Rebirth: He Decides to Lie Flat-Chapter 22 - 019 Auntie
Chapter 22: Chapter 019 Auntie
Chapter 22 -019 Auntie
In the afternoon, they had the math exam, which posed no challenge at all for Song Jiawen, who, as usual, handed in her test thirty minutes early.
This time, the invigilator was a Chinese teacher who curiously watched Song Jiawen leave early. After all, it wasn’t common for students to submit their exams early during their senior year.
Having transferred from a township middle school, although Song Jiawen was recruited by Director Zhai, it was still uncertain whether she could measure up to the top students of Jianghai Middle School.
The next day, with English and the comprehensive science exam, Song Jiawen finished her last test almost forty minutes early, drawing many sidelong glances from her classmates.
Over the two days, her early submission had almost become a scenic view in itself.
However, most people thought she just finished everything she knew how to do, and that there was no point in sitting idle for what she couldn’t handle anyway, so it was better to submit early.
After all, many people experienced this, but unlike her, they didn’t have the courage to leave early. They would pretend to be checking their work until time was up.
Therefore, everyone was quite impressed with Song Jiawen’s courage—commendable!
Leaving the classroom, the campus was not crowded. Song Jiawen wondered if she should visit the art seller recommended by her art teacher during the Sunday rest day as she walked towards the school gate.
Before coming to Jianghai Middle School, her uncle had deposited a thousand yuan in her card, but she didn’t touch this money and had no intention of using it in the future.
Song Xiwen, her sister who liked to keep up appearances, would give her a good amount of pocket money. As a result, Song Jiawen never had a chance to spend the money she made from selling her paintings while she was at Jianghai Middle School.
From the second year of high school to now, she had sold about twenty paintings, earning over four thousand yuan.
Not much, but enough to be her foundation of confidence.
So, if time and conditions allowed, she wanted to continue painting and selling her artwork.
“Jiajia?”
As soon as she reached the school gate, Song Jiawen heard someone seemingly calling her nickname.
Turning her head, she saw an old lady with silver hair waving at her. When the lady saw her looking over, she smiled happily, “I’m your great-aunt, don’t you recognize me?”
How could she not recognize her? The sister of her grandmother, Shi Peixia, her face bore a fifty percent resemblance to her grandmother’s.
“How come you’re here?”
Song Jiawen approached and politely greeted Shi Peixia.
“I called your grandmother a few days ago, and hearing from your uncle that you transferred to Yunzhou No. 1 Middle School, it’s just like you didn’t even bother to visit your great-aunt when you came to Yunzhou City.”
Shi Peixia had seen Song Jiawen a few times at Xie Yanhai’s house and was very fond of this beautiful granddaughter. Knowing she came to the city for school, she couldn’t stay put any longer.
“I heard from your uncle that you’re staying at school now; are you used to it? If not, you can come to stay at my house. We have space, enough rooms. And you don’t have to worry about being late for school in the morning, I can have the driver take you.”
Song Jiawen politely declined, “I’m used to it, great-aunt. The boarding conditions here are much better than at Jianghai Middle School. You don’t need to worry about me.”
Seeing her insistence, Shi Peixia could only let it be, though she felt somewhat disappointed.
“I heard you have a day off tomorrow and school is over now, right? Come home with me, you look so thin, let me nourish you a bit.”
Shi Peixia’s enthusiasm left Song Jiawen feeling somewhat unaccustomed.
But it was hard for her to refuse the old lady’s kindness.
“I’ll go back to get my backpack then. Please wait here for me.”
“Alright, no hurry. Take your time.”
Song Jiawen went back to the dormitory to pack a change of clothes in her backpack and then walked slowly to the classroom.
Just as she arrived at the classroom door, the bell signaling the end of the exam rang out.
She waited for the teacher to collect the exam papers and leave before going in and speaking with Jiang Yan.
“Your great-aunt?”
“Yeah, my grandmother’s sister.”
Jiang Yan understood. Shi Peirong’s maiden family was originally from the city, and widely known to be a significant household in Yunzhou. With members in both politics and business, they were far from simple.
As for why she wouldn’t rely on such a large family and nest in such a small place like Jianghai Town, that was unknown.
However, the place Song Jiawen was heading to now was not the Shi Family’s, but the home of Shi Peirong’s sister, who was the daughter that the Shi Family had married off.
Both were located in Yunzhou City, so the difference couldn’t be too big.
“So you’re not coming back until tomorrow afternoon?”
“No, just for one night. I’ll come back early tomorrow. I was thinking, maybe I should visit Teacher Song’s studio?”
Jiang Yan was startled, then excitedly said, “Thinking of selling more paintings?”
“We’ll see about that after I check the situation.”
Song Jiawen looked at Jiang Yan strangely, feeling that, upon hearing she wanted to sell paintings, he was happier than she was.
I’m not sharing any money with you, so why are you so happy?
It was inexplicable.
Since there was no school the next day and most of the boarding students were going home, Jiang Yan felt even more eager to tidy up his own little nest.
Anyway, going back to the dormitory would mean being alone; it would be better to clean up now.
Jiang Yan and Song Jiawen walked out together.
“Does your mother… live around there too?”
Remembering the woman she had encountered last time, Song Jiawen was worried that Jiang Yan might run into her again, so she asked a little more.
“She doesn’t live there. She must have been visiting a friend last time. After all, her teachers and some of her colleagues haven’t moved away.”
The early housing benefits for Normal University weren’t abundant and the houses weren’t big. As the standard of living improved, naturally, people stopped living there.
Except for some nostalgic old professors who enjoyed the tranquility and didn’t move.
In fact, Jiang Yan didn’t care about encountering Shu Wan, their maternal bond having been severed in his past life. He saw her nearly as a stranger now.
But while he might not mind, he couldn’t prevent her from overthinking.
Seeing that he knew what he was dealing with, Song Jiawen didn’t bring up his mother anymore.
The moment they stepped out of the school gate, Shi Peixia hurried over as if worried that Song Jiawen would change her mind.
Song Jiawen introduced Jiang Yan to her, and Jiang Yan greeted her politely before standing by the roadside, watching the two of them drive away.
Having a car and a driver indicated that the family Song Jiawen’s aunt had married into wasn’t ordinary.
“Jiang Yan, who did Song Jiawen leave with?”
Xiao Qi and Yu Hang, among others, came out just in time to see Song Jiawen leave in a black car.
“A relative of her family,” Jiang Yan replied succinctly.
Yu Hang watched the receding license plate thoughtfully. It looked like it belonged to the Yang Family’s car. So Song Jiawen… was she related to the Yang Family?
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Shi Peixia’s home was located in a villa district beside a river, built against a mountain, with picturesque surroundings.
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In a city like Yunzhou, which wasn’t particularly big or developed, those who lived in such an area were either rich or noble.
Sitting in the car and looking at the scenery outside, Song Jiawen’s expression remained calm, without the slightest ripple of emotion.
The driver occasionally glanced at her through the rearview mirror, inwardly surprised. Wasn’t it said that the old lady’s sister’s granddaughter was from the countryside?
She didn’t seem like it.
Then, thinking of the old lady’s renowned elder sister, the driver understood. People from the Shi Family were never simple. And this young lady in front of him was said to be highly valued by Shi Peirong, so she must have been raised in front of her own eyes.
So even if her experiences and world perspective were lacking, she certainly wouldn’t show it.
