CHAPTER 403: CHAPTER 403: PEOPLE WITH STORIES

Gong Ruini really doesn’t understand; clearly, nothing happened, but why are her parents so worked up.

An hour has already passed, and yet they’re still lecturing her non-stop. Gong Ruini really wants to say, Mom, Dad, if you have the energy, you should be reviewing your own lessons.

That way, you can get into a good university. There’s no need to waste time on her; she’s always been well-behaved.

But Gong Ruini doesn’t dare to say these words, worried about provoking Cai Meina, fearing that the punishment would get even more severe.

Zhao Guangran looked at Gong Ruini, who appeared miserable, feeling quite fortunate. He was curious too, wanted to go out to see what was happening after hearing the commotion outside, but his elder brother held him back.

He didn’t expect Gong Ruini to go out and watch the excitement, which made Zhao Guangran jealous.

However, seeing how Gong Ruini was being treated, Zhao Guangran felt relieved. Although it’s good to see the excitement, being criticized by his parents isn’t desirable. Grandma would certainly remember all the mistakes he had made, bringing them up again and again.

"Alright, Ni Zi is fine." Gong Tao calculated the time; his wife had been talking for almost twenty minutes. It was time to let the girl go to sleep.

It’s precisely because nothing happened, Cai Meina had previously promised not to interfere with the education of her daughter, assuring that she wouldn’t show bias, yet now she’s making subtle maneuvers right in front of her. Who knows how she would pamper this girl Gong Ruini if they hadn’t set some rules earlier.

"From tomorrow until the end of the college entrance exam, Ni Zi, you can’t leave this yard." Cai Meina knew now wasn’t the time to discuss punishment with Gong Ruini, so she straightforwardly imposed a confinement penalty on her.

Ah, no way, normally it’s fine, but Gong Ruini is really not interested in this village and the educated youth here. In such cold weather, there are still people standing around their house without any gear to shelter from the wind and snow. It’s really worrying for Gong Ruini.

"Wait, you mean confinement until the end of the exam?" Gong Ruini accepted the punishment but suddenly remembered something important, "Mom, you mean you won’t take me to your exam."

She wanted to know because she really wants to go to the county town’s examination, and she planned on visiting the recycling station.

Although many recently had been seeking review materials related to studying at the station, maybe picking up something useful, Gong Ruini didn’t believe they wouldn’t find something good.

Even if it’s not an antique, as long as it shows signs of appreciating, it’s fine.

Gong Ruini had already planned how Cai Ming and the others would go to the exam while kids like her would look for interesting things, but now all those ideas have been shattered. How could Gong Ruini feel good about this?

Especially when someone had previously promised they could do this, how did it suddenly become not okay? Looking at Cai Meina, Gong Ruini knew she had a hand in this.

"What’s there to see at the college entrance exam? We can’t rest assured with you kids in the county town, don’t worry, someone will be watching over you." Zhan Jing wanted to say that with her there, there would surely be someone to help watch the kids.

Zhan Jing initially thought, as long as she brought Hua Miaozhu, she could walk around with the kids. But she didn’t expect it to be this troublesome, more so with Wang Gang having people monitor their movements, which really alarmed Cai Meina.

"I won’t roam around." Gong Ruini solemnly promised.

"Mom, I’ll definitely listen to big brother." Zhao Guangran couldn’t bear to laugh at Gong Ruini; at this point, they all need to stick together. Otherwise, no one could go to the county to wander.

"Mom, the younger brothers haven’t been to the county town." Zhao Guangran looked down at his two younger brothers, although sometimes he was indeed annoyed at them for often ignoring him, their elder brother.

But now, he had to overlook his feelings and strive for good benefits for his two younger brothers.

"Mom, think about it, we’ve all been to the county; only the younger brothers haven’t gone."

To go out and play, whoever could be utilized had to be utilized. Yet Zhan Jing wouldn’t dare take a risk, "You’re not allowed to go; you’ll stay at home."

Zhan Jing’s serious demeanor made everyone behave themselves. Don’t let her usual easygoing nature deceive you; once she has decided, it’s truly not easy to change her decision.

"As for Ban Xia and the others, they’ll go to Beijing in the future, they’ll see a grander place. Whether they see the county town or not makes no difference." Although she hasn’t taken the exam yet, Zhan Jing is confident she’ll get into college.

"Is Beijing fun?" Just now, Zhao Guangran was trying to secure the benefit of visiting the county for the two little ones, and Zhan Banxia and the others knew it was just an excuse to play outside, genuinely recalling the younger brothers after hearing that mom didn’t agree, they were a bit disappointed.

But now hearing mom saying they’d get to visit Beijing, which she claimed was more fun, really delighted the two of them.

"Fun, Beijing has more people, more delicious food." It has been many years, but Wan Qiweng dreams of the scenery of her hometown and familiar people, especially the food.

Originally, Wan Qiweng thought she had almost forgotten those things, but with the news of the reinstated college entrance exams spreading, she realized the memories of her hometown had always been there.

Although she hadn’t thought of them before, now the memories of her hometown became increasingly vivid.

"It’ll get better when you go back and reunite with your family." Cai Meina looked at Wan Qiweng’s tear-filled eyes, knowing this girl was truly homesick.

"Yeah." Although some familiar people were no longer around, having family by her side, even if just one person, it was home.

"I don’t want to go back every time and be alone."

"I miss my grandparents." Before, Wan Qiweng managed to control her emotions, but speaking of family, she found it hard to restrain herself.

Wan Qiweng didn’t want others to see her crying, as it made her seem useless, but she found no matter how she wiped her tears, she couldn’t stop them, as they fell too quickly.

"I’m a bit tired, I’ll rest first." Finding it hard to control her emotions, Wan Qiweng retreated to her room quickly to rest, not wanting to embarrass herself further here.

Watching Wan Qiweng make her hasty exit, although the people present could empathize, they didn’t entirely understand why she was so emotional since their family was right by their side.

"Another person with a story." Gong Ruini sighed in her heart, noticing that Wan Qiweng mentioned many people but never her parents, which was indeed puzzling.

Could it be she has difficult parents too, or perhaps they were no longer alive, otherwise, why not mention them? But even if they’re gone, mentioning them would be possible.