Hua Kai was a little disappointed, mainly because she wasn't sure if the person who helped her was Captain Ye. She kept thinking about it, but there was nothing she could do but come back in a couple of days.
She walked home along the road, having become quite familiar with the village, and nodded and greeted everyone she met.
As soon as I arrived at my doorstep, I saw Lu Xin loitering outside my courtyard wall.
Hua Kai was having a bit of a headache, but she couldn't hide from it, because how could she not go home?
Besides, even if Lu Xin can't find him today, won't he come tomorrow? The diary says he went to repeat a year, but it's been three days since school started, why hasn't he gone yet?
Hua Kai had no choice but to bite the bullet and go over there, hoping to persuade him to go back to school as soon as possible so that he wouldn't have time to come looking for her anymore.
Lu Xin saw Hua Kai at that moment and ran over to greet her: "Hua Kai, you're back." When he saw Hua Kai, his vision blurred a little; she seemed a little different.
Hua Kai said, "Just say it like this. I have other things to do, so let's get straight to the point." She just wanted Lu Xin to know that she had no romantic feelings for him.
The diary mentioned that Lu Xin had helped the original owner. Although Lu Xin had ulterior motives, the original owner's life was rarely filled with sunshine, and this person had given her warmth. So Hua Kai thought that she could get him some study materials in the future, as a way of repaying the favor on behalf of the original owner.
However, I don't really approve of Lu Xin's character, so I don't want to have any other dealings with him.
Looking at Hua Kai, Lu Xin could sense her aloofness. He asked with a puzzled look, "Hua Kai, did I do something wrong?"
Hua Kai shook her head: "It's nothing, I'm just really busy right now. By the way, I heard you're going to repeat a year of high school. If you're interested, then hurry back to school." She got straight to the point.
Lu Xin looked at Hua Kai and felt something was wrong: "Hua Kai, is something wrong? If so, tell me, or we can go for a walk by the river."
Hua Kai was speechless. "Dude, why do you always have to go to the river?"
She said, "I really have something to do, Lu Xin. I will try my best to go to high school and then university. You have your own pursuits too, right? We are both young, so let's focus on our studies. Knowledge changes destiny."
She didn't know what to say, so she came up with this somewhat vulgar set of principles.
Lu Xin was somewhat excited after hearing Hua Kai's words: "So, you're going back to repeat your studies in a while? We can study together again?"
Hua Kai is still uncertain, after all, she is not sure if she can go directly to high school.
So he said, "There are many things I'm still unsure about, which is why I said I'm very busy and have a lot to do. It's getting late, so I won't see you off."
Lu Xin wanted to say something more, but Hua Kai had already seen him off, so he could only agree: "Okay, then I'll go back to school as soon as possible."
Hua Kai said goodbye, nodded slightly in farewell, and went into the courtyard.
Lu Xin had no choice but to leave. There were many things he didn't understand, but he didn't know how to express them. However, he believed that as long as Hua Kai went back to school, anything was possible.
The flowers bloomed in the yard, but no one was there. Father, my eldest brother, and my younger brother had gone up the mountain to dig for medicinal herbs again. Mother had probably gone to buy eggs, as we didn't have enough at home.
She went inside and found all her clothes. They weren't exactly new or old, but they were really quite old. Actually, Huakai's clothes were alright, with few patches. Her family doted on her, their only daughter.
She turned the clothes over and over, trying to figure out how to alter them to make them a little more fashionable.
For example, could the cuffs of these pants be altered to make them skinny jeans? Could the collar of a shirt be slightly modified? And could patched or old clothes be altered to have patchwork designs?
While no one was home, she secretly altered a few pieces of clothing. The alterations weren't drastic, but they looked completely different when she wore them.
Then Hua Kai started thinking about cutting her hair. This was the original owner's hair that she had kept for six years. In her diary, she said that she kept her hair long so that she could cut it and sell it to earn money for her living expenses when she got into high school. At that time, long hair was quite valuable; it could sell for tens of yuan.
It's inconvenient to go to the market without a bicycle these days, so why not sell my hair, ask my parents for some money, and buy a bicycle?
Thinking of this, she didn't hesitate. She washed her hair and cut it herself to shoulder length, following the trendy haircuts in her previous life's short videos. She could tie it up or leave it down. The original owner's hair was really black, thick, and smooth, and looked good no matter what. The main thing was that she was good-looking. She loved looking at herself in the mirror. In her previous life, she had an average face, but now she had a standard beauty face.
Just then, Gu Lanyan returned with the eggs and was startled: "This child, why did she cut her own hair?"
Hua Kai smiled, tossed her hair, and asked Gu Lanyan, "Isn't it pretty, Mom?"
Gu Lanyan nodded: "I must say, you cut it yourself and it looks pretty good. Shorter is better, it makes you look more energetic."
Hua Kai handed the braid to Gu Lanyan: "Mom, when are you going to sell it in the village? We don't need it anyway. Our family needs a bicycle, so you can add some money to buy one."
Gu Lanyan looked at the hair in Hua Kai's hand and suddenly tears welled up in her eyes: "You child, even if the family is poor, you don't need to sell your hair to earn money. How can I bear to do this?"
Hua Kai laid her hair on the kang (a heated brick bed) and went over to wipe Gu Lan Yan's tears, saying, "Mom, I really think it looks better when it's short, and it's easier to wash. It was too long before, which was really inconvenient and made me prone to lice, so I cut it. It's really useless to keep it, so why not exchange it for money? You see, our family has already thought of ways to make money, right? If these rolled pancakes sell well, we can earn back the money for this hair in just two market days, right? I really wanted to cut my hair, not because the family is short of money."
She regretted it a little and thought she should wait until she earned money before getting a haircut, which made her mother feel guilty.
Gu Lanyan was still heartbroken. She wasn't sure if she could make money by setting up a stall, but her child had cut his hair for the sake of the family, and her tears flowed more and more: "I know you can comfort me, but you can't do this anymore. Your father and I are here at home, so don't worry about us."
Seeing Gu Lanyan crying, Hua Kai felt like crying too. In her past life, she wished she could always have a mother to love and protect her.
She hugged Gu Lanyan and nodded: "I know, Mom. Mom, don't always blame yourself. I feel very happy to have parents who love me like you and Dad. Mom, I will make our family better and better, so that you can live in a big villa and drive a luxury car in the future."
Gu Lanyan laughed through her tears: "Although I was poor in my life, I have no regrets because I have you sensible children."
The mother and daughter hugged and talked for a while before they calmed down. In order to convince her mother that she really cut her hair to look good, Hua Kai styled her hair in several ways, such as a high ponytail and a bun.
After seeing this, Gu Lanyan was no longer as disappointed as before, because her daughter looked especially good with her hair up like this, much better than before, and it was particularly clean, clear, and stylish.
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