Rebirth in the 90s: Pack up and prepare for demolition

"If you ask me, what's the point of a little girl reading so many books? She might as well go out and work to earn money so that the family can support her."

"Get lost! My daughter is a natural born student. If she wants to study, then she can study. I'm willing to support her! I'll sell everything I have to support her!"

......

Ye Ke woke up in a daze, and heard a fierce quarrel.

So annoying!

Unable to sleep because of the noise, Ye Ke opened his eyes depressedly. The houses in the old community had poor sound insulation.

To give his mother a home of her own, Ye Ke worked tirelessly after graduation. In just eight years, he had saved enough for the down payment on this old house.

It’s a pity that the son wants to support his parents but they are no longer around.

In the third year of her work, her mother collapsed due to overwork. At that time, Ye Ke and her sister spent money desperately, but ultimately failed to keep her mother.

The room was dim, and Ye Ke habitually reached out to the bedside to feel for the switch, but he only felt the rough wall.

Rough... wall?

Ye Ke sat up with a jerk. Oh my god, the new assistant, Xiao Wu, is so unreliable! Where was this sent to her?

My eyes began to scan my surroundings: the unpainted walls, the rough concrete floor, and the wobbly red bunk bed beneath me. On the bedside chest of drawers stood a large calendar with the numbers printed in large letters: 1992?!

This, this, this...

Close your eyes tightly and then open them again.

"Hiss" Ye Ke gently rubbed his thigh which was pinched and hurt.

Bad news: She must have drunk herself to death last night.

Good news: She drank herself to death and returned to 92.

Oh my God!

She was reborn! In 92! The year she took the college entrance exam! Ye Ke immediately turned around, got out of bed, and rushed out of the room.

I moved so hastily that my toes hit the bed frame hard as I passed the end of the bed.

Ye Ke's tears started to flow down in pain.

Ye Wenhui was the only one in the yard. She had just had an argument with Aunt Zhou and angrily kicked her out. What kind of person was that? She had never even read any books yet dared to interfere in her daughter's studies.

Unlike other families in Yejia Village, Ye Wenhui placed great emphasis on her daughters' education. She believed that education was the best path forward, and despite her family's modest financial situation, she gritted her teeth and sent her two daughters to school.

Ye Ke had just finished the college entrance examination two days ago and was exhausted both physically and mentally.

On the way back to the village, I met Aunt Zhou from the same village. I didn't chat much. I just said hello and left without paying attention to Aunt Zhou's gossipy questions.

Aunt Zhou was a gossip. From then on, she told everyone that Ye Ke had failed the exam and was probably not going to college.

Today, he came and hypocritically suggested to Ye Wenhui that Ye Ke should go out to work, saying that her daughter was working and could earn a good salary every month, and she gave it all to her. It seemed that he was persuading her with good intentions, but in fact he was secretly showing off.

......

There was a clanging sound behind her. Ye Wenhui turned around and saw her little daughter with messy hair, crying at her.

He looked so pitiful, just like a beggar who failed to get any food.

This, this, what's going on?

"Why are you crying like this? Did you hear what Aunt Zhou said? Don't worry, I won't listen to her. I will definitely be able to support you in your studies..."

Before Ye Wenhui could finish her words, she was interrupted by a series of ghostly howls from Ye Ke.

Ye Ke limped over and hugged Ye Wenhui.

"Mom!! Woohoo...waa ...

Her toe was hit and it hurt so much!

Ye Wenhui was frightened by the howl and the deafening cry, and her body trembled, and she slapped Ye Ke on the back reflexively.

"What are you yelling about? You scared me!"

After taking the photo, I thought that this was my biological child, so I quickly rubbed the baby to comfort him.

"Hey, thank you, mom. I love you."

The love that he hadn't had time to express in his previous life now came out of his mouth. Ye Ke didn't care about anything else now. He just wanted to tell his mother that he really, really loved her and really, really missed her...

"Why are you talking about this in broad daylight? I'm just asking you to study. It's no big deal!" Ye Wenhui's face turned red with embarrassment, and her hands began to fluster. She seemed to be frightened by her daughter's straightforward love. She quickly pushed Ye Ke away and began to change the subject.

"When do I go to school to fill out the application?"

"I'm going tomorrow. Mom, what do you think about me applying to University C?"

C University was the best university in their province, located in Ancheng, close to home. In his previous life, Ye Ke's estimated college entrance exam score was only 630, but the cutoff score for C University in previous years had always been around 645, so he didn't dare apply to C University.

However, rural areas lack cultural and network resources, and people are limited in their vision. They only know that being a doctor or teacher is the safest option, and they can be guaranteed a job after graduation, so she applied for the English major at the provincial normal school.

But what I didn’t expect was that because the math test was so difficult, the final score for University C was only 628!

But her college entrance exam score was 651! Oh my god! That was over 20 points higher than the C University score line!

Ye Ke sighed after learning his college entrance examination scores!

Regret, the person involved will regret it!

But there was no other way. The current policy was to fill in the application form first and then release the scores. To be safe, she applied to the Provincial Normal University, which was the best result.

But now it's different! Now she knows the cutoff score for University C! She even knows her own college entrance exam score! If she still doesn't choose University C, she'll regret it for the rest of her life!

Ye Wenhui was overjoyed. "C University?! C University is great! C University is great. Mom doesn't understand these things either. As long as you are confident in your heart, that's all!"

Ye Wenhui hoped her daughter could go to a good university. C University was the best university in their province! It was also ranked in the top ten in the country!

Her own level of education was limited, so she supported all of her daughter's academic decisions. After all, her daughter was the smartest and most educated in the family. If she didn't listen to her, would she listen to herself, a junior high school graduate?

She was different from the other parents in the village, all of them were fools. Especially Aunt Zhou, who had such a brilliant daughter who could have gone to university, yet she forced her to go out to work.

The family isn't so poor they can't afford to eat, but she's ruined a good child's future, and she's still gloating over it. Bah!

Ye Wenhui dropped out of school after finishing junior high school and worked on the farm at home. It was not that she did not want to study, but her family was in financial difficulty at the time and there was no money for her to continue her studies.

It is also because of her own regrets that she hopes her daughter can continue studying and she is willing to support her daughter no matter how long it takes.

"Okay, the food is warming in the stove. Go and eat it yourself. I have to get busy."

After being affectionate for a while, Ye Wenhui felt a little bored, so she pushed Ye Ke into the kitchen and sat down to continue sorting apples.

"Take your time and don't tire yourself out! I'll come help you after I finish eating!"

Ye Ke went to the kitchen and opened the lid of the pot. Sure enough, inside was a bowl of warm cowpea porridge and a bowl of his favorite egg custard.

He took out two bowls and placed them next to the stove, then took out a few red pickled peppers from the pickle jar in the corner.

A mouthful of rice, a mouthful of pickled peppers, and then a mouthful of egg, he ate them while baring his teeth in delight.

I'm actually reborn! Hehe! I must have been so sincere when I made a wish on my 40th birthday! God saw it!

Ye Ke stood on the old stove. The cool breeze in the early morning gently brushed across her face, and her mind gradually became clearer.

In one month, the news of the demolition of Yejia Village will come out!

Thinking back to her past life, the disputes caused by the demolition compensation, the greed and calculations of those people, and the helplessness and struggles of her and her family in this turmoil.

She remembered how she watched them divide up the compensation that should have belonged to her family amid their sneers and ridicule.

She remembered her helplessness, her mother's sigh, and that deep feeling of powerlessness.

But from today on, she...

"Pa!" Ye Wenhui slapped Ye Ke on the forehead. "What are you thinking? I told you to get a basket for ages and you didn't respond!"

After saying that, without waiting for her response, he took a basket and walked out to the yard.

Ye Ke touched his forehead with a smile.

Hehe, the force is just right, it makes you feel confused but doesn’t hurt your brain.