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Surprisingly, they came to pick me up in person this time. My little brother was white and plump lying in my mother's arms. She was concentrating on feeding him and only asked me a few words whether I listened to my grandparents. When my uncle and aunt saw the gifts my father brought, they smiled from ear to ear and kept praising me for being sensible and motivated. They also said that although I had not started school yet, I already knew a lot of words.

When my mother heard this, she immediately smiled and said, "This child is like me. I was the study committee member of the class when I was in school!" My father was also happy. He bent down and teased his brother who was drinking milk with his hand: "Sister is great, and brother will definitely not be bad." They planned to take me back to the city to study.

But I didn't want to go back. I said, "I want to stay here with grandpa and grandma." Grandma was shocked, but although she was reluctant, she still said, "Go back with your parents. The conditions for studying in the city are good. You will go to school next year. Don't delay it." Grandpa also persuaded: "Teachers in the village will hit the palms, and teachers in the city will give candy." Grandma was strong and stuffed me directly into my father's car: "Come to see grandpa and grandma during the holidays, silly child, don't be stubborn!"

After the car started, my mother's smiling face disappeared instantly: "You have played wild in the countryside, right? Don't want to go home? You don't want to study at a young age. You know how to climb trees and touch shrimps all day long. Can you be more elegant as a girl?" I subconsciously wanted to defend myself, but I felt that there was no point in saying more. After all, she had already labeled me.

Seeing that I didn't respond, my mother became even more proud: "You have nothing to say, right? I was right, wasn't I?" My father pretended to be kind: "Okay, okay, today's the first day the child is home, don't make her unhappy." My mother snorted, used a car toy to tease my brother, and stopped talking to me.