat relieved; at least they weren’t really treated as guests, as that would have been more worrying.

"Yes, yes, let your sister-in-law help." Mother Liang repeatedly agreed, "You usually help the family a lot."

Aunt Liang might have been unhappy, but with her parents-in-law and husband watching her, even her son looking at her, she had no choice but to go busy herself in the kitchen.

Opening the fridge and seeing all the ingredients inside, she felt a surge of jealousy.

"Sis, your family’s meals are really good." Aunt Liang enviously remarked to Liang Yan.

Liang Yan took out today’s ingredients, "It’s alright, the beef and steak and all, bought by your brother-in-law, he says it’s good for the kids."

"Xiao Bin has never had such good food." Aunt Liang whispered.

Liang Yan understood what she meant, "Well, both your and your husband’s income could afford such things for Xiao Bin."

"But Xiao Bin is a boy, we have to buy him a marriage house." Aunt Liang put on a bitter face.

Liang Yan sighed helplessly, "What can I do? We really support the family a lot each year, but just look at the New Year’s money Mom and Dad give to Little Yu."

"This doesn’t seem like a big deal though." Aunt Liang chuckled awkwardly.

"In your brother-in-law’s eyes, the more filial money there is, the more it makes people take it for granted, making him very dissatisfied with our family."

Liang Yan sighed again, "There’s nothing I can do about it."

"Alright, let’s prepare lunch." Liang Yan began cutting the ingredients, while Aunt Liang was very unhappy with Liang Yan’s evasive attitude.

But there was nothing she could do; if Liang Yan didn’t cooperate, she couldn’t force it.

Zhang Yu was beside them continually doing exercises, not participating at all, only showing up for meals, eating quickly, and then returning to her exercises.

Even though Liang’s parents were very displeased with Zhang Yu, seeing her so immersed made them pause, "Little Yu is so serious?"

Zhang Dong nodded, gesturing a height with his hand, "That’s the stack of workbooks Little Yu needs to finish this winter break."

The Liang family all gasped, "Can she manage it?"

"How long is winter break anyway?" With only about twenty days, including Spring Festival, could she really finish it?

"That’s why she takes her workbooks everywhere."

"Otherwise, why does First High have such a high acceptance rate? Competition, truly intensified competition?"

"Earlier, Liang Li mentioned having Little Yu tutor Xiao Bin and Liu Xia with their homework, and I said no. She’s busy with her own studies during winter break and hasn’t even thought about tutoring her brother."

"I have high hopes for Little Yu and wish for her to get into a good university."

"Xiao Bin’s grades aren’t good; anyway, he’s in elementary, just focus on more practice questions." Zhang Dong also felt for an elementary school kid, there was no need for tutoring, more workbooks would suffice.

"You should read more books." Zhang Dong believed that reading more was the path to a better future.