Quick Wear: The Wronged One Becomes Rebellious

Chapter 410: The 80s' 'Five Grains of Harvest' 5

Xiang Haiwei frowned slightly, hesitated for a while, and nodded to Cao Dijin who was busy writing a love letter beside him.

"What's wrong with her?" Why does she seem unhappy all of a sudden?

It was obvious that they had been getting along very well these days, so he took out his maple leaf bookmark.

Cao Dijin, who was not good at any subject, naturally looked down on her deskmate's rookie-like way of being nice to others. She turned the pen in her hand and whispered, "Maybe she thinks you are too good and it puts pressure on her."

More precisely, it made her feel inferior.

Xiang Haiwei frowned even more tightly.

During the evening self-study class that night, Gu Li somehow learned about Xiang Haiwei's family situation from Cao Dijin.

Xiang Haiwei's father was once a member of the city's leadership team, but he was removed from his position because of corruption and bribery, and had to take his family back to his hometown in town.

Xiang Haiwei came to this high school not because the school accepted him, but because his home was here and he chose this school.

"Was his father framed for corruption and bribery?" When the person involved is a friend of hers, Gu Li always can't help but want to defend him.

Cao Dijin shook the pen in his hand. "The bribery incident might have been a trap set up by others for his father, but his father was willing to fall into this scam."

"Did his father really accept bribes?" In fact, Xiang Haiwei's father had been dismissed from his post and returned to his hometown, so this was most likely true.

You can't easily bring someone down without evidence.

Cao Dijin said: "Xiang Haiwei's mother was ill and needed a large sum of money. His father took the risk to save his mother."

Xiang Haiwei, who should have had a bright future, is now at a loss as to what path he should take in the future because of his father's criminal record.

Children from ordinary families like them have never seen the upper class and cannot understand the huge gap that Xiang Haiwei has experienced.

The road that was paved over the past sixteen years suddenly broke down and became unworkable. I don't know how Xiang Haiwei accepted it calmly.

Gu Li asked Cao Dijin: "How do you know this?"

Cao Dijin flipped through the homework book in his hand without looking up. "Xiang Haiwei said it himself."

Before today, Cao Dijin didn't know about Xiang Haiwei's family situation, nor did he know why Xiang Haiwei suddenly told him all this and asked him to reveal it to Gu Li.

However, he could guess some of it.

But, will this push Gu Li further away?

Gu Li didn't ask any more questions and turned around to continue doing the questions.

The dragon was originally flying in the sky, but now it is stranded on the beach. It will soar into the sky as soon as the tide rises.

So is she.

It added fuel to her motivation.

The first semester of the first year of high school was over quickly. Gu Li finally made it into the top five and got fourth place in the final exam. The first place was firmly occupied by Xiang Haiwei. Cao Dijin, who was troubled by love, was like riding a roller coaster, sometimes in the top three and sometimes out of the top ten.

My deskmate Cai Ying's grades were also very stable, always hovering in the back of the top ten.

Gu Li was undoubtedly the one who made the most progress this semester and also received a certificate for progress.

At the last class meeting, when the head teacher asked Gu Li how she had made such great progress, Gu Li said without hesitation that it was with the help of her classmates.

The head teacher looked thoughtfully at the students around Gu Li one by one. It was indeed a good place for top students to gather.

Xiang Haiwei, who was standing behind Gu Li, felt something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.

After receiving their report cards and final exam papers, everyone packed up and prepared to go home.

Xiang Haiwei handed the second volume of Gone with the Wind to Gu Li and said, "Take it home and read it."

It was indeed a bit difficult for Gu Li, who only had a junior high school vocabulary, to read such a famous work, but it was not entirely because of Gu Li's poor English level that she took only one semester to finish the first volume.

She focused all her attention on studying.

"Okay, I'll return it to you when school starts next year!" Gu Li took the second volume and returned the first volume that she had finished reading to Xiang Haiwei intact.

Although it was obviously his own book, Xiang Haiwei felt a sense of ritual of delivery when exchanging the books.

It was as if what they were exchanging was not two books, but an unspoken commitment and recognition.

"See you next year."

Gu Li stuffed the books into her schoolbag that was about to burst. "Okay, see you next year."

"Um, Gu Li, can I call you during the winter vacation?"

Gu Li turned and looked at Xiang Haiwei.

The boy, who did not get a positive answer right away, was flustered for a moment, and his fair cheeks gradually turned red. He hurriedly explained: "I, I just wanted to call you to wish you a happy new year."

Gu Li smiled calmly, "I don't have a telephone at home."

In the past two years, more and more families in the town and villages have installed telephones, and several families in Gujia Village have also installed telephones.

But, Gu Li's family is an exception.

"Oh, then, see you when school starts." Xiang Haiwei smiled politely.

"Okay, good." Gu Li picked up her schoolbag and turned to leave.

There is still a big gap between her and Xiang Haiwei.

But Gu Li no longer cares.

She has the opportunity and time to improve herself.

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It was the first long vacation when everyone went their separate ways. Except for Gu Dandan who was still living in the city and hadn't returned, everything else seemed to be the same as before.

When Gu Li had nothing to do, she would go to play with Gu Yubo. Gu Yubo's father had always been in poor health, and her family did more manual work than anyone else in the village.

Yu Bo's mother was also happy to have Gu Li come to visit. Every time Gu Li came, she had time to work in the fields.

The two first talked about their recent life situations.

Gu Yubo said she had made a pen pal, "Hey, do you want to make a pen pal too? The students in our school come from different places, I can ask them to introduce their students to you!"

Gu Li shook her head and waved her hands, "No, I'm not interested."

"Hey, why do I feel like you've become world-weary since you entered high school? Like a nun with no desires or ambitions."

Gu Li raised her hand and flicked the sticky water off Gu Yubo's face with her fingers, "You are the nun. Have you ever seen such a diligent, studious and beautiful little nun?"

"Bah, you are so shameless. I didn't expect that your high school would teach people to be even more shameless!" Gu Yubo raised his arm to wipe off the water stains on his face. Without putting down the eyebrow pencil in his hand, he applied glue and inserted the hair with his hands. His movements were smooth and without any delay.

After laughing for a while, Gu Yubo started talking about something else.

"I heard from my mother that Yinfeng wanted to live in the factory, but her mother didn't want to, so she went to the factory to make a scene. Yinfeng simply followed her home and refused to go to work in the factory anymore."

"Ah, is she going to fight with her mother?"

"Yes, my mother said that Yinfeng is the most rebellious among us."

Gu Li remained silent. Although she grew up being insulted and beaten by her mother, Yin Feng was not PUA'd into a timid and submissive punching bag. She is strong enough inside.

Now that Yinfeng no longer needs her mother to support her, she wants to live her own life.

Gu Li was quite happy for her.