Rebirth begins with an arranged marriage

Chapter 80 Retrieving the Top

Tang Huaiyi, Li Xiujuan, and Song Siyuan chatted about their exam results as they walked towards the cafeteria. When Song Siyuan mentioned they might score 600 points and be able to choose any top university, Tang Huaiyi couldn't help but laugh: "It's not that easy!"

"There are still ten months between now and next year's college entrance examination. We will have to put in a lot of effort to maintain our academic performance and study habits, especially since the college entrance examination is much more difficult than the current exams. It will be very difficult to achieve such results."

Song Siyuan laughed and said, "I think you two are definitely going to succeed. You can go to university together!"

Tang Huaiyi smiled and thanked Song Siyuan for his kind wishes.

Li Xiujuan listened silently, but involuntarily she was thinking: I must study hard so that I can go to the same university as Huaiyi...

When they arrived at the cafeteria, most of the students had already finished eating and left. Guan Xiaolin, as the class committee member in charge of serving food, tidied up and got a dish from the small cafeteria to eat with Tang Huaiyi and the other two.

"I did okay in the foreign language exam, but not so well in the other two."

"It adds up to nearly three hundred points, which isn't bad," Tang Huaiyi said. "We'll check the other subjects this afternoon, and then we'll know the total score. That will be somewhat useful for reference."

"Our class's academic performance is actually quite good; classes two and three are much worse," Guan Xiaolin said. "I just ran into Wang Man on her way home and chatted with her briefly. The top five in her class are about the same as me. And this isn't even the college entrance exam yet, the questions are easy, so these scores are barely enough to get into university..."

At this point, he smiled and looked at Tang Huaiyi and Li Xiujuan: "You two have really good grades! You both have a good chance of getting into a top university."

"You yourself said that this question is easy and can't compare to the college entrance exam."

Tang Huaiyi chuckled and changed the subject: "Did your brainless friend go home for dinner?"

"Well, she had an exam yesterday, so it was a special case. She ate lunch in the cafeteria, but it didn't seem to suit her taste," Guan Xiaolin said. "By the way, Tang Huaiyi, that crow flew out for a long time again yesterday, and it looked a bit tired when it came back."

Do you think it might fly away?

"It shouldn't be anytime soon," Tang Huaiyi said, after all, he had just told the crow last night not to run around anymore.

"Why don't you feed it something good to eat?"

Tang Huaiyi was short of money and couldn't afford to prepare any decent bird food for the crows and owls at school, so he could only ask Guan Xiaolin to feed them for him.

"Hmm, I looked up some books on bird care. Feeding it cornmeal, crushed peanuts, and eggs should be fine."

Upon hearing Guan Xiaolin's words, not only did Li Xiujuan look up in surprise, but Song Siyuan, whose family was slightly better off than that of ordinary farmers, also opened his mouth slightly in astonishment.

"You feed the birds peanuts and eggs?"

Which village in the countryside can afford to eat eggs every day? Only the village chief would be able to afford them, right?

These crows are eating them every day...

Tang Huaiyi noted down the food Guan Xiaolin fed the crows, and then said, "Squad Leader Guan, bring me your book on bird raising when you have time. I'd like to take a look."

"Why are you looking at this? It's interfering with your studies," Guan Xiaolin said, then looked at Tang Huaiyi warily. "Crow is on good terms with me now, you're not allowed to take it from me."

"I really don't have the energy for that right now..." Tang Huaiyi said.

The birds got along very well with him, and he wanted to treat them well in the future, so he needed to learn more about what foods would be good for them and what their habits were.

"Even if I had the energy, I wouldn't give the crow back to you." After saying that, Guan Xiaolin thought of her very intelligent crow and couldn't help but swing her ponytail with a big smile.

After lunch, Tang Huaiyi and Li Xiujuan put the lunchboxes back in the classroom.

Just as Li Xiujuan was about to sit down to study, Tang Huaiyi called out to her, "Come on."

"oh."

Li Xiujuan followed, but after a couple of steps she realized: Where are we going?

Tang Huaiyi didn't say anything more, so she simply stopped asking and followed him.

As they approached the school gate, Tang Zhengcai was leading Xu Ruyun's daughter, Xiaoya, back from outside.

"Huaiyi, where are you going?"

"I'm going to take a stroll around the county," Tang Huaiyi said. "Third Uncle, where are you going?"

Tang Zhengcai said, "I'll pick Xiaoya up after school."

"Does elementary school let out this late? Why are you only coming back now?" Tang Huaiyi asked in surprise.

Tang Zhengcai grinned: "So a few mischievous kids were saying Xiaoya was a fatherless child. Isn't this a good opportunity for me to stand up for Xiaoya?"

"Xiaoya's teacher wouldn't tell me who bullied Xiaoya. I had to plead with her for a long time before I finally reminded those little rascals that no one is allowed to bully Xiaoya anymore, or I would go to their parents."

After listening, Tang Huaiyi saw Xiaoya holding her hand with a smile on her face and praised, "Good, Uncle, this is the way to live your life. Be good to Aunt and Xiaoya, and the whole family will live in harmony. That's better than anything else."

"Yeah, that's right. Ruyun said she'd see if she could find me a not-too-tiring job at school in a couple of days." Tang Zhengcai grinned and chuckled. "Huaiyi, I'm only able to have a home and a job in the city thanks to you."

He reminded Tang Huaiyi again: "My house, land, and all my belongings in Tangmaji Village are all yours. No one else is allowed to touch them. If anyone tries to touch them, just let me know, and I'll go back to the village and yell at them to leave."

"Okay, Third Uncle, I really do need a room to live in," Tang Huaiyi said. "I'll tidy it up when I get home."

"Go ahead, go ahead, that room is reserved for you."

After speaking with Tang Zhengcai, Tang Huaiyi and Li Xiujuan took their leave.

Xiaoya raised her hand and waved, saying crisply, "Goodbye, brothers and sisters!"

The voice is much more vibrant than before.

"Okay, goodbye Xiaoya."

Just as I stepped out of the school gate, I saw Li Xiufang walking towards me. We looked at each other and were both quite surprised.

"Big sister, you're here?"

"Um, Erni, Tang Huaiyi, what are you two doing?"

"We..." Li Xiujuan looked at Tang Huaiyi, "Where are we going?"

"Go and get the clothes we ordered. Sister Xiufang is here too, let's go to the tailor shop together to try on the clothes we ordered," Tang Huaiyi said.

Li Xiufang said happily, "I figured you must have been busy with your exams yesterday, so I thought I'd bring you some food today."

"What a coincidence! Let's go take a look together."

Tang Huaiyi nodded and went to the tailor shop with the two of them.

Two or three days later, the clothes were finished. Tang Huaiyi tried on his new top first. It fit perfectly and he couldn't find any fault with it.

They also let Li Xiufang and Li Xiujuan try it.

The tailor's skills are excellent; the measurements from back then fit perfectly now.

Tang Huaiyi paid the remaining ten yuan and ninety cents, and the old lady even saw him to the door, saying, "If anything doesn't fit, you can bring it back anytime and we'll alter it for you. If a button falls off or a seam comes undone, we'll mend it for you, it's all free."

As they left the tailor shop, Li Xiufang and Li Xiujuan instinctively hugged their new clothes tightly and looked at Tang Huaiyi together.

"Next, back to school?"

"No, I have other things to do."