She Only Cares About Cultivation-Chapter 960 - 840: Super Star 14

Hua Yan always dressed comfortably, prioritizing comfort, with the exception of her shoes which were rather expensive. The rest of her attire consisted of clothes she chose for herself from Taobao, at fairly affordable prices. It wasn’t until comparing herself with her classmates that she realized she seemed a bit dowdy.

After all, she wasn’t truly a middle school student but an old soul. Her style was conservative, and she thought children didn’t need to dress so well. But now, she seemed a bit out of date.

In the fall of 2012, she was twelve years old, and on the first day of school, she learned a lot.

There were 12 girls and 18 boys in her class, with 80% of them learning musical instruments. What kind of concept was that?

Of course, among the girls, piano, guzheng, and violin were the most popular. If the boys were learning instruments, it was usually guitar, drums, or violin.

It was common knowledge that the piano and violin were the most difficult instruments to learn, especially the violin, which was the most difficult of all. But despite the difficulty, so many people were learning them.

She felt fortunate that there were no students from her old school in this class. Of course, other classes did, and there was a 100% chance her background would be leaked.

Rather than being gossiped about in the future, she might as well—

"Hello everyone, my name is Hua Yan, I’m 12 years old, graduated from West City Normal School Affiliated Primary School. After my mother passed away, my parents divorced. I currently live with my mother’s friend and have cut off ties with Fang’s relatives, so if you hear any rumors in the future, you don’t need to gossip in private, you can come directly to me and ask."

"I’ve studied calligraphy, painting, piano, and dance. I enjoy reading, and I’ve won city-level awards in essay writing and English recitation. My Chinese paintings have been published in elementary school art textbooks. Compared to everyone, I’m not exceptionally outstanding, but I can cook. Since my mom passed away, I’ve been cooking for myself. If there’s an opportunity in the future, I’ll let my classmates taste my cooking, and you’re welcome to visit my home."

Although Hua Yan was smiling as she spoke, her classmates felt uneasy and kept pondering her words, about ’divorcing after her mother passed away,’ ’cutting ties with Fang’s side,’ ’living with her mother’s friend,’ and ’cooking for herself after her mother passed away.’

If the person is no longer around, why bother divorcing? Is there any necessity?

Of course, it’s necessary. The person drove her mother to her death, why would she share the same household register with him?

Hua Yan’s few words, although not spelled out clearly, were enough. It served as a preemptive step, so if anyone gossiped in the future, everyone would grasp what she meant in the first place.

The homeroom teacher, based solely on her record of parental divorce and her mother’s death, couldn’t guess the hidden backstory. So she hadn’t expected Hua Yan to introduce herself this way. After the meeting, she was called to the office. The teacher, out of emotional concern and not intending to pry into her affairs, called her in.

Hua Yan understood and didn’t blame the teacher for being meddlesome; she explained her background. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"I’m sorry, teacher. I’m afraid that once various versions about my family emerge in the future. That’s why I decided to take the initiative to give a rough explanation. The reason I commute is not that I’m not accustomed, and also because I can manage everything myself. My aunt lives in the same building as me, and their whole family treats me very well. But I’m used to living alone, so I’ve been living separately all these years. This proves my independence is strong, so don’t worry, I will study hard in the future. After all, it’s my mother’s wish, and I won’t let her down."

The teacher was easily moved to tears and, touched by her story, tears fell as she held Hua Yan’s hand, her voice choked with emotion.

"If you ever need help from the teacher, just say so."

"Okay, teacher, rest assured, my alimony is supervised by the court, so there’s nothing I lack, and I’m living well..., "

After leaving the teacher’s office, Hua Yan let out a sigh of relief. This was alright; even though her self-disclosure might seem a bit foolish, she felt it was better to be honest and open, thus avoiding future exploitation. In a way, she was preparing for the unexpected.

She hated being pointed at. Although the family’s ugly matters affected her future inability to become a civil servant or join the military, she wasn’t planning in that direction in this lifetime.

So, her rotten father couldn’t impact her much. She just needed to live with a clear conscience and be herself.

Hua Yan rode her bike home with her backpack, covered her books, and washed all the school-issued clothes, hanging them on the balcony. She then bowed her head and spoke to Doudou.

"Starting from tomorrow, I won’t be coming back for lunch at noon. The round trip to school takes at least an hour. Once school officially starts, there will be morning and evening self-study sessions, so I’ll eat at school. As for you, either go to Uncle Ning’s house or eat dog food. I’m afraid I won’t have time to take care of you, but whenever I have time, I’ll braise a pot of meat for you. I’ll leave it here for you in the morning when I leave. How does that sound?"