Chapter 373: Pah
"You little brat, you want to marry your mom? By the time you grow up, your mom will be old," Wu Sheng snorted.
Little Tang Mo snorted back, "Isn’t that even better? I’ll take care of Mom. When she can’t walk, I can carry her on my back. Unlike you... I’m cute now, and I’ll be handsome when I grow up. Mom will be happy just looking at me."
The critical hit nearly made Wu Sheng cough up blood. "You... you..."
"You what? Am I wrong? When Mom is old, I won’t be. Isn’t that perfect?" Little Tang Mo retorted.
Wu Sheng: "..."
’It was a completely twisted idea, yet Little Point somehow made it sound perfectly reasonable. This was just bizarre.’
Wu Sheng shook his head, trying to banish the bizarre "logic" from his mind.
When he looked up, he saw Su Li come out. Wu Sheng immediately tattled on him.
"Su Li, Little Point is calling me old! He said that since I’m older than you now, I’ll get old first and won’t be able to carry you on my back!"
Su Li: "..."
Wu Sheng saw her expression and laughed. "Haha, just kidding! Don’t worry, I’ll always be strong and healthy. I’ll always be able to carry you. If you don’t believe me, you can try it right now."
Su Li: "..."
Little Tang Mo: "..." ’Shameless!’
Wu Sheng looked at Little Tang Mo’s expression, leaned in close, and said smugly, "Little Point, why don’t you wait until you can actually carry your mom on your back before you say things like that."
’Hmph, by then, I’ll have already married Su Li and brought her home!’
Little Tang Mo: "..."
He took 10,000 points of damage.
Little Tang Mo’s final exams soon arrived.
Unlike the other children, Little Tang Mo took his final exams twice this time.
One was the third-grade final, and the other was the fourth-grade final.
At Little Tang Mo’s request, both sets of papers were given to him back-to-back. While his classmates were taking their test, he spent a little extra time to finish and turn in both.
This was so he could skip another grade and go straight to fifth grade when the new school year started.
To support Little Tang’s grade-skipping attempt, Su Li didn’t do anything else during his final exams and focused entirely on being there for him.
His test scores, of course, did not disappoint his teachers.
The moment Little Tang Mo finished his exams, his teachers graded the papers. The results were out within minutes.
After a comprehensive evaluation, it was determined that Little Tang Mo was more than capable of skipping a grade.
The paperwork for him to skip a grade was completed that very day.
When the new school year started in September, Little Tang Mo would be in the fifth grade.
The fact that Little Tang Mo was taking exams to skip a grade wasn’t a secret from his classmates. After finishing their own finals, they were all out playing on the school grounds.
When it was confirmed that Little Tang Mo wouldn’t be in their class next semester, a few of his classmates were left speechless, their mouths hanging open.
"We can still play together in the future."
Su Li patted Little Tang Mo’s head, and with a wave of her hand, she took the classmates who hadn’t left yet to get something to eat and some popsicles.
Little Tang Mo skipping grades was normal for him, but the one thing that worried Su Li was that if he kept skipping grades, he might not be able to make friends like other children.
Elementary school friends, middle school friends, high school friends, college friends—no matter the era, the friends you make as a student are the most sincere and the ones you have the best relationships with.
Many lifelong friendships are forged during this time.
Once you grow up and enter the workforce, no matter how good the friendships you make are, they’re never quite the same.
Many people get along very well with their colleagues, but once they stop working together, they drift apart and the connection fades.
But the bonds forged during school often don’t.
Su Li hoped that Little Tang Mo would be able to make one or two close, lifelong friends in the future, so he wouldn’t be lonely.
’Hmm... speaking of which... that kid Tongtong who lives in the neighborhood could be a good prospect.’
’They live in the same place, so they can play together often in the future. Even if they don’t go to school together, their bond won’t fade.’
Little Tang Mo, still unaware of Su Li’s plans, was happily eating popsicles with his classmates.
Little Tang Mo also started his vacation. Once everyone was officially on summer break, Pinjun Clothing released another batch of new clothing styles and also launched its line of lingerie.
This time, they didn’t run any TV commercials, but thanks to the Pinjun brand name, the launch was still quite successful.
After a period of non-stop recruitment, Pinjun’s staffing was mostly complete, and daily operations officially got on track.
After finishing up her work with Pinjun, Su Li went to start her internship.
As mentioned before, Su Li first went to intern at a radio station.
At that time, radio station programs had a large audience and a wide reach.
Due to their major, Su Li and her classmates went to the Imperial City Radio Station. It had many programs, but its news flashes were also the most timely.
Qu An, who had previously agreed to go with them, was no longer going, but the final number of people didn’t change.
Qu An wasn’t going, but Li Li was.
Li Li had originally planned to go home for the summer vacation, but for various reasons, she didn’t end up going back. In the end, she decided to join Su Li and the others for the internship.
When the appointed time to meet with the radio station arrived, the group gathered downstairs half an hour early.
"Alright, everyone’s here. Let’s go in."
Once all four students had arrived, they entered the radio station.
They arrived early; it was a while before the staff members started trickling in.
They completed the necessary paperwork and were then divided into groups.
Su Li and Li Li were assigned to the same group. They would first follow the station’s field reporters for a few days to cover news stories, then return to the studio to learn about hosting and broadcasting from the radio hosts.
July is the hottest month, but even in the sweltering heat, when you had to go out, you had to go out.
Su Li and Li Li followed the reporters around outside for a few days. After nearly melting from the sun and getting heatstroke, they finally got their chance to learn from the radio hosts.
Shadowing them indoors was much better than running around outside.
They spent the whole morning observing one program after another. After returning from lunch, however, they ran into someone unexpected at the radio station.
Ge Ba’s mother.
The station’s deputy director was accompanying Mother Ge, and Su Li and Li Li ran into them unexpectedly in the lobby.
At first, Mother Ge didn’t notice Su Li at all, and Su Li didn’t notice her either. Seeing the deputy director, she hurriedly greeted him.
It was because of this pause that Mother Ge noticed Su Li.
Upon seeing Su Li, the expression of Mother Ge—who had previously knelt before her—changed, and her eyes instantly turned cold.
At the same time, Su Li noticed her as well.
Before she could even react, she saw Mother Ge suddenly spit.
"Pah." She spat in Su Li’s direction and immediately walked away.
The deputy director, who had been smiling and waving for Su Li and the others to move along, was completely baffled by Mother Ge’s sudden reaction.
The deputy director, like everyone else, had a good impression of Su Li and the other interns.
It would be great if they came to work at the station in the future; after all, they were from such a good university.
"Madam Ge?" The deputy director looked at Su Li, confused by the situation, and hurried after Madam Ge.
But Madam Ge paid him no mind, got straight into her car, and left.
The deputy director, left in a cloud of exhaust fumes, scratched his head in bewilderment.
"What’s wrong now?"
He was good-natured. He stood with his hands on his hips for a moment, then looked back and saw Su Li and Li Li, and hurried back over.
"That lady must have something on her mind. Don’t be frightened."
He comforted them softly, completely unaware that Mother Ge’s outburst was entirely because of Su Li.