226: Chapter 37 Inferior_2 226: Chapter 37 Inferior_2 And Shen Chi…it wasn’t that he played dirty, but from the information he had, Shen Chi was very unconventional in his approach, neither entirely righteous nor evil, adept at unexpected tactics.
Many insurmountable situations in others’ eyes could be easily resolved by him.
And undeniably, he was the one Shen Chi believed could take on the mantle of the Gu Family’s heritage, even more suitable than Han Shouxin.
— It wasn’t that there were no daughters of the Gu Family willing to adopt their sons back into their maternal ho, but although those children were talented, they were not ntally stable.
The Gu Family was currently in a unique period, and he wouldn’t rashly decide anything without full confidence.
“Co in,” said Shen Chi, glancing at him and speaking indifferently.
In Fengyuan Village, far away in Z Province, Lin Xiaoxi ran ho panting and shouted to Tang Hanfang, “Quick, give one thousand yuan!”
“What happened, what’s the matter?” Tang Hanfang was startled.
“Brother Xiao Kang’s son, Chaochao, has severely injured soone and they’re in the hospital now,” Lin Xiaoxi said, gulping down the cooled boiled water on the table.
Chaochao?
Tang Hanfang was taken aback, but she quickly pushed down the rising disapproval in her heart for the sake of the children.
She hurried back to her room to get one thousand yuan for Lin Xiaoxi and instructed, “Rember to call back if anything cos up.”
“I know,” Lin Xiaoxi hastily replied and ran out.
“What’s going on?” At this ti, Li Fangi, who had been taking a nap, heard the commotion and ca out to ask.
“Xiao Xi asked for one thousand yuan, saying that Xiao Kang’s son, Chaochao, sent soone to the hospital,” Tang Hanfang explained, helping her to sit down.
Li Fangi was taken aback.
“Isn’t that child always well-behaved, how could he hit soone?” Although she didn’t pay much attention to those four nephews, she always felt the children were innocent.
Particularly since the children were taken care of by her niece when they were younger, and the older ones clearly did not have the sa callousness as their parents.
“Probably because of the middle school entrance exam,” Tang Hanfang whispered.
“The middle school entrance exam?” Li Fangi was montarily confused, then it dawned on her, “That’s right, Chaochao is also of age to attend high school now.
How did it go?
Did he get in?”
“No, his score was replaced by soone else,” Tang Hanfang shook her head.
“Is that even possible?” Li Fangi, who had been busy taking care of her granddaughter, hadn’t moved around the village much recently and was behind on news.
She asked anxiously, “What can be done about it?
Can it be corrected?”
Tang Hanfang, because she worked in the tea factory and often heard village gossip, shook her head, “No way to fix it now.
Right after the middle school exams, Chaochao checked his answers with Teacher Liu from the east end of the village, and the teacher said that with his scores, attending high school was certain.
But when the results ca out, Chaochao’s na wasn’t there.
Brother Xiao Kang was so anxious, he asked the Education Departnt and found out the score was replaced.”
She said regretfully, “If it wasn’t for Teacher Liu saying Chaochao’s scores were good enough for high school, Brother Xiao Kang would have put in a word at the Education Departnt, it’s not like he didn’t have connections.
Now it’s too late, all the slots have been filled.”
“Chaochao has been very depressed recently, Sister-in-law Chen Hong wanted to sign him up for a repeat year but he didn’t respond.”
“I heard that the one who took Chaochao’s place was the son of the county party secretary.
If Chaochao really hurt soone…”
At this point, Tang Hanfang began to worry too.
On the other hand, Lin Xiaoxi apologized humbly to the other party and paid the one thousand yuan compensation, which finally settled the matter, and Lin Chao avoided a trip to the police station.
Leaving the hospital, Lin Chao walked with his head down, silent, with Lin Xiaokang wearing a long face behind him, starting to say, “Xiao Xi, that one thousand yuan…”
He wanted to say he would repay, but family matters were for the family to know, and he truly didn’t know when he could co up with such a large sum, and making promises felt like false assurance.
Although he knew the other boy, who was hit by Chaochao and had ended up in the hospital, only suffered minor injuries, a dab of topical antiseptic would have been enough to deal with it, not requiring even one hundred yuan, let alone a thousand.
And it’s not like Chaochao gained any advantage; the other kid was just sly, directing his punches where they were covered by clothing.
But what could they do if the other party was extorting them?
How could ordinary folks like them stand up to a party secretary if that’s who you went after?
“Uncle, I’ll repay the one thousand yuan when I earn money,” suddenly Lin Chao lifted his head and interrupted Lin Xiaokang, “I’ll repay it with interest.”
His expression was stubborn, and his eyes showed unwavering determination.
Lin Xiaoxi sighed and patted his head, “Don’t be so impulsive in the future.
With your abilities, even if you repeat a year, you can still make it into high school.”
“I won’t go to school anymore,” Lin Chao replied.
“What!?” Lin Xiaokang exclaid in shock, “What nonsense are you talking about, what do you an you’re not going to school?”
“I’m not going to school anymore,” Lin Chao repeated firmly.
Lin Xiaokang shook his head, “No, you’ve studied for so many years, do you want to waste all your effort?”
“I don’t want to go anymore,” Lin Chao clenched his fist, “I feel like I can’t hold my head up as a person after spending Aunt’s money on school!”
He cried out the last sentence.
Lin Xiaoxi froze, and Lin Xiaokang was like struck by lightning, completely stiffened.
Lin Chao used his sleeve to wipe away tears and choked out, “I’m going to enlist as a volunteer soldier, whether I beco a regular soldier or co back after service, or even if I can only live in the north tilling the earth for the rest of my life, I will accept it.”
He lowered his head and said softly, “I don’t understand why you always want to achieve sothing, but if it’s by using money Aunt sold herself for, I’d feel inferior for the rest of my life.”(To be continued.
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