In the county hospital, Ji Ling and two other people, led by the police and the principal, conducted inspections in each department.

I heard that Ji Ling was the top scorer in the college entrance examination in H Province, so he became more considerate to them, especially Wang Ermei, one of whose eyes was injured when she was a child and her vision was only 0.7. The major she applied for had requirements for vision, which must be above 0.8. After the principal communicated with the doctor, the doctor wrote 0.8.

After submitting the physical examination and application form, you can go home and wait for the admission letter.

The principal still wanted to have the police car from the police station take them home, but Ji Ling refused.

In this era, you can ride a car, but you have to choose the type of car, right? Wang Ermei lived far away, in the workers and peasants' area, and she had to walk several miles out of the city. In the end, the police car sent her back.

Ji Ling and Dong Manhua walked home together.

As a result, I met Li Baozhu right in front of the county hospital.

Ji Ling was just looking for him, and it was even better to meet him, so she handed him the money she had prepared, "Count it and see if it's correct?"

Li Baozhu blushed and put the money directly into his pocket, "No need to count. Ji Ling, congratulations."

Ji Ling said, "Thank you."

A woman over there urged, "Baozhu, hurry up, your father is waiting for dinner."

Li Baozhu responded, looked at Ji Ling reluctantly, and finally nodded and ran away.

Dong Manhua saw this scene and smiled on the way back, "Xiaoling, you have changed a lot."

Ji Ling asked with a smile, "Has it changed a lot?"

Dong Manhua affirmed, "You have changed a lot. We didn't have much contact before, but we lived in the same family compound, and I watched you grow up. Since you wanted to go to the city but didn't, you have become much more stable."

Ji Ling said, "People always have to grow up."

Liu Min, the principal of their school, is Dong Manhua’s mother.

Ji Ling could understand this feeling very well, as she herself was from that era and knew how it felt to be secretly called a college leaker, so she didn't like Xu Fang talking about her behind her back.

Dong Manhua quickly recovered from her melancholy mood. When the two of them were about to separate at the family compound, she hesitated and said something, "Xiaoling, I know you will be unhappy when I say this, but you got such good grades in the exam, and you will have a better life in the future. You borrowed so much money, and you can't pay it back by moving bricks on your own. You should think about it and tell your family."

"With your current grades, your family won't blame you even if they know. You're still young, so it's inevitable that you'll make mistakes, right?"

Ji Ling was slightly surprised.

Dong Manhua was shy and lowered her head unnaturally. "Don't worry, I noticed this from my daily observation. Outsiders don't know."

That's good.

Ji Ling breathed a sigh of relief.

Facing such a considerate and gentle elder sister, Ji Ling also wanted to get close to her, "Sister Manhua, thank you, I understand."

There was no anger, nor any blame.

Dong Manhua breathed a sigh of relief and smiled sincerely, and then the two separated.

It was not yet noon. Ji Ling went home, changed her clothes, and walked to the brick factory. She was thinking about Dong Manhua's suggestion. If the police still couldn't catch the two robbers according to the clues she gave, and she couldn't get the reward, she would have no choice but to have a showdown with her family.

In this day and age, reputation is too important. She cannot sacrifice her reputation just to be strong.

(End of this chapter)