Rebirth of a Top Student's Handbook

Back in her room, Zhou Min was immediately stunned by what she saw. All the furniture was brand new and seemed to be from the same series.

After changing these few sets of furniture, Zhou Min instantly felt that her room had become much more upscale.

All the furniture is natural wood color, without any paint. Although it's not very aesthetically pleasing, it doesn't have any unpleasant odor.

In short, the room is much more orderly now than it was before, which is a mess.

Zhou Min's clothes had already been put away in the wardrobe, which had a full-length mirror on top.

This surprised Zhou Min, because before she went to university, her mother was very opposed to her looking in the mirror, fearing that she would become too concerned about her appearance, go astray, and go astray. After all, a pretty girl is surrounded by many temptations.

Because of her mother's views, Zhou Min remained rough around the edges for many years, although she was still considered a beauty due to her natural good looks.

However, after Zhou Min graduated and started working, she was outshone by the exquisitely beautiful women around her.

Her skin was in bad condition back then; her thin stratum corneum was covered with a few faint acne scars. She couldn't be a natural beauty, and her skin had been so badly damaged that she couldn't wear makeup at all.

Therefore, Zhou Min could only watch as several pretty girls in the company were able to take away the fruits of her labor simply by acting cute.

Thinking of this, Zhou Min looked at her flawless, fair skin in the mirror and could hardly imagine how she had ruined her skin to look like it did in her previous life.

Touching the bookshelf next to the wardrobe, it's hard to imagine that Zhou's mother, who is so stingy, would actually buy herself something that she considers useless.

There was also a desk that was almost two meters long. Luckily, Zhou Min's house was self-built, so her room was big enough to fit a desk that was almost two meters long.

If this were a future apartment building, there definitely wouldn't be room for such a desk. But it has to be said that having such a desk in a room instantly fills one with a sense of grandeur and boundless energy.

Seeing the large bed next to her, Zhou Min couldn't resist lying down on it. It felt so comfortable! After sleeping on a hard bed for so long, she could finally sleep on a Simmons mattress again.

I remember this bed was bought around 06 in my past life, so this one is over a year earlier. Of course, the one we bought in 06 was for Zhou's parents, and Zhou Min's big bed was only replaced in 08 after she went to university.

It seems that Mr. and Mrs. Zhou are not as indifferent to me as I remember. Perhaps I was just too sensible and understanding towards them in my past life.

Zhou Min decided that she would never wrong herself again in this life, so that her mother would not have to worry and exert herself for others, only to end up not even receiving a thank you.

After lying in bed for a while, Zhou Min got up and tidied up the books. She put the ones she wasn't using right away in the bookshelf and the ones she used often on the desk. It has to be said that such an imposing desk greatly relieved Zhou Min's obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Zhou Min loves spacious and comfortable environments the most. Even in her previous life, when she lived in a 160-square-meter apartment, she still felt cramped.

It was because Zhou Min couldn't stand the mess at home. After all, after having a baby, the house was filled with toys and things that the baby had left lying around.

Zhou Min hopes that she can have a big yard in the future so that her baby can release his inexhaustible energy in the yard.

After Zhou Min finished tidying up the room, she came out and found that her mother was almost ready to cook dinner, and her father was sitting on the side chatting with her.

Zhou Min went over to listen and, well, it was another mahjong game. Both Zhou's parents loved gambling; it was their way of passing the time.

After all, the busy farming season adds up to less than two months a year. The rest of the time, if they don't go out to work, they basically pass the time by playing mahjong.

Zhou Min walked into the kitchen, helping to hand out bowls and chopsticks while praising her mother: "Mom, I've noticed you're really generous this time, thank you so much."

Hearing Zhou Min's words, Zhou's mother couldn't help but get angry again: "Do you know how much that set of clothes cost? If you don't study hard in the future, you will really let your mother down."

"Okay, I promise I'll study hard from now on and try my best to get you into a free high school, saving you a lot of money."

"That's good. If you don't pass the exam, then don't study. Anyway, your father and I can't afford the school selection fee," Zhou's mother said while serving rice.

Zhou Min didn't believe it. You see, although Zhou's mother didn't have much formal education, she greatly admired educated people.

The reason she married down to Zhou's father was because she heard that he was a high school graduate, very smart, and would definitely have been a college student if he hadn't gone to the army.

Zhou's mother liked intelligent, cultured men, but she was afraid that others would look down on her, so she eventually married Zhou's father, who came from a poor family. After all, it was difficult to find such intelligent and highly educated people.

Zhou's mother just wanted to have a smart child to fulfill her dream of going to university.

Zhou's mother started doing housework before even finishing elementary school, because Zhou Min's aunts were much older than her and had gone to the production team to earn work points much earlier.

Zhou's mother started early every day to cook for more than a dozen people and wash their clothes. She did all the housework.

Zhou Min's maternal grandmother was in poor health due to having given birth to too many children and was always taken care of at home by Zhou's mother. Zhou Min's eldest and second aunts had never attended school, her eldest uncle graduated from high school, her second and third uncles graduated from junior high school, her fourth uncle had a postdoctoral degree, and her youngest aunt graduated from a vocational school for teachers.

The reason why my aunt was able to survive until she graduated from teachers' college was because Zhou's mother stayed at her parents' home and worked until she was 26 years old and became an old maid before she got married.

Because Zhou's mother cherished the opportunity to study, she did the work of several people at her parents' home so that her younger siblings could continue their studies.

Zhou Min didn't believe that her mother would stop her from continuing her studies.

In an era when people typically married at seventeen or eighteen, Zhou's mother deliberately delayed her marriage until she was 26 so that her younger sister could continue her studies. If it weren't for Zhou's father, an older single man who had returned home after being discharged from the military, it's doubtful whether she would have been able to get married at all.

"I will do my best. As long as the hardware is up to par, I am still very confident."

"Just tell us what you need. As long as you can get into university, your dad and I will be more than happy."

"Mom, could you give me more money for food next week? I've been really hungry lately."

“30 yuan isn’t enough? Go look at other people, Xiao Meng next door, she only has 20 yuan a week. You have so much more than others and you’re still not satisfied.”

“Xiao Meng is thin and has a small appetite, so I’ll start dieting next week too.”

"Where are you fat? I think you're just right now. Don't be like other people and get all pale and thin. You look terrible. I'll give you 50 starting next week. Bring the rest back to me. Don't spend it recklessly, and don't try to lose weight."

When Zhou Min's mother heard that Zhou Min wanted to lose weight, she immediately objected. After all, raising Zhou Min to be plump and healthy was something that made Zhou Min's mother very proud.

Although she only has one child, Zhou's mother believes she is the best at raising children. Look at Zhou Min, how adorable she is! She's fair-skinned and chubby, gets good grades, and knows how to be considerate of adults.

"Okay, thank you, Mom." Zhou Min was immediately happy when she heard that the food expenses were about to double. You should know that 10 yuan a day for living expenses was still a lot in a small county town in 04.

Although Zhou Min only spends about 5 yuan a day on food, she is still happy to have some money on hand for emergencies.

Actually, Zhou Min didn't realize that her mother was being so agreeable today. She probably got numb from spending so much money and her mother was now giving up on everything.

Actually, she didn't know that Zhou Min never made any requests before. Even when Zhou's mother wanted to give Zhou Min something, Zhou Min would always refuse out of consideration for her parents' hard work.

Therefore, since it was rare for Zhou Min to ask for something, her mother tried her best to fulfill her request.

"Mom, why did you suddenly decide to buy me a full-length mirror today? Didn't you used to hate it when I cared about my appearance?"

Zhou Min couldn't help but ask about how she had ruined her appearance in her past life by being influenced by Zhou Min, and how she regretted it so much after starting work.