Chapter 23! Chapter 23 must be read again!

Shen Jiawan took a deep breath as she held the lottery ticket her mother had asked her to choose.

This was her first time buying something like this, but since her mother made her buy it, there must be a reason.

Carefully scratch off the lottery ticket.

"I won! I really won, Mom! I really won!"

Shen Jiawan bought a lottery ticket for the first time, and was overjoyed to see that she had won.

She won two thousand yuan.

This amount of money would have been nothing to her in the past, but for Shen Jiawan, who is now penniless, it is a huge sum of money.

After receiving the money, she took out another hundred yuan and bought several lottery tickets, but she didn't win any of them.

"Why?" Shen Jiawan asked, puzzled.

The shopkeeper laughed and said, "Young lady, winning two thousand yuan is already quite good. Who can win in a row? That would require incredible luck."

Anyway, the boss has never seen anyone win the lottery repeatedly.

Xiang Bei didn't dare let her win the big prize, after all, Shen Jiawan used to spend money extravagantly and didn't care about money at all.

If she didn't lack money, how could she change her fate?

Perhaps we'll repeat the same old mistakes.

This is enough for your current living needs; don't be greedy!

Lin Beibei knew that hard times were tough, so even though she won the lottery, she wouldn't spend money recklessly; she had her own plans.

As for Shen Jiawan at present, Xiang Bei dared not be careless.

If she won the lottery, she might feel that her life would be no different from before.

After leaving the lottery shop, Shen Jiawan took out a thousand yuan and gave it to Jian Jingqiu, saying, "Jingqiu, here you go."

"Why are you giving me so much?" Jian Jingqiu was very surprised.

"Because it was bought with your money, but I won it by scratching, so we'll split it in half."

Shen Jiawan just spent another hundred yuan, so she gets nine hundred.

She thought there was no problem with it, but Jian Jingqiu stared at her for a long time.

In the end, he didn't accept the thousand yuan.

She took a hundred yuan, went to the nearby convenience store to exchange it for smaller change, and only got back the twenty yuan she had lent to Shen Jiayuan.

“What’s rightfully mine, I’ll take. That money was something you scraped out; it has nothing to do with me, so you don’t need to give it to me.”

“But…” Shen Jiawan wanted to say more, but Jian Jingqiu said, “Let’s go.”

Seeing Jian Jingqiu's retreating figure, Shen Jiawan quickly followed.

She followed Jian Jingqiu to her home, a very old house, with piles of garbage that Jian's mother had collected in the yard.

The plastic bottles were all flattened and set aside, while the cardboard boxes were neatly stacked in the shed.

The yard was piled high, but it wasn't messy at all.

When Wang Saifeng saw her daughter return, she was about to speak when she saw Shen Jiawan following behind her.

"Girl, what's this?"

"This is my classmate, Shen Jiayuan. This is my mother." Jian Jingqiu introduced the two of them to each other.

Hello, Auntie.

Shen Jiawan smiled sheepishly and whispered to Jian Jingqiu, "I forgot to buy anything. I shouldn't have come empty-handed."

“We’re classmates, no need to be so polite.” Jian Jingqiu shook her head.

Shen Jiawan still felt embarrassed, after all, it's a habit of more than ten years, and it can't be changed all at once.

In her mind, showing up empty-handed is impolite.

She had just been locked in a dark room for a day and a night, and had just come out of the police station, so her mind hadn't quite processed what was happening.

"Hey classmate, come in, come in and have a seat. This is the first time our Xiao Qiu has brought a classmate home."

As Wang Saifeng led the people into the house, she called out, "Old Jian, Xiao Qiu brought her classmate back. I'm going to buy groceries. Let's cook a couple more dishes for lunch."

A man in a wheelchair came out of the house with a smile on his face. "Okay, I'll cook in a bit. Xiaoqiu, what do your classmates like to eat? Dad will make it for you."

Shen Jiawan instinctively wanted to name the dishes, but then she saw the comments on the screen.

When you come to visit, please be polite.

It was Mom speaking.

Shen Jiawan smiled and said, "Uncle, I can eat anything."

Jane's family isn't well-off; all the things she mentioned were very expensive.

She could have spent the two thousand yuan she had in a day before.

Seeing that Shen Jiawan was covered in dirt, Jian Jingqiu was about the same size as her, and even thinner than Shen Jiawan.

"These are my clothes. My mom washed them for me, so they're very clean. Go take a shower first. These underwear are all brand new; you can wear them for now."

Shen Jiawan took the clothes and went to the Jian family's bathroom.

A moment later she opened the door, looking at Jian Jingqiu pitifully, "I don't know how to use your things."

Jian Jingqiu went in again to teach her how to use it, and also told her where the shower gel and shampoo were.

Shen Jiawan took a while to wash before coming out.

After dinner, please ask Jian Jingqiu to help you buy some clothes to change into.

As soon as she came out, she saw her mother talking to her.

Shen Jiawan nodded, taking the dry towel Jian Jingqiu handed her to dry her hair as she spoke, "Jingqiu, could you please take me to buy some clothes later?"

“Okay,” Jian Jingqiu agreed immediately.

Shen Jiawan wiped her hair, and soon started scratching herself, leaving red marks on her fair arms.

"What's wrong?" Jian Jingqiu noticed that something was off with her.

"It itches," Shen Jiawan said, a little embarrassed.

Jian Jingqiu looked at it for a while, then hesitated and asked, "Is it an allergic reaction?"

"have no idea."

Jian Jingqiu took out the ointment and applied it to Shen Jiawan, and she felt a little better.

This made Shen Jiawan feel quite embarrassed, and she tried to explain, "It might be because it's a different brand of shower gel than the one I used before, that's why."

Jian Jingqiu responded but didn't say anything.

Shen Jiawan kept touching her arm, feeling a little embarrassed. She sat on Jian Jingqiu's bed, looking around her room.

It's small, but everything inside is arranged very neatly.

Don't just stand there, go wash your own clothes.

Shen Jiawan quickly got up to go do the laundry.

But she didn't know how to wash them, and stood in front of the clothes, lost in thought.

"Let me help you."

When Shen Jiawan saw Jian Jingqiu take her clothes, she quickly took them away, saying, "No need, no need, I can wash them myself."

Jingqiu is such a good girl, she doesn't mind that she's in such a sorry state, and she even took her home. How could she let Jingqiu do her laundry?

Shen Jiawan doesn't know how to wash, but her mother teaches her.

She also discovered that she was the only one who could see her mother.

That makes sense, after all, she's her mother, and it's not a problem if only she can see it.

With her mother's guidance, Shen Jiawan washed her own clothes for the first time, and felt a great sense of accomplishment.

"Mom, I can do laundry now," Shen Jiawan murmured to the clothes she had hung up to dry.

[Great job! Keep it up, Yuan Yuan can definitely do it!]

Xiang Bei was also generous in praising her.

Shen Jiawan sat in the yard, watching Jian Jingqiu skillfully help her mother tidy up the trash in the yard.

A plastic bottle costs only a few cents, and a pound of cardboard costs less than a few dollars.

These things in the yard probably only cost a few hundred yuan.

She felt there was so little.

She used to spend several thousand yuan on a single hair clip.

Shen Jiawan wanted to help, but didn't know how.

"You can just sit here," Jian Jingqiu said.

“Yes, yes, I wouldn’t let you help me,” Wang Saifeng said with a smile.

For some reason, Shen Jiawan felt that Jingqiu's mother was even more enthusiastic towards her than before.

"Old Wang, collecting cardboard boxes." Someone pushed a tricycle full of cardboard boxes over from the doorway.

Wang Saifeng asked Jian Jingqiu to entertain Shen Jiawan, and then went over herself.

The cardboard boxes need to be weighed. Some people will stuff mud into the cardboard boxes or soak the cardboard boxes in water to increase their weight. There are many different methods. Wang Saifeng will open them up to check them before weighing.

"Oh, I come here all the time, would I lie to you?"

Wang Saifeng smiled and agreed with the other person, but her hands never stopped checking.

After weighing the cardboard boxes, she paid the bill, and Jian Jingqiu helped carry the cardboard boxes home.

Shen Jiawan wanted to help, but she couldn't; she didn't even know how to move cardboard boxes.

Watching Jian Jingqiu's skillful movements, Shen Jiawan couldn't help but exclaim, "Jingqiu is so amazing! She can do so many things."

Unlike her, who is clumsy and can't do anything.

My studies aren't going well.

Thinking about Jingqiu's grades, I can't help but think of Fu Shi'an.

The only advantage she had over Fu Shi'an was her good family background.

Both Jingqiu and Fu Shi'an were specially admitted to the school because of their outstanding academic performance.

Now she's not even as good as them.

Xiang Bei sensed her thoughts.

[Retake the exam!]

Upon seeing her mother's words, Shen Jiawan read them carefully several times, confirming that it contained the words "repeat the grade," and she was startled.

"But Mom, my grades are terrible. Even if I retake the exam, I still won't get into a good university."

[You absolutely must repeat a grade!]

Xiang Bei still insisted that Shen Jiayuan repeat a year of high school.

Shen Jiawan is no longer the eldest daughter of the Shen family. We can't let her continue to drop out of high school, then work as a waitress in a club to earn money, and then have that kind of tragic love story with the male lead.

Xiang Bei has already planned out Shen Jiawan's path: she must study and go to university.

If you can't pass the exam after repeating a year, then repeat it for two years.

In short, this book must be read.

Strictly speaking, Shen Jiawan didn't actually drop out of high school; she just didn't take the college entrance exam, but she could still get a high school diploma.

She managed to get through the three years of high school even if she just coasted through, and it's not like she couldn't get her graduation certificate from the school.

She hasn't made any major mistakes, so it's not like they're holding onto her graduation certificate.

These are far from enough for Shen Jiawan right now.

You must repeat a grade, but you cannot repeat it at the same school.

Shen Jiawan's high school was an elite school, which consisted of children from wealthy families and high-achieving students who were specially admitted.

After all, elite schools also need to maintain their college entrance rates, and they are happy to spend some bonuses to attract good students.

That's why Fu Shi'an and Jian Jingqiu were recruited to the school.

Xiang Bei was too lazy to read the plot; she would only ask System 9639 to find the relevant plot when characters appeared.

Jian Jingqiu wasn't kind to Shen Jiayuan for no reason; it was because Shen Jiayuan had helped her.

When her father fell ill, the family simply couldn't afford it, and Shen Jiayuan helped by providing the money.

For Shen Jiawan, it was just a day's allowance; she didn't care at all and had even forgotten about it. But for Jian Jingqiu, it was her father's life-saving money.

So after raising enough money, Jian Jingqiu returned it to Shen Jiawan.

Shen Jiawan didn't accept it, but just waved her hand, "We're all classmates, no need to be so polite."

Jian Jingqiu naturally didn't want to take Shen Jiayuan's money for nothing, so she put the money in Shen Jiayuan's table.

Although the money was returned, Jian Jingqiu always remembered this kindness, which is why she testified for Shen Jiawan and took her home when she knew she had nowhere to go.

But this is not a reason for Shen Jiawan to stay at the Jian family's house indefinitely.

Xiang Bei still wants Shen Jiayuan to learn to be independent.

Jian Jingqiu's family collects scrap, not because they are poor. The original story states that Jian's father's illness requires a lot of money, which is why the family seems to be struggling financially.

But even if Jian Jingqiu's family situation is bad now, it's still better than Shen Jiawan's, since Shen Jiawan is the one who doesn't know where her next meal will come from.