Back to the 1990s: Holding the spiritual spring and striving for a well-off life

Jian Nan was carrying a pot full of boiled fish fillets, so it was inconvenient to use a flashlight. Hua Xiali used a flashlight to send him back. When they reached the alley next to his uncle's house, Hua Xiali lowered his voice and said quietly, "Jian Nan, don't say anything when you go back. If your relatives ask, just say we caught a fish."

Jian Nan nodded, "Don't worry, I won't cause any trouble for you."

Whether in the city or in the countryside, there are always people who like to be jealous of others. If people knew that he and Hua Xiali harvested several hundred kilograms of fish in one afternoon, it would be hard to guarantee that people would not ask them to hand over the fish.

Now is an era where everyone relies on their own abilities. If you want to eat fish, just go catch it yourself. The river is there, and the fish are there. Why should we ask them to hand over the fish?
When Hua Xiali arrived at the door of Jian Nan's relative's house, Jian Nan knocked on the door. Someone inside responded and Hua Xiali turned and left.

Jian Nan's relative turned on the lights in the house, then came out to open the door. Seeing Jian Nan coming back with something fragrant, the dazed person instantly woke up.

Jian Nan brought the boiled fish fillet to the table, and the uncle asked curiously, "What is this? Where did it come from?"

"I went fishing with Xia Li this afternoon and caught a fish. Then my aunt cooked the fish and divided it between Xia Li and me. I brought back my half." Jian Nan said.

The aunt looked at Jian Nan with a smile, "Jian Nan, you act like you grew up in Xia Li's house every day. Today, you didn't come back until almost dawn. Do you like Chun Li or Xia Li?"

A blush flashed across Jian Nan's cheeks. She said nothing, then knocked on everyone's door to wake them up and ask them to come over to eat fish.

Everyone picked up chopsticks and came to eat. After tasting a piece, they were all impressed by the deliciousness of the fish.

The aunt decided to ask Hua's mother how such delicious fish was cooked, so that they could eat such delicious fish anytime in the future.

Fish is the most common thing in the countryside. Not only can you catch fish in the ditches, you can even catch fish in the fields. But not many people eat it. This may have a lot to do with the fact that people don’t know how to cook it and there are no seasonings.

Everyone was standing at the dining table eating fish, while Jian Nan went back to his bedroom, lying on the bamboo bed, looking at the dim light bulb above, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.

After the fish fillets at home were marinated for two days and were well-seasoned, Hua's mother took out a portion of them, spread them on a dustpan, and then covered them with an old tent. At this time, the flies were particularly fierce and could lay countless fly eggs in a short time. Covering them with the tent would be much better and the fish fillets would not be wasted.

Hua's mother dried the fish pieces in batches because she was afraid that others would find out that they had secretly caught so many big fish, and she was also afraid that flies would lay eggs in the fish and waste the fish. By drying them in batches, even if there was waste, only part of the fish would be wasted, not all of it.

However, the sun in August is very strong. After a while, the moisture on the fish pieces will be dried up. Just turn them over and dry them in the sun for a day, and you don’t have to worry about the fish pieces not being able to keep.

Soon it was mid-August. One morning, the brigade's radio called out, "Comrade Hua Chunli, come to the brigade as soon as possible. Comrade Hua Chunli, come to the brigade as soon as possible."

Hua Xiali felt that it should be the admission letter that came, and excitedly ran to the brigade headquarters with Hua Chunli. Sure enough, they saw the post office staff sitting astride the bicycle waiting.

"Is that Hua Chunli?" the post office staff asked. "Yes, I am." Hua Chunli nodded, and then hurriedly handed over her household registration booklet. The admission letter was of great importance, and they could not be careless. They had to make sure that it was the real person before giving it to them.

Seeing the words "Qingyuan University" on the admission letter, Hua Xiali was so excited, "Sister, you were admitted to Qingyuan University, it's amazing, this is the best university in our Guizhen City!"

Hua Chunli smiled embarrassedly, took the admission letter and household registration booklet, and went back with Hua Xiali. As soon as they returned to the village, everyone knew that Hua Chunli had been admitted to the best university in their city. It could be said that he had made a great success.

Hua's mother was very happy when she saw Hua Chunli's admission letter. She then handed the letter to Hua Xiali and said, "Xia Li, take it to your room and hide it."

Hua Xiali and Hua Chunli were both very surprised, "Why?"

"Now everyone knows that Chunli was admitted to university. What if someone is jealous of Chunli's easy life and comes to steal his admission letter and tear it up? They will never think that we would put Chunli's admission letter in Xia Li's room. We are using deception to gain advantage in war." Hua's mother said with a smile.

Did this happen in your previous life?
She no longer remembers.

But she thought it would be better to be cautious.

"Mom, you are so smart. I will keep it for my elder sister for a while. I will give it to her when she reports to school." Hua Xiali took Hua Chunli's admission letter with a smile. After taking it into the room, he put the admission letter directly into the space. No matter where he put it, it would be safer than putting it in the space.

After Hua Chunli received the admission letter, she became much more cheerful and relaxed. Although she went to the school to check her scores after the scores came out, she could not feel at ease until she received the admission letter. Only when everything was confirmed did Hua Chunli feel at ease.

Jian Nan now seems to have grown up in Hua Xiali's house. He comes every day in the morning and does not go back until the afternoon when Hua Xiali is busy. He really wants to accompany Hua Xiali to work, but Hua Xiali has a secret and would not let him go with him, so he reluctantly goes back to his relatives' house.

There were some people in the village who were nosy and of course jealous, and they spread the word quietly in the village that Jian Nan had taken a fancy to one of the Hua sisters.

Everyone thinks that he is more likely to fall in love with Hua Chunli because Hua Chunli has been admitted to university and the two of them are more compatible.

But some people think that he has a crush on Hua Xiali. It is impossible for a family to have two college students, right? If Hua Xiali fails to get into college in two years, she will definitely have to go out to work. Instead of going out to work so hard, it is better to marry Jian Nan and live a good life as a young lady. Moreover, Jia Wenju might really sell her daughter for fame and fortune, and let Hua Xiali tie Jian Nan tightly.

If Jian Nan likes Hua Chunli, he will have to wait for four years. What man is willing to wait that long?

Of course, these were all discussed quietly in private. No one dared to go to Hua Xiali's house. After all, Jian Nan stayed at Hua Xiali's house every day, and they were afraid of being punished by Jian Nan!

They all envied the relative of Jian Nan's family. In fact, they were not related at all, just a little bit related. But he had a relative as rich as Jian Nan, so he would definitely be very successful in the future. (End of this chapter)