Two glasses of orange juice were sent to the room. When Stella left, she told Wen Baozhu: "Zoey has eaten too many sweets recently. She is only allowed to drink half a glass of juice. Please help me to supervise her, Miss Wen."
"Stella, you are so annoying." Zhou You pouted, "I have enough self - control. I don't need others to keep an eye on me."
Stella smiled but said nothing. She took the tray and left the room.
Wen Baozhu picked up the glass and sipped some orange juice. "I can tell that you have a talent for painting. You will be a great painter in the future."
"Really?" Zhou You's eyes sparkled. "You can't lie to me."
"I'm not."
"You can't flatter me either. You know, I trust Baozhu the most." Zhou You still didn't believe it. "If you lie, you will swallow a thousand needles!"
"Okay, if I lie, I will swallow a thousand needles." Wen Baozhu said, following her words. She put away her smile and said seriously: "I can tell at a glance whether someone has talent or not."
"If you don't believe me, you can invite other friends to visit your house."
She put the glass on the desk. "Have other people seen these excellent paintings?"
Zhou You shook her head. "I only invited Baozhu."
"Why don't you invite other good friends?"
"… Not everyone understands art." Zhou You said vaguely.
Wen Baozhu persisted: "Then why don't you make some friends who understand art? You can all improve together. Isn't that good?"
Zhou You didn't say a word.
Wen Baozhu had a hunch. She took Zhou You's hand and led her to sit on another chair. "Do you get bored staying at home alone all the time?"
Zhou You lowered her eyes. "I have Stella, and grandpa. That's enough."
Stella was Zhou You's exclusive maid, responsible for taking care of her daily life. Grandpa Zhou had retired in the past two years, and he spent most of his time at home.
Wen Baozhu: "Do you want to try making new friends and learning new courses?"
Zhou You: "I am taking classes. I am taking painting, musical instrument, and pottery classes. I am taking a lot of interest classes."
Wen Baozhu said seriously: "I am talking about full - time courses, courses that last from morning to afternoon."
Zhou You was stunned for a moment. "… The whole day? I have to stay in school?"
"Yes. There are many courses in a day. Everyone sits in the classroom together. We eat lunchboxes brought from home during lunch break. We go home happily after school in the afternoon."
Wen Baozhu saw that she was not very resistant, so she continued: "Apart from the interest classes you have taken before, there are also general courses. There will be foreign teachers teaching foreign languages and teaching everyone pronunciation. Physical education teachers will lead everyone to do exercises on the playground. We will play games like "eagle catches chickens" and "drop the handkerchief"…"
Just when she was talking about it, Zhou You suddenly interrupted simply and neatly: "I won't go."
Wen Baozhu paused for a moment. She didn't know which sentence made her unhappy.
She noticed that Zhou You was biting her lips. She didn't know what she was thinking.
She looked like she was looking forward to the things Wen Baozhu described, but there was also fear of the unknown.
Wen Baozhu quickly adjusted her state and said with a smile: "Then we won't go."
Zhou You was surprised: "You don't even ask me why?"
"I won't ask." Wen Baozhu was very calm. "It's normal not to like going to school. I didn't like it when I was young."
"Why didn't you like it?" Zhou You asked her this time.
Wen Baozhu smiled. She knew that the fish had taken the bait.
She sighed and pretended to be troubled: "During class, the teacher would call on students to answer questions. Students who answered correctly would be praised and rewarded with a red flower. During the break, we would walk around the campus with our friends and play hide - and - seek. Everyone would go home together after school in the evening. We would buy snacks on the way and eat while walking. We had to do our homework when we got home at night. The teacher would praise the students who did their homework well the next day for being careful…"
"At that time, my friends of the same age would also call me to go to the bookstore to read books on weekends. We would buy juice and stationery. Everyone had a lot of topics to talk about every day."
It didn't sound like she was troubled at all. Instead, it sounded like it was full of fun.
Zhou You listened with great interest, but Wen Baozhu suddenly stopped talking.
"Why don't you continue?" Zhou You urged. "Tell me a little more."
Wen Baozhu shook her head. "You don't like going to school. You will be annoyed listening to these things."
Zhou You bit her lips immediately.
She hesitated and said awkwardly: "… Actually, I don't hate it that much."
Not hating it that much meant that she liked it a little.
Wen Baozhu smiled in her heart, but she still showed a worried expression on her face: "Actually, there is a biggest obstacle when going to school - the periodic test."
"What is there to be afraid of about exams?" Zhou You raised her chin. She looked proud: "My tutor gave me test papers during my tutoring classes. I always got high scores!"
Wen Baozhu deliberately provoked her: "That's because you are the only student of your teacher. Even if you scored 60 points, it would be the highest score and the first place."
Zhou You was young. She was fearless. She couldn't stand such a provocation.
She was angry: "Then when the next exam comes, I will show you my test paper to prove it!"
"It's useless." Wen Baozhu advised her patiently, "Your individual exam is just to test your learning progress. Only when everyone takes the exam together can we know who is the real first place."
Zhou You was furious: "Then how can I take the exam with everyone? I have missed the school enrollment period!"
She even knew the school enrollment period. It seemed like Zhou You did not "not like going to school" as much as she appeared to be.
Wen Baozhu had a better idea in her heart. She answered her: "Although you have missed the school enrollment period, you can prepare for the school entrance exam. Show me your first - place result."
Zhou You blinked her eyes and asked tentatively: "If I pass the exam, do I have to go to school?"
"You are just taking the school entrance exam. Even if you pass the exam, you don't have to go to school if you don't want to. No one will force you."
This sentence completely made Zhou You waver.
It was just an exam. She did not have to go to school. When the time came, if she did not want to go, grandpa would not force her.
After being silent for a few seconds, Zhou You looked up: "I will keep my word. I will definitely show you my first - place result!"
Wen Baozhu shrugged: "I will be waiting. The first place is not so easy to get."
Zhou You was straightforward. She did not wait for tomorrow after making a decision. She immediately ran out of the room and rushed to grandpa Zhou's study: "Grandpa, I want to take the school entrance exam -"
Grandpa Zhou looked at the excited Zhou You. He thought he had heard wrong.
"You want to go to school?" His voice trembled a little. "Zoey, you really want to go to school?"
After being asked like this, Zhou You was a little unnatural. "I… I am not sure yet. I still have to see if I can pass the exam."
At this time, Wen Baozhu also followed. She stood at the door of the study with a smile on her face: "I made a bet with her. Don't mind, grandpa."
She walked in front of Zhou You and bent down. She pinched her cheeks. "You have to prepare for the exam seriously and revise your knowledge well. The night before the exam, I will give you the secret to pass the exam."