Gu Jiaojiao laughed. "You too! Anyway, whether we get in or not, all that matters is that we give it our all."
’It wasn’t just her and Chen Ruoyu taking the exam. Getting in would come down to their own abilities.’
Chen Ruoyu smiled.
’She just loved the vitality that radiated from Gu Jiaojiao. It was so positive and uplifting, as brilliant as sunshine.’
"Alright. We’ll do our best together."
Chen Ruoyu found a seat and sat down.
Yun Hao was a couple of steps behind Chen Ruoyu. He deliberately waited for her to finish speaking before approaching Gu Jiaojiao. As he gazed at her lively eyes and fair, delicate face, Yun Hao pursed his lips.
"Jiaojiao, my bet with Leng Yuan has nothing to do with you. You didn’t have to do this!"
’Yun Hao was convinced Gu Jiaojiao was only taking the exam for Leng Yuan’s sake.’
’He didn’t get it. Leng Yuan was just some villager from the Qingshan Team—what was so special about him? Why wouldn’t Gu Jiaojiao even spare him a second glance after marrying the man?’
Gu Jiaojiao frowned. "What does this have to do with you? You made your bet. Whether or not you can pass depends on your own abilities!"
’She couldn’t understand Yun Hao’s logic. She was taking the exam because she knew she wasn’t cut out for farm labor. What did that have to do with her husband?’
A pang of sadness shot through Yun Hao’s heart at Gu Jiaojiao’s words. ’Even now, why did she have to defend Leng Yuan like this?’
Feeling indignant, he declared,
"Jiaojiao, I’ll make you see that I’m every bit as good as Leng Yuan."
With that, he sat down majestically in his seat.
Gu Jiaojiao shuddered.
’Yun Hao was getting so cringey. Not just cringey—the man had issues. And what did his being impressive have to do with her? Absolutely nothing.’
"Someone in your room left after just twenty-something minutes? Who’s that incredible?"
Chen Ruoyu remembered what Gu Jiaojiao had said and didn’t offer an explanation.
Yun Hao, however, figured Gu Jiaojiao wouldn’t pass, and that it would just be embarrassing to bring her up, so he kept quiet.
Seeing that neither of them said anything, Hu Ziqiang assumed they didn’t know the person and let the matter drop.
They waited for a few more educated youths from Exam Room 1 to emerge, and then the group headed back together.
Gu Jiaojiao hurried home. Fortunately, Leng Yuan wasn’t back yet, and she breathed a sigh of relief.
Sweet Girl and Xiao Yang were either fiddling with their toys or looking at their comic books.
Gu Jiaojiao had bought the comics for them the last time the two children went with her and Leng Yuan to the County Town.

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