When the college entrance examination was reinstated, Qin Hanshu inquired and found that only two or three people from her hometown and surrounding villages had been admitted to university, and Hu Wenwen's name was not among them.

Hu Wenwen passed the college entrance exam in her previous life. Although so many years have passed, she should still remember the questions. Even without reviewing, it wouldn't be difficult for her to pass the college entrance exam.

If she doesn't pass the exam, she will most likely lose her personal freedom and the opportunity to register.

If that's the case, how did she end up in Jiangcheng?

Is that madwoman Hu Wenwen?

Qin Hanshu wanted to figure it out, so she followed Huo Zhenduo for a few days, but she didn't encounter that madman again.

The docks along the river are filled with low, dilapidated houses and a diverse population, including a significant number of migrant workers.

The simple wooden house was damp and drafty.

Hu Wenwen has been living here for a month, and her whole body is covered in eczema, which is unbearably itchy.

Hu Wenwen splashed the water for washing her face at the doorway and was about to go inside when she noticed someone watching her.

The neighbor next door was a scruffy, thin, dirty man with cloudy, sunken eyes.

Judging from his age, he's probably not young and lives alone, so he's likely a bachelor, just like Chen Tieshu.

On Hu Wenwen's first day, the man's eyes were glued to her whenever he had a spare moment.

Hu Wenwen frowned in disgust, put her hands on her hips, and yelled, "What are you looking at? Look again and I'll gouge your eyes out!"

The man flinched in fright and hurriedly scrambled into the house.

Hu Wenwen snorted coldly and went into the house, slamming the door shut behind her.

As soon as I closed the door, a wave of sorrow washed over me.

In the years since her rebirth, she has completely lost any trace of her former status as a noblewoman.

But what can we do? If we don't act fiercely and shrewishly, we'll probably be eaten alive, leaving not even bones.

Hu Wenwen was imprisoned by Chen Tieshu for a full seven years.

In the fourth year, she finally gave birth to a son for Chen Tieshu, which made Chen Tieshu so happy that he immediately treated Hu Wenwen much better.

Hu Wenwen finally understood that before social change, it would be extremely difficult for her to escape from the Loess Plateau.

He decided to put the idea aside for the time being, and forced himself to endure the nausea to take good care of Chen Tieshu, focusing on the immediate needs.

With a wife and children, Chen Tieshu had a new purpose in life and became much more diligent than before, and his gambling situation also improved.

Chen Tieshu wanted to have more children, so naturally he was unwilling to use Hu Wenwen's body to make money.

However, Hu Wenwen never had any freedom, and couldn't even leave Chen Jialiang.

When the college entrance examination was reinstated, Hu Wenwen felt that her opportunity had arrived.

She took the exam! She remembers the questions, which gives her a huge advantage over others.

Hu Wenwen was so excited that her hands were shaking.

This is her chance to defy fate!

However, she was unable to register.

The only outsider Hu Wenwen could contact was Zhao Ru. Every few days, Zhao Ru would come and boast about what her man had bought for her and how filial her stepsons were to her.

Chen Tieshu knew that Zhao Ru hated Hu Wenwen and would not help Hu Wenwen escape, so he did not stop them from meeting.

Hu Wenwen stole all of Chen Tieshu's savings and gave it to Zhao Ru, asking Zhao Ru to help her register for the college entrance examination.

Zhao Ru took the money and agreed, and Hu Wenwen was so excited that she couldn't sleep that night.

She waited and waited, but all she got was Zhao Ru's mocking laugh: "Are you stupid? Don't you know I wish you could live in hell forever? You expect me to help you? Haha!"

Hu Wenwen was so frustrated by Zhao Ru's repeated betrayals that she gritted her teeth in anger.

In truth, she knew deep down that Zhao Ru was unreliable, but she couldn't find anyone else besides Zhao Ru.

Whether it was stealing space or registering for the college entrance examination, these were goals she desperately wanted to achieve.

When desires outweigh rational analysis, risks are subconsciously ignored.

Hu Wenwen knew that the college entrance examination was probably out of the question. Even if she successfully registered, she would still have to take the exam and wait for notification... The timeline was too long and there were too many variables.

That bitch Zhao Ru not only swindled Hu Wenwen out of her money, but also told Chen Tieshu.

After failing to register, Hu Wenwen returned to the days when she was strictly guarded and could not even leave the cave dwelling.

Fortunately, there's always a way out.

Hu Wenwen is pregnant again.

As his belly grew bigger day by day, Chen Tieshu's vigilance decreased.

When Hu Wenwen was giving birth, she insisted that Chen Tieshu take her to the county hospital.

She stayed in the hospital for two more days after giving birth.

It was during these two days that Hu Wenwen found an opportunity to escape.

She gave birth to a son for the second time. Coincidentally, she met a couple at the hospital who were unable to have children and were asking the doctor if anyone had a child they didn't want to raise, so they could take the child home and raise it.

Hu Wenwen seized the opportunity to give away her son and asked the couple for twenty yuan.

The couple mainly wanted to adopt a newborn child, and it had to be a son; meeting these two conditions was not easy.

So, although Hu Wenwen was essentially selling her son, the couple readily agreed. They even guessed that Hu Wenwen must be in dire financial straits to sell her son, and out of pity, they gave her an extra ten yuan.

Hu Wenwen felt no affection for the flesh and blood that came from her own body; in fact, she found it disgusting because the child's father was such a repulsive person.

With thirty yuan in her hands, she hitched a ride on a train overnight and, after half a month of travel, finally arrived in Jiangcheng.

Hu Wenwen did not choose to return to Beijing because she guessed that Qin Hanshu, like her, had also been reborn. If Qin Hanshu was in such a miserable state, then Hu Dayong at home must be in no better condition.

So he came directly to Jiangcheng, intending to start from scratch and take advantage of the reform to make a name for himself.

Moreover, she was familiar with Jiangcheng; several of her suitors from her previous life were in Jiangcheng, so she could make use of them.

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