Reborn with a Vengeful Wife Chapter 9: A Beautiful Future

  "Do you want to go pick up pebbles?" Wang Zhinan was somewhat surprised, he knew about the pebbles in that river and had even helped his mother pick some before. Although it looked like it wasn't tiring, but under the scorching sun, there was no shaded area in the river, using tools to dig and pull out the sand and rocks while searching for pebbles underneath, after a day of picking, one's waist would almost break!

  Wang Zhen didn't say anything, just smiled and said: "Second sister-in-law, you're busy, I'll go back first, there are still things to do at home."

  "Would you like to sit for a while?" Li Qingyao said.

  Wang Zhen stood up and smiled: "No, go home to cook rice, feed the chicken, I guess my mom will be back soon."

  "Alright, then I won't keep you any longer. I've already spoken to Zhi Nan, next time you come back, he'll help you borrow the books for your third year of high school and bring them over to you." Li Qing Yao said as she escorted Wang Zhen to the door.

  Wang Zhen's heart warmed, her eyes reddened, in her past life she thought this sister-in-law was too sharp-tongued and didn't dare to get close to her. But now it seemed that wasn't the case: "Thank you so much, sister-in-law, please help me tell Zhinan as well, thank him for me too."

  "Alright, alright, you're always thanking me endlessly, I'm tired of it. Hurry back home, I saw your mom fertilizing the little scallions in the field today, she should be back soon too." Li Qingyao said as he pretended to shoo Wang Zhen out of the courtyard gate.

  Wang Zhen took a deep breath, composed herself, and quickly walked to her own courtyard. She put the chickens and ducks that were running around the yard into their coop, swept the floor, tidied up, and then started cooking dinner.

  When Zheng Shuirong came back, the whole yard was filled with the aroma of dishes. Although there were no meat dishes, Wang Zhen could still make eggplant taste like fish flavor, stir-fry loofah, and boil a clear winter melon soup, which was two dishes and one soup.

  Zheng Shui Rong is extremely satisfied these days. Every night, the dishes cooked by her daughter at home are getting more and more delicious. What can make a parent happier than having filial and sensible children?

  "Mom's back? I've fed the chickens and ducks, and also fed the pig. I saw that there wasn't much pig feed left, so I had just enough time to go to the back and cut some more to bring back, which can be used tomorrow too. Come eat quickly, everything is ready." Wang Zhen said as she began to set out the dishes.

  "Good." Zheng Shuirong sat down in response, and indeed she was hungry. She had sold vegetables in the afternoon and came back to work on the land, moving a lot, so naturally she got hungry early.

  "I told Er Sao about it when I just got back from school. Tomorrow, I'll go pick up the ash stones with her." said Wang Zhen while eating.

  Zheng Shui Rong raised her head and glanced at Wang Zhen, continuing to eat without speaking. She was mentally very conflicted. This past week had probably been the most thought-provoking time of her life. Since she was young, Zheng Shui Rong had never been one to think too much, as long as there was food on the table, even if the sky fell, she could just cover herself with a blanket and sleep through it.

  If it weren't for the children's grandparents dividing the family property, and her own husband being a good-for-nothing, how could the kids go to school? Could they always borrow money from their elder sister to buy even the simplest necessities like oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar? Besides, borrowed money must be repaid. Driven by desperation, she finally thought of selling vegetables to earn some living expenses. This was the first time in decades that Zheng Shuirong had come up with a solution to her problems on her own.

  This week, Zheng Shui Rong looked at the increasingly sensible and clever child, wanting to give her the best of herself, but she had no ability, what to do? Today, while working in the field, I saw Li Qing Yao, and the two chatted for a while.

  As they chatted, they talked about Wang Zhinan's high school and college days. Zheng Shuirong saw pride in Li Qingyao's eyes, which was the pride of having a son who studied well and could go to university. Suddenly, Zheng Shuirong also hoped that her own daughter would be filial and could also attend university.

  She asked Li Qingyao if he was going to a military school or a normal school, which would exempt him from tuition fees and the school would also provide living expenses. Li Qingyao said that's not all, after graduation, they would be assigned jobs, which are iron rice bowls, civil servant work, it's easy to get married whether you're a man or a woman, after being assigned, you can find a match outside, but it's just choosing a good one to marry.

  Zheng Shuirong's heart moved, isn't that saying, if Wang Zhen's child does well and gets into such a school, she can attend for free and even have a good future, and then marry a man with good conditions?

  But if I want to attend such a university, I have to attend a good high school, Zheng Shui Rong was entangled again, muttering to herself: "I don't even know how much that key high school costs per year?"

  Wang Zhen listened, suppressing the excitement in her heart, and calmly said: "I heard that the tuition for half a semester is over 700 yuan, plus accommodation fees of over 200 yuan, which adds up to almost 1,000 yuan. Adding living expenses, it's estimated that six months will cost around 2,000 yuan."

  Zheng Shuirong stopped eating, her eyes wide with excitement, almost shouting: "So much! My goodness, this money can build a decent house for us!"

  Yes, our two red-brick houses were just a few hundred yuan. No wonder Zheng Shui Rong was so surprised.

  Wang Zhen knew her mother would react this way: "That's not it, I heard that the teachers in that expensive school are even foreign-educated, can't afford to hire them without spending a lot of money? However..."

  Zheng Shui Rong listened with a feeling like news: "But what? The teacher is still from abroad, really awesome!"

  "But today, I heard from Zhi Nan that this school has a scholarship. Among the students who were admitted to Chongqing No. 1 Middle School, the top three students with the best grades can have their tuition and accommodation fees waived, and they will also receive a scholarship. I heard that the first prize is worth 5,000 yuan!"

  "What! 5,000 yuan?" Zheng Shui Rong was no longer calm, this is even more shocking than the news. If we get this scholarship, can our child go to school? But after all, our child's grades are not the best, and she felt a bit embarrassed: "But, but you're not necessarily going to get this award either."

  "Mom, you mean that if I get good grades, I can go to Chongqing High School?" Wang Zhen's eyes shone brightly, staring unwaveringly at Zheng Shui Rong.

  It's as if there is a kind of feeling that the future will definitely be wonderful!

  Zheng Shui Rong was used to seeing Wang Zhen not speaking much, even though she had been relatively well-behaved recently. But she had never seen her eyes light up like that before. It was clear how much this child wanted to read books. Normally, she wouldn't say anything, but if she couldn't get first place in the exam, how would she be able to earn 3,000 yuan in half a year?

  "After some thought, she finally came up with a way to put it: 'If you can get first place, then of course you can go, and Mom won't have to spend any money. For living expenses, Mom can give you some frugal allowance. But if you don't get in...'"

  "Uh-huh, mom, don't worry, if I don't get in, I won't go there to study. If I do get in, it's free anyway, so why not give it a try, right?" Wang Zhen said with a joking tone to ease the atmosphere.

  "Heh, yeah, you've got the guts. You should go read it in your whole high school." Zheng Shuirong rarely spoke in a tone that followed her child's words, but in her heart, she was sighing. She had asked Wang Zhen before, saying to be among the top five in the entire province.

  The two of them chatted and laughed as they finished their meal, washed up, and Zheng Shui Rong went to bed early. The next day she still had to go pick vegetables to sell, so she had to get some rest. But Wang Zhen was like a different person, full of energy, studying and reviewing her books without getting tired.