Pampered By All In Different Planes

Chapter 121: Chapter 121: After Raising a Child and Becoming Rich in That Era, the Delicate Beauty Was Spoiled 41 Times

Su Zhiruan opened the admission letter under everyone’s expectant gazes.

The cover was bright red, with large characters gilded in gold.

It bore the words “Jinghua University” written in clerical script.

Beneath them, the university’s emblem was made into a button to fasten it, and at the very bottom, the school motto was inscribed, while the backside detailed the university’s entire founding history.

Upon opening it horizontally, the inside bore the name of Su Zhiruan.

[Student Su Zhiruan: Our university has decided to admit you to the Department of Physics in the School of Science for your studies.]

“Su girl, you chose Physics?” The uncle next door, who was closest to Su Zhiruan, was greatly astonished when he saw “Department of Physics” written on it, “That must be quite difficult.”

“I’m challenging myself to contribute to our country later on,” retorted Su Zhiruan with a smile. In her previous world, she had studied the arts, and now wanted to learn something new, to explore different fields, as the saying goes, “the more skills, the better.” With the system bound to her, she could traverse various worlds, akin to living several lifetimes, so naturally, she ought to prepare thoroughly.

The neighboring uncle immediately applauded, “Very good, very good. Study hard. You must stay after your graduation to contribute to the country. Don’t let foreign countries poach you.”

“No worries, old man, that’s for certain,” Su Zhiruan replied, her smile causing her eyes to curve upward.

Li Meihua did not understand what physics was, but she knew it must be difficult. Her daughter had been accepted to Jinghua University. Even just mentioning this could be a lifetime’s worth of pride. Originally believing her life would be ordinary and uneventful, unable to provide her daughter with a comfortable life, she now basked in the admiration of others, all thanks to her daughter’s success.

Watching the baby who had learned to speak in her infancy gradually grow up and break away from her hand, heading towards the distant horizon adorned with honors, she, as a mother, felt immense pride every time she thought of her child. Life may be neither long nor short, but there must always be something to look forward to, a beacon of hope. Seeing her child, the continuation of her own life, grow and joyfully stride towards that distant horizon made her heart swell with pride for her daughter!

The crowd surrounded Su Zhiruan with praises, while she stood aside, proudly and joyfully wiping away tears. Perhaps this was the happiness of life.

Before long, Li Meihua was yet to linger on her emotions when a group of mothers with children came to inquire about parenting methods.

The crowd was noisy and bustling.

It was also a sunny day.

*

The following day, Su Zhiruan asked Zhishu and Zhixiao if they wanted to go to Jinghua with her for school.

“You two are also starting middle school. Do you want to go with your older sister to Jinghua?” Su Zhiruan waved the admission letter, and the two children obediently stood up and nodded eagerly.

Li Meihua brought out a plate of fruit and sat next to Su Zhiruan with a worried expression, “Ruanruan, for enrolling in a middle school in Jinghua, don’t you need a Jinghua household registration? We might need to buy a house and transfer our household registration. Can we afford that?”

Su Zhiruan blinked and leaned closer to Li Meihua, “Mom, guess why we haven’t seen Teacher Qin recently.”

“Oh yes, where has Teacher Qin been lately? Are you still in contact with him?” Li Meihua was distracted by her question and suddenly realized they hadn’t seen Qin Lianqi around recently. She became a bit anxious, “Did you two have a fight?”

“No, no,” Su Zhiruan shook her head and slowly leaned on Li Meihua’s shoulder, “He is from Jinghua and said he could use his connections to help Zhishu, Zhixiao, and me get our household registration there, allowing the kids to attend middle school in Jinghua too.”

Inevitably, she thought back to the scene when Qin Lianqi left for Jinghua.

As the only son of the Qin Family, with a vast family business awaiting his return for him to inherit, it had been a long time since he chose to defy the path set for him by his family to teach in a small town for three years.

After her results had come out, she went to Qin Lianqi’s residence to find him. Her scores were stable for a spot at Jinghua University. As the college entrance exam had been reinstated not long before, and the competition among students was not as intense as it would be in three or four decades, the required scores were not high. With her results, Su Zhiruan had more than enough to secure admission to Jinghua University.

Qin Lianqi, having completed the handover of his work, had to leave, no matter how reluctant he was.

Before he left, he said he knew Su Zhiruan had always wanted her younger siblings to study in Jinghua, and this time, when they go to Jinghua, he would arrange everything.

Then, the two of them whispered sweet nothings to each other, and in the end, Qin Lianqi, with teary eyes, let her go.

…

Li Meihua waved her hand, “Ruanruan?”

Su Zhiruan snapped back to reality. She smiled and gestured for Zhishu and Zhixiao to come over and sit down, “Do you want to study in Jinghua? The educational resources there are definitely better, and it can broaden your horizons.”

“Yes! I want to be like big sister and get admitted to Jinghua University!” Recently, seeing their big sister get into Jinghua University and the stream of people coming to give gifts and money was endless. The celebrity effect even tripled the sales of their fried chicken shop, and requests for franchising also increased several fold. Zhishu immediately raised his hand.

“Me too, me too,” Zhixiao didn’t want to leave Su Zhiruan. Wherever her big sister went, she wanted to follow, “Take me with you, big sister. I can boil water and cook, and I can take good care of the home too.”

“You don’t need to boil water and cook, just focus on your studies when you get there.” Su Zhiruan then looked at Li Meihua, “What about Mom?”

Li Meihua waved her hand, “Mom isn’t going this year. With so many shops here growing bigger and bigger, they need to be well looked after. But I’m a little worried about the three of you kids going.”

“Don’t worry, with me there, Mom doesn’t have to worry,” Su Zhiruan said with conviction. Li Meihua trusted her deeply, and after repeatedly giving instructions, she secretly wiped away tears and went to pack their baggage.

*

The day to leave for Jinghua came quickly.

It was the first time for Zhishu and Zhixiao to take the train. While waiting, they craned their necks curiously looking around.

Li Meihua and the rough man who was pursuing her stood behind the fence, watching the three of them.

The previous night, Li Meihua had handed over all the bankbooks to Su Zhiruan.

Thanks to Su Zhiruan’s status as the top scholar, all the fried chicken shops she opened during the summer holiday had exploded in popularity! Even the number of new franchise stores could be described as having skyrocketed.

Li Meihua handed over a bankbook with a balance of one hundred seventy thousand to Su Zhiruan, an undoubtedly huge sum. In those days, households with ten thousand were very rare, and one hundred seventy thousand was the total savings of their family for the last two and a half years.

Su Zhiruan had wanted to leave half for Li Meihua, but she refused.

At that moment, Li Meihua saw the green train pull into the station, the crowd surged, and picking up their luggage to board the train, she shouted at her three children, “Safe travels——”

“Goodbye, Mom!” Su Zhiruan and Zhishu and Zhixiao waved goodbye.

The hubbub was intense, but strangely, they could always hear the voices of the people they cared about.

While waiting for a round of passengers to disembark, Su Zhiruan thought about the previous night.

Under the warm yellow light of the gas lamp, Mom was sewing Zhishu’s clothes, reinforcing the areas prone to fraying with strong stitches. Her vision was not very good, so she got in very close, but her needlework on the fabric was very solid.

Su Zhiruan sat opposite her, listening to her continuous chatter.

“In this life, up to now, it can be said that I have been saved by you.”

Su Zhiruan rested her elbows on the table, hands propping up her chin watching her sew, “Mom is joking again. Isn’t this the result of our whole family’s efforts?”