"Yes, I admit that I gave this to you at that time, and you would see it, and I think you would forgive me." He smiled bitterly, "Ji Ling, I'm sorry."

"Senior Gu, if you really regarded me as a friend, before doing this, I think you would come to me and tell me directly, instead of doing this. So in fact, you have never regarded me as a friend. How can friends not be honest with each other?" Ji Ling said what she wanted to say, and then said, "We have known each other for a while, and I have always trusted your character, but standing up and admitting your mistakes is also a kind of courage. In the document I just gave you, I wrote down all the methods behind it, which can be regarded as the preservation of our previous friendship."

Gu Baoshan's eyes widened, "Xiaoling. I."

"Other people are assigned to good places by their families, but you came out of the mountains and are better than others. You deserve to contribute to the people and the country in a better position." Ji Ling nodded, turned and left.

To maintain this friendship, when we meet again in the future, we will be alumni of the same school.

Ji Ling could choose not to do this, but in the year that they had known each other, she had seen how hard Gu Baoshan worked.

She understands too well the helplessness that children from poor families feel when they have no one to rely on and face life choices.

So let's consider it as a good deed on her part. I hope she didn't misjudge the person and helped a good person, someone who didn't forget his own nature.

Gu Baoshan stood there and waited until he could no longer see Ji Ling before he took a deep breath to suppress the sourness in his nose.

He turned around with red eyes, and froze in place when he saw the figure behind him, "When did you come?"

Gao Jing blinked, "Just came over, what are you doing here, Senior Gu?"

"I just sent a friend off." Gu Baoshan finally let out a breath, "Shouldn't you be in class? Why are you out at this time?"

Gao Jing smiled bitterly, "Senior Gu, I went to look for you just now, but I didn't find you in the library, so I thought about going there by myself. My dad came over again, and I was afraid that he would cause trouble in the school, so I put him in the guesthouse first."

Looking at the bitter smile on Gao Jing's face, Gu Baoshan took a deep breath and said, "I'll go with you."

Gao Jing smiled, "Senior Gu, thank you."

The two of them walked towards the guesthouse together. On the way, Gao Jing's eyes fell on the file bag in Gu Baoshan's hand several times, and her eyes showed deep thought. However, Gu Baoshan was preoccupied and did not notice this scene.

In the guesthouse, Old Man Gao was very happy to see Gu Baoshan, his future son-in-law, and pulled him to sit down with his calloused hands.

"My family is not busy right now. I'm thinking of going to the city to work and earn some money for the family. I'll come and see you two on the way." Old Man Gao spoke in an elder's tone, "Yihang, you guys are not young anymore. I heard that many people get married in college. Do you and Gao Jingkao consider getting married first? In our countryside, if you date for a long time but don't get married, people will criticize you."

When Yihang was called, Gu Baoshan's body stiffened slightly. When he heard the purpose of Gao's father's visit, he did not answer, but turned to look at Gao Jing.

Gao Jing didn't look at Baoshan, but pulled Old Man Gao, "Dad, what are you talking about? We are still young, and you are the only one who knows about our relationship. Who else can know?"

"I told the village when I got back that it's a good thing that you found a partner in the capital. When the villagers heard about it, they all said that you have a promising future." Old Man Gao smiled happily.

Gao Jing's mouth twitched, and she almost shouted, "Dad, what are you doing? We don't know if this will work, why are you going to tell us when you go back? What if it doesn't work and you're laughed at by the villagers? Don't blame me then."

Old man Gao's smile faded. "What? What are you talking about? What do you mean by impossible? You two are dating for the purpose of getting married, otherwise why are you dating? Are you being a hooligan? Gao Jing, let me tell you, how can you go to school? You know it well. Now your family agrees that you can go to school, but you can't just ignore your family. Your brothers and sisters are all craning their necks to wait for food."

At this point, Gao Jing seemed to have made up her mind, "I know you will go to school and make a scene when I say this, so go ahead and make a scene, and let everyone in the school know how you sold your daughter over and over again."

After saying that, Gao Jing took Gu Baoshan to the guesthouse. When they got outside, tears began to fall from her eyes.

"There's no need to be sad if you know they are like this." Gu Baoshan handed her the handkerchief.

Gao Jing took it and wiped her tears, "Senior, I'm sorry, I made a fool of myself again. I should have known that they were such people a long time ago, so there was no need to do all this. I won't go back with him, and they can't go to school and tie me back. At worst, I will just pretend that I don't have that home, and I will beg for food outside, but I won't go back."

As she spoke, she cried softly.

"Okay, don't cry." Gu Baoshan didn't know how to comfort her, "Let's go first, or your dad will chase you out."

Only then did Gao Jing stop crying and left with Gu Baoshan.

When they returned to school, Gao Jing calmed down. Although she didn't say anything, it could be seen from the expression on her face that she was worried that her father would come to the school to make trouble.

Gu Baoshan said, "I'll go there later and give him some money to calm him down first. If you make a fuss, you won't be able to stay in school. There are still three years left, so just be patient."

Gao Jing gritted her teeth, took out some money from her pocket, kept ten yuan for herself, and stuffed the rest into Gu Baoshan's hands.

"Senior, give these to my dad and tell him that you gave them to him." Gao Jing lowered her head in embarrassment. "I'm sorry for letting you run away with me."

"There's no need to be so polite between us. You go back to class. I'll be back soon." Gu Baoshan nodded and went to the guesthouse again.

Gao Jing watched everyone leave before returning to school absent-mindedly. It was already noon, so she went straight back to the dormitory.

When Jiang Zheng saw her come in, her eyes were red again, but no one asked.

Seeing her so cold, Gao Jing felt uncomfortable, "My dad is here."

Jiang Zheng put down the book in her hand and asked, "Again, I want you to get married?"

Gao Jing nodded with red eyes.

"It's not a solution to keep going this way." Jiang Zheng looked at her, "If you have someone suitable, why not get married first."

Gao Jing looked at Jiang Zheng in surprise. She had not expected her to come up with such an idea.

Get married? She doesn't even have a boyfriend, how can she get married?

Jiang Zheng said, "This is the only way to make your father give up. Of course, this is just my idea. It's up to you to decide how to do it."