The raise of Maureen Smith and her Good Luck System-Chapter 40 - Collecting Test papers

Oliver didn’t understand why the Classroom teacher seemed suddenly antagonistic towards him, but he still explained politely,

“I’m not here to pick up Bianca today, I came for Maureen.”

“Humph.”

The sixth class teacher snorted,

“It’s rare for anyone from her family to look for her.

Last year when she was taking an exam in my class, she came down with gastroenteritis halfway through.

No one from her family came, I had to ask two students from my class to send her to the hospital.”

“She never told me!”

Oliver replied anxiously, completely unaware that Maureen had suffered from gastroenteritis.

After a moment of thought, he confirmed, “She never mentioned it to anyone in the family!”

“Of course, she wouldn’t mention it!

What’s the point of telling you?”

The class teacher looked at him with disdain, “No one from your family ever attends parent-teacher meetings!

I even went out of my way to ask last year why Bianca of Evergreen Class has parents attending meetings, but our class Maureen doesn’t.

I wanted to see what your family was up to.

The only thing I saw was you getting into a car with your other sister!”

Oliver was taken aback.

Sure enough, he had attended Bianca’s parent-teacher meeting last year, and asked his mother to attend Maureen’s.

But on that day, his mother forgot about it because she was playing cards, so she didn’t attend.

“My mother forgot.”

Oliver could only apologize,

“I’m sorry, but it was just this incident, you…”

“Just this incident, do you think it’s just this?

” The class teacher was so angry he almost threw the exam papers at him,

“For a while, Maureen, such a diligent and hardworking student, was always dozing off in class.

I asked her several times, even scolding her severely.

Only then did she tell me that she had stayed up late the night before cooking at home and didn’t have time to do homework, so she had no energy during the day — your family is very rich, right?

The cars you drive cost millions, so why do you let Maureen cook every night?

The course load is heavy in senior high school!

Don’t you want her to go to a good university?”

Oliver was stunned, “Maureen feels sleepy in class…?”

It had never crossed his mind.

He thought that cooking dinner was an activity that made Maureen very happy.

She was good at cooking and also wanted to please her family members.

However, he never really paid attention to the impact this was having on Maureen.

When Chris and Bianca returned home to do their homework, she was in the kitchen alongside a rather harsh nanny, plunging her hands into water.

She was also human, she could also become tired.

When she came to their home, she was only fifteen years old and still a very slim girl who dared not lift her head.

He had also said at that time that Maureen didn’t need to cook dinner.

But Chris, who was rather thoughtless, insisted on having the meals cooked by Maureen.

Maureen would just say with sparkling eyes, “It’s okay, big brother.

It shouldn’t take too much of my time.”

Oliver, feeling less close to Maureen and still a bit awkward around her, had no choice but to let her do so.

But if it was Bianca in Maureen’s place— Oliver could not imagine their family letting Bianca enter the kitchen and washing vegetables with the hands used for playing piano.

A sour feeling welled up in Oliver’s heart.

“She’s not made of iron, how could she not get tired?” the Classroom teacher of class six sneered.

He had always thought that Maureen was very talented.

She was very quick-minded when solving problems privately, but for some reason, she always had incidents and injuries during exams and never performed well.

He wondered if it was because Maureen was lacking in vitamins, but the Smith family was so rich, how could they let their child lack vitamins?

He had bought vitamins and trace elements for Maureen, urging her to take them every day.

After she paid him back and thanked him, he couldn’t help but go to the Evergreen class to see what Bianca looked like, and what he saw was a totally different, confident, and pampered child.

As a headteacher, it made his heart ache.

This, quite naturally, led him to have a grudge against Maureen’s family.

“Last year at the school sports meet, she scraped her knee, and no one from her family came.”

The head teacher of Class Six complained further: “Later, she was injured on her face and fell behind in her studies.

Now I’ve heard she’s boarding at school, and I’m happy for her.

She doesn’t have to cook dinner and can focus on her studies.

How much extra time does this give her?!”

“A child’s growth is not just about providing money.

Would you neglect your other sister in the same way?”

Oliver felt a sting in his heart.

The words of the Class 6 teacher were like a dull knife, slowly gnawing at his heart.

They wouldn’t- The reason is that Bianca would voice it out.

Since childhood, she has been raised in a jar of honey, educated to be naive and innocent, and would voice out her needs.

But Maureen wouldn’t, she was used to tackling any matter independently due to a different upbringing.

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Yet, their family insisted on treating two children with different personalities the same way.

Was this their arrogance, or their lack of love?

They should have shown more concern for Maureen, but they didn’t.

Oliver had thought that he had only missed his sister’s past fifteen years, but now he realized that he had also missed the past two years.

The head teacher of Class Six didn’t like him anyway, turned around, and left.

Before leaving, he even interestingly said: “Don’t touch the sealed exam papers.”

Oliver:

Flustered, Oliver slumped slightly.

The class teacher of Class Six made a good point.

If his family were really doing enough for her, why should Maureen pander to them?

Shouldn’t they be the ones owing Maureen?

Suddenly, Oliver felt that Maureen’s choice to board at school might not be a bad decision.

If she was only being mistreated at home, it might be better for her to move out and live on her own.

At this moment, Oliver’s heart ached.

He was desperate, desperate to see Maureen.

He still remembered two years ago when he took Maureen to go through the transfer procedures.

Then, Maureen was a little girl full of life and anticipation.

Not until the door behind him was opened did Oliver snap out of his daze.

Upon seeing him, Maureen immediately looked into the principal’s office, and found only Oliver.

Immediately she furrowed her brow, realizing that it was Oliver who had the principal summon her here.

Maureen turned to leave.

This time, Oliver didn’t know how to approach her.

Unlike his previous arrogance, this time Oliver recognized that to Maureen, their home might be an oppressive hellfire.

If he truly cared for her, he shouldn’t drag her back forcefully.

“Maureen.” Oliver drew in a deep breath and stopped her.

“I’m here to tell you that if you don’t want to go home, then don’t.

But, I hope you still see me as your big brother.

If you have any problems, I will be there to help you.”

Seeing Maureen leave without acknowledgment, guilt welled up within Oliver.

He quickly followed her and handed her a card.

“This is my supplementary card.

You can use it freely.

I won’t tell anyone at home.

Just consider it our little secret.”

Maureen couldn’t figure out what Oliver was up to.

She said, “A supplementary card, how much can I spend with it?

You’re trying to appear kind, but what if I spend it all?

Don’t you have a crush on Bianca?

Shouldn’t you be saving this for your future marriage?

Or will you make me pay you back when you’re wishing you a happily ever after?”

Having said that, she saw Oliver staring at her in astonishment.

Maureen suddenly realized, “Oops, it seems like Oliver hasn’t developed feelings for Bianca yet.”

She had spoken too quickly.

“I don’t want it.”

Maureen threw the card, it landed back on Oliver.