Stepmother Reborn: Dad, my mom hasn't hit me for three days

In a blink of an eye, Zhuzhu came back.

After finishing the filming of both dramas, her skin did not get tanned. It seems that she learned from her previous lessons and did not forget to protect herself from the sun.

This time it was not Ergou who sent her back, but Zhuzhu's agent, named Sister Rong, who is in charge of all the female artists in the company.

Zhang Xiuhua entertained Sister Rong warmly and cooked her best dishes for her. Sister Rong ate with gusto.

"Did the filming go smoothly?" After dinner, Zhang Xiuhua couldn't help but ask Zhuzhu.

Zhuzhu nodded frantically, "It went smoothly. I didn't play the vicious female supporting role, but the hero's daughter. I made some changes to the details of the two roles. It seems less rigid."

Zhang Xiuhua touched her head and said, "You are still young now, so you can still play the daughter. When you are a few years older, you can play the heroine."

Zhuzhu couldn't help but look forward to it. She had wanted to play the female lead for a long time, but there was no script suitable for her.

After Zhuzhu came back, school officially started, and both Zhuzhu and Jilin had to prepare for the monthly exam.

Zhuzhu is better. She has good academic performance. Even if she doesn’t have any extra classes during the summer vacation, she won’t do too badly in the monthly exam based on her foundation.

But Jilin was different, he memorized the text like a blind bear picking corn, reciting one and then forgetting another. He could only recite and copy over and over again to deepen his memory.

Fortunately, hard work paid off. After the monthly exam results came out, Jilin ranked 20th in the class. They were in the top class. This result was quite good. It was the best result Jilin had ever received since he entered school.

Zhang Xiuhua specially cooked for him to reward him for his hard work during this period.

Jilin sighed. Zhang Xiuhua saw that he was unhappy, "What's wrong? The food that mom cooked is not to your liking?"

Although her cooking skills are not as good as yours, Ji Lin has been eating this dish since he was a child, so there's no need to sigh, right?

Ji Lin shook his head, "No! I met a junior high school classmate on the way back, and he told me that the mother of my junior high school classmate was hit and killed by a car."

Zhuzhu's eyes widened, "Ah! How pitiful. When did it happen?"

Zhang Xiuhua also listened curiously. You know, there are not many cars at this time, and being hit by a car is definitely a low-probability event. "Did the driver catch it?"

Jilin shook his head, "No! He crashed into someone in the middle of the night and he disappeared long ago."

Zhang Xiuhua sighed. There was no surveillance at that time, the police were not efficient in handling the case, and there were no witnesses. His death was in vain.

Li Jianguo saw Jilin sadly and patted him on the shoulder, "Let's walk more carefully in the future. Look left and right when crossing the road, don't be in a hurry. Don't run red lights, no matter how urgent the matter is, it is not as important as our lives."

Zhuzhu and Jilin nodded in agreement. But Jilin was still sad. It seemed that this deskmate had a good relationship with him.

Zhang Xiuhua asked Jilin, "Is her academic performance good?"

"Pretty good." Ji Lin thought for a while, "She ranked higher than me. I am biased in one subject, and so is she, but she is biased in liberal arts. The teacher wanted us to learn from each other, so we sat at the same table. She went to No. 1 High School, which is closer to her aunt's house, so she can save on accommodation fees."

Zhang Xiuhua was relieved after hearing this. "If she studies well, she will have other options in the future. Don't worry about it. Birth, aging, illness and death are beyond human control, and we can't control them. If you meet her next time, please take care of her."

Jilin responded in a low voice.

Jilin probably saw the results and redoubled his efforts. After dinner, Zhuzhu went to play with his friends in the village, but he didn't play and stayed in the house to recite his lessons. When it was dark and everyone in the village fell asleep, he was still copying and reciting in the living room.

Zhang Xiuhua was afraid that he would be hungry from studying all the time, so she went to the kitchen to make some fish soup for him to nourish his body.

The night is beautiful tonight, with twinkling stars, and the air is fresh, with a fresh smell everywhere. It is the autumn harvest season, and every household is busy in the fields. Occasionally, you can hear the conversations of villagers passing by the door.

She was busy in the kitchen when she heard someone talking outside. She thought Zhuzhu couldn't sleep and got up.

When she brought the fish soup to the main room, she found that Ji Lin was not in the room, and there was no one at the stove. She was wondering, and when she came out, she saw Ji Lin standing at the door talking to someone.

She looked carefully and saw a young girl standing in front of him, who looked about the same age as Jilin.

Ji Lin didn't notice his mother looking at him. He was a little confused as to why Tong Shuyu came to see him, but he still asked worriedly, "I heard something happened at your home. Are you okay?"

Tong Shuyu shook her head.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Ji Lin was a little anxious, "What's wrong with you? Are you here alone? It's late at night, aren't you afraid of encountering danger?"

Tong Shuyu was silent for a long time. If it were someone else, they would have gotten anxious, but Ji Lin was always slow to react, so he waited patiently for her answer.

After a long while, Tong Shuyu finally explained in a low voice, "I'm going to work in the south soon."

Ji Lin was stunned. After he came to his senses, he stamped his feet and said, "How can that be possible! You don't have any education now. When you go to the south, you can only work hard to earn money. It's very hard."

He had never worked, but the uncles who went to work in the south were all tired and thin. They had suffered a lot. They had so much strength but they had suffered a lot. Tong Shuyu was just a teenage girl, she would have suffered even more! Including him, why did he have to go to college? It was because the physical work was too hard.

When Tong Shuyu heard his words, tears started falling like a faucet that couldn't be stopped.

Ji Lin had never seen such a situation before, and was at a loss for a moment, "Don't cry. What's wrong with you? Did your father force you to go to the south to work? Listen to me, don't go! You are still so young, and if you often stay up late, you will not grow taller. This is a matter of life and death, you must resist."

It's amazing that he could say such a long sentence. But his words are incoherent and I can't find the main point.

Tong Shuyu saw that he was anxious and wiped her tears. "My father remarried and my stepmother didn't want to support me. I became a burden to the family. My aunt's daughter didn't get into college and wanted to go to the south to work, so she wanted to take me with her."

"You'll be a senior in high school soon. It's only one year away. Won't he support you?" Jilin had heard that his parents had a good relationship. Her father had just left, and she had become a freeloader? This person had changed too quickly. He complained in his heart, but still advised her, "You have such good grades! It would be a pity if you don't study."

"I begged my dad, but he just wouldn't agree. He said if I went out to work, I could earn 2,000 yuan a year for the family. That would lighten his burden. If I went to college, I would have to pay tuition every semester. That would take four or five years." Tong Shuyu lifted her sleeves to show her scarred arm, "He beat me."

Starting this year, college is no longer free. The tuition fee is 200 yuan per semester. It is a unified price across the country. Living allowances are no longer issued.

Ji Lin took a deep breath when he saw the scar on her hand. Even though his biological father didn't want him anymore, he never beat him. How could there be such a cruel father in the world?

Tong Shuyu pursed her lips and said, "Jilin, I'm going to work, and before I leave, I want to see you. We agreed to go to college together, but I broke my promise. Don't blame me."

Jilin would never blame her, he shook his head, "It's not your fault."

He racked his brains to find a solution for her, but he couldn't find a solution. He invested all his pocket money in Jidong's company. He hadn't received any dividends yet, so he didn't have much money.

After Tong Shuyu finished speaking, she felt much better. She glanced at him and wiped away her tears. "Then I'm leaving! You must get into college."

Ji Lin felt very upset. It was such a pity that such a good student had to drop out of school because of family reasons.

Ji Lin chased after him, "Let me take you back, it's too dangerous for you to go alone!"

Tong Shuyu refused, "No need, many people are busy harvesting crops in the fields recently, I can just call for help if I'm in danger!"

Ji Lin watched her back gradually disappear into the darkness.

At his age, he didn't understand emotions. He was just worried about his deskmate's future and felt sad that she had such a ruthless father.

Back in the main room, Zhang Xiuhua sat on the sofa and looked up at him. "You're back? Who's that person outside?"

As children grow older, they need to pay attention to their privacy. Zhang Xiuhua went into the house without eavesdropping.

Ji Lin was feeling sad. When he heard his mother's words, he couldn't control his tears and then told her that Tong Shuyu was going to drop out of school to work.

"Oh, you're already in your third year of high school, why did you drop out?" Zhang Xiuhua couldn't believe it. Seeing Jilin's listless look, she asked curiously, "Do you like her?"

Ji Lin was feeling sad. He was shocked when he heard his mother's words and blurted out, "How is it possible! I don't like her. She is my deskmate. We agreed to go to college together. She broke her promise and came to say goodbye to me. I am just sad!"

Zhang Xiuhua was not sure whether the child was slow to react or simply nervous. She thought about it and felt it was indeed a pity. She raised her chin and said, "Then go and get her back."

Jilin was a little slow to react, "Ah?! Why!"

"If I tell you to go, then go. She's a grown girl, walking on the street at night, aren't you afraid that she'll run into bad guys? Remember the severe crackdown a few years ago? So many girls were raped." Zhang Xiuhua felt that this child needed drastic measures, otherwise he wouldn't be anxious.

When Ji Lin heard this, he ran away.

Zhang Xiuhua only felt a gust of wind blowing past her eyes. She cursed, "You little bastard! Finally, you get impatient!"

Since he was a child, Ji Lin has always been slow-tempered. His biological mother would watch him anxiously and sometimes she even wished she could turn into his stepmother and beat him up.