"I didn’t pay attention."
"Many textbooks are written by the teachers themselves, and some test papers, including the college entrance exam papers, are created by gathering them in one place before the exam. They can’t return home until after the exam is finished, and their family members can’t have any candidates taking the college entrance exam that year, otherwise they won’t be selected to set the exam questions."
Du Ruo was shocked; she hadn’t noticed or known about these things.
"Afraid of leaking the questions?"
Yun Xiaoxiao nodded, "Yes, nowadays, doing well in the college entrance exam really can change a person’s destiny."
That’s no exaggeration.
Nowadays, those who make it into university generally do well later in life.
He thought about how high these people’s retirement pensions would be after they retire.
Some are even higher than the average starting salary of new graduates.
As long as you’re educated, there’s a job for you.
Not like them, finding a good job is entirely down to luck.
"Yes, after graduating from university, everyone has a job waiting for them."
Students from prestigious universities tend to do even better in their workplaces.
"Sister Yun, I’m going to head back now."
Du Ruo felt somewhat naive.
"Alright, come over to my house for a visit."
After sending Du Ruo off, Yun Xiaoxiao didn’t go home but went straight to an office to get busy.
Writing textbooks isn’t that easy.
Nowadays, she’s teaching children phonics.
The synthetic phonics method, that’s something they learn in the twenty-first century.
In this era, they just learn following the phonetic symbols.
"Zheng Jianmin, I saw your grandmother, she was asking why her grandson hadn’t gone to visit her...."
As soon as these words came out, Zheng Jianmin’s face changed, and his eyes flashed with menace. His expression also turned, "You dare?"
"If you tell us who sent you to the jewelry store, my Third Brother says he’s willing to take care of your grandmother until you get out. Don’t forget, your grandma is old and currently hospitalized awaiting surgery, and your dad and stepmom won’t take care of her."
"We are businesspeople; we still have some integrity."
Zheng Jianmin didn’t respond or speak.
Zhao Tianhe, who was keeping a close eye on him, didn’t ask any further. After all, the conditions had been given to him; now it was up to him.
Zheng Jianmin didn’t call out to Zhao Tianhe to stop him but continued to ponder the matter.
They were all strangers to the Zhao family, even though he had been beaten.
The other party must harbor resentment against him; how did they find out his grandmother needed surgery?
As for the offer they made.
"How come you’re going alone? Why not wait for me?"
Zhao Tianhe chuckled, "Third Brother, I can handle this well too. I’ve heard the higher-ups are cracking down, but that kid still hasn’t revealed who’s behind him. He even tried to shift the blame to someone else, and those boys who went in with him might get out after a few months in jail."
As he spoke, he became more serious.
The man was tight-lipped.
"They don’t trust you?"
Zhao Tianhe looked up, Third Brother really was clever and had guessed right.
Looking for clues, he had nearly been mistaken for a human trafficker.
Now going to find Zheng Jianmin hadn’t convinced the other party.
"Third Brother, let’s not talk about it."
Zhao Tianlei patted his bike, "Let’s go, we’ll make another trip to the Police Station."
If they didn’t go now, Zheng Jianmin’s case would be sentenced soon.
By then, prying his mouth open to find out who is behind him wouldn’t be easy.
If the person behind the scenes made a move again, who knows what would happen next time.
The person behind the scenes, knowing Zheng Jianmin is locked up, won’t make a move again in the short term.
Wang Jianguo was a bit surprised to see Zhao Tianlei again.
That day, he heard Comrade Zhao calling him Third Brother, and another male comrade addressed as Second Brother.