Gan Li couldn't understand what was so special about Chen Danian, this gigolo, that made Zhao Juan, a rich girl, turn into a shameless lapdog.

However, after thinking about it for a long time, I still couldn't figure it out. I could only silently tell myself—don't fall in love, there's a risk of going blind!

She then put the matter aside. After all, she had other important business to attend to today.

She craned her neck to peek into the school gate and happened to see a man walking out of the school. It was Mr. Fu Sinian, who had promised to take Gan Tian into the school that day.

“Mr. Fu!” Gan Li’s eyes lit up, and she quickly took Gan Tian’s hand and walked up to him.

"Sir, do you remember us?"

Fu Xinian looked at the mother and daughter who were bowing to him, and his eyes flickered: "It's you?"

Fu Xinian paused, his gaze sweeping over Gan Tian before settling on Gan Li, his furrowed brows carrying a hint of scrutiny.

"We agreed to send your daughter to school three days later, but we haven't heard from you since. Why is that?"

Gan Li quickly explained, "Some things happened at home a few days ago. My nephew went missing, and my second brother is seriously ill and bedridden... I really couldn't get away, which is why I was delayed. I hope you can forgive me, sir!"

"I see." Fu Xinian's expression softened slightly.

That day, he was particularly impressed by a country woman who had the insight to send her daughter to school.

He even urged the school principal to arrange desks and chairs for the two of them, but three days later, on the appointed day for school, they were nowhere to be seen. A few days later, he thought that perhaps the woman had just acted on a whim and regretted it after returning home, so he simply let the matter go, but he still had a knot in his heart.

Hearing that the delay was due to a family emergency, the knot in his heart was finally untied.

Gan Li secretly observed Fu Xinian's expression. Seeing that his expression had softened slightly, she tentatively asked, "I wonder if you would still be willing to accept my daughter, sir?"

With the misunderstanding cleared up and it being unintentional, Fu Xinian was naturally willing to keep his promise: "Since you are eager to learn, then of course you can come to school tomorrow."

"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!" Gan Li was overjoyed upon hearing this and quickly handed him the things she had just bought from the bookstore with both hands: "Sir, this is just a small token of my appreciation!"

"No!" Upon seeing this, Fu Xinian quickly withdrew his hand, refusing to accept the gift: "What are you doing, Madam? All students entering the school are required to pay tuition. Since I have accepted the tuition, I will do my best to teach the students. How can I accept your gift?"

"Sir, this is not..."

“Madam, there’s no need for further words. If you truly wish to thank me, then let the child study diligently at the school.” Fu Xinian’s tone was gentle, yet carried an undeniable firmness.

Seeing his resolute attitude, Ganli knew that further persuasion would be useless, so she had no choice but to give up and leave with Gantian, who was full of gratitude.

On the way back, Gan Tian hugged her newly bought writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone, skipping and jumping all the way, extremely happy.

"Mom, can I really go to school tomorrow?"

"Of course. But going to school is really tough. Putting aside everything else, getting up early is a problem. It's okay now, but when winter comes and it gets cold, you'll have to go early again. Will you find it tough?"

Gan Tian thought for a moment, then nodded earnestly: "It's hard work, but it's all worth it! Mother, don't worry, I will study hard and in the future..."

She was halfway through her sentence when she saw Ganli's 'warning' look, so she quickly covered her mouth, paused for a moment, and then said slyly, "In the future... when I've learned well, I'll teach you! So you can read too."

"That's great."

Ganli had originally intended to take her to school, and upon hearing this, she happily agreed, even jokingly saying:

"Then you'd better study even harder, since you'll be teaching 'students' when you get back."

Upon hearing this, Gan Tian felt a greater weight on her shoulders. She nodded heavily, secretly vowing to herself that she must study hard!

As she walked, she remembered something else.

"Mother, should we tell Grandpa, Grandma, and my two uncles that I'm going to school tomorrow?"

Gan Li pondered for a moment, then gently shook her head: "No rush, it's not too late to talk about it in a few days."

Normally, she should have informed them about this, but since Gan Lin and Gan Tian were originally scheduled to go together, she was worried that bringing it up now would remind Gan Mingyi of Gan Lin and cause him unnecessary distress.

It's not too late to talk about it later.

That was her original plan, but as soon as she got home, she saw Gan Mingyi chopping firewood in the yard.

"Second Brother, what are you doing here?" Gan Li asked, somewhat surprised.

Although Gan Mingyi seemed to have come to terms with things recently, he was very listless and always locked himself in his room, rarely going out. Why did he suddenly decide to work today?

When Gan Mingyi saw them return, he said in a low voice, "We're just idling around anyway, might as well find something to do."

He paused, noticed Gan Li's worried gaze, sighed deeply, then smiled and comforted her:

"Little sister, don't worry. Your second brother has thought it through. Even without them, life will go on. I'm a grown man with plenty of strength. I can't just hide in the house all day and be a useless person, can I?"

Actually, it was his older brother who scolded him awake. Gan Mingli saw that he was depressed all day and looked like he couldn't cheer up. In a fit of anger, he said that his cowardly appearance was not even a fraction as strong as his younger sister.

Gan Mingyi suddenly realized that his younger sister, a weak woman, was still able to raise her daughter and start her own business to make a living when she encountered a scumbag like Chen Danian. How could he, a grown man, be defeated by such a thing?

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