Chapter 317: Saving Liu Sha
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Until Cheng Ya started discussing other topics, Li Pan only confirmed that no one was really asking how to solve the previous problem.
She looked at Xia Wan and found that Xia Wan had no intention of asking questions either.
Li Pan sneered, feeling that Xia Wan’s so-called intention to study hard was just an act. According to Xia Wan’s usual scores, she couldn’t possibly understand the problem from earlier.
So, either Xia Wan was pretending to understand to save face, even though she didn’t get it, or she had no intention of studying seriously at all, whether she understood or not.
The curriculum of the third year of high school actually consolidated the material from the first and second years. If the foundation from the first two years is weak, improving grades in the third year will be very difficult.
Li Pan began to truly study and realized that she didn’t know anything. Even the poems and essays she used to be familiar with were now completely forgotten.
She discovered that memorizing things like this, even if you memorize them initially, gradually fades over time. To truly master this knowledge, it requires consistent daily repetition.
And repetition was something Li Pan particularly disliked.
Li Pan kept her inner conflict to herself. She was certain that Xia Wan, who didn’t understand, wouldn’t understand either. She focused on the subject she found easiest to improve her score.
Throughout the day, neither Xia Wan nor Li Pan spoke to each other.
When the school bell rang, Xia Wan and Liu Hua headed to her cousin’s house.
As Liu Hua had said, even though her cousin’s house was in the county, it was very remote.
Originally, Xia Wan thought that even if it was remote, it wouldn’t be worse than the countryside. But looking at the bumpy roads ahead and the desolation of the small houses, Xia Wan realized that even in the county, there were streets affected by poverty.
Liu Hua pointed to a small house in front and said to Xia Wan, “This is my cousin’s house.”
The house in front was made of bricks without any plaster on the outside. The door was a casual wooden one, and the house itself was small and hastily constructed, as if it had been put up temporarily.
Xia Wan gained a deeper understanding from what Liu Hua had said – her cousin was truly poor.
Before they could get closer, they heard voices from inside.
“Liu Li, I’m doing this for the good of your daughter. She’s in university now, which costs a lot of money. Your legs are not in good shape, and you can only do odd jobs in the factory, earning a hundred yuan a month. Who will pay for your daughter’s tuition and living expenses?”
“The first year, you can borrow money, but what about the future? Your daughter got into a good university. Are you going to make her borrow money for four years of college?”
Through a crack in the door, Xia Wan looked inside. There was a plump woman standing next to a thin man, whose dark complexion indicated years of labor.
Beside them stood a girl in her twenties, Liu Hua’s cousin, Liu Sha.
Seeing clearly, Liu Hua clenched her fists. “Chen Li, how dare you have designs on my cousin!”
Without waiting for Xia Wan to say anything, Liu Hua stormed in, glaring at Chen Li. “Have you contributed a single penny towards my cousin’s tuition? You know very well that her family is struggling. If you’re not going to help, fine, but now you’re taking advantage of her difficulties.
“What, you think our Liu family is helpless?”
Seeing it was Liu Hua, Chen Li sneered dismissively. “I wondered who could it be, turns out it’s just a little girl. Liu Hua, even your father doesn’t dare interfere in my affairs. You’re quite bold for a little girl.
“I remember you’re still in high school, right? I heard you’re good at studying.
Your future university might not be worse than your cousin’s.”
Chen Li glanced at Liu Hua and continued, “It’s a pity though, your Liu family is a bunch of poor folks. Even if you excel in studies, you can’t afford college.
“I’m here to save you. You and your cousin are good-looking, and you study well. I can introduce you to a wealthy boyfriend who’ll support your education. You just need to marry him after graduation. He’ll pay your dowry, how advantageous is this deal?”
Chen Li put on a facade of being a benefactor, further infuriating Liu Hua.
In response, Liu Hua said, “My cousin and I study hard not to marry into a better family, but to realize our own life values.. We have our own dreams to pursue, you, with your crude mindset, can’t understand!”
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