Chapter 142: Taking the High School Entrance Exam

Yuan Weicheng was a bit worried and repeatedly reminded Luo Qiao to call them if anything happened. He wrote down the phone numbers and addresses for both his home and workplace for her.

In fact, the reason Luo Qiao and Yuan Weicheng got along so well in such a short time was because of Grandpa Yuan’s efforts. While at the farm, he frequently talked to Luo Qiao about his family and their matters.

After returning to Beijing, he would talk about Luo Qiao every day. However, what surprised Yuan Weicheng this time was that Luo Qiao’s personality was quite different from what Grandpa Yuan had described.

However, now that Luo Qiao has left the Luo family and is no longer constrained, she probably lives more genuinely and freely. Before, she likely had to constantly endure and suppress herself. Yuan Weicheng imagined a scenario in his mind.

Gao Baozhu stood on the other side of the bridge with a luggage bag, waiting for Yuan Weicheng. This had been agreed upon yesterday to avoid the village people gossiping.

After seeing Yuan Weicheng off, Luo Qiao also went to work.

Today, she was still at the large warehouse, which she didn’t mind. Her foot was fine now, and working in the warehouse meant she didn’t have to work under the sun, which was less strenuous than working in the fields. During this season, this was considered the easiest job.

At noon, Luo Qiao told the captain that she would need to go to school tomorrow and would need to take two days off to take the high school entrance exam.

When she went home at noon, she first stopped by her house to pick up two sets of clothes she had made for Shitou.

In the morning, Lu Yichen had already retrieved the divorce agreement signed by Shitou’s mother, Sun Mei, from the old woman of the Sun family. He also went to the commune police station’s household registration department to complete the guardianship transfer procedures. From now on, Shitou would have no ties with the Sun family.

When Shitou saw the clothes Luo Qiao brought over, he touched them lovingly and said, “I haven’t worn new clothes in a long time, not since my dad returned to the city.

My mom has been extremely frugal, always thinking about saving money for when we follow him to the city, where the expenses would be high. She always thought it was necessary to have some money on hand for emergencies. But I never expected that my uncles would end up benefiting from it instead.”

Luo Qiao said, “Shitou, you have me now. Some things need to be let go. If you keep holding on to them, you won’t find happiness.”

Shitou nodded, “I’m just lamenting my fate and my mom’s misfortune.”

Lu Yichen came in and interrupted, “I’ve finished washing the rice. How much water should I add? For the time being, let’s cook here; it’s too much trouble to carry the food back and forth.”

Luo Qiao thought for a moment and agreed. If they had to carry food back and forth for every meal, it would indeed be troublesome.

From that day on, Luo Qiao temporarily cooked at Lu Yichen’s place. They agreed that once Shitou’s burn healed, she would go back to cook at her own place.

The next day, she went to the commune middle school early and met with her homeroom teacher, Teacher Ning.

When Teacher Ning saw Luo Qiao, he asked about her recent study progress and had her fill out a form. He then said, “It would be best if you could come again tomorrow afternoon to check your exam room and seat.”

Luo Qiao agreed, thanked him, and then left the school.

She went back and resumed work at the large warehouse. The next afternoon, after finishing her tasks early, she made another trip to the commune middle school to check the exam venue before returning to the village.

The two days of exams ended quickly, and they weren’t very difficult. Thinking about it, she felt confident that entering No. 1 High School shouldn’t be a problem.

When Luo Qiao returned to work, many people asked why she hadn’t been working the past two days. Luo Qiao smiled and replied, “I had some personal matters to attend to.”

Since it would take some time for the scores to be released, Luo Qiao didn’t want to mention that she had taken the entrance exam yet, to avoid unnecessary trouble.

However, things didn’t go as planned. A few days later, rumors spread through the village about Luo Qiao participating in the entrance exam.