"Big sister, is it mainly because Comrade Shen's mother chose a fiancée for him?" Chen Xihua asked directly.
She had guessed before that Shen Changxing's family was well-off, and her older sister, who had studied in Beijing for three years, should have guessed something as well.
However, if the reason for refusing now is that Shen's mother is to blame.
"...Well, he actually has a fiancée, a freshman at my school. I've met her twice..." Chen Chunhua recalled what happened the day after she returned to school from Haishi, and she did feel a little inferior.
That day, she was filled with anticipation and joy, thinking that she would see him again soon.
However... her mood plummeted to rock bottom at that moment.
"Oh, Xiaoyi, I'm here to pick you up to go shopping for clothes. My son, Shen Changxing, is busy in the army, but he'll be transferred back to Beijing soon, and then he can spend more time with you."
Now, I, as his mother, will help take care of his fiancée.
Xiao Yi, I like you so much! You and Chang Xing are childhood sweethearts, and you even live in the same compound. You're such a perfect match...
After Chen Chunhua finished speaking, it didn't seem so difficult to say.
Whenever she gets home and sees her little sister, Xiao Wu, speaking calmly and confidently, sometimes with a lazy air about her, she quickly suppresses the insecurity deep inside her.
"That's true. Big sister, you can't date Comrade Shen. Otherwise, you'll definitely lose when you argue with his mother."
Fortunately, you were able to make a decisive decision and reject him.
Chen Xihua spoke casually, with a hint of joking.
After listening to her eldest sister's story, she felt as if Shen's mother and the other woman were putting on an act.
But she didn't remind her older sister, who was too caught up in the situation to see things clearly.
Chen Xiuhua, who was listening quietly to the side, had a strange expression on her face, as if she was deep in thought, but she didn't say anything.
Regardless of Comrade Shen's attitude, Shen's parents should know about the eldest sister, and they are not satisfied with her and do not want their son Shen Changxing to date her.
Then Chen Xihua didn't need to share her guess with her older sister.
Given my eldest sister's personality, if she were to marry into a family with good financial conditions but a domineering mother-in-law, she would have to endure hardship and humiliation for the rest of her life.
Even if Shen Changxing is a man who has handed over his assets to the country, he probably wouldn't betray his marriage and family.
However, because of his family, Chen Xihua remained neutral, neither opposing nor helping to bring them together.
Now, she truly feels that he is not a good match for her older sister.
If we're not going to date, then we're not going to date.
...
Two days later, on July 28, around 3 or 4 p.m., a dozen or so prominent people arrived at the entrance of the textile factory's residential area.
In Gaoyang County, even a minor leader is considered a big shot, let alone these people, who clearly have high status.
They were all dressed in suits or respectable formal attire, like leaders or teachers from certain organizations, as well as a few reporters.
"This is it. The two female top scholars live here," the man leading the way said with a smile.
He works for the subdistrict office in the western part of the county.
Early in the morning, he received a call from the county leaders, saying that two female champions had emerged from Gaoyang County.
In the afternoon, people and reporters from Jiang City and even the provincial capital will go to the student's home to interview and report. He should ask questions and make preparations first.
At this moment, the aunties and grandmas who often stood at the entrance of the family quarters chatting and gossiping suddenly became a little nervous.
They all stepped aside, making way for the middle of the path, their eyes filled with curiosity and gossip, and then followed behind the group, whispering among themselves.
"Has something serious happened? Why are so many people in our residential area?"
"The one on the right looks a bit like our county head, one of them seems to be a teacher at the county's No. 1 Middle School, another seems to be the principal, and the others don't look like people from Gaoyang County."
"I think I just heard that a female top scorer in the college entrance exam has released her results. Could it be that our residential area has produced a top scorer in the college entrance exam?"
"Hey, this way, the building on the west side, does anyone have a child taking the college entrance exam?"
“We’ve gone up, we’ve gone up. On the second floor, to the right, is Li Yumei’s house.”
"I know. I heard that the Chen family's bookworm fourth daughter took the college entrance exam this year. Aunt Chen, is your granddaughter the top female scorer?"
"You just said there were two top scorers, right? Who's the other one? Does anyone in your family take the college entrance exam?"
Grandma Chen, who had also heard clearly, was filled with excitement, her eyes gleaming. But she didn't follow; instead, she turned and jogged away, heading home.
Grandma Chen was going back to tell her husband to come over quickly, because the Chen family had produced the top scorer in the college entrance examination.
How could she and her husband, two elders, not show up?
At this moment, the Chen family's small living room was already full of people.
The corridor at the entrance was also crowded with people from the family quarters.
"It seems Mr. and Mrs. Chen aren't home." "Don't push me!" "You're blocking my way..."
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"Excuse me, our house is a bit small, please make do." Chen Xihua and her three siblings greeted the visitors in a bit of a fluster.
Take out all the chairs we use for dining at home, and two long benches as well.
The leaders were asked to sit down, while the accompanying staff and reporters stood.
It was only at 2:30 that Chen Xihua called to check their college entrance examination results.
Chen Xihua was already mentally prepared that someone would be coming to her home in the next couple of days.
But she didn't expect that these people would receive the news so quickly, or rather, that the people from the provincial education bureau would arrive so quickly, and that they would already be at her home by then.
After everyone sat down, Chen Chunhua and Chen Xiuhua were a little at a loss and stood next to Chen Xihua; Chen Baohua also stood next to his fifth sister, his eyes filled with excitement and pride.
"Who is Chen Xiuhua?" On the right side of the group, wearing a Zhongshan suit and glasses, Deputy Director Wang of the Provincial Education Bureau asked kindly.
"Hello, I am Chen Xiuhua." Chen Xiuhua was nervous, but seeing that Xiao Wu was calm and composed, she quickly calmed down, put on a composed face, and took a step forward.
"Xiuhua, you're excellent! 745 points in liberal arts, the top scorer in the country! You are the pride of our province!" Deputy Director Wang praised in an approving tone.
Meanwhile, two or three photographers or reporters with cameras were taking pictures from time to time.
"Wow, my God, the top scorer in the country!" came an exclamation from the doorway.
"The Chen family's ancestral graves are emitting smoke."
"And there's another one, Chen Xihua, right? He scored 726 points, the top science student in our Southern Province."
"That's really impressive! You took the college entrance exam early in your second year of high school, right? You're a role model in our county too."
At this moment, on the left, Deng, the county magistrate of Gaoyang County, who was in his thirties, wearing a white shirt, and slightly overweight, said with joy and certainty.
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