Her attire stood out strikingly among the villagers.
The young kids at the table all looked at her with eyes filled with envy.
Aunt Wang, with a look of pride, went around greeting others with Wang Lulu in tow.
Then she sat down at the same table as Chi Gui.
Wang Lulu approached the table, glanced at Chi Gui, and saw her still dressed in a simple T-shirt and jeans, hardly any makeup on her face—she hadn’t changed much since she left the village.
Wang Lulu’s expression softened slightly, and whether intentionally or unintentionally, she sat down beside Chi Gui.
As soon as she sat down, the villagers swarmed with questions out of curiosity.
"Lulu, how do you usually study to get into Huaxia University?"
Wang Lulu smiled modestly and replied, "Just regular study methods... Honestly, Huaxia University isn’t that hard to get into if you get the methods right; it’s quite simple."
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Another auntie chimed in, "What’s Capital City like? Is it as grand and majestic as it appears on TV? I heard Huaxia University is the highest institution in our country! Only geniuses can get in! Is it different from other schools, too?"
Wang Lulu pulled out her phone and started showing photos stored on it to the surrounding people, leaving the group—who had only ever traveled as far as Nancheng—awestruck.
Especially the photo of her standing in front of Huaxia University’s gate, which made the other two sixteen-year-olds at the table’s eyes heat up with longing.
One of the kids looked up to Wang Lulu admiringly, "Sister Lulu, you’re so incredible! I want to study like you and strive to get into Huaxia University!"
To these high school students, the students from Huaxia University were like idols.
Wang Lulu smiled and tousled the kid’s hair, "Then work hard. I’ll be waiting for you at Huaxia University. If there’s anything you don’t understand, you can ask me."
After speaking, she glanced at Chi Gui as if casually and asked with a smile, "Chi Gui, which university are you attending now?"
Wang Lulu had never liked Chi Gui.
Despite both of them being fatherless, Chi Gui was always pampered by her grandmother, never having to work the fields, while she had to toil in the fields every day with her mother.
Even with studying, Chi Gui always solved math problems several times faster than she did.
Wherever Chi Gui was, Wang Lulu could never get the teacher’s praise.
Eventually, Wang Lulu barely managed to get into a second-tier college, while Chi Gui just messed around outside after high school, and Wang Lulu finally surpassed Chi Gui.
But before Wang Lulu could enjoy her victory for even two years, Aunt Wang revealed that a wealthy family had claimed Chi Gui as their own!
Wang Lulu was consumed with jealousy over Chi Gui’s good fortune!
Chi Gui had never worked hard, attending only high school, yet a rich family came to acknowledge her as their own, laying a path for her future?
Whereas she had to struggle through studies to only get into a second-tier college!
But now, seeing Chi Gui’s attire, which did not match a wealthy family at all, Wang Lulu was convinced that Chi Gui couldn’t possibly be doing well in that rich household, which brought a lot of comfort to her heart.
After asking, she waited for Chi Gui to admit she had ended up in some no-name college due to the Chi Family’s arrangements.
The other villagers were also curious, looking at Chi Gui.
After all, the news of Chi Gui being taken in by a wealthy family had long spread throughout the village, and everyone was curious about her life in such a household.
Even if she couldn’t attend Huaxia University like Wang Lulu, surely any other college would do?
Chi Gui hadn’t expected the conversation to suddenly turn to her.
She looked at the people at the table, put down the cup in her hand, and said calmly, "I’m at Nancheng Medical College."
"Oh... that college..." Wang Lulu was about to say that a private college wasn’t bad, and as she began speaking, she realized and abruptly stopped.