This girl is his cousin, and she has been helping him all these years. Zhang Zeyu would never harm her.
"I didn't expect you to become even more amazing after going to university. What you are like now is something that others can't achieve even after years of hard work. I really admire you."
Xue Jiao also admired Song Lili.
The thin, frail little girl I saw in Hongqi Village back then is now vastly different from her.
Back then, Xue Jiao might have been proud of being from the city. But now, how could she dare to be proud in front of Song Lili?
Song Lili lived a much better life than her. Song Lili was the only one who could be proud in front of her; he had no right to be proud in front of her at all.
However, Song Lili would never do such a thing, and Xue Jiao only thought about it in her heart.
Hearing Zhang Zeyu praise her like that, Song Lili actually felt a little embarrassed.
"It's not as exaggerated as you say. I was just lucky and seized the opportunity early."
“Look now, there are people doing business everywhere, on the streets and alleys, and I’m just like them.”
It's just that Song Lili's business is on a slightly larger scale than others.
Zhang Zeyu knew that Song Lili was being modest, so he didn't refute what she said.
She already knew the gist of the matter. He, of course, knew it himself.
As for how Zhang Zeyu and his family have been doing all these years, Zhang Zeyu also plans to talk to Song Lili about it.
Their lives weren't as good as Song Lili's, but they weren't too bad either; it was just a bit difficult at the beginning.
Compared to the others, Zhang Zeyu felt that their lives were not bad.
However, there was still one question in Zhang Zeyu's mind that he didn't ask.
"I saw Fangfang here today, but Chu Ci didn't come? Wasn't it said that their whole family was in the capital?"
Chu Ci had something to do tonight, so she didn't come along. At dinner, Song Fang was the only one there.
That's why Zhang Zeyu was curious as to why there was only Song Fang.
"Chu Ci has some work to take care of, so he won't be coming today. He said he'll invite you to his house for dinner another day."
Actually, Song Fang only told Song Lili that Chu Ci had something to do that evening and wouldn't be coming; Song Fang didn't say anything more.
But Chu Ci is one of his own, so Song Lili naturally wouldn't hold him back.
She agreed now and will let Fangfang know tomorrow. Fangfang naturally won't fuss over such a small matter.
After Song Lili's explanation, Zhang Zeyu understood that it was because of work that he had been delayed.
Zhang Zeyu only asked one question, and after hearing Song Lili's explanation, he let the matter drop and went to tell Song Lili about the life he had lived over the years.
As for why Zhang Aiai was staying at Song Lili's house, Zhang Zeyu wisely didn't ask.
Regardless of the truth of the matter, it's someone else's family affair, and Zhang Zeyu doesn't intend to delve into it further.
Through Zhang Zeyu's description, Song Lili and the others naturally learned how Zhang Zeyu had managed all these years.
When they took the college entrance exam for the first time, Zhang Zeyu and Xue Jiao both failed, so they decided to take it again.
The following year, Xue Jiao failed the exam again, but Zhang Zeyu passed.
After discussing it, Xue Jiao decided to give up the exam and instead go with Zhang Zeyu to the city where he was studying.
This decision was considered very bold at the time.
Because very few people are able to make such a decision.
After all, Zhang Zeyu was going to school; he didn't have a job and only received a small stipend from the school. It was impossible for him to support a family of three.
So when they made this decision, many people were surprised, or even disapproved.
I think the two of them are just being ridiculous. They have no source of income and yet they want to live in a big city. How is that possible?
But the two of them had made up their minds and didn't intend to listen to anyone else's opinions.
Therefore, when school started, Zhang Zeyu left Hongqi Village with his family.
During the time that Yu was studying, his family went through a really tough time, even more so than those in Hongqi Village.
Zhang Zeyu had to carefully plan all the subsidies and allowances he received from school in order to support his family of three.
Moreover, Xue Jiao tried all sorts of things to ease the burden on her family.
It was under such difficult circumstances that the couple spent Zhang Zeyu's university years.
Their lives only started to improve after Zhang Zeyu graduated from university.
Their two daughters were born after Zhang Zeyu graduated from university.
After hearing Zhang Zeyu's description, Song Lili couldn't help but feel sorry for the two of them.
She could even imagine what they felt like as they embarked on their journey to school.
One can even imagine how they gritted their teeth and persevered until Zhang Zeyu graduated from university.
Although both families helped them, they still struggled to make ends meet.
Neither of them were shameless. So neither of them wanted their families to help them, feeling ashamed to live off their family's subsidies.
I only accept help from my family when I really can't make ends meet.
During those years, they only received help from both families two or three times, but even so, the couple felt extremely ashamed.
After Zhang Zeyu graduated from university, he started earning his own salary.
No matter how difficult things were at home, I still bought gifts for both families to thank them for their help back then.
Their family's life has only really improved in the last two or three years.
So when Zhang Zeyu heard about Song Lili's seemingly miraculous path to success, he was genuinely envious and admiring.
If he had Song Lili's mind, perhaps their family wouldn't have had to live such a difficult life.
He no longer had to wrong his wife and children, who had suffered with him for so many years, only to finally see this glimmer of hope.
Zhang Zeyu only sighed inwardly.
He knew that even if he had that opportunity, he couldn't do what Song Lili did.
He simply didn't have the guts to do those things at the time.
After all, people had been frightened in the previous years, and no one dared to test the waters with themselves.
Only Song Lili was bold.
Zhang Zeyu used the phrase "fortune favors the bold" to describe everything Song Lili did.
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