Back to the 70s: My Childhood Sweetheart Spoils Me Rotten-Chapter 137: Competing for Favor

"Brother Xu Ran, is this character written like this?"

"Brother Xu Ran, am I understanding this correctly?"

"Brother Xu Ran, did I solve this problem correctly?"

Gong Ruini kept coquettishly asking Zhao Xuran if she was doing things right.

Here she goes again, Zhao Guangran was furious, wondering why Gong Ruini kept seeking his big brother for questions lately.

It’s one thing to ask questions, but why does her voice have to be so frightening, causing goosebumps to rise all over?

If it weren’t for eavesdropping on some of the things his own father said, Zhao Guangran really wanted to see how embarrassed his brother would look.

Unfortunately, now he must ensure his brother stays away from Gong Ruini. But wasn’t Gong Ruini less enthusiastic with his brother before?

Why is she often seeking my brother for questions now? Zhao Guangran isn’t stupid and had noticed earlier that Gong Ruini was scared of his brother.

How come she’s not afraid now? Did Uncle Gong say something to her?

But didn’t Uncle Gong outright oppose it? Did his own father approach Gong Ruini?

Zhao Guangran didn’t know the inside story, he just knew he couldn’t let Gong Ruini succeed, otherwise, the future would be unpleasant.

"Brother, I don’t understand this part."

"Brother, why is my handwriting not as nice as yours?"

"Brother, help me memorize this book."

Hmph, she’s just trying to snatch people away. Zhao Guangran declared he definitely wouldn’t lose to Gong Ruini.

Moreover, Zhao Guangran wasn’t pretending to be clueless; he genuinely didn’t know.

His little brother suddenly became studious and kept asking questions, which made Zhao Xuran quite happy since, at least, his little brother was putting effort into studying.

But when Zhao Xuran picked up the problem Zhao Guangran wanted to ask, his face turned green, "This is the question you wanted to ask?"

Facing his brother’s terrifying expression, Zhao Guangran’s legs started shaking, "Uh-huh."

Still saying uh-huh, Zhao Xuran really wanted to smack the book onto Zhao Guangran’s face, "How do you even attend lessons?"

"You don’t even know the stuff from a few days ago?"

No way, Zhao Guangran was dumbfounded, then realized he’d been too focused on trying to push Gong Ruini away that he didn’t even look at the questions he was asking. It seems he picked the wrong ones to ask.

Gong Ruini peeked over, nearly laughed, like seriously, at least ask for something slightly challenging, asking about addition and subtraction within ten, isn’t that enough to make Zhao Xuran run out of breath?

Gong Ruini certainly didn’t feel any sympathy for Zhao Guangran; this guy is doing it on purpose, hmph, if you want to cut in, at least be prepared, but he seems to have zero preparation.

Zhao Xuran knew why Zhao Guangran acted this way, but Gong Ruini’s questions were all normal, whereas his...

Zhao Xuran was infuriated, "Go study addition and subtraction within ten carefully; we’ll have a test this afternoon."

"If you don’t pass, you know what the punishment is, right?" Zhao Xuran said ominously.

No way, Zhao Guangran stood there dumbfounded, just a few days into classes and there’s already a test. Are they bullying him for being new?

His brother goes to school, but attends exams only every two months, how come his turn involves a test after one week? Isn’t this pushing him off a cliff?

"Brother, didn’t we just learn this?" Zhao Guangran said pitiably, hoping his brother would relent.

"Just learned it, and you can’t be tested? If you can’t handle simple things, I’m really worried about the harder things later."

"To make sure you handle things later on, I’ve decided we’ll test every week from now on; if you pass on Saturdays, then weekends are free."

"If you don’t pass, there will be classes and homework on weekends until you do." Zhao Xuran hadn’t thought of implementing rewards before, but now it seems like the best way.

No way, Gong Ruini was stunned, even without dual weekends, at least there’s a guaranteed Sunday off. How did Zhao Xuran make it sound like a reward?

Even if we haven’t taken classes, wouldn’t it be unfair to bully us?

Stunned, no way, there’s no rest days? This made Zhao Guangran almost cry; after a hard week, it’s only natural to want to relax on Sundays, hang out with friends, never thought there’d be no weekends.

"I’ve always said my test papers won’t be too hard, just focus on learning and they’ll be manageable." Zhao Guangran’s unhappy look was ignored by Zhao Xu.

An older brother may save his sibling from grief, but would outsiders spare Zhao Guangran’s dignity?

Instead of letting his brother get ridiculed outside, it’s better to let him know no one will coddle him now than be mocked later.

"Do you both have any objections?" So, the little girl is also unhappy, but truly, she should be delighted, right?

Looking at Zhao Guangran, it’s clear he isn’t confident in passing the tests; logically, seeing him suffer should make her happy, right?

Nonsense, who wouldn’t have objections? Gong Ruini internally grumbled, even she felt variably discontent, let alone Zhao Guangran.

But even if they’re dissatisfied, what can they do? Can they just declare it?

Didn’t notice besides a bad facial expression, Zhao Guangran didn’t outright object. If this hard-nosed person keeps quiet, even more so...

Moreover, Gong Ruini doesn’t dare imagine negotiating rewards with Zhao Xu. In these economically difficult times, Gong Ruini has no belief in substantial rewards.

At best, a piece of hard candy could be spared; not that she liked it, but at least there’s a punishment system.

"Brother, can’t we have weekends?" Even knowing his brother meant well, Zhao Guangran, a kid, still wanted to play.

"Having weekends is easy, just study diligently."

"Ni Zi will have weekends." Zhao Xu maintained that passing tests guarantees weekends.

Can you even compare to Gong Ruini? Zhao Guangran almost cried, these days she’s pressured him enough.

Being aware of how smart Gong Ruini is, astounded he didn’t know she was that smart. Many things his brother taught once, she grasped immediately. How could he not feel pressured?

"She’s not smart; have you seen her sacrifices?" Many times, Zhao Xu found Gong Ruini intensely studying the textbook. Without constant revision, how would she excel?

Talking about smartness, Zhao Guangran wasn’t stupid, yet why did he find passing tests difficult? Wasn’t it his lack of revision?

"If you revised daily, I think tests wouldn’t be a problem." Zhao Xu highlighted Zhao Guangran’s issue.

Ah, Gong Ruini reads daily? Come on, you’re already smart, perpetually reviewing signifies outright crushing him?

Zhao Guangran glared at Gong Ruini, but got no reaction, she was engrossed in reading.

Seeing how his big brother put it, seemed revision was unavoidable, "I’ll try my best."

"Can we not do a test this week, but postpone to next week?" Zhao Guangran pleaded earnestly.

Hehehe, bold requests you make, "Then skip today’s meal, and eat next week, okay?"

Alright, got it, he shouldn’t have expected anything from his brother, he’s just a tough character.

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