296 Hong Xia’s Story
“Yes, our family is quite difficult, but she’s a star student. Without her, the few of us would probably fail.” Le Yao nodded. “She’s a very enthusiastic girl.”
Qiao Qiao nodded too. “Auntie, Hong Xia is a very motivated person. Besides, even when facing rich people like us, she has never been insecure. She’s very positive.”
“Darling Qiao, it’s rare for you to give such a high evaluation.” Qiao Zi smiled. “In that case, let them come over. I’ll take a look too. If it’s really good, we can become close friends in the future.”
Le Yao sent a message to the group.
The few people in the group immediately exploded. No one said no.
Half an hour later, Qian Meiqi was the first to run in. “Auntie Qiao, I want to take a photo with you…”
Soon, Song Qiaoqiao, Wang Xia, and Hong Xia arrived.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Hong Xia entered, her tears fell.
“Aiya, how scary am I? I actually made the little girl cry?” Qiao Zi teased.
“Beautiful big sister, don’t you remember me?” Hong Xia hurriedly wiped her tears. “Six years ago, in Jinghong County, An Province…”
Qiao Zi was stunned for a moment before her eyes suddenly widened. “You’re that little tanned girl?”
Hong Xia sniffed. “It’s me, beautiful big sister. I’ve been paying attention to you all these years, but I didn’t have the chance to see you. I didn’t expect you to be Qiao Qiao’s biological aunt…”
“Aunt, what’s going on? Why do I feel like the two of you have a story?” Qiao Qiao couldn’t help but ask.
“I’ll tell you.” Hong Xia took a tissue and wiped her nose. “Our village is in the mountains. Although the scenery is very good, we’re very poor. There’s no school in the village, so if we wanted to go to school, we had to climb two mountains every day. But even so, not all children can afford to go to school… Six years ago, my father broke his leg when he was picking herbs. My mother’s health wasn’t good, and my brother was still young. The only way out for me at that time was to drop out of school and work…”
“After making the decision, I hid on the hill and cried that day. I happened to meet a beautiful big sister… Hehe, I have to call her my auntie now. Auntie Qiao was filming a movie over there. She discovered me and told me that the difficulties were temporary. The country would get better and better, and the lives of the people would get better and better. However, if I wanted to get better, I had to study hard. Only knowledge could change my life… Then, Auntie Qiao got someone to send my father to the county city’s hospital. She even got the people from the Zi Hua Fund under her name to contact me and continue to sponsor me to get into university…”
“Later on, I also found out that the Zi Hua Fund had set up a support point on our side to help the villagers in the mountains sell the mountain goods… They even helped many children like me on our side.”
“Auntie Qiao, I worked very hard and didn’t disappoint you. I was the top scorer in the middle school examination back then and then the top scorer in the college entrance examination in An Province. I remember you saying that you liked Xiling City very much in the city in the country, so I took the exam at Xiling Jiao Tong University. Now, I’ve also received a full scholarship from the school…”
“Good kid.” Qiao Zi had done too much charity work and couldn’t remember who she had helped at all. However, when Hong Xia said that, she naturally remembered. She stood up and went over to hug Hong Xia. “The tanned and scrawny little girl back then has become a beautiful girl now. She even became friends with Qiao Qiao and Lan. This is fate.”