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

Chapter 450 Going to the provincial capital

Hua Chunli received an admission letter from university. His mother held a graduation banquet for him and invited all relatives, friends and villagers to come and have dinner.

Most people would not miss a good opportunity to eat. When the second aunt came over, she went straight to the kitchen and said in a sarcastic tone, "Sister-in-law, you must have spent a lot of money to host this banquet, right? You are the one who is suffering, but you really don't know how to feel sorry for it. My eldest brother's work in the mines is so dangerous and hard!"

Mother Hua smiled faintly, "You care so much about your eldest brother, so why don't you help pay for some of the money! It's not me who wants to host this graduation banquet, it's your eldest brother who insisted on showing off and hosting it, saying that he couldn't be with the children and that he owed them and just wanted to compensate them. He has money but can't spend it, and I have no choice. I asked him to give me more, but he was unwilling to do so. He was so defensive against me, even though he was obviously more wasteful than me!"

When Second Aunt heard that she was asked to pay, she pouted and went out. She was afraid that if she stayed in the kitchen any longer, she would have to pay or stay to work.

People from the brigade also came to congratulate Hua Chunli. After all, except for the educated youth in previous years, it has been eleven years since the resumption of the college entrance examination, and Hua Chunli is the first person to be admitted to university. Whether it is for her own family or for the village, it is the supreme honor!

The village also gave a red envelope as a reward and publicly promised that in the future, the village would give a red envelope to every young person who was admitted to university.

In the evening, Hua Chunli counted the money in the red envelope. It was only fifty yuan, but it was free, so she was not picky.

That day, Hua Xiali closed his textbook and saw Jian Nan staring at him. He felt a little nervous and a little surprised. He turned his head and looked around suspiciously, "Jian Nan, why are you looking at me? Is there anything strange about me?"

"No." Jian Nan held his chin with one hand and stared at Hua Xiali seriously. "Xia Li, I plan to apply for the postgraduate entrance examination at the end of the year and take the exam for the postgraduate program of Rose University."

Hua Xiali still has two years before she goes to college. By the time she is admitted to Rose University, he will be almost in his second year of graduate school. They can still be alumni for a while!
"Oh!" Hua Xiali responded, "I wish you success in getting admitted as a graduate student."

Thinking that I will have to go back soon, I guess I can only come here during the winter vacation. Although I can come during normal times, it is too rushed. I can only stay here for a longer time during the winter vacation.

"Xia Li, can I write to you after I return?" Jian Nan asked tentatively.

"Don't write to me." Hua Xiali shook his head and refused.

Jian Nan moved closer to Hua Xiali and said, "Why don't you let me write to you? Don't you want to contact me? Huh?"

Seeing Hua Xiali lowering his head with the tips of his ears turning red, Jian Nan stepped back a little. Don't provoke him too much. If you ignore him in the future, you will be in trouble.

"I will write to you every day after I get back." Without a better way to contact her, she could only rely on letters. What if he didn't write and she forgot about him?
Hua Xiali tore off a piece of paper from the manuscript, placed it in front of Jian Nan, then stood up and ran back to the room with the textbook in his arms.

Jian Nan picked up the manuscript paper and saw that it was actually a string of addresses. The corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise. The little girl said one thing and thought another. She said that she didn't want him to write letters, but she secretly wrote down the recipient address for him. She must be afraid that the letter would be sent to school and seen by others, right?

Hua Xiali went back to his room and waited for a while. When the heat on his face dissipated, he came out again, "Jian Nan, when you go back to the provincial capital, can I go with you?"

Jian Nan stared at her with wide eyes, feeling very excited.

"I want to submit my manuscript to a publishing house over there. If I go alone, I'm afraid that my influence will be insignificant and they will just throw away my manuscript without even looking at it." Decades later, my self wrote fifteen story books for the present her and also wrote down the order of submission, asking her to submit to a publishing house, so she decided to submit the first story this year.

Jian Nan was extremely surprised. He didn't expect that she could actually write an article. He readily agreed, "Of course, how about we leave the day after tomorrow? School is about to start, and I'm afraid you won't have enough time."

Hua Xiali's eyes lit up when he heard this, and then he nodded embarrassedly, "Thank you, I'm sorry to trouble you."

She knew in her heart that asking Jian Nan to take her to the publishing house was actually taking advantage of Jian Nan's identity. Jian Nan had a different identity and a high social status, so everyone would respect him. But she was just a high school student, and if she went to submit an article, people might think she was daydreaming!
"Then you pack up tomorrow, and I'll wait for you in town the day after tomorrow morning." Jian Nan said.

If the two of them set out at the same time and were seen by the villagers, there would definitely be gossip, and he didn't want her to be pointed at.

"Okay, thank you so much. I will definitely treat you to a meal when the matter is done." Hua Xiali said happily.

"Haven't you treated me to lunch for the entire summer?" Jian Nan also smiled and reached out to touch his face. "I've gained weight. I guess they won't recognize me when I go home."

"No, no." Hua Xiali shook his head hurriedly, "Nothing has changed. He's just as handsome as before."

"Handsome?" Jian Nan raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Do you think I'm handsome too?"

Hua Xiali glared at him shyly, then turned and ran back to her room, leaning against the door, her heart beating fast. She always felt that Jian Nan was too much to handle.

Jian Nan was in a great mood. He didn't expect that she also thought he was handsome. "Xia Li, I'll wait for you at the drop-off point in town the day after tomorrow morning. You don't have to rush. Just take your time."

On the morning of the appointed day, Hua Xiali went out with her schoolbag on her back. It was still August and the temperature was high, so she only needed to bring two sets of clothes for changing. She also had a lot of things stored in the space, so she could take them out quietly when the time came.

Before the minibus arrived at the parking lot in the town, Hua Xiali saw Jian Nan standing on the side of the road through the car window. She felt inexplicably touched. She didn't expect that someone other than her family would take her affairs so seriously.

When the car stopped, Hua Xiali got out of the car with his schoolbag on his back and walked in front of Jian Nan, "Jian Nan, I'm here."

"Have you had breakfast?" Jian Nan took Hua Xiali's schoolbag and hung it on his shoulder.

Hua Xiali nodded.

"Now that we've eaten, let's go straight to the train station!"

Jian Nan hailed a three-wheeled motorcycle, helped Hua Xiali onto it, and asked the driver to take them to the train station.

After buying the tickets at the train station, the two waited in the waiting room. When the time came, they checked their tickets and entered the station, found seats and sat down. Jian Nan asked Hua Xiali to sit inside by the window so that others could not touch her or disturb her.