"Mom, I'm home." As soon as Wen Ruan entered the house, she saw Song's mother greet her with a look of surprise and joy.
"Happy birthday." He then handed a set of skincare products that he had carefully selected at a foreign exchange store a while ago to Song's mother.
Song's mother was overjoyed, but she still muttered, "You two should keep your money for yourselves. Why are you buying me these things? I have money in my pocket; I can buy them myself..."
"How can this be the same? It's our good intention, after all. I went to get it several times. Mom, you have to use it well. If you like it, I'll buy you another set later." Wen Ruan had given her mother a similar set of skincare products for her birthday before, and she liked it very much.
"Oh, good, it will definitely work well..." Mother Song couldn't stop smiling.
Thinking about what happened in the compound just now, Wen Ruan casually asked without revealing her true feelings, "Mom, is everything alright at home lately? Is everything alright? I've been busy preparing for the college entrance exam these past few months, so I haven't had much time to come over."
"It's fine, nothing's wrong," Song's mother replied, looking down at the gift Wen Ruan had given her.
Wen Ruan didn't say anything more, and looked at Aunt Li beside her: "Aunt Li, is there anything else you need to do? You probably can't handle it all by yourself. Let me help you and see if there's anything else you need."
Aunt Li quickly waved her hand, saying that she could manage, and that everything that needed to be prepared was almost done. She would start cooking a little later.
Wen Ruan nodded and said, "Then you have to call me when it starts. It's Mom's birthday today, and I have to show off my skills to her."
Hearing this from the side, Song's mother was very happy and quickly chimed in, "That's right, it's been a long time since I've had Ruan Ruan's cooking, I've been missing it terribly, this time, we have to let her do her best."
Afterwards, Song's mother inquired about when Wen Ruan would receive her college entrance examination results and her daily life at home these past few days. She praised the current policies and told Wen Ruan to continue to work hard and cherish the opportunity.
Then they talked about the families in the compound whose children were taking the college entrance exam, and how they practically burned incense and prayed to Buddha for their kids to pass...
Aunt Li, who was standing nearby, burst out laughing when she heard this.
"Ruan Ruan, your mom only says that all the time. In private, she does it all the time. She keeps nagging you to get good grades."
Seeing Song's mother's embarrassed expression, Wen Ruan couldn't help but laugh. Although she had estimated her score in advance when applying for college, no one could say for sure until the actual exam results were released.
She only briefly mentioned the universities she wanted to apply to, but she forgot that not only was she nervous about her college entrance exam score, but her family members were also very worried.
After thinking for a moment, he said, "Mom, I estimate that I should be able to score around 400 points. I'm sure I can get into university. My second choice, Beijing Foreign Studies University, is definitely no problem. I just don't know if I can get into my first choice."
Wen Ruan reassured Song's mother, speaking with certainty.
In her previous life, she had read many historical fiction novels and had a general idea of the scores the female protagonists in those novels usually got. However, before the final results came out, she was not sure if she could get into Tsinghua University, since it was one of the top universities in the country at any time.
Mother Song looked delighted: "I knew my Ruan Ruan would be fine, and Tsinghua University would be fine too. If they don't accept you, it will be a huge loss for them." In Mother Song's eyes, her daughter-in-law was the best of the best.
Wen Ruan was amused by Song's mother and chimed in, "I think Mom is right!"
The room was filled with harmony...
It was almost time, and Aunt Li was going to make dinner, so Wen Ruan got up to help.
Wen Ruan was thinking of making two main dishes: braised fish and sweet and sour pork ribs. Aunt Li had already prepared all the ingredients, so all she had to do was heat the oil in the wok and start cooking.
But Aunt Li explained that they were running low on soy sauce and might not have enough, so she asked Wen Ruan to wait a little while while she went to get a bottle of soy sauce.
It snowed last night, and the roads were slippery and difficult to walk on. Aunt Li is not young, and it would be a problem if she fell. Thinking of this, Wen Ruan took the soy sauce bottle and said, "I'll go."
Then she put on her coat, left home, and prepared to hurry to the supply and marketing cooperative not far from the compound to get a bottle. It was almost closing time, and she didn't want to wait for her and have them close, which would be very awkward.
When Wen Ruan hurriedly returned with the soy sauce, she thought she could take a shortcut, which would be closer.
As luck would have it, I ran into the same group of aunties again. They looked like they had just come out of the supply and marketing cooperative and taken a shortcut. Each of them was carrying a basket with a lot of things in it.
It wasn't that Wen Ruan wanted to eavesdrop, but they were talking so loudly that she heard one of the aunties say, "What do you think Song Ju's daughter-in-law is doing all the time? She's already married, why is she still taking the college entrance exam?"
"It's just that Director Song and Ye Yun have good personalities and let those young couple do whatever they want."
"That's right... You know, they've been married for over a year, and Wen Ruan's belly still hasn't shown any signs of pregnancy... Now she's starting to talk about taking the college entrance exam and going to university..."
"Yes, the young couple has been married for a year. Judging from the Song family's son, he doesn't seem to have any problems. And that young wife looks so delicate and frail, she's probably having a difficult childbirth..."
"Who says otherwise? I don't know what kind of spell that young wife cast on Ye Yun and the other man. They treat her like a treasure. You guys never saw how protective she was of that young wife before."
Wen Ruan was furious when she heard this. She had no dealings with these women, so why were they making fun of her? Wen Ruan gritted her teeth in anger.
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