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Banggeng wasn't reading; instead, he was staring at Xiaodang. He really wanted to yell at her—was it really her business to meddle?

Qin Huairu didn't care about the money anymore and said to Banggeng, "What are you standing there for, kid?"

Hurry up and start reading! How will you get into university if you don't read?

Your grandma and I are still waiting for you to make something of yourself.

hurry up."

Xiao Dang breathed a sigh of relief after passing the test. She picked up a book and sat down to read it slowly.

After discussing it, the Li family decided that Li Zhenjiang and Yu Li should move.

They moved from the middle courtyard to the front courtyard, leaving the middle courtyard house to Li Jian.

With Li Pan as an example, the Li family clearly understands the benefits of going to university.

Wu Tiezhu wasn't idle either. He specially prepared some gifts and went to the Li family to discuss with them the possibility of Wu Jianguo and Li Jian reading together.

Back then, He Yushui and her two friends studied together every day. The Li family knew that studying together was more effective than studying alone, so they immediately agreed.

Li Zhenjiang said, "Why don't we ask Zhuzi? Let Yuanhang join them too. Yuanhang has good grades, so he can help them out."

Wu Tiezhu thought this was a good idea, so he came to He Yuzhu's house with Li Zhenjiang.

He Yuzhu was not willing to agree to their request.

It wasn't that he had a problem with the two people's suggestion; he was simply afraid of getting into trouble.

At that time, Bang Geng had already taken the letter of introduction that Sha Zhu had obtained and went to the ministry to drive.

Driving for leaders of ministries was a very prestigious job back then.

The two widows of the Jia family would naturally not let Banggeng lose his job and go to take the college entrance examination.

This life will be different.

Bang Geng has never had a job, so the college entrance examination is the Jia family's lifeline.

The two widows of the Jia family will definitely try their best to get Banggeng to study hard.

Bang Geng is not cut out for studying. What if those two widows from the Jia family see He Yuanhang and the others studying together and insist that Bang Geng join them?
He Yuzhu wasn't afraid of arguing with the Jia family, but he was afraid that the Jia family would deliberately cause trouble.

With He Yuanhang's grades, there will be no problem for him to take the college entrance examination.

But Wu Jianguo and Li Jian are different. With their grades, they might not have been able to get into university without hard work.

He Yuzhu would feel guilty for delaying their college entrance examination.

"Yuanhang is currently living at his maternal grandfather's house, and he doesn't necessarily come back often."

Let's forget about studying together.

The two didn't think too much about it and stopped worrying about the college entrance exam.

Wu Tiezhu said, "I was always worried that Jianguo would be sent to the countryside to work as an educated youth."

Now that's good, he can take the college entrance exam.

Li Zhenjiang said with a smile, "I'm worried too. To be honest, I went to Panpan a few days ago, hoping my brother-in-law could find a way to send Li Jian to join the army."

The group chatted for a while, then went home.

He Yuzhu saw the two off and then saw Xu Zhenbao in the courtyard.

“Zhenbao, why haven’t you come to Uncle He’s house to play these past few days?”

Xu Zhenbao looked at He Yuzhu timidly and called out, "Uncle He."

He Yuzhu took her small hand and led her into the house.

"From now on, we'll treat Uncle He's house as our own."

Since Xu Damao was arrested, all sorts of rumors have been circulating in the compound.

The news reached Xu Zhenbao's ears and also affected the child.

Ever since hearing those news stories, the child hasn't been as lively as before.

Seeing that He Yuzhu spoke sincerely, Xu Zhenbao nodded obediently.

Lin Jinghan added, "Don't listen to what people outside are saying."

Your father just made a few mistakes; he'll be back soon.

Xu Zhenbao didn't understand any of this, and tears streamed down her face whenever Xu Damao was mentioned.

Xu Damao is a scoundrel to outsiders, but he's actually very good to this daughter.

Lin Jinghan took out some delicious food for her, hugged her, and kept comforting her.

A short while later, Zhang Yan arrived at He Yuzhu's house.

"Brother Zhu, sister-in-law, Zhenbao has caused you trouble." He Yuzhu said, "It's alright. I brought her in. Zhang Yan and Xu Damao have already gone in. You need to cheer up and teach Zhenbao well."

Zhang Yan nodded and silently hugged Xu Zhenbao.

He Yuzhu didn't have any good solutions for the Xu family's situation.

He never imagined things would turn out that way.

Fortunately, Zhang Yan was quite clear-headed, and after listening to He Yuzhu's words, she began to change.

Xu Zhenbao gradually regained her former liveliness.

Mr. and Mrs. Xu often come to visit their granddaughter.

Apart from not being able to see Xu Damao, Xu Zhenbao did not suffer any grievances.

Inside the courtyard house, the most important thing was still the college entrance examination.

Wu Jianguo and Li Jian studied almost relentlessly. They were the ones who slept the latest and woke up the earliest.

The Jia family is different.

Qin Huairu vacated Yi Zhonghai's house and let Banggeng move in.

To ensure that Banggeng could study well, she specifically instructed Xiaodang and Xiaohuaihua to take good care of Banggeng's logistics.

For once, Jia Zhangshi became unusually diligent, sitting at the door every day, keeping an eye on the house with the sticks.

If anyone in the courtyard is arguing, she will be the first to step in and stop it.

They seemed ready to fight anyone who delayed Bang Geng's college entrance exam.

I must say, her posture was quite intimidating.

The conflicts within the courtyard decreased significantly in a short period of time.

Zhou Sujuan jokingly said in private that if Li Jian got into university, Jia Zhangshi would definitely have played a part in it.

In addition to maintaining the security of the courtyard, Jia Zhangshi also kept an eye on Xiao Dang and Xiao Huaihua.

They must make sure to provide adequate protection for the sticks.

Her actions gave Xiao Dang a huge headache. She simply didn't have time to read.

Every time she went to pour water for Banggeng and saw Banggeng sleeping on the table, she was furious.

She wanted to study hard, but she never had the chance, while Bang Geng didn't appreciate it at all.

Actually, Bang Geng was also suffering inside. He was just not cut out for studying; he felt sleepy as soon as he saw a book.

Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu, however, insisted on forcing him to study, which was driving him crazy.

Madam Jia was a little sleepy, and said to Xiao Dang and Xiao Huaihua, "Keep an eye on Bang Geng. Don't disturb him. If he gets thirsty, pour him some water immediately."

I'm going to take a nap.

Only Xiao Dang and Xiao Huaihua are left at home.

Xiao Huaihua heard Jia Zhangshi snoring and then asked softly, "Sister, are you still going to take the college entrance exam?"

Xiao Dang said, "Of course we have to take the exam. What will we do in the future if we don't go to university?"

"But you don't have a chance to read at all. Look at Wu Jianguo and Li Jian, they read books in their rooms every day and don't go to sleep until midnight."

You can only sneak a peek under the guise of helping your brother.

"Are you sure you can do this?"

Xiao Dang said with distress, "What can we do if it doesn't work? If our family wants to live a good life and not be criticized, there is only one way: to study hard and get into university."

You too, you must study hard.

Little Locust Flower pouted and said, "I want to study hard too. But with so many things going on in our family, how can I be in the mood to study properly?"

I'm in my final year of junior high, and I still haven't saved enough for tuition.

Xiao Dang said angrily, "Brother is so useless."

Despite having such good conditions, he doesn't read a single book and spends all his time sleeping in.

Although the two were already used to the privileges that the hamster had at home, they still felt very uncomfortable at this moment.

Little Locust Flower's eyes darted around, and she whispered, "Why don't we let Mom see how my brother sleeps?"

Xiao Dang said, "So what if he saw it? Mom won't lay a finger on him."

Little Locust Flower said, "I'm not asking you to get beaten up. What I want to say is that you offered to go and study with me."

That way, I'll have a chance to read. (End of Chapter)