Let's Do Some Questions - Chapter 98

The night after the exams finished, Song Man had dinner with her family, while Chu Fengqiu was with her dad, Grandpa, and Grandma.

Song Man didn’t know the results yet, but she was already looking forward to them.

“You can play for three months after the exams. Do you want to go abroad somewhere?”

Song Qinglan put some food on Song Man’s plate. Song Man picked it up and ate it, lost in thought.

“You could go somewhere really meaningful, somewhere you’ll never forget.”

Tong Yiran spoke from the side. As part of the Song family, although without a formal title, everyone in the family knew she was the future eldest daughter-in-law. Having become her “sister-in-law,” Tong Yiran was much kinder to Song Man, letting Song Man experience the benefits of having two older sisters. The key point was that both sisters were very rich and didn’t hold back on giving pocket money or buying gifts.

“I’ll discuss it with Chu Fengqiu then.”

“Okay, going with a good friend makes it even more memorable.”

Tong Yiran’s words were loaded with meaning, making Song Man wonder if she was being overly sensitive.

The day the results came out, someone called Song Man’s home first.

After taking her mom’s call, Song Man took her dad’s, then Song Qinglan’s and Tong Yiran’s, and even her teachers’. In short, there were all sorts of congratulatory voices, making Song Man think she had gotten the top score.

“I got 718? What about Chu Fengqiu?”

“She got 719. You two really did us proud.”

Song Man wilted, completely overshadowed. She grabbed Chu Fengqiu’s shoulders next to her and shook her violently.

“One point, just one point!”

“I’ve already bought the maid outfit.”

“When did you buy it? How did I not know!”

“And it comes with black stockings.”

“Chu Fengqiu, shut up!”

The principal of Qingcheng No. 1 High, along with the subject teachers and homeroom teacher, were practically frozen with smiles. Their class produced the top two students, sweeping the first and second places in the province. They immediately put up banners and celebrated everywhere – on WeChat Moments, Tieba, forums, etc.

Song Man wasn’t happy. Uninformed onlookers thought Song Man was just upset about not getting first place, but in reality, Song Man’s mind was filled with black stockings and maid outfits.

At ten in the morning, sunlight streamed into the room, making it a bit dazzling.

“Manman, time to get up. The sun’s already hitting your butt. What kind of maid sleeps later than her master?”

Chu Fengqiu whispered next to Song Man, gently stroking her face.

As soon as Song Man heard those two words, she was jolted awake, but she kept her eyes closed, hoping to lie in for a little longer.

“Breakfast is ready. If you don’t get up soon, it’ll get cold. It’s your favorite fish balls and shrimp dumplings. If they get cold and you reheat them, they won’t taste as good.”

“Got it.”

For the sake of her beloved food, Song Man finally opened her eyes, scratched her head, and climbed out of bed to wash up.

“How do you even wear this thing?”

The fiery older sister tugged at the decorations in the mirror, struggling to put on the outfit and fix the accessories.

Unbearable to look at – that was Song Man’s assessment of herself.

“Manman, are you done washing up?”

Chu Fengqiu waited in the dining room for a while but didn’t see Song Man. When she turned to ask, her breath hitched.

“Coming, coming, stop rushing me.”

Song Man, the maid, tugged at the choker around her neck and walked out with an awkward expression.

White lace hair accessories adorned her short black hair. The large lace embellishments made Song Man look sweet, yet her face still held her usual self-proclaimed fierce expression, though her face and ears were completely red.

Beneath the lace skirt were legs encased in black, revealing a youthful softness and unique beauty. Wearing slippers, her legs unconsciously shifted.

“Stop looking! I’m going to eat!”

Song Man sat down in a chair unnaturally, feeling like she was suffocating.

Since she was little, she had never liked lace much, not even on dolls. But today, she felt like a heartless killer wrapped in lace.

This was probably the fiercest maid in the world. After eating, she flopped into the room and entered full self-isolation mode.

“A maid like this would have to be returned.”

Chu Fengqiu pinched Song Man’s face, cupping it in her hands.

“Then I’ll go take it off now?”

Song Man’s eyes lit up, full of anticipation.

“But who said I’m a good master? How could I bear to return you? You’re my spoils of war.”

Chu Fengqiu’s eyes curved like crescent moons, each word she spoke striking Song Man’s heart, a tingling sensation flowing through her veins and spreading throughout her body, making Song Man’s face burn.

“What… Hmph…”

Song Man mumbled the word ‘master,’ too embarrassed to say it properly.

“If it weren’t for that one point, you’d be my spoils of war!”

Speaking of it, Song Man’s heart ached. Just one point, just that one point.

They didn’t differ by one point in a single subject; their scores were quite balanced. Chu Fengqiu scored higher than Song Man in the science subjects, while Song Man made up the difference in English and Math. The main gap was in Chinese Language and Literature, where Song Man was several points behind Chu Fengqiu. The points she gained in Math and English weren’t enough to close the one-point difference.

“There’s nothing you can do about that.”

Chu Fengqiu propped her head up beside Song Man, then leaned down, ending up above Song Man.

“When I bought the outfit, the seller told me the quality of these stockings wasn’t very good.”

“Then why did you still buy them?”

“It means they’re easy to tear.”

Song Man: ???

Then Song Man discovered that they really were very easy to tear.