But she had no money.
She could only ask her mother-in-law.
Yet her mother-in-law kept finding excuses to delay.
Now the school year had started, and Zhi Zhi still couldn’t attend classes.
Left with no choice, Chunxing, who had only done two years of schooling, had to teach Zhi Zhi while waiting for the money.
Unexpectedly, today, her mother-in-law laid her cards on the table.
She simply didn’t want Zhi Zhi to go to school!
This was sothing Chunxing could not tolerate.
Although Chunxing hadn’t had much education, she knew too well how important it was.
She knew that with her capabilities, she couldn’t help Zhi Zhi much.
She didn’t want Zhi Zhi’s future to be like hers.
She also knew that education was the only way out for Zhi Zhi.
So...
Chunxing looked at the back of her mother-in-law as she walked away and resolved, even if it ant getting divorced again, even if it cost her life, she would let Zhi Zhi be educated!
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anwhile, Amber watched her daughter Hong Ying, who returned after chasing the nasty old woman, and shook her head with a smile.
Amber had four children, three sons and a daughter.
Each was nad by Gu Jia Ning.
The eldest was called Lei Ting, the second Lijian, the third Shandian, and the youngest, the daughter, Hong Ying.
Among the four, the most mischievous was Hong Ying.
Amber and the others were initially sent to their ho on Huan Sha Island to guard the house.
The male owner, Sheng Zexi, had soone look after them, feeding them regularly.
Today, that person ca, but forgot to close the door when leaving.
Amber didn’t worry much; they could handle closing doors too.
Since the owner hadn’t arrived, they couldn’t just walk outside.
Recently, the kids were getting restless cooped up inside.
Amber decided to play hide and seek with them today.
Unexpectedly, halfway through the ga, they sensed soone enter.
Amber imdiately recognized the person’s scent.
She often stood cursing at her sister’s front door; Amber disliked her scent.
To her surprise, today, she ca in and was stealing.
So Amber led the kids to scare her off.
The mischievous Hong Ying even chased her out; they wouldn’t bite, but a little scare was okay.
"Mom, when are Xingxing and Yueyue coming?" Hong Ying asked, pouting.
"Soon, very soon, probably in the next couple of days."
"Alright, didn’t you all want to be military dogs? Ti to start training."
"Okay~" As soon as training was ntioned, the four little ones aspiring to be military dogs turned serious.
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anwhile, Gu Jia Ning’s family of four, who Amber and the others were thinking about, finally got off the train after a day and night journey.
As they stepped off the train, they saw Sheng Zexi’s comrade, Zhao Weiguo, there to greet them.
Zhao Weiguo looked sowhat aged, almost forty years old.
He had regular features, a sturdy build, and appeared quite honest.
Seeing Gu Jia Ning and Xingxing and Yueyue brightened Zhao Weiguo’s eyes.
He patted Sheng Zexi on the shoulder and said, "You’ve done well."
His wife was so beautiful, truly, she was the most beautiful among all the military wives and female soldiers he had seen, even outshining those in the cultural troupe.
No wonder their children were so exquisite and beautiful.
"Co on, let take you to try so local delicacies, then we’ll catch a boat to the island."
Soon, Zhao Weiguo hosted them at a state-run restaurant.
Every place has its own specialties.
Here, the most famous are the tea snacks.
Each snack is served in a small bamboo basket, very exquisite and delicate.
Xingxing and Yueyue were very satisfied with the novel food.
While eating, Sheng Zexi chatted with Zhao Weiguo, and through their conversation, Gu Jia Ning learned that it would take over two hours by boat from the port here to the island, which isn’t that short.
But once they reached the island, it would be a whole different world.
Outside, the sky was clear, and the weather seed fine.
But...
Gu Jia Ning watched the real-ti weather updates as she ate, and when she saw the updated forecast, she frowned.
The weather could cover an area as large as a province.
So even though they weren’t on Huan Sha Island yet, because the distance wasn’t too far, the map already showed the surrounding weather.
On the map, Gu Jia Ning saw that the waterway from the port to Huan Sha Island would experience four hours of heavy rain starting in half an hour.
"Brother Zhao, may I ask, is there just one waterway from here to Huan Sha Island?"
Zhao Weiguo, in the middle of a lively conversation with Sheng Zexi, was surprised when Gu Jia Ning suddenly asked.
He paused but answered Gu Jia Ning’s question.
"Yes, currently there’s only one."
"Then, if we encounter a storm midway, will it affect us?" Gu Jia Ning continued.
"Of course, it will!"
"If it’s just light rain, that’s fine; heavy or torrential rain is bad. Visibility is affected, and if we’re stuck in the sea, it’s much worse."
"But don’t worry, sister-in-law. The weather won’t turn to a storm today," Zhao Weiguo assured, patting his chest.
Gu Jia Ning remained silent.
Sheng Zexi noticed Gu Jia Ning’s unease.
He knew his wife wouldn’t speak without reason.
Thus, he asked, "Ningning, did you see sothing?"
Gu Jia Ning cleared her throat and said, "I have so research on weather, and I think it will definitely rain heavily within half an hour!"
"I think we should delay our departure."
Zhao Weiguo frowned, his good impression of Gu Jia Ning decreasing.
This sister-in-law was probably making things up.
The weather was perfectly fine, so how could it suddenly beco stormy?
Moreover, the sister-in-law was so young and hadn’t lived in coastal areas; how could she understand the weather?
She was probably talking nonsense.
The main thing is...
"I’m transporting so goods and need to get them to the island quickly."
That’s one reason, but another reason was that Zhao Weiguo trusted his own weather judgnt and not Gu Jia Ning’s.
Sheng Zexi also picked up on Zhao Weiguo’s distrust of Ningning.
One was his comrade, the other his wife, and Sheng Zexi naturally trusted his wife’s intuition.
So just when Zhao Weiguo thought Sheng Zexi would side with him and even reprimand Gu Jia Ning.
Unexpectedly, Sheng Zexi asked Gu Jia Ning, "Ningning, how long do you think the storm will last?"
"I estimate it will last four hours."
Sheng Zexi frowned and then said to Zhao Weiguo, "Brother Zhao, given the storm, I plan to find a place to stay here and head to the island tomorrow instead."
"Brother Zhao, what’s your opinion?"
Zhao Weiguo couldn’t believe that Sheng Zexi actually trusted his beautiful wife’s words.
He said, "Then I’ll have to head back first; I can’t delay those goods from getting to the island, besides, I don’t think it’ll rain."
Let alone a storm!
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