At this time, I was sixteen years old, starting my first year of high school.

Just starting high school, I ranked first in the whole grade on the year-end assessment.

On the day the report cards were distributed, I ran into a familiar face at school.

Yu Min happily held my hand, "Jing Jing, it's really you! We're in the same high school now!"

"By the way, that first place in the grade, also named Chen Jing Jing, is you, right?"

I nodded.

Yu Min was very happy, "Oh my, I didn't know your grades were so good, now you can put pressure on me."

I smiled at her, feeling warm inside.

Yu Min walked with me to the school gate, asking, "Jing Jing, why didn't you come to play with me later? I wanted to find you, but I didn't know where you lived."

I looked at Yu Min, honestly saying, "My mom found out about the two hundred yuan you gave me. She asked me to act pitiful in front of you to get more money, so I didn't go again. I was afraid of causing inconvenience to you and your grandmother."

Yu Min suddenly realized, "Oh my, Jing Jing, why did you do that... I... I'm sorry, I thought you didn't want me as your sister, deliberately avoiding me. I misunderstood you."

I quickly shook my head, "It's my fault, I should have told you. How is your grandmother? Is she well?"

Yu Min smiled, "She's very well, my grandmother is in good health."

"I'm so happy, we can be together again in the future. I'll come to your class to find you often."

I nodded, looking at Yu Min's smiling face, feeling a bit warmer inside.

A few days later, the teacher said someone from my family had come, asking me to go to the school gate to pick something up.

I was puzzled, my mom definitely wouldn't come to give me something, could it be that she changed her mind and didn't want me to go to school anymore?

I nervously went to the school gate, only to find it was Grandma Wang who had come.

I saw Yu Min there too, then I understood, she must have told Grandma that I was also in this school.

It had been a long time since I had seen Grandma Wang, I was so excited that I almost wanted to cry.

Grandma Wang held my hand, looking me up and down, "Jing Jing, you've grown taller, but still so thin."

She handed me a bag, "Take this, I bought something for Min Min, and also got something for you."

I took the bag, lowering my head, "Thank you, Grandma."

Grandma Wang looked at me, "Min Min told me everything, child, don't be afraid, Grandma has money, you and Min Min are both Grandma's good granddaughters from now on."

I was stunned, looking up at Grandma Wang in disbelief.

Yu Min timely walked over, "Let me clarify first, I'm the older sister."

After saying that, she added, "Grandma, Jing Jing's academic performance is excellent, she's the first in the whole grade."

Grandma Wang was surprised, then smiled and said, "I knew it, Jing Jing is a determined child."

Yu Min said, "I will work hard, I want to attend the same university as Jing Jing."

Listening to their praises, I suddenly remembered what my parents had said before.

When I was young, my academic performance was always excellent, always ranking first in the class.

When others praised me for being smart, my dad would say, "The questions for elementary students are simple, getting a perfect score is easy, what can you tell from elementary school? I know what kind of material my daughter is!"

"Look at her, introverted since childhood, can't even speak up, just knows how to bury herself in books. What future can she have?"

Later, when the teacher praised me in front of my mom, saying I was smart and would have a bright future, my mom looked at me disdainfully and said, "What's the use of a girl having good grades? It's useful to marry a good man in the future. But with your looks taking after your dad, small eyes, flat nose, thick lips, you probably won't get much dowry. Let me tell you, you can't get married before you're thirty, you have to earn more money to support the family."

After returning to the dormitory, I opened the bag and found five hundred yuan left by Grandma for me.

I hid in the bathroom and cried.

That day was the happiest day of my sixteen years of life.

That day, I gained a grandmother and a sister.