Chapter 114: Read and publish early, get married early
Huang Ling didn't wait for Zhang A'mei to finish her words and pushed her out hard.
Zhang A-mei was caught off guard and took several steps back, falling to the ground.
"Are you sick? She's a girl. Even if she's not your daughter, you can't say such things about another unrelated girl! If I say Zhang Min is in a premature relationship at school, would you be happy? You're just bullying her because she has no mother, and her father tolerates you, right?"
"You've perfectly portrayed the role of a mean stepmother! Can't Zhang Min feed your chickens? Whether she has a broken arm or leg or is mentally retarded, you have to blame Wu Jun and Wu Shanshan! If you want others to stop talking behind your back, at least be a little more fair!"
"Also, what's the point of Shanshan getting into No. 1 Middle School? She'll get into No. 1 Middle School, or the children's school, too. It costs the same amount of money. It has nothing to do with money. If you're stopping her, it means you don't want her best. So why don't you want her best? If you want your own daughter best, then force her to go, not stop others!"
"You told everyone that Sister Ling and I persuaded Shanshan to take the entrance exam for No. 1 Middle School. Do you think we don't know whether you think others are laughing at us or at you?" Song Ying also chimed in.
Huang Ling continued:
"Everyone knows there are subsidies for getting into university. As long as the average family salary doesn't exceed 30 yuan, you can receive the subsidy and basically don't have to spend any of your family's money! So what are you thinking? If Wu Shanshan doesn't have a good life, then Zhang Min will have a good life. If Zhang Min doesn't have a good life in the future, don't blame anyone else, just blame her for not having a far-sighted mother!"
"Doesn't it cost money to go to high school? Our family is different from yours!" Zhang A'mei still wanted to defend herself.
"You're still talking about the five-dollar-a-semester high school tuition!" Song Ying grinned.
"No, she is still thinking about studying for three more years and earning three years less," Huang Ling added.
"Oh! Hahahaha! I don't know whether to call you smart or stupid. After graduating from technical secondary school, you started working for 20 to 30 yuan a month for the first three years. Three years is..."
"One thousand and eighty." Li Yiming calculated it for Song Ying.
"After graduating from university, you will become a cadre, starting from sixty or seventy yuan a month! A year is almost enough, not to mention that college students will definitely not be workers! Just like our Wu Feng, he is an engineer!" Song Ying said proudly with her arms folded.
"If you come out three years earlier, you can get married earlier and not occupy the house." Li Yiming added.
As soon as he finished speaking, he retracted his head.
Everyone started discussing it, and Zhang A-mei said she couldn't win, so she had to end the conversation:
"It's none of your business to meddle in our family affairs!"
In fact, she saw Wu Jianguo already behind the crowd, with his neck shrunk and not daring to make a sound.
"Wu Jianguo! You saw so many people bullying me, but you didn't say anything!" Zhang A'mei cried.
Wu Jianguo frowned and said, "Oh, that's not bullying at all...Okay, okay, let's go cook!"
Everyone dispersed.
Wu Jianguo wanted to pull Wu Shanshan, but Wu Shanshan wiped her tears and pulled Huang Ling's clothes, unwilling to let go.
Song Ying said to Wu Jianguo, "You go back first. I want to pickle plums. I'd like Shanshan to help me. I'll pay you and you can have dinner at my place tonight."
Wu Jianguo sighed and said, "Why do you want to be paid for doing such a small thing? Shanshan, you can't accept it! Then I'll go back first."
Wu Shanshan followed the two back to the yard.
Huang Ling went to cook, and Wu Shanshan sat in the yard with Song Ying to process plums.
Song Ying heard that it was still quiet over there, so she said to Wu Shanshan, "Shanshan, go to Lin Dongzhe's desk to review. You don't need to interfere. I just talked to your dad about it."
"I can help you with that while I'm reciting the text. It won't be a problem." Wu Shanshan shook her head.
"Listen to your Aunt Huang's advice. You won't go wrong by listening to her." Song Ying whispered.
Wu Shanshan nodded, helped Song Ying for a while, and then went to help Huang Ling.
"Auntie Huang, I... want to hear your opinion." Finally, she mustered up the courage to ask.
"Shanshan, I'm not your parent, nor am I your father. I can't make any decisions for you, but I can tell you the pros and cons of various situations. You can think about it slowly."
"Okay, Aunt Huang, I understand."
While cooking, the two of them talked seriously for a while.
Wu Shanshan had already made up her mind silently that she must go to No. 1 Middle School. Even if she didn't take the high school entrance exam or go to college in the future, going to No. 1 Middle School was better than the children's school. The only disadvantage was that it was farther away.
"Don't try to persuade your mother, try to talk to your father!" Huang Ling said finally.
Wu Shanshan wiped away her tears:
"Thank you, Aunt Huang. This is my own decision. If they..."
"These are all trivial matters. I'm not afraid of your mother. If you decide to take the exam, then treat it well and try your best. If you pass, you won't be afraid of what they say. If you fail, then the infamy that your Aunt Song and I have borne will be in vain." Huang Ling said decisively.
Wu Shanshan nodded heavily.
"Shanshan, this road is destined to be long and difficult. Don't think about relying on your father, Aunt Song, me, or anyone else. You can only rely on yourself! As for Xiaojun, what you need to do now is not to pull him, but to set the pattern for him."
Wu Shanshan seemed to be lost in thought. Actually, she understood all of this, but she gained more confidence from Huang Ling.
She hesitated for a long time, her voice as low as a cat: "Auntie Huang, I am sorry for Brother Tunan..."
"That's your own business. Whether you have it or not, it's not something you should be thinking about at your age. Don't waste your precious time on it. If you want to change your fate, you should only think about things that can change your fate. The rest can wait until later."
Wu Shanshan's heart was truly relieved.
She had dinner at Huang Ling's house, figured out the questions she didn't understand, and studied in Huang Ling's room for a long time before going home.
Before leaving, Song Ying gave her a dollar.
Wu Shanshan declined, but Song Ying said, "She'll say she doesn't want to do a lot of things at home, but she's diligent in helping others. This money is used to shut her up."
"Let her talk about me! I really can't take this money."
"The money is not for free. I have these dried plums drying in the yard. If your Aunt Huang and I don't come back, you have to help us collect the dried plums." Song Ying clapped her hands.
Wu Shanshan put the money in her pocket and went home.
The two listened at the gate for a while, but when there was no movement, they went back into the house.
As soon as she entered the house, Xiaoting rushed over and asked, "Mom, I think you and Aunt Song are both amazing!"
"What's the matter?" Huang Ling asked.
"You are so brave! You are helping Sister Shanshan! What you said makes so much sense!"
"Xiaoting, don't worry. No matter what you do, as long as it is not illegal, as long as you explain the reason to your mother, your mother will support you!" Huang Ling touched Xiaoting's head.
Xiaoting nodded, not quite understanding.
Huang Ling didn’t know what would happen to Wu Shanshan in the end; that was her own path.
On the other side, Zhuang Chaoying sat at home, staring blankly at the loquats washed by Pengfei on the table.
Even he could see the love hidden in Zhou Huaiyi's eyes.
He felt that he had truly lost Huang Ling.
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