Chapter 556: Chapter 555: Love-Struck at Home 37

It’s not that Jixiang Village is bad, but in the past life, this place gave him nothing but bitter memories.

Even if things are different in this life, he lives every day in fear.

Finally, it’s time to leave.

Anyone who wants to change begins to get busy, preparing for the college entrance exam.

When Jiang Maochuan and Liu Yujia heard the news, they couldn’t help but smile. During these times, they’ve flipped through the textbooks countless times, finally waiting for this day to come.

They shared their decision with Jiang Aiguo and his wife, who naturally gave their support.

Moreover, Ah Chen and Lu Yan also returned, only to find out that they also planned to participate.

The entire Jiang Family was filled with joy.

Jiang Maohua scratched his head; he wasn’t good at studying and didn’t even consider it.

Su Man was furious, but she had to maintain a smile on the surface.

There was really nothing she could do, or rather, she couldn’t do anything without exposing herself. She still had to take care of the child, and if she really angered the Jiang Family, even Jiang Maohua might not stand by her side.

She could manipulate Jiang Maohua, but she couldn’t make him turn against the Jiang Family.

"Brother Mao Hua, are you not going to try?" Su Man asked.

Jiang Maohua quickly waved his hand: "Please spare me; I get dizzy just looking at books."

Su Man felt disdain in her heart; she knew Jiang Maohua was a useless person.

All from the Jiang Family, why is he the only one who can’t do it? Is this what future netizens call genetic mutation?

Fortunately, she just asked casually, knowing in her heart that Jiang Maohua was a hopeless case, she never expected much from him.

The time before Gu Lingfei’s return was getting shorter.

"I heard that the second son’s wife is also preparing for the exam?" Jiang Aiguo asked. The idea was good; he looked at Jiang Maohua’s simple look and couldn’t help shaking his head.

Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Whether or not Su Man can pass the exam, he couldn’t prevent her from trying for his son’s sake.

If the second son couldn’t seize the chance, it would be his fate, everything is his choice.

Su Man replied, "I want to give it a try."

Jiang Aiguo nodded, saying nothing more.

Originally, the second son’s wife didn’t have much to do, so reading was fine. If she got into school and didn’t change her heart, it would actually be quite good for the second son. But... if it really turned out like that, he didn’t think things could maintain the status quo.

During these times, many people were preparing for the college entrance exam, especially those educated youths who thought returning was hopeless, married or not, their eyes shining with hope.

Of course, it caused many incidents; some families related to the educated youth feared they would leave if they got into college and strongly opposed them taking the exam, causing chaos.

Mei Shijie at the educated youth point often heard about various family disputes arising from this, and he couldn’t help but shake his head.

Both sides had their points; it’s human nature. Life is long and inevitably involves many crossroads.

If not stirred up today, there would be resentment and regret in the heart; someday, it would break out, perhaps even worse than now.

As he thought this, while walking after dinner, he overheard villagers discussing an injury case in the neighboring Ruyi Village, which shocked him.

"The wife from the neighboring Li Family wanted to take the college entrance exam, but the Li Family didn’t allow it and locked her at home. When she was driven to desperation, she somehow used a knife to attack the Li Family."

The Li Family’s husband and mother-in-law were in the hospital for emergency treatment; the situation was still unknown.

Mei Shijie was full of sighs. At that moment, he seemed to remember that this happened in the past life, though at that time, he wasn’t clear about the details because he was also in trouble with a crazy family. After this incident, that family was particularly strict with him.

Mei Shijie felt sorrow for the educated youth in Ruyi Village, but there was nothing he could do; his memory of this was too vague. He was just an ordinary person and couldn’t change anything. Even if he remembered clearly, he wouldn’t dare risk doing anything.

Regardless, although it was an extreme way to resist, punishment would follow, yet it might also be a kind of relief. No matter how bad things got in the future, could they ever be as bad as being forever bound by the Li Family?

He didn’t know if that educated youth regretted it, but if he were in such a situation with no other way to resist, he would not regret it afterward.

In the past life, he didn’t go to extremes because he didn’t want to ruin himself for that crazy family.

After spending a lot of time, his record remained spotless, making everything easier. Even though he wasted seven years, he didn’t regret it, eventually living the life he wanted.

The crazy family’s reputation was utterly destroyed; those who deserved to be in jail were behind bars, unable to lift their heads in Jixiang Village.

Restricting his freedom illegally for years, if they didn’t suffer, then who would?

Yes, after the initial period, he wasn’t unable to escape; he just wanted to get back at that crazy family. Otherwise, just leaving like that would be too unwilling.

With the commotion caused by the Li Family’s wife, those who initially wanted to stop others were truly scared and things quieted down a lot.

The college entrance exam finally arrived.

Countless students entered the exam halls with dreams and hopes, and quite a few people from the Jiang Family took the exam.

However, Jiang Maochuan and others took it in town, while Ah Chen and Lu Yan were in the county.

Most of them had prepared thoroughly, feeling completely confident.

After the college entrance exam ended, Ah Chen and Lu Yan became busy again. Recently, it’s been a turbulent time with numerous cases.

Now begins the long wait, undoubtedly a torment for the educated youth who had gone to the countryside.

Su Man also took the exam and was filled with anxiety, hoping she could pass.

When the results were announced, those around took a deep breath in surprise; Ah Chen’s score was exceptionally high.

The commissioner was originally a smart person, and missing the chance to take the exam before was her regret, so she didn’t hold back much and easily secured the top place in the province.

Lu Yan’s score wasn’t outstanding, but with Ah Chen’s guidance, he didn’t slack off in his revision and did okay on the test.

Jiang Maochuan and his wife scored better than Su Man did in their past life, and the two of them went to the same school, still wanting to become teachers.

Notably, the village’s Mei Shijie also did well.

Acceptance letters arrived one after another; Ah Chen and Lu Yan’s were sent directly to the county public security bureau, and her colleagues felt proud, even reporters came to interview Ah Chen. The new issue of the newspaper featured her legend again.

Jiang Maochuan and Liu Yujia also received acceptance letters from the Dream School, filled with joy, discussing with the Jiang Family about what to do next. They had to go study, and there was no way to continue working, but at this time, there was no shortage of teachers, and many people were willing to take up the job.

However, the children could only be looked after by Jiang Aiguo and his wife.

"The second son’s wife probably didn’t pass," Jiang Aiguo said, feeling a bit complicated. Su Man hadn’t shown up that day, and he looked at Jiang Maohua, "Second son, go comfort her."

Su Man used to love studying, always holding a book, ultimately making an effort.

Jiang Aiguo didn’t know that most of the time, Su Man was just staring blankly at the book, where many terms recognized her, but she didn’t recognize them.

Jiang Maohua quickly agreed, as he had been feeling conflicted lately too.

On one hand, hoping Su Man would pass, as it would make her happy.

On the other, fearing if she passed, could they continue their relationship?

As Su Man’s acceptance letter never arrived, he quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

The school term began, and Su Man still hadn’t received an acceptance letter.

Even if Su Man was unwilling, she knew she wasn’t getting into college.

Her heart was filled with discomfort, yet Ah Chen scored even better than before.

However, even though Ah Chen scored well, achieving the wealth Gu Lingfei had would be difficult; Su Man’s fighting spirit rose again, now wholeheartedly hoping for Gu Lingfei’s return.

Time flew by, and Ah Chen’s university life ended.

Much happened during that time, with educated youths returning to the city one after another, private enterprises opening, the nation thriving, and everything moving in a positive direction, clearly feeling that every household was doing better.

Jiang Maochuan and his wife stayed locally as teachers and planned to pursue further studies. After settling into jobs, they planned to bring Jiang Lan to them. Now, with their decent salaries, they hired someone for childcare. They wanted to bring Jiang Aiguo and his wife to assist, but the couple was used to village life and didn’t want to force them.

Ah Chen and Lu Yan returned to the county to work; she wasn’t planning to move far since Jiang Aiguo and his wife were still in the village.

Recently, they planned to go home for a gathering, as the Jiang Family was all returning, realizing that future reunions would likely only happen at New Year’s.

Upon returning to the village, Ah Chen clearly noticed a sense of frustration and dejection in Jiang Maohua, and he became a lot more silent.

Years had passed, and Jiang Maohua looked much older than Jiang Maochuan. Even though he was only in his twenties, he seemed as if he was in his thirties.

Su Man remained as beautiful as ever.