Chapter 195: Chapter 195

"Is the pressure quite high?" Cai Ming sensed the heaviness in his tone, and the little girl might not feel comfortable hearing it.

Although she didn’t want to admit it, Gong Ruini still nodded, "The pressure is quite high."

"I know you all say that learning painting from grandma is my good fortune."

"I know it’s my good fortune, but I’m really so tired."

"Every day it’s just criticism after criticism. I just don’t know if it’s because I really can’t draw well, or if it’s something else."

Gong Ruwen heard this and was very curious. Isn’t Hua Miaozhu criticizing Ni Zi’s paintings because they aren’t good enough? But from the sound of it, the sister implied there were other reasons.

Gong Ruwen didn’t understand why it would be . Just as he was about to quietly ask Zhao Xuran if he knew, he noticed that his expression was not good.

Could it be that Zhao Xuran knows the reason? This made Gong Ruwen very unhappy. Obviously, he is Ni Zi’s brother, how come he doesn’t know such an important matter. Chapters fırst released on novel_fіre.net

Zhao Xuran knew Gong Ruini was smart, but since he hadn’t seen any reaction from her before, he thought she didn’t know. Turns out she knew everything.

"Just worried about criticism?" Cai Ming, having come from student days himself, also didn’t like being criticized by teachers. But how could a little kid like Ni Zi have to consider so much?

In Cai Ming’s impression, Ni Zi had always been a happy-go-lucky child, never seeming troubled by many things. Now this girl was actually so worried, how much pressure could she be under?

Was it really because of the criticism? Gong Ruini thought for a moment and shook her head, "It’s not just the criticism, but I think disappointing grandma is not good."

"I always worry that she might not let me continue learning if my drawings aren’t good." Even as an adult, people still worry about many things, especially the occasional pressure Hua Miaozhu exudes, which really stresses Gong Ruini out.

Gong Ruini actually thought about many things. She really didn’t understand why Hua Miaozhu looked at her disapprovingly.

Does she think she’s bullying Zhao Guangran too much? The problem is, even if Gong Ruini restrained herself from bullying him much, she didn’t see the situation improve.

As for Zhao Xuran, don’t even mention it; not being outsmarted by Zhao Xuran would already be good enough. Everything else is unimaginable, in short, she really couldn’t figure it out, thinking so hard that she might lose her hair, and still couldn’t make sense of it.

Bad at drawing so she’s not allowed to learn? Why does Ni Zi think this way? Cai Ming really didn’t understand, "Ni Zi, you actually draw quite well."

"Your drawings are better than Guangran’s." Guangran’s drawings are so ugly, yet he can still continue learning. There’s no reason Ni Zi shouldn’t be able to learn.

Zhao Guangran’s monstrous drawings compared to hers? Gong Ruini felt her uncle’s words were quite distressing; this comparison was truly unacceptable.

The issue is, no matter how bad Zhao Guangran’s drawings are, he’s still Hua Miaozhu’s grandson. Who would think their own child’s drawings aren’t good?

Her uncle is a nice person; it’s just that he occasionally has a bit of a dull mind. Fortunately, he’s not so dense in front of outsiders and still has his own opinions and ideas; otherwise, Gong Ruini really worries he might be easily fooled.

Whether he realized his own verbal faux pas or Gong Ruini’s gaze made him notice something was off, Cai Ming felt rather awkward, "Let’s not compare with Guangran. As long as Ni Zi’s drawings are good, I think they’ll surely win her over."

Alright, those words sounded more reasonable, but the pressure only increased. These days, Gong Ruini really had tried all sorts of techniques from being cute to acting well-behaved, but the results were unsatisfactory.

Other methods weren’t working for Gong Ruini either; should she vent her feelings to Hua Miaozhu?

Although she’s a child, crying would be just crying; but what if it doesn’t work, what should she do then? Gong Ruini admitted she still cared too much.

"But Ni Zi, sometimes undergoing some turmoil is also a good thing." Cai Ming hadn’t interacted much with Gong Ruini before, but during the days in the Northeast, he had more contact with Ni Zi.

He knew Gong Ruini was a smart girl, but she was just a bit too smart, much smarter than Zhao Guangran, resulting in her constantly outshining Zhao Guangran.

Occasionally getting excited and speaking without considering the situation; fortunately, the Zhao Family didn’t hold grudges against Gong Ruini, or else if it were someone petty, would they let her off so easily?

Luckily, Zhao Guangran was always suppressed by Zhao Xuran, plus he’s a carefree kid, otherwise, Ruini would surely have suppressed his interest in studying.

Ah, what does this mean? Is this a continuing blow to her? Even agreeing with Hua Miaozhu’s attacks on her?

Seriously, is he her uncle or Zhao Guangran’s uncle? Gong Ruini was very displeased. If she knew Cai Ming called her out just to criticize her, she definitely wouldn’t have braved the northwest wind to chat with Cai Ming.

She thought he was a caring uncle, but little did she know he was a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

Ah, men are unreliable creatures, Gong Ruini was quite dissatisfied.

"Ni Zi, you actually have been very smooth-going, not counting when you were younger, you’re smart, you’re diligent, uncle knows all this."

"But aren’t you a bit too arrogant? You always seem to have an air of ’I’m the best in the world’." Cai Ming didn’t need to turn back to know Gong Ruini must have a variety of discontented looks, but because he was her uncle and was usually distant, he could see more clearly.

Arrogant? Is she arrogant? Is this not blatant slander? Gong Ruini just wanted to protest.

Although she thought herself quite smart, she definitely didn’t feel like she was the best in the world, especially with Zhao Xuran suppressing things. That guy, Gong Ruini could only say, was something of a prodigy.

"Don’t protest, think about it yourself." Cai Ming casually said, "You should be clear about your opinions on Zhao Guangran."

"Including your opinions on your brother."

If it hadn’t been about Gong Ruwen, Gong Ruini would have been fine, but when Cai Ming mentioned Gong Ruwen, her heart was in turmoil, couldn’t be? How could uncle know all this?

You should know she had always behaved well, so how could uncle know?

Even her parents didn’t notice, making it even more impossible for them to have told him. For a moment, the scene was silent.

Gong Ruwen, listening to these enigmatic puzzles, was very eager to know the answer, but he was also worried that if he did learn it, he would deeply regret it.

This little uncle was quite interesting; he could see these things during just a few visits. Zhao Xuran looked at Cai Ming with interest, knowing that if it weren’t for the occasional looks that Gong Ruini didn’t retract, Zhao Xuran wouldn’t have dared to be sure.

He seemed honest but was actually very calculating. Also, if he weren’t, how could he so easily give up his property back home?