Hearing Shen Chaochao's answer, Ji Yu held her shoulders, turned her head and their eyes met.
"You said you believed me, so aren't you going to listen to what I have to say?"
Ji Yu's tone was sincere but with a hint of loss.
"My marriage to you has nothing to do with Lin Yuanliu, and even less to do with Amelia Su. You are also a very good girl. Can't I just marry you simply because I like you?"
“But I haven’t been educated, and I’m not as pretty as Shen Tiantian and Amelia Su. People like me…” Shen Chaochao felt more and more inferior as he spoke.
The aesthetic of the 1980s was fair and plump. Strong and sturdy like Su Xiaomei and fair and tender like Shen Tiantian were indeed the first choice for most people.
"You, what do you mean? You are no worse than anyone else. You don't need a reason to like this kind of thing. You are hardworking, you can cook, and you learn things quickly. These are qualities that others don't have."
"Really?" Shen Chaozhao asked in disbelief.
"Of course, in my heart you are better than them all."
Hearing Ji Yu's affirmative answer, Shen Chaochao felt for the first time that being praised by others was a very happy thing.
[Ding! The target's favorability increased by 10. The current favorability is 20.]
…
In the next month, Ji Yu insisted on praising Chaochao a few words every day in order to help Chaochao build self-confidence.
It was another ordinary morning, Ji Yu and Shen Chaochao were having breakfast.
"Chao Chao, let's go out for a walk after breakfast!"
Shen Chaochao shook his head: "We went out every day for the past month, and we have visited all the surrounding places. We haven't set up a stall recently."
Chen Chaochao was very worried that if he suddenly stopped setting up the stall, he would lose his previous customers.
In fact, Ji Yu had given up on setting up a stall a long time ago. He wanted to take Chao Chao to the capital and open a shop for Chao Chao. However, he had not yet talked about this with Chao Chao.
"Xiaoyu, Xiaoyu, open the door. I'm your uncle."
There was an urgent knock at the door.
"I'll open the door."
Ji Yu stood up and walked towards the door.
As soon as the door opened, Hu Wen hugged Ji Yu excitedly.
"Xiao Yu'er, the city's top scorer! You brought honor to No. 2 High School this time, beating the No. 1 High School's top scorer by more than 20 points. You've directly widened the gap with the city's second-best scorer!"
Ji Yu understood what had happened from Hu Wen's tone.
Ji Yu asked, "Didn't the results come out this morning?"
Hu Wen patted Ji Yu on the shoulder and said, "You and Xiaoyue, the two top scorers. The phone notification came out before the red list."
Ji Yu nodded to indicate that he understood.
"You should think carefully about which university you choose. I think Capital University should be a good choice."
When talking about his aspirations, Ji Yu expressed his opinion: "My idea is the same as my uncle's, Capital University."
"Okay, okay. I still need to go back and discuss this with Xiaoyue. You will stay in school today. I guess the principal will come to see you later."
After saying this, Hu Wen left in a hurry.
Ji Yu watched his uncle leave, then turned his gaze to Shen Chaochao standing beside him.
There was a look of loneliness and disappointment in Chaochao's eyes.
"Will Brother Ayu go to the capital to study?"
Shen Chaochao's voice was very light, and there was an imperceptible sigh in his tone.
"Yes! And I'll take you with me."
Hearing Ji Yu's words, Shen Chaochao was both surprised and worried.
"Why are you taking me there...I'm not going to college."
Ji Yu held Shen Chaochao's hand and said gently, "I was able to get into college because of your care. I'm going to study in the capital, and if you don't accompany me, I'm not afraid that someone will snatch me away."
"I'm afraid..." Shen Chaochao's voice was very thin, with a hint of guilt.
"I am yours, and no one can take me away. I will only have you as my wife in this life. And I love our Chao Chao the most."
[Ding! The target's favorability increased by 10, and the current favorability is 60. ]
During the month after the results came out, Ji Yu took Chao Chao out to play every day. Although his favorability level reached 50, it never reached 60. Today, his favorability level finally loosened.
"Me too, I like Brother A-Yu the most."
Shen Chaochao had been attracted to Ji Yu for a long time during the few months she had been with him. Ji Yu was good to her. He bought her food. He spoke softly and was pretty.
Ji Yu felt relieved only after seeing Shen Chaochao smile.
In the morning, when Ji Yu took Shen Chaochao to check the results, he happened to run into the principal.
"Student Ji Yu! You have brought honor to our school this time!"
The principal pushed Ji Yu towards the center of the crowd without any hesitation.
My uncle and Hu Qiongyue were there, and there was also an older middle-aged man chatting with my uncle.
"Teacher Hu, please go back! Our No. 1 High School still needs you!"
"No, no, Ergao is pretty good." Hu Wen refused.
The principal of the Second High School also said, "Teacher Hu is our backbone teacher. You squeezed him out of the First High School in the beginning, and now you want to take him back because he trained a city champion. You're dreaming."
Ji Yu looked at the old man next to him and asked his uncle curiously, "Who is this person?"
"The vice-principal of No. 1 High School, and also Zhang Hua's uncle."
Hu Wen had never gotten along with Zhang Hua. He was transferred from the first high school to the second high school because of a conflict with Zhang Hua.
Ji Yu also remembered Zhang Hua's name and deliberately said, "Teacher Zhang Hua! I remember him."
The vice-principal of the first high school recognized Ji Yu at a glance. He knew that Ji Yu was Hu Wen’s nephew and wondered if he could get Ji Yu to say something good about him.
"Teacher Zhang has taught you before, right? Teacher Zhang is a very good teacher!"
Ji Yu nodded quickly and pretended to agree: "It's very good! I said I wanted to repeat a year in the first high school, but Teacher Zhang advised me that if I was not destined to study, I should go home and farm. If it weren't for Teacher Zhang's encouragement, I wouldn't have achieved such a good result in the second college entrance examination."
The vice-principal of the high school was speechless after hearing these sarcastic remarks.
The principal of the second high school also laughed when he heard Ji Yu's words. A few days ago, the first high school released news that Ji Yu's good performance in the exam was due to the foundation he laid in the first high school in the past two years.
After hearing what Ji Yu said just now, if he didn't laugh at Teacher Gao, he would feel guilty about all the anger he had endured over the years.
"It turns out that the teaching method of No. 1 High School is to suppress students' enthusiasm! It may be okay once or twice, but it will be detrimental to students' physical and mental development in the long run!"
"Teacher Zhang definitely doesn't mean that..."
"We can't look down on farmers! Farmers are also the main labor force for social development! We can't have classist ideas. After all, we are all proletarians."
The teacher from the first high school wanted to make a few more remarks, but he was interrupted by the principal of the second high school every time he opened his mouth.
There was no choice but to leave in shame.
The principal personally watched Ji Yu fill out the college entrance examination application form, and then solemnly put it away.
"Don't worry, classmate Ji. You two are the first group of students from No. 2 High School to be admitted to Capital University in the past decade or so. I will personally hand in the college entrance examination application form and the admission letter to you."
The principal became more and more excited as he spoke, and he pulled the two of them, almost crying.
Ji Yu had no choice but to exchange a few pleasantries and then slipped away with Chao Chao.
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