Chapter 44: [44] Freshmen Registration 2
As soon as her daughter praised her, Sun Rongfang’s face turned red, and she waved her hand shyly, “Not at all, not at all. Director, her aunt is my cousin, and their whole family are doctors, not me. I’m just an ordinary worker. My daughter is much more capable than I am.”
Director Wu laughed, deeply sensing the strong bond between mother and daughter, that sincere and touching kind, and nodded.
Later, Sun Rongfang took her daughter back to the hard seat carriage and spoke to her daughter intimately, “I think Director Wu is quite a good person, and he seems to like you as a student too. Maybe, in the future, you could consider working in their hospital. As for your aunt’s place, if they want you in the future, you can think about it, too.”
Her mother had only met a few doctors, so she loved whomever she met, fearing that her daughter might not find a job in the future. Xie Wanying couldn’t help but smile at her mother, gripping her mother’s arm tightly; for now, she just nodded to give her mother some peace of mind.
The train traveled for another day and finally arrived at Capital West Train Station. The immense flow of people at the Capital made Sun Rongfang gape in astonishment.
Too many people, all crammed together. Upon leaving the train station, the sight of bustling traffic and people packed like a swarm of bees left Sun Rongfang a little panicked, worried whether her daughter could survive in such a throng.
The more people, the greater the competition. That was Sun Rongfang’s first maternal instinct.
“Don’t rush to compete with others right away, okay? First, wait and see how things are,” Sun Rongfang whispered social tips to her daughter on the road.
“I got it, Mom. Let’s go to the university. Teacher Zhuang has already booked a guesthouse near my university for us,” Xie Wanying told her mother.
Since they had a lot of luggage, taking the bus might be a problem since people probably wouldn’t let them on board. Sun Rongfang decided to spend the money on a taxi, comforting her daughter, “Don’t worry, I’ve brought quite a lot of money with me. Your grandpa said, he wants you to have enough living expenses when you go to school, so you don’t have to work for a living. Studying medicine isn’t like other fields, you need to focus on your studies, without distractions.”
Last time, Xie Wanying’s grandpa had expressed this view over the phone, and she hadn’t expected it to be true. In her past life, she had not studied in the Capital but in a school near her hometown, where transportation, accommodation, and other expenses were much cheaper than in the Capital. Her mother and aunt had managed to put together some money through borrowing, and so she asked, “Mom, did you borrow the money from Auntie?”
“Yes. Your Auntie said she would lend ten thousand from her savings for your education. It’s okay, when her daughter gets into university, I’ll have saved up some money in a few years to pay her back, it’s all the same,” Sun Rongfang patted her daughter’s hand.
“Did mom borrow from anyone else?” Xie Wanying knew for sure that ten thousand wouldn’t be enough.
“Your eldest aunt sent some money over to support your education.”
Xie Wanying’s eldest aunt, Zhou Ruohua, was nearly eight years older than Zhou Ruomei, but like Ruomei, she usually had little contact with their cousin’s family. Zhou Ruohua lived in the provincial capital and had a much better economic situation than her sister. What had made her suddenly willing to get in touch and contribute financially now?
“When your eldest aunt heard that you were the top science student, she immediately sent the money over,” Sun Rongfang admitted candidly.
Xie Wanying instantly understood.
“It’s okay, when the time comes, Mom will save up the money to pay them back. You just focus on your studies and don’t worry about the money,” Sun Rongfang would definitely not let her daughter be burdened with these things and interrupt her studies; this was the only thing a poor mother could do for her child.