"Know me?"
Liu Shengnan couldn't help but let out a cry.
Ye Zhiyu interrupted him by raising her hand: "Hey, I didn't say anything. I'm going back to memorize the quotes of the great man. Call me when it's time to eat."
His fingers traced over each of them, saying nothing, yet it was as if he had said everything.
"Humility makes one progress, while pride makes one fall behind." The voice reading aloud gradually faded into the distance.
After Ye Zhiyu left, the four of them held hands tightly, their excitement beyond words, their trembling hands a testament to their inner turmoil.
“Listen to me, we don’t have any textbooks. We’ll go to the recycling center in town tomorrow; they’ll definitely have some there.”
Wu Wenwen calmed down a bit and thought about what they needed.
Since the college entrance examination was abolished, many people have sold their textbooks as scrap, thinking they would never need them again.
Their books are still there, but not here; they're in their hometown.
"Also, quotes from great men. These are available in bookstores. We can chip in and share a copy."
"Okay." No one else objected.
When Ye Zhiyu woke up the next day, the four of them were no longer at the educated youth settlement.
They didn't return until the afternoon, each carrying books and documents, their clothes dirty and disheveled, as if they had been robbed.
This startled everyone.
Lin Yueze was very nervous: "How did you get into this state? Who bullied you?"
"Liu Shengnan, what happened to you? Which bastard did this? I'll kill him!" Li Yuzhe said, rolling up his sleeves, looking like he was about to go out and fight someone.
"Why are you so agitated? Who dares to bully me? We just went to buy a few books."
For a moment, Liu Shengnan was quite touched, thinking that although Li Yuzhe had a sharp tongue, he was actually a good person, and she habitually teased him.
Wu Wenwen added: "We were so bored that we went to the toll booths and looked around. Not only were they cheap, but some of them were also very intact, with other people's annotations on them. It was quite interesting, but we ended up making a bit of a mess."
Most people found it boring and dispersed.
A few people curled their lip and said, "They're really just wasting their time. Wouldn't it be better to use that money to buy some food?"
The group pretended not to hear and were still happy.
Among all living beings, there are many kinds of people; some are dull-witted, while others are perceptive.
"High school textbooks?" Lin Yueze glanced at the pictures on the books in their arms and vaguely saw the words "high school".
Li Yuzhe also sensed something was wrong, and his gaze became somewhat probing.
They didn't try to hide anything, openly letting them look them over.
“Yes, I’ve been feeling a bit lost lately. I’d like to fill that void with some knowledge. Shall we keep each other company?” Wu Wenwen invited.
Lin Yueze and Li Yuzhe exchanged a glance, seeing hesitation in each other's eyes, but still agreed.
They didn't believe they wanted to review high school material for no reason, especially Wu Wenwen, who had been in the countryside for so long and should have started studying much earlier.
"I'll go get Liu Yuan," Li Yuzhe said before running off.
Wu Wenwen didn't stop them. As long as they didn't bring it up, they were just reading out of boredom.
Liu Yuan was fast asleep in bed when Li Yuzhe caught her up. She looked completely bewildered, her hair was all messed up, and she was still sleepy.
I started learning it without really understanding what was going on.
It was a bit difficult to get into the swing of things at first, since I've been out of school for many years. Every day, I think about things like what to eat for breakfast, why the lunch break isn't here yet, who's cooking today? Why is it taking so long? Why aren't we done cooking yet? I'm exhausted.
If your brain doesn't work for a long time, it will inevitably become rusty and your thinking will become sluggish.
But whenever I couldn't concentrate, I would look up and see everyone else studying diligently, so I would lower my head again and force myself to get back into the swing of things.
Then the people at the educated youth settlement could see this scene every day: eight people would change rooms every day, sitting or standing, lying down or crouching, all writing and drawing.
Ye Zhiyu went to the Lu family every day, but was nowhere to be found.
It's strange, but I'm still affected by it. Sometimes I'll come over and take a look, just to relieve my boredom, and it activates a lot of knowledge in my brain.
......
Since Xu Ronghua couldn't wait for Fu Tingshen to return, she had to go find him herself.
"Go tell her that we can give her anything she wants, as long as she stops bothering you."
Fu Tingshen is now in a real bind. Li Xi's attitude towards him has completely changed since she woke up.
They always say things to hurt him, and now his mother is pressuring him again.
"Mom, Li Xi just had a miscarriage. How can she take it if I say this? Didn't you say you'd accept her if she passed the test?"
"You'll have to endure it whether you like it or not. What kind of test is this? I never even considered making her a daughter-in-law of the Fu family. You'd better break up with her right now, or your father won't forgive you."
Now that things have come to this, Xu Ronghua stopped pretending. The thought of Fu Yan's methods terrified her, and all she wanted now was to get rid of Li Xi as soon as possible.
"What?" Even though she knew her mother wouldn't agree so easily, she never thought she would lie to her.
Desiring to break free from her parents' emotional turmoil, she was unusually assertive for once.
"Mom, Li Xi is carrying my child, and I must take responsibility for her."
"Smack!"
“Say it again? Let me tell you, Fu Tingshen, you only lived such a comfortable life because of us. Without us, you are nothing. You won’t go? Fine, I’ll go.”
Xu Ronghua pushed him aside and entered the ward.
Li Xi lay comfortably on the hospital bed. Apart from being a little pale, she looked perfectly normal, and there was fruit on the table.
“Li Xi, I advise you to be sensible. Just tell me how much money you want, take the money, and leave my son immediately.”
In the past, Li Xi would have endured it and shed a few tears to get by.
But now things are different; the initiative is in her hands.
He got straight to the point: "Aunt Fu, I'll only say this once, listen carefully. Either I sue your son for rape, and the worst outcome for me is that we both get criticized and denounced, or he marries me."
"You're dreaming, Li Xi. You slut, you're carrying someone else's bastard child and you're trying to pin it on my son. Let me tell you, no way."
"Mom, what are you saying?" Fu Tingshen was the first to object. Didn't she mean that he had been cuckolded?
"Shut up, you have no right to speak here." Xu Ronghua shook off his hand.
"She's already sleeping with other men before she's even married. We, the Fu family, can't afford such a shameless woman."
"Hmph, you think you can shake me off? Let me tell you, I, Li Xi, have never thought of turning back once I got to where I am today. You try and see."
I knew they were shameless, but I never imagined they were this shameless.
If other girls were faced with such slander, they might break down and feel helpless.
Li Xi is different. In this second life, her goal is Fu Tingshen. How could she let him lead her by the nose? As she said before, she'd rather die than let them go.
"You, you, you slut."
"Mom, doctor, doctor, my mom has fainted."
Xu Ronghua was so angry that she fainted and the ward became noisy. Li Xi watched coldly from the sidelines.
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