Chapter 425: The Jiang family must have met you because of their ancestors' bad deeds.

Don't talk about people behind their backs.

The fourth sister-in-law hesitated for a moment and then spoke: "The third sister has not had a good reputation in recent years. In addition, women are evaluated very badly after divorce in our area. Even with the school you donated, at most people in our village will be more lenient when talking about the third sister. People in other villages still treat the third sister as a joke."

Lin Wanxia snorted lightly, "How can they treat her as a joke? She played a good hand of cards like this."

There must be something hateful about pitiful people, not to mention that Lin Wanxia has never felt pitiful for the third sister.

She is the one who looks most like Jiang's mother among the seven brothers and sisters.

The fourth sister-in-law smiled and sighed, "Who said it wasn't? If she had been a good girl and had built a greenhouse now, how good would the family's life be? However, the third sister is somewhat lucky."

Because the third sister was always badly talked about in the neighborhood, but now communication is not well developed, rumors do not spread that fast.

In addition, the Jiang family was well-known in the city because of the newspaper.

Someone introduced the third sister to a guy in the county.

The man works in a government agency, which is commonly known as a person who eats royal food.

He is a widower, and his ex-wife died of illness two years ago, leaving behind two sons, one big and one small.

The man is five years older than the third sister and looks okay.

Anyway, the third sister fell in love with him at first sight, and soon the two of them got engaged.

"Today is a working day, so the third brother-in-law and the third sister didn't come back, right?!" said the fourth sister-in-law.

This was an explanation for the third sister and also for Lin Wanxia.

But her tone was full of uncertainty.

Lin Wanxia immediately noticed the subtlety and asked, "Since the third sister got married, she seldom comes back?"

"Yes. She came back every week at first. Then once every half a month. Now she comes back once every one or two months, and sometimes she doesn't come back until the holidays. I called her in advance about your coming back, and she said she would come back... but she didn't come back today."

The fourth sister-in-law didn't like the third sister, but she didn't like to talk about her behind her back, "I think it might be because the third brother-in-law is busy. Anyway, you will have to stay for a few days after you come back, so maybe you will come back on the weekend."

Lin Wanxia nodded and said nothing.

She didn't care whether the third sister would come back or not.

There is strength in numbers, and the children quickly washed the dishes.

Xiaoliu glanced at Lin Wanxia, ​​wiped his hands on his clothes, ran back to the room, and soon took out a small wooden box and gave it to Lin Wanxia like a treasure, "Fifth sister-in-law, look."

Lin Wanxia took it curiously and opened the wooden box.

Inside were certificates.

First in a single subject.

First in the class. First

in the final exam. First

in the exam .

There were almost ten certificates in total.

"Wow!" Lin Wanxia praised Xiaoliu generously, "Our Xiaoliu is great!"

Fourth sister-in-law helped, "Indeed. Among the children in the family, Xiaoliu is the best student. Unlike the three in our family, they are so happy that they are not at the bottom."

"Why are you hiding so many certificates? Now you are not allowed to post them on the wall?" Lin Wanxia asked in confusion.

Even if Jiang's mother doesn't allow it, Jiang's father, who is so face-conscious, should let it go.

People who come here will see so many certificates, how glorious!

Xiaoliu lowered his head and said nothing.

"Xiaoqi is not very good at studying. My father was afraid that people who come here would ask Xiaoqi about the certificates. So he simply did not let Xiaoliu paste on the wall."

Lin Wanxia: "..."

What's the point of sacrificing the excellent one because the other one is not excellent?!

The fourth sister-in-law hurriedly said: "In fact, Xiaoqi has made progress. Didn't he dislike studying before? Later, after you left, my father whipped him severely. In addition, our village has a school, and Xiaoqi rarely skips school now. It's just that his grades are not so good."

Lin Wanxia knew that the fourth sister-in-law's words were very exaggerated. It's probably not that he is not very good, but that he is very bad. Maybe he is the first.

The last.

Lin Wanxia didn't say anything, but patted Xiaoliu's head. "Our Xiaoliu is awesome! So, I'll give you a certificate as a reward. What do you want? If you can't think of one, I can also convert it into a scholarship."

"Fifth sister-in-law, what is a scholarship?" Xiaoliu was at a loss.

"It's a reward set up to support outstanding students. You're still too young, so I can directly convert it into money for you, such as one certificate for a hundred yuan."

Fourth sister-in-law hesitated to speak.

Xiaoliu thought about it and discussed with Lin Wanxia, ​​"Fifth sister-in-law, I want a scholarship, but can you keep it with me first and give it to me when I go to high school?"

"Why?"

"Because compulsory education is now universal, we can go to school for free for nine years. But after nine years, it will not be free. I'm afraid my parents won't want to support me by then."

Lin Wanxia: "..."

Her expression was a little complicated for a moment.

Xiaoliu is only eleven years old this year and has a clear understanding of his family status.

What surprised Lin Wanxia was that he could plan for his future at such a young age.

She knew very well that she couldn't save the money if she was given it now.

But she still wanted to spend the money on herself.

Lin Wanxia smiled and nodded, "Okay. I will give you a scholarship if you do well in the exams in the future. I will return it to you when you go to high school or college."

Lin Wanxia took a certificate from Xiaoliu and wrote a line of words on the back.

The general idea is that Xiaoliu won a scholarship of 1,000 yuan in a certain year and month, and it has not been redeemed yet and is kept here by Lin Wanxia.

Xiaoliu then left with the box in his arms with satisfaction.

The fourth sister-in-law looked at Xiaoliu's back and said, "The Jiang family must be very grateful to have you."

Lin Wanxia shook her head, "No, it was Sanxing who was lucky enough to meet Jiang Sinian."

Thinking carefully, she and Jiang Sinian had not experienced any earth-shaking events in these years.

They were together less and apart more, and it was hard to even describe how affectionate they were.

But every time she was in trouble, he was there.

He doesn't say sweet words, and even if he does, he only says them in bed.

He doesn't ask about her well-being, and most of the time his whereabouts are elusive. He comes and goes as he pleases, and disappears as he pleases.

But Lin Wanxia never feels uneasy.

In the few times when Lin Wanxia is in a panic, every time she has the thought of despair or powerlessness, Jiang Sinian will appear in front of her like a god.

It is difficult to describe the spiritual connection that cannot be described by language and words.

But the fourth sister-in-law disagrees and corrects Lin Wanxia: "It is the fifth child who is lucky to meet you."

***

When it was time for school in the afternoon, the fourth sister-in-law accompanied Lin Wanxia to send the sixth child, the seventh child, and the three children of the fourth sister-in-law to school.

The extra storage room in the primary school found a new use and was used as a kindergarten. Children

can go to school at the age of three.

Many housewives are therefore able to help their families make money.

From a distance, Lin Wanxia saw many people waiting at the gate.

There were children and adults.

When she got there, she found that they were several cadres from the village committee, the principal, teachers, and all the students who came to school.

The secretary was also there.

The secretary retired last year because he had Alzheimer's disease, commonly known as senile dementia.

He forgot most people and things, but he still remembered Lin Wanxia.