Wandering among the heavens, learning has no end.

Häagen-Dazs.

Ji Yuan and his group arrived at the store and sat around a round table.

Qi Mingyue looked at Ji Yuan and the other three with a face full of curiosity.

Li Jianjian smiled and looked at Qi Mingyue, saying, "Let me introduce you. This is my eldest brother, Ling Xiao. This is my younger brother, He Ziqiu. And this one, you know, is my brother, Ji Yuan."

Li Jianjian introduced the three people one by one.

Qi Mingyue looked at the four of them and asked, "Are you cousins?"

"No, we are a family, we eat from the same pot."

Li Jianjian shook her head.

"Half-siblings?"

Qi Mingyue made another guess.

"Half-father, half-mother".

Li Jianjian replied.

Qi Mingyue was a little confused.

Ji Yuan explained, "Our family situation is a bit complicated."

"Oh, oh, oh, take a look at what you want to eat."

Qi Mingyue nodded and pointed to the menu.

Li Jianjian was a little excited: "Then we won't be polite!"

Ling Xiao felt a little embarrassed to be treated, so he said, "We, as family members, will pay for it ourselves."

"No need, no need, I'll treat you. Don't worry, I brought five hundred yuan."

Qi Mingyue quickly said.

Qi Mingyue's family is quite well-off. These days, it's rare for a high school student to have 500 yuan in pocket money.

"So, we really won't hold back?"

Li Jianjian asked again.

Qi Mingyue smiled and nodded.

Soon, Li Jianjian and the other three each ordered a cup of ice cream.

It has to be said, Häagen-Dazs is really not cheap.

It's 2009 now. A serving of ice cream costs around twenty-something yuan, while a more expensive one costs over thirty.

Qi Mingyue was a little conflicted, looking at the menu for a long time.

In the end, she asked the waiter to recommend one.

……

The ice cream for the group was served.

Ji Yuan and the other three started eating right away. While they were eating, Li Jianjian was also using a spoon to scoop food from Ji Yuan and the other two's food.

Qi Mingyue stared blankly at it.

As the group ate ice cream, Ji Yuan noticed that Qi Mingyue would occasionally go to check on He Ziqiu.

It seems that Qi Mingyue, just like in the original drama, has developed feelings for He Ziqiu.

It's a pity that He Ziqiu's performance in the original drama was so straightforward that he acted as if he didn't see Qi Mingyue no matter how close she got to him.

Even when Qi Mingyue gave him a birthday gift, he immediately gave it to Ling Xiao.

I'm destined to be alone.

However, in Ji Yuan's opinion, He Ziqiu is not really straight. It's just that He Ziqiu's experiences since childhood have made him really uninterested in matters of the heart, especially now that he is only a senior in high school.

The only things he's interested in and cares about now are studying and his family.

Studying is ultimately for a better future, so that I can earn money and take care of my family.

I just don't know if things have changed now.

Ji Yuan looked at He Ziqiu and Qi Mingyue with curiosity.

……

After finishing their ice cream, Ji Yuan and the other three parted ways with Qi Mingyue and went home.

The next two days.

Inside the school, the results of the placement test were released.

As expected, Ji Yuan achieved a near-perfect score and ranked first in the grade.

His score was several tens of points higher than the second-highest score in the grade.

As for Li Jianjian's grades, let's not even talk about the grade level; in her class, she rose to second to last.

She really went all out during the summer vacation, and she had completely forgotten everything she learned in junior high school.

Qi Mingyue is third in the class, and the second is the class monitor.

On the day the results came out, Teacher Huang praised Ji Yuan with a big smile in class.

Then he praised other students who had also achieved good grades.

Finally, one more thing was announced: the school will be holding a parent-teacher meeting tomorrow, and students must inform their parents to attend after they go home today.

Li Jianjian felt like the sky had fallen.

What a terrible school! They have exams on the first day of school, and then a parent-teacher conference right after the exams?

……

After school.

When Ji Yuan and the other three returned home, Li Jianjian and Li Haichao talked about the parent-teacher meeting.

"A parent-teacher conference is being held only a few days after the start of the school year? There wasn't one for Ziqiu back then."

Li Haichao asked curiously.

"Perhaps things have changed in the last two years."

Li Jianjian waved her hand.

"You said it's because of the placement test. How did you do on the test?"

Li Haichao asked again.

Li Jianjian gave an awkward laugh: "Haha, it's alright, it's alright."

"Ok?"

Li Haichao spoke in a questioning tone.

"Second to last in the class..."

Li Jianjian replied.

Li Haichao looked at Li Jianjian and couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"Oh well, I'm going to get criticized again."

"It's okay, Dad. Even though I'm second to last in my class, my brother is first in the grade. Maybe our homeroom teacher won't criticize you."

Li Jianjian comforted Li Haichao.

Li Haichao smiled and said, "If that's really the case, then I'll thank my God."

……

the next day.

The students' parents arrived one after another in a large classroom, and Ji Yuan led Li Haichao to the classroom.

Li Jianjian and Qi Mingyue were still wandering around outside.

"What parent-teacher meeting? I think it's just a denunciation meeting for bad students."

Li Jianjian and Qi Mingyue complained to each other.

Qi Mingyue asked curiously, "Li Jianjian, your older brother, younger brother, and your brother are all ranked first in their grade and in the top ten of their class. Doesn't your dad scold you at home?"

Li Jianjian smiled and said, "My dad never scolds me. He has very low expectations for me. As long as I don't cause trouble, that's fine."

After Li Jianjian finished speaking, she jumped up and down happily.

Qi Mingyue said with some envy, "Your dad is so lucky. My mom is very strict with me. If my grades drop out of the top five in the class, I'm in big trouble."

"Your mom can't hit you, can she?"

"You might as well hit me."

Qi Mingyue couldn't help but say.

I'd rather suffer physical pain than endure mental anguish.

As they talked, the two strolled over to the large classroom for the parents' meeting.

Li Jianjian hooked her arm around Qi Mingyue and asked, "Has your mother arrived?"

Qi Mingyue looked around the classroom and pointed to her mother's seat: "That's the one surrounded."

Li Jianjian looked over.

Qi Mingyue's mother, surrounded by several parents like a noblewoman, was all smiles as she shared her experiences in raising and educating children.

"Wow, your mom's like a queen..."

As Li Jianjian spoke, her gaze shifted and she saw Ji Yuan and Li Haichao sitting together.

Li Jianjian smiled and pulled Qi Mingyue over: "Mingyue, this is my dad. Dad, this is my new friend, Qi Mingyue."

Li Haichao immediately stood up with a smile and said, "You must be Mingyue. Xiaojian mentioned you before. I didn't expect you to be so beautiful and have such good grades. Look at her."

As Li Haichao spoke, he reached out and tapped Li Jianjian's forehead.

Li Jianjian chuckled nonchalantly.

Her grades are just bad, there's nothing we can do about it.

"Thank you uncle."

Qi Mingyue said somewhat embarrassedly.

While they were chatting, Qi Mingyue's mother noticed that Qi Mingyue had arrived and got up to come over.

"Mingyue."

Qi Mingyue's mother called out.