Back to my parents when I was seventeen

Looking at the hundred-fold difference in the handwriting between the two, Xu Chu Ning was slightly speechless. How come the words written by one or two others were so much more beautiful than hers?

Noticing her silence, Shen Yubai asked calmly, "Have you ever practiced calligraphy?"

Xu Chu Ning: “…I bought calligraphy and practiced it two years ago.”

But the results are not great.

Moreover, Xu Chu Ning didn't know what was going on. She was very patient and persistent in doing other things, but she couldn't persist in practicing calligraphy.

She works for three days and rests for two days, and has no willpower at all.

Shen Yubai raised his eyes and said, "Did you buy it at the bookstore?"

Xu Chuning nodded.

"What font are you practicing?" Shen Yubai asked.

Xu Chuning glanced at him and said, "Zhengkai."

She can't even write regular script well, how can she practice other things?

Shen Yubai nodded, "Are you still practicing recently?"

"No." Xu Chuning muttered, "I gave up halfway."

Shen Yubai: "..."

It was rare to hear her say such childish things, so he tried to hold it in but couldn't help curling the corners of his lips, "Do you want your handwriting to look better?"

Xu Chu Ning turned around, his eyes suddenly lit up, "Do you have a solution?"

Shen Yubai: “Yes.”

He looked down at her, keeping her in suspense, "I'll tell you after the exam."

Xu Chu Ning: "...Why can't you say it now?"

Shen Yubai: "I just can't tell you now."

Xu Chu Ning choked, feeling that what he said was the same as if he hadn't said anything.

She was speechless for a few seconds, trying to say something, but finally gave up and said, "Okay, let's wait until after the exam to see if you can help me make my handwriting look better."

She would wait and see.

Shen Yubai curled the corners of his lips inwards, and said in a relaxed manner, "Come on."

Xu Chuning paused, pursed his lips and said, "Of course."

She will definitely try her best and get a scholarship.

After the two of them finished discussing the topic, customers began to come to the store one after another.

Xu Chuning was about to go help You Shuzhen, and Shen Yubai stood up, "I'll go to the milk tea shop to take a look."

The two separated.

After Xu Chuning and You Shuzhen finished their peak period, Shen Yubai and his group came over. You Shuzhen cooked noodles for them separately, and after they ate, they went back home.

Before leaving, Shen Sinian quietly told Xu Chuning, "He and I will come over for breakfast tomorrow morning."

Xu Chu Ning laughed: "Okay, come earlier, there will be more people in the store tomorrow morning."

Shen Sinian made an OK gesture to her, "Got it."

In an instant, the noisy shop became quiet.

Just as Xu Chuning realized this, You Shuzhen sighed, "After they left, the store became quiet, and Mom was a little uncomfortable with it."

Xu Chuning didn't say anything, but she felt the same way in her heart.

She suddenly realized that she actually liked playing with Deng Xitong and her group of people, whether it was studying or playing, or doing something meaningless but happy.

"Ningning," You Shuzhen suddenly called her.

Xu Chu Ning raised her eyes, "Mom."

You Shuzhen looked at her with a gentle look in her eyes, "Mom is very happy that you have so many good friends now."

Xu Chu Ning was stunned, and said with a slight curve in the corner of his lips: "But my best friend is you."

Hearing this, You Shuzhen chuckled and said, "Of course."

She touched Xu Chuning's head and said, "Let's go, go home and rest early tonight, you have an exam tomorrow."

Xu Chuning nodded.

After cleaning, the mother and daughter closed the shop and went home.

Before going to bed, Xu Chuning wanted to read for a while, but You Shuzhen stopped him, "Go to sleep. Only if you sleep well can you do well in the exam."

Xu Chu Ning thought about it and it seemed to be true.

It was rare for the mother and daughter to lie down at the same time.

Lying on the bed, Xu Chu Ning opened his eyes and looked at the ceiling without feeling sleepy. "Mom."

You Shuzhen closed her eyes and rested, "Hmm?"

Xu Chuning: "When will we conquer Ning Town this year?"

Pingning Town is a small town under Ningcheng, an unknown remote town, and also You Shuzhen’s hometown.

You Shuzhen was silent for a moment, then asked slowly, "When do you want to go back?"

"I'm fine with either." Xu Chuning said, "Mom, if Shen Sinian is free, would it be convenient for him to go to Pingning Town to play as well?"

Hearing this, You Shuzhen was surprised, "Si Nian wants to go to Pingning to play?"

Xu Chuning explained: "When I was chatting with Xitong today about summer vacation plans, I mentioned that we would go back to our hometown for a while, and he asked me if he could go and play."

You Shuzhen suddenly realized: "It's convenient. It's not inconvenient for Mom."

But You Shuzhen had another worry, "Will he be unable to adapt?"

"No," Xu Chuning said, "He will definitely like Pingning."

Although Pingning has no amusement park, no convenient taxis, no tall buildings, and no takeaways and fast food restaurants that can be ordered at any time in Jiangcheng, Pingning has natural scenery, trees, wind, and streams. Most importantly, it is You Shuzhen's hometown, where Shen Sinian's grandmother lives.

That was where Xu Chuning was reborn.

So, even though there were many inconveniences there, Xu Chuning still firmly believed that Shen Sinian would like it.

Hearing Xu Chuning's words, You Shuzhen was surprised, "Si Nian told you that?"

"He didn't say," Xu Chu Ning said truthfully, "I guessed."

You Shuzhen was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Ningning, you really like Si Nian."

Xu Chu Ning cried out, and quickly said, "Mom, I'm not nice to him—"

Before she finished her words, You Shuzhen said, "Mom knows that your love for Si Nian is not the kind that boys and girls like. Mom can see it."

She is an experienced person, so she can at least see this.

Xu Chuning hummed, and suddenly asked: "Why do you say that?"

"Mom doesn't know either," You Shuzhen herself felt strange, "but mom just feels that you like Si Nian very much."

After she finished speaking, You Shuzhen sighed to herself, "But let's not talk about you. Mom also likes Si Nian. He is polite and sensible, he is very sweet and good at talking."

Shen Sinian is sunny and careful. He often notices many details that others don't notice. In front of the elders, he is very sweet and will say some sweet words that make people happy from the bottom of their hearts without making people feel exaggerated. When his face and eyes stare at you, you will be helpless.

Speaking of this, You Shuzhen said, "His parents raised him very well."

Xu Chu Ning was stunned and blinked gently, "Maybe his parents didn't raise him well."

She talked to Shen Sinian, and Shen Sinian also revealed to her that she and Shen Yubai would be very busy in the future and would rarely have time to take care of him at home. From childhood to adulthood, Shen Sinian grew up with his grandparents and nannies.

In this regard, she and Shen Yubai failed.

Upon hearing this, You Shuzhen was surprised, "Si Nian told you that?"

Xu Chu Ning pursed her lips: "I guessed, he said his parents are busy."

You Shuzhen: "I will always think of him even if I am very busy. It is obvious that he grew up in a loving family."

If not for this, Shen Sinian wouldn't be so sunny.

Of course there are exceptions, but You Shuzhen still firmly believes that the family that Shen Sinian grew up in is full of love. Only a loving family can educate a cheerful, interesting, kind, and careful boy like him.

Xu Chu Ning blinked slightly, a little afraid to think, "Is that so?"

You Shuzhen smiled to herself: "Of course, you have to trust your mother's vision and intuition."

It’s not that Xu Chuning doesn’t believe You Shuzhen, she just doesn’t dare to imagine what the love between her and Shen Yubai will be like in the future.