Chapter 104: Comparison, Zhang Nini's situation
Zhang Wanwan's family was getting better and better, but Zhang Nini's life was extremely difficult. After the college entrance examination results came out, Huang Guilian forced her to study every day and even thought about letting her repeat a year.
How could Zhang Nini agree to this with her pride? The mother and daughter were in a stalemate. Huang Guilian was used to being strong, and no matter how much Zhang Nini resisted, her decision could not be shaken. Zhang Nini had no choice but to ask Zhang Jianguo for help.
It would be a lie for Zhang Jianguo to say he didn't feel sorry for his emaciated daughter, but his idea was similar to Huang Guilian's. Anyway, they were not relying on Zhang Nini to support them in their old age. It was just one more year of study, which was nothing compared to the next few decades of her life.
"Child, let me tell you, although your parents have some power now, we are nothing outside of Pu City. It is almost impossible for you to apply to a good school abroad with your grades. Do you understand?" Zhang Jianguo advised earnestly.
No matter how disappointing my daughter is, she is still my daughter, and the results are already out. There is no point in saying more. The most important thing now is to find a way to solve the problem.
Zhang Nini burst into tears in a flash, "You all only care about your own face, have you ever thought about me? If I go back to repeat the year, how can I hold my head up in front of my teachers and classmates? They will say that I am the one who failed the college entrance examination and had to repeat the year, and I will always be inferior to them! What if I repeat the year and still don't do well? Should I continue to repeat the year?"
Zhang Jianguo's face darkened when he heard this. He slammed the table and said, "Why are you so useless? You don't think positively and just think about failing the exam after repeating the year? Why did I raise such a useless daughter like you!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the door opened and Huang Guilian came in carrying vegetables. She stared at Zhang Nini with a stern face and threw the vegetables in her hand away.
Seeing her posture, Zhang Nini's body shook unconsciously and her tears fell even more violently.
Zhang Jianguo winked at her and said in feigned anger, "Why don't you go back to your room and reflect on yourself? You have to repeat the year whether you like it or not. You can forget about going to college with this kind of grades!"
Zhang Nini clenched her fists, bit her lips unwillingly, looked at Zhang Jianguo and then at Huang Guilian, standing still.
"What? You've grown cocky and you don't listen to me anymore, right? Get out if you don't want to repeat the year! I've trained you for decades and you turned out to be such a loser. You're not even as good as Zhang Baiyan. What else can I expect from you?" Huang Guilian became more and more angry as she spoke, and the more she scolded, the angrier she became, because she and Zhang Jianguo were both civil servants, and according to the family planning policy, they could only have one child in their lifetime. She and Li Meilan gave birth in the same year, and they were dreaming of having a son at once, but in the end, Li Meilan gave birth to a son and she gave birth to a daughter. This made her hate them for a long time. Fortunately, Zhang Jianye's family was poor, and they would still be trampled under her feet no matter what, so she was only unhappy for a while before she recovered, and swore to train Zhang Nini to be the best child. Not only would she trample that family, but her child would also be superior to them.
Everything was fine before the college entrance examination. From kindergarten to high school, Zhang Nini had always been better than Zhang Boyan and had the best. But now Zhang Nini was surpassed by Zhang Boyan in the most important part of the college entrance examination. How could she accept this?
When Zhang's mother mentioned Zhang Baiyan, Zhang Jianguo was stunned for a moment and subconsciously asked, "How did Baiyan's child do in the exam?"
Although Zhang Nini was indignant, she pricked up her ears and listened.
Huang Guilian snorted coldly and yelled, "I don't know!"
Zhang Jianguo's face also darkened because of Huang Guilian's attitude, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he picked up the phone and hesitated whether to call Zhang Jianye. Finally, he thought about it and called a friend in the Education Bureau.
Soon the other party helped him find out Zhang Baiyan's situation and reported it to him. Zhang Nini also heard it from the side.
After Zhang Jianguo hung up the phone, he looked at Zhang Nini calmly, "You heard it yourself. Bai Yan was admitted to Beijing University of Political Science and Law. I'm sure you know what this means. Look at yourself again. Do you still think it's shameful to repeat a grade?"
"What are you embarrassed about? We are also embarrassed! Look at Xiao Chen and Xiao Zhao in our unit. Their titles are not as high as mine, their salaries are not as high as mine, their family backgrounds are not as good as mine, and their children's education is not as good as yours. But they all scored better than you, and the worst got into a second-tier university. What about you? Are you going to a junior college with this grade? I'm embarrassed to answer if someone asks me! What a disgrace!" Huang Guilian scolded harshly. Even when Zhang Nini burst into tears, she continued to scold her, venting her jealousy, dissatisfaction and disappointment.
Just as Huang Guilian was cursing fluently, Zhang Nini suddenly pushed her away and rushed out the door.
Huang Guilian staggered for a moment after being hit, and then she reacted with a rage that burned to her head. She chased him to the door and yelled, "I don't care if you die outside this door!"
"That's enough. Do you still have any manners?" Zhang Jianguo said angrily. Without waiting for Huang Guilian to answer, he turned and went into the room. Huang Guilian was left alone in the living room with her hands on her hips, cursing. Even the neighbors could hear it clearly. She was unhappy about what had happened and didn't even want to cook. She didn't even clean up the dishes she had just thrown on the ground. The floor was a mess and the atmosphere in the house was depressing and suffocating.
It was almost time for dinner but Zhang Nini still hadn't come back, and Zhang Jianguo hadn't left the room either. Huang Guilian was upset and picked up her phone to call Zhang Nini, but found out that Zhang Nini didn't even take her phone out. She felt inexplicably panicked. Half an hour later, Zhang Nini still hadn't come back. Huang Guilian could only call some of Zhang Nini's good friends to ask about her whereabouts, but she got nothing.
At about one in the afternoon, Zhang Jianguo came out of the room. Seeing the clean dining table, he couldn't help but get angry and asked in a bad tone: "If you don't want to live anymore, just say so!"
Huang Guilian threw her phone down and asked, "Is it you who doesn't want to live anymore or me? Your daughter has been gone since this morning and you're not worried. Who doesn't want to live anymore?"
The two were about to start arguing when the doorbell suddenly rang. Zhang Jianguo hurried to open the door, thinking that it was Zhang Nini who came home. Huang Guilian was about to start scolding her, but she didn't expect that it was a uniformed policeman who came.
Both the couple were shocked.
"Excuse me, are you Zhang Nini's parents?"
"Yes, yes, we are." Huang Guilian squeezed out from behind Zhang Jianguo and asked nervously, "What's wrong? What happened to our Nini?"
"It's like this. There was a car accident at a nearby three-way intersection this morning. A young girl ran a red light and was hit by a car. She has been taken to the hospital by ambulance. She didn't have anything to prove her identity. It took us a long time to find her information. You should go to the hospital right now. The police station also needs your cooperation."
(End of this chapter)
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