Chapter 1759: Chapter 1323: Competing With Yesterday’s Self_2

To Ming Han’s words, Ming Wei responded breezily, "Why do I have to wait for a man to marry me? Can’t I marry a man and bring him home instead? Or maybe just being by myself isn’t fabulous enough?"

The siblings kept bantering back and forth, neither willing to admit defeat, all the way until they got home, still with no clear winner.

"Mom!"

"Hmm?"

"Your precious grown-up daughter just got third place again, I’m so heartbroken!"

"It’s okay, having drive is already great. And it’s not that you’re not good; it’s that while you’re working hard, the first and second place are also working just as hard. Just try to see it in a positive light."

"First place is my second brother, and second place is Xi Jingyu. Those two seem to have locked up the top two spots forever—they never give anyone else a chance to sit up there."

Kang Li listened to Ming Wei’s complaints, laughter all but overflowing in her eyes. She asked, "Have you checked your grades?"

"I did."

Ming Wei answered without hesitation.

"Did you notice anything from the report card? Like compared to last time—your total score, or each subject’s results—did you improve or slip back?"

Kang Li asked, smiling.

Ming Wei tilted her head to think, then replied, "The total score is eight points higher than last time, and every subject went up."

"Got it now?"

Kang Li asked again.

"..."

Ming Wei looked puzzled—what am I supposed to get?

"Silly girl, your scores improved, which means you beat the you from last exam. Aren’t you happy?"

"Yeah."

"If you’re happy, then why were you complaining just now?"

"..."

"Vivi, the goal is to do your best and compare yourself to who you were before, not to other people. That way, your heart will stay open, you’ll tell if you’re improving, and you’ll know what to do next. But if you keep comparing to others, after a while you’ll only feel exhausted and unsatisfied, with all kinds of negative emotions piling up until they crush you. You’ll end up overlooking all your hard work and progress, and fail to see you’re not any worse than anyone else. Do you think that’s good?"

"No."

"So what are you going to do from now on?"

"Compare myself to who I was yesterday."

"Very good. Are you feeling better now?"

"Yeah."

"My daughter is really smart!"

Kang Li rubbed Ming Wei’s head, her face beaming with warmth. "Alright, go pack up your things in your room, in three days we’re heading back to our hometown."

"I’m on it!"

Ming Wei immediately grinned ear to ear and dashed toward her side room.

Since the courtyard house near Shuimu University was pretty spacious, and had lots of rooms, all the kids in the family, big or small, naturally had their own rooms.

Of course, Loh En had his own room too.

After all, every now and then Loh En would come stay in the courtyard, cementing his bond with his brothers and sisters.

...

The next day.

After lunch, Kang Li and the head chef spent time in the kitchen making lots of snacks. Once the afternoon rolled around, she packed up a bunch of the snacks, put them into a travel bag, packed Luo Yanqing some clothes, and set off for the research institute.

"Mom’s car is already way down the road!"

By the gate, Guoguo blinked and watched Kang Li’s car drive into the distance. She actually wanted to go with Mom to visit Dad, but her big sister shook her head, telling her not to follow Mom. But why not?

"Mhm."

Ming Wei nodded, then said, "Come on, it’s cold out here—let’s hurry inside and warm up."

Picking up Guoguo, Ming Wei turned and walked back into the yard.

Min Rui and Ming Han followed behind with Bun and Tangyuan in their arms.

Aunt Fu and Ah Xiang were the last ones in.

"Sis, why won’t you let me go with Mom? Guoguo dreams of seeing Daddy!"

As soon as they stepped into the living room—where the heater was running—the difference in temperature from outside was instantly clear.

"Sis knows you miss Dad. Bun, Tangyuan, your brothers, and even I all miss Dad very much too. But the person Dad most wants to see is definitely Mom. If we all tagged along, it’d probably just get in the way of Mom and Dad."

"Guoguo doesn’t get it."

"You little dummy!"

That was Tangyuan’s voice.

"Fifth Brother, you’re mean, I’m not a little dummy!"

Guoguo argued back in a childish voice.

Tangyuan: "Luo Mingxi, if we’re there, how’s Dad supposed to kiss Mom?"

Guoguo: "He just kisses her!"

Tangyuan: "What does ’just’ mean?"

Guoguo: "Fifth Brother, you’re the silly one. Just like how we kiss Mom and Mom kisses us, Dad should know how too, right?"

Tangyuan: "But Dad might get embarrassed."

Guoguo: "Why would he?"

Tangyuan: "Because if we’re there, we’re being light bulbs."

Guoguo tilted her head, thinking, and said in her soft little voice: "But light bulbs are bright; don’t they light up things for Mom and Dad to see?"

Tangyuan asked, "Not really. Dad would feel awkward. Now do you understand?"

"I think I do now!"

Guoguo nodded her little head, deep in thought. "Dad’s shy, so when he wants to kiss Mom, if we’re there, he can’t act like us kids and just ask for a kiss from Mom, right?"

"Exactly, that’s it."

Tangyuan nodded his little head.

"Alright then, it’s good we didn’t go be light bulbs—now Dad won’t have to feel embarrassed!"

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