Zaohua's mother's face was burning. She did it, but she didn't want to be accused of selling her daughter. She cried and said, "Uncle Tiejun, Dagen is gone, leaving me alone, how can I support the family? Zaohua is the eldest sister, she has to help me support the family."

Uncle Lu didn't preach to her. He knew very well that it would be useless to Zaohua's mother. "Zaohua is a smart child. She always ranks first in elementary school and junior high school. If she continues to study, she will definitely be admitted to university. Dagen wife, the government will subsidize college students now. After graduation, college students will be able to eat public meals and receive a salary every month. Zaohua is a hardworking and filial child. After she starts working, she will definitely be filial to you and help her two brothers."

Zaohua's mother hesitated for a moment and said, "High school is three years, and college is four years. It will take seven years for her to be able to honor me."

Uncle Lu thought she was short-sighted. She had the jujube flower in her belly. "Nowadays, college graduates become cadres. After she starts working, ask her to find a job for Youliang in the city."

After a pause, he continued, "My A-Guang has four children to support, and now he gives us ten yuan a month for retirement. When Zaohua starts working, let her also give you retirement money every month. You don't need to use this money to support your two brothers who have food. When you are old and can't move, and your sons and daughters-in-law are unfilial, this is also a guarantee for your old age."

Zaohua Niang was somewhat moved after hearing this.

Uncle Lu continued: "Zaohua will definitely find a good partner in the future after she is admitted to university. By then, you can ask her partner to find a job for Mancang in the city!"

He was actually painting a rosy picture for Zaohua's mother so that she would agree to let the child go to school. As for the child's ability in the future, it all depends.

Zaohua's mother was persuaded, but she still had concerns: "Zaohua is indeed a good student, but in our county, only two or three people are admitted to university each year. Can she really get in?"

Uncle Lu was a little annoyed, but since he had come to persuade her, he couldn't give up halfway: "Zaohua is so smart, she will definitely be able to do it. You have to have confidence in her."

Dagen's wife still couldn't make up her mind: "Let me think about it."

It's been more than half a month since the start of school, and if she thinks about it anymore, she will miss out on more schoolwork. Uncle Lu said, "A few days ago, you wanted Zaohua to marry the son of the leader of the Second Machinery Factory, but what happened? Zaohua didn't eat or drink for three days and three nights in order not to get married."

It’s true that I didn’t eat anything, but I drank water secretly, otherwise I wouldn’t be able to hold on.

Seeing that she still refused to agree, Uncle Lu said, "If you force her again next time, Zaohua will run to the back hills and kill herself, and then there will be nothing left."

Some women get stuck in a dead end and hang themselves with a rope in the back hills. It's not just to scare her. Before, Zaohua accepted her fate because her family was poor and couldn't afford it. But now Jiaxin is willing to support her to continue studying. If Mugen's wife still doesn't agree, this child may really commit suicide.

Zaohua's mother paused, gritted her teeth and thought for a long time before she said, "Uncle Tiejun, let her go back to school. But our family is poor, and I don't have money to give her."

Uncle Lu said impatiently: "You don't need to give her money, just let her bring enough food to school."

Walking out of the house, Uncle Lu saw Zaohua looking anxious, and said, "Your mother promised to let you continue studying. It's getting late today, so I'll take you to school tomorrow morning."

The school has been open for half a month, and the registration period has long passed. But this is not a big problem. When the time comes, I can talk to my supervisor and teacher, and they should be able to make some adjustments.

Zaohua knelt on the ground, kowtowed and thanked the couple. Although she protested against her mother's request that she not get married this time, she had actually accepted her fate. She would marry a normal person the next time she went on a blind date. But she did not expect that things would turn out so well that she could return to school.

Zaohua also thanked Lu Hongjun, but she was most grateful to Lu Jiaxin. If she hadn't offered to help her continue her studies, the old branch secretary and Uncle Hongjun wouldn't have cared about it. When she has the ability in the future, she will definitely repay Aunt Jiaxin.

On the way back, my aunt said, "Old man, do you think Zaohua can really get into college in three years?"

No one can guarantee such a thing, after all, there are many uncertainties in the college entrance examination. For example, Jiaxin was a sure-shot college student, but she failed the exam due to an unexpected disaster.

Uncle Lu said, "I don't know. It depends on the child's fate! It's Dagen's fault, too. I told Zaohua to apply for a technical secondary school. If she had listened to me, she would be studying at a technical secondary school now, and she wouldn't have been forced to get married."

He was afraid that Zaohua's grades would drop in high school and she would not be able to get into college in the future, after all, the college admission rate was too low. Unfortunately, Dagen refused to listen to his advice and insisted on letting Zaohua go to high school. When the scores came out, Zaohua's scores were higher than the admission line for technical secondary schools, but unfortunately she did not apply for technical secondary schools. When Dagen got into trouble, Zaohua dropped out of school and worked as a farmer at home. Many people felt sorry for this child.

The family soon found out about this. Third Sister Lu said sourly: "Jia Xin is such a bad kid. She doesn't care about so many children of her own, but supports an outsider..."

He swallowed back the rest of his words under Uncle Lu's extremely pressured gaze, and hid behind Lu Jiayao.

Uncle Lu directly pointed out: "Guangyao, do you think so too?"

Lu Jiayao said nothing.

Uncle Lu was a little disappointed: "Guangzong, what about you? Do you think so too?"

Lu Jiazong didn't think so. On the contrary, he thought it was a good thing: "Dad, Zaohua and my family are both five generations apart, and Jiaxin is willing to help. When he becomes successful in the future, he will definitely support his own nephew."

Uncle Lu was very satisfied. The eldest son, Jiaguang, was working outside to make a career, while the second son, Jiazong, was in charge of all matters at home. As for the third son, Jiayao, he was almost there, but the eldest and second sons always had to support him when things got going.

Mrs. Lu started to grumble again, "She didn't make it to college and was almost kidnapped. Can we count on her to help the kids?"

Uncle Lu tapped the edge of the bed with his pipe in hand and said, "It is precisely because she has been through so much that she is now no worse than Jiajie in terms of dealing with people and doing things."

Lu Jiayao didn't believe it and thought it was impossible.

Uncle Lu scolded, "Just because you can't do it doesn't mean Jiaxin can't do it. Jiaxin is the smartest one in your generation in our family, and this child will be the most successful in the family in the future."

The eldest brother was skeptical when he heard this, but after watching Lu Jiaxin's actions during this period, he believed it. He would have to have a good talk with the third brother when he went to Sijiu City in two months. He couldn't let the father and daughter become estranged.

(End of this chapter)