Chapter 89: Li Zeyu Wants to Take the College Entrance Exam

Li Shirou knew she could not deny this matter, so she directly said: "Brother, don't blame me, I just want to leave here."

Every minute and second here makes me feel nauseous; if I had to spend my whole life trapped here, I'd rather die!

"But if you want to leave here, why can't you go with me? Why do you stand by and watch me go astray, marrying that village woman Li Yanhong?"

Li Zeyu's eyes were filled with hurt; he couldn't understand why his always beloved sister would treat him this way.

Li Shirou said with an icy gaze: "Because we have no money, going to college costs money; during this preparation period, we still need to eat and survive."

"Brother, relying only on dreams we can't survive; without money we'll starve to death! Moreover, I never want to carry night soil again!"

"So this is why you didn't tell me, just stood by and watched me ruin my own life!"

Li Zeyu's voice was low; if Li Shirou had told him the college entrance exam would be restored, even if he had to sell everything, he himself wouldn't study but would support Li Shirou's schooling and exam, but Li Shirou didn't.

She was afraid she would compete with her for the opportunity to go to college.

The betrayal of relatives often brings the deepest hurt, and this time the one hurting Li Zeyu is his most beloved sister.

"My grades were always good when I was in school; I have confidence that as long as I review thoroughly, I will surely get into college."

The Battalion Commander's wife, upon seeing Li Zeyu, hurriedly greeted him to eat; Li Zeyu nodded and sat down in the seat beside Li Yanhong.

But Li Zeyu didn't answer her; instead, he took out the newspaper from his arms and placed it on the table, looking at the Battalion Commander and saying: "Dad, I went to the county today and only after reading the newspaper did I learn that the college entrance exam has been restored."

Li Shirou knew she had forever lost this brother, the person who cared for her most in the world.

The whole family was smiling, except the Battalion Commander, whose brows were tightly furrowed; his wife and daughter couldn't tell, but he knew Li Zeyu was ambitious.

From now on, her father is the Battalion Commander, her husband is a college student; in this Li Family Village, who could surpass her?

After a few days of recuperation, Li Yanhong's complexion had improved greatly; aside from still being unable to get out of bed, there was nothing else hindering her.

Li Zeyu calmed his emotions before saying: "Dad, rest assured, I heard there are subsidies for attending college; once I get into college, I will spend frugally and send all the money back to Yanhong and the child."

Li Yanhong immediately exclaimed delightedly: "Zeyu, are you serious?"

Li Zeyu felt heartbroken and angry, but it's too late; saying more now is useless.

Li Yanhong looked at Li Zeyu with a foolish grin, completely lost in the candy-coated shells Li Zeyu had drawn for her.

At night, Li Yanhong lay in bed, thinking she would soon become the wife of a college student, and she couldn't help laughing out loud.

After Li Shirou finished crying and wiped away her tears, she studied even harder; she had paid such a great price to obtain this opportunity, and she absolutely does not allow herself to fail, nor to regret.

Moreover, who knows what will happen after Li Zeyu gets into college; nowadays, among the educated youths who return to the city from the village, how few abandon their wives and children?

Seeing the Battalion Commander silent, Li Zeyu nervously clenched his fists; he knew that in this household, the head is the Battalion Commander, the hardest to deal with, and also the Battalion Commander.

The Battalion Commander said nothing, silently lit his pipe, and also wanted to hear what Li Zeyu wanted to say.

Li Yanhong asked doubtfully: "Zeyu, what's wrong with you?"

They can still work now and help a little, but they will grow old one day, and then the daughter may have to endure hardship.

Seeing the atmosphere was off, the Battalion Commander's wife hurriedly advised: "Getting into college isn't something that can be done in a moment; let's discuss it slowly."

"It's just a broken village doctor; what's so great about that, her husband is still a college student!"

Li Zeyu had been wandering outside for a long time, only returning home at dusk; at this time, the Battalion Commander's family had already gathered around the kang table, preparing to eat.

At this moment, Li Yanhong had even begun to fantasize about Li Zeyu's life after getting into college.

By then, she would certainly hold a grand celebration for Li Zeyu's college admission, and ruthlessly trample Su Ruo underfoot.

But before Li Zeyu could speak, Li Yanhong dissatisfiedly said: "Dad, Li Zeyu going to take the college entrance exam is a good thing; getting into college is so difficult! Others want to take it but can't even pass! Why don't you support him! Besides, I still have you and my mother!"

Li Zeyu quietly moved over, he pulled Li Yanhong into his embrace, and his hands began to wander.

After dinner, the Battalion Commander's wife was about to clear the bowls and chopsticks, but Li Zeyu stopped her: "Dad, Mom, don't busy yourselves yet; I have something to say."

Li Yanhong nervously asked: "Zeyu, what are you doing?"

Because Li Zeyu knew this child would be an obstacle to his departure; once the child is born, it will become a stain and burden he can never wash away in his lifetime.

If Li Zeyu goes to take the college entrance exam, that would also be a way out; I've heard that college graduates can still be assigned jobs afterward, so the daughter's future life could be a bit better.

The Battalion Commander said nothing; Li Zeyu knew he had passed this first hurdle, but regardless of whether the Battalion Commander agreed or not, he must attend college.

Li Zeyu's face instantly turned pale; he knew Li Yanhong and the child would be his burden, and he now dreams of returning to a few months ago, when he would surely not provoke Li Yanhong again and would not have today's troubles.

The Battalion Commander's wife was also happy; Li Zeyu is not cut out for labor, so during this time she has been worrying about how the daughter's future life will go.

The Battalion Commander lowered his head, took a puff of smoke without lifting his eyelids; he didn't want to deal with his daughter, this foolish girl.

I don't know how long passed, but just when Li Zeyu's expression was about to break, the Battalion Commander finally spoke slowly:

"You should know that you're already married, not a single person; if you go to take the college entrance exam, what will happen to Yanhong and the child? Who will provide for their food and drink afterwards?"

Li Zeyu looked at Li Yanhong's slightly bulging belly, no longer feeling the previous joy, replaced instead by deep disgust.

In Li Yanhong's mind, Li Zeyu is material to become a scholar; as long as Li Zeyu takes the exam, he will surely get into college.

Li Yanhong didn't notice anything wrong with Li Zeyu; she beamed as she served him dishes, but the Battalion Commander, with perceptive eyes, sensed something off the moment Li Zeyu entered, though he only furrowed his brows and said nothing.

For now, living in the village, he can still keep an eye on things; but once they reach the city, his daughter fears she'll be left with nothing but bones to be eaten.

Li Zeyu ruthlessly resolved in his heart that he absolutely cannot allow this child to be born.

The more Li Yanhong thought about it, the happier she became; her excited face turned red, her mouth almost splitting from laughter up to behind her ears.

"You also know I can't do farm work at all; as long as I get into college, I'll be assigned a job, and then I'll bring Yanhong and the child to the city, and I will treat Yanhong well for the rest of my life."

Li Zeyu left, and Li Shirou watched his retreating back, tears falling uncontrollably; despite her desperately telling herself she was right, the tears only flowed more fiercely.

"Yanhong, it's been so long; don't you miss me?"

Li Zeyu spoke in a gentle tone, but in the darkness his eyes held no warmth at all, only full disgust.

Actually, aside from that initial time when he deliberately made Li Yanhong pregnant, Li Zeyu has never touched Li Yanhong since.

Li Yanhong's vulgarity disgusts Li Zeyu, but tonight, to get rid of the child in Li Yanhong's belly, he has no choice but to endure his disgust and approach Li Yanhong again.