As soon as Grandpa Qin finished speaking, Qin Jiajia looked at Song Ze with expectant eyes.
She has become much more restrained now and no longer likes to be loud and boisterous as before.
After the college entrance examination was reinstated, Qin Jiajia learned that Song Ze was going to take the exam. She quit her well-paying job at home to focus on the exam, dreaming that she and Song Ze would get into the same university and then they could be together every day.
As a result, Song Ze returned to the city after passing the college entrance examination. When Grandpa Shen learned that his grandson had been admitted to university, he was celebrating wildly, while Qin Jiajia learned that she had failed the exam.
In particular, when Qin Jiajia heard that Xia Qingqing had become the top scorer in the province, it completely shattered her understanding. A country girl she looked down on could actually get into Beijing University, while she couldn't even get into university.
This was an extremely embarrassing thing for Qin Jiajia, who was always proud and arrogant. She didn't go out much during that time and stayed at home reading like crazy, which was unusual for her. She didn't even have time to look for Song Ze.
That period really frightened the Qin family. Their daughter/granddaughter, who had never liked studying, suddenly became so hardworking, which they found quite unusual.
Not long after, the second college entrance examination was held, and this time Qin Jiajia participated in the exam with full confidence.
As a result, when filling out her college application, she became obsessed with competing with Xia Qingqing and only filled in Beijing North University.
As expected, her score was high enough to get into a decent undergraduate program, but because she only listed Beijing North University as her college application, she failed again.
Failing the exam again was a huge blow to Qin Jiajia, and for a long time she stayed at home and refused to go out.
It was Old Master Qin who couldn't stand it anymore and insisted on dragging her to the Shen family to find Song Ze.
When Song Ze heard that Grandpa Qin wanted him to take Qin Jiajia out to play, he could barely keep his smile on his face.
He showed a perfectly appropriate look of embarrassment: "Grandpa Qin, our teacher assigned homework, and I have to do it at home this afternoon, so I probably won't have time to go out and play."
Grandpa Qin nodded calmly: "Is that so? Well, that's fine then. It's good that you can all study together at home."
"Brother Song Ze, I have a few questions I don't know how to answer. Could you teach me?" Qin Jiajia looked at Song Ze pleadingly. She had decided to take the college entrance exam again, and this time she was determined to get into university.
Song Ze gave a forced smile: "I'm sorry, I'm not very good at it either. I was able to get into university thanks to my girlfriend's tutoring. It's been more than half a year and I've forgotten everything."
Both Grandpa Qin and Qin Jiajia's expressions changed.
Old Master Qin felt that Song Ze's words were a complete disrespect to him, and that it was just an excuse he made up because he didn't want to teach Qin Jiajia. Besides, he had always thought highly of Song Ze and wanted to bring Song Ze and Qin Jiajia together. Now that he heard Song Ze mention his girlfriend, he was even more displeased.
"Xiao Ze, you and Jiajia grew up together, how come you've suddenly become so distant? For Grandpa Qin's sake, could you teach Jiajia a lesson? Grandpa Qin would appreciate it in advance."
He directly used his status to pressure Song Ze. Although Song Ze had a somewhat reckless personality, he always respected his elders and was momentarily at a loss for how to refute him.
Seeing his eldest grandson's troubled expression, Grandpa Shen chuckled and came to his rescue: "Old Qin, what are you saying? Don't you know what Xiaoze is capable of since he was little? When he was in school, his grades weren't even as good as Jiajia's. Speaking of which, he was able to get into university thanks to his girlfriend."
"Old Shen, are you really planning to let Xiao Ze marry a country girl?" Old Master Qin asked in a serious tone.
Even if that girl is good at studying, so what? Even if she goes to Beijing University, so what? None of that can change her background. She's still not qualified to marry into a family like theirs.
Grandpa Shen sighed helplessly: "I can't control what young people do. Besides, this brat doesn't listen to me anyway. Let them do whatever they want."
Old Master Qin didn't expect this reaction. He was about to say something when Old Master Shen interrupted him: "Alright, didn't you say you came to play chess with me? Let's go to the study first and let the young people play by themselves."
Song Ze was surprised that his grandfather would speak up for him. He stared at the back of the old man in astonishment, wondering if the sun had risen in the west today.
After the two old men left, Song Ze also planned to get up and go back to his room.
"Brother Song Ze, wait a minute," Qin Jiajia said anxiously, grabbing Song Ze's sleeve as he was about to leave.
Song Ze hurriedly pulled his sleeve back: "Say what you want to say properly, don't pull and tug, my girlfriend will definitely be angry if she finds out."
Upon hearing his words, Qin Jiajia's eyes immediately reddened: "Are you really going to be with that country girl Xia Qingqing? We grew up together, and I've liked you for so many years."
"Qingqing and I have been together for a long time, and we're going to get married someday. As for you," Song Ze smiled and continued, "I've had plenty of people I grew up with. Do I have to like everyone?"
"Why? What is it about me that I'm worse than Xia Qingqing? Why do you like her and not me?" Qin Jiajia asked Song Ze, staring blankly.
She just couldn't understand why Xia Qingqing could take Song Ze away from her in just a few months, when she was the one who had always been by Song Ze's side.
Song Ze shook his head at the stubborn person in front of him: "There's no logic to liking someone, so tell me why you like me?"
"If it's just about growing up together, then Yuan Xin and Ning Zhiyuan are the same, so why don't you like them?"
Qin Jiajia was speechless; she couldn't answer either. Liking Song Ze seemed to be something she had always taken for granted, something that had become part of her life over the years, to the point that she couldn't remember why she liked Song Ze for a moment.
"See, you can't answer either, so please stop bothering me, okay? I only have Qingqing in my heart, and I only want to marry Qingqing in the future."
"You don't need to think about ruining my relationship with Qingqing. There are other women in this world besides you two. Even if you ruin my relationship with Qingqing, I will never like you."
"If you don't like it, you don't like it. We've known each other for so many years. If you were going to like me, you would have done so long ago. Why wait until now?"
Song Ze felt he had made himself clear. He glanced at Qin Jiajia, who was standing there in a daze, and turned back to his room.
Qin Jiajia kept hearing Song Ze's last words. She had always thought that if it weren't for Xia Qingqing, she would be the one with Song Ze.
But so even without Xia Qingqing, Song Ze wouldn't have liked her?
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