After the conversation that day, Jiang Yanxu no longer followed her closely like a shadow, but often sat at the desk and stared at her through the window for a long time.

No matter when He Ruixue turned around, she would meet his eyes as dark as a deep pool, unable to see the bottom, and unable to detect his true thoughts.

Even though she was very brave, she realized that something was wrong. However, no matter whether she interrogated him directly or asked him indirectly, Jiang Yanxu's mouth was as hard as a clam shell and could not be opened. After pestering him a few times, she gave up.

Jiang Yanxu is not a person who does not know the seriousness of the matter. When it comes to the critical moment of life and death, he will definitely choose to tell her everything and face it together.

The fact that he was keeping silent now meant that he could handle it himself and it was not the right time to let her know.

The riddlers are all similar. What else can she do except be tolerant of the person she chooses?

After figuring it out, she simply stopped worrying about it and settled down to enjoy the time spent with her family.

Graduation banquets are not popular these days. Families who receive admission letters usually spend money to buy more meat and vegetables and have a good celebration at home.

The market has been particularly busy these past two days, with stalls selling agricultural products spread out into the alley behind the textile factory.

When employees of the street office pass by, they will buy two pounds of eggs to take home. When the neighbors see that the public officials don't care, they have no scruples at all and gather around the stall to pick and choose.

They either brought a few pounds of dried mushrooms or a six-month-old rooster, but they never went back empty-handed.

Zhao Meiya bought five pounds of beef and three pounds of beef ribs from some powerful vendor.

She came back leisurely, and after entering the yard, she didn't rush to close the door. Instead, she faced outside and chatted with people.

"Did you receive Huixin's admission letter? I told you earlier that her scores are higher than Xiaojie's. Many universities are vying for her. Good things never come to those who wait. Is she planning to study medicine?"

At the entrance of the alley, Ma Tiandong had a few large bones in his net bag, planning to go home and make lotus root soup. His face was filled with pride. "Yes, our old Liu wouldn't agree if she wanted to learn something else, but I heard that she will study longer than others, and the subsidy is quite good."

"You can't be careless when it comes to curing illnesses and saving lives. She should learn for a few more years. She's a natural at curing illnesses, so she'll definitely become a master faster than others. I'm sure she'll be liked by the teacher."

"I don't ask her to be outstanding, I just hope her future path will be smoother and that she won't waste what she has learned over the years."

Old Liu used to be paranoid, and in order to get rid of the reputation of being a family extinct, he forced Liu Huixin to make progress.

In the cold winter, while others were warming themselves by the fire, she was memorizing thick medical books; on weekends, while other children were playing outside, she was learning to identify medicinal herbs.

In addition to mastering the knowledge in the textbooks, the tasks assigned by Lao Liu cannot be neglected.

The little guy was like he was nailed to the desk, and he would be slapped on the hands at any time. How could she, as a mother, not feel distressed when seeing this?

However, Ma Tiandong always felt guilty for not being able to give Lao Liu a son, and it was difficult to persuade her, so he could only do his best to help her get enough nutrition.

But the last time Liu Huixin was abducted by human traffickers, they were both frightened for several days and figured it out in an instant.

The gossip around you and whether your children have a promising future are all meaningless. As long as you are healthy and safe, that's all that matters.

Unexpectedly, Liu Huixin became completely different after she came back. She took the initiative to ask to study and immersed herself in books. No matter how they tried to persuade her, she refused to listen, for fear of irritating her again.

Fortunately, God always favors the Liu family, and the college entrance examination was resumed.

Liu Huixin has always been a good student. Look, she was admitted to the medical university in the capital after only one month of review. I heard that she can go directly to a big hospital after graduation and have a secure life.

Now the neighbors can only feel jealous and won't bother to make a fuss about the fact that he has no son.

Xu Laosan has four sons, but is there any one of them who can get into college?

That idiot won't even be able to become a worker in the future. The four of them combined are not as good as one of their smart minds.

"Huixin has been a strong child since she was young. She will definitely have a great future."

Zhao Meiya was not being polite. This girl was able to escape from human traffickers at such a young age, and was so cruel to others and herself, it was hard for her not to be outstanding.

Ma Tiandong waved his hand. "If she can catch up to half of your Xia Sheng in the future, I'll wake up laughing in my dreams. I heard that she became the dean or vice dean? The day before yesterday, Huixin said that she regarded her as a role model in her heart."

The two of them were praising each other, their lips never closing, and it took a long time before they separated.

After closing the courtyard door, Zhao Meiya handed the food in her hand to He Qiusheng and sat down to talk to Wang Taozhi. "Did Niu Liye pass the exam? Why didn't I hear anything from him?"

The latter was sitting on a small stool, picking garlic to make pickled garlic. He said casually, "No, I heard that if you don't get 200 points, you can't even get into junior college. He was so arrogant before, as if he could get the top score, but his true colors were revealed when the scores came out."

"That's it? Why did he go through all the trouble to come back from the countryside? He even lost his wife and child. It's really not worth it."

"So he was very dissatisfied and kept saying in the yard that the teacher had misjudged his test paper and lowered his score, and he insisted on going to the Education Bureau to ask for an explanation.

He blames everything but himself for not learning well. Now everyone treats him as a joke."

"What did the Niu An family say? Do they plan to let him live at home forever?"

"How could I? I endured it because we were brothers and I didn't want to ruin his future. As soon as the exam was over, I urged him to pack his things.

Niu Liye was also shameless, saying that the house was bought by his father, so he deserved a share, and he refused to leave anyway.

"Where does he eat then?"

"He stole from the kitchen while Niu An was away. Zhong Guilan was afraid of being beaten, so she stayed away. Who could have stopped him? It's because the subdistrict office isn't strict enough on migrant workers these days. Otherwise, if he had his household registration in the village, he would have been sent back the next day."

"Serves him right. It's a shame for someone with such bad character to be allowed to go to university. Even Zhao Dani didn't get in?"

"There was someone in the next yard who scored only three points higher than her, but she didn't get in. It's such a shame. I blame her for being so ambitious and insisting on applying to a famous school.

But Zhao Erhe didn't say anything, and told her to continue living at home and plan to take the exam again next year."

Zhao Meiya was a little surprised, "Really? He treats his daughter quite well."

"How could it be bad? I heard from Xiaoyou that Zhao Meng ran away after taking two exams, and basically handed in blank papers. He wandered from one end of the village to the other all day long, and he's just a second-rate person from now on.

If they want to live a good life in the future, don’t they have to rely on Dani? Erhe and his wife are both very smart people, how could they have made a wrong calculation?

As the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were chatting, they saw He Xiaoai wearing pointed leather shoes, a camel coat, and rose-red lips, and she was about to sneak out through the small door.

Wang Taozhi was sharp-eyed and spotted her immediately. "Why are you going? You're not going to see your lover, are you? Xiaoai, you'll be a college student soon. You can't just find a man to harm you. Your father and I strongly disagree."

He Xiaoai fiddled with the plastic hair ornament on her braid, using the glass window as a mirror. "Mom, please don't talk nonsense. There's no man around here I'd be interested in. I'm going to have fun with Tan Juan."

Wang Taozhi couldn't stand her conceited attitude. "They're about to move. Are you going to cause trouble for them now? Or can you help pack up?"