Lucky Golden Dragon in the 80s: My Dad? I Switched Him for a Better One novel Chapter 97

Chapter 97: Chapter 97: First in the School

She stared at Shanshan’s back, her voice squeezed out through clenched teeth.

"So prim and proper! Who needs your phony kindness? Who do you think you are?"

She hadn’t taken Shanshan’s words seriously in the slightest. She just felt utterly annoyed and sick of it.

"Whatever. Think what you want," Shanshan heard her but didn’t break her stride, just shrugging lightly. "I don’t care anyway."

After speaking, she turned and left.

「Final exams were just around the corner.」

She had no time to waste on such an unreasonable person.

Even though she had no doubt she would nail a perfect score.

But her family was a nervous wreck; every one of them was more invested than she was.

Every night, Ding Qin would personally join the nanny in the kitchen.

Ling Zhiwei stood at the kitchen entrance, watching this scene, his eyes red with envy.

"Shanshan, you’re getting treated better than a senior drowning in exam prep like me!"

He clutched his chest dramatically.

"I’m about to cry from jealousy! I’m stuck eating bread every day, and you’re over here getting ginseng chicken soup on rotation!"

"Hee hee," Shanshan blinked. "If Fourth Brother really wants some, how about Shanshan shares a bite with you?"

She deliberately drew out her words, a mischievous glint in her eyes.

"But—"

Her tone shifted, and she added with a grin.

"You’ll have to ask Grandma first."

The moment Ding Qin heard that, she blew up, her eyebrows shooting up.

"Absolutely not! I made this for Shanshan with my own two hands! I poured my heart into every single step. How could I let just anyone touch it? You brat! Don’t you eat enough normally? What’s the problem today? Now you’re even after Shanshan’s portion?"

Hearing this, Ling Zhenkang pursed his lips and chimed in, his tone full of reproach.

"You’re a grown young man, almost as tall as your father, and you’re still fighting with your little sister over food? How improper! If word got out, we’d be a laughingstock! A son of the Old Ling Family fighting with his little sister for a bite of food? Aren’t you ashamed? You don’t show any sign of giving way to her. We really raised you all these years for nothing."

After scolding his grandson, he turned to Shanshan, and the stern look on his face instantly melted away.

"Shanshan, honey, don’t mind him. Don’t take it to heart. He’s just got a smart mouth and loves to cause a ruckus for fun. You just focus on your exams. Go in there without a care in the world and do your best. It doesn’t matter what score you get in the end. Even if you just get a passing grade, you will always be the treasure of our Old Ling Family, the apple of my eye. No one can ever compare to you in your grandpa’s heart."

"Grandpa," Shanshan blinked, tilting her head and laughing. "Why are you all more anxious than I am? Every one of you is as nervous as if you were taking the test yourselves. I’m not nervous, so why are you? It’s not my first exam, and I’m not walking into a lion’s den. It’s just a few tests. Besides, I know all the material. The questions will be a breeze. Is all this fuss really necessary?"

As soon as she said that, the whole family burst out laughing.

Ling Zhiwei’s laughter was the most exaggerated. He slapped his thigh, leaned back in his chair, and his shoulders shook with laughter.

"Oh my god! Shanshan hit the nail right on the head. That’s exactly it! You’re the only one taking the exam, but you’d think the whole family is being marched to the execution grounds."

Ling Anxun couldn’t help but laugh as well.

"Yeah, I think I’ve gone a little overboard myself. But Shanshan, your grades are always so consistent. You’re always in the top ten of your grade, and you’ve never placed below third in the mock exams. Just do what you normally do; there’s no need for any pressure. I believe in you, from the bottom of my heart. No matter the result, you will always be the daughter that makes me the proudest."

"Mm-hmm."

Shanshan nodded lightly, her expression serious.

"I’ll do my best on the exam. I won’t let you down."

But in the next second, the corner of Ling Anxun’s mouth quirked up, and he added half-jokingly.

He reached out and ruffled Shanshan’s soft hair, messing up her previously neat ponytail.

"Alright, alright, I’ll keep my word. I won’t go back on it. I’ll give you whatever you want. I’m just afraid your appetite will be too big for me to handle."

"Awesome! Hooray!"

Shanshan cheered, hopping and spinning in a circle.

The exam didn’t give Shanshan any trouble at all.

She had practiced all the question types, and she knew the material inside and out.

It was just like the practice tests she did at home.

After two days of exams, Shanshan already knew the outcome.

’First place was in the bag.’

Not just first in her class—she would likely have the top spot in the entire grade firmly in her grasp.

But she had always been composed and low-key, and she didn’t like to show off.

So, before the results came out, she just said nonchalantly to her family,

"It was okay. I did alright. The questions weren’t too hard, so I probably didn’t do too badly."

When the report cards were posted, the entire school erupted.

The dean of studies nearly dropped his glasses, and her homeroom teacher was stunned silent for a full three minutes.

Shanshan was first in the entire school for total score. Her average across six subjects was near-perfect, and she’d even gotten two perfect scores in Math and English!

Her total score was far ahead of the competition, leaving the student in second place behind by a full twenty-plus points.