"Get the hell out of here! Why did you have to come now of all times? Are you just trying to show off how successful my Ranran is?"

Liu Yuelan tearfully recounted, "Back then, my family simply couldn't afford to raise a child, and I had no choice. Now that our family's situation has improved, I miss my daughter so much."

"Who is your daughter? Dream on. If your family isn't well-off, why did you have a boy so quickly? You just wanted a boy and abandoned her because you didn't like that she was a girl."

Liu Yuelan's expression stiffened, and she forced a smile, saying, "There's no such thing as a mother and daughter holding a grudge overnight. I was wrong back then. Even if you don't acknowledge me as your mother, you can't treat me like an enemy!"

"I don't treat you as an enemy, just a stranger. Don't come here pretending to look at me anymore. Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. I'd rather give my money to a beggar than give you a single penny."

"Aren't you afraid of being talked about behind your back for treating me like this?"

"Are you sick? You abandoned me without fear of being struck by lightning, and now you're saying I'm afraid of being talked about behind my back."

Grandma Yao was too lazy to listen to her anymore, so she picked up a bucket of manure and threw it out.

"My Ranran said she doesn't recognize you as her mother. Are you looking for a beating? Get lost!"

Liu Yuelan screamed.

Yao Feiran gave Grandma Yao a thumbs up.

Liu Yuelan finally left, but the villagers basically knew who Yao Feiran's biological mother was. Everyone knew what Liu Yuelan was thinking; she just wanted to acknowledge Yao Feiran as her father because he was successful.

Grandma Yao said to the neighbors, "Back then, Liu Yuelan went to the city to visit relatives and just gave birth. When she came back, the baby was fine, but a few days later, she said the baby had died. It turned out she had abandoned the baby. And all these years she has known that Ranran is with us, but she deliberately didn't come over."

Zhang Xiuying also looked down on such people: "She heard that Ranran went to the provincial team, so she wanted to come and claim kinship. Her three daughters dropped out of school and got married early. The men they married were not very good. I heard that as long as the bride price is high, they will accept it."

"Luckily, Ranran wasn't at their house."

Liu Yuelan felt increasingly wronged as she walked down the street and people pointed and whispered about her. When she got home, Zhou Yonggang found out that she had gone to see Yao Feiran again, and the couple had another big argument, which provided quite a spectacle for onlookers.

After returning home, Yao Feiran underwent an internal selection process and was chosen by the coaching team to participate in the Group B competition of the next Provincial Games. Group B is the junior group.

She also has a new coach.

It's Zhang Tianxia.

"Surprised? It's me again. From now on, I'll be your main coach."

"Coach, you must have some powerful connections. You actually got transferred."

Yao Feiran is now a rising star in the provincial team. Her record is very impressive and consistent, and many people want to become her head coach.

Zhang Tianxia rolled her eyes: "What are you talking about? I got all this through my own hard work. You'll be participating in the championships next year, and the National Games will be in two years. You'll be 16 by then, so try to participate in the official competitions."

The National Games is currently the highest-level competition in China. Participating in the official competition means competing in the adult group against athletes from all over the country for first place.

"Understood, Coach."

Yao Feiran lay on the chair with a detached expression, lost in thought.

Looking at her nonchalant demeanor, Zhang Tianxia felt a long-lost sense of familiarity.

A few months later, the college entrance examination finally arrived. Most of the educated youth in the village participated, while those who were already married with children and were too old gave up the exam.

Wang Yuhe took this exam very seriously and went to the county town with everyone.

After the college entrance examination, Yao Gulian estimated her score and applied directly to Beicheng University. Yao Cheng's score was not as high, so he applied to a university in the provincial capital.

As the college admission notices arrived one after another, the Yao family became the most envied people in the village. Both of their children were admitted to university and became college students, and they would be city dwellers from now on!

Many people gathered around the Yao family home. The Yao family home has been renovated and is now clean and bright, with candies and peanuts on the table.

"Girl, I really envy you. How did you raise your children? They're all so successful."

Grandma Yao said proudly, "There's no secret to it. We just make sure they study hard, especially the girls. Both of my granddaughters are very filial and send money back home often. Yao Cheng is a restless kid; if it weren't for his sister keeping an eye on him, he wouldn't have done so well on the exam."

Some families who didn't let their daughters go to school are now regretting it. They've all become city dwellers and will be employed by the government in the future. Isn't that better than getting married?

"My daughter used to have such good grades, but her in-laws said that it's useless for girls to study. Now she'll just end up like us, digging in the fields for the rest of her life."

Grandma Yao also sighed with emotion: "It's all thanks to that child, Ranran. She insisted on letting Gulian study and even collected college entrance exam review materials for her. We didn't know anything about these things."

"I heard Ranran saved Yuhe a few years ago?"

"Yes, since Ranran came, our family has been doing better and better. Ranran is our family's lucky star."

The villagers nodded in agreement, while one sneered, "Some heartless people abandoned their daughters, and now their lives are getting worse and worse. Who knows how much they regret it now."

"What's the use of regretting it now? Ranran is sensible and doesn't acknowledge them at all."

The crowd burst into laughter.

Among the crowd were Li Yuelan's relatives, who told her these words, and Li Yuelan was so angry that she couldn't eat that day.

Not long after, Yao Feiran also returned. She was currently busy with training and only stayed for a short time. She gave some gifts and then went back to training.

In the following two years, Yao Feiran participated in the provincial track and field championships, winning three championships. She then participated in the national track and field regional competitions and the national track and field games, eventually winning two sprint championships in the 13-14 age group and breaking the adult group record in the 200-meter sprint.

As for the relay race, Yao Feiran was the fourth runner. By the time the baton reached her, the other fourth runners had already crossed the finish line.

Even if she could teleport, she still wouldn't be able to win the championship and would have to give up in disappointment.

She gradually began to emerge, appearing in newspapers as a rising star, and even briefly appeared on the provincial television station for a few seconds. However, since the Yao family didn't have a television at home, they didn't tell them.

Not long after the National Track and Field Games ended, Zhang Tianxia looked at her strangely.

"What's wrong, Coach?"

"They said they're going to transfer you to the national team."

"So fast."

"You've broken the national record, so next time you'll probably get special permission to compete in the adult category."

"Can you be a coach for the national team? I have social anxiety and I'm not used to being coached by others."

Zhang Tianxia's face darkened: "What do you think? I bet you're just afraid the other coaches won't let you slack off."

He finally managed to get into the provincial team through connections, but the other team member went directly to the national team. No matter how great his connections were, he couldn't get into the national team.

"Goodbye then, Coach. I'll miss you."

"I don't believe you'll miss me, but I still wish you a bright future and hope you'll become the pride of Qingyou Province."

Although Yao Feiran has a somewhat rebellious personality, Zhang Tianxia feels more proud of her. Yao Feiran's achievements are far more than that; even in Beicheng, she is the most outstanding one.

It just so happens that Yao Gulian is in Beicheng. She seems to have chosen the physics department, so we can get together.

Yao Shengli and his wife arrived quickly. As guardians, they signed some documents. Wang Yuhe exclaimed in surprise, "My goodness, why are you going to Beicheng again? How did you rise so fast? What have you been doing?"

"Never mind that, you don't watch the game anyway."

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