【Ding, sign-in at Country Garden successful. Obtained Super Top Student Halo.】

The electronic voice echoing in his mind left Chen Cheng momentarily stunned.

However, he quickly came to terms with it.

Two of the main protagonists of Growing Pain lived in this neighborhood, and Jiang Tianhao would move here after his family went bankrupt. There was absolutely nothing wrong with calling this a primary plot location.

But what on earth was this Top Student Halo?

As soon as the thought occurred to Chen Cheng, the system provided an answer.

【Within a 20m radius of the halo, learning efficiency will increase by 100%.】

Uh... (⊙o⊙)... This is a specialized skill aimed right at the three little ones.

Chen Cheng asked again:

【Does it work for floors above and below too?】

A 20-meter radius meant a 40-meter diameter. Modern cities were full of skyscrapers; within a 20-meter range, there could potentially be over a hundred people.

The system's cold electronic voice rang out:

【A 20-meter range!!!】

Chen Cheng: "..."

This system was a bit aloof. Scum rolled his eyes; this meant it was indeed effective for the floors above and below.

Then this skill was quite powerful.

If it were only effective on the same floor, it would basically only work in an area as small as his own home.

With it being effective vertically, 20 meters up and down added up to 40 meters, which could cover ten floors.

If he were to open a tutoring class, wouldn't he make a fortune?

Uh... never mind.

With too many cheats already, he shouldn't go around stealing other people's livelihoods.

"Cheng-ge, thanks for treating us to a big meal today," Lin Miaomiao said goodbye to Chen Cheng with a grin.

"You're welcome. Goodnight," Chen Cheng turned his head and looked at Lin Miaomiao with a smile.

Although the Little Girl was currently wearing black-rimmed glasses and had short hair, looking like a boy, her natural features were there, and when she smiled, her face was glowing with collagen.

"Mm-hmm, goodnight."

"Xiao Qi, Rui Rui, goodnight."

"Miao Miao, goodnight."

"Miao Miao, goodnight."

After greeting everyone, Lin Miaomiao finally pushed open the car door and got out.

Just as Chen Cheng was about to drive away, he saw Lin Dawei and Wang Shengnan walking over from the building entrance.

"Mom~ Dad~ Why did you come down?"

Lin Miaomiao looked at the two of them in surprise. She hadn't notified them that she was back, so how did they know?

In reality, Chen Cheng had been lost in thought for quite a while, and the car had been parked downstairs for over two minutes.

The apartment Lin Dawei and the others lived in was on the second floor; they heard the commotion as soon as the car reached the building entrance.

"If we didn't come down, you probably wouldn't have planned on coming back at all, would you?" Wang Shengnan poked Lin Miaomiao's forehead fiercely, though her eyes were full of doting affection.

"That's not true~" Lin Miaomiao felt a bit guilty. She was supposed to come back and do her homework right after the tutoring session, but she ended up playing until nearly Eleven o'clock.

"Rui Rui, Xiao Qi, wait in the car. I'll go down and say hello to Miao Miao's parents," Chen Cheng said to Zhao Rui and Deng Xiaoqi.

"Okay."

"Should we go down too?" Zhao Rui appeared a bit naive regarding social etiquettes, her expression looking dazed, with a sense of being caught playing truant.

"No need, it's late. Brother will just say hello and then we'll go," Chen Cheng waved his hand.

Since they had run into each other, it was necessary to say hello. Chen Cheng pushed open the car door and stepped out.

"Hello, Mr. Lin, Mrs. Lin. I am Zhao Rui's brother, my name is Chen Cheng. Nice to meet you," Chen Cheng smiled and extended his hand to Lin Dawei.

Lin Dawei's back was slightly hunched, and his face also wore a smile. He shook Chen Cheng's hand warmly. "Hello, hello. Sorry for the trouble today; these kids are really a handful."

Wang Shengnan also nodded and said, "Yes, Miao Miao can be quite naughty sometimes."

Chen Cheng smiled and exchanged a glance with Lin Miaomiao, signaling her not to worry as he wouldn't tattle on her. He then smiled and said to Lin Dawei and Wang Shengnan, "It's no trouble at all. I should thank Miao Miao for playing with Rui Rui. Miao Miao is very smart and lively, like a little sun. She complements Rui Rui perfectly."

Wang Shengnan smiled and glared at Lin Miaomiao. "For Rui Rui's sake today, I'll let you off for now."

"Hee hee hee~" Lin Miaomiao laughed like a 'silly boy'.

"Mr. Lin, Mrs. Lin, it's getting late, so I won't disturb you further. I'll definitely come for a visit another day," Chen Cheng said with a smile, lifting his hand to check his watch.

It was indeed quite late. Both Lin Dawei and Wang Shengnan nodded. "Alright, drive safely on the way back."

Chen Cheng nodded to the two of them, grinned at Lin Miaomiao again, and turned to leave.

After watching Chen Cheng's car leave, Wang Shengnan gave Lin Miaomiao an annoyed glare. "Had enough fun?"

Having lived under the high pressure of the Empress Dowager for years, how could she not hear the sarcasm in Wang Shengnan's voice? She said sheepishly, "It... it was okay..."

The family of three talked as they walked toward their home.

"I'll see how you finish your homework," Wang Shengnan rolled her eyes fiercely at the beaming Lin Miaomiao.

Lin Miaomiao froze instantly and hurriedly looked to Lin Dawei for help.

Seeing his daughter frantically signaling him, Lin Dawei also hurriedly spoke up to smooth things over. "Ahem~ The school term hasn't started yet, after all. It wasn't easy for the child to relax for a bit. Tomorrow, tomorrow I'll personally watch over her to make up today's homework."

"You just keep spoiling her! Tomorrow? I think it'll be 'tomorrow after tomorrow'," Wang Shengnan said, but in her heart, she also knew her daughter had a lot of academic pressure and should indeed relax a bit during the summer vacation.

"Thank you, Mom! Mom is the best." Lin Miaomiao happily hugged Wang Shengnan. Since Wang Shengnan said that, it meant she was letting her off for the time being.

"What did Zhao Rui's brother take you guys to eat?" Lin Dawei asked.

"Why ask that?" Lin Miaomiao asked, puzzled.

Wang Shengnan sat on the sofa and reached out to poke Lin Miaomiao's forehead. "How do I usually teach you? When another parent treats you, you have to take note of it so you can treat them back next time. That's how social reciprocity works."

"We had Western food at a Garden House Restaurant on Wukang Road." Lin Miaomiao didn't think much of it. "Hmph~ You adults are just so complicated."

With an expression as if she didn't want to be associated with them, she finished speaking and tried to escape back to her room.

"Hey, where are you going? I'm not finished yet," seeing her daughter about to run, Wang Shengnan immediately interrupted Lin Miaomiao's 'sprint spell'.

Lin Miaomiao reluctantly stopped in her tracks and, without turning around, backed up step by step to the sofa.

"When did Zhao Rui suddenly get a brother? And his surname is Chen?" Wang Shengnan asked suspiciously.

Wang Shengnan knew the family backgrounds of several of Lin Miaomiao's classmates. With a brother surnamed Chen suddenly appearing out of nowhere, how could she not be a bit on guard?

"Oh, Cheng-ge is the junior fellow apprentice of Zhao Rui's father. He's only about eight or nine years older than us, and they are neighbors. That's all," Lin Miaomiao explained with a shrug.

Wang Shengnan and Lin Dawei looked at each other and blinked.

Her logic was clear and her expression was relaxed; it seemed to be true, she wasn't lying.

When raising a daughter, what one feared most was that when boys appeared around her, she would start lying to the family.

Wang Shengnan raised an eyebrow nervously and continued to ask, "What does this Chen Cheng do? Spending a workday messing around with you little brats."

Lin Miaomiao rolled her eyes at Wang Shengnan, curling her lip at her mother's intelligence-gathering behavior.

"Cheng-ge just came back from studying abroad and hasn't found a job yet. Cheng-ge said if a job finds him, he'll do it; if not, he'll just take a gap year."

Wang Shengnan's mouth twitched. No wonder this girl kept calling him 'Cheng-ge'; it turned out they shared the same 'lazy' vibe.

However, seeing that he drove a big Mercedes-Benz, he probably wasn't someone who lacked for a meal.

Seeing that his wife's expression was unfavorable, Lin Dawei hurriedly spoke up to smooth things over, waving his hand at Lin Miaomiao. "Put your things down and go take a shower quickly."

The two of them were experienced in their battles. Lin Miaomiao immediately grasped the intention and turned to walk toward her room with light steps.

"Get up tomorrow morning and make up today's homework for me." Just as Lin Miaomiao returned to her room, Wang Shengnan's 'finishing blow' arrived.

"Hiss~"

Lin Miaomiao froze on the spot instantly, grumbling in a low voice, "It seems even Rui Rui can't save me for a single day."

After Lin Miaomiao entered the bathroom and the sound of splashing water was heard, the couple began to talk.

"He doesn't even have a job, yet he drives that big Mercedes. Is this Chen Cheng a rich second-generation?" Wang Shengnan looked at Lin Dawei and asked.

Lin Dawei's face was also clouded with worry at this moment. "What big Mercedes? That was a maybach!"

"Ah? What's a maybach?" Wang Shengnan stared at Lin Dawei.

Lin Dawei's mouth twitched. It was hard to explain, so he just said, "Anyway, it's basically like driving a whole house onto the street."

Wang Shengnan gave Lin Dawei an annoyed look. "Is that the reason for your long face?"

"Oh, you men and your little bit of self-esteem," Wang Shengnan said, clicking her tongue and shaking her head.

Lin Dawei said with a stiff neck, "I... how old am I? Would I care about that?"

"Look at those around our Miao Miao. Deng Xiaoqi's family lives in a river-view apartment at Binjiang; Qian Sanyi's grandfather is an academician, and his father is a big boss; Jiang Tianhao's family has chain stores all over the city, you know that too;

Zhao Rui's father is a bank president;

Every single one of them is either a rich second-generation or an official second-generation.

Now she's met this brother who drives a maybach. I'm wondering if it will affect her mindset."

Hearing this, Wang Shengnan also frowned.

But then she thought better of it and said to Lin Dawei irritably, "Tsk! With your daughter's scatterbrained personality, it would be a miracle if it could affect her mindset."

Lin Dawei thought about it with a frown, and after a good while, he nodded slightly. "True."