After returning from her trip with Wu Jieyu, Cheng Qicai had an idea she wanted to share with Gu Rongqi.
While she was eating breakfast, she said to Gu Rongqi, "Gu Rongqi, I want to take the postgraduate entrance exam."
Gu Rongqi paused for a moment, then smiled and nodded, "Okay! Go ahead and take the exam if you want. Have you decided which school you want to apply to?"
"Yes, it's XX University next to Wu Jieyu."
Have you decided what major you want to study?
"Special education," Cheng Qicai hesitated for a moment, "What do you think?"
"It's fine, what are you worried about?" Gu Rongqi held her hand.
"I'm just worried about Yueyue..."
"Yueyue, is it okay for Mommy to go to graduate school?" Gu Rongqi asked Gu Xinyue.
"So what is pursuing a master's degree?"
Cheng Qicai explained, "It's about studying. If Mom goes to study, she'll have less time to see Yueyue."
"Can't I take Yueyue to school?"
"Can I go to school yet? I have to take an exam first. Only if I pass the exam can I go to school..." Cheng Qicai patiently answered Gu Xinyue's endless questions.
"Okay then, Mom, good luck on your exam, you must go to school."
"Thank you, darling." Cheng Qicai breathed a sigh of relief and gave her a loud shout.
She wasn't worried that Gu Rongqi would disagree with her taking the postgraduate entrance exam; she was just reluctant to be away from Gu Xinyue so often.
Over the past few years, she has opened three branches of her shop, has a happy family, and is happy every day. Logically speaking, she has already lived the life she dreamed of, but sometimes she feels inexplicably melancholy.
It's not that she finds her current life boring; on the contrary, she has money and free time now, and can go wherever she wants when she's bored, but she still feels uneasy.
Every time she went to see Wu Jieyu, looking at the students at the school, she gradually realized the feeling that was missing in her heart: vitality.
Despite her wealthy life, her spirit was barren; the extreme contrast between her material and spiritual life revealed the emptiness within her.
That's how the idea of taking the postgraduate entrance exam came about.
With the support of her family, Cheng Qicai began preparing for the exam on her own. Since special education does not require math, English was Cheng Qicai's challenge.
Her English is terrible, but luckily she has Gu Rongqi, a top student, so she can ask him anything she doesn't understand. Sometimes his explanations are even clearer than if she watched a video herself.
After being taught by him, Cheng Qicai finally realized the difference in their intelligence. She struggled to learn the knowledge, while Gu Rongqi, who had only flipped through the book a few times, remembered some knowledge points even better than she did.
He was strict, and Cheng Qicai dreamed of the days when she was scolded by her teachers.
Fortunately, strict teachers produce outstanding students. Under Teacher Gu's high pressure, Cheng Qicai was admitted to university as she wished. The moment she received the admission notice, she happily hugged Gu Rong's neck and kissed him all over his face.
Gu Rongqi smiled indulgently.
For convenience, Cheng Qicai rented a house near the school, which made it easier for her to go to and from school and for parking, and also made it easier for Gu Rongqi and the others to come over.
However, when her classes are less demanding, Cheng Qicai drives home.
Her classmates assumed that her family was wealthy, which is why they rented an apartment and bought a car for her while she was studying.
Cheng Qicai was unaware of the speculations surrounding them.
It wasn't until she and her classmate Yao Rong went to the classroom that a boy stopped them, saying, "Senior, hello, I'm Xu Xi from the School of Finance. Can I add you on the phone?"
"Sorry, I don't add people's contact information." Cheng Qicai's first reaction was surprise, and then she politely refused.
Undeterred by the rejection, the boy continued, "Senior, I..."
Cheng Qicai firmly said, "I'm sorry, it really can't. I'm already married."
The boy stared at her in astonishment, highly skeptical of her reason. "Senior, you don't need to use that excuse..."
Cheng Qicai had no choice but to show him the marriage certificate on her phone.
The boy looked at the name and photo on the form to confirm the truth of the reason. He scratched his head and said, "Sorry to bother you, senior."
Watching the boy turn and leave, Cheng Qicai put away her phone.
Yao Rong, who was next to her, looked at her in shock. "You're married?"
"Yes, I have a daughter now." Cheng Qicai looked at her in confusion. "What, is my marriage such a shock?"
"I'm shocked, okay!" Yao Rong looked at Cheng Qicai in disbelief.
The first time she was shocked by Cheng Qicai was because of her age. They looked about the same age, but Cheng Qicai told her she was twenty-nine this year and would be thirty in December. Her expression was just like that of the boy from earlier.
"Didn't I tell you all the time that I was going home? I thought you knew."
"How would I know if you didn't tell me? I thought you went home to your parents' house." She even thought behind Cheng Qicai's back that she was really a homebody.
"No." Cheng Qicai wasn't deliberately hiding it. She didn't live on campus, and when they met, they talked about other things, never about this.
"May I see your marriage certificate? I'm so curious," Yao Rong asked curiously. "And your daughter too."
Cheng Qicai showed her a recent photo of her family of three.
"Wow, your husband is so handsome, and your daughter is so beautiful. I thought that junior from the finance department was quite good-looking, but now that I see your husband, I feel that he's far inferior in terms of looks and demeanor."
Yao Rong handed the phone back to Cheng Qicai, saying, "If you weren't married, I'd suggest you give that junior a try. I think I saw him spying on you earlier."
"No way, you know my age. Even if I'm not married, this is still a long way off."
“You can’t tell anyway,” Yao Rong said, looking at her.
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