Chapter 566: Ambition Emerges!
The next morning, the group returned to the village in Gu Qingming's car.
It was a hot day, and the village entrance was filled with people trying to cool off.
Upon seeing the Gu family return, they all greeted them warmly.
"Gu Da, what brings you two back? Ayin and Gu Yin are here too! Long time no see, you both look like city folks now!"
"What nonsense! What do you mean 'look like'? They are city people now!"
Gu Qingming greeted them with a smile: "Hello, gentlemen! I'm just sitting here enjoying the cool air! I came back mainly because Ahua is taking the college entrance exam! I'm here to accompany her!"
"Oh dear, I forgot that Ahua also took the college entrance exam this year. How did she do? She did well, right? Xiaohua from our village also took the exam, but I don't know how she did. She hasn't come back yet!"
"Ah Hua has been smart since she was little, she definitely won't fall behind in the exam. Grandpa, your family is going to have another college student! You're so lucky!"
Gu Jianguo told Gu Qingming and the others to go back first, while he chatted with others at the village entrance.
The old lady goes back to the village every week, so the house is always very clean.
After removing the cloths covering the furniture, Li Xiang and the old lady took out new sheets and other items from the cabinet and laid them out.
Gu Yin hadn't been back for a year. She went upstairs and looked out over the village. She noticed that many people had built single-story cement houses, which meant that everyone's lives had indeed improved.
Gu Yin went downstairs: "I'm going for a walk in the village! I'll also stop by the village chief's house and ask them to come over for dinner tonight!"
Gu Qingming, who was washing pots and dishes, nodded: "Okay! Go ahead!"
Gu Hua needed to organize her textbooks and materials from her three years of high school, so she didn't go with them.
Gu Yin first went to Li Xiaohua's house, where a bungalow had also been built.
When Gu Yin arrived, the door was open, and Grandma Xiao Hua was feeding the chickens in the yard.
"Grandma, is Xiaohua back?" Gu Yin walked in and asked with a smile.
The old lady looked up and saw Gu Yin. She immediately put down the food bowl in her hand and greeted her with a big smile: "Ah Yin is back! When did you get home?! Xiao Hua hasn't come back yet. She called yesterday to say that her class had a dinner party last night, and she has to sell books and pack things today. She should be back this afternoon! Come in and sit for a while!"
Gu Yin nodded: "I just got home. I was thinking about how I haven't been back for a year, so I looked around! Are you home alone?"
"Mom, why did I hear you calling Ayin?" Xiaohua's mother was cooking in the kitchen when she heard voices coming from the yard, so she came out.
Upon seeing Gu Yin, their eyes lit up: "Oh! Yin's back?! Are you on vacation?!"
Gu Yin shook her head: "I haven't started my holiday yet. I came back to accompany Ahua during her college entrance exam. Auntie is cooking! Is the rest of the family home? We're having dinner at home tonight, remember to come along!"
The old lady fished a watermelon from the well and said with a smile, "Your uncle and Dashu are running the shop in town. Thanks to you and your family, that two-yuan shop is doing better and better. Our house was even built this year! We've also prepared the tuition fees for Xiaohua's college education! Come on, have some watermelon!"
The old lady cut up the watermelon and handed it to Gu Yin.
Xiaohua's mother was also very happy: "Because of the materials and notebooks you gave me before, Xiaohua's grades have been steadily improving! In the last mock exam, she scored high enough to get into a top-tier university! In the last period, she said she wanted to try for a top-tier university, preferably in Beijing, to be with you! I don't know how she did on the exam this time! But our family doesn't have high expectations, as long as she can go to university, that's enough. It's just that Xiaohua puts a lot of pressure on herself! With you as a role model, all the girls in our village are going to school, and they'll study for as long as they can!"
Gu Yin took a bite of watermelon. It was icy cold, and in the middle of summer, a bite like that made her feel refreshed all over!
"The melons are very sweet, Grandma and Auntie, you should have some too! Xiaohua has the perseverance and determination; if she really puts in the effort, getting into a top university shouldn't be a problem. As for the village, that's all thanks to the village's good management! The two-dollar store on the street is still open, is there a lot of foot traffic now?"
Xiaohua's mother nodded: "Lots! Lots! Dashu went to the county to investigate for a while. After Xiaohua goes to university, he'll open a general store in the county, right next to the school. Besides school supplies, he'll also sell some daily necessities and so on! What do you think?"
The family is supportive, but Xiaohua's mother, knowing that Gu Yin is knowledgeable, still wants to ask Gu Yin's opinion.
Gu Yin thought of the grocery store next to her school in her previous life; it was indeed quite profitable!
“Sure, students love browsing here! You can give it a try!” But no one expected that Li Dashu would think of developing his career in the county.
Money emboldens people, and a broader perspective can increase one's ambition—that's pretty good!
After chatting for a while, Gu Yin reminded them to come to her house for dinner that evening, and then left for the village chief's house.
However, they were turned away when they found the village chief's house locked. He must have gone to work in the fields early in the morning. At this time of year, it gets very hot after 10 a.m., so those who want to do farm work usually get up around 5 a.m. to work in the fields and come back around 11 a.m.
It's past ten o'clock now, and it seems the village chief and his family haven't returned yet.
Gu Yin didn't go anywhere else, and turned back.
After returning home, Gu Yin told Gu Qingming that Li Xiaohua's family would also be coming over for dinner, and that he should buy extra groceries when he went to the market.
With nothing to do, Gu Yin went to help Gu Hua tidy up.
After lunch, Gu Qingming went to the market to buy groceries, while Gu Yin called Wang Weiwei and Zhao Xiaomin to ask if they wanted to go to Beijing for summer vacation.
Zhao Xiaomin said that she and her family are on their way to the beach. She had been to Beijing before, but they won't be going this time. Song Pengfei and Qin Xueming's families are also going with them.
Wang Weiwei readily agreed. Gu Yin told her to wait for them in town the next morning and then travel with them.
Li Xiaohua returned home during dinner that evening.
Seeing Li Xiaohua's appearance, Gu Yin was surprised: "What happened to you?"
Li Xiaohua used to be plump, though not skinny, with a round face and weighed 108 pounds. Now, Gu Yin estimated that Li Xiaohua weighs at most 90 pounds!
Li Xiaohua hugged Gu Yin's arm and sighed, "Except for eating and going to the bathroom, I've been studying like crazy all the time. Can you believe how thin I am?! I almost gave up my life in my senior year of high school! I finally made it through! I've decided that if I don't get into a school in Beijing, I'll repeat the year!"
Gu Yin: "...Our province's University of Electronic Science and Technology is a top-tier university, and it's very famous in the country. We really don't need to risk our health like this! Besides, when did you become so enlightened? Working so hard!" It really doesn't need to be!
Li Xiaohua declared righteously, "How can I catch up with you if I don't work hard? I'm your sister! You're so outstanding, what if I'm too bad and embarrass you? When we're old, your resume will be full of glorious achievements, and then there'll be a childhood friend who's nothing special in it—how embarrassing! Look at Gu Shu and Gu Hua, they're both so outstanding! How can I be the bad apple? After understanding this, I studied like crazy. I practically wore out your notebook! I even made several copies! I studied it until I could recite it from memory! I'm confident I can get into a top university this time! I will never be the bad apple!"
Gu Hua, standing nearby, twitched her lips: "Is he possessed?"
Gu Yin sighed, "It really isn't that bad! It's a good thing you're alright, otherwise it would have been a huge loss! By the way, I'm going back to Beijing tomorrow. Do you want to come to Beijing together for a while? After the results come out, I'll come back with Ahua and Wang Weiwei too."
Li Xiaohua's eyes lit up: "Can I?!"
Gu Yin frowned: "Why not? It includes food, lodging, and entertainment! Are you coming or not!"
"go!"
When Li Xiaohua got home that evening, she told her family about it. After a moment of silence, they all cheered up.
"That's the capital! Take lots of pictures! Then we'll be able to say we've seen the capital! I'll go pack your clothes!" The old lady happily went inside to pack.
Li Xiaohua's mother then instructed, "When you get to Beijing, you must listen to Ayin in everything. If Ayin is busy, listen to Ahua. I heard from the old lady that Ayin is busy in the lab now. Be considerate and don't bother her. Play with Ahua, okay? Don't cause any trouble for her!"
Li Xiaohua's father went inside and came out with a plastic bag: "Even though you're living and eating at the Gu family's house, you should still be considerate. When you buy fruit, meat, breakfast, or treat someone to an ice cream when you go out, be mindful of your money. Don't let others pay for everything. You and Ayin are friends, which is a blessing, and you should cherish it. Friendship is about giving and receiving, not taking advantage or being entitled to it! Take this 3,000 yuan for now. If you need more, call your brother and I'll have him send it to you!"
Li Xiaohua nodded with red eyes: "Ahua won't care about these things, but I understand. Mom and Dad, don't worry! I'll go to Beijing first to take a look. After I register for university, our whole family will go! There are scholarships in university, and I will definitely try my best to get them! I will definitely be successful! After I graduate from university, I will work hard, and our whole family will move to Beijing!"
At this moment, Li Xiaohua's ambition reached its peak! The nickname "Desperate Saburo" had already taken shape in her senior year of high school, and by college it was known throughout the entire school. After graduation, everyone in her industry knew about her! She was truly admirable! But that's all in the future.
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