Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
"Sixth grade!"
An Mingji shouted loudly.
His emotions were surging, and his body trembled.
"Sister Jin, can I really go back to school?"
Tears glistened in An Mingji’s eyes, but they did not fall. This was the first time since Gu Jin’s rebirth that she saw him so emotional.
She reached out to gently touch the corner of An Mingji’s eyes, her voice full of compassion, "Yes, I promise you can go to school, finish middle school, go to high school, and even college."
The tears in An Mingji’s eyes slipped out and ran down his bruised face.
Not wanting anyone to see him cry, he rushed into Gu Jin’s embrace, trembling and weeping silently.
He wasn’t this emotional even when he was adopted because, deep down, he always kept a way out, assuming that even if adopted, he could still be abandoned, so he didn’t dare to rely too much on it.
But now, Gu Jin’s plans and her promise finally broke An Mingji’s psychological defenses.
Gu Jin held him, gently patting his back, speaking softly, "Once we get to Wanhai City, I will arrange for you to go to school. As long as you study hard, I promise you’ll finish college."
"Thank you, thank you, Sister Jin—"
An Mingji choked out his thanks.
Gu Jin held him, patting his back softly. Perhaps it was her gentle touch that made An Mingji fall asleep without him realizing it.
The child’s thick eyelashes still fluttered slightly, indicating that his sleep wasn’t entirely peaceful.
Gu Jin continued to gently pat his back, and only after he was sound asleep did she carefully place An Mingji back on the bed, covering him with the only blanket in the room, and tenderly wiping away the tears on his face.
She did not tell An Mingji that the cost of moving to Wanhai City for schooling was astronomical.
Paying for a place at Wanhai City First Middle School was the biggest expense, an enormous sum without which it was impossible to get in, and the required bribe was also not a small amount.
Now she was penniless, responsible for An Mingji’s schooling in the city, and their future living expenses.
Even so, Gu Jin was determined to go to high school in Wanhai City. The knowledge available in the city was extensive, offering a different quality of education. She needed a high starting point for her future plans and to face the Zhen Family in Beijing.
She believed that two years later, the Zhen Family would come again, but she would not leave with them like in her past life.
She needed her own advantage; she had to make money, a lot of money, to avoid being used as a pawn again.
These years, the stock market in Shenzhen was crucial. As long as she seized the opportunity, she was sure to make a fortune.
And the Wanhai City’s stock market of the early nineties made many millionaires. Since she returned to this era, how could she not seize such a good opportunity?
However, all of this required money, startup capital.
Gu Jin tucked in the corner of the blanket around An Mingji’s neck, got up, and left the room.
Money, she would earn it. In this era full of business opportunities, as long as she was bold and seized them, she would earn the capital she needed.
There were more people in the courtyard than before, with many unfamiliar faces.
Gu Jin knew that a new group of villagers had come to buy meat.
She walked up to her uncle, glanced at the bloody wild boar meat, and spoke, "Uncle, give me the pig’s head, intestines, and liver."
"What do you want these for? If you want to eat meat, let your uncle cut you a good piece."
Chen Hong, who was collecting money nearby, spoke without looking up.
Gu Jin: "I just want these; I plan to make braised stew."