Chapter 142: Chapter 142: Taking the Middle School Exam Chapter 142: Chapter 142: Taking the Middle School Exam Yuan Weicheng was somewhat worried and repeatedly instructed that if anything happened, she must call them, providing Luo Qiao with his home and work phone numbers and addresses.
In fact, the reason Luo Qiao and Yuan Weicheng got along so well in such a short time was thanks to Old Master Yuan, who often talked to Luo Qiao about his family and their affairs back on the farm.
After returning to Capital City, he continued to talk about Luo Qiao every day, but what surprised Yuan Weicheng this time was that Luo Qiao’s temperament was not as Old Master Yuan had described.
But now, perhaps Luo Qiao, freed from the Luo Family’s constraints, was living more genuinely and at ease. In the past, she probably had been enduring silently, or so Yuan Weicheng imagined on his own.
Gao Baozhu was standing on the opposite side of the bridge with a luggage bag, as agreed yesterday, to avoid village gossip.
After seeing off Yuan Weicheng, Luo Qiao also went off to work.
She was still working in the large storeroom today and was happy about it. Her foot was healed, and working in the storeroom meant she didn’t have to endure the sun, making it less arduous than fieldwork. At this time of year, it was considered one of the easiest jobs.
At noon, when she finished work, she told the brigade leader that she needed to go to school the next day and would be requesting two days off to participate in the middle school entrance exam.
When she went home at midday, she first stopped by her house to pick up two sets of clothes she had made for Stone.
Lu Yichen had already retrieved the divorce agreement signed by Stone’s mom, Sun Mei, from Old Lady Sun that morning and had successfully changed the guardianship at the commune’s police station. From now on, Stone would have no connection with the Sun Family.
Seeing the clothes Luo Qiao brought, Stone touched them lovingly, his smile uglier than a cry: “I haven’t worn new clothes for a long time, not since my dad went back to the city.
My mom was particularly frugal, always thinking of saving money in case we needed it when we followed her to the city. She never imagined it would end up benefiting my uncles instead.”
Luo Qiao said, “Stone, you have me now. There are things you should let go of. If you keep holding on to them, you won’t be happy.”
Stone nodded, “I’m just lamenting fate, lamenting my mother’s misfortune.”
Lu Yichen interrupted, “I’ve finished washing the rice, tell me how much water to add. You can cook here for the next while to save the trouble of carrying food back and forth.”
After thinking for a moment, Luo Qiao nodded in agreement, as carrying meals to and fro would indeed be troublesome.
So, starting today, Luo Qiao temporarily cooked at Lu Yichen’s place, having agreed that she would return to her own courtyard to cook once Stone’s burn was healed.
The next day, she visited the commune middle school early and met with her homeroom teacher, Teacher Ning.
After Teacher Ning learned of Luo Qiao’s recent reviewing progress and had her fill out a form, she suggested, “It’d be best if you came back tomorrow afternoon to check your exam room and seat.”
Luo Qiao agreed and thanked the teacher before leaving the school.
She returned directly to the storeroom for work, and the following afternoon, after completing her tasks early, she visited the middle school again to check her exam room before heading back to the village.
The two days of exams ended quickly and weren’t too difficult; she thought that getting into Capital City No. 1 Middle School shouldn’t be a big problem.
When Luo Qiao returned to work, many people asked why she hadn’t been at work for the past two days. Luo Qiao simply smiled and said, “I had some personal matters to tend to.”
Since the results would take some time to come out, Luo Qiao didn’t want to say outright that she had gone to take the middle school entrance exam now, to avoid trouble.
But contrary to her wishes, a few days later, the village was abuzz with the news that Luo Qiao had gone to take the middle school entrance exams.