Old Madam Song was a little taken aback when she heard that tone from her own daughter who rarely talked back to her. In fact, Song Xin'ai had a very small presence in the Song family since she was young. She didn't like pleasing others, she didn't like talking, and she didn't know how to coax. No matter what, she just wasn't the kind of child parents would notice because she never tried to get attention.
So what if she was always at the top of the class? Once or twice, it might have made a difference but eventually, everyone in the Song family got used to her exceptional intelligence.
She slowly got her parents' attention when she was in more and more international competitions. Because of that, even her father was praised by his colleagues and seniors which made him look at this daughter who was almost invisible in the family.