Chapter 187: Additional Requirements
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“School can wait, but Mumu can’t! It’s just a few days away from the college entrance exam. Don’t you want Mumu to concentrate and get into a good university?” The elderly lady said angrily, “Don’t you have a few shops open? Just sell off two of them for now!”
Upon hearing this, Wang Yue became anxious. “Mom, that won’t work. If I sell those shops, I’ll have no income at all!”
“Can’t my son support you?” The elderly lady said angrily, “Do you want these material possessions, or do you want a better future for your own daughter?”
Mei Mu knew that the decision was in her mother’s hands, so she tearfully pleaded, “Mom, I want to go back to school. Please help me. I promise to repay you when 1 earn money in the future!”
Wang Yue sighed deeply. “I don’t need to repay me, but you know our expenses, aside from what your dad provides, come from these shops…”
With the elderly lady present, she couldn’t say much more.
Mei Mu understood her mother’s implication but still held onto her mother’s arm, crying, “Mom, let me finish my education first. When I graduate and earn money, you can open as many shops as you want! Let’s address the immediate crisis, okay?”
Wang Yue was left with no other choice and couldn’t bear to see her daughter so upset, so she reluctantly nodded, “Alright, there are people interested in buying my shops these days. I’ll contact them now, and if everything goes well, I should be able to bring the money to the school this afternoon.”
“That’s great!” Mei Mu cried tears of joy.
The elderly lady also smiled, saying, “That’s right, as long as Mumu gets into a good university, you can have whatever you want in the future!”
Wang Yue sighed and walked up to the grade director, saying, “Teacher, we’ve discussed it. Can Mumu return to class now? I’ll bring the money in the afternoon.”
“Since you’ve reached an agreement, I’ll need to discuss it with the principal. Please wait a moment,” the grade director said and walked over to the window to have a quiet conversation with the principal. Then, under Wang Yue’s nervous gaze, he returned to Wang Yue with a guilty expression, “I’m sorry, the principal says this matter has been settled and cannot be easily changed.”
“How can this be? Principal, you didn’t say that just now, did you?” The elderly lady immediately became uneasy and approached, glancing at his pocket where he put her bank card.
The grade director understood her meaning and raised his hand to signal her to be patient. “However, Mei Mu is indeed an exceptional student in our school. Her grades have always been outstanding. So, I took the liberty to make a decision and allow Mei Mu to return to class, but there is a condition.”
“What condition?” Mei Mu nervously clenched her sweating fingers and asked.
The grade director said, “If you want to come back to continue your classes and participate in the college entrance exam as usual, you must pass the school’s assessment. If you can achieve a top-ten ranking in your grade in the next monthly exam, the school will certainly not revoke your qualification for the college entrance exam. However, if you fail, I can only apologize.”
Upon hearing this, Mei Mu suddenly became hesitant.
Her best ranking before was only twentieth in her grade, and she had been distracted by various issues recently. The next exam was not far away, and she wondered if she could improve so much in such a short time.
Seeing her hesitation, the grade director smiled understandingly. “Of course, if you feel you can’t do it, you can decline. It will save your family a lot of money.”
“No, I can do it!” Mei Mu knew this was her last chance.
If she didn’t seize it, she would become a student who had been expelled from No.i High School. Even if she could repeat a year, she would be forever shamed. She had to give it her all!
The grade director nodded in satisfaction. “Alright, it’s settled then.”
The elderly lady finally smiled and said three “good” in a row. “My precious granddaughter, I believe in you. You will definitely achieve good results!”
Mei Mu nodded confidently at her.
But Wang Yue looked worried.
If Mei Mu couldn’t meet the school’s requirements, then her two shops would be sold in vain!
Even if the elderly lady ran out of money, she could always ask her son for help, but the position of her and her daughter in the Mei family would be in jeopardy.
She couldn’t hear what the people around her were saying anymore.
She only felt heartache for the shop she had worked so hard to build, which was now about to be handed over to someone else. All her efforts and investments had vanished in an instant.
“Wang Yue, did you hear what I said?” The elderly lady pretended to glare at her.
Wang Yue quickly came back to her senses. “Mom, what did you say just now?”
“Grandma said to hurry up and bring the money,” Mei Mu happily repeated, “Mom, I’ll go back to class now. Don’t worry. I won’t let you down!”
“Look at how sensible our Mumu is! Such a good daughter should be properly nurtured!” The elderly lady pushed Wang Yue’s arm playfully with a smile.
Wang Yue forced a smile and said, “Yes, Mumu should indeed be well nurtured. I’ll go raise the money now..”
