Chapter 454 - 453: Making Money, Making a Lot of Money
Ma Chao’s words made Shen Hongmei somewhat cool off.
For this self-study exam, she had been preparing for a full year, working during the day and studying at night. Even during her days off, she rarely went out, instead choosing to concentrate on her studies in the dormitory.
You, Ma Chao, can have dreams, but don’t I deserve to have them too?
Seeing her displeasure, Ma Chao subconsciously explained, "Hongmei, I can understand your desire to improve yourself, but the self-study exam really isn’t as easy as you think. Even with a high school diploma like mine, it’s very difficult. Your education only goes up to junior high, and your hopes are even more slender. You’re not young anymore, and it really isn’t necessary to waste your time and energy on this."
If it were not for the bond of childhood friendship, Shen Hongmei would have turned her back on him right then and there.
"I don’t think I’m wasting my time. Knowledge is, after all, learned into my brain. Even if I don’t have a diploma, I can still be a cultured person."
Seeing that she was angry, Ma Chao said again, "I didn’t mean to look down on you. I—have I heard that you haven’t married yet because of me?"
"No."
Shen Hongmei answered decisively, but to Ma Chao, it sounded like she was trying to cover something up.
The two were childhood sweethearts, and he knew Shen Hongmei was a woman who valued her feelings.