Eighties Sweetheart Wife
Chapter 323: Can’t Remember What She Used to Look Like

Chapter 323: Chapter 323: Can’t Remember What She Used to Look Like

Liu Daniu glared: "Interfering in what investigation?"

Song Yunuan: "Child trafficking is illegal, even if it’s the biological father, it’s not allowed. Since the rumor has spread like wildfire, the Women’s Federation must intervene. But I heard that the great woman can demand child support and compensation from them, although how much she can get depends on her ability."

Liu Daniu’s eyes widened, then she turned and ran off.

She was soon out of sight, probably rushing home to see the situation and prepare to ask for money.

Chu Xiaocao also understood, realizing that Chu Jiaojiao was the child her biological father had with another woman, and to raise that child, he had secretly sold her off.

Suppressing the hatred in her heart, she threw herself forward and hugged Song Yunuan, asking anxiously, "Sister Little Nuan, is what you said true?"

Song Yunuan smiled and said, "Of course it’s true. Everyone in our village knows about it. I came straight here to see you. Once she has settled all this, she might even come back looking for you."

Chu Xiaocao murmured to herself: "Now I understand. No wonder Chu Youfu is so good to Chu Jiaojiao. All that talk about the grace of birth and upbringing is because she’s his biological daughter."

After that, she looked at Song Yunuan with sparkling eyes: "Sister Little Nuan, I can already support myself now. I don’t need them. Whatever she says, I won’t go back with her. I have a lot of things to do."

Listening to Chu Xiaocao talk about her plans, Song Yunuan knew that she had completely let go of any attachment to that family.

With Liu Daniu, who was causing trouble at the door, gone, other people also hurried off to attend to their own business.

Chu Xiaocao’s plans gained Song Yunuan’s support, which made her very happy.

She wanted to work while attending school and had already received support from Aunt Wu. Zheng Dong, even if only for Song Yunuan’s sake, would not disagree, and besides, she had assured him that it would not affect her work.

The school was close to Hai City No. 2 Middle School, where Aunt Wu’s husband worked.

She had already talked about enrolling there.

They had also agreed to waive part of the tuition fee.

Song Yunuan admired a girl like Chu Xiaocao, who continually strove for her future.

Song Yunuan asked her if she needed anything else.

Chu Xiaocao: "Sister Little Nuan, I saved all my monthly wages. I have enough money for school, and I don’t need to spend more money on the backpack, stationery, and notebooks you gave me. Plus, the clothes and shoes you gave me will cover my needs for a year. I will manage my time well and it won’t affect my work here."

She was assuring Song Yunuan, as well as making a promise to Zheng Dong.

After exchanging a few more words, she ran back to her work.

Zheng Dong asked Song Yunuan if she wanted to take a look around, but Song Yunuan replied, "I still have to go to the department store, so maybe another day."

However, Song Yunuan gave 300 yuan to Zheng Dong, asking him to come up with a reason to reward Chu Xiaocao.

Song Yunuan also emphasized to Zheng Dong.

He should not feel obliged to consider her feelings. If he felt that Chu Xiaocao was affecting work, he should tell her, as Song Yunuan had her own ways to arrange things for her.

Zheng Dong chuckled: "I know Song Yunuan is really something nowadays. It’s not just bragging; maybe at the beginning it was, but not now. That girl is capable and efficient, and none of the female workers dislike her. As long as she wants to stay here, the door will always be open for her."

Song Yunuan smiled and thanked him: "Brother Dongzi is generous in his actions. I’m busy today, but I’ll treat Brother Dongzi to a meal another day."

After Song Yunuan left, Zheng Dong shook his head with a smile.

Then he became slightly dazed, as a flood of memories came to him.

He wasn’t familiar with Qin Siqi, so naturally, he didn’t know about her transformation.

But Little Nuan had changed, bearing not a trace of her former self; he could barely remember what Little Nuan used to be like.

And then there was Lu Feng, who used to be sunny and cheerful but now showed a bit of a dismal aura.

He got engaged to Qin Siqi and didn’t tell Little Nuan, as she wasn’t involved, so why mention it?

People change drastically during significant life events, indeed.

Song Yunuan originally wanted to return to her home in the county town, but suddenly she had a whimsical idea—Chu Xiaocao was a girl who wanted to change her fate through study, she must go to the department store to check on Zhou Xiaohua and ask for her thoughts. She couldn’t let a counter trap her.

Song Yunuan first fetched a basket of fresh tomatoes and fragrant melons from the office.

She told them that everything had been washed in the morning, and they just needed to rinse them with water before eating.

The green melons and red tomatoes piled together appeared extraordinarily attractive.

Of course, they were also more enticing.

Song Yunuan was a regular here, so Aunt Wang and Sister Li called out to her warmly.

Nor did anyone dare to belittle Song Yunuan.

When she went to see Zhou Xiaohua and talked about some matters from the village, she also casually mentioned that Ma Cuifen had returned to town with her husband and children.

Zhou Xiaohua immediately asked, "What about Du Zhiqing?"

"I didn’t see him, just the mother and her two daughters."

Zhou Xiaohua said, "Then it’s possible that she couldn’t stay in Hai City any longer. Either she’s divorced or she was kicked back here. My grandma told me, don’t be misled by how privileged Du Zhiqing appears in the village. In Hai City, she lives in a pigeon loft in a narrow alley. The house is so small, with more than ten people living in one room; you can knock someone over just by turning around..."

Song Yunuan interrupted, "Don’t talk about others right now, let’s focus on you. Chu Xiaocao has decided to go to junior high school. What about you? What are your thoughts?"

Zhou Xiaohua’s expression suddenly changed, "I... I don’t like to study."

"So you want to be a sales clerk all your life?"

"What’s wrong with that? As long as you, Sister Little Nuan, don’t fire me, I’ll always be a sales clerk. I really like this job, I like it very, very much."

Song Yunuan knew of course that not everyone loves to study.

But Zhou Xiaohua only had a primary school education.

Song Yunuan earnestly said, "I won’t always employ people with only primary school education as sales clerks, do you believe me?"

Zhou Xiaohua was stunned all of a sudden.

Then her mouth puckered up, and she looked like she was about to burst into tears any minute.

Song Yunuan took her hand and said in a hurry, "Don’t misunderstand, I’m not looking down on you, but you see, nowadays more and more people are getting an education, and in the future, educational levels will only get higher. Recruitment standards will rise accordingly. When everywhere is filled with high school graduates, who will employ someone with just a primary school diploma? Besides, what if you need to make invoices, do accounting, or handle business at the bank by yourself? What will you do then?"

Zhou Xiaohua said, "...Will there really be such a day?"

Song Yunuan said, "Did you ever imagine that you would one day stand in a department store as a sales clerk?"

Zhou Xiaohua shook her head vigorously, "No, I never thought about it."

Song Yunuan asked, "Do you believe me?"

Zhou Xiaohua nodded her head forcefully.

She definitely believed her; she was the most impressive person she had ever seen.

"If you believe me, you can’t stop at primary school. Like Chu Xiaocao, you have to continue upwards, keep studying until you can no longer study. Even if you don’t go to university, at least you’ll have a junior high diploma. Then, when our factory sends staff to vocational school for further training, I can legitimately send you there to study."

Zhou Xiaohua’s eyes widened in shock.

Go to vocational school for further training?

That was too unbelievable.

With her academic performance, how could she dare to dream of that?

But why was there such a burning desire in her heart?

Taking advantage of the momentum, Song Yunuan pressed on, "Xiaohua, you’re really smart. If you study, getting a junior high diploma won’t be a problem."

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