Now that the New Year is over, Tingting watches them study every day, and they have already finished learning all the textbooks they were supposed to learn.
Tingting is taking exams every day now to check for any wrong answers and fill in any gaps in her knowledge.
But now the village is also talking about their family.
“You know, Cheng Cai has been eating at Jianjun’s house every day for the past few years. I saw that he even made a lot of new clothes for him recently.”
"If you ask me, they treat them like their own sons. Otherwise, who would treat them so well?"
"It's just to repay the kindness shown to us back then."
"That's right, Tingting and Jianjun are also grateful for kindness."
"In my opinion, that's not necessarily true; you've all misjudged the situation."
"Why do you say that? He's been successful since he was 13 years old. How much food must he have eaten?"
"Don't worry, listen to me. What can our family eat? It's just sweet potatoes and the like."
"Sometimes when we eat well, it's just cornmeal or something like that."
"And another thing, Cheng Cai is so talented and hardworking. Every year when grain is distributed, neither of them is missing."
"You're so big now, you can eat so much. You're not right to say that."
“If you think I’m wrong, look how old Cheng Cai is, he’s 20 now.”
“Hey, I realize you’re right. He’s already 20, and Tingting and Jianjun haven’t arranged a marriage for him yet.”
"If you ask me, this is just a lack of care. They treat Chengcai and Youcai so well all the time, it's all for show."
"See? You can tell when something big happens."
The remaining people nodded in agreement, agreeing with her point.
Li Dachun also heard about this, and it started spreading throughout the village, eventually reaching Tingting's ears.
Tingting said to Jianjun, "What do you think about this? I'm also worried about what Chengcai might be thinking."
"No, don't worry, this child is very smart."
"No matter what others say, we don't need to pay attention to them. Some things we have to wait and see."
"Then I'll talk to Cheng Cai and see what he thinks."
"Okay, you can talk about it, but in the end, he will have to make his own choice."
"Chengcai, come here for a moment, your aunt wants to ask you something."
"Auntie, is it the matter that they were talking about in the village? I heard about it, and some of them even asked me about it to my face."
"So, what are your thoughts? What ideas do you have to share?"
“Auntie, I don’t think this is a big deal for me at all. I haven’t even paid attention to it.”
"I know my aunt must have had a reason for doing this, and I still want to study right now, so I don't have too many other thoughts."
"I also cherish the opportunity to learn. The food and drinks at my aunt's house are things that they can't even imagine."
"Let them say what they want. I won't change myself because of what they say. There's no need for that."
"People still need to live for themselves, so you don't need to worry about me, Auntie."
Tingting nodded. This child was still so insightful, mature, and composed.
I really don't plan to let him get married in the village right now, since the exams are coming up soon.
I still hope that he can choose someone he likes and with whom he has common interests in the future.
Jianjun and I truly treated him like our own child, and we considered many things for his sake.
Moreover, their family would be moving away eventually, and Jianjun and Tingting had already considered many things.
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