Phi-Fic Chapter 245 Returning to School (3)
Chapter 245 Returning to School (3)
Upon hearing this, An Xin couldn't help but burst into tears.
Su Jinru pulled her daughter into her arms.
"What's wrong? My darling!"
An Xin sobbed, "I don't know why, I just want to cry."
"If you want to cry, then cry! Life is full of helplessness and many inexplicable emotions that are hard to explain."
Su Jinru knew that although she had done her best to give her child all the love she could, children whose parents were divorced would still suffer some trauma.
Everyone's life has its flaws and can never be perfect, and there's nothing wrong with that. Just like how a person who has never tasted bitterness cannot know the taste of sweetness.
According to the agreement, the courtyard house that was bought three years ago will not be returned until two years later.
However, because An Xin was coming to Beijing to study, Yuan Wenjie took the house back ahead of schedule.
An Xin's school was very close to the military compound, and she was in the same class as Luo Xingguo, so it was convenient for them to go to and from school together. Jiang Yuting and Luo Qinghua also invited An Xin to stay with them.
Luo Xingguo also lives at his grandmother's house. His parents are usually too busy to take care of him.
Therefore, everyone agreed that Anxin should also live at her grandmother's house.
Despite this, Yuan Wenjie still managed to take back the courtyard house.
The family of three cleaned the house thoroughly. Su Jinru added some items to two of the main rooms, such as beds, desks, and wardrobes. One room was for An Xin to live in, and the other room was for her and Yuan Wenjie to live in.
Su Jinru said to An Xin, "An Xin, here's a key to this house. You'll usually stay at your grandma's house, but you can come over to stay whenever you want some alone time."
An Xin looked at the house with so many rooms.
"It's too spacious for me to live here alone. Why don't you come and stay with us when you come back?"
Su Jinru nodded.
"Of course, if you're too scared to stay here alone, then don't come. Giving you the key here is to let you know that we have our own home here."
"If you feel uncomfortable staying at Grandma's house, you can go back home by yourself. Of course, Grandpa, Grandma, and Xingguo are all easy-going people."
"You're a girl, you need to be careful and don't go out alone. The security situation isn't good these days."
“Mom, I’m sixteen years old now. Many of my peers have gone to work or been sent to the countryside as educated youth. I’m studying here. I’m able to go back to school. I will study hard and prepare for university in the future.”
"I'm staying at my grandma's house for now. If it gets inconvenient after a while, I'll let you know."
"Yes! I've told you since you were little that if anything is on your mind, you should tell me and not keep it to yourself."
Su Jinru took out two hundred yuan and stuffed it into An Xin's hand.
"Don't mistreat yourself. Buy some nice clothes to wear. This place is not like the island, much less like our hometown. Don't dress too poorly. If you want to eat something, you can buy it. Eat and dress well, Mom can still afford it for you."
An Xin said, "Mom, I have money. I've had a salary over the years, and I've saved up six or seven hundred yuan."
"Just keep your money! This is a special gift for you."
An Xin put the money away.
"Mom, don't worry, I'll take good care of myself."
Luo family.
Yuan Wenjie gave Jiang Yuting a large wad of cash.
"Mom, this thousand yuan is a gift from me to show my respect. Please accept it."
“Your father and I have retirement pensions, and we don’t need to spend any money. We have more money than we can spend. You are young and have many expenses, so you can keep the money for yourselves!”
“From now on, Anxin will be living and eating here. There will inevitably be some expenses, such as school fees and other living expenses. Just keep this!”
"There are few fees at school, and I don't spend much money in daily life either."
"Mom, if you want me to feel at ease, please accept the money! Aru and I trust you, that's why we let Anxin live here and come here to study."
Jiang Yuting shook her head.
"You're still so stubborn. Fine! I'll accept it then. Consider it safekeeping for An Xin for now. If she needs money, I'll give it to her."
And so, on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, Su Jinru and the others returned to Qiongzhou Island.
These past few days, Luo Xingguo has taken An Xin out to play, and she has already gotten to know the other classmates in the military compound.
For example, Li Tao is called Taozi by everyone, and there is another one named Zhu Youcai, who is called Monkey by everyone because he is thin.
They were both in the same class as Xingguo.
When Monkey first met An Xin, he tugged at Tao Zi.
"Who is that girl Xingguo brought? She's quite pretty."
"Yes! I've never seen anything like it before."
Taozi, being an impatient person, asked directly, "Xingguo, who is this girl?"
"Her name is An Xin, Yuan An Xin. She's my third uncle's daughter. She'll be our classmate this semester."
Everyone had heard that Luo Xingguo had a third uncle, who was Luo's adopted son, but he lived in the capital and rarely came back.
He is a legendary figure.
"Your third uncle's daughter? I've never seen her before."
"From now on, we'll be classmates and see each other every day," An Xin said confidently.
Seeing that An Xin wasn't intimidated at all, Monkey and Taozi also became more relaxed.
Where did you go to school before?
An Xin didn't want to explain too much, and simply stated: "Before, on Qiongzhou Island, a small island, there was no high school there, so I could only come here to attend high school."
So, your parents didn't come back, and you came back alone?
"Yes! I live at my grandma's house."
"So, you live with Xingguo?"
"Yes! We'll go to and from school together from now on."
Not long after the New Year, school started again.
On the first day of school, Luo Xingguo took An Xin to school by bicycle.
The school wasn't far from home, only about two kilometers away, but Luo Xingguo, Li Tao, and Zhu Youcai all rode bicycles. They felt that riding a bicycle was faster, and at that time, having a bicycle to ride was a very fashionable and cool thing.
On the way, other classmates saw Luo Xingguo driving a girl and started to jeer and whistle.
An Xin said, "How about I get off and walk there myself?"
Luo Xingguo said nonchalantly, "It's okay. You're my sister. There's nothing wrong with me driving you to school. Let them say what they want. After a while, they'll get used to it."
As he spoke, Luo Xingguo yelled at the people who were jeering, "What the hell are you all doing, laughing like that? This is my sister, what's so funny? If you laugh again, I'll knock your teeth out."
An Xin thought to herself, "As expected of a child from a military family, she dares to take responsibility and won't let outside opinions affect her judgment."
Back in his hometown, it was considered shameful for boys and girls to be together, but Luo Xingguo was completely unaffected.
Not only him, but also Li Tao and Zhu Youcai who followed along the way.
They stopped and gave the people who were egging them on a good scolding, and those people scattered.