Rebirth in 1980: The Farm Wife Makes a Comeback
Chapter 361: Troubled Gift

Chapter 361: Chapter 361: Troubled Gift

Qin Xiangnuan didn’t want to trouble Jian Zhiqing either, but now she had no choice but to do so. Besides, this trouble was caused by Jian Zhiqing in the first place, so he should be the one to help sort it out.

The next day, Jian Zhiqing did indeed go to the school. Qin Xiangnuan didn’t know what he said to the homeroom teacher, but the teacher allowed her to take her things home and said she didn’t need to live at school anymore. However, if her grades dropped too much, she might have to move back in.

So, no matter what, Qin Xiangnuan was absolutely determined not to bunk above or below Li Mingyan. Therefore, she couldn’t fall behind in her studies. Thankfully, she had never thought about giving up on school. She was determined to get into a university. It would be much easier then, and she wouldn’t have to live this exhausting life any longer. This was how she comforted herself, and perhaps every 12th grader felt the same way.

Qin Xiangnuan packed up her bedding roll and took it with her. Granny Lu, seeing Qin Xiangnuan making the bed, asked and found out she wasn’t living at school anymore. Granny Lu thought it was good for her not to stay at school. She always said the food in the school cafeteria wasn’t nutritious at all. It was better to be close to home and able to take care of her as well. How nice that was.

Granny Lu made a batch of dumplings that night. Eating the dumplings, Qin Xiangnuan felt a cozy warmth in her heart. This was how it should be. If she were still at school now, she’d probably be eating the awful cafeteria food that didn’t quite kill you. Sitting on a cold bench and being stared at by a pair of big nostrils would make her lose her appetite.

And speaking of that pair of nostrils, she’d have to endure it for about one more year. Just thinking about it made her feel stifled.

It wasn’t that she was scared; she just didn’t like it.

She could have had a good senior year, so why did she have to live it so uncomfortably? Why not change the way and not torment herself?

She happily ate a big plate of dumplings, helped Granny Lu wash the dishes, and then took Conghua for a walk outside. Jian Zhiqing was away on a business trip recently, so without him around, everything felt unfamiliar, even walking Conghua.

After walking Conghua and herself, Qin Xiangnuan finally entered the system to complete her evening self-study.

The system had already consumed the Hundred Years of Happiness Painting she had obtained from Qin Xiangyang, and also the four-piece bedding set, which made her Gold Coin balance increase significantly. She bought herself a cup of milk, placed it on the desk, opened her books, and started studying. Starting with Chinese, she reviewed book by book, flipped page by page, and after the review, she also previewed the materials for the next day. After keeping busy for the majority of the day, about two hours must have passed in the system’s time, which was much more efficient than a single evening self-study period. She then completed a set of exercises that Teacher Wang had given her. After finishing, she handed them to Teacher Wang, who helped point out the mistakes. At least next time she encountered the same problems, she wouldn’t make the same errors.

Rubbing her sore neck, she couldn’t help but smile. Even though she was tired, she felt that she had learned much more than she ever did in the evening self-study classroom at school. Although it was called self-study at school, there were inevitably noises made by others, and if the teacher wasn’t around, there would be even more private chatter. Not like now, in her own system, where time was under her control, and she could even take a break to write some Spring Festival couplets. The recent bag-making incident had caused her purse to bleed heavily, and she hadn’t recovered yet. She was counting on earning money from this year’s Spring Festival couplets to recover her loss.

In the first test, Qin Xiangnuan’s performance was very steady. Among the top students, she ranked third, just one point behind the second place. Although she was one position behind, it was an honorable defeat. After all, the person in second place was also the top student in their class. It’s an elite class with high competition, and ranking third was quite an achievement. According to her final exam results, she was actually in fifth place. All the top ten students were in this class, so her standing had actually improved, and the homeroom teacher, at last, shifted their attention away from her. As long as she didn’t fall back, whether she lived at school wouldn’t matter to anyone anymore.

Taking a light breath of relief, she decided to work even harder from now on. At the very least, she needed to maintain her ranking. She didn’t have an exceptional brain or a photographic memory; in plain terms, she was just an early bird who had to fly harder.

Using several times more effort than others, she didn’t even have any extracurricular activities. No, wait, maybe she did. Writing Spring Festival couplets counts, right? Earning money counts, right? Preparing snacks for the system also counts, right?

Her matters here were coming to a close. As long as nothing too excessive happened, she should be able to live safely. Meanwhile, Qin Xiangyang at the military school was having a much more lively time.

"How’s it going? Have you guys thought of anything yet? What shall we give as a present?" Li Dongsheng sat on the bed, asking his roommates.

"Pat pat pat..." He slapped the bed, "Get serious, guys, we’re discussing important matters here. There’s not much time left until the company commander’s wedding. As his soldiers, we must give a gift. But what should we give?"

"Eat, use, or money?"

"Forget about money," Wang Hongbing immediately shot him a disdainful look, "Do you want to be accused of bribing the company commander? If that happens, it’s not only the company commander who will be in trouble, but we’ll all be dragged down too."

"So, what should we give?" Li Dongsheng scratched his head. "Surely we can’t give something like a washbasin, right?"

"People have already bought those," another interrupted Li Dongsheng, really feeling he was thinking too much. Washbasins, basin racks were all essential items and not our responsibility.

"So what do we give?" Li Dongsheng propped up the bed frame and jumped down from the upper bunk, truly as fit as a soldier. That height certainly couldn’t trouble him.

Just then, Qin Xiangyang came back with water. He placed several hot water flasks neatly in the corner. It was his turn to fetch water today. They all cooperated well, dividing the work fairly so that no one got the short end of the stick or took advantage. They did things together, chatted together, and of course, if there was food, they would eat together too.

"That’s it, Xiang Yang," Li Dongsheng quickly pulled Qin Xiangyang over.

Qin Xiangyang was still holding two water flasks.

"What’s up?" Qin Xiangyang brushed off Li Dongsheng’s hand, "I still need to fetch water. If I go too late, there might not be any hot water left."

"Put down your hot water first, we’re talking serious business," Li Dongsheng snatched the hot water flask from Qin Chude’s hand and placed it on the ground, "Don’t rush to fetch water. There’s another round later tonight. Worst case, I’ll go with you later. We need to settle this matter first; otherwise, we’ll all be anxious and won’t be able to eat or sleep well."

Qin Xiangyang was also pulled to sit down. He didn’t understand what big event had happened. Why did everyone look so downcast?

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