Chapter 284
Si's Mother said with a heartache in her voice.
Mrs. Zheng also found it somewhat hard to believe, though Lin Sisi was still young, so it was normal for her to take the college entrance exam.
It wasn't as if being in prison meant you couldn't study.
If she really could get into university, it wouldn't be a bad thing.
But she just thought this to herself; what did it have to do with her?
Because of her own impulsiveness, she had already chosen such a terrible match for her son.
She had dragged him down to be laughed at.
She had already promised her son that she would no longer interfere with him and Lin Sisi.
Whether he wanted a divorce or whatever, she wouldn't interfere anymore.
So she said indifferently, "That's quite good too."
Seeing she wasn't particularly pleased, Si's Father and Si's Mother exchanged a glance and forced a dry laugh. "Sisi has already recognized her mistake and repented. We just hope our in-laws can let bygones be bygones and give her another chance."
"Yes, marriage is a lifelong matter."
Mrs. Zheng interrupted them. Speaking of this made her angry, and she said sarcastically, "My son didn't do anything wrong either. Your daughter's lifelong matter, isn't it also my son's lifelong matter?"
"Your daughter is pitiful, but my son is even more pitiful. The person originally arranged was Si Nian. Although she's not your biological daughter, I watched her grow up. She was outstanding and smart in every way. It was you who assured me that Lin Sisi was even more sensible and clever than her, which is why I didn't cancel the engagement. I was also too foolish, blinded by my desire for my son to marry quickly. Otherwise, my son wouldn't have fallen to the point of being laughed at now."
These words made the couple's faces turn alternately green and pale.
"In-laws, you can't say that. Our Sisi just didn't receive a good education in the countryside."
"Education is one thing, having poor character is another. There are so many people from the countryside, why don't others steal, but she does? I've heard that the Lin family was dirt poor, yet they scraped together everything to send your daughter to high school. Even that kind of upbringing couldn't teach her properly, what more do you want?"
Come to think of it, they only let Si Nian study until high school too.
The education Si Nian and Lin Sisi received was comparable.
"Exactly, Uncle Si, Auntie Si, if it weren't for you, Si Nian would have gone to university long ago. Would she have to wait until now to retake the college entrance exam?"
To make Si Nian marry her brother earlier, they didn't hesitate to make her drop out of school.
They didn't let her take the college entrance exam.
Fu Qianqian's grades weren't great; she didn't get into a good university, which is why she went to work at the company.
But Si Nian was completely ruined by her family.
You have to know, Si Nian was the top student in her class back then.
Hearing this, Si's Father and Si's Mother felt even more uncomfortable.
They didn't think they were wrong. If Si Nian had gone to university, how could they have kept Fu Yang?
Fu Yang didn't like her to begin with.
Besides, Fu Yang was already twenty-five. If she went to university for four years, how could he possibly wait for her for four years?
When it came to social climbing versus Si Nian's future, they chose the former without hesitation.
They never intended for Si Nian to study again anyway.
Because she was already married, it wasn't good for her to be out and about.
They were only thinking of the Si family's future, what could be wrong with that?
Didn't she really like Fu Yang anyway?
Back then, when they arranged for her to marry Fu Yang, she was happier than anyone.
How could she blame them now?
Hearing this, Mrs. Zheng also sighed.
She had heard from her daughter that Si Nian was now a teacher at a primary school in the city center.
Gold shines wherever it goes.
It was they who were blind back then.
"This child is already married, yet she still thinks of taking the university exam. She's a promising girl."
Hearing these words of praise, Si's Father and Si's Mother felt even more sour.
Just now, when they said Sisi was going to take the university exam, she showed no reaction.
Now, hearing that Si Nian was going to take the university exam, she praised her repeatedly.
It was as if Si Nian was her daughter-in-law instead.
Especially Zhang Cuimei, who felt extremely displeased.
She couldn't help but say, "What's the point of her taking the university exam? What use is it? She has three foster sons at home, and her husband is from the countryside too. There's simply no need."
No matter how outstanding she is, isn't the man she married just a country bumpkin?
Even if he was a soldier, it doesn't change the fact that he's from a rural background.
Zhang Cuimei didn't even know why she had supported Si Nian taking the exam back then.
The more she thought about it now, the more uncomfortable she felt.
Si Nian herself was a good student and was even a teacher in the city center.
She wasn't like Sisi, studying in such difficult conditions.
If she took the exam and her score surpassed Sisi's, Sisi would undoubtedly be laughed at and looked down upon again.
Thinking of this possibility, Zhang Cuimei felt a sense of urgency.
Now, not only her husband but also the Fu family were starting to look at Si Nian in a new light.
Her own Sisi's place in their eyes was gone.
Her daughter's life was really too hard.
No, she absolutely couldn't allow this to happen.
...
Indeed, quite a few people knew about Si Nian taking the college entrance exam.
She originally planned to go to her original school. Although she didn't want to study, procedures and such still needed to be handled in advance.
Some schools don't accept transfer students. To avoid trouble, she planned to go to her original school.
But Si Nian didn't expect that her former high school actually wouldn't take her back.
Her grades were quite good before; logically, even if she didn't take the exam the first time or didn't get in, they shouldn't refuse her.
Because of this condition, Si Nian hadn't been in a hurry to handle the formalities.
She thought she'd just inquire about the situation now, and after the two children's competition was over, she could go over.
She never imagined the school wouldn't accept her.
Si Nian was puzzled but didn't dwell on it. If they didn't want her, there was nothing she could do.
Although repeat examinees weren't looked upon favorably these days, and many schools wouldn't take them, she still needed to inquire around; maybe another school would accept her?
After running around for a few days, Si Nian got quite a few responses, though most required assessment or re-examination.
This wasn't difficult for her, however.
It was just that Little Dong and Little Han's competition was about to start, so she wasn't in a hurry to go, thinking she'd go after the children's competition was over and she had time.
The competition day arrived soon.