The mother and son were chatting happily in the living room, while on the other side, Zhen Yu, who had returned to her bedroom alone, was not idle either.
This wasn’t because she couldn’t sleep...
But because phone calls ca one after another, making it impossible for her to get so peaceful rest.
The first call ca from Sun Shuhan.
As soon as the call connected, she asked Zhen Yu if she had received a call from the organizer of the calligraphy and art competition!
Zhen Yu, feeling bewildered, replied, "No."
Upon hearing this answer, Sun Shuhan was silent for a mont.
Then she said, "I just received one, they asked to participate in the regional finals. They said the upcoming competitions all require on-site creation before selection! The regional competition is held at the Capital Youth Palace."
Patiently listening to her finish, Zhen Yu didn’t feel any ripples in her heart. So she just responded calmly, "Oh."
Sun Shuhan: "...Then keep an eye on your phone! I feel it might be that your na is too far down the list, so it hasn’t reached you yet!"
"Mm! I got it!" Zhen Yu still maintained a calm tone, "If there’s nothing else, I’ll hang up now."
Sun Shuhan: "Mm."
Then, less than five minutes after this call ended, Zhen Yan called.
"Little sister! Mom’s back from the northeast!"
As Zhen Yu was about to recline back into bed, she said inexplicably, "She’s back, so what? Why are you calling ?!"
Zhen Yan was montarily stunned by her retort! Then he explained irritably, "No, it’s just that she said she ca back yesterday but only called today! And imdiately said there was sothing important to discuss with the two of us..."
"Not going!" Zhen Yu refused instantly! "Even if I weren’t sick, I’m not going! There’s definitely nothing good coming from this!"
Zhen Yan: "..."
——
There was a long silence on the call, and Zhen Yan had to repeat, "Are you really not going?!"
Zhen Yu heartlessly said, "Mm! If you don’t want to go, you don’t have to go either."
"I definitely have to go!" Zhen Yan almost imdiately said, "If you don’t go, then I’ll stop going... Ah, forget it, I won’t say anymore! If you’re not going, you’re not going! Take care of your illness! I’m hanging up!"
After saying this long string, without waiting for Zhen Yu to respond, Zhen Yan abruptly ended the call.
Zhen Yu held her phone in a daze for a mont, then let out a long sigh, putting it and the matter aside.
Just as she placed her phone on the bed, it started vibrating again.
Seeing ’Bai Xue’ displayed on the screen, Zhen Yu unthinkingly picked it up.
"Hello?"
"Xiao Yu!" Bai Xue’s tone was a bit complicated, and it was obvious she was encountering so difficulties again.
Zhen Yu quickly thought back to what the male photographer had once said to her!
"Did the photographer call, did he call Lu Huai?"
Bai Xue hesitated, "...Mm! He did. But I’m not calling because of that! Although it is related to that! But not quite, ugh! How can I explain..."
Zhen Yu calmly said, "Just tell one thing at a ti! What’s going on?!"
"It’s my mom! She called last night!" Bai Xue sounded agitated, but her tone didn’t seem particularly happy.
"Aunt Fu?! What did she tell you?" For so reason, Zhen Yu suddenly recalled what Mrs. Han had once told her about Mrs. Zhen getting close with Mrs. Bai...
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Bai Xue’s tone beca even more complex, "Xiao Yu, you have to promise you won’t get angry first! If you don’t get mad, I’ll tell you."
Anticipating it, Zhen Yu’s expression turned icy, and she spat out one word!
"Tell!!!"
"Uh... well, um, it’s, it’s Aunt Zhen! She sohow got together with my mom! Then my mom called to say! She heard from your mom that the education quality in the capital is tens of thousands of miles better than in the northeast! She said my brother, said my brother can’t catch up with the quality of teaching here if he studies in the northeast; plus, managing alone is inconvenient for my mom! It’d be better to just buy a house in the capital closer to , so I can help look after my brother and get him into a good school! And then transfer his household registration to the capital,"
The more Bai Xue spoke, the smoother her words beca, not noticing that on the other end of the call, Zhen Yu was growing increasingly silent...
Until she ntioned this line! Zhen Yu, who hadn’t interjected before, suddenly interrupted, "Household registration? Did she specifically ntion that?"
Bai Xue: "Wow... she did? My mom said that! Why? Is there an issue with the household registration?"
Zhen Yu scoffed, "Ha! The household registration itself isn’t an issue, but it depends where!"
Imdiately understanding the implication in Zhen Yu’s words, Bai Xue said, "Are you suggesting... the capital’s household registration... won’t be transferred?"
Zhen Yu didn’t shy away from being blunt with Bai Xue, truthfully stating, "Not necessarily, but it requires money! A lot of money!"
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"How much is a lot of money?" Bai Xue persisted in asking.
"I’ve never paid for it! How would I know!" Zhen Yu retorted without hesitation, cutting Bai Xue off!
But just as Bai Xue was about to feel disappointed, Zhen Yu suddenly continued, "At least tens of thousands as a base! The upper limit likely wouldn’t exceed the price of a house near your school! But given Aunt Fu’s current economic situation, buying a house and buying a household registration for your brother is a choice of one or the other!"
Don’t bla Zhen Yu for being brutally honest with Bai Xue! The crux of the matter is that reality is just that harsh!!
If Mrs. Bai really chose to buy household registration for her son, Zhen Yu, as an outsider, would have no say.
But if that happened! Ha! As a daughter similarly weighed down by a mother’s favoritism for sons, Mrs. Bai couldn’t bla Zhen Yu for being ruthless and cutting ties in business!
After all, Zhen Yu is willing to look out for Bai Xue because of deep bonds ford in past and present lives.
And Mrs. Bai, choosing to lose everything for her son, what does she even count as! Zhen Yu owes her nothing!
In those brief monts, Zhen Yu had even thought through how to handle various eventualities with the Bai family!
Bai Xue, however, after a mont of silence, suddenly said, "Xiao Yu! I want to work with that photographer! Can you help persuade Lu Huai?"
"..." This unexpected turn left Zhen Yu dumbfounded for several seconds before finally reacting!
Bai Xue, suddenly agreeing to model, might well be driven by money troubles!
Realizing this matter stemd from Mrs. Zhen’s instigation, and genuinely feeling for her struggling friend,
Zhen Yu couldn’t help but take a deep, deep breath, making a careful decision.
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