She felt a thousand grievances in her heart, but she didn't know where to begin. When she thought of those sad things, she began to sob softly.
Shen Jingyan kindly handed her a handkerchief, but the more she wiped away her tears, the more she cried. Finally, she buried her face in Shen Jingyan's shoulder and burst into tears.
It was as if she had been holding back for a very long time before she dared to cry out loud in front of someone she trusted.
Xiao Yuanxing and Professor Wei exchanged a glance, silently waiting for Zhao Yanyan to finish crying without speaking.
"I'm sorry, teacher, I lost my composure..."
With Shen Jingyan's comforting words, Zhao Yanyan gradually calmed down.
Xiao Yuanxing and Professor Wei sat down on two chairs opposite the bed and asked with concern:
"Now you can tell me, what exactly happened to you?"
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Zhao Yanyan wiped her eyes with a handkerchief, the layers of chilblains on her hands deeply stinging the eyes of the two professors.
Shen Jingyan was very familiar with the chilblains on her hands. In winter, long hours of hard labor and soaking her hands in cold water would cause chilblains.
“My parents died early, and I lived with my older brother, sister-in-law and grandmother. My brother and sister-in-law thought I was too much of a mouth to feed, so they started arranging for me to get married a long time ago.”
Zhao Yanyan gently twitched her nostrils and calmly recounted the abuse she suffered at home. "Fortunately, my grandmother protected me. I finished junior high school. After the college entrance examination policy was released, I secretly borrowed high school textbooks because I wanted to go to university. I didn't dare to study at home because I was afraid my brother and sister-in-law would beat me. I would finish my work during the day and then secretly go to the brigade headquarters to study under the oil lamp at night."
Hearing this, Shen Jingyan was deeply shocked.
A girl who never attended high school managed to score 381 on the college entrance exam through self-study—she's definitely a top student!
"On the day of the college entrance exam, my grandma secretly took me to the exam. My brother and sister-in-law didn't know. After the exam results came out, I didn't dare to say anything. I just wanted to secretly save some money to go to college. But I only saved five yuan before my sister-in-law found out. She not only took the money but also scolded me..."
At this point, Zhao Yanyan's voice choked up again.
Perhaps because the insults were too offensive, Zhao Yanyan didn't repeat them, but continued speaking.
"Before the college acceptance letter even arrived, my brother and sister-in-law found me a husband. The man was almost forty, and because of his alcoholism, he had driven his wife away and had a terrible reputation, so he couldn't find a wife. My brother and sister-in-law sold me off for a dowry of two hundred yuan..."
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At this point, Zhao Yanyan could no longer hold back and burst into tears, her hands tightly clasped together, filled with both pain and resentment.
“They tied me up and took me to that old man’s house. I tried to run away, but the old man beat me mercilessly until my legs were swollen and I couldn’t walk for more than ten days… After the college admission notice came, my brother and sister-in-law tore it up. Luckily, my grandmother picked up the pieces, glued them back together, and kept them on the kang (a heated brick bed). My grandmother secretly saved up ten yuan and gave it to me. I took advantage of the old man sleeping and ran away in the middle of the night…”
Shen Jingyan understood how she got her scars.
Professor Wei listened with righteous indignation: "Feudal thinking is deadly! A family that produces a college student is like a golden phoenix taking flight. Is it less important than two hundred yuan?"
Shen Jingyan knew that rural people were narrow-minded and short-sighted, and Chen Feng and Shen Yuqin were such people.
"It took me a day and a night to get to the county, then I followed an oxcart into the city, bought a train ticket, and took a train for three days and three nights to get to the gate of Beijing University."
As Zhao Yanyan finished speaking, she suddenly ran excitedly to Xiao Yuanxing and Professor Wei and knelt down.
"Teacher, I got into university through the proper channels! I want to go to university. I never want to go back to the countryside, where I was beaten, sold, and abused! Please, please let me go to university!"
Xiao Yuanxing and Professor Wei quickly helped Zhao Yanyan up.
"Young lady, kneeling is no longer acceptable in this new society!"
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"If people find out, we'll be criticized and denounced!" Professor Wei joked.
"You were originally a student of my college, the evidence is irrefutable. How could someone else steal the opportunity that was rightfully yours!"
Xiao Yuanxing said decisively, "Zhao Yanyan, you are a rare talent, a golden phoenix that flew out of a chicken coop. The country needs talents like you. I will definitely investigate the whole matter thoroughly, give you justice, and let you enter university!"
Zhao Yanyan was moved to tears. If she wasn't afraid that the two teachers would be criticized and denounced, she would have liked to kowtow to them a few times!
Before leaving, the two gave Shen Jingyan some instructions.
"Shen Jingyan, you did a great job! That parasite Zhao Yanyan should have been removed long ago! Keeping her around is just ruining the reputation of our college!"
Professor Wei said, "This matter may not be resolved in a short time. I'll have to trouble you to take good care of her these next few days."
Shen Jingyan nodded and said, "Professors, please rest assured, I will definitely protect my roommate!"
Xiao Yuanxing and Professor Wei smiled with satisfaction, whispering to each other as they went downstairs.
When Shen Jingyan returned to her room, she found that Zhao Yanyan, who had been happy for a short while, was now frowning.
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"Student Chen—"
"My nickname is Jingya, you can just call me Jingya, that's what everyone calls me."
"Jingya, does going to university cost a lot of money?"
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