After four years of living alone after marrying far away, he went back to his parents' home and

On the last day of September, Lan Yujuan was taking a rare break after dinner.

She was half-curled up on the living room sofa, eating dried plums while watching TV.

Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed Qin Shuyi approaching mysteriously, holding a piece of paper in her hand.

"What is this?"

Lan Yujuan straightened up, wiped her hands, turned around to take it, and asked with a smile.

"Auntie, open it and see, I have a little surprise for you!"

Hearing this, Lan Yujuan's heart began to heat up with anticipation. "A surprise? Then I'll have to take a good look!"

She opened it carefully, full of anticipation, and then... she saw a monthly exam report card: a total score of 301.

When Lan Yujuan saw the score, she gasped and was stunned for a long time.

"This, this... this is the monthly exam paper. Was it particularly difficult?"

Lan Yujuan was still somewhat incredulous, thinking she had misread it, so she started looking again, scanning through each subject's grades one by one, mentally calculating and adding them up.

After reading it carefully for the third time, the smile on her face faded and took on a bitter taste.

"Where's the surprise?" Lan Yujuan forced a smile, a smile that looked more like a grimace.

Her total score was not high, and when you look at the scores of each subject individually, none of them were impressive.

"Shuyi, are you having trouble adjusting to your new class?"

"Have you encountered any difficulties during your school life?"

"If you need any help from me or your uncle, you can just talk to us. We'll definitely give you our full support, okay?"

Qin Shuyi looked at her expression and was a little confused for a moment, but still nodded gently, "Yes, I know."

"But Aunt, aren't you happy at all when you see this report card?" Qin Shuyi looked at her with a puzzled expression and a hint of disappointment.

Not far away, Chen Mo was working at the dining table. Hearing the conversation by the sofa, he would occasionally turn around and glance back.

Li Le sat opposite Chen Mo, still struggling with the wrong questions in his hand, his pen almost worn down, clearly somewhat absent-minded.

Lan Yujuan keenly noticed the girl's emotional fluctuations. Although she didn't understand the reason, she quickly adjusted her mindset and comforted her with a smile.

"Shuyi, the monthly exam results are only temporary. The key is to identify and address your weaknesses. Let's not be arrogant in victory or discouraged in defeat, but steadily improve and continue to work hard!"

If she remembered correctly, Qin Shuyi's previous grades were consistently over 400 points.

She scored 301 points on the monthly exam and said she wanted to give herself a surprise, which means this exam must have been very difficult.

Maybe it's just that the score is low, but there has been improvement in the grade ranking, right?

Lan Yujuan nodded with a smile, comforting herself in this way.

"By the way, how many points did Ah Le get on this monthly exam?" Lan Yujuan tried to divert everyone's attention.

Although Qin Shuyi's score wasn't high this time, there's someone in her family who's at the bottom of the class, and their score will definitely be even lower, but she's incredibly calm.

But Lan Yujuan didn't expect that as soon as she asked the question, several people in her family turned to look at her, their eyes filled with disbelief.

"Auntie, you don't actually think this report card... is mine, do you?" Qin Shuyi pointed to her nose, widening her eyes and laughing.

"Isn't that right?" Lan Yujuan picked up the report card again, looking at it carefully.

She was so focused on the scores that she didn't even notice the name written on the report card.

"Li Le?" Lan Yujuan gasped in surprise, her mouth agape. "This report card is Le's?"

"A-Le actually scored 301 points in this monthly exam!" Lan Yujuan was truly shocked.

"Is the progress that fast? Or was the exam paper easier this time?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Shuyi and Li Le exchanged a glance, their faces turning red.

The same score, when given to different people, represents different levels of difficulty in the exam.

Qin Shuyi blushed and explained with a smile, "Auntie, this test was a bit more difficult than usual."

"The teacher said that if we increase the difficulty of our practice and exams, we will be able to take the college entrance examination much more easily in the future."

Lan Yujuan nodded gently in agreement: "Yes, that's indeed the case."

So, in other words, Li Le only took a little over a month to improve his grades to the target level?

After all, the Li family's requirement for Li Le was very simple: he just needed to score over 300 points on the college entrance exam!

However, upon further reflection, Lan Yujuan also knew that the monthly exam would basically only test the new knowledge learned in class over the past month or so.

Although Li Le has grasped the knowledge points from the past month or so quite well, his basic foundation is too weak, so there is still a long way to go.

"Excellent, truly excellent!"

At this moment, Lan Yujuan finally showed the expected surprised smile on her face.

"You two have worked hard, what kind of reward would you like?"

"National Day is just around the corner. How do you plan to spend the seven-day holiday?"

"Do you want to play at home, or go out? Either way is fine, it's up to you!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Shuyi immediately turned her head and exchanged a glance with Li Le.

Li Le smiled and nodded at Qin Shuyi, clearly indicating that he would follow her instructions.

After receiving support, Qin Shuyi immediately said, "Auntie, during this holiday, we want to stay at home to do practice tests and review our first and second year high school lessons. We don't want to go anywhere."

"However, we have one small request: we'd like Grandpa to come and tutor us for a few days."

"The time doesn't need to be too long, five or six hours a day is enough!"

"The main problem is that our foundations are both too weak. There are many questions and knowledge points that we simply can't handle by just figuring things out and trying hard on our own!"

After hearing this, Lan Yujuan was happy for the two studious little ones, but also a little worried for their father.

But the college entrance examination is just too important for one's life.

She believes that even if her father is very tired, he is willing to tutor students who love learning and are striving for improvement.

"Okay, I'll make a call and ask, and try my best to get it for you!"

"If Teacher Lan doesn't have time, I'll ask him to recommend one or two more teachers. I guarantee you'll learn a lot!"

After saying that, Lan Yujuan got up to make a phone call.

Sure enough, when Mr. Lan heard that the two little ones were so enthusiastic about learning, he immediately agreed!

Not only that, but Lan's father also offered a buy-one-get-one-free deal, saying he would bring Lan's mother along.

Mr. Lan helped the two older children with their homework, while Mrs. Lan came over to cook and also helped look after the younger one.

Lan Yujuan was greatly helped by her parents!

Chen Mo's company is a legitimate organization, and the National Day holiday is a normal holiday.

But Lan Yujuan is different. Her coffee shop is even more popular on weekends and holidays than usual.

Moreover, the store's employees had just gone out for team building during the Mid-Autumn Festival and had a great time.

There will naturally be no holiday for National Day, after all, the store is supporting so many people who need to eat and make money!

That night, before going to bed, Lan Yujuan was so excited that she tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep.

Finally, she had a sudden inspiration and grabbed Chen Mo's arm, saying:

"Tomorrow is National Day, and I was thinking of calling to ask if Professor Kong has any other plans for the holiday?"

"If she has time, I'd like to ask her out for coffee and then treat her to a nice meal to thank her!"

Chen Mo suggested with a smile, "Making an appointment tomorrow might be a bit late."

"Why don't you send her a text message now?"

Lan Yujuan hesitated for a moment, "Send a text message now? It's too late, it's almost midnight."

Although she is a night owl, Professor Kong should be a person who goes to bed early and gets up early.

Chen Mo pointed to the next room and laughed, "Those two guys are still organizing their error notebooks. How could the homeroom teacher be asleep by now?"

Lan Yujuan thought it made sense; it was just texting, not making phone calls.

If she's asleep, it's the same if I reply to her tomorrow morning.

She immediately sent the invitation message, and to her surprise, Professor Kong replied instantly.

So the two agreed to meet at the Hidden Corner Cafe at 9 a.m. the next morning for coffee.