Rebirth of a Top Student's Handbook

In her past life, Zhou Min's maternal grandmother repeatedly asked her to go and pay respects to their ancestors. Zhou Min was always puzzled because in her hometown, girls didn't perform ancestral rites, let alone granddaughters. However, her mother felt honored, believing it was a form of recognition for her.

Even though Zhou Min was unhappy, she still obediently went. Later, she learned that Zhou Min's maternal grandmother felt that Zhou Min had stolen the spiritual energy of her own child's studies, so she superstitiously asked someone to perform a ritual to make her descendants steal the spiritual energy from Zhou Min.

Although Zhou Min didn't believe in these things, things started to go wrong for her from then on. Meanwhile, most of her maternal grandfather's grandchildren and great-grandchildren, even those who didn't get into prestigious universities, went on to pursue undergraduate studies, which was much better than those who all failed before.

Thinking back on the past, Zhou Min decided to try to visit her maternal grandparents' house as little as possible in the future.

The banquet ended quickly; after everyone finished eating, they sat for a short while and then went home.

After all the guests had left, Zhou's mother counted the money she had given as gifts and said, "Minmin, your maternal grandparents didn't come today. Try to visit them before you go to school."

"Oh, okay, I'll go when I'm done with my work." Zhou Min had already learned to deal with her mother indirectly, agreeing to everything but doing nothing.

"Dad, come here, I have something to tell you."

"What is it?" Mr. Zhou asked as he came over, wiping his hands.

"Dad, this is the money my grandma gave me today. She told me not to be stingy with it at school."

Mr. Zhou was also moved when he looked at the two hundred yuan in front of him.

“What are you going to do with their money? They’re so old, it’s not easy for them to have any money,” Zhou’s mother said, frowning.

“This is their heartfelt gesture. Besides, haven’t you given them any living expenses? Aren’t you all rich now? Didn’t you give any to my grandparents either? No wonder they didn’t come today, are you angry?” Zhou Min said deliberately.

“They’re old and get carsick. They’re not comfortable coming all this way.” Zhou’s mother knew exactly how much money she had given her parents over the years.

"I thought they were angry. Look, they didn't even ask their uncle to bring a message." Zhou Min didn't believe the excuse that it was far away. She knew that her hometown was more than ten miles away from the county town than her maternal grandparents' home. Although her paternal grandparents were a few years younger, they came by car on their own. What difficulties could her maternal grandparents have?

Moreover, his uncles were all just like his father—careless and only concerned with their own families, never thinking about their parents. Unlike his maternal uncles, who were always devoted to their parents.

"What's there to say? They're old and don't understand these things. You should learn them yourself." Zhou's mother was a little angry at this moment. This was the first major event in her family in many years, and her parents hadn't even shown up, let alone supported her or made her look good. The things she had given them over the years could have bought a house in town.

Thinking about it this way, Zhou's mother also felt that she had been too biased. Although Zhou Min did not say it explicitly this time, Zhou's mother knew what her daughter meant.

Thinking about the messages she had instilled in her daughter over the years, Zhou Min felt that her family had really disrespected her. How could Zhou Min ever believe that her maternal grandparents loved her the most, and that she would be filial to them in the future?

Seeing Zhou's father's gloomy face, Zhou's mother also felt that she had gone too far, so she took out 1000 yuan and gave it to Zhou's father, telling him to buy some things to visit Zhou's grandparents the next day.

Mr. Zhou silently accepted the gift. That evening, he spoke to Mrs. Zhou for the first time about the two families giving each other the same gifts during holidays. Mrs. Zhou, considering the money she had, agreed.

Throughout the summer vacation, Zhou Min stayed home tinkering with her and Sister Zhang's online store. Because there were more customers online, Sister Zhang gradually shifted her focus to the online store.

With the start of the school year approaching, Zhou Min couldn't resist her mother's insistence and obediently followed behind her to her maternal grandparents' house.

Her maternal grandparents sat in their armchairs as before, their expressions stern and unsmiling. Although Zhou Min sometimes got angry with them, she was even angrier at her mother. Even though she knew everything she knew was a lie told to her by her mother, she still harbored deep feelings for her maternal grandparents. Besides, they had already passed away before her rebirth.

Zhou Min sat obediently in the chair, listening to their questions and answers. Zhou Min really couldn't understand how a rural family could maintain such a family model.

In the evening, before going home, Zhou's mother took out another 500 yuan and gave it to Zhou Min's maternal grandmother. Zhou Min's maternal grandmother declined for a moment but then accepted it.

Judging from this situation, Zhou Min estimated that her maternal grandmother's savings in this life should be more than in her previous life. You know, when her maternal grandmother passed away in her previous life, she left behind more than 200,000 yuan in savings, all of which were given to her by her children over the years. At that time, Zhou Min's family only had more than 20,000 yuan in savings. Apart from Zheng Xiaojiu, the savings of her other uncles and aunts were about the same as Zhou Min's family.

Zhou Min's maternal grandmother kept this money all her life without anyone knowing, and she left it to no one when she passed away. After his wife's death, Zhou's maternal grandfather simply gave it all away. He would give money directly to anyone who flattered or fawned over him, even strangers.

I remember in my past life, when our rural hometown started being demolished, my uncles borrowed money from all over the place to buy houses, otherwise they would have been homeless. But my maternal grandfather didn't give them a single penny. Instead, he lent money to the ingratiating relatives in the village.

This is why Zhou Min's uncles and aunts frequently borrowed money from her after her maternal grandfather passed away. Sometimes Zhou Min felt that these parents were like leeches, not only failing to raise their children properly but also treating them as parasites. This is also why, even though Zhou Min was very angry with her mother, she also felt sorry for her.

After returning home, Zhou Min told her father in front of her mother that she would go to her grandmother's house the next day.

The next day, Zhou Min received a great welcome at her grandmother's house. As Zhou's mother watched her grandparents holding Zhou Min's hands and showing her off to the neighbors, she once again deeply felt that there was a difference between granddaughters and granddaughters-in-law, and that her own parents would never be so happy because of Zhou Min.

Moreover, Zhou's mother recently realized that Zhou Min has grown up and cares a lot about her grandparents. She decided to treat Zhou's grandparents better so that the child wouldn't resent her in the future.

Just as Zhou Min finished visiting all her relatives and was about to book her plane ticket, she received a call from Xu Li.

"Sister Min, Zhu Da and I are going to the city to buy train tickets this afternoon. Do you want to come with us?" Xu Li's voice was full of energy, completely unlike his decadent appearance in his previous life.

"No, can you buy one for me?" Zhou Min thought that since it was a rare opportunity to get together with her classmates, she might as well take the train; it would be more lively with more people.

"Okay, then I'll come to your house this afternoon to pick up my ID card." Zhou Min's house is very close to the school, and many of her classmates who are on good terms with her have eaten at her house before.

"Come in the morning, I'll treat you to lunch."

"Sure, can I bring a few more people?" Knowing that Zhou Min's family owned a restaurant, Xu Li didn't stand on ceremony with her at all.

"Okay, come on over, I'll be waiting for you at store number one."