Chapter 33

The four of them were very happy to receive this news.

That day, Cheng Sulin went to the commune post office to pick up something sent from home. She casually asked if there were any letters from the Chen family. As it turned out, when she got back and opened the package, it was from Chen's parents.

The letter said that Grandpa and Grandma Chen had been exonerated, and Chen's parents could return to work for the government. However, because so much time had passed, they could not return to their original positions and could only start from the bottom.

In addition, since Mr. Chen's back injury prevented him from overexerting himself, he was transferred to the less strenuous archives department. Mr. Chen's second uncle and his family were also able to return to their original positions. The excitement of the letter writer can be seen in the words.

Chen Jingbai gripped the letter tightly, the veins on the back of his hand bulging from the force. His eyes were red. The injustices his family had suffered over the years had not been in vain; the country had not forgotten them.

He He quietly stayed close to Chen Jingbai, waiting for him to process his emotions.

She knew that the Chen family and Chen Jingbai had been waiting for this moment for far too long.

Chen Jingyi's eyes reddened further, and tears slid down her cheeks. Cheng Sulin gently patted her back, "It's all in the past now, everything will be better."

Chen Jingyi and Chen Jingbai exchanged a glance, and both saw relief in each other's eyes.

Chen Jingyi calmed herself down and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes. "I'm just so grateful that my grandparents have finally been exonerated. They were not traitors to the country. They will be happy in heaven."

After finishing her sentimentality, Chen Jingyi showed no mercy, "Alright, now that the new textbooks have arrived, each of you will get a set starting today. Xiao He and Su Lin, you two haven't finished your tasks yet, you need to finish them before this afternoon."

He He paused, thinking that on such a happy day, Chen Jingyi would let them off the hook and give them a day to rest and celebrate properly.

Unwilling to accept reality, she glanced at Chen Jingbai again, receiving a look of affirmation from him.

"We've had so much fun today, let's have a good meal and enjoy ourselves. Can we do the task tomorrow?"

Chen Jingbai and Chen Jingyi said in unison, "No."

He He and Cheng Sulin were helpless, and the academically challenged students let out a long, mournful cry.

Chen Jingbai looked at He He and said, "Stop complaining. Finish it as soon as possible. Brother Dechuan and Sister Baiyun have already finished. You two are the ones who drag it out the longest."

Zhao Dechuan and Li Baiyun did not pass the university entrance exam in their first year, and are now studying with them.

He He tugged at Chen Jingbai's clothes and said coquettishly, "I can't do it. The math problems you assigned today were so hard, I couldn't solve them."

Chen Jingbai said gently, "If you don't understand a question, I'll teach you."

With that, he took He He away to get some private tutoring.

The two arrived at the boys' dormitory. There was nothing in the boys' dormitory that couldn't be seen. After obtaining the consent of Zhao Dechuan and Cheng Surin, Chen Jingbai took He He for private tutoring, which was all done here.

Chen Jingbai let He He sit in his seat, while he himself sat in Sun Jiabao's original seat. With Sun Jiabao gone, his seat became empty.

He He pulled out the problems that Chen Jingbai and Chen Jingyi had given her from her pocket. The problems were about mathematical functions.

Functions were also the thing He He was least familiar with.

The questions were created by Chen Jingbai based on the questions that Sun Jiabao and the others recalled after the exam. Although it is unknown how much the questions will change next year, the general direction should remain the same.

He He pointed to the problem above about finding the domain of a function, "I don't know how to do this, it's so difficult."

Chen Jingbai glanced at the question and said, "It's okay, I'll teach you step by step. First, tell me your thought process for solving the problem."

He He didn't want to talk. She couldn't think straight at all and knew nothing. She glanced at Chen Jingbai sitting upright and stammered out a few words.

Chen Jingbai: "It's okay, take your time. It's already good that you have this idea, it's just that you took a detour and didn't think it through properly, this problem..."

He explained things in great detail, and spoke slowly so that He He could understand and follow his train of thought.

"Did you understand?"

With his guidance, He He instantly understood and exclaimed, "I get it!"

After saying that, she began to write down her thoughts and start solving the problem according to the ideas Chen Jingbai had given her.

She wasn't like this before. She had heard Chen Jingbai say that if someone's mind doesn't work, they won't write anything. It was only after Chen Jingbai gave her many benefits and corrected her little by little that she became willing to do so.

After she finished writing, Chen Jingbai used this question to review the relevant knowledge points with He He, and extended it to other question types.

Halfway through her speech, He He started to drift off again.

Chen Jingbai poked He He's head with his finger, "Pay attention to the lesson."

He He slumped onto the table. "I don't want to listen anymore. My brain is so tired. I need to rest."

Chen Jingbai said helplessly, "Five minutes."

Five minutes passed, and He He was still lingering on the table. Chen Jingbai was getting a little angry. "Do you still want to go to university with me? Didn't you say you wanted to get a bachelor's degree and surpass her when you heard your adopted sister got into a teachers' college the other day?"

"It's only been a few days, and you've already given up? Where did your enthusiasm go? Do you want her to laugh at you for not getting into college?"

Chen Jingbai's tone was somewhat fierce, and he also used some reverse psychology. If he didn't give her some strong medicine, He He would continue to be so lazy and listless.

During the time he had been tutoring He He, he realized that He He's foundation was really weak. He was very worried about whether He He could get into university.

He wasn't worried about himself at all; he was confident he could pass the exam. His only concern was He He.

Upon hearing He Shuying's name, He He jumped up from the table and exclaimed, "I don't want to! I'll study now! I'm determined to do better than her!"

Since the college entrance examination results were released, He Zhongguo has been sending her letters, asking if she had registered for the exam and whether she had passed.

Before the college entrance examination was reinstated, they didn't ask her if she had registered. They only asked her after the results were released. They just wanted to show off that He Shuying had been admitted to the local teachers' college.

The letter was full of praise for He Shuying, telling her to learn from He Shuying, to study hard in the countryside, and to work hard to get into university and return to the city.

The letter contained three thick sheets of paper with the handwriting of three different people: He Zhongguo, his stepmother Wang Fangrong, and He Shuying.

His words were very hypocritical. On the surface, he was concerned about whether she had taken the exam, but behind her back, he was full of bragging about He Shuying getting into university and talking about Ye Minglang getting into undergraduate school.

He He was furious when she saw the letter. She tore it up immediately and didn't reply. She worked hard for a week afterward until Cheng Sulin was impressed.

But as the initial stimulation faded, she lost her initial enthusiasm.

He He looked aggrieved, picked up her pen, and continued writing.

Although Chen Jingbai spoke harshly, he couldn't bear to see He He like this. At this moment, he didn't care whether someone would break in at any time, turned He He's face around, and kissed her lips.

This was He He's favorite way of encouraging her. Whenever she didn't want to write anymore, she would beg him to kiss her. Sometimes he would refuse, but sometimes he couldn't resist He He's insistence and could only give in to her.

However, this was the first time he had taken the initiative to kiss her during the learning process.

Sure enough, He He was instantly happy, her eyes sparkling.

Chen Jingbai knew this was He He's favorite way.

He He pouted slightly, dissatisfied, and said, "I want more."

Chen Jingbai's lips felt so sweet; she liked it and was happy.

Chen Jingbai smiled faintly, but refused, saying, "That's all, keep learning from you."

He He leaned over and clung to Chen Jingbai's shoulders, pressing her red lips to the corner of his mouth and then slowly moving them to the center of his lips.

She kissed him slowly and deliberately until the other person couldn't take it anymore and began to increase the intensity.

When it was over, both of their lips were a little red.