Chapter 75: Chapter 75 Recurring Mistakes
“Uncle, there’s no hurry; I’m still young!” Xia Chuyi hurriedly said to Uncle Xia, “On my trip to Provincial City, I found out that city folks get married quite late… Plus, I plan to take the college entrance exam.”
“What?” Uncle Xia was genuinely surprised, “If you’re going to take the college entrance exam, why don’t you just go back to school? After all, you haven’t finished high school; you could go back and even get your diploma.”
Having a high school diploma in hand was, at that time, equivalent to being a bona fide intellectual.
Xia Chuyi smiled and shook her head, “Uncle, I plan to run a business while studying for my degree through self-study exams.”
Self-study for university wasn’t a spur-of-the-moment decision for her.
In her past life, she had studied under her master, absorbing the knowledge constantly, and her understanding of history was very solid.
After her master and his wife passed away one after the other, she inherited their legacy and opened a private kitchen.
Gradually gaining some fame, she entertained foreign guests who came to dine, and as a single woman free of trivial distractions, she began to study English in her spare time.
Once she had started, she discovered her real talent, which might well be languages.
She remembered how long she had joked about herself when her teachers complimented her back then.
She wasn’t worried about English and history, and with a bit of cramming, she could handle geography too; she had always been good at Chinese, but mathematics would require some effort, starting from scratch.
Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets their mind to it. Having made up her mind, she would not fear the hard work.
At worst, she would take the exams for a few more years.
Seeing her confidence, Uncle Xia finally nodded, “Alright, if you’ve decided, then I’ll support you.”
As long as she didn’t commit murder or arson, or break the law, Uncle Xia would probably support her unconditionally.
“Thank you, Uncle!” she expressed her gratitude sincerely.
“Why are you being polite to your Uncle?” Her head got a light tap as Uncle Xia pulled a displeased face.
“Got it!” Xia Chuyi touched her head.
“Speaking of which, Uncle, there’s something else I want to talk to you about,” Xia Chuyi suddenly became serious, “Uncle, I hope you’ll stop running the transport business.”
“What?” Uncle Xia was completely taken aback.
Clearly, he hadn’t expected Xia Chuyi to bring up the transport business.
“Uncle, hear me out,” Xia Chuyi said with utmost seriousness, “On my trip to the city, when I visited the military unit, I heard some news.”
Seeing her seriousness, Uncle Xia straightened up and listened attentively.
“Nowadays, the situation with road bullies is getting worse. Trains are still okay, but driving to transport goods like you do is too dangerous,” Xia Chuyi articulated each word clearly.
She remembered that in the following years, highway bandits would be one of the focuses of a serious crackdown.
So at this time, the situation must be severe; using this excuse to ask Uncle Xia to stop running the transport business should be reasonable and proper.
Uncle Xia raised his eyebrows, seemingly surprised that she was aware of such information, and after thinking for a moment, he seriously replied, “Chuyi, you’re right about the situation; I’m aware of it. But I’ve made sure everything along the way is taken care of; there shouldn’t be any mishaps…”
“It’s not about the odds, it’s about the uncertainty!” Xia Chuyi said with some urgency.
Uncle Xia might not have died at the hands of highway bandits, but he indeed died while running the transport business, and she did not want Uncle Xia to repeat the same fate in this life!