Chapter 40: Bamboo Sister, I certainly like you

  "Su... Su Lin..."

  Tang Zhongwang saw Su Lin's majestic appearance and, coupled with the fact that he had personally seen Su Lin ranked 10th in the grade on the red list, didn't dare to take the initiative to come out. Because of the gambling agreement that day, Tang Zhongwang had been hiding in the house all day, afraid that Su Lin would come looking for trouble.

  But who knows, just as Tang Zhongwang was about to shrink his head and go back into the house, Tang's father let out a loud shout: "Zhongwang, come out quickly. Tell your Uncle Su and everyone else whether your grade three exam results have been released or not. Don't let some people use fake score sheets to cheat."

  "Dad, I...I'll just go back to my room and study..."

  Tang Zhongwang made excuses and dared not come out. When confronted by Su Lin, he could no longer lie.

  "It's just a short while, won't delay for too long. You come out, twisting and turning like some kind of man. You are the hope of our Tang family, not like some people, old father is no good, son is also no good. Haha..."

  The Tang and Su families, although neighbors, have never had a good relationship. They've been secretly competing with each other for over a decade, from their children's grades to the adults' salaries. Today, having finally caught a good opportunity, how could Mr. Tang possibly let go of the chance to humiliate Su Guorong?

  "Kobayashi, let's go back to our room."

  Originally, today was already unpleasant due to the layoff, and Su Guorong's face turned gloomy after being ridiculed by Tang Fu. In a low voice, he ordered Su Lin to hurry back into the house before Tang Guozhong came out.

  "Oh dear... Su Ge, it's still early in the day, going back home would be too boring. Both kids are here and have just finished their exams, let them share their learning experiences!"

  Seeing Su Fu wanting to escape, Tang Fu said a word to take advantage of the victory and pursue him, then hurriedly pulled Tang Zhongwang out from his own door.

  "Zhongwang, tell everyone that the results of this mock exam have not been released yet. And you should be quite confident this time, right? Report to these uncles and aunts, how many points do you think you can get?"

  Tang Fu this time wanted to thoroughly make Su Lin's family lose face in front of the neighbors, and said proudly.

  "Dad, don't say anything more, I...I'm going back..."

  Tang Zhongwang was anxious, being urged by his father like this, and Su Lin was still standing beside him with a smile on her face.

  "There's nothing that can't be said. Didn't you say so yesterday after the exam? This time the difficulty is even greater, but you did pretty well and will definitely make progress. Zhongwang, don't be modest at this time, we're all uncles and aunts, no outsiders."

  "Hey! Tang Zhongwang, go ahead and say it! Tell me, what did you see on the red list today? Tell me, did I or did I not get tenth place in our grade? I'm watching to see if you dare lie about the scores not being out yet in front of all these neighbors. I think maybe you didn't do well yourself, that's why you don't dare say anything!"

  Su Lin laughed at this time and looked at Tang Fu who didn't know the truth, also urging Tang Zhongwang to come.

  "You... Su Lin, don't be too arrogant. You're just tenth in the grade after taking one exam, what's there to be proud of? Your usual grades are so bad, how could you possibly rank tenth in the grade? This exam was also very difficult, you must have cheated."

  Tang Zhongwang couldn't hold it in anymore and blurted out all the words in his heart. However, this outburst of his had frightened his own father.

  "Zhong Wang, so you're saying the results are out? And Su Lin really did get tenth place in our grade? Then why did you lie to Dad and say the results weren't out yet?"

  Tang's father was stunned, feeling his face burning with shame. Just a moment ago, he had been proudly boasting that Su Lin's achievements were fake and had asked his son Tang Zhongwang to come out and testify. But the next instant, Tang Zhongwang personally admitted that Su Lin's achievements were real, making Tang's father feel as if he had been slapped in the face by his own son.

  "Dad... I'm sorry. I didn't do well this time, and the English test scores aren't out yet, so... I think I'll talk to you about it in a few days..."

  Looking at Tang Fu's face that was so gloomy it seemed about to explode, his veins bulging, glaring at himself, Tang Zhongwang was frightened.

  "How many points did you get and what's your ranking in the grade?"

  Tang Fu almost shouted out loud, losing face like this in front of so many neighbors.

  "Four hundred and ninety plus points, sixth grade over six hundred people... but I didn't get the test score sheet, otherwise..."

  Tang Zhongwang continued to explain, but Tang's father had already lost face and shouted at him: "What else? You got such a bad score and you still have the nerve? You dare to lie to me again saying that the results haven't come out. Get back in the house and let me deal with you!"

  "Dad, I... Su Lin must have plagiarized."

  "Get out of here! Aren't you ashamed enough?"

  In Tang Fu's roar, Tang Zhongwang was about to walk back into the house with a sullen face, but was stopped by Su Lin's shout.

  "Wait a minute! Tang Zhongwang, do you still remember the bet we made two nights ago? You've lost now, and you have to call me 'Grandpa'!"

  "Sulin, don't go too far!"

  Tang Zhongwang turned his head, his eyes red and staring at Su Lin.

  "What are you looking at me for? I just asked Uncle Tang, and even he said that since it's a bet, we have to make good on it. If you want to gamble, you have to accept losing, don't tell me you're going to lose face in front of Uncle Tang, if you can't afford to lose then just admit it."

  Originally, Su Lin had already set up a trap here and was waiting. Tang's father glared at Su Lin with anger on his face, but couldn't say anything. Just now, so many people heard it, indeed he had said it before, if you gamble, you have to admit defeat, there is nothing to say.

  Let Tang Zhongwang call Su Lin "grandfather", isn't that equivalent to making Su Lin the father of Tang's father? No wonder Tang's face looks as ugly as dog shit.

  "Alright! Su Lin, you're ruthless. Call me whatever you want, Grandpa... are you satisfied now?!"

  With a loud and fierce cry, Tang Zhongwang called out in great unwillingness, then slunk away with his tail between his legs back into the house. Tang's father also didn't have the face to stay in the courtyard any longer, today's face had been completely lost, how could he lift his head again in front of the neighbors from now on? All of this was because of Su Lin, it must be that Su Lin had calculated everything beforehand.

  "Hehe..."

  Watching Tang and his son leave with their tails between their legs, even Su Guo Rong's normally stern expression couldn't help but crack a smile. This was truly a relieving sight, as Su Guo Rong had been at odds with Tang Liangyuan for so many years, never feeling this satisfied before. At first, he was still angry with Su Lin, thinking that she really was deceiving him like Tang Liangyuan said, but it turned out to be Tang's own son, Tang Zhongwang, who had been lying.

  The reversal was so stunning that even the neighbors were left staring, and eventually couldn't help but burst out laughing. The plot twist was a bit too magical, and this time, the father and son of the Tang family lost face completely in the courtyard, and it seemed they would never be able to hold their heads up again.

  "Little rabbit, I thought you were cheating on me this time. It's good that you've made progress, don't be proud of yourself yet, the college entrance exam is the final test that determines which university you'll get into."

  At this time, Su Mu Liu Aizhen also felt a sense of relief and satisfaction. Her son Su Lin had made her proud and would not be looked down upon by others. Even the way their neighbors looked at her and her husband was different now.

  "Oh dear! Ai Zhen, Xiao Lin got 10th place in the grade this year. He'll definitely go to a top university and become either a CEO or an official, making a lot of money. You two are blessed!"

  "That's right! These two universities and one university are different, the key universities in the first university are even more unattainable. In the future, when you Sulin become prosperous, don't forget about us neighbors!"

  "Really! Old Su, didn't you just leave your previous company? Our company seems to be looking for a driver recently, why don't you come to our company tomorrow and I'll introduce you to the supervisor?"

  "Alright then, thanks. Shall we go to the company tomorrow?"

  Su Guorong laughed and thanked him, thinking that he was benefiting from his son Su Lin's good fortune.

  "Kobayashi, come here... accompany me for a walk outside and get some fresh air..."

  At this time, Ye Xingzhu called Su Lin over alone.

  "Sister Zhang, what's wrong?"

  Su Lin glanced at Ye Xingzhu, who was not in her nurse uniform, but in casual wear. A pair of ordinary casual pants and a tight-fitting T-shirt that accentuated her slender yet curvy figure, with a ponytail tied up high, looking spirited and lively. As the cool night breeze blew, it revealed a unique charm.

  "Smelly boy, Big Sister Zhu is looking for you to have a talk, isn't that okay?"

  Pulling Su Lin out of the yard, they walked onto the main road and strolled along the roadside willows. Ye Xingzhu glared at Su Lin and said with a pout, "Su Lin, now that your grades have improved and you've got high standards, you don't think of me, Sister Zhu, as being worthy of consideration anymore, do you?"

  "Nothing, nothing... Sister Zhu, how can you say such a thing?"

  "No matter what happens to Xiaolin in the future, whether he gets into university or not, Zhū Jiě will always be Zhū Jiě, Xiaolin's Zhū Jiě, and that will never change."

  "Really?"

  She turned around, blinked her eyes and slightly raised her head, tightly sticking to Su Lin, looking at him.

  "It's really true."

  Su Lin's heart was racing, being so close to Zhu Jie and being tightly pressed against her, feeling the warmth and softness of Zhu Jie's body. That pair of charming buttocks slowly squeezed towards Su Lin. Especially from Su Lin's angle looking down slightly, he could even see a groove, like a lifeline extending out on the white snowy ground.

  "Uh... Kobayashi, you... like Takane-nee-san, don't you?"

  She gently swept her hair with her hand, slowly stroking her face, and Ye Xingzhu's voice was soft and enchanting, making Su Lin dazed.

  "Zhu jie... I... of course like you."

  He swallowed his own saliva, looking at the bamboo sister in front of him. In Su Lin's mind, however, he couldn't help but think of the bamboo sister from that day in the bathtub again. The two images overlapped each other, as if the bamboo sister in front of him had returned to the bathtub once more.

  Suddenly, a surge of evil fire rose from Su Lin's lower abdomen. Su Lin's large hands seemed to be out of control, wrapping around Ye Xingzhu's back, and then suddenly tightening their grip, tightly embracing Ye Xingzhu. Ye Xingzhu was also startled by Su Lin's sudden hug, and upon realizing that something was pressing against her thigh, which was clad in casual pants, she quickly understood the situation and couldn't help but let out a cry of "ah".