Chapter 39 1

Before the four of them even reached school, a classmate who had run out of the crowd in the opposite direction informed them, "Wei Ran, you got first place! You've been accepted into the normal school!"

Wei Ran was surrounded and squeezed in.

The gate of the Cotton Mill Middle School was already crowded with parents, all coming to see how many points their children had scored in the exam.

But the school did not allow parents to enter, so the children could only go in to see the event and then come out to announce the good news.

As Wei Ran walked past, many parents turned to look at him, chanting, "This is Wei Ran from Class 1."

"The one who's the oldest?"

“This time we’re first too!”

"Do you know what it's about?"

"It must be the Normal School."

"It's a normal school."

…

Yuan Dabao pressed close to Wei Ran, the two of them pushing forward. Hearing everyone talking about Wei Ran, Yuan Dabao felt a surge of pride. He proudly cleared the way for Wei Ran, shouting as they squeezed through, "Here comes the top student in the school! Everyone, stop pushing and let us in to see our results."

Wei Ran's name was at the top of the red list, written with a brush on red paper, and followed by the name of the school he was admitted to.

From normal schools to technical schools, admissions are summarized and posted according to the school.

Before the four people walked into the red list, the first name they saw was Wei Ran's.

Yuan Dabao started looking down the list. He had applied for the railway program, and he was probably the only one in the entire school who had applied. He looked down the list and saw his own name.

Yuan Dabao happily pointed at his own name and said, "I got in! Railway School."

"You're great." Zhang Yang patted Yuan Dabao on the shoulder.

Wei Ran also congratulated him, then turned to ask Zhang Yang, "Did you and Tianyi both apply to high school?"

Zhang Yang hummed, then heard someone say, "The high school is at the back. There's the No. 1 City High School and the Experimental Middle School. Go check it out."

Xin Tianyi quickly thanked the person, and the two of them walked to the end of the red list together.

The list of the No. 1 Middle School in the city was behind the Experimental Middle School. The two took a look and continued walking to the back.

The crowds dwindled as they moved further back. Zhang Yang found a better spot and quickly reached out to pull Xin Tianyi over. "Look from here. You can see clearly."

Xin Tianyi and Zhang Yang stood side by side and started looking from the front.

The two people went through their names one by one, and before he had finished reading them, Xin Tianyi saw Zhang Yang's name.

"Zhang Yang, it's yours!" Xin Tianyi exclaimed excitedly, "Look, your name. Your admission ticket number is 780, right?"

Zhang Yang nodded quickly, "Yes."

"You did very well on the test." Xin Tianyi said, "Really good."

"Where's yours?" Yuan Dabao stood on tiptoe to look at it from behind. He looked all the way but didn't see Xin Tianyi's name.

"Your name is not on it." Yuan Dabao said.

Xin Tianyi frowned and said, "I didn't find it either."

In his previous life, Xin Tianyi was admitted to high school and passed the score line, but he did not go and directly followed Wang Fang to another province.

In this life, Xin Tianyi studied mathematics, physics and chemistry hard for half a year, and his grades were even better than in his previous life. However, after searching for a long time, he could not find his name.

Xin Tianyi had already moved to the last place, and sure enough, his name was not on the list.

"It's okay, maybe we missed it." Wei Ran comforted Xin Tianyi, "Let's look again."

"Tianyi's name is so unique, how could they have missed it? And how could the four of us have missed it?" Yuan Dabao said a little disappointedly, "No way, Tianyi has better grades than me. I was accepted, so how could she fail?"

"Look again." Wei Ran had already walked over and started looking.

The three of them went back to the front to look for it. Just when they were halfway there, they heard Zhang Yang calling them.

"God's will, come quickly!"

The three of them walked over immediately. Zhang Yang pointed at the name on the list with sweat dripping down his face. He said to Xin Tianyi, "Your name is here. You've been admitted to Experimental Middle School!"

Xin Tianyi looked at his name and checked his admission ticket number again. It was indeed him.

"I'm actually going to Experimental Middle School?" Xin Tianyi said, "I thought it was the No. 1 Middle School in the city."

"Yeah, why did you go to the Experimental School?" Yuan Dabao said, "The Experimental Middle School is a new school, and they only recruit a few students. What's going on?"

The four people were just wondering when they heard someone calling them: "Wei Ran, come here. And Tianyi, both of you come here."

Wei Ran quickly turned around and called his friends, "It's Teacher Liu, let's go over there quickly."

Four people surrounded Liu Yuan in an instant, and Liu Yuan looked at them with a smile.

Well, Liu Yuan had expected Wei Ran to achieve this. After all, his grades had always been very stable, always ranking first in the school. Liu Yuan had no doubts that he would successfully pass the entrance exam to the teachers' college he wanted to attend.

It’s the remaining two.

Liu Yuan looked at Yuan Dabao, who had become a little darker, and Zhang Yang, who had become much darker, and said with a smile, "Congratulations. You both got into good schools."

Yes, Liu Yuan was surprised. Originally, these two were at the bottom of the class, but suddenly, in the last semester, they caught up like crazy. Even though Yuan Dabao barely made it to the Railway School, Zhang Yang's grades were very good. He successfully passed the entrance exam to the No. 1 Middle School in the city. And based on his grades, he should have been placed in the best class when the school was divided.

"Thank you, teacher." Everyone said in unison.

Liu Yuan nodded at them, and finally turned her gaze to Xin Tianyi.

If there is any change in these two children who always lag behind, the biggest variable should be Xin Tianyi.

Xin Tianyi transferred in during the last semester, and unlike the other students Liu Yuan had taught since the first grade, she had no strong feelings for. However, Liu Yuan cherished Xin Tianyi very much.

Because her Chinese is so good.

Ever since Xin Tianyi transferred in, Wei Ran, who used to be the top student in every subject, was ruthlessly crushed by Xin Tianyi in Chinese.

Because Wei Ran has two weaknesses, namely the last reading question and the composition.

Wei Ran never lost points on the basic questions, but his accuracy on the reading comprehension questions was low, and even after Liu Yuan repeatedly tutored him, he couldn't improve. Another issue was his composition. Wei Ran's writing wasn't particularly good; getting 20 out of 30 was considered a good score. Furthermore, Wei Ran was a slow writer, and he had to squeeze in as much time as possible before each exam to leave enough time for the composition.

In these two areas, Xin Tianyi was completely different. When she did the reading comprehension questions, her answers were almost identical to the standard answers. She never lost a point. Then there was the essay writing. She scored a perfect 30 points on the essays for several consecutive exams, and she did it in the shortest possible time, all in one go.

At that time, the teachers of other classes were still dissatisfied and thought that Liu Yuan had deliberately let the students down when grading the papers. How could anyone get full marks on their essays?

Liu Yuan showed Xin Tianyi's composition to other teachers. As a result, other teachers used Xin Tianyi's composition as an example, copied and distributed it, and required students to memorize the entire text.

No one objected to her composition anymore.

In addition to Chinese, there is also English.

The students in the class generally performed poorly in English. Every time there was an exam, the English teacher would walk into the office with a sullen face and wouldn't speak to us for days.

The children have a weak foundation and only started learning English after the first year of junior high school. The English teacher asked them to read aloud one by one, and what they read out had different accents.

Until Xin Tianyi arrived.

Liu Yuan remembers it very clearly.

During the first placement test, the English teacher almost jumped into the office.

"Tianyi, come here." Liu Yuan smiled at Xin Tianyi.

Xin Tianyi took two steps forward, pushed away Yuan Dabao, who was proudly showing off his scores next to the teacher, and looked up at Liu Yuan.

Liu Yuan said, "Did you see that you were admitted to Experimental Middle School?"

Xin Tianyi nodded, "I see."

"Teacher, we searched for a long time and finally found Tianyi's name in Experimental Middle School. Why did she go to Experimental Middle School? Shouldn't she be in No. 1 Middle School?" Yuan Dabao asked immediately.

"Yes, teacher." Zhang Yang asked anxiously, "Did you make a mistake?"

"No." Liu Yuan smiled. "Experimental Middle School is a newly built school. They have a special enrollment plan this year, recruiting students with English expertise. Tianyi's English grades were so good that she was admitted to Experimental Middle School right after the English papers were reviewed."

"That is to say, even if her grades don't meet the admission requirements, she can still go to high school?" Wei Ran understood.

Teacher Liu nodded, "Yes."

"Wow. Then you should have just taken the English exam. Why bother taking the other exams?" Yuan Dabao said immediately, then he rejected his own thoughts. "No, you shouldn't have spent half a year studying math. After all, English alone can get you into high school."

"That's not right," Liu Yuan corrected. "She went to high school just like any other student, studying math, physics, and chemistry. She'll also be taking math when she gets to college. She needs to lay a solid foundation. If she can't even do the middle school questions, what's she going to do in high school?"

Yuan Dabao immediately touched his head and said, "Yes, yes, teacher, I was wrong."

"You're also very good. You were accepted into the Railway School." Liu Yuan said with a smile, "Now your parents should be relieved."

Yuan Dabao's mind was not here. He kept looking at the crowd while talking to the teacher.

In the bustling crowd, Yuan Dabao never saw Bai Xue.

The results are announced today, and it is an opportunity for all the third-year junior high school students to get together.

After today, everyone will go back home and wait for the new semester to begin.

Yuan Dabao knew that today was his last chance to meet Bai Xue.

Yuan Dabao looked for a long time but didn't see Bai Xue. So he whispered to Xin Tianyi, "Did you see Bai Xue?"

"Bai Xue?" Xin Tianyi shook his head. "I've been looking for her too. But I haven't seen her."

"Is it possible that we didn't see her coming, and she left again?" Yuan Dabao asked.

"If she comes, I think the four of us will not miss her. And she will not leave without saying goodbye." Xin Tianyi said.

"Yeah. She wouldn't leave without saying hello." Yuan Dabao said, and then he encouraged Xin Tianyi, "Ask the teacher why Bai Xue didn't come. And I looked at the list, and her name doesn't seem to be on it."

Xin Tianyi knew that Yuan Dabao was embarrassed to ask the teacher about the news of his female classmates, so he whispered, "Why don't you just ask? We're all classmates, there's nothing to be afraid of."

"Please ask for me."

Xin Tianyi asked Teacher Liu, "Teacher Liu, why didn't I see Bai Xue? Did she know the results would be announced today?"

Liu Yuan uttered an "oh" and said, "We've already notified the parents of the results. We finally managed to find Bai Xue's sister last night, but she said they weren't in the area and couldn't come back, so she asked me to help take a look at the results."

Liu Yuan thought carefully about what happened last night, then sighed, "Bai Xue's grades are a bit disappointing. If she had done a little more, she would have been able to get into high school. But from what I heard from her sister, it seems she didn't have any expectations for the grades. She just asked me to take a look at the overall score and didn't ask about the individual scores."

"Did she say where she is and when she will be back?" Xin Tianyi asked immediately.

"No." Teacher Liu shook his head. "And judging by what her sister said, she probably won't let Bai Xue repeat a grade."

The more Liu Yuan spoke, the more regretful she felt. She sighed, "So families like yours where both parents support education should cherish them."

Xin Tianyi never thought that Bai Xue, who had always said that she wanted to go to high school, gave up at this time.

In his previous life, Xin Tianyi didn’t have a particularly deep impression of Bai Xue. He only remembered that she was the school belle.

As for what Bai Xue did later, whether she went to high school or technical school, she never cared.

After hearing the news, Xin Tianyi was unable to recover for a while.

Wei Ran's body is no longer the same as in his previous life, and he has developed a habit of exercising. In addition, Xin Tianyi reminds him all day long not to swim in the wild. Xin Tianyi is sure that the same thing as in his previous life will not happen to Wei Ran again.

However, she couldn't care about others.

For example, Snow White.

"Teacher, Bai Xue doesn't study anymore?" Xin Tianyi asked.

"That should be the case." Teacher Liu sighed. "She's quite pitiful. Her sister is the one who supports her studies. It seems like something happened to her sister recently..."

Teacher Liu stopped talking at this point. "What a pity. I wonder what Bai Xue will do in the future."

On the way back from school, Yuan Dabao seemed to have lost his soul.

He walked at the back, his eyes dull.

No matter how Zhang Yang called him or how he quarreled with him, he acted as if he didn't hear anything.

"It's okay. Who knows, Bai Xue will come to see me when she's done with her work." Xin Tianyi stopped, waited for Yuan Dabao, and then said to him.

"Really? Will it?" Yuan Dabao looked at Xin Tianyi.

"Why not? You forgot she came to see us during winter break. Back then we could see each other after school started, and she still came. Now we're going our separate ways, could she really just leave without saying goodbye? I don't think she would."

Yuan Dabao's eyes sparkled, and he nodded repeatedly, "Yes, the teacher said she's not here. She must have been held up by something. She'll be back once she's done with her work. You're right, she wouldn't just leave without saying goodbye."

"Yes, none of us will leave without saying goodbye." Xin Tianyi said to everyone.

Xin Tianyi was saying this to everyone and also to himself.

In her previous life, she left without saying goodbye, causing her to completely lose these friends.

When she thought back on the past, she realized how many mistakes she had made.

If she leaves, she will say goodbye to them and leave her contact information.

Or after settling down in a foreign land, I could find a way to contact them and keep in touch with the three of them. Would things have turned out differently?

There are also Zhang Yang and Yuan Dabao.

On the day of Wei Ran's funeral, the two didn't even exchange glances.

No one would look at each other.

The friendship that we grew up in has completely broken down.

Later, Wang Yuxiu told Xin Tianyi that Wei Ran went to find Zhang Yang and Yuan Dabao to swim together.

Zhang Yang refused because he had something to do at home, and Yuan Dabao was too sleepy to go with him.

After the incident, the two blamed themselves to the point of collapse.

Zhang Yang sat on the floor at home for two days and two nights. Yuan Dabao locked himself up and refused to see anyone.

Wei Ran's death was an accident and had nothing to do with them.

But both of them wondered what would have happened if they had gone together.

Wei Ran would not leave.

They blame themselves but have no other options. Apart from hating themselves, they cannot face each other.

The two broke up completely that summer.

It's as if we have never met before.

…

Xin Tianyi's heart ached suddenly. She looked at Zhang Yang and then at Yuan Dabao.

Wei Ran was only seventeen when he died. They were only a few months older than him.

Three friends grew up together, but were eventually separated by an unfortunate incident.

The two survivors were unable to extricate themselves from pain and self-blame for the rest of their lives.

That summer completely changed the lives of three people.

Xin Tianyi thought that in the summer of her second year of high school, she would be with them, the four of them, and would never be separated again.

But when Xin Tianyi returned home, before he had time to report the good news, he saw a car parked in the cotton mill yard.

The first residential area was built earlier, so only the courtyard could accommodate cars. Driving inside, into the alleys, was impossible.

So the car was parked in the yard, attracting a lot of people to watch.

Xin Tianyi took a look at the car, and when Dabao and the others went to join in the fun, Xin Tianyi went home with his schoolbag.

Zhang Yang called her from behind: "Come out and play this afternoon."

Xin Tianyi nodded and disappeared into the alley.

As soon as he stepped into the house, Xin Tianyi heard voices inside.

She stopped outside and listened to the deep male voice coming from inside.

"Uncle, aunt, just call me Xiao Li."

His Mandarin is very unstandard, with a typical southern accent.

Xin Tianyi was very familiar with this voice. In his previous life, Wang Fang agreed to Li Zhiye's proposal at this time.

Li Zhiye lost his wife, leaving behind a son, Li Yuan. Li Yuan was older than Xin Tianyi. When Xin Tianyi married Wang Fang, Li Yuan had already been helping Li Zhiye with his business for two years. At the age of twenty, he was surrounded by many matchmakers.

Xin Tianyi and Li Yuan didn't live together for long. Because Li Yuan had his own house, Xin Tianyi moved out early. Xin Tianyi went to high school in another city. Because he didn't take the local high school entrance exam, he entered a private high school and lived on campus.

So she could only go home once a week, and Li Zhiye was the busiest during the week.

Throughout the year, Xin Tianyi only saw him a few times.

Xin Tianyi only remembered that he was very generous and always gave Xin Tianyi a lot of money.

He also loved Wang Fang very much. There were two aunts at home who cooked and cleaned the house. After Wang Fang got married, she gained a lot of weight.

"God's will is back?"

Wang Fang saw Xin Tianyi inside, quickly stood up, walked to the door and pulled Xin Tianyi in.

As soon as Xin Tianyi entered, Li Zhiye stood up.

He was a little nervous. Compared to meeting Xie Mei and Wang Yuxiu, he was more afraid of meeting Xin Tianyi.

He is not very tall, and Wang Fang is almost the same height as him when wearing high heels.

He is also fat, especially his belly, which is quite prominent.

But when he looked at Xin Tianyi, his eyes were very sincere.

Li Zhiye took a few steps forward, smiled, and then said, "It must be God's will. I saw you a few days ago."

As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately added: "You didn't see me. I was in the car at the time. I asked to get out to see you, but your mother said to wait until we officially met. She didn't let me get out of the car."

Xin Tianyi's eyes rolled around, and he suddenly understood. It turned out that Li Zhiye had been listening to Wang Fang from the very beginning.

Xin Tianyi took the lead in extending his hand, looking at Li Zhiye and saying, "Hello."

This action really surprised Li Zhiye. He looked at Wang Fang in panic at first, but seeing that Wang Fang was folding her arms and looking at him as if she was joking, he turned his gaze back, stretched out his hand a little awkwardly, and gently shook Xin Tianyi's fingertips: "Hello."

After getting to know each other, Xin Tianyi sat down between Xie Mei and Wang Yuxiu with confidence.

Li Zhiye didn't know how to start, so he could only look to Wang Fang for help.

Wang Fang rolled her eyes at him, then looked at Xin Tianyi: "Before you came, I was talking to your grandparents. Your Uncle Li proposed to me, and I'm going to marry him."

Wang Fang looked at Xin Tianyi, her voice trembling slightly: "What do you think?"

Wang Fang folded her arms across her chest as she spoke.

As she said this, she looked down at Xin Tianyi who was sitting on the sofa.

She wanted to hear the answer she wanted, and she was also prepared to fight back at any time if she was rejected.

She was using her own way to hide her fear and anxiety.

She thought no one could see it. She was just trying to tell Xin Tianyi forcefully.

But Wang Fang didn't know, but Xin Tianyi could see it.

If Xin Tianyi did not understand Wang Fang in her previous life, she would blame Wang Fang for all the hardships she had experienced in her life and the breakups with her relatives and friends.

But Xin Tianyi in this life understands.

She understood that after Xin Ziqian passed away, the living had to live well.

She understood the hardships of Wang Fang, who went to work and chatted with her neighbors and went back to get off work normally after a month of silence.

She understood Wang Fang's changes, such as changing her hairstyle and wearing high heels.

She understood Wang Fang's desire to move out of this house and live her own life.

She understood Wang Fang's anxiety and hopes better.

Xin Tianyi looked at Wang Fang and asked, "Is he good to you?"

Wang Fang paused slightly. She had never expected Xin Tianyi to ask this question.

Wang Fang slowly lowered her arms and turned to look at Li Zhiye.

Li Zhiye felt a little embarrassed, but looked back at Wang Fang with a firm gaze.

Wang Fang nodded and said after a long while, "Okay."

"Then will you always be good to her?" Xin Tianyi turned his head to look at Li Zhiye.

Li Zhiye was speechless for a moment. He was originally an honest businessman who started his business out of necessity. Unexpectedly, he took advantage of favorable conditions and, with his good character, his business gradually expanded.

He wasn't good at sweet talk, and by this point, his forehead was sweating with nervousness. After finally straightening his tongue, he immediately replied in his broken Mandarin: "I will!"

"Then I agree." Xin Tianyi spread his hands and said to Wang Fang and Li Zhiye with a smile, "Congratulations."

Wang Fang and Li Zhiye looked at each other in bewilderment. They had spent a long time trying to convince Wang Yuxiu and Xie Mei, but the two elders wouldn't budge. They had originally planned to finish convincing the elders first, and then have them join in persuading Xin Tianyi, a stubborn man. However, Xin Tianyi turned out to be the easiest to persuade.

"Just agree like that?" Li Zhiye asked Xin Tianyi in a low voice.

"Ah. No." Xin Tianyi suddenly remembered something, she stood up and walked to the TV.

This was the very center of the living room, and Xin Tianyi had already rehearsed the prepared speech in his mind many times.

She stood there confidently, her short hair swaying with the big fan above her head.

"I have something to say."

Xin Tianyi said loudly, "First of all, congratulations. You are adults now. As for matters of the heart, I think as long as you are sure of them, it's fine. I won't interfere in your lives."

"Then I want to inform everyone of the good news. I have been admitted to Experimental High School."

Xin Tianyi raised an eyebrow and looked at Wang Fang. "Mom, I respect your choice, and I hope you can respect mine, too. First, I want to go to high school. Even if you don't support me, I will go. I can earn my own tuition. Second, I won't follow you into business. You'd better give up this idea as soon as possible. I want to study, go to high school, and then go to college."

"That's great, that's great," Li Zhiye said immediately. "People need to study, and they must go to university. If possible, they should go to university abroad! Don't be afraid, I will support your education."

Xin Tianyi smiled at Li Zhiye, then added: "Third, I will not go with you to live somewhere else."

Xin Tianyi said, looking at Xie Mei.

Xie Mei's health problems were irreversible, and Xin Tianyi wanted to spend the last few days with her.

"I want to live with my grandparents. Of course, I don't have to live at home. I asked the teacher today, and they say that Experimental High School has boarding students. As long as my parents sign and confirm, I can live on campus. This way, I can come to stay with my grandparents on weekends and go back to sleep at night. I can return the room to my uncle and aunt, and still be with my grandparents."

Xin Tianyi paused. "You have your own lives. Go live your lives. I'm grown up now. I can live on campus and take care of myself. Anyway, I'm not leaving. I won't follow you."

Wang Fang looked at Xin Tianyi, wondering when this man started preparing all this.

But she thought again and again, she had never mentioned Li Zhiye, let alone mentioned to Xin Tianyi that she wanted to remarry. But when did Xin Tianyi start preparing for all this?

Live performance?

Wang Fang didn't want to admit it, but she had to.

This kid knows exactly what he wants.

In such a short period of time, I was able to completely convince myself to support her studies, agree to let her go to high school, and agree to let her stay in the city and live in the school dormitory.

The plan he had thought about for so long was completely shattered by her sudden outburst.

Wang Fang looked at Xin Tianyi in disbelief.

Xin Tianyi also looked at Wang Fang with confidence.

The mother and daughter looked at each other, one in full defense, the other in strong offense.

“So, I marry your Uncle Li, and you agree. But you don’t live with us, right?”

After a long time, Wang Fang asked a question.

Xin Tianyi nodded: "Yes."

"But after we get married, we won't live here." Wang Fang looked at Xin Tianyi, "Your Uncle Li's family is in the south. If we leave, it will be difficult for us to come back."

"I know." Xin Tianyi glanced at Li Zhiye. "I can tell. Uncle speaks with a southern accent, just like on TV."

Li Zhiye laughed: "I don't speak Mandarin very well."

"That's good." Xin Tianyi said, "As long as you can understand it."

"You're going to live on campus by yourself?" Wang Fang asked again, "You're only in your first year of high school. Do you think you can do it?"

"Absolutely." Xin Tianyi said, "Some of our classmates in junior high school lived on campus. Besides, my grandparents are here, so I'll come back if anything happens."

Wang Fang breathed a sigh of relief. She neither agreed nor denied. She simply said, "We'll talk about it when the time comes."

"Anyway, I stick to my idea." Xin Tianyi raised an eyebrow. "I want to live on campus and go to high school. And living on campus in high school is pretty good. I can study hard and make good use of my time."

Wang Yuxiu and Xie Mei did not interrupt because they wanted the mother and daughter to handle this difficult issue together.

Xie Mei even thought that Xin Tianyi would single-handedly take responsibility for preventing Wang Fang from remarrying, but she never expected that Xin Tianyi would agree after just asking a few questions.

Xie Mei immediately said, "Don't be in a hurry to get married."

As she spoke, she glanced at Wang Fang, and finally her gaze stopped at Li Zhiye. Xie Mei forced a smile and said, "Little Li, don't be in a hurry to leave."

Li Zhiye quickly replied, "No, Auntie, I just came here to discuss business. It will take some time."

"That's great," Xie Mei said. "I'll let Wang Fang show you around here. We're in a plain area, not many mountains or rivers, so the scenery might not be as good as yours. But our people... are nice."

As Xie Mei was talking, she suddenly didn't know what to say. She managed to come up with "a good person" and then assured herself, "Yes, that's right, the person is good. And there are a lot of delicious noodles. Don't most of you in the south eat rice? Let Wang Fang take you to eat more noodles. Like fried cakes, pie, noodles. Oh, and for breakfast, big fried dough sticks and spicy soup. Wang Fang, take Xiao Li to try them, you know."

"He has eaten it a long time ago." Wang Fang glanced at her mother and knew what Xie Mei was thinking.

"Anyway, just walk around and have more fun." Xie Mei said.

Wang Fang was unwilling to do so and said bluntly, "Mom, he's not here to play, he's here to marry me. First, tell me what you and my dad think."

Xie Mei paused for a moment, then looked at Wang Yuxiu.

Wang Yuxiu could only respond, "That's what your mother and I are talking about. Let's have more contact. If you have more contact, your mother and I will have more contact too."

Wang Yuxiu knew his daughter's personality, so he set his sights on Li Zhiye. He looked at Li Zhiye and said, "What do you think, Xiao Li? Marriage is a major event in life. You should get to know her better through more interactions."

Li Zhiye nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes, more contact is good."

Wang Fang rolled her eyes and said nothing.

"We'll have lunch at home," Wang Yuxiu said immediately, "I'll make a few of my specialties for Xiao Li to try."

Seeing Wang Yuxiu heading to the kitchen, Li Zhiye quickly followed him: "Uncle, I can cook too. How about I make something for you today so you can try our food?"

Wang Yuxiu looked at him in surprise: "You are so busy with your business, and you can even cook?"

"Yes, I can." Li Zhiye said embarrassedly, "I don't really care about the business now. My son takes care of it. I just cook at home and do other things."

"By the way, you have a son. How old is he?"

"Twenty." Li Zhiye said, "My name is Li Yuan."

"I'm only twenty years old and I'm already helping you with your business?" Wang Yuxiu said.

"He doesn't like studying. He started working with me in the business when he was a teenager. Now he's 20, so I've handed over most of the business to him. He's older and doesn't have the quick wit of a young person."

"You're only in your forties, what's so great about that?" Wang Yuxiu said, "Life has just begun."

Li Zhiye smiled and said, "Uncle, that's right, that's right."

Li Zhiye was quite clever. Knowing Wang Yuxiu was going to cook, he quickly followed her. His goal was to give the mother and daughter time and space to talk. Furthermore, in the process of communicating with Wang Yuxiu, he might even find someone to support him.

As soon as Li Zhiye and Wang Yuxiu entered the kitchen, Wang Fang said to Xie Mei, "Mom, what's wrong with you? Isn't it good for me to get married? You still need to have more contact with him. It's not like you're marrying him! I've been in contact with him for more than half a year. How can I have more contact with him?"

"You didn't say anything, yet you brought someone here and said you wanted to get married. You're going to another place." Xie Mei said, "Your father and I can't make the decision for you, right? How can we be at ease if we don't have more contact?"

"He's a nice guy. Didn't I tell you that?"

"What's the use of being a nice person!" Xie Mei looked at Wang Fang, turned her back and pulled her.

I didn't want Xin Tianyi to hear the following words, but Xin Tianyi heard them anyway.

"Tell me, are you after him because he's rich?" Xie Mei asked in a low voice.

Wang Fang immediately smiled and said, "Yes. Is that not possible?"

Xie Mei twisted Wang Fang's arm hard, causing her to scream in pain.

"Mom, what are you doing!"

"Don't be so shameless! I've noticed that you're not the same as before. Now everything you do is all about money! What? Are you really marrying him for money?"

Wang Fang could only sigh: "Mom, you've never seen a rich person. There are a lot of wealthy Hong Kong businessmen and big bosses out there. If I was after money, why would I go to him? Is he rich? Over there, everyone does business. He's just an ordinary person, you know."

"Are you serious?" Xie Mei asked.

"I won't talk to you anymore." Wang Fang looked at Xie Mei. "Why can't I talk to you? If he didn't have money, I definitely wouldn't look for him. Consider all factors, understand? All factors!"

"What's the comprehensive method? Tell me!" Xie Mei held Wang Fang back and refused to let her go. Remembering that Tianyi was still by her side, she turned to Xin Tianyi and said, "Tianyi, go back to the house first. I want to talk to your mother for a while."

Xin Tianyi stood up and went to his room.

Wang Fang suddenly said to her: "Congratulations, you got into high school."

Xin Tianyi laughed and continued, "Congratulations to you too, you're getting married."

"This kid!" Wang Fang said to Xie Mei, "Mom, don't pull me. I have to teach her a lesson today."

…

Yuan Gaoyi knew that the results would be announced today, so he rushed back in the afternoon.

When I rushed into the house, I found Wang Qinghua sitting in the living room with a frown on his face.

The coffee table in the living room was filled with various dishes, all of which were Yuan Dabao's favorites.

Yuan Gaoyi looked at Wang Qinghua, put his luggage bag on the ground, and asked quietly, "What's wrong? Did you fail the exam?"

Wang Qinghua shook his head.

Yuan Gaoyi understood that he failed the exam.

He sat quietly aside, looking at the dishes on the table.

After a long pause, he finally said to Wang Qinghua in a comforting tone, "His grades have always been at the bottom, and we didn't hold out hope that he could pass. It was only during this last period of time that Dabao started studying and making progress, and we thought he might pass. Forget it, don't be upset. If you're upset, Dabao must be even more upset. I'm sadder than anyone that he didn't pass. Wait until he recovers, then work on his studies, repeat a year, and take the exam again next year."

Wang Qinghua kept shaking his head, "No, no..."

"What's not? You can't just stop studying. How can we not study? We are both uneducated, and our children can't be like us. Repeat a year, I have the final say."

"No!" Wang Qinghua rarely got angry, staring at Yuan Gaoyi with his eyes wide open: "Can you please listen to what I'm saying?"

"You tell me." Yuan Gaoyi said immediately.

Wang Qinghua then said, "Dabao got admitted to the Railway School."

"Ah? Really?" Yuan Gaoyi almost jumped up. He had been speaking in a low voice before, but now he immediately raised his voice and said, "Where's my son? Where's Dabao? Dabao!"

Wang Qinghua pulled Yuan Gaoyi and pointed to Yuan Dabao's room.

Yuan Dabao's door was closed.

Yuan Gaoyi asked, "What's wrong? Are you so happy?"

"No," Wang Qinghua whispered. "He was unhappy as soon as he got back. I asked him if he didn't pass the exam, and he said he did. Then he went into the house."

"Aren't you happy even though you passed the exam?" Yuan Gaoyi asked.

"Your son has been unhappy for quite some time," Wang Qinghua said. "Since the day after or the day after the exam, he hasn't watched TV or spoken, staying cooped up in his room all day. He only seems to be happy when Zhang Yang comes to ask him to go out and play. You can't imagine him smiling all day. Then, for some reason, he started running around, his face getting sunburned. When I asked him, he said he and Tianyi were having issues. He was okay for those two days, occasionally talking to me, but then he became unhappy again. Yesterday, Factory Director Zhang brought word that the results would be posted today. The kid was so happy he ate a lot that night, and before bed, he asked me to get his favorite basketball jersey so he could wear it. He went out so cheerfully this morning, but came back listless."

Wang Qinghua whispered, "It's even worse today. As soon as he came back, he went to his room. He locked the door from the inside."

Yuan Gaoyi frowned: "What's wrong with this kid?"

"Who knows?" Wang Qinghua sighed as he looked at the table full of dishes. "Everyone is so skinny."

Yuan Gaoyi didn't quite believe this, and even thought it would be good for Yuan Dabao to be thinner.

"I'll try calling him."

After Yuan Gaoyi finished speaking, he walked towards Yuan Dabao's room, walked to the door, and knocked gently: "Dabao, Dabao, it's Dad, I'm back."

No one answered from inside.

Yuan Gaoyi could only say: "Guess what goodies I brought you this time. Come out and have a look. Your mother has prepared a table full of delicious food for you. I see there are even canned foods. Come out quickly."

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