Chapter 2927: I Want to Learn How to Paint

“Besides, your brother’s talent for painting shouldn’t be wasted. If you return to school, I’ll personally cover all the costs of your brother’s art supplies,” Principal Li promised.

Ning Shu: …

The more Principal Li insisted, the less Ning Shu wanted to return to school. She wasn’t learning anything there.

Those rich young masters and ladies studied etiquette, socializing, horseback riding, tea ceremonies, and other such refined activities.

She was struggling just to survive. She couldn’t get enough to eat or stay warm. When it rained heavily outside, it would rain lightly inside her house.

These things were useless to her.

Moreover, Principal Li’s intention was to push her in front of those three people to protect his own position.

This was perfectly normal behavior.

Ning Shu refused once again, “I’m not going.”

“You should think through this properly. It’s hard for someone from a poor family to rise up. Now you have such a great opportunity, and you’re not going to study?” Principal Li said, seeming almost frustrated with her for not seeing this opportunity for what was.

“Big Sis…” Yi Xiaodong stood by the door, his expression timid, and said to Ning Shu, “Big Sis, I want to learn how to paint. I want to draw.”

“If you don’t want to think about yourself, at least think about your brother. I hope to see you at school tomorrow,” Principal Li urged, unable to bring himself to stay in this place any longer.

After Principal Li left, Ning Shu started preparing dinner.

She cooked the meat and vegetables she had bought together, and then she and Yi Xiaodong sat on small stools, hunched over, eating.

Ning Shu ate very little because she had taken a fasting pill. She also placed one in Yi Xiaodong’s bowl.

“Do you really want to go to school to learn painting?” Ning Shu asked Yi Xiaodong.

Yi Xiaodong nodded, his movements childish. Even though he was already around 16, he still seemed so immature.

“I want to go,” Yi Xiaodong said.

Ning Shu put down her bowl and took out some drawing paper and pens from her bag.

“These are for you, from your sister. You have talent, so draw whatever you want. I’ll give you paper,” Ning Shu said.

“We don’t need to go to school,” Ning Shu told Yi Xiaodong.

Yi Xiaodong nodded, “Okay, I’ll listen to you.”

He held the drawing paper and pens tightly.

The reason Yi Xiaodong wanted to go to school to draw was because the school had lots of paper and drawing supplies.

To others, these things might not seem important, but for Yi Xiaodong, who couldn’t afford them, they were precious.

Ning Shu had made up her mind not to return to school, and she certainly wouldn’t let Yi Xiaodong face the strange looks of the people there.

Yi Xiaodong might be slow, but that didn’t mean he had no feelings.

And if they went back, they’d surely be bullied. What was the point of returning?

After eating, Yi Xiaodong immediately began drawing with his paper and pen, concentrating intensely on his work.

Ning Shu peeked over to see what he was drawing. It looked a bit abstract, and at first glance, Ning Shu couldn’t tell what it was.

It seemed that art was just one of those things that ordinary people couldn’t understand.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Ning Shu said to Yi Xiaodong, “Stay home and be good. I’m going out for a bit.”

They were forcing her to return to school, so there was probably some twisted plot waiting for her.

It would be better to stir things up and make those three too busy to bother with her.

When she fought back that time, she knew there would be consequences.

Revenge was inevitable.

They wanted to punish this disobedient pet.

Translator: Kaho