To marry into the family in place of his brother? Impossible!

Uncle Li pondered for a moment and said, "This actually happened when Jin Huan was in high school. You know Jin Huan's mother was from the city, and his father, well, let's not talk about him."

Anyway, after Jin Huan's grandmother passed away, although Jin Huan was nominally taken away, no one transferred his school registration, so Jin Huan still lived in the county during the period of taking the college entrance examination!

Upon hearing this, Luo Qingyi frowned slightly: "So, the Jiang family didn't send him to school in Jiangcheng back then?"

"No, he stayed in the county; he's still attending the county high school!"

A hint of anger flickered between Luo Qingyi's brows. She knew the Jiang family didn't care about Jiang Jinhuan, but she didn't expect them to be this indifferent.

The difficulty of studying in Jiangcheng and getting into Jiangcheng University is completely different from getting into Jiangcheng University in such a remote place.

Students in Jiangcheng enjoy various benefits, and with the difficulty of the exam papers, it is relatively easy for them to get into Jiangcheng University.

However, there are quota restrictions for these remote towns in other provinces.

Getting into this world-renowned university is incredibly difficult; you have to be one of the top students in the county or even the city.

Moreover, Jiang Jinhuan applied for a major that is ranked highly in the world, which makes it even more difficult.

The fact that the Jiang family didn't care about Jiang Jinhuan's studies and future at all is chilling.

Uncle Li said, "Back then, Jin Huan didn't have much money in the county. I heard he had to give up evening self-study to work outside, just to barely make ends meet..."

Luo Qingyi clenched her hands tightly, and her eyes reddened.

High school isn't free; food, clothing, and accommodation are all free.

Unexpectedly, the Jiang family wouldn't even provide the most basic living expenses.

Uncle Li continued, "If things continued like this, Jin Huan's body definitely wouldn't be able to take it. Fortunately, one of Jin Huan's classmates came to his aid at that time!"

"Hmm? Classmate?"

"Yes, because Jin Huan has excellent grades, that classmate asked him to help her with her studies every day. I've even met that girl; she's quite pretty. I heard she's the daughter of a businessman in the county, and she's quite wealthy!"

"A female classmate!?"

"Yes, it was a female classmate. I heard that this female classmate also got into Jiangcheng University. At that time, no, all of us neighbors could tell that Jin Huan's female classmate had a bit of a crush on Jin Huan."

We all thought that Jin Huan would eventually end up with this female classmate, but who would have thought that in the end, for some reason, the two of them seemed to break up.

When I went to the county that time, I saw that female classmate with a boy I didn't know. The boy was very intimate with her.

Jin Huan and that female classmate kept their distance, but I don't know what happened between them.

Later, after Jin Huan finished his exams and left, that female classmate came back here. I think she still had feelings for Jin Huan, but unfortunately…”

After saying this, Uncle Li looked at Luo Qingyi and said, "I'm not saying this to speak ill of Jin Huan. I think Jin Huan doesn't seem to have any feelings for this female classmate. It's just that we feel it's a bit of a pity!"

Don't overthink it. I can tell that Jin Huan really likes you; the way he looks at you is different!

Luo Qingyi said, "Don't worry, I won't overthink it. On the contrary, I should thank that female classmate. If it weren't for her, Jin Huan might not have been able to get into Jiangcheng University!"

Looking at Luo Qingyi's sincere expression, Uncle Li took a drag of his cigarette and said, "You're a straightforward girl; Jin Huan made the right choice!"

Luo Qingyi stood up and said, "Uncle Li, I'll head back now!"

"No rush, go back and tell Jin Huan to come to my house for dinner tonight!"

"Okay, I'll tell Jin Huan!"

Luo Qingyi returned home and saw Jiang Jinhuan tidying up the furniture. She felt a pang of sadness and went up to hug him around the waist.

Jiang Jinhuan was taken aback: "Qingyi, what's wrong?"

"It's okay, I just blame myself for appearing in your life too late!"

Jiang Jinhuan looked completely bewildered.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Jin Huan asked.

"I heard about your high school days from Uncle Li today!"

"High school? What happened in high school? Nothing special!" Jiang Jinhuan scratched his head. He thought about it carefully and realized that there didn't seem to be anything special about high school.

"What's the name of the girl who helped you?"

"A female classmate? Oh, you mean Chen Ling Shuang! She really helped me a lot back then, and I'm very grateful to her!"

"and then?"

"And then? What?" Jiang Jinhuan asked, puzzled.

Chen Ling Shuang's grades were indeed not very good at the time, so her father personally approached him and asked him to help his daughter improve her grades.

He put in a lot of effort to help Chen Ling Shuang improve her grades.

It's a win-win situation.

"She chose a different major from me in college, and I rarely saw her during that time!"

Luo Qingyi asked, "Didn't she ever try to contact you during college?"

Jiang Jinhuan thought for a moment: "I did look for her. My roommate told me that she did come looking for me a few times, and I think I ran into her on the street later, but she didn't say much!"

Luo Qingyi looked at Jiang Jinhuan and asked, "She was so good to you back then, weren't you tempted?"

Jiang Jinhuan was taken aback for a moment, then said, "Qingyi, back then I was just a worthless poor boy who struggled to even eat. Do you think she would have fallen for me?"

Seeing Jiang Jinhuan's self-deprecating expression, Luo Qingyi shook her head speechlessly, "Jinhuan, you have no idea just how outstanding you are!"

Meanwhile, news of Jiang Jinhuan's return gradually spread throughout the village.

At that moment, in a courtyard, a young man scratched his messy hair and asked, "Mom, you said Jiang Jinhuan is back?"

"Yeah, look at Jiang Jinhuan. He's always been a good student, and now he's been admitted to Jiangcheng University. I heard he even brought back a wife who's as beautiful as an angel. And look at you? What can you do besides work in a factory?"

The young man scoffed and said, "That kid has gone stupid from studying. Didn't the Chen family's daughter take a liking to him? But he's only focused on studying. Even outsiders like us can see that the Chen family's daughter is interested in him, but he hasn't reacted at all."

Especially at graduation, the Chen family's daughter bought him a gift—an expensive suit—while giving him only simple gifts to everyone else. Wasn't the implication obvious? Guess what that kid did?"

"How did you do it?"

"Hehe, he immediately contacted the seller to return the suit and also returned the money to the Chen family's daughter. The daughter didn't need his little bit of money."

Since that day, the Chen family's daughter probably gave up. Soon, other boys were with her. Jiang Jinhuan wasted such a good opportunity. If I were him, I'd already have a child by now!