Zhang Hongyan looked at her daughter in disbelief: "Qingqing, Mom doesn't think she heard you clearly. You said you got 384 points?"
“That’s right, 384 points. Now I’m really guaranteed a place in college,” Xia Qingqing said with a smile.
If she can't get into Beijing North University with this score, then there are really very few people who can.
"Ouch, honey, why did you pinch me? It hurts!" Xia Heping rubbed his reddened arm, feeling a little aggrieved.
"I... I want to test if I'm dreaming. If it hurts, it means it's not a dream. Our daughter is really a college student now!" Zhang Hongyan was so excited that she fainted.
Xia Heping felt wronged, but he dared not say it.
"Qingqing, you are amazing. Your parents are so lucky to have such an outstanding daughter like you."
Who says daughters are inferior to sons? Xia Heping's daughter is ten or a hundred times better than other people's sons.
As expected of a married couple, they both thought of the past ten years when they were ridiculed for not having a son. When Qingqing's college acceptance letter arrives, those people will be thoroughly humiliated.
Xia Heping's eyes flickered, and he suddenly remembered something. He looked at Xia Qingqing and asked:
"My dear daughter, do you know how many points Jia Shun got on the exam?"
"I don't know," Xia Qingqing shook her head.
Xia Heping's expression was slightly dazed, feeling as if his heart had been torn in two, one half hoping that Xia Jiashun could get into university and make his parents happy.
On the other hand, he subtly hoped that Xia Jiashun would fail the exam, wanting his parents to see clearly that their granddaughter, whom they disliked, was far more capable than their eldest grandson, whom they had doted on since childhood.
However, this idea did not last long before Xia Heping suppressed it.
Their daughter no longer needed the approval of Old Mrs. Xia and Old Mr. Xia.
The Xia family is so lucky to have such a remarkable granddaughter as Qingqing; their ancestral graves must be emitting auspicious smoke. How could they possibly look down on Qingqing?
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The Xia family's old residence.
Early this morning, Xia Jiashun went to the county to check his exam results.
The whole family was excitedly waiting for his exam results.
Grandma Xia had already put on a joyful smile, thinking that her eldest grandson was so capable that he could easily get into a university with a simple exam.
He even killed his precious old hen just to celebrate for his eldest grandson.
Seeing the old lady so happy, Wang Xiaofen couldn't help but purse her lips, thinking, "Don't be too happy yet, it might all be for nothing."
However, the old lady did not object to the decision to kill the chicken. If a whole chicken was killed, the family members would be able to share some, and the eldest son's family would not eat it all.
The little boy, held in her arms, asked obediently, "Mommy, can we eat meat today?"
He heard his grandmother instructing his aunt to kill a chicken, and thinking of how delicious the chicken would be, he slurped his saliva twice.
Wang Xiaofen smiled and pinched his nose: "Are you craving meat? You'll be able to eat chicken tonight, and Mom will snatch a few extra pieces for you."
Mao Dan grinned foolishly. Great! He could eat chicken: "Mom and Dad will eat too, and my older sister and younger sister will eat too."
Xiaodou stood to the side, looking enviously at Maodan being held by her mother. It had been a long, long time since she had been held like that by her mother.
Xiaomi, who was being led by her older sister, was only 3 years old and didn't understand much yet. When she saw her brother being held, she also cried and wanted her mother to hold her.
Wang Xiaofen looked at her little daughter, who was trying hard to squeeze onto her lap, sighed, and picked her up onto her other lap: "You little rascal, I really owe you something."
Xiaomi didn't understand her mother's words at all, and happily smiled at Wang Xiaofen: "Mom is the best, I love Mom."
Her adorable appearance and sweet words softened Wang Xiaofen's heart.
In her heart, her son is the most important, but that doesn't mean she doesn't love her daughter at all.
When Wang Xiaofen looked up, she caught a glimpse of her eldest daughter standing to the side and saw the envy in her eyes. She was stunned for a moment.
He then waved to her, saying, "Xiaodou, come over here to Mom."
“You’re a big kid now, so Mom won’t hold you anymore, but you and your younger siblings are all Mom’s children, and Mom loves you all.”
Xiaodou snuggled close to her mother, a happy smile spreading across her face: "Mom, I know, I will take good care of my younger brother and sister too."
"Good girl," Wang Xiaofen said, looking at her 10-year-old eldest daughter. Suddenly, she remembered that her second brother's daughter, Qingqing, had also taken the college entrance examination this year.
Zhang Hongyan knew a little about Xia Qingqing's good grades, and she liked to brag about it.
If Xia Qingqing can get into university this time, then her second brother's family will really be extraordinary in the future.
Thinking about this, Wang Xiaofen suddenly had an idea and looked at her eldest daughter, asking, "Xiaodou, do you want to go to school?"
Ten-year-old Xiaodou already understands a lot of things. She used to want to go to school, but her older sister Daya secretly told her that girls in the Xia family are not allowed to go to school. She should never mention wanting to go to school in front of her grandparents, or she would get a beating.
Hearing Wang Xiaofen mention this suddenly made her a little flustered: "I, I don't need to go to school, my younger brother can go to school."
Wang Xiaofen felt a little strange when she saw her eldest daughter looking frightened.
"Xiaodou, do you really not want to go to school? Tell Mom the truth, don't lie."
Xia Xiaodou hesitated for a moment, but still honestly told her what Sister Daya had told her.
"I see," Wang Xiaofen immediately understood.
When Daya saw that her brother could go to school, she made a fuss twice, but after being scolded by Grandma Xia, she behaved herself and never mentioned going to school again.
Looking at her bewildered eldest daughter, Wang Xiaofen felt a pang of guilt. She had indeed neglected her eldest daughter, especially since she had always been sensible and quiet. After giving birth to her two younger daughters, she paid even less attention to her eldest daughter.
Fortunately, it's not too late. Gou Dan will be 7 years old next year and should be starting elementary school. She needs to find a way to get Xiao Dou to go to school too.
Regardless of whether she can go to university in the future, knowing some characters will make it easier for her to get married.
She stroked her eldest daughter's hair: "Don't worry, Mom will definitely let you go to school next year."
A look of surprise flashed in Xia Xiaodou's eyes: "Mom, are you serious? Can I really go to school?"
She was somewhat incredulous. Ever since her older sister told her that she couldn't go to school, she had given up hope of going. She never expected that her mother would tell her that she could go to school.
"Definitely," Wang Xiaofen assured.
She knew that her husband was already thinking about separating the family, and now he was just waiting for an opportunity.
Once the family is separated, she will be able to make her own decisions about household matters and will no longer have to be suppressed by her wife.
"Don't tell anyone about this yet. Mom will take you and your brother to school next year," Wang Xiaofen reminded her, stroking her eldest daughter's head.
Xia Xiaodou nodded obediently. She knew that she wouldn't tell anyone about this, not even her older sister Daya.
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