In a chaotic world of infrastructure development, a woman's path to survival after being reborn

The girls' tone was surprisingly consistent, indicating that their parents all shared the same opinion: that it was useless for girls to be literate.

Looking at the girls, Su Li asked again, "Do you have any brothers in your family who were not selected?"

Upon hearing this, the girls looked up in shock, then nodded and said, "Yes, I have an older brother and a younger brother at home. We signed up together, but they weren't selected. Only I was chosen."

"My parents think I took away my brother's and sister's spots."

This is utterly absurd! This reason is utterly absurd! Blaming the girl in their family who was selected for the reason they were not selected is ridiculous! Do they really think they can give up their spot like this?

After only a moment's thought, Su Li had an idea. This time, she looked at the girls and said, "Do you think your parents are doing the right thing? Do you want to listen to your parents, or do you want to stay in school and continue learning to read?"

Su Li's words made the girls present feel uneasy. After exchanging glances, they said, "We want to stay in school and continue learning to read."

Upon receiving the girls' affirmative answers, Su Li smiled and nodded, saying, "In that case, let me witness what you've learned during this time. If you haven't learned well, there will be punishment."

Hearing Su Li say this, the girls were indeed a little nervous, but they were still confident enough. They nodded and said, "Madam, please feel free to investigate."

Upon hearing this, Su Li turned to the teacher beside her and said, "Teacher, why don't you give them a test and see how they are doing now? Have you been teaching them for nothing?"

The teacher naturally agreed to Su Li's arrangement and quickly prepared a test paper, asking the students to start answering the questions now.

While the students were answering questions in class, Su Li went outside and said to the soldiers following her, "Go and invite all the students' parents to the school. There are some things that need to be clarified in person."

Following Su Li's orders, the soldiers quickly went to each house on the roster. After the students finished answering the questions, the parents waited in the next room.

The teacher knew Su Li's purpose in coming and the purpose of this test, so he finished grading the papers after the students had finished answering the questions.

The teacher arranged the papers in order of their scores and handed them to Su Li, saying, "Overall, the students' scores are quite good, but based on this paper, the girls did a better job."

Su Li had expected this, so she wasn't surprised to hear the teacher say this. Instead, she picked up one paper after another from the table and examined them carefully.

After reviewing all the papers, Su Li said to the students who were eagerly watching her, "I've also invited your parents here today, so they can also check your work."

Upon hearing this, the students with good grades showed no change in expression, while some of the students with poor grades looked somewhat troubled, as if they were worried about something.

However, no matter how worried the students are now, the fact that their parents are already next door cannot be changed.

The school provided each student with a desk specifically for studying. The desk was large enough to accommodate their parents sitting next to them temporarily, so Su Li did not allow the students to make any rash moves. Instead, she sent someone to invite their parents from next door.

Families with children attending school valued this highly, so when the soldiers came to invite them, they rushed over without stopping.

Parents are always worried that their children will get into trouble, so they get extremely nervous before they even know what happened, fearing that it will affect their children's future.

Of course, some parents are genuinely worried about their children, while others are simply concerned that their daughters will negatively impact their sons.

Upon entering the school, one sees children sitting peacefully at their desks, while many parents look bewildered and at a loss.

Seeing this, Su Li smiled and said, "If you all want to know what happened, why don't you sit down and listen to me? I didn't call you all here because something happened, but because I wanted to have a chat with you."

"These children have been enrolled for some time now. I wonder what changes have occurred at their homes, and whether their families support their children learning to read at school?"

Upon hearing this, the parents present nodded and said, "Of course we support it. Our child is so fortunate to be able to study at school. We should thank Madam."

The smiles on these people's faces were genuine, but Su Li already knew what some of them were thinking, so instead of nodding along with them, she said, "Find your own children first and sit down."

Some parents went to look for their children immediately after hearing Su Li's words, while others hesitated to go and instead tried to get closer to Su Li.

Seeing this scene, and looking at those forlorn girls, Su Li understood everything.

"Please take your seats first. We can talk about anything else later at the party," Su Li said calmly.

Su Li probably didn't have a good impression of them, so those who originally wanted to surround them and talk to them instantly changed their minds and pretended to be very obedient.

Whether a child is close to their parents is obvious at a glance, and it can be seen from their choice of seating.

After everyone had settled down, Su Li took out the test papers from the table and said, "These are the test papers for today's in-class quiz, used to check how much the students have learned during this period. Some of you did well, and naturally some did poorly."

Before Su Li could speak again, most of the girls' parents stood up and said, "We told you to stay home and work, but you insisted on coming to school to learn to read. Aren't you ashamed? We should have sent your brothers to school. It's all your fault for taking their opportunity."

Although the girls already knew about their parents' favoritism, this was the first time they had been reprimanded by their parents in front of the teacher at school. The girls couldn't help but lower their heads in shame.

Seeing this scene before her, and noticing the obvious disdain in the girls' parents' eyes, Su Li couldn't help but frown and interrupt, "I haven't even said that they are the ones with poor grades yet, how can you be so certain and start blaming them so quickly?"

Upon hearing this, the girls' parents dismissively replied, "How could they possibly do well in school? How could they possibly compare to boys?"

Her words were truly unpleasant to hear; even Su Li found them grating, let alone the girls who heard them every day. She looked at the girls, whose faces were almost buried in the ground as they were being criticized by their parents, and said, "You are more outstanding than anyone else. I believe in you, and you must believe in yourselves too."