Chapter 570: Chapter 592: Tsinghua or Beijing University
“This works!” Sheng An nodded happily, “I can study while earning money, and I still want to go to college. My dad said he wants to make me the first college student in the whole village!”
“I’m sure you can do it! Don’t worry, come with me to the city, and I’ll let you study at the top educational institution in the country.”
“What’s the top educational institution?”
“Tsinghua or Beijing University, you can definitely get in.” Sheng An had dropped out of high school before finishing, so when she went to the city, she would first take a year of high school to catch up and then take the college entrance exam.
The sisters talked joyfully, finally breaking the barriers that existed before their rebirth. Sheng An felt too embarrassed to continue giving Sheng Ning the cold shoulder. By the time they went from the supply center to the farmers’ market, they were so close they were nearly holding hands.
Almost everyone at the farmers’ market recognized Sheng An, all greeting her warmly.
“An’an came to buy stuff?”
“How come we haven’t seen you in such a long time?”
“Qi Lei often comes looking for you but always misses you.”
Upon hearing Qi Lei mentioned, Sheng An’s eyes lit up. “Really? What did Brother Qi come looking for?”
“I saw him carrying something; I guess he brought it from the county town for you.”
“Ah! That’s too bad, I wish I had told him earlier that I wouldn’t be coming to buy bean sprouts recently.”
Sheng An blamed herself, and just then, Qi Lei came over. Hearing her blame herself on the spot, he laughed and called out, “An’an!”
“Brother Qi.” Sheng An tossed her stuff to Sheng Ning and ran over, laughing.
Sheng Ning stood watching the scene, looking at the belongings. An’an was half-looking up at Qi Lei, talking and laughing, her expression bursting with joy, completely thrilled.
On the other hand, Qi Lei’s expression was serious, but his gaze was so tender when looking at Sheng An that perhaps even he hadn’t realized it could drown someone with its warmth.
This silly girl, unknowingly, was welcoming her own spring.
Sheng Ning crossed her arms, finding the scene increasingly amusing. She had met this Qi Lei once during her last return, Qi Mei’s brother. He was said to have good character and a sharp mind, making him the first person in Shixi Town to seize the opportunities of economic reform.
And in fact, Qi Lei’s future looked quite promising!
Sheng Ning rubbed her head, trying hard to recall if she had heard the name Qi Lei in her previous life. It seemed that the richest man in Shixi Town was called Li Bin, not Qi Lei.
After thinking hard and coming up with nothing, Sheng Ning punched herself in frustration. This was about An’an’s future, and she had forgotten; that was truly unforgiveable.
It had always been this way: people could only remember the first place and easily forgot who came second. This is why countless people relentlessly fought for the top place.
Perhaps Sheng Ning’s gaze was too blatant, as from a dozen meters away, Qi Lei could clearly feel it. He looked over and nodded at Sheng Ning, then quickly looked away.
Sheng Ning found this very amusing, realizing that Qi Lei might be even better than she had expected. His gaze was honest and straightforward, and importantly, he had seen through her thoughts.
In that brief nod, the intentions of both were fully exchanged through their glances.
“Brother Qi, I won’t chat anymore; my sister is waiting for me.” Sheng An had talked for a while, explaining why she hadn’t been selling bean sprouts recently and mentioned that she would go to the city to study with her sister after the New Year and might not be able to sell bean sprouts anymore.
“That’s good news; you should study well in the city.”
“I will! Brother Qi, will you also go to the city?” Sheng An asked expectantly.