Principal He’s eyes were as big as bells.

"When did we say she cheated?"

"Didn't the police car take them away?"

"That's because three students from our Bei County were admitted to university. The county attaches great importance to it and sent a car to take them to the county hospital for a physical examination." Principal He was very angry, but he couldn't lose his temper at the students' parents, who were still his proudest students. He could only put his hands behind his back and paced back and forth in the room, "Ji Ling's mother, don't panic when something happens, and don't be impulsive. You have to figure it out first. People's mouths are like sharp swords that hurt people invisibly. You didn't even ask Ji Ling, but came directly to me. I know you are worried about the child, but have you ever trusted Ji Ling and your daughter? What would Ji Ling think if she knew about what happened today?"

Xu Fang’s face froze.

Although it was the hottest month of the year, July, she felt shivering with cold all over, and her brain froze after she realized how big of a mistake she had made.

She said nothing and looked shocked.

Principal He's wife was a woman, and she couldn't bear to see this, so she stepped forward to persuade them, "This is also a misunderstanding. It's true that riding in a police car would make people think too much, and it's also because the school didn't make good arrangements. But after all, the three children are doing well. This is the first year in our Bei County that so many students have been admitted at once, and there is one more."

"Mom, Mom." Ji Ke opened the door breathlessly, and saw her mother with a pale face. A few steps away, the man had an angry face. She bit her lip and said, "Mom, my sister is back and asked me to call you home."

Principal He's wife was interrupted, but she was not angry. Instead, she smiled and looked at the little girl who came in. She turned to Xu Fang and said, "Is she your little daughter? She is very pretty. Well, it's getting late, and the child is waiting for you at home. Go back quickly."

Xu Fang gritted her teeth and said, "I'm really sorry about what happened today. It's me who was too concerned."

"It's okay. Who wouldn't be anxious after hearing about this? Besides, she's your daughter. Go back quickly."

Ji Ke walked forward, politely greeted Principal He and his wife, "Hello, Uncle and Auntie," and then left with his mother, who looked unhappy.

The door was closed, and Principal He snorted coldly and leaned back in his chair sulking.

"Oh, this is a misunderstanding. It's also because you didn't arrange it well. You made a future college student ride in a police car. If it were me, I would think too much."

"I am angry." Principal He sighed, "The college entrance examination affects one's entire life. Parents like them don't even know their children's grades. They just believe everything they hear, and they don't even believe their own children."

"That's right. That student named Ji Ling doesn't seem to be having a good time at home either."

Principal He's character prevented him from talking about these things behind their backs, so he waved his hand and signaled them to eat.

After leaving Principal He's house, Xu Fang and her daughter walked on the street in the moonlight.

Xu Fang still felt cold, "Xiao Ke, how did you find this place?"

"I met Ma Hui at the Agricultural Machinery Institute and she told me." Ji Ke kicked the stone and said, "Mom, I misunderstood my sister about what happened today."

"Don't mention her." Xu Fang thought of the person she lost today, and she was so embarrassed and angry that she didn't want to mention her eldest daughter.

Xu Fang's facial features were twisted together. If today's blunder hadn't happened, she would have been happy. But now she felt extremely uncomfortable. She felt very angry and was about to go crazy.

"Mom." Ji Ke felt his mother's emotions and called out softly with some fear.

The little daughter's voice was like a needle piercing her swollen body, and all her anger was released in an instant.

"Mom is fine, did I scare you?" Xu Fang hugged her little daughter and comforted her, "I'm sorry, it's Mom's fault for scaring you."

"Mom, I'm fine." Ji Ke replied immediately.

Xu Fang smiled slightly, let go of her daughter, and walked forward holding her hand. "Are you hungry? Come on, mom will go home and make you something delicious."

“Eat dumplings.”

"good."

Xu Fang was talking to her daughter happily, and was glad that her little daughter was with her at this time, otherwise she was really afraid that she would rush home like a shrew and slap the girl in the face.

Then I heard laughter coming from the front room and knew who had returned.

She raised her eyebrows and seemed to be in a good mood. I thought he would point at her nose and scold her when he came back. It must be Ji Ke who arrived in time and saved the situation.

The sounds of cooking and soft talking came from the front kitchen. Ji Ling finished the noodles in a few big mouthfuls, put the bowl directly on the windowsill, and turned on the light. The room became dark in an instant.

At this moment, there was an obvious moment of silence in the outer room, as if time had stopped for a moment.

"Is my sister asleep? I'll go wake her up to eat dumplings."

"No need to call her." Xu Fang stopped her little daughter and said in a deep voice, "Let her sleep. We'll have the same meal tomorrow morning."

Ji Ke nodded obediently.

Ji Ling didn't care about all that. She was too tired after moving bricks all day. She turned over, closed her eyes, and when she opened them it was dawn.

She slept well and got up early to wash up. She still had to move bricks today. Thinking about the debts she owed and the bonus that was stolen from her, she immediately perked up.

"Where are you going so early in the morning?" Xu Fang tossed and turned all night and had not slept much. When she heard some noise in the yard, she wanted to pretend that she didn't hear it, but finally she couldn't help but get up.

“To work in the brick factory.”

Xu Fang gritted her teeth and said, "You didn't go to the zipper factory to take the exam?"

Ji Ling nodded, "I've been admitted to university and will have to go to university in mid-September. Why would I work in a zipper factory?"

Yes, that's the truth.

But Xu Fang got angry when she heard that. "I'm not talking about you going to school in September, I'm talking about you not going to the zipper factory to take the exam."

Some people are not worthy of maternal love. Ji Ling feels that she is one of them. It was like this in her previous life, and it is still like this after she traveled through time and space into this identity.

She didn't want to talk anymore.

Xu Fang refused to give in. "What will the people in the farm machinery family compound think of you moving bricks? Did your father and I abuse you? Did we give you less food or clothes? Tell me why you never make people worry about you every day?"

Ji Ling lowered her head to wash her face, still saying nothing.

Xu Fang gritted her teeth and continued, "Why didn't you tell your family that you were admitted to university? Do you know how big a mess your incident caused?"

Ji Ling was a little impatient and raised her head, "Mom, I told you that I would be admitted to university. Did you believe me? Besides, you believed me without asking me about the misunderstanding. You would rather believe outsiders, right?"

Xu Fang froze for a moment, then hesitated for a while before saying, "You always lied before, who could believe what you said? Didn't you always make a fuss about not taking the college entrance examination? If you could pass, would you make a fuss?"

In this case, what the original owner did was indeed not wrong.

Ji Ling's slight impatience faded away, "I understand."

"It's good that you know." Xu Fang suddenly paused, staring at the soap on the stool, "Did you use this to wash your hair just now?"

Ji Ling nodded, "I haven't washed my hair for several days."

Xu Fang's face darkened and her voice became tense. "Do you know that this is for your sister to wash her face? How can you use it to wash your hair? Do you know how much it costs? Seventy cents. You use such expensive soap to wash your hair?"

(End of this chapter)