“Exactly! They did it on the first and fifteenth of the month, why are you still worried about saving face? I think you’re just stupid. They’ve already been bullied and treated like dirt, and you’re still thinking about old times. Why didn’t they think about it back then? Why are they thinking about it now?” Huang Xinrui couldn’t help but interject.

Li Xiyue waved her hand to stop her from speaking, and continued to say to Wang Jiaxing: "Xinrui is right, Wang Zhiqing. Think about it carefully. If there were a better choice, would your aunt's family have come to your family and you? They weighed the pros and cons and gave you up back then. Who knows if they will give you up again if they have a better choice in the future?"

"They say you learn from your mistakes, do you really want to fall twice in the same place? Or has it been too long and you've forgotten the humiliation you suffered back then? Or have you been living too well lately and forgotten the hardships and suffering you endured after you went to the countryside?"

"Think about it carefully. Over the years, you and your family have had such a hard time. Has your aunt's family ever offered you any help?"

Wang Jiaxing clenched his fists, his eyes becoming incredibly determined. "Dr. Li, you're right. Others have already done it on the first and fifteenth of the month, why should I still consider so-called family ties?"

"Come on, you treat them like family, but they just see you as a sucker," Huang Xinrui added.

Li Xiyue also wanted to say this: "Wang Zhiqing, it's understandable that you can't see clearly because you're so caught up in it. I just hope you make a decision soon. You should know that if you don't make a decision, you'll only suffer more trouble."

Wang Jiaxing said gratefully, "Dr. Li, don't worry, I know what to do."

After he finished speaking, he walked to Huang Xinrui's side and said seriously, "Xinrui, I have never thought of giving up on you. My hesitation is not about choosing someone else, but about being afraid that I might hurt you if I don't handle my relationship with her well."

"Come on, you're just afraid I'll get angry, and you're worried your family will blame you, so you'll end up pleasing neither side, right?" Huang Xinrui hit the nail on the head.

Wang Jiaxing nodded. "I won't make a stupid mistake again. From now on, I won't care about anything else. I'll only care about you."

Let's not even talk about his aunt's family. Since even his parents and family don't care about his feelings, he doesn't need to care about them anymore.

From now on, he will live for himself.

He took her back to the educated youth settlement.

Seeing that the two had finally cleared things up, Li Xiyue smiled and went about her own business.

Back at the educated youth settlement, Wang Jiaxing went back to his room, took out all his money, and handed it to Huang Xinrui, saying, "Xinrui, from now on, I won't keep any money on me; you can keep it all."

"Don't you send money home every now and then?" Huang Xinrui asked.

Wang Jiaxing said coldly, "I've scrimped and saved for them, but they haven't considered me at all. Since that's the case, then I don't need to mistreat myself for them anymore. I won't send this money anymore, and I won't send any more in the future."

Huang Xinrui grasped his hand. "Okay, let's live well together from now on."

Wang Jiaxing smiled. In his more than 20 years of life, he had never felt so relaxed as he did today.

"Cousin, give me some money, I need to buy something." Tian Lingling came out of the girls' dormitory, gave Huang Xinrui a disdainful look, and reached out for money.

Wang Jiaxing asked coldly, "Didn't your family give you money when you went to the countryside?"

"No, isn't that what you're here for?" Tian Lingling said matter-of-factly.

Her family gave her money, but she wouldn't spend her own; she's just being taken advantage of.

Wang Jiaxing said irritably, "My money didn't come from nowhere, and I won't just give it to strangers to spend."

"Cousin, what are you saying? We're family, don't forget Aunt..."

“Who’s family with you? I remember our two families broke off all contact a long time ago. What kind of family are we?” Wang Jiaxing retorted angrily.

Tian Lingling gritted her teeth and pointed at Huang Xinrui, "Did this vixen swindle your money?"

"Who are you calling a vixen?" Huang Xinrui slapped away the hand that was pointing at her. "You treacherous, promiscuous slut, how dare you insult me? Go to hell!"

"How dare you insult me!" Tian Lingling's face turned red, whether from anger or embarrassment, it was hard to tell.

Huang Xinrui raised her hand and slapped her across the face. "Scolding you is too lenient. I'd hit you too, you shameless slut!"

"Ahhh, you hit me, you damn vixen!" Tian Lingling lunged at her, baring her teeth and claws.

Wang Jiaxing grabbed her, "What are you doing? How could you hit me?"

"Why didn't you stop her when she hit me?" Tian Lingling asked angrily.

Wang Jiaxing said seriously, "She has her reasons for hitting you, but what reasons do you have for hitting someone?"

"She hit me!" Tian Lingling pointed at Huang Xinrui, her nose twisted with anger.