My Little Ancestor Is Sweet And Wild ( Part-1 )

Chapter 43

                           𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲

It was a little too late for Su Yuan to ask Ning Li about her horse-riding skills now.

"I learned it when I worked part-time at the stables as a training assistant earning 120 per day with meals and accommodation provided for."

The look on Su Yuan's face froze for a moment when she got the answer. Of course, she knew what a part-time job at the stables meant.

An equestrian club usually had professional trainers teaching equestrianism, and sometimes, there would be an assistant helping out. The assistant's job revolved mostly around preparing things for the lesson, and their tasks were mostly tiring and dirty.

Su Yuan could not wrap her head around the fact that Ning Li had beaten Cheng Xiangxiang in the horse race. It was then that she realized she understood nothing about Ning Li.

All she knew about her daughter was limited to what she saw on the few pieces of paper. She knew nothing about the real Ning Li.

Therefore, she came to Ning Li and tried to have an intimate conversation with her. She had thought of many possible answers but not this.

Whenever she brought Ye Cheng to equestrian class, she would never spare a glance at the assistants. Now, she found out that her daughter used to work such a tiring and dirty job.

"Y-you...How could you do such a job?" Su Yuan found it difficult to accept.

The curve on Ning Li's lips gradually flattened. "Because I have to make a living, why else?"

Silenced, Su Yuan's words were stuck in her throat.

Nevertheless, Ning Li did not care about how Su Yuan reacted as well. "Though I assume it's much cheaper than Ye Ci and Ye Cheng's equestrian classes."

Su Yuan could not stay for a moment longer, so she turned around and left. Every word that Ning Li spoke was like the sharpest blade, cutting her heart and reminding her that she had neglected her daughter.

Ning Li barely reacted, looking away and going back into her room

........

Cheng Xiangxiang skipped school on Monday, but no one really cared.

The incident at the track was embarrassing, and Cheng Xiangxiang did not want anyone from her school to find out.

Ye Ci knew what happened, but maybe because she had embarrassed herself in front of Ning Li a few times now, she dared not act rashly anymore. She did not even mention a word along the way to school. Instead, she looked weary and somewhat dispirited.

Ning Li had a glance at her but did not say a word.

........

The first class of the day was English.

"Ye Ci? Ye Ci?"

Kong Rou walked to Ye Ci's table and  knocked on it.

Ye Ci slowly opened her eyes and she realized that she had fallen asleep in class.

Everyone else in the class looked at her. It was normal for a third-year student to lack sleep, but it was a first for Ye Ci to fall asleep during the first class of the day.

Concerned, Kong Rou asked, "Are you feeling okay?"

Ye Ci blushed. "I-I'm fine... Maybe it's because I couldn't sleep yesterday. Sorry, Ms. Kong."

"It's okay."

Kong Rou was a lenient teacher, especially to a role model student like Ye Ci who always behaved. Since it was just a tiny and rare offense, she tended to be more caring.