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In Su Niannian’s memories, in her past life, Huang Yingying had not been admitted to a university.
Instead, it was Lu Xingguang who had been admitted to a university in the capital. By then, he and Huang Yingying had already registered their marriage.
Seizing the opportunity of Lu Xingguang’s university admission, Huang Yingying followed him to the capital as well.
What happened afterward, Su Niannian didn’t know—no one had ever told her.
At that time, she had already been schemed against by her stepmother, Tao Chunhua, and sold to a group of thugs.
Now, there was still more than a year left before the reinstatement of the college entrance examination in 1977. Yet, Huang Yingying was already studying high school textbooks. Did she know something?
Huang Yingying had indeed been focused on her book, but when she sensed Su Niannian’s gaze, she couldn’t help but look up.
“You really do enjoy studying,” Su Niannian remarked casually when she saw Huang Yingying looking at her.
“Mhm, I’ve always loved reading. Even when I was sent down to the countryside, I brought some books with me,” Huang Yingying replied with a gentle smile.
She couldn’t let Su Niannian notice anything unusual.
In her past life, Su Niannian had only prepared for a little over two months and still managed to get into university. In this life, Huang Yingying absolutely couldn’t let her catch on and start reviewing high school material in advance.
Otherwise, wouldn’t that wretched girl soar to the top and get into a prestigious university?
“Oh, so you’ve liked reading since you were at home?” Su Niannian smiled. But after hearing Huang Yingying’s words, she became even more certain that something was off.
In her past life, if Huang Yingying had truly enjoyed studying and had been reading high school textbooks, there was no way she wouldn’t have gotten into a university.
During the first year after the reinstatement of the college entrance exam, the questions weren’t difficult—one could even say they were rather simple.
Back then, Su Niannian had reviewed for less than two months and still managed to get into an ordinary university.
If it were the current Su Niannian, she was confident she could get into an even better one.
Huang Yingying’s sudden change made Su Niannian suspicious—could this woman have been reborn too?
At this thought, Su Niannian narrowed her eyes slightly.
She didn’t have any concrete evidence yet, but if Huang Yingying had really been reborn like her, could she have also brought some kind of advantage with her?
The greater the challenges before her, the stronger Su Niannian’s fighting spirit became. Whether it was Huang Yingying, Lu Xingguang, or Tao Chunhua—anyone who had wronged her in her past life—none of them would have an easy time in this one.
Her greatest goal in this reborn life was to be with Gu Nan as soon as possible and live a happy, blissful life.
And second, to make those who had hurt her in the past pay the price they deserved.
“Mm.” Huang Yingying responded softly, unwilling to say more, fearing that the more she spoke, the more mistakes she might make.
So, she simply continued reading.
However, Su Niannian was indeed overthinking things—Huang Yingying’s rebirth didn’t come with any special advantages.
By the time the sky had completely darkened, they had to light the kerosene lamp.
The village still didn’t have electricity, so there were no electric lights or anything of the sort.
Every household either went to bed as soon as it got dark or used candles or kerosene lamps.
Everything required money and ration tickets, so people who struggled just to get enough food wouldn’t waste money on lighting after dark.
Su Niannian and Song Zhaodi had already made their beds and lay down early.
On the other side, Gu Nan lay on his earthen kang, his eyes wide open.
He was thinking about everything that had happened today.
Earlier, when Gu Nan had returned home, his mother had talked to him for a while.
His mother had given Su Niannian a piece of six taels and five, asking her to help prepare some Chinese medicine.
Su Niannian had said that she was confident she could cure her own illness.
When Gu Nan heard this, he thought, no matter whether Su Niannian could truly cure his mother’s illness, the hope had already been sparked. Gu Nan wouldn’t extinguish it himself.
Even if the illness wasn’t cured, it didn’t matter. At least, during this time, his mother’s burden would be lighter.
As long as she lived, she could be a little happier.
If it could truly be cured, that would be an even more joyous thing.
Thinking about it… If Su Niannian could cure his mother, then his younger sister, his eldest brother…
Gu Nan didn’t dare to think further. He was afraid that the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.
After closing his eyes, a serene, beautiful face, radiating a strong, pure aura, appeared in front of him.
It was so close.
It felt as if he could even sense her breath.
Gu Nan’s lips curled upwards in a subtle smile.
With a faint trace of joy, his breathing gradually returned to calm, and he fell into a deep sleep.
On the other side, Su Niannian wasn’t so easily able to fall asleep.
The strange behavior she noticed in Huang Yingying earlier made Su Niannian feel that this life might not follow the same path as the last one.
Moreover, even though she was now seeing Gu Nan, this rough man was not so easy to approach.
He had too many concerns.
In her previous life, it was always Gu Nan who chased after her, and she simply accepted it without knowing how to quickly make him fall for her.
Thinking about the issues he was currently struggling with, Su Niannian could only deal with them one by one.
It was nothing more than family background, his mother’s lung disease, his eldest brother’s lame leg, and his sister’s frailty.
As for the issue of family background, Su Niannian naturally couldn’t handle it—this would only be resolved by 1978.
The rest, however, could likely be handled with Su Niannian’s medical skills and the spiritual spring water.
Sigh, Gu Nan, Gu Nan! You stubborn man, how can you be so hard to figure out? Truly annoying!
In her previous life, Su Niannian couldn’t figure out Gu Nan, but now that she had glimpsed him, she just couldn’t stop thinking about him, wanting to throw herself at him!
Unable to sleep, unable to sleep.
Su Niannian decided to check on the little dog in the space.
She got out of bed, grabbed a flashlight, and headed toward the bathroom.
It was safest to enter the space from the bathroom!
Su Niannian quickly slipped into the space. The sudden appearance of Su Niannian in the space startled the little dog.
The dog was actually quite alert, and Su Niannian’s unexpected arrival made it bark in surprise.
“Awwoo!”
“Awwoo?” The sound seemed less and less like a dog’s as it continued.
Su Niannian looked at the small creature in front of her.
Perhaps it could no longer be called a small creature. Was this… growth rate a little too fast?
It seemed more than twice the size it was this morning.
Not even a balloon could inflate this quickly.
The dog looked up, almost reaching Su Niannian’s thigh.
“Is it because you drank the spring water? Why are you growing so fast!”
This morning, it was only about the size of a bear dog; now, it has grown to the size of a husky.
If this continues… won’t it keep growing?
At first, the dog was indeed startled by Su Niannian’s sudden appearance.
But after seeing that it was Su Niannian, the dog pounced on her.
Knocking Su Niannian off balance.
“You, you have quite the strength. But you look… so fierce?”
Su Niannian seemed to have suddenly remembered something.
“Damn! You’re not a tiger, are you?”
Upon closer inspection, it really was. Those claws, the patterned fur, and those sharp eyes.
Su Niannian couldn’t help but rub her forehead. Where exactly had she gone wrong to think this thing was a puppy?
No wonder it seemed so cat-like earlier! It’s a tiger!