Hu Xingwei had already entered the house, and now felt that he was in someone elseās home and needed to be more reserved.
He called Lin Chuxia "Aunt Lin" properly.
Sister-in-law Fu grabbed Hu Xingweiās arm, "What did you just say?"
Hu Xingwei repeated, "My sisterās provincial competition results are out, she got third place in the province. The top five in the province will go to the capital for the finals of the national competition. Mom, my sister can go to the capital."
Sister-in-law Fu slapped her thigh, "Oh my, this is really a blessing from our ancestors, where is your sister? When is she going to the capital, has your dad come back? No, I need to go back and see."
Sister-in-law Fu quickly gathered her things, "Lin, today sister-in-law canāt spend time with you, I have to go back and see. You know, this girl usually doesnāt seem all that smart, but she really is impressive."
Lin Chuxia was also happy for Sister-in-law Fu, "Intelligence is hereditary, Engineer Hu is so smart, how could Yaping not be smart?"
Hu Xingwei looked at Lin Chuxia with a shocked face, "Aunt Lin, is what you said true? Is intelligence really hereditary?"
"Indeed, there is a genetic basis for heredity."
Hu Xingwei suddenly became excited, "Mom, Mom, did you hear what Aunt Lin said? Intelligence can be inherited, my dad is so smart, my sister is so smart, I must be smart too. Next time if I donāt do well in the test, you canāt blame me, itās just that I didnāt perform well, if I did, I could definitely be in the top three of the class."
Sister-in-law Fu was already walking out, hearing this she didnāt even turn her head, "You didnāt perform well once but can you perform poorly every time? Your sister is in the top three of the class every time, I donāt expect you to be in the top three, just get into the top ten."
"Mom, why do you underestimate me so much, with my intelligence, thereās definitely no problem, Aunt Lin said, my dad is so smart, we must be smart too..."
The two of them talked as they walked out of the courtyard, and you could still hear the mother and sonās voices from far away.
Lin Chuxia lowered her head and touched her abdomen.
Qin Yang is also smart, their baby should be very smart too.
She thought of the competition again.
Lin Jiadong and Hu Yaping participated in the same math competition, so in that case, her brotherās results should also be out.
She didnāt have to think of a way to contact Lin Jiadong, as she received a call from An City.
He used his break time to run to a small shop outside the school to make the call.
As soon as she answered, she heard Lin Jiadongās cheerful voice.
"Second sister, my math competition results are out, Iām first in our county, the teacher said Iām second in the province."
Lin Chuxia immediately sat up straight, "Well done, Jiadong, your second sister is proud of you."
She had heard from Hu Xingwei earlier that the top ten in the province could go to the capital for the national competition.
Lin Jiadong ranked second in the province, he must have this opportunity too.
Lin Jiadong also mentioned going to the capital for the national math competition, confirming Lin Chuxiaās thoughts.
"Second sister, the teacher said we need to go to the province for a week-long training camp, I can visit you in Yan City again."
"Yes, you can stay at your second sisterās place, the room is still available for you."
Lin Chuxia said happily.
"By the way, were there any others from our county who made it into the top ten in the province?"
"Yes, itās Li Youmin, who you saw last time, he participated in the competition with me, heās eighth, second sister, I wonāt stay at your place, the teacher said theyāll book a guesthouse for us, itās a week-long, Iām afraid..."
"Afraid your brother-in-law will eat you?"
Lin Chuxia knew her brotherās personality too well.
Heās not someone to bother her with such things.
Heās carefree, and due to family reasons from childhood, heās never been formal with her as his sister, except heās afraid of Qin Yang.
As expected, Lin Jiadong chuckled awkwardly, "Brother-in-law is nice."
"Itās okay, when you stay at my place, youāll have peace and quiet if you want to read at night."
Itās not that Lin Chuxia thought too much.
In her past life, she never heard of Lin Jiadong participating in any nationwide competition, and more importantly, Lin Jiadong was framed and lost his chance for a guaranteed spot.
Now that he has a chance to make a name for himself, she canāt help being cautious.
On the other side, Lin Jiadong had no such thoughts, he wanted to go to his second sisterās place.
Firstly, because his sister cooked delicious food, and secondly, a childās vanity.
He had a capable sister and wanted to enjoy othersā admiring glances.
Listening to Lin Chuxia, he gladly agreed.
Concerned about the cost of the phone call, the siblings didnāt say much more and hung up after setting a time.
Qin Yang was coming in from outside and asked, seeing Lin Chuxiaās happy expression, "Whose call was it?"
"Jiadong, he came second in the provincial competition last time, heāll come to the city for training in a few days, then go to the capital for the national competition."
"This kid is quite promising," Qin Yang, having gone to college, naturally knew the weight of such a national math competition, "You have a good eye."
If it hadnāt been for his wifeās insistence on supporting his studies, his young brother-in-law might have been put to work in the food factory to make money long ago by the Lin Family.
"Jiadongās emotional intelligence isnāt high, but his IQ has always been online. When he was little, he wouldnāt study seriously in class, causing trouble, even getting his palm hit and having parents called, but every exam he scored low especially in math, almost always a hundred percent, at first the teacher thought he was cheating, then gave him a separate test, and he still scored a hundred percent, after which the teacher didnāt bother him anymore, as long as he didnāt disrupt the class."
Talking about this, Lin Chuxia reminisced for a while.
She couldnāt believe she still remembered such a long-ago event.
She remembered when the teacher called for parents, the Lin Family, afraid of being blamed by the teacher, asked her to handle the teacher.
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The teacher was already angry, but when she saw Lin Chuxia instead of her parents, the anger subsided.
She was five years older than Lin Jiadong and was already attending junior high school in the town, but the primary school teacher still remembered her as top in the class every year.
It was precisely because of this that the teacher was willing to give Lin Jiadong another chance to take the test under the teacherās watch.
After grading the test, the teacher only said, "It seems intelligence is indeed hereditary, if the sister is good at studying, the brother naturally is too."
The teacher didnāt criticize her and let her go home, from then on, Lin Jiadong also received the teacherās favor.
Since then, Lin Jiadong would protect his second sister and would proudly tell her that he benefits because his sister is capable.
In her third year of junior high, Lin Jiayi really couldnāt continue studying, she wanted to drop out and was not content with her pursuing high school. Somehow she talked to their parents, and their mother wanted both of them to drop out. At that time, only this younger brother stood up for her, opposing their mother.
Of course, the opposition didnāt lead to any result, but she always remembered this matter in her heart.
This is also why, when the Lin Family wanted Lin Jiadong to drop out to work, she supported him to study.
In the past life, you protected your sister, in this life, your sister protects you.