Chapter 188: Illegitimate Child She said that he was an illegitimate child without any evidence,...
Yao Zhizhi told Qi Changxiao about the sworn brotherhood after returning.
He had no objection, but simply reminded her, "Go back and ask Yao Taotao about the situation with her in-laws. Take precautions early. If those people find out she's hooking up with you, they might come back and harass her."
"Yeah, I know what's going on. I told her to call herself Xie." Yao Zhizhi is not a fool, so of course she thought of this.
Don’t even think about getting involved with that kind of rubbish in-laws.
Qi Changxiao smiled and handed over the problem he had just solved. "Okay, I've tried her method, and it's really good. But you can take a look at mine to see if it leads to the same result."
"Okay." Yao Zhizhi has to go to work after all, and she doesn't have much time to study on weekdays, so she doesn't dare to slack off on her days off.
She calculated according to Qi Changxiao's ideas and it actually worked. It showed that Qi Changxiao was quite smart. She couldn't help but wonder, "When you took the high school entrance exam, you got second place overall. Didn't you use your full potential?"
"I guess so. I usually don't go to school most of the time." Qi Changxiao added, not wanting to be complacent, "But the test back then wasn't difficult and easy to pass, so second place doesn't mean anything. You're not stupid, I saw your method, and it could have been solved. It's just that you weren't familiar with the concepts yet, and you ended up using a knowledge point from senior year that you didn't think of."
"Then I'll go over the knowledge points again." Yao Zhizhi was very humble. After all, she was busy killing zombies in the apocalypse. In her spare time, she just read newspapers and magazines. She had no exposure to mathematics, so her foundation was not as solid as Qi Changxiao's.
Qi Changxiao nodded and asked curiously, "Have you decided which university you want to apply to?"
"I haven't thought about it yet. If my grades are good enough to get into a better school, then I'll go to a good school. If not, then I'll just choose a school in Yicheng." Yao Zhizhi was not sure about her current level, so it was too early to say anything.
Qi Changxiao was more optimistic and said with a smile, "Actually, you can set your goals a little higher. It would be a different story if the children had parents who graduated from prestigious universities. It would also give us a better foundation for our future career development."
"I know. I'm not sure about other people's abilities, so I need to be more humble." Yao Zhizhi smiled and pinched his slender fingers. "What about you? Do you want to apply to a music school? A fine arts school? Or study something else?"
"I've almost mastered music and art. Let's learn something else." Qi Changxiao thought about it and wondered who would take care of the child if both he and his wife were busy. He asked, "How about I take an exam for an unpopular subject and become a teacher in the school? That way, I'll be at home during the winter and summer vacations, and you can just focus on your own things."
"Unpopular subjects? For example?" Yao Zhizhi didn't know which subjects were unpopular, but the popular ones were easy to guess, such as machinery, architecture, chemistry and other industry-related subjects.
Qi Changxiao raised his eyebrows: "How about the Foreign Languages Department?"
Foreign language departments are indeed very unpopular now. Domestic colleges and universities have cut this subject to almost nothing, and only some colleges and universities have retained it on a basic basis. After all, the diplomatic department still needs foreign language talents.
However, once reform and opening up began, things were different.
Now, not many people can think of this, so when the time comes to sign up, the competition should not be too fierce.
Yao Zhizhi nodded: "Okay, then let's go to the Foreign Languages Department."
"Actually, I originally wanted to apply for a career change in archaeology, but Uncle Ning said that this major requires field excavation, which will be very busy, and sometimes I won't be able to go home for several years. After thinking about it, I decided to give up." Qi Changxiao is still quite interested in archaeology, but life cannot be lived just for interests.
Family, children, and responsibilities are far more important than interests. Besides, interests can be explored slowly when you have money in the future.
Live your life well first and then think about other things.
So the two set their respective goals on this day, Qi Changxiao took the Foreign Languages Department exam and Yao Zhizhi took the Chinese Department exam.
After all, if she wants to work in a related industry, it would be better to have a professional background.
Although you are applying for liberal arts, you cannot be vague about science subjects such as mathematics. Only when your total score is high will you have room for free choice.
While they were busy, Shen Qingwan came. She carefully asked about their current learning progress, and verified their daily working hours and rest arrangements in detail. She smiled and said, "You guys study yours first, and I'll help you make a review plan for your reference."
"Don't fall behind either." Yao Zhizhi smiled and let her sit.
Shen Qingwan shook her head: "I'll go to the Eight Immortals Table in the main hall, you two can study in the room."
She wanted to avoid suspicion. After all, she was a divorced woman, so she should stay away from Yao Zhizhi's lover.
Yao Zhizhi did not insist, and could not help but sigh that this Shen Qingwan was really an informed and interesting person, but it was a pity that she was delayed.
When dinner was almost ready, Shen Qingwan brought over the study plan.
Yao Zhizhi and Qi Changxiao have different focuses. They spend the same amount of time on science, but for liberal arts, Qi Changxiao has more content to read and study foreign journals, while Yao Zhizhi has more content to study classical Chinese.
Chen Qingwan suggested, "If you two want to make a splash, I suggest that Qi Changxiao write English at a level closer to that of a foreign publication when taking the exam. Xiao Yao, you can try writing in classical Chinese. With the same word count, vernacular Chinese can only hold a limited amount of content, but classical Chinese is different. For example, the entire text of "Peach Blossom Spring" is only 320 words, and the entire text of "Pipa Xing" is only 616 words. If it were written in vernacular Chinese, it might not even fit in 1,000 words."
Yao Zhizhi had indeed never considered this direction. She pondered for a moment, flipped through a few classical Chinese texts in the textbook, and said, "I'll give it a try."
Chen Qingwan smiled and said, "Okay, anyway, I'm looking forward to you two applying to schools in the capital with me, so we can take care of each other. But then, I might have to separate from the children. But that's not certain. I can ask my aunt if there are any vacant houses for rent, and then take the children with me. The education in the capital will definitely be better than in Yicheng, and you don't have to worry about the children going to school. You saved my aunt, so she will definitely help you."
Yao Zhizhi really didn't think it would go that far. Anyway, this was a good arrangement. Let's work hard to lay a solid foundation first.
The next day at work, Yao Zhizhi was busy when Zhang Wang came to call her from the message room.
When Yao Zhizhi went downstairs, she saw that it was Li Man who came to deliver the wedding invitation. She also brought a photo of her future son-in-law and wanted to hear Yao Zhizhi's praises.
Yao Zhizhi took the invitation and photo, and her alarm immediately went off. She took a look calmly and saw that the man's name was Zhao Pingyang.
According to the tips from the melon-eating system, this Zhao Pingyang is actually the illegitimate son of the former director Zhao of the sugar factory.
Zhao Pingyang's mother was a woman who got pregnant before marriage. She claimed that her husband had died, but in fact she was Director Zhao's mistress.
Yao Zhizhi couldn't help but frown. Although Li Man had no grudge against Director Zhao, Director Zhao was imprisoned because he accepted bribes in order to help Zhang Tianping keep an eye on her.
If Li Man knew the connection, she shouldn't have chosen the man named Zhao.
So Yao Zhizhi asked, "Is this Zhao Pingyang related to the former factory director Zhao?"
"I haven't heard of it." Li Man looked bewildered. "He has a widowed mother in his family. After they get married, she will come to live in the city. When the couple has children, she will help take care of the children."
Yao Zhizhi was silent. It turned out that Li Man didn't know about it.
Want to tell me? According to the system prompt, Zhao Pingyang suspected that Li Man and Zhang Tianping had plotted to get rid of Director Zhao's position, so marrying into the family was fake and revenge was real.
But Yao Zhizhi has no evidence. Is it reasonable for her to say that the child is an illegitimate child without any evidence?
I could only gently suggest, "Are there any other relatives on Zhao Pingyang's mother's side? I don't mean any harm, but look, your wife is dying, and the in-laws you've found for your daughter don't have a father-in-law. Without the support of their parents on either side, someone might bully you over time."
Li Man sighed, "I've considered this, but everything has its pros and cons. I can't have it all, right? Most families with the support of their parents wouldn't want their sons to marry into their families."
That's true.
Yao Zhizhi had nothing to say and could only return the photo to Li Man, saying with a smile, "That's good. After all, marriage is a big deal, and both parties need to be honest with each other. But after all, you've been away from Yicheng for many years, so you'd better ask around to make sure you're at ease. What do you think?"
Li Man understood Yao Zhizhi's good intentions and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I've found out everything. This child's father died early, but his uncle's family is quite good. His mother raised him alone all these years, and he couldn't have done without his uncle's family's help. When the time comes for the wedding, his uncle will come out to support him."
Yao Zhizhi couldn't say anything else, otherwise it would seem like she was jealous of others.
I could only smile and say, "Then I wish them a happy marriage."
Li Man still hoped that Yao Zhizhi could go, so she held her hand and invited her warmly. Yao Zhizhi did not say anything definite, but only said that it would depend on the situation at that time.
Li Man left somewhat disappointed.
Yao Zhizhi looked at Xie Dayou who was standing beside her: "Second Uncle, can I talk to you for a moment?"
Xie Dayou quickly put down the melon seeds in his hand and said, "Sure, let's go to the street outside?"
"Okay." Yao Zhizhi was a little unsure whether to intervene in this matter, but Xie Dayou was an experienced person, so it would never be wrong to listen to his opinion.
So she implicitly mentioned Zhang Tianping's death and Director Zhao's illegitimate child: "I have no evidence for either of these things, but I have a reliable source of information. Second Uncle, don't worry, it's genuine. Let me tell you, what should I do about this matter?"
Xie Dayou was very happy. The child was willing to tell him such an important matter, which showed that he trusted him.
This is the magic of friendship between people of different ages. There was a gleam of relief in his eyes, as if he had suddenly become ten years younger.
As for why he was so sure of these two pieces of information even though there was no evidence, he did not ask further. It is normal for young people to have some secrets that are difficult to tell.
After a moment's contemplation, he came up with an idea. "Let me write an anonymous letter to warn Li Man. If she truly cares about her daughter, she'll investigate even without evidence. At the very least, she'll visit Director Zhao in jail and ask him about it. If she doesn't take the letter seriously, it means her so-called love for her daughter is just a pretense. Whether her daughter is happy or miserable in the future has nothing to do with us. We've fulfilled our obligation to warn her and don't need to bear any responsibility for their future. What do you think?"
Yao Zhizhi smiled: "Okay, I'll listen to you. By the way, Second Uncle, don't write it yourself, otherwise Li Man will recognize the handwriting."
Xie Dayou smiled and shook his left hand. "Hey, maybe you didn't know this yet? I can write with my left hand, too. That's a skill I developed while doing underground work. It's completely different from my right handwriting. Don't worry about this matter, leave it to me. I'll make sure it goes flawlessly."
"Really!" Yao Zhizhi was very happy. That was great.
The next day, Li Man received an anonymous letter and was stunned when she saw it.
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