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Chapter 539: She Can Do It

Chapter 539: Chapter 539: She Can Do It

Suizi had thought of many words to persuade her mother.

Suizi knew that her mother, Chen Lijun, was different from others she had met. Chen Lijun was a resolute and uncompromising woman.

Chen Lijun was harsh on herself and even more so towards others. As her only daughter, Suizi carried her high hopes. Chen Lijun had also taken great pains to prepare for Suizi and her husband’s future.

Suizi had openly challenged her mother’s authority, and knew that her mother wouldn’t easily acquiesce.

But what she couldn’t imagine was that Chen Lijun actually agreed straightforwardly.

"Mom, do you really agree to let me go to school?" Suizi asked in disbelief. She didn’t even get scolded. It seemed too easy for a wish to come true.

"Don’t just listen to the first half of what I’m saying. I have conditions," Chen Lijun said.

While leisurely playing with the two babies, she said in an understated manner:

"It’s not impossible to go to school, but you can only attend if you get accepted into the top two schools in Beijing. That’s the only situation in which I’ll allow you to go."

"My goodness, are you trying to make Suizi become a top scholar?" Wang Cuihua gasped when she heard this.

Even though she was just a villager, who wouldn’t know what the top schools in the country were?

If it were in the old times, getting into either of those two places would be equivalent to coming out at the top in an imperial examination.

"Before your exam, you still need to work. In other words, you have to prepare for the exam while working. If you get accepted, I’ll pay all your tuition and miscellaneous fees. If you don’t, you’ll have to obediently take on the job of principal."

"Mom, don’t you think this is a bit—" Suizi couldn’t help but laugh, "If I leave, what about my child? And my family?"

"That’s your problem, not mine. You have to weigh it out yourself," Chen Lijun stated firmly without room for compromise.

To outsiders, this might seem like an impossible task.

With only a few months before the exam and Suizi still having to work, how could she prepare sufficiently?

"We agree." The voice that responded was from Yu Jingting.

All eyes fell on him, while Suizi watched him with a blank gaze.

"As for the tuition fees, I’ll just cover those. My wife has already married into my family. It’s not right for us to still be spending her parents’ money. I can take care of her for a few years. It shouldn’t be a problem."

Yu Jingting patted the still confused Suizi.

"Don’t overthink it. If you get into a school in Beijing, I’ll move the whole family over there with you. We’ll find a place near the school so you’ll be able to come home every day. That way, the kids won’t miss you."

Suizi felt a lump in her throat. He had said these words before.

In the past, she only wanted to get into a school in the province, just so she wouldn’t be too far away from home.

As a mother, even if her mother-in-law would take care of her children for her, she didn’t want to be separated from them for a long time.

"Jingting, why are you so good to me?" Suizi started crying.

"Silly girl, if I’m not good to you, who am I going to be good to? Just focus on your studies. Don’t feel pressured."

Chen Lijun had made quite a harsh demand, expecting her daughter to back down. However, she instead watched as the two lovebirds were all lovey-dovey in front of her. Were they hugging?

If not for the fact that there were other people present, Chen Lijun seriously suspected that Yu Jingting would have given her a kiss. No wonder Fan Huang had complained to her that these two children were overly affectionate, always sticking together every day.

"You two can carry on performing your romance later. Listening to you two, it sounds like Suizi will definitely get accepted into a school. Don’t forget, these two schools have a limited quota when it comes to recruiting students from other regions."

Between the same schools, there is a significant difference in the quality of the applicants because of the current system of preference in admission and voluntary application. Hence, the gap between the provinces is also quite significant.

Chen Lijun thought she had set a tremendously difficult task, wanting to force Suizi to give up.

But these two kids, in front of her, were showcasing their deep affection for one another, as if they were celebrating in advance.

"She can," Yu Jingting announced, catching Suizi off guard.

Eventhough she had been secretly preparing for this since she had returned and felt confident about it,

Yu Jingting’s words, "she can," still deeply moved Suizi.

"For you, for our family’s glory, I will undoubtedly live up to everyone’s expectations!"

Chen Lijun: ...

After a long moment of silence.

"I’ve realized Suizi is becoming more and more like you, especially when it comes to being thick-skinned—" Chen Lijun shook her head, concluding that it was Yu Tiegen, with his thick skin, who had led her maiden astray.

"Chen Hansui, haven’t I taught you not to do things of which you’re uncertain, nor to say things you’re not sure about? Have you been accepted by the school? And you’re here celebrating for nothing!"

"Not only can I get accepted, Jingting can too. Even if he doesn’t get accepted into those two schools, he can still attend a regular college."

"Yes—" Yu Jingting was about to echo, but he felt like something was off.

"Wait a minute, Suizi, why am I involved too?"

"You promised me that we’ll take the exams together. You’ve already received the qualifications from your night school study to be considered under the same conditions. You can definitely take the exam. Moreover, you promised me that you would."

"When did that happen—damn!" Yu Jingting remembered, "The promise on the bed, that couldn’t count, could it?"

At that time he was so happy that he lost touch with reality, anything she said, he would have agreed to.

The two elders collectively gasped, oh, on the bed?

"No matter where, you made a promise."

"If I take the exam, who’s going to earn money to take care us?"

"You think of me as dead already?"

Yu Shuisheng had come in from outside and gave Yu Jingting a kick.

"The mother-in-law has arrived," someone said.

Chen Lijun nodded at him, which served as a greeting.

"As men, we have to uphold our promises, so do what you have promised. Money isn’t something you youngsters should be worrying about."

Yu Shuisheng patted his startled son, smiling very warmly.

"Your uncle Fan and I have already discussed it. I’ll start working in the second half of the year. I can still take care of these few kids."

"??? When did you discuss it?!" Yu Jingting couldn’t remember the last time Fan Huang came and talked with his father.

Both he and Suizi glanced at each other, feeling as if they were being bundled up for sale.

"Do you think we lay out our plans for you youngsters to hear? You two should focus on your exams. If you pass, go. If not, Tiegen will go with your Uncle Fan for a few years of training.

"Hold on, old man—you sold me off?!" Yu Jingting finally understood.

These old foxes, from the very beginning, they had planned to catch them both, either to trap Suizi or to circle him.

"Why does it sound so bad when you say ’sold off’? People should always strive upwards, and water should flow downwards. If you don’t want to be in the underworld anymore, just find a legitimate place and keep your head down. If not when you’re young, when will you learn skills?"

The implication behind Yu Shuisheng’s words was that he was certain that Yu Jingting wouldn’t pass the exam.

If Yu Jingting didn’t want to be involved in the underworld anymore, then following Fan Huang on a different path was the right decision. As his father, he wouldn’t be displeased to see his son have a bright future.

Suizi held onto Yu Jingting’s hand. Her mouth curled upwards, as if she was holding a winning lottery ticket.

Chen Lijun sank deep into thought. She believed that her daughter and son-in-law would finally end up in Beijing together. This was a plan concocted by both Fan Huang and Yu Shuisheng. Even though it deviated from her own plan, it was also acceptable. Thus, Chen Lijun was satisfied as well.

Wang Cuihua looked around at everyone’s expressions and was left completely clueless.

Why did she feel that the expressions of satisfaction and the big, happy family before her eyes had an indescribable oddness?

Each and everyone in the room had their own thoughts. Everyone believed their judgments were correct. How could it not be strange?