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"Go ahead," Zhao Shanyang said. "His hands aren't working well. If anything happens to him, you can lend him a hand."

"Okay." Qi Shen nodded and stood up quickly. When he walked into the house, he saw Zhao He watching TV and standing next to the TV changing channels. He was quite speechless.

"Uncle Zhao." Qi Shen went over and sat down on the sofa. "I'm Jiang Yan's teacher now. Today is Jiang Yan's birthday, and she took a leave to go home and celebrate it."

Zhao He slowly stopped pressing the channel change button next to the TV and looked at Qi Shen: "Just say whatever you want to say."

Then he asked, "Have you told my mom and dad about this?"

Qi Shen quickly shook his head, and Zhao He breathed a sigh of relief.

"Jiang Yan has excellent grades. If she wants to, she will definitely be accepted into Sijiucheng in the college entrance examination next year." Qi Shen said slowly, "Jiang Yan won first place in the last math competition, and the school has received calls from universities in Sijiucheng and other cities. It will be difficult to meet Jiang Yan then."

"I actually came here mainly for Qingting. I was planning to come again tomorrow for New Year's Day, but I remembered that my grandma was always thinking about Jiang Yan, so I quickly switched classes with another teacher today."

"I didn't expect grandma still didn't know about Jiang Yan's news—"

Zhao He didn't know if he had tuned into his favorite TV station, so he returned to the sofa and sat down.

"My mother isn't in good health right now, and the doctor told me to minimize stress on the elderly, so he didn't mention this matter."

"Besides, year after year, I haven't seen her write back a letter. Even when she wants to send money, she sends it to others. Why does she still seem to hate us? We have loved her so much in vain. How could we brothers really need a little money from our little sister?"

"Jiang Yan is much more promising than her, she is also brave and can handle things well. She is not as good as her own daughter."

Knowing who Zhao He was referring to, Qi Shen didn't dare to say anything more. He just felt that Grandma Zhao and Zhao Fangfang had quite similar personalities. If Grandma Zhao wasn't so old, she would probably still be able to compete with her daughter.

As I get older, my heart seems to be getting softer and softer.

"Go ahead and tell me." After a while, Zhao He said, "Speak slowly and don't mention anything else, so as not to scare people."

Qi Shen nodded and went back to the yard, leaving Zhao He alone inside watching TV.

A black and white TV series was playing on the TV. Zhao He heard silence outside for a while, and then Ma Lianghua complained and cursed a few times as usual, but today the curses were particularly loud.

After a while, Zhao He heard the old man calling him outside again.

"What's wrong, Dad?" He went out and saw Zhao Shanyang waving at him.

"Come and help me up. Qi Shen said it's that girl's birthday. The old lady and I are going to take a look. You guys are not as useful as Qi Shen. It's different when you become a people's teacher. Qi boy has a future."

Qi Shen could only smile and said modestly, "Second Uncle Zhao and his family are still more capable. In just a few years, they moved into the city with grandpa and grandma and are living a good life."

"What good days are there? Even after moving here, life isn't that good..." Zhao Shanyang said.

Zhao He didn't expect that his old father also wanted to go see Jiang Yan. He thought that only his mother wanted to go, and he had originally planned to stay and accompany Zhao Shanyang.

"Why are you standing there? Don't you want to go? Then just drop us off and take the bus back by yourself."

Zhao He hurried over to help Zhao Shanyang up and said, "You came back without saying anything at the door. Isn't that going to make people hate you?"

If you don’t know, you might think he is angry with his niece.

"No matter how angry you are with your younger sister, you are not allowed to be cold to Jiang Yan, otherwise you might as well not enter the house." Zhao Shanyang said.

"I know, I'm not that confused."

Just as they were about to leave, Grandma Zhao suddenly clapped Qi Shen's hand:

"Where's the gift? How can you come without mentioning anything? Xiao Shen just brought something, go and take it out quickly, don't waste time."

Qi Shen had to run around to pick up the things Zhao He had just put down. Zhao He was about to say something when Qi Shen interrupted him:

"I brought it here specially because I knew I was going to give it to my students. Uncle Zhao, don't overthink it. You're the ones who will suffer this time. Just accept one less gift."

Zhao He waved his hand and helped Zhao Shanyang walk out.

……

Although Jiang Xiaowen had said before that he and Si Cizhan would be responsible for Jiang Yan's birthday this time, Si Cizhan's cooking skills had not yet been fully improved. In addition, when Gao Tingzhou arrived, she refused to sit and wait for food, but instead went into the kitchen to help.

How could Song Yuwei let her good friend come to visit and help in the kitchen? She originally wanted to pull Gao Tingzhou out, but in the end, the two of them and Jiang Xiaowen stayed in the kitchen together to prepare a sumptuous lunch.

Si Ci Zhan became a handyman for the three of them.

Song Yuwei was quite patient this time. Seeing that her son had always wanted to learn how to cook, and that Gao Tingzhou was not busy and had no time constraints, the two of them started cooking together.

The two of them stood on each side and gave Si Ci Zhan instructions, including when to put the dishes in the pot, what heat to use to make the soup, what seasonings to use to prepare the ingredients, how to make the dishes more delicious, etc. Song Yuwei and Gao Tingzhou each had their own set of experiences.

Gao Tingzhou is a native of Xiaoyu City, and her tastes tend to be more towards the Xiaoyu City flavor, while Song Yuwei's tastes tend to be more towards the Sijiu City flavor.

Jiang Xiaowen looked at the time and stopped being anxious, so he also started teaching Si Cizhan.

In the end, Si Ci Zhan was the only one in the kitchen who was so busy that he couldn't handle everything. The three of them stood together and chatted, taking turns staring at Si Ci Zhan from time to time. The kitchen was filled with the sounds of cooking and laughter, and it was very lively.

It was also very lively outside the kitchen. The four of them gathered together, and instead of doing research together, they sat beside the low table and played a small set of mahjong that Lu Qinghuan brought from home.

Jiang Yan had never played it before, so Lu Qinghuan taught her.

In the first one or two rounds, both of them lost, and Lu Qinghuan was a little confused. She was obviously good at mahjong, so why couldn't she win?

Once Jiang Yan understood the rules, she started to win, but it was more difficult and thrilling.

Lu Qinghuan was just glad in his heart that they were playing for fun and it didn't cost any money.

Later in the game, Lu Qinghuan discovered something strange. The four of them gathered together to play mahjong, but no one could win. Sometimes, no one could even win a whole round.

If it only happens once or twice, it's normal, but if it happens all the time, it's not normal.

So she began to watch them play mahjong from the side, changing seats from time to time, and slowly she found that they were no longer thinking about winning themselves, but trying to find ways to prevent others from winning. Even if someone could win, they would ensure that there were more people who could not win.

This caused them to deal with their cards inexplicably. Once, Lu Qinghuan couldn't help but remind Li Ming which one to play, but Li Ming refused and said:

"That won't work. Xia Fei might be waiting for this."

Lu Qinghuan: “?”

"You talk as if you know Xia Fei's cards."

Then the three people around the low table, except Jiang Yan, all laughed. Xia Fei said, "That's right."

Lu Qinghuan: "Ah?"

Xu Weiran explained: "Just observe more when shuffling and stacking the cards. When the cards are stacked together, you can easily guess who has touched what, what cards they have, and how they plan to win."

Lu Qinghuan looked at Jiang Yan and asked, "Does Yanyan also know the cards of these three?"

"Yeah." Jiang Yan nodded, then directly reported the cards in front of Li Ming. "This game should rarely be won completely. Unless you are unfamiliar with the rules like at the beginning."

"That's not necessarily true. The main reason is that the four of you can't win together." Lu Qinghuan waved his hand speechlessly and sat down on the sofa: "If you keep playing mahjong, what's the point?"

Xu Weiran, Xia Fei, and Li Ming all said, "It's fun!"

This is one of the few chances they have to defeat Jiang Yan!