Tian Caifeng never thought that she would have to go to school at her age.
The corners of her mouth twitched as she said, "What are you talking about? I'm already over 30, how can I still go to school?"
"Mom, as long as you work hard, it's never too late."
He said seriously: "Don't you want that man to regret leaving you?"
"If you rely on your own abilities and work hard to become more capable than him, will he still not care about you so much?"
Tian Caifeng was only thinking about Cui Jiansheng, simply because she had nothing to do and didn't get any sense of accomplishment.
Let her study. Studying can make her wise and give her a sense of accomplishment. It would be even better if she can get into university.
He just couldn't believe that after reading for so many years and broadening her horizons, she would still be obsessed with that scumbag.
As for the cost of studying, he had already thought about it.
That man has been neglecting her for so many years, so he's bound to bleed.
If I had said these words to Tian Caifeng normally, she would definitely not have listened to a single word.
After these few days, when An Jingzhi revealed the truth to her, her mood also changed a little.
"Jingzhi," she said tentatively, "Mom is old. Even if I go to school, I won't be able to learn anything. Besides, if I go to school at my age, I will be laughed at."
"If mom goes to school, who will take care of the housework?"
An Jingzhi didn't listen to her sophistry, "Mom, you forgot, I was studying and working at the same time for so many years, and I was only a few years old at that time."
This sentence was really hurtful, and Tian Caifeng lowered her voice when she tried to defend herself.
"Mom is already old..."
"Yes, mother, you are already old, and you are still dying for a man."
Tian Caifeng was shocked and looked up at her son who didn't give her any face at all.
"How can you say that about my mother?"
"Mom, do you think it's shameful to go to school, or to risk your life for a man?" An Jingzhi said bluntly.
Tian Caifeng's face turned red, and she didn't know how to refute him.
I really don’t know when my son became so sharp-tongued and doesn’t give his mother any face at all.
"Okay, Mom will go to school." Perhaps because of guilt, perhaps because of indebtedness, or perhaps because of a guilty conscience, anyway, Tian Caifeng agreed.
"Okay, Mom, you can do as I did before. Prepare the meal in the morning before going to study, come back for lunch, and clean the house."
"Remember to bring back a bundle of firewood in the evening."
"You don't have to pick the water. Uncle Arita from Grandma Qiao's house will help us pick it."
The more Tian Caifeng listened to the previous words, the more guilty she felt. She didn't feel it when no one said anything, but after her son told her what he had done before, word by word, she felt more and more that she had failed in her duty.
Hearing that a man was fetching water for her family, Tian Caifeng immediately retorted: "How can that be? Your uncle Tian is a man, and we are orphans and widows, so it's best not to let men into our home casually."
"Mom, are you going to fetch water?" An Jingzhi stared at her intently, "Or do you want me to fetch water so that I can never grow taller?"
Tian Caifeng had never carried water before and didn't know how hard it was. She agreed immediately, "Okay, I'll carry water for the family from now on."
There is actually not that much work to do in the fields. At this stage, we only need to do some weeding and insect control.
Tian Caifeng went to the village primary school with a face as red as a monkey's butt and studied with a group of half-grown children.
I get up in the morning, cook and go to school, come back at noon to cook and eat, and come back with firewood to cook in the evening. After cooking, I have to fetch water, and after fetching water, I have to do my homework.
After just two days, her shoulders were swollen.
He complained bitterly and kept discussing with An Jingzhi about not studying.
"Mom really can't go to school. She's old and her memory is not good. She still has to carry water. Look at how much this shoulder pole has worn down her shoulders, and she still has to do her homework."
No matter what Tian Caifeng said, An Jingzhi would just go back.
He said in a calm tone: "Mom, I started living like this when I was five or six years old."
This sentence made Tian Caifeng dare not complain anymore.
The next day, Tian Caifeng went to study again.
Seeing what had been happening in his family over the past few days, Grandma Qiao couldn't help but ask An Jingzhi about it.
"What's wrong with your mother? Is she going to go to college like the girl in your story?"
A story is just a story after all. They themselves don’t believe it. Is Tian Caifeng crazy?
"Yeah," An Jingzhi nodded and said, "My mother thinks about that man every day because she has nothing to do and is too idle to have time to think about it, so I let her study."
"She goes to school and leaves you, the only child, to support the family?" Grandma Qiao asked with a frown.
An Jingzhi shook his head and said that Tian Caifeng not only had to take care of the housework, but also had to go to school.
Grandma Qiao's tightly furrowed brows slowly relaxed.
"It should have been done long ago. This is her job as a mother."
Grandma Qiao had no hope at all that Tian Caifeng would be able to go to college, but she was happy to see it happen because it would give Tian Caifeng something more to do.
"By the way, Grandma Qiao, please apologize to Uncle Tian on my behalf. My mother insisted on fetching water herself."
Grandma Qiao waved her hand and said, "It's nothing serious. It's nothing serious."
"Okay, I'm glad you're okay. This is how it's going to be from now on. Your mother owes you this. Don't just give in to her. Let her do more and clear her mind."
An Jingzhi smiled without saying anything and politely sent the person away.
After Grandma Qiao went out, several old ladies gathered around her to ask questions.
"What's going on? What's going on? Tian Caifeng has been looking really scary these past few days."
"She's in her thirties, and she's not ashamed to be studying among a group of kids."
"Only she is shameless enough to do such a thing. We can't do it."
"If she wasn't so shameless, would she have allowed An to start supporting the family when he was only five or six years old?"
"What's going on?"
Only then did Grandma Qiao tell everyone what An Jingzhi had said to her.
When they heard that Tian Caifeng not only had to go to school but also had to take care of housework, everyone smiled happily.
"Should!"
"She just needs to experience for herself what An's life has been like these years."
"How can a mother be so cruel?"
The news had just spread from Grandma Qiao, and in less than half an hour, the whole village knew about it.
Some people were surprised at An Jingzhi's awakening, and some people were surprised at Tian Caifeng's obedience.
"If this kid An hadn't taken on everything earlier, maybe he wouldn't have had such a hard time these years."
"Isn't it? Why is Tian Caifeng so obedient? It's because she feels guilty. She's afraid that An Xiaozi will no longer be close to her."
"My little carrot came back and told me that Tian Caifeng listened very carefully in class. I heard that An would check her homework when she returned home." Someone was amazed.
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