Reborn in 2006, I met Mr. Zhou from the past.

Su Fengnan looked at her, her tone becoming more serious: "Xiaoxia, I want to apologize to you first. I'm sorry."

"Sis, why are you apologizing? You didn't do anything wrong to me."

"Yes. As your older sister, I didn't set a good example for you. I started dating too early, which was wrong of me and it affected you as well."

She paused, then continued, "You know our family's situation. Dad is sick and it costs a lot of money to treat him. Mom is supporting the family all by herself; it's so hard for her. We can't hold her back. The only way we can repay our parents now is to study hard. I agreed to be with Yan Yun before because I had the idea of ​​dropping out of school. But after I got sick, I realized that we're not right for each other. Even if I drop out of school to work, I won't earn much money, which won't solve our family's urgent needs. Mom didn't tell us in detail how serious Dad's illness is. I was wrong before; I thought working would ease the burden. Actually, dropping out of school is the dumbest thing to do."

"So you don't like Yan Yun anymore?" Su Fengxia asked.

Su Fengnan nodded: "Mm."

"Sigh... Sister, Yan Yun likes you so much, I don't think he'll let go easily." Su Fengxia frowned slightly, her eyes filled with worry.

"It's okay, I'll handle it. We've only been together for a month, and we're so far apart, why are there so many entanglements?" Su Fengnan's tone was calm and resolute.

Seeing her sister's confidence, Su Fengxia felt a little relieved, but she still couldn't help but remind her, "Well, you must handle this well. No matter what, you must... protect yourself."

In fact, in her previous life, she didn't learn the whole story of her father's illness until more than a year after she dropped out of school.

She was initially diagnosed with uremia, which happened right before the high school entrance exam. The news was a huge blow to her, causing her to underperform on the exam and ultimately enter Zijiang No. 2 Middle School with the lowest score.

When the family found out, the uncles and aunts from other branches of the family chipped in money, some tens and some hundreds of yuan at a time. Everyone thought that Dad wouldn't make it past a year or two. My eldest uncle even went to a famous fortune teller in the county, who said that his time was up.

My mother refused to believe in superstitions and took my father everywhere to see traditional Chinese medicine doctors, as they couldn't afford Western medicine. Finally, an elderly traditional Chinese medicine doctor in his eighties cured him. It turned out he didn't have uremia at all, just kidney stones; the stones were just too big to pass. It took more than two years of this ordeal to fully recover.

In this life, she is determined to get her father diagnosed and cured as soon as possible, and she must go to another hospital for a second examination.

"Your most important thing right now is the high school entrance exam. Do your best. If you can get into the top high school, I'll take you with me when I visit my parents during the summer vacation."

"Really, sister?" Su Fengxia sat up abruptly from under the covers.

"Of course. Quickly cover yourself with the blanket, don't catch a cold, it gets chilly at night." Su Fengnan reached out to tuck the blanket around her. "On the condition that you do well on the exam."

"Sister... I might not be confident about getting into No. 1 High School." Su Fengxia deflated instantly.

"Then let's try for No. 2 High School. We'll be in the same school, and it will be easier for me to take care of you." Su Fengnan thought for a moment, then added, "But you still need to do your best to get into No. 1 High School, don't slack off."

She was going to visit her parents during the summer vacation not only to check on her father's illness, but also because she planned to start a business, though she couldn't say anything about it yet.

"Okay, go to sleep now, I'm going to wash up."

After washing up and lying in bed, Su Fengnan was wide awake, her eyes wide open in the dark night, her thoughts churning.

In the two days since her rebirth, although she has sorted out some things and made some plans, they are still not comprehensive enough.

Right now, the most important thing is still grades. In this last month of my junior year, the subject I need to catch up on is math; I must review it intensively. It would be even better if I could get some tutoring. Good grades on the final exams will make my summer money-making plan easier to implement and more likely to get my parents' support. Then, in my senior year, I can focus wholeheartedly on preparing for the college entrance exam without worrying about money.

Oh right, there's also the vocal music entrance exam, which I have to give up. It's too time-consuming and too expensive. In my past life, I begged my parents to support my vocal music studies, but now I realize how foolish I was. Vocal music is also a significant expense, and my mother is bearing the burden entirely on her own. It was precisely because of the immense pressure and the lack of support that I agreed to Yan Yun's offer in a daze, and even became willing to go with him.

Thinking of her former self, Su Fengnan felt utterly disgusted.

She had been studying vocal music for two years, and it would indeed be a pity to give it up, but in this life, she didn't want to be flamboyant anymore, and she didn't need to stand in front of the stage to gain recognition. In her previous life, when talent shows were all the rage, she might have been willing to stand out, but now, art was only suitable as a hobby.

She remembered that the internet would experience another boom in the next few years, with self-media, e-commerce, and mobile internet rapidly emerging, creating countless new sectors. For a girl like her, without background, connections, or capital, competing head-on with others would be too disadvantageous and likely to lead to grievances. If she started building her personal brand now, and accumulated a certain number of followers and connections, things would go much more smoothly.

In her past life, she even went to Guangzhou to take courses on IP development. Some top personal IPs can generate tens of millions in revenue for their companies in a year, making one person equivalent to an entire company. So now, the most important thing is to calm down and focus. If you blossom, the butterflies will come.

As for what specific field to work in, there are too many things she wants to do, so she doesn't set any limits for now, but her short-term goal is very clear—to earn money to support herself first.

After clarifying her goals and prioritizing tasks, the fog before her seemed to dissipate in the wind, and Su Fengnan's mind instantly cleared, filling her with enthusiasm for the future.

On the second night after her rebirth, she fell into a deep sleep with a bright smile on her face, and had no dreams all night.

.........

Monday, without fail, the flag-raising ceremony. The playground was a sea of ​​black, the students all dressed in black and white school uniforms, looking neat and imposing from a distance.

After finishing his summary on stage, the principal launched into his usual rambling, increasingly enthusiastic speech. First, he encouraged the graduating seniors who were about to take the college entrance exam, wishing them success. Then, he earnestly urged the first and second-year students to study hard... The audience was silently praying that everyone would leave soon; they were practically sick of hearing it.

As soon as the school bell rang and the word "Dismissed" finally fell, the students rushed to the classroom like children running wild.

The first class in the morning was English. The beautiful Ms. Xia was already waiting in the classroom, not giving anyone a chance to catch their breath, and started the class as soon as everyone arrived.

"Turn to page 58. You have five minutes to read through the short passage. We'll call on students to translate it later."

Five minutes later.

"Li Dan, translate the first paragraph."

Li Dan finished translating it, albeit haltingly, but the general meaning was correct.

"Next, Liu Fangfang, the first four lines of the second paragraph."

"For the last paragraph, Su Fengnan, you do it."

After Su Fengnan finished translating fluently, Teacher Xia nodded slightly: "It seems everyone has prepared beforehand, very good."

The rest of the lesson was explained in segments, and everything went smoothly.

As soon as the bell rang, Ms. Xia finished speaking and left promptly.

Su Fengnan let out a long sigh of relief, slumped onto the table, and buried her face in her arms, lost in thought. Having been reborn, she hadn't fully adjusted to this intense pace of classes.

Ning Xiaojun turned her head and saw her like this, then leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Susu, are you alright? I'm going to the restroom, do you want to come with me?"

Su Fengnan didn't look up and mumbled, "I'm not going, I'm going to take a nap."

"Okay, I'll go by myself then."

Ten minutes later, the school bell rang again.

The slender Chinese teacher walked into the classroom carrying a stack of notebooks, slammed them on the podium, and said: "Quiet down, take out your notebooks, and write down the two ancient poems and one ci poem we taught last time. After you're done, pass them around from back to front."

Su Fengnan secretly rejoiced that she had reviewed beforehand and passed the dictation test smoothly.