Chapter 171: Evil Intentions

Director Jiang of the County Education Bureau said, “Luo Qiao, actually, the teaching quality at our county high school is quite good, and we can also waive your tuition and fees. Why don’t you consider it?”

Teacher Cao smiled and said, “Luo Qiao, the City No. 1 High School will also waive your tuition and fees, and the top three students in each grade receive scholarships every semester.”

Luo Qiao bowed to Director Jiang and said, “Director Jiang, thank you for your kind offer. It’s closer to get to the city from Qingshan Village than to the county, and I have relatives in the city who can help if needed. I’m really sorry.

The buses from the commune to the county are all passing buses. I’ll be attending high school for three years, and I’ll be taking the bus quite often, but the bus schedules to the county are not very convenient.

If I go to high school in the county, I would either have to leave early or come back late, and the timing isn’t very suitable. It’s fine in the summer when it’s light early in the morning and not too late in the evening.

But in the winter, it becomes quite inconvenient, so I apologize and hope you understand.”

Director Jiang smiled and said, “Luo Qiao’s concerns are understandable. I wish you success in your studies at City No. 1 High School and hope you achieve even better results.”

Luo Qiao smiled and replied, “Thank you, Director Jiang.”

After seeing off the visitors, the village’s work assignments were almost finished for the day. Luo Qiao’s task was to weed the soybean field, and Auntie Qiao Lanlan had already fetched a hoe for her.

When Luo Qiao arrived, the remaining villagers asked, “What did those people come for?”

Luo Qiao smiled and said, “They came to deliver my acceptance letter.”

By the end of the morning, the whole village knew that Luo Qiao had been accepted into City No. 1 High School. Both the city, county, and commune schools had awarded scholarships, which were quite substantial, and the village was bustling with excitement.

Upon hearing the news, Gao Suhua had many villagers deliberately engage her in conversation, asking if she regretted it.

This stubborn girl really infuriated people and seemed to bring misfortune to the Zhao family. Gao Suhua shot a glare towards Luo Qiao from a distance, her face contorted in anger, and squinted her eyes.

‘Dream on about going to school!’

Meanwhile, Li Xiulan was also feeling down. She whispered to Gao Shunyi, “Is there no way to stop this?”

Gao Shunyi replied, “What can we do? ^[1]“unless we turn an uncooked rice into a cooked one” is a Chinese idiom, “生米煮成熟饭” (shēng mǐ zhǔ chéng shú fàn), which means to create a situation that cannot … Continue readingUnless we turn an uncooked rice into a cooked one.”

Gao Shunyi’s words seemed casual, but those who knew him well understood that he said it deliberately.

Upon hearing this, Li Xiulan had an idea. Luo Qiao lived in a very remote place, so if something were to happen, no one in the village would hear. As long as there was some evidence to catch that girl off guard, the plan would succeed.

Moreover, Luo Qiao, being a girl, probably wouldn’t dare to make a fuss. Li Xiulan sneered inwardly, thinking that this matter needed to be handled quickly. If Luo Qiao went off to school, the scholarship money might get spent.

Luo Qiao was unaware of their schemes, but she knew that today’s events couldn’t be kept secret and that some people would be unhappy. However, Luo Qiao was not someone to be trifled with.

Zhang Qiaoyan, standing nearby, looked at Luo Qiao’s back with a grim expression. She thought to herself that no one should think they could trample on her. Her calculating gaze even startled her older brother, Zhang Dongning.

Luo Qiao never would have imagined that simply receiving an acceptance letter would make so many people plot against her. But after all, she had survived for several months in a post-apocalyptic world.

If anyone dared to confront her, she wouldn’t hold back.

At noon, when the workday ended, all the villagers were discussing Luo Qiao’s situation. The Zhao family must be regretting their actions, and many in the village were gloating over their misfortune, enjoying the spectacle.