Treasure Hunt: Tycoon's Priceless Runaway Wife-Chapter 773 - 771: Jade Must Be Polished to Become a Tool (Second Update)
Teacher Tan’s performance class is held twice a week, and the tuition is likely quite expensive, but Mr. Mai stated that it’s all to help Si Han better interpret the new season’s clothing, and thus, all tuition would be covered by them.
The matter of tuition is minor to Da Bao; he only feels heartache for Nuonuo.
Since Nuonuo started high school, her studies have become much more intense. Besides academics, she has to learn the violin from Teacher Fan, spend either Saturday morning or afternoon teaching kids violin at the orphanage, and attend photoshoots and other related work for the brand at least twice a month, making her schedule already packed. Now, with two additional performance classes a week, her remaining free time is completely occupied.
Thus, the wave of melancholy brought by Little Treasure’s departure gradually faded amidst the bustling days filled with different activities.
So when Little Treasure called home for the nth time, after chatting with Mommy and naturally wanting to talk to Sister, only to get the same answer as before, "Your sister is not home," he finally got angry.
Yet his anger could not be conveyed to Nuonuo herself, and instead, it was vented at Da Bao.
"Brother, I thought you’d take good care of Sister when you came back, so I could confidently come to Beijing for university. But it seems that’s not the case. Did I overestimate you?"
Little Treasure was worried about Sister, and Da Bao was equally concerned about his younger sister. However, he wasn’t a child anymore and couldn’t be as reckless as Little Treasure.
"Little Treasure, your sister is grown up; she has her own thoughts. Even if I don’t like them, I can’t interfere arbitrarily."
Little Treasure didn’t care about such reasoning, "I’m not asking you to interfere with her, but she can’t be this busy, right? Look at Dad and Mom; they’re very busy yet take breaks at home. Sister is still a student but is so busy that she’s never home. Is it appropriate?"
Even though Da Bao couldn’t see it, he could imagine Little Treasure’s fury through his tone.
"How about you come back this weekend and try to persuade her?"
Da Bao was approaching a state of disappointment with himself because whenever faced with Nuonuo, all his resolve and principles would eventually turn into unconditional retreat and indulgence.
And in his heart, he actually, like Little Treasure, hoped Nuonuo wouldn’t live such an overloaded life.
He and Dad and Mommy alike would rather Nuonuo enjoy the happiness and joy appropriate to her age.
Against Nuonuo, he had no chance of winning; he could only hope Little Treasure could make a difference.
"Brother, I’m in the middle of military training, and I’m not allowed to leave campus; otherwise, I would have flown back long ago."
Little Treasure wanted to fly back immediately to persuade his sister, but the problem was he was not free to do as he wished!
The Ji Family’s four members all felt for Nuonuo, but as for Ji Sihan herself, she didn’t feel that there was anything about her worth her family’s concern.
In her view, the Ji Family from top to bottom, except for her, were all superhumans.
From as long as she could remember, whether Dad, Mom, Brother, or Little Brother seemed to always be busy with endless matters, even like Little Brother appeared to play games all day, yet he combined work with gameplay and at a young age was involved in the design and modification of several Huagang network games.
Only she, always mediocre, just knew how to attend school, go home, eat, and despite realizing Dad, Mom, Brother, and Little Brother were struggling, couldn’t help in any way.
At such times, her deeply buried sense of inferiority would secretly emerge.
Until, she took on the endorsement as per her own wishes, besides studying, she started to have other pursuits and gradually found a sense of accomplishment in work that her family neither favored nor supported, along with newfound joy.
Dad and Mom had said more than once that they didn’t require the children to achieve greatness; they just wanted the three siblings to grow up happy.
When Nuonuo was younger, her happiness came easily and simply.
As long as she was with Brother, Little Brother, or family, she’d be happy and joyful.
But as she grew up, she gradually understood that no matter Brother, Little Brother, or Dad and Mom, couldn’t stay by her side endlessly; Dad and Mom would age, and the three siblings would grow up and have their own lives.
So, if she couldn’t find her own pursuits and make herself happy, when Dad and Mom grew old and Brother and Little Brother grew up, she’d ultimately become lonely and helpless.
During the three years Brother was away, she suffered through such solitary torment.
Thus, she finally understood that those who build the source of their happiness solely on others are like vines parasitizing a large tree; if one day, the main trunk no longer provides nutrients, the vine will wither and decay.
So now, she’s endeavoring to become an independent sapling; she knows she wasn’t born a prestigious tree species like Brother and Little Treasure, so she needs to work harder than anyone else to absorb nutrients, at least grow vigorously and robustly.
In the future, even if she truly loses anyone, she can still live on.
"Teacher Tan, at the end of next month, I have to shoot the first promotional short film. I feel many areas are still lacking. Next month is the October holiday; could you spare more time to teach me?"
In Teacher Tan’s view, Nuonuo is a student who is excessively diligent.
Actually, after seeing her films initially, he did find her to be quite promising, but once he discovered she was the Ji Family’s daughter, he considered backing out.
It’s not that he holds prejudice against wealthy second-generation individuals, but too many precedents show that most wealthy youths have only a fleeting passion for the performing arts, rarely possessing enduring perseverance and determination. So at that time, he said he wanted to meet her in person before deciding.
The director knew Si Han well, hence he only sent her to meet the teacher without mentioning attitude concerns.
Fortunately, the impression Nuonuo left him on their first meeting was exceedingly sensible and clever, and Da Bao’s gift, though not expensive, was very much to his liking, greatly improving his opinion of Nuonuo.
With such a sharp-minded brother, it’s expected that the sister wouldn’t be dull-headed.
In the past two weeks of teaching, he’s come to see this fifteen-year-old girl with new eyes.
Honestly, she’s not extraordinarily intelligent.
But she possesses tranquility, attention to detail, and immense patience; every look and movement he taught her, she would continuously ponder and refine. A class typically lasting one hour would be extended to one and a half or even two hours.
Thus, when she proactively asked for more lessons during the holiday, Teacher Tan found it unexpected yet somehow unsurprising.
"You prefer to spend the October holiday with me rather than going on vacation with your family?"
