Bai Xiaoyue said to her daughter:
"Changle, if you want to go to university, you need to study your high school knowledge well. Otherwise, your foundation is too weak and you won't be able to keep up!"
Chang Le retorted to her mother: "In our village, some people go on to university after graduating from junior high school. Is it not enough for me to just graduate from high school?"
Yanji, who also only graduated from junior high school, said he'll be going to university next year.
Bai Xiaoyue had a headache:
"Changle, there are many kinds of universities. Don't you want to go to a good university? I remember you said when you were little that you wanted to go to the best university."
Chang Le nodded: "I want to! But now that I'm being recommended to go to university, I don't have a choice!"
Bai Xiaoyue said, "Changle, you need to take time to practice, review, and solidify your basic knowledge."
We'll patiently wait for our opportunity; who knows, maybe one day we'll have another chance to take the college entrance exam. We need to be prepared at all times.
Chang Le blinked and asked, "Mom, is that possible?"
Bai Xiaoyue said very seriously, "I think it's very possible."
Chang Le thought for a moment and said to Bai Xiaoyue, "Mom, I understand. I'll start studying after the busy farming season is over."
A few days later, when Bai Xiaoyue was doing laundry, she found a bottle of ointment in Chang Le's pocket.
It wasn't the one she had given herself. She opened it and smelled it; it had a medicinal scent.
She placed the ointment on her daughter's table and asked her, "Changle, where did this medicine come from?"
Chang Le glanced at it and said, "This was given to me by Cui Yu, who came to my house the other day."
Yesterday, he came over and insisted on giving me this little bottle, saying that I should rub it on my red and swollen hands, and that it worked very well.
I refused, but he insisted on giving it to me, saying it was a thank-you gift. I casually put it in my pocket, but haven't used it yet.
Bai Xiaoyue nodded, indicating that she understood.
That evening, she said to Yan Ci, "This Cui Yu is quite polite; he even sent Chang Le some ointment."
Yan Ci frowned: "Tell Chang Le to ignore him. Giving a gift to a young girl, I wonder what kind of ulterior motive he has."
Bai Xiaoyue frowned: "That can't be, Cui Yu is still young."
Yan Ci looked at his wife with a half-smile: "When you doubted me last time, you didn't say I was young."
Bai Xiaoyue hugged Yan Ci and kissed him: "I'll go tell Chang Le right now to ignore that kid."
Then he dashed off to find his daughter.
Bai Xiaoyue and Chang Le continued harvesting wheat. Chang Le quickly became skilled at it, and even the old women in the village praised her as a good worker.
This made Bai Xiaoyue, who liked to dawdle, feel a little ashamed, and she put away her gossipy thoughts and worked seriously.
However, no matter how hard she tried to be serious, the older women wouldn't let her off the hook, constantly broadcasting the village news in her ear every day.
The old lady had just finished marveling at Ding Cuihua, who was heavily pregnant and still squatting in the field cutting wheat.
The auntie noticed that Li Xinru never did any farm work and always dressed up beautifully.
Bai Xiaoyue felt that everything was quite abnormal. Ding Cuihua never worked in the fields before, but now that she was heavily pregnant, she was working in the fields.
Can labor camp life really turn a lazy person into a hardworking one?
Thinking about it, it's possible, after all, we've been educated for over a decade.
The same goes for Li Xinru. Wen Tong said that her family is just an ordinary working-class family, and her mother doesn't even have a job. Where would they get the money to support her? Something's definitely fishy about this.
Soon after, Luo Xiaowei also said that Li Xinru was indeed very strange.
Every few days, he would go to the city and bring back a huge pile of things, including food and household items.
She wouldn't cook for herself when eating with other educated youth; instead, she would use money and tickets to ask the new educated youth to cook for her, as if she had endless money.
Bai Xiaoyue felt that although Li Xinru was a bit strange, she didn't interfere with her life and couldn't be bothered to care.
After the autumn harvest was completed, Chang Le and Ru Yi went back to work at the factory.
Bai Xiaoyue noticed that Chang Le would occasionally mention Cui Yu's name.
She asked her daughter, "Changle, are you close to Cui Yu now? Why do I keep hearing you mention him?"
Chang Le nodded: "Yes, I know him well. I see him every day. He's helping my second uncle now too."
Bai Xiaoyue felt that Cui Yu was not simple; he had only been here a few months and had already gotten close to Bai Wenyi.
She even went to ask Bai Wenyi, "Second Brother, how did you manage to get Cui Yu by your side? What's so special about him?"
Bai Wenyi said, "There's no other way; both Dad and Captain Ye agree. But this young man is quite good; he graduated from high school and is very hardworking."
"Xiaoyue, what's wrong? You have a problem with him?"
Bai Xiaoyue shook her head: "No, what opinion could I possibly have? I was just curious and asked because Chang Le said he was helping you."
Bai Wenyi said, "Xiaoyue, you've come at the perfect time. Help your second brother take a look at the plans for the garment factory."
Bai Xiaoyue asked with interest, "What new plans does Second Brother have?"
Bai Wenyi: "Our garment factory only takes small orders, and the styles are simple, so the profits are just average."
I want to buy a batch of new fabric and quickly make a batch of more stylish clothes to sell in the provincial capital.
Bai Xiaoyue asked, "Second Brother, where can we buy the fabric? What kind of design do you want to make? Do you have any ideas?"
Bai Wenyi: "I still want to buy the fabric from Yingshi, where the price is the most affordable. I brought back a sample garment for Ruyi and the others to study."
Bai Xiaoyue frowned: "The market? Didn't you run into robbers on your way back from exchanging cloth last time? You still dare to go?"
Bai Wenyi scratched his head: "The textile industry is well-developed over there, so the prices are favorable!"
Bai Xiaoyue: "Second brother, you really value money more than your life. What can I say about you?"
Bai Wenyi said shamelessly, "Xiaoyue, can you let Yan Ci accompany me on another trip?"
Bai Xiaoyue's eyebrows shot up: "Second brother, Yan Ci is busy. You'd better find someone else!"
Without waiting for Bai Wenyi to speak again, she stormed off in a huff.
That evening, Bai Xiaoyue said to Yan Ci, "Aci, you are not allowed to go to the military camp with your second brother, do you hear me?"
Yan Ci nodded: "Wife, don't worry, if you don't want me to go, I definitely won't go."
As a result, Bai Wenyi, seeing that he couldn't reason with Yan Ci and his wife, set his sights on Chang Le.
When Chang Le got home, she said to Bai Xiaoyue, "Mom, I need some money."
Bai Xiaoyue asked in confusion, "Changle, what do we need to buy, and how much?"
Chang Le thought for a moment, then held out her palm and said cautiously, "Mom, I want to use 500 yuan, is that okay?"
Bai Xiaoyue nodded: "Okay, but you have to explain clearly what the money will be used for."
Chang Le sat down next to Bai Xiaoyue: "Mom, I want to buy two bolts of cloth and make some clothes to sell?"
Bai Xiaoyue asked calmly, "Where can I buy it?"
Chang Le: "I'm going to the market with my second uncle to buy some."
Bai Xiaoyue took a few deep breaths before asking, "Changle, was this your second uncle's idea?"
Chang Le shook her head: "I've had this idea for a while now. My second uncle is going, so I thought I'd go with him."
"Mom, can't I go with Uncle?"
Bai Xiaoyue tapped her daughter's forehead and said, "We can use the money. As for going to Ying City, I'll discuss it with your Uncle Yan first."
Chang Le pouted and said, "Okay!"
Bai Xiaoyue asked with amusement, "You really want to go?"
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