Eldest Sister Yun also knew that when she went to the countryside, Xiaoxiao knew it was the sister-in-law who had meddled.
"Xiaoxiao, it was fortunate you went to the countryside back then, otherwise we wouldn’t have met, you couldn’t have married me, and given birth to two lovely children for me, thank you."
Yun Xiaoxiao smiled, "I should be the one thanking you. All these years, you’ve always tolerated me, taken care of me, never let me suffer, you’ve nearly treated me like a deity."
Second Brother Yun was somewhat confused about why they were suddenly bringing up all this, wasn’t it supposed to be about the university admission?
"The first time I saw you, I wondered who this goddess was, and then I married the goddess. How could I bear to see you suffer?"
The couple unabashedly exchanged sweet nothings.
This caused some people’s faces to change.
"If little sister did so well, why didn’t she get admitted the previous two times?" Eldest Sister-in-law Yun couldn’t help but ask.
"Eldest Sister-in-law, you might not know, many people steal others’ admission notices. Xiaoxiao’s admission notice was delayed, so when I went to town, guess what?"
Second Brother Yun took over, "What happened?"
"Well, I heard that someone had stolen people’s admission notices and sold them, and I suspect that Xiaoxiao had received her admission letter before, which must have been sold by someone."
"I thought so. Otherwise, how could little sister have scored so high this time to become the top scholar of the province? Her rankings were a bit lower the previous times, but not by much. Those who impersonate others to attend university are the worst, like rats in a sewer, utterly despicable."
At these words, some faces changed, but Second Brother Yun didn’t care about that.
"Little sister, you must try the signature dish that I’ve made."
The siblings talked and ate together.
No one else could get a word in.
After feeding her younger son, Second Sister-in-law Yun let him go play and quickly started to eat.
Having put down their utensils, Eldest Sister-in-law Yun and Eldest Sister Yun began to clean up.
"Little sister, are you leaving tomorrow?"
Mother Yun and Father Yun looked towards Yun Xiaoxiao, who spoke, "School is starting, we can’t delay, and sleeper train tickets are hard to buy. We bought the tickets for tomorrow to Capital City right after getting off the train."
"These past few years, there have been some changes around here. Let Second Brother take you around properly. He hasn’t taken any leave this month, waiting to welcome you guys back, then to take you around."
In the past few months, with letters and parcels exchanged, Second Sister-in-law Yun grew fonder of her husband’s beloved sister, and indeed this was the truth.
Her husband indeed hadn’t started his leave this month.
Usually, they had one day off a week, and their state-run restaurant rotated the leave schedule.
"That means troubling Second Brother again."
Second Brother Yun waved his hand, "No trouble, no trouble at all."
Eldest Brother Yun also noticed that little sister was quite distant from him, merely calling out to him upon meeting and then making perfunctory conversation afterward.
His feelings were somewhat complex.
Now that little sister had been admitted to Jingdu Tsing University, and they were both university-educated, their family seemed to be doing well—but could they compare to little sister’s family in the future?
She had good grades, and there was a high chance she would stay and work in Capital City.
She might even become a resident of Capital City.
That would certainly be better than their current place.
He also noticed that little sister seemed to have some grievances against his wife.
Second Brother Yun mentioned how some things had changed over the years and showed the kids where they could have fun.