Xu Weiguo replied very seriously, "Of course I'm willing."
"Don't even mention small sacrifices. I would gladly go through fire and water for you. After all, you are my only daughter."
Hearing Xu Weiguo say that, Xu Hongxia felt relieved. She smiled gratefully at Xu Weiguo and then said loudly, "I'm willing!"
"I want to learn American English and try to master it as soon as possible. After graduation, I'll work as a translator in a department store."
Huang Qinqin thought Xu Hongxia was going to refuse, and she breathed a sigh of relief when she heard her agree.
What she feared most was that Xu Hongxia would get carried away with her emotions, be encouraged by her classmates, and suddenly decide to go and build a new rural area.
Because many people know they can't escape being sent to the countryside, they maliciously try to brainwash some of their classmates who are better off.
They would persuade them to sign up for the rural service program as well, saying things like "labor is the most glorious thing" and "going to the countryside is the most meaningful thing for a young person."
The real idea is to get people to go to the countryside with them so they can freeload off other people's things and money.
Before and after graduation, Huang Qinqin encountered many classmates like this, but she knew what rural areas were really like and didn't fall for it.
Hearing Xu Hongxia agree, Zhang Yumei was also very happy. Although she didn't know if she could learn it successfully, the fact that she was willing to learn meant that she was at least halfway to success.
Zhang Yumei said excitedly, "Okay, after Qinqin goes back to Huangjia Village and asks, I'll pack your luggage so you can go to study with peace of mind!"
Huang Qinqin nodded: "Yes, when I get back, I will also communicate with my grandparents and make sure to give Hongxia the best room."
Xu Hongxia waved her hand to interrupt them: "No need, no need."
"I haven't finished speaking yet. I'm willing to go to Huangjia Village to study, but I don't want to live there. I want to go home every day."
"ah?"
Zhang Yumei and Huang Qinqin exchanged glances, feeling that they didn't quite understand Xu Hongxia's thoughts.
"You don't live in Huangjia Village, how can we feel comfortable letting you travel back and forth alone every day?"
Huang Qinqin also disagreed, saying, "Yes, Hongxia, you should know that it takes more than two hours to walk from home to Huangjia Village."
"Even by bicycle, it would take at least an hour. That's if you ride fast; if you ride slowly, it would take at least an hour and a half."
“It’s too unsafe for you to travel back and forth like this every day. We can’t let you keep running around like this.”
Xu Junhui shared the same thought: "That's right, wouldn't it be so convenient for you to just live in the village?"
Are you worried about not eating well? We can bring you delicious food every few days, so you won't go hungry.
Xu Hongxia shook her head, saying with a haughty expression, "Who said I was going to travel to and from Huangjia Village alone?"
"Um?"
Recalling the question Xu Hongxia had just asked Xu Weiguo, Huang Qinqin and the others immediately turned to look at Xu Weiguo, their faces full of schadenfreude.
Xu Weiguo suddenly felt a chill in the air, and goosebumps rose on his skin. When he looked up, he saw that his whole family was staring at him with strange expressions.
"W-What are you doing? I didn't stop Hongxia from going, why are you all staring at me like that?"
Hehehe~
Xu Hongxia skipped over and massaged Xu Weiguo's shoulders, saying, "Dad, didn't you just say that you were willing to go through fire and water for me?"
"Yes, I did say that. What happened?"
When Xu Weiguo heard Xu Hongxia ask this question, he suddenly had a bad feeling, as if Xu Hongxia was going to trick him.
"Dad, you are my dearest father, how could I bear to let you go through fire and water?"
"All I need is you to get up a little earlier every day, work a little harder after get off work, and pick me up and drop me off at Huangjia Village for my studies every day."
"You love me so much, you must not find it hard, right?"
Xu Hongxia had barely finished speaking when Xu Weiguo jumped up: "What?!"
"You want me to drive you to Huangjia Village every day?!"
Xu Hongxia nodded at him with a beaming smile: "Mhm!"
Xu Weiguo reached out and touched Xu Hongxia's forehead, wanting to see if she had suffered brain damage from the fever.
"Are you running a fever? Do you know how far Huangjia Village is from our home?"
"I know," Xu Hongxia said, finding Xu Weiguo's question rather strange.
She must know how far it is; if it weren't, Huang Qinqin wouldn't have let her live in Huangjia Village.
If it's not far, Zhang Yumei won't worry about the danger of traveling back and forth alone.
"You knew? You knew and yet you still made me pick you up and drop you off every day?"
"I know that's why I ask you to pick me up and drop me off every day."
Xu Hongxia, hands on her hips, said confidently, "It was clearly Dad who said it himself, that he would go through fire and water for me so that I wouldn't have to go to the countryside."
"All I'm asking you to do is get up a little earlier each day to take me to Huangjia Village, and spend a little time picking me up from Huangjia Village after get off work, and you won't even agree to that!"
Xu Weiguo's face darkened: "Is that a little earlier?"
“I start work at eight o’clock, and it takes at least two to three hours to go to and from Huangjia Village. So I have to leave at five o’clock and get up at four o’clock!”
Xu Hongxia hadn't really thought about what time Xu Weiguo would have to get up every day if he were to pick her up and drop her off.
Now, when I hear Xu Weiguo say that he has to get up at four o'clock, I feel a little guilty and think that I may have really gone too far.
However, Xu Hongxia thought again that Xu Weiguo had to get up at four o'clock, and she did the same. With that thought, she no longer felt guilty.
"So what if I get up at 4 a.m.? I still have to get up at 4 a.m.."
"Besides, didn't you often say that before you were discharged from the army, you would get up at three o'clock every morning to train?"
"Is it too much to ask you to get up at 4 a.m. every day?"
"How can that be the same? I was so young back then, but now I'm over forty. How can you compare them?!"
"Why can't I! You just don't want to, you don't care about me!"
After arguing with Xu Weiguo for a few minutes, Xu Hongxia decided to seek outside help. She tearfully threw herself into Zhang Yumei's arms.
She said with a pitiful look, "Mom~ Look at Dad, he doesn't support me at all~"
"I really want to learn American, and I really want to live at home. Can you help me persuade my dad?"
Although Zhang Yumei knew that Xu Hongxia was faking her tears, she still patted her head tenderly and comforted her, "Okay, Mom will help you persuade your dad."
Zhang Yumei looked at Xu Weiguo and asked for the first time, "Honey, could you please pick up and drop off Hongxia every day?"
"No way! I won't do it no matter what. Just let her stay in Huangjia Village."
Zhang Yumei squinted and asked, "Are you really unwilling?"
"right!"
"What if I said I'd give you extra money if you picked up and dropped off Hongxia every day? Would you still not agree?"
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