"Third son's wife, you did a great job! You've brought great honor to our Wang family!"

"Alright, you all wait here for me for a while!"

Old Wang held the elementary school graduation certificate that Lin Xue had brought and looked at it again and again. Then he lingered on Lin Xue for a while before turning around and going into the house.

A moment later, he brought out a small box from the room and handed it to Lin Xue.

"My third son's wife is self-taught, so as her father, I naturally have to reward her. Open it and see if you like it!"

Old Wang gestured to Lin Xue, indicating that she should open the box.

Lin Xue was surprised that Old Man Wang would give her something, and out of curiosity, she opened the box in front of her.

"This is……"

Lin Xue had imagined many possible items that might appear in the box, but she had never considered this possibility.

The moment she saw what was inside the box, she was truly incredulous.

Inside the box, a military medal lay quietly.

"When I first met your mother-in-law, I was just a lowly soldier under Commander Jin."

"This medal was earned during those years, and I will carry it with me wherever I go!"

“My children also have outstanding academic achievements, but I have never given this military medal away!”

"Third brother's wife, do you know why I'm giving you this military medal?"

Old Wang stared at the military medal in Lin Xue's hand, his gaze lingering, as if lost in distant memories.

"Although I don't know why Father gave me this medal, I cannot accept such a valuable gift. Please take it back!"

Lin Xue held the medal for a while, then put it back in the box and pushed the box back to Old Man Wang.

“Take it if you want. All our children have the opportunity to go to school, and whatever grades they achieve is normal. But I never expected that you, my third son's wife, could get a primary school diploma through self-study!”

"I hope your ambitions don't stop there. I hope you can continue to work hard and try to get my junior high school graduation certificate back too!"

The reason Old Wang gave the medal to Lin Xue was because he felt that it was admirable that a girl like Lin Xue, born into a family that favored sons over daughters like the Lin family, could still achieve her current level of education through self-study!

He had seen Lin Xue's behavior before, but since Old Mrs. Wang was in charge of most of the family affairs, he didn't want to interfere in the women's business.

However, seeing Lin Xue regain her senses again, Old Man Wang had a feeling that this daughter-in-law was not simple.

Perhaps her previous foolishness was due to the long-term suppression by the Lin family, which buried all her talents.

Now that the child has become independent and is no longer influenced by the Lin family, he has even obtained his elementary school graduation certificate.

Moreover, looking at the determination in Lin Xue's eyes, and then at her silly son standing to the side with tender eyes, she realized that he was quite stubborn.

Old Wang was really worried sick about Wang Guoqing.

Previously, Old Wang worried that his foolish son wouldn't be able to support such an eccentric wife and her entire awful family.

Now, Old Man Wang is worried about whether his foolish son can keep such an excellent daughter-in-law.

At this moment, Old Man Wang's thoughts coincided with those of Old Mrs. Wang, who lived far away in Qingliu Brigade.

They all decided that they would treat Lin Xue even better from now on.

This would also give Lin Xue a deeper sense of belonging to the Wang family, and make her more attentive to their mentally challenged son and two children!

Lin Xue had no idea that Old Mrs. Wang and Old Mr. Wang would be thinking about so many things the moment she received her elementary school graduation certificate!

In the end, he had no choice but to hold the box and leave with Wang Guoqing.

After leaving the steel plant, it was already close to the time when Wang Guoqing would be going to work.

"Guoqing, you should go back to work now. I'm just going to take a quick look around town and then I have to go back!"

Before parting, Lin Xue showed no reluctance whatsoever. She looked at Wang Guoqing with a charming smile and laughed carefree.

"Oh, and don't forget to bring the things I gave Master Chen!"

After parting ways with Wang Guoqing, Lin Xue went to the nearest scrap metal recycling station.

"Little girl, what brings you here again? Are you here to collect junk bicycles again this time?"

As soon as Lin Xue arrived, the old man guarding the scrap yard recognized her at a glance.

"Haha, sir, you have such good eyesight! You can still recognize me?"

Lin Xue parked her bicycle in front of the scrap yard, in front of the old man's temporary hut.

Then he looked at the piles of scrap in the recycling station.

"Hey, you're the only girl who would spend so much money on that junk! How could I not remember you?"

"But ever since that day, people have been coming to buy my old bicycles every few days!"

"I don't know what you all want that thing for? I'm not giving you any old bicycles this time!"

The old man was probably bored, so he found a small stool and sat down next to Lin Xuezhi's bicycle.

"It seems my wish to buy a few more scrapped bicycles is impossible to fulfill, so I can only see what else I need!"

After Lin Xue finished speaking, she walked back to her bicycle and took out a bag of sunflower seeds from the basket tied to the back seat.

"Hey grandpa! I'll treat you to some sunflower seeds, and you can keep an eye on my bicycle for me!"

Lin Xue stuffed the melon seeds into the old man's arms and then turned to walk towards the pile of junk she had just spotted.

"You little rascal, you're so clever!"

The old man, holding a bowl of melon seeds, smiled and pointed at Lin Xue.

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