Huang Ling was stunned, her eyes full of disbelief. Is there any school willing to accept her in such a condition?
"You really want me? I...I'm..."
She lowered her head in shame, her thin, bloodless hands tightly clutching the quilt. The wrinkled sheets were just like her mood at the moment, unable to calm down.
"You ranked third in the city's joint entrance exam, why wouldn't we accept you? As long as you are willing to come to Jiade, tuition will be waived, and you will be given 500 yuan a month for living expenses. The scholarship will depend on your grades. If you can rank in the top three in your grade, I guarantee that your scholarship will be the highest in the city."
Ruan Qiqi's tone was the same as usual, and there was nothing unusual in her eyes, as if she was chatting with an ordinary student.
Huang Ling's mood gradually calmed down. She slowly raised her head, and her eyes became brighter. Ruan Qiqi's words gave her a lot of confidence. What she was most confident in was studying. She could easily solve those questions that seemed difficult to others.
She seldom attended lectures because what the teachers said was too simple and she could learn faster by reading books on her own. Therefore, she had enough confidence to get the highest scholarship.
"I'm sure I can get it, Mrs. Ruan!"
Huang Ling's tone was firm. She said that for her younger siblings and for herself, she would definitely cheer up.
And she was very happy because her mother, stepfather, and Xi Yanhui were all in trouble, and no one would bully her and her younger siblings anymore.
"I also believe that you will be able to get it. Have a good rest. There is no need to worry about the medical expenses. You can pay it back slowly when you earn money in the future." Ruan Qiqi comforted her softly.
The child was too weak. He was malnourished and had lost so much blood, so his body was badly damaged. Fortunately, he was still young. Plus, she asked Ah Hong to make nourishing soup for him every day, adding a lot of blood-replenishing and qi-replenishing herbs. He should be able to recover within a month.
"Thank you, and Principal Gan, and that beautiful sister."
Huang Ling's face was full of gratitude. She didn't completely faint yesterday and she vaguely remembered some things. If Mrs. Ruan and Principal Gan hadn't arrived in time, she might have really died.
"She is the dean of studies. Her last name is Xia. She is very strict."
Ruan Qiqi smiled. Ah Xiang came just in time, so she went back to get some tonic soup.
"Today we have chicken soup again. Sister Hong has been stewing it on low heat for several hours and has also added medicinal herbs. Drink it while it's hot."
Ah Xiang poured out a bowl of soup from the thermos, which smelled rich of medicine. Although Huang Ling didn't know anything about medicine, she could guess that this bowl of chicken soup was not cheap.
She did not say any more words of gratitude, but kept it in her heart silently, and secretly vowed to study hard and repay this kindness after she became successful.
After Ruan Qiqi left, she still had to pry away two top teachers.
She met Xia Tao at the hospital gate, as well as Huang Ling's younger brother and sister. The two children looked much better, no longer as pale and thin as they were yesterday.
"Where's Gan Defa?"
Ruan Qiqi asked.
"Stop the car, where are you going?" Xia Tao asked.
"Poaching."
"Wait, together!"
Xia Tao shouted towards the parking lot, "Why are you taking so long to give birth?"
“Here it comes!”
Gan Defa came running over and explained, "Someone couldn't park his car properly, so I helped him park it."
"If you can't park the car properly, you shouldn't drive it out. Can you help him park it forever? Do you think you are doing good things for others? In fact, you are harming others. Don't help him anymore!"
Xia Tao lectured with a cold face, saying that she had never seen anyone who liked to do good things more than this big fool. Even if he suffered a loss, he would not learn the lesson and would continue to act foolishly.
"You're right. I won't help people park their cars anymore."
Gan Defa accepted the criticism with an open mind. Xia Tao's words might sound cold at first, but upon closer thought, they made a lot of sense, and were points he had never thought of before.
"It's not just parking, it's the same with other things, like the day before yesterday when a couple was fighting, and you helped that bitch, but the bitch helped her husband beat you up, don't you think you're stupid?"
"Yes, I am indeed stupid. I will never care about a couple fighting again!"
"From now on, I will be in charge of the internal affairs of the school. You will be in charge of the external affairs. You act stupidly all day long. Don't mess up my school!"
"Okay, you take care of the inside, and I'll take care of the outside."
Gan Defa blurted out, then he was stunned, then lowered his head and smiled secretly.
"It's good that you know!"
Xia Tao snorted complacently. It was lucky that the school had her, otherwise it would have been destroyed sooner or later!
Ruan Qiqi was laughing as she listened to this. These two people were quite a good match.
She also followed him back to the ward. Huang Ling had just finished a bowl of chicken soup and A Xiang was talking to her.
"Sister is a very kind person. Even the Bodhisattvas in heaven are not as good as her. You study so well, you will definitely have a great future. Now you just need to take care of your health. As the Quotations say, health is the capital of revolution. Without a good body, you can't accomplish anything."
Ah Xiang was particularly envious. She attended night school and could not understand a lot of what the teacher said. Learning was very difficult for her. She envied those who were good at studying because their brains were worth ten of hers.
"Thank you, Sister Xiang. I will study hard and repay Mrs. Ruan, Principal Gan, and Director Xia in the future."
Huang Ling nodded with a determined look. She would try her best to forget the past. One must look forward. She would not give up on herself because of the things done by the evil people.
Instead, she has to work hard to live, live a more wonderful life, and become a strong person like Mrs. Ruan. In the future, she will also help those girls who are suffering.
"That's what I thought too!"
Ah Xiang smiled. She and Huang Ling were of similar age and got along very well. Although they had only known each other for two days, they were already very familiar with each other.
The two smiled at each other and felt closer.
"A Ling, can I trouble you for something?"
"What's up?"
"I don't quite understand a lot of what the teacher said. Can I ask you for help?"
"sure."
"Thank you, A-Ling. I'm welcome then. You don't know, every time I go to ask the teacher, I only half understand what she says, but I don't dare to ask more because the teacher will be annoyed. Fortunately, I have you!"
Ah Xiang smiled happily, and Huang Ling was also smiling. She was very happy to be able to help Sister Ah Xiang.
Ruan Qiqi and the others listened at the door for a while and were happy for the two hardworking and ambitious girls. She pushed open the door and Huang Zhen and her brother rushed in.
"Big sister!"
The three siblings hugged each other and cried and laughed.
"We stayed at Principal Gan's parents' house last night. We ate a lot of food and they bought us new clothes. Big sister, your face is so pale. Did Xiyanhui bully you?"
Huang Zhen looked at her elder sister worriedly. Although she was young, she already knew a lot of things because she lived in Kowloon Walled City.
The little girl vaguely guessed that something bad must have happened to her elder sister. She didn't know how to comfort her and could only cry.
"It's okay. Mom and Liu Cai are dead, Xi Yanhui is dead too. No one will bully us anymore."
Huang Ling told good news.
The two children were stunned for a few seconds, then they were overjoyed and said in unison: "Is he really dead? That's great!"
"real!"
"Big sister, I have some money from my grandparents. I'm going to buy some firecrackers, okay?"
Huang Zhen took out the pocket money given by Gan's mother from her pocket and asked in a low voice.
"I have one too. Do you want to ask the Heavenly Master to block their way? Don't let them come back?"
My younger brother also took out the money and asked worriedly.
On the seventh day, they must not be allowed to come back, and we must ask the Taoist priest to block their way home!
[Today I encountered a very infuriating thing. When I was feeding stray cats, three drunks came over and kept saying that they wanted to catch the cats and stew them. I started arguing with them. Fortunately, the cats were smart and ran away. I felt upset afterwards. If only I had practiced boxing, I would have beaten them to a pulp. So, I decided to write them in a very miserable way in the book.]