Chapter 40

The weather was getting colder and the children all put on thick cotton clothes.

Counting on my fingers, it has been several months since what happened recently.

When Meng Jinyu thinks of those things now, she feels as if she had just had a dream. When the nightmare came, she was locked up in Li Guimei's house without seeing the sun. But now she has settled down in Fenglin Village, divorced, registered her household registration, and even made some money.

The Chinese New Year is coming soon. The college entrance examination will be resumed next year. By then, a large number of educated youth will return to the city, and some major changes will take place in the village.

Life was peaceful and peaceful. Meng Jinyu would make some small clothes from time to time and secretly take them to the black market to sell.

But it is not so easy to sell clothes. She may not always meet a comrade as generous and knowledgeable as last time who is willing to buy her clothes. However, although it is difficult, the profit of clothes is very high. As long as she can sell one, she can make a lot of money.

With the cloth and cloth coupons given by Ye Meihe and Sun Yongyuan at that time, she did business without any capital for a long time.

Business is always expanding, and Ruan Jinguo also gave her new ideas.

Although most clothing stores are government-owned nowadays, there are still some private workshops. He had connections in the town and found a family workshop. The workshop was hidden away and had a regular customer base. Ruan Jinguo sold the clothes made by Meng Jinyu to them.

Although Meng Jinyu's craftsmanship is not as good as that of the old master, the clothes she makes are very cute. After all, there must be a market for such styles that even the fashionable ladies in town and Lin Li like them.

After that, Meng Jinyu stopped going to the black market. When she had time, she would make some children's clothes and give them to Ruan Jinguo, who would be responsible for selling them.

At first, Nguyen Jinguo was reluctant to accept the money.

But Meng Jinyu said, "Even brothers have to settle accounts clearly." She trusted her brother and thought that she would go through life with him in the future, so she had to set the rules from the beginning.

With a fixed sales channel, Meng Jinyu no longer has to go to the black market in fear. This is like a part-time job with a good income. Before the policy is relaxed, she can save some money by doing small business.

Youyou lay on the kang, her cheeks supported by her hands and her little feet dangling.

Looking at the exquisite little clothes on the kang, Youyou blinked her eyes and said enviously: "It's so beautiful."

Meng Jinyu saw the desire in her little girl's eyes and said with a smile, "Didn't mom make new clothes for you and your brother?"

With better living conditions, the children's quality of life naturally needs to keep up. The New Year is approaching, and Meng Jinyu made two small cotton-padded jackets for Youyou and Shanshan.

However, the new clothes have to wait until New Year's Eve to be worn. Now she keeps the two little cotton jackets well and doesn't let the two little ones touch them.

You know, ever since she adapted to the school atmosphere, the little girl Youyou has become wild again. Not only does she like to make trouble herself, she also likes to make trouble with her younger brother, saying that her younger brother should not only study hard, but also make friends like her.

Meng Jinyu knew that Youyou was right. There is a saying in later generations called "combining work and rest", so every time she saw the two dirty little ones coming back from work, she would not get angry.

But, letting them wear nice new clothes to school is out of the question.

“On New Year’s Eve, let Youyou and Shanshan wear new clothes to celebrate the New Year.” Meng Jinyu rubbed Youyou’s cheek.

"It's different." Youyou pointed at the clothes on the kang, "Youyou wants to wear this, this one looks better!"

After she finished speaking, she took the jumpsuit on the kang and compared it with herself.

In just a few months, the little dumpling has gained a little weight thanks to his mother. He is now plump and looks as cute as can be.

However, although she was not a big child, it was an impossible task for her to squeeze herself into a baby's crawling suit.

If Youyou wears this crawling suit, her round little belly will definitely be squeezed out.

The scene was so beautiful that Meng Jinyu laughed so hard that she bent over.

Seeing her mother smile, Youyou also smiled, her mouth corners raised, her eyes curved into crescent shapes, and her smile was soft.

Shanshan was reading a book borrowed from Jiang Zhiqing. She was originally concentrating on the book, but when she saw her mother and Youyou were laughing, she also started laughing.

The laughter of the family of three echoed in the thatched hut, which was particularly joyful.

"Mom, it would be nice if we could have our own sewing machine." Youyou said suddenly.

Shanshan also nodded vigorously: "With a sewing machine, mom can stay at home with us."

After going to school, his ability to express himself has improved a lot.

Meng Jinyu has also always wanted a sewing machine.

Sewing machines are not cheap. Although I can afford it, it is painful to pay such a large sum of money at once.

However, this matter does need to be put on the agenda.

Lin Zhiqing's child will be born soon. After the child is born, if she continues to borrow the sewing machine, it will definitely disturb the baby and the educated youth couple's rest.

What's more, next year Lin and Jiang will definitely take the college entrance examination. Having worked in the countryside for so many years, they have never put down their books. I believe that they will achieve their wish and be admitted to their ideal university.

"Okay, Mom, think of a way. Let's buy a sewing machine." Meng Jinyu was also eager to try.

Youyou and Shanshan cheered with joy and said in unison, "Great! Buy a sewing machine!"

"Are you so happy with just a sewing machine?" Meng Jinyu smiled: "In the future, our family will have many good things, such as a radio, a TV, a refrigerator..."

Hearing about these new and interesting gadgets, Youyou and Shanshan’s eyes widened. They snuggled in their mother’s arms and listened to her talk about the uses of these things.

It turns out that a small square box can be used to display a lot of interesting images, including TV dramas, dance parties, and cartoons...

What is cartoon?

The two little ones were clinging to their mother, their eyes full of curiosity.

The children's eyes are clear and pure, full of expectations and hopes for the future.

Meng Jinyu looked at the two of them and really wished that the policy would be relaxed immediately so that she could grow three heads and six arms and work hard to lead her children to a better life!

For Youyou and Shanshan, a small seed of wanting to watch TV was planted in their hearts and quietly took root and sprouted.

However, children have short memories and soon put it out of their minds.

Because they have more important things to do.

…

"Guoguo, you have to take the exam seriously. If you get a zero on your report card, your second aunt will laugh at you." Jiang Cheng said, "Maybe your second aunt will tell grandma that you can't study anymore."

Jiang Guo's eyes widened.

Not allowed to read?

I finally realized the benefits of studying, why are you not allowed to study anymore?

"Don't say anything more. I don't know what to do anyway." Jiang Guo hung his head. "The exam is too difficult."

"There's still time. If you work hard, you won't do too badly in the exam." Jiang Cheng patted Jiang Guo on the shoulder.

Both he and his sister have poor academic performance, but in comparison, he works harder.

If you don’t have talent, you can make up for it with hard work. This is what my mom said.

School has been in session for a while and the children have to prepare for their final exams.

The "more important things" that Youyou and Shanshan have to do are the same as their older brothers and sisters.

This exam will be a test for all students to see what they have gained from their studies in the past few months.

This is a new thing for the first graders.

Youyou and Shanshan are the youngest children in the class. No one has any expectations of them and just treats them as there to make up the numbers.

But Shanshan was unwilling to be just there to make up the numbers. Although he was small, his little hands could not hold the pencil well, and the words he wrote were often crooked, but the knowledge in his little head was no less than that of other students!

He likes taking exams because the teacher said that the exam questions are set by several teachers and may be a bit difficult.

Shanshan likes to challenge difficulty!

Compared with Shanshan, Youyou is much lazier.

If the little girl knew that there was a word called "salted fish" in later generations, then this word would be very suitable for her current situation.

"Youyou, hurry up, we're going to be late for school." Jiang Guo urged Youyou to speed up, "The teacher has to review these lessons for us, we can't be late!"

Looking at Jiang Guo's rare serious expression, Youyou blinked.

How come even my sister, who is always so unfocused, has become so lively?

"Youyou, take your brother to school. Your brothers and sisters are in a hurry, so we won't send you off."

Looking at the backs of Jiang Cheng and Jiang Guo, Youyou suddenly realized that time seemed to be really running out!

When the two little guys arrived at the classroom, they found that it seemed still early and their classmates had not arrived yet.

"Our brothers and sisters brought us here early. They are so serious." Youyou nodded approvingly.

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw her brother sitting down and opening the book, and she couldn't help but tilt her head.

In this way, it seems that Youyou is the only one left who is not serious about studying?

Little Dumpling wouldn't make things difficult for himself, so he ran out to play before class started.

But after running a few steps, Youyou saw Jin Minmin talking to the principal, and Nie Xiaojia standing beside her obediently. .

"Teacher Jin, you and Teacher Lin teach the same class at the same time, so the test results this time cannot test the teaching results of both of you teachers for the time being. So far, it seems that you are very responsible for the children, but in the end, who will stay will have to wait until you two give birth to decide."

When Jin Minmin heard this, she became extremely anxious.

Her belly was getting bigger and bigger, and she was about to give birth. During this period, she clearly noticed that Director Qian's impression of Lin Zhiqing was getting better and better. When she came back, would she still have a place in this school and in the first grade?

"Principal, I know that Lin Zhiqing and Director Qian are from the same place, and they get along very well. And Lin Zhiqing's personality makes it easier for him to get along with the children. But the final decision on who to let stay should be based on who has a higher teaching quality, right?" Jin Minmin carefully considered her words and spoke softly, her heart pounding, afraid that she would say something wrong and displease the principal.

But the principal was a straightforward person and didn't have her tricky thoughts, so he didn't realize that her words were meant to question Lin Zhiqing's teaching level.

"How can the quality of teaching be reflected? It must be reflected in the students' grades. But you and Lin Zhiqing are teaching the same group of children - let's do this, when you come back after giving birth, we will try to recruit more children and divide the first grade into two classes for a month of small-class teaching. By then, we can observe whether the children have made progress and see who is more suitable to stay."

In fact, in the principal's opinion, both teachers are excellent, and if possible, it would be a win-win situation for everyone if they both stay.

Unfortunately, there was only one teaching vacancy left, so they had to choose one of them to become a formal teacher in the commune primary school.

"Principal, I have come up with a solution." Jin Minmin took a deep breath and tried to speak in a natural tone, "Although there are a total of 25 students in the first grade class, Teacher Lin and I will actually give the children some special lessons in private."

"Special treatment?" the principal asked in surprise.

Jin Minmin smiled and touched Nie Xiaojia's head, saying, "I usually give Xiaojia extra lessons after school. Xiaojia has made great progress during this period."

"But Lin Zhiqing has no children, so who can she tutor?" asked the principal.

"Principal, do you know a child named Meng Youyou in our class? The child's mother has a good relationship with Lin Zhiqing. She takes Youyou to Lin Zhiqing's home every night." Jin Minmin said, "During this period, Youyou has also aroused a great enthusiasm for learning. I think this is related to Lin Zhiqing's hard work. Xiaojia and Youyou are about the same age. Why not wait until the test results come out and let them compare. Do you think it's feasible?"

That day, Jin Minmin passed by Lin Zhiqing's house and heard the sound of a sewing machine and the laughter of children playing.

She didn't know what Meng Jinyu was going to do with her two children, but one thing was certain, it was definitely not to study.

Moreover, she has been following Youyou for a long time.

Although Youyou has never asked for leave during this period, it is obvious that she has not much interest in the knowledge in the textbooks, and most of the time her mind is wandering to the playground outside the classroom.

She thought, Meng Jinyu gave birth to four children in total. Jiang Cheng and Jiang Guo’s academic performance were average. Meng Shan was indeed smart, but was Youyou also so outstanding?

Jin Minmin was proud and arrogant. She didn't believe that the daughter born to Meng Jinyu was more beautiful than her own daughter.

"You mean, compare Nie Xiaojia and Meng Youyou's grades—" The principal pondered for a moment.

Jin Minmin smiled and said, "It may not be fair to compare Xiaojia with Meng Shan, after all, the age gap between the two children is too big. But it is just right to compare her with Youyou. At that time, we can directly test the teaching results of me and Lin Zhiqing, and it can become a criterion for future assessments."

Before the baby in her belly is born, Jin Minmin wants to establish herself firmly on the school.

"That's fine." The principal nodded, "Then let's see the test results of the two children."

Jin Minmin was delighted, but she didn't show it at all. She just smiled gently and said, "Okay."

Standing in the corner, Youyou could understand what Teacher Jin said, but she didn't know why she said that.

Little Tuanzi didn't delay any longer and ran to the office to find Lin Zhiqing.

After listening to Youyou's explanation of the whole cause and effect of the incident, Lin Li frowned.

She had noticed before that Jin Minmin had been doing some small actions, but she didn't expect that this time the small actions would go right under the principal's nose.

She wanted to compete fairly, but Jin Minmin just wanted to drive her away with inferior means...

"Teacher Lin, Youyou went to your house because your mother wanted to borrow a sewing machine..." Youyou tilted her head, a little confused.

“Shh——” Lin Li immediately covered Youyou’s mouth, “You can’t say it.”

She wondered if Jin Minmin had already guessed that Meng Jinyu came to her house to borrow the sewing machine to make clothes. After all, if she really gave Youyou tutoring secretly, Jin Minmin would not have the confidence to ask the principal to compare the two children's grades.

However, guessing it is one thing, and actually bringing it up is another.

Meng Jinyu borrowed a sewing machine to make clothes. If the matter was made public and a big deal was made, and if the hidden truth of speculation was accidentally exposed, it would be more trouble than gain...

Lin Li was silent for a moment, then she held Youyou's shoulders with both hands and said seriously, "Youyou, starting today, the teacher will give you extra lessons. Are you confident about the final exam?"

Youyou seemed to understand but still nodded and said in a baby voice, "I have confidence."

She couldn't let Teacher Lin be bullied by Teacher Jin.

Moreover, Teacher Jin and Nie Xiaojia looked so smug just now, as if they had determined that she was just not capable of it.

What a joke!

Youyou is just a little bit playful. If she works harder, she won't do worse than others in the exam!

…

Jiang Guo lay on the desk, about to cry.

The knowledge in the textbook was so boring that she couldn't help feeling sleepy from the moment she opened the book, and her eyelids were drooping.

Normally, she would have closed her eyes and fallen asleep, and would have packed up her bag and left when the get out of class was over, but it was different now.

Ever since being frightened by his brother last time, Jiang Guo didn't want to go out to the fields anymore.

"Jiang Guo, if you can't study well, then don't study. My mother said that girls don't need to study so much." Zhao Taohong said, with a blush on her cheeks, "Anyway, we are all going to get married in the future."

"What about after you get married? You two carry hoes and go to the fields to work together, and then eat sweet potatoes when you get home? That would be great!" Jiang Guo said sarcastically, totally unaware that these were the words her mother had said to her.

After she finished speaking, she thought for a moment and said seriously, "My brother said that with a junior high school diploma, I can work as a salesperson in a department store in the future."

"I think it's good to work in the fields." Zhao Taohong curled her lips, "We are farmers to begin with, there's nothing wrong with being farmers!"

Jiang Guo looked at Zhao Taohong's dark skin, full of resentment, and sighed deeply.

Originally, she didn't mind being a farmer, but was it necessary to be so tanned to be a farmer?

If she gets tanned, she must carry a flashlight when wandering around the village at night, otherwise people won’t be able to see her…

It’s dark and really ugly!

Jiang Guo shook his head, propped up his eyelids with one hand, and pointed at the words in the textbook with the other hand, reading them down.

No matter how difficult it is, you must learn!

At least, I can't be the last in the class!

No matter what, I have to study for another two years and get a diploma!

Zhao Taohong was a little surprised to see Jiang Guo studying hard.

Why didn't she realize before that Jiang Guo was so hardworking?

Zhao Taohong felt bored and wanted to go back to her seat, but as soon as she stood up, her eyes paused.

She saw the hairpin in Jiang Guo's hair again.

What a beautiful hairpin.

Zhao Taohong's parents were poor and simple, and it was absolutely impossible for them to spend money to buy her a hairpin like this.

She remembered that Zhou Zhiqing had pulled her aside two days ago and said that he could give her a hairpin as long as she could do him a small favor.

That day, when she was talking to Zhou Zhiqing, she could feel that his expression was gloomy, not as handsome and beautiful as she had felt before...

But, that’s a hairpin!

Zhao Taohong took a deep breath and said to Jiang Guo, "Guoguo, I have a way to quickly help you improve your academic performance. Do you want to listen?"

Jiang Guo finally got into the state of studying, and was interrupted by Zhao Taohong. She was a little annoyed, but after hearing what was said clearly, she raised her eyebrows and asked, "What's the solution?"

Jiang Guo didn't quite believe what Zhao Taohong said. You know, Zhao Taohong's academic performance was even worse than hers.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Taohong patted her chest and vowed: "Trust me, I will find someone to tutor you, and by then, your grades will definitely improve by leaps and bounds!"

…

Because it was the end of the semester, the teacher arranged for the students to study on their own during the afternoon class.

Zhao Taohong took Jiang Guo away, saying that she would take her to find an extraordinary "teacher" to help her with her studies.

Jiang Guo was skeptical, but was dragged away anyway.

What she didn't expect was that after returning to the village, Zhao Taohong actually took her directly to the educated youth site.

"Wait here for a moment, I'll be right back."

Jiang Guo was confused, but this educated youth site was a place for intellectuals, and it was in her own village, so there was no danger. So she sat down and watched what Zhao Taohong was up to.

Zhou Siru was originally working in the fields.

He is tall, but has very little flesh on his body. He is so thin that he would fall down if the wind blew. It is very difficult for him to work in the fields.

He held the hoe in his big hand and swung it. The hoe didn't reach the field, but he almost fell down.

Sweating profusely was a really uncomfortable feeling. Zhou Siru wanted to lose his temper or be lazy several times, but he finally endured it.

He has to perform well and wait for the right opportunity to win the favor of the Jiang family.

But when will this opportunity come?

"Zhou Zhiqing...Zhou Zhiqing!"

From a distance, Zhou Siru's eyes lit up immediately when he saw Zhao Taohong running towards him.

Chance!

His chance has come!

Zhou Siru forgot to ask for leave from the team leader and ran directly to the educated youth point.

Along the way, he seemed to have seen the dawn of victory, and his whole body was full of energy.

When he arrived at the educated youth site, he smoothed his hair with his hand, adjusted his breathing, and walked in.

Jiang Guo is reading and studying. She is still a child. If he approaches her, other villagers or educated youth will not be suspicious. They will only think that he is a good person with a warm heart...

"Student Jiang!" Zhou Siru walked in.

Obviously, Jiang Guo was a little surprised when she saw him.

Zhou Siru pursed his lips, raised the corners of his mouth, and tried to reveal a gentle smile.

Because in the previous life, the little girl Jiang Guo fell in love with this smile at first sight...

However, what he didn't expect was that before he could even smile, he saw Jiang Guo frowning.

Jiang Guo frowned, pinched her nose, hesitated for a while, and probably felt that she was being impolite, so she let go of her hand.

Zhou Siru's face suddenly turned red.

He had been working on the farm for a whole day. Although the weather was getting colder, he was still sweating as he worked so hard.

He thought that wearing thick clothes could cover up the smell, but he didn't expect that Jiang Guo's nose was so sensitive.

"I sweated a lot today." Zhou Siru said awkwardly. He wanted to take a shower and change clothes, but he suddenly felt that this was inappropriate and he froze there.

Jiang Guo gave him a way out: "It's okay, labor is glorious, just study."

Afterwards, Zhou Siru had no choice but to start tutoring Jiang Guo.

The close contact between the two of them that he had imagined did not happen, and he could not say anything romantic to her because Jiang Guo was holding her breath. And he was afraid that the stinky smell on his body would make her lose her good impression of him, so he had to step back again and again.

What made Zhou Siru even more uncomfortable was that he was unable to help Jiang Guo with her studies.

In his previous life, his academic performance was not very good, but logically, there should be no problem for him to teach Jiang Guo. However, he did not expect that the moment he picked up the textbook, he was completely confused.

He had forgotten all the contents of the texts, completely forgotten them, and couldn't even make up a story.

Zhou Siru wanted to make one last effort, and said in a gentle tone: "Student Jiang, you are actually very smart. You can see that you are very careful, but you didn't study hard before and didn't lay a solid foundation, so you are more passive now."

Jiang Guo in this life is different from the previous life. It can be seen that this time, she is not so casual.

For a little girl who is always frustrated, encouragement from people around her is very important. Maybe his words will be like a lamp that illuminates her confused future and allows her to regain her confidence.

He added: "Don't lose confidence in yourself. As long as you stick to it, you will definitely get a score that will satisfy you. Believe me, okay?"

Zhou Siru looked at Jiang Guo with a firm gaze.

He knew that he looked better from the side, so he turned his face slightly and raised his chin, revealing the curve of his high nose bridge.

But suddenly, Jiang Guo spoke.

"Zhou Zhiqing, what degree do you have?"

Zhou Siru was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously said, "Junior high school."

Jiang Guo was silent for a moment and said nothing more.

The educated youth who went to the countryside basically had a junior high school or high school diploma, but she remembered that her brother said that studying in a junior high school in the city was not a big deal...

Moreover, she had just asked Zhou Zhiqing a lot of questions, but he couldn't answer any of them.

This feeling is very strange, as if the second to last student in the class is giving extra lessons to the last one.

As a poor student, Jiang Guo is not diligent, but he is still aware.

She has to do well in the exam this time, otherwise her grandma and second aunt will gossip about her. Besides, her father has been particularly displeased with her recently. If he is not happy, he will just let her drop out of school.

Since it is such an important exam for her, she cannot take it lightly.

What would I do if I let Zhou Zhiqing tutor me and accidentally got led astray by him?

And he stinks.

Jiang Guo pinched her nose, cleared her throat, stood up and said politely, "Thank you, Zhou Zhiqing. I have to go home for dinner."

The confident smile on Zhou Siru's lips suddenly froze, and he began to panic unconsciously.

Is it that a junior high school diploma is not enough to qualify her to tutor her?

Why did he feel that Jiang Guo's eyes seemed to look down on him?

After finally getting the chance to get close to her, Zhou Siru still wanted to show off, so he caught up with Jiang Guo and said, "Why don't you come back tomorrow? I'll borrow some junior high school textbooks from other educated youths, review them tonight, and teach you tomorrow."

"No, I have to eat tomorrow too." Jiang Guo's refusal was straightforward.

"Then the day after tomorrow." Zhou Siru's speech speed became faster and faster, "The day after tomorrow I..."

"Zhou Zhiqing." Jiang Guo stopped and looked at him seriously, saying word by word, "You have to eat every day."

After he finished speaking, Jiang Guo turned around and left without looking back.

Isn’t it said that educated youth look down on others?

Jiang Guo had seen so many educated youth in the village. Except for educated youth Jiang and educated youth Lin, all the other educated youth were arrogant. Why was educated youth Zhou different?

Zhou Zhiqing is really inexplicable.

…

When Jiang Guo came out of the educated youth point, he happened to run into his mother and his younger brother and sister.

Her relationship with her mother has always been awkward. After her stepmother left, she has hardly spoken a word to her biological mother.

It’s not that she didn’t want to speak, but Jiang Guo didn’t know what to say. She was even more afraid that if she opened her mouth, her mother would ignore her.

That would be so embarrassing.

"Sister, why don't you go home with us after school today?" As soon as Youyou saw Jiang Guo, she immediately smiled like a little flower and trotted over.

"I just went to the educated youth camp to study." Jiang Guo pointed to the educated youth camp, "There was a strange educated youth named Zhou who said he wanted to teach me."

Meng Jinyu's heart skipped a beat and she suddenly raised her head.

"How strange?" Youyou asked curiously.

"Zhao Taohong said that Zhou Zhiqing could teach me, but he obviously doesn't know anything. It's a complete waste of my time!" Jiang Guo was furious when talking about this.

Youyou then came to her senses and remembered who Zhou Zhiqing was.

She immediately took serious precautions: "Sister, don't pay any attention to him anymore!"

"I don't bother to pay attention to him. He's like an old man and what he says is even more boring than my dad." Jiang Guo shrugged.

Now it was Meng Jinyu's turn to be confused.

Logically speaking, Jiang Guo was deeply attracted to Zhou Siru in her previous life. If we put Zhou Siru's character aside, that relationship should have been pure love.

They are obviously the same person, but why does Jiang Guo in this life feel so disgusted with him?

Meng Jinyu really couldn't understand.

"Sister, if you want to study, that's easy. Come with me to Teacher Lin's house in the evening. Teacher Lin is a high school student and knows everything!" Youyou invited enthusiastically.

Meng Jinyu hurriedly said, "Youyou, did you get Teacher Lin's consent to invite others to your home?"

"Ah——" Youyou said in annoyance, "Not yet."

Jiang Guo lowered his eyes, his gaze dimmed slightly, and he was a little disappointed.

She knew that her mother didn't welcome her.

"Then come to my house." Shanshan said softly, "Study with Shanshan."

Youyou nodded vigorously immediately: "Yes, if there is anything you don't understand, you can ask Shanshan!"

Ginger Guo:? ? ?

Shanshan is only three years old!

Suddenly I felt like I was being laughed at by my younger brothers and sisters.

Jiang Guo's mouth was stiff. When she raised her eyes, she found that even Jiang Cheng was smiling.

It turns out that it wasn’t just her younger siblings who made fun of her, but her older brother as well!

"Is Lin Zhiqing a high school student?" Meng Jinyu suddenly asked Youyou, "I see, there aren't many high school students among the village heads."

My mother's voice echoed in my ears.

Jiang Guo was absent-mindedly drawing circles on the ground with his feet, but when he heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up.

"My dad is also a high school student. I can ask him to tutor me!" Jiang Guo said as he ran towards home. He seemed to be suddenly excited.

The sun went down, and the warm yellow light fell on Jiang Guo's shoulders. Her long ponytail fluttered in the wind as she ran.

She ran very fast, and even her back showed joy and she looked carefree, just like usual.

Looking at this scene, Meng Jinyu pursed her lips unconsciously, but a faint smile appeared in her eyes.

This girl is not too stupid.

"Youyou, take your brother home to eat first. Mom has already prepared the pancakes and corn porridge." Meng Jinyu said, "After we finish eating, we will go to Lin Zhiqing's house."

Youyou obediently agreed, and pulled her brother along, and the two of them played the shadow-stepping game and ran all the way to the end of the village.

Jiang Cheng also wanted to go home for dinner, but was stopped by Meng Jinyu.

"Does Zhou Siru often come to see Jiang Guo?" Meng Jinyu asked.

"I don't know. Guoguo has her own friends. Zhao Taohong often takes her to school. We don't walk together every day." Jiang Cheng said honestly.

Zhao Taohong...

Jiang Guo mentioned this person just now.

"Jiang Cheng, no matter where Jiang Guo goes from now on, you have to watch her. It's best not to let her play with Zhao Taohong, and especially not to let her get too close to that Zhou Zhiqing—" Meng Jinyu shook her head and lowered her voice, "They can't have any contact at all."

"Why?" Jiang Cheng was a little puzzled. "Zhou Zhiqing likes our village and likes to make friends with us. During this period, he often came to chat with me."

He was very willing to interact with Zhou Zhiqing because Zhou Zhiqing was a city dweller, had seen the world, and could tell him some interesting stories.

From Zhou Zhiqing's words, although Jiang Cheng did not leave the village, he could feel that the outside world was exciting and beautiful.

Moreover, unlike other educated youth, Zhou was approachable and very friendly.

"No." Meng Jinyu said seriously without even thinking, "Jiang Cheng, listen to your mother."

Jiang Cheng looked puzzled, but nodded: "Mom, I understand. From now on, no matter where Guoguo goes, I will follow her."

Meng Jinyu didn’t know what happened to Zhou Siru, nor did she know why he attacked Jiang Guo as soon as he arrived in Fenglin Village in this life. She only knew that no matter what, Jiang Guo was still just a child.

If Zhou Siru really had this intention, Jiang Guo would be hurt at any time, even though she was only twelve years old.

She couldn't allow that possibility to happen.

…

The final exams for the commune primary school and the commune middle school are approaching.

These days, the learning atmosphere in the entire Fenglin Village is particularly good.

Jiang Huanming never dreamed that one day Jiang Cheng and Jiang Guo would pester him to study.

He was not a competent father and originally was too lazy to take care of them, but Jiang Guo actually provoked him with words.

Jiang Guo’s original words were - “Dad, don’t you know how to teach me and my brother?”

This is ridiculous. He was the only high school student in the village at that time. How could he not be able to teach them?

So every night, Jiang Huanming sat in front of the kerosene lamp, biting the pen, watching Jiang Cheng and Jiang Guo study.

The more he taught, the more he began to doubt life.

Are these two stupid kids really his children?

Similarly, Jin Minmin also paid close attention to her daughter's studies.

There were many things she had to say over and over again every day to cheer up and brainwash Nie Xiaojia.

"As long as you get a good grade, the principal and the director will believe that I have the potential to teach a class well."

"Your brain is very flexible. As long as you study hard, you will succeed. I know Meng Youyou's mind is not on studying at all. What she wants to do most is to roll in the mud every day! If you study hard, you will definitely leave her far behind!"

Nie Xiaojia's mouth corners curved down: "Mom, I can't. Besides, Youyou is so likable, every classmate wants to be friends with her, I..."

When Nie Xiaojia thought that her opponent was Youyou, she felt scared. With such a heavy responsibility on her shoulders, how could she accomplish it?

"No, Xiaojia, you are my only hope. I am a teacher at the commune primary school. I can teach the whole class. How can I not be able to teach my own daughter?"

Looking at Nie Xiaojia's listless appearance, Jin Minmin still has a mysterious confidence.

She squeezed her daughter's thin shoulders tightly and whispered in the child's ear: "Xiaojia, whether in appearance or wisdom, you are the only one in the entire Fenglin Village who can defeat Meng Youyou."

Nie Xiaojia was sometimes depressed and sometimes excited. She was pushed around by her mother like this day after day, and calluses formed on her fingers from the pencils.

On the other hand, Youyou goes to Lin Li's house with Shanshan every day.

But this time, she no longer wasted time, but instead wrote the test paper given by Teacher Lin seriously.

Although studying was a bit boring, when she saw Teacher Lin tutoring her while holding her aching waist, Youyou vaguely realized what was important.

This exam determines whether Teacher Lin can continue to work in the commune primary school.

At the same time, if she really got a bad grade in the exam, she would no longer be the “smart kid from Fenglin Village”!

"Do you want to go home and rest first?" Lin Li was worried that she was pushing the child too hard, so she looked at her drowsy appearance and asked with concern.

"Teacher, I'm not sleepy. Youyou wants to read for a while longer!" The little dumpling rubbed his eyes, raised his little hand and said seriously.

Youyou knew that this time, she had to give it her all.

She has to stand up for herself and for Teacher Lin!