Wen Dongrong pursed his lips.

His wife, Chen Ru, said that Wen Ying had a fever of 39.7 degrees when she arrived at the hospital. She was not feeling well, so she handed in the test paper in advance. On the way to the hospital, Wen Dongrong was thinking about the high school entrance exam. He believed that Wen Ying might not do very well on her last English exam.

As for the severity of the situation, Wen Dongrong couldn't accurately assess it until the result of the high school entrance exam was revealed.

In the daily simulation test, Wen Ying could score 130 points in English subjects. The lowest score that Wen Dongrong could accept on Wen Ying's exam was 110 points. As long as she could score 110 points, Wen Ying would still be able to participate in the cross-district recruitment test for the key high school in Rongcheng City.

If her score was below 110 points, it would be unlikely for her to be admitted to the key high school.

Considering that Wen Ying was still in bed, Wen Dongrong decided not to bring it up. He did not expect Wen Ying to bring it up herself before he did.

It seemed that Wen Ying was in a good mental state.

Wen Dongrong immediately changed his tone, looking very serious, as if the one lying on the sickbed was not his 16-year-old daughter, but some subordinate who had made a stupid mistake.

"Wen Ying, Dad was about to discuss this with you. Your mom and I didn't realize that you were sick, so it was our negligence. But you're not a child anymore, you can't even figure out if you're feeling well or not? If you had told us earlier, even if you had to take an exam during the day two days ago, we could have sent you to the hospital for an infusion in the afternoon after you finished your exam, and your illness wouldn't have deteriorated to the extent it is now. Thus, you wouldn't have delayed today's English exam.... You're sick right now, and dad isn't going to scold you, so reflect on yourself!"

After that, Wen Dongrong looked at his watch and got up to leave the ward.

Wen Ying's room was not a single room, and she was not the only patient. The bed next to hers was also occupied by a little girl who was hospitalized with a cold and looked a little younger than Wen Ying. The girl had probably never seen her father put on official airs with his daughter, and she forgot to bite the apple she was eating in her mouth.

Wen Ying was extremely calm.

This was her father, Wen Dongrong, whom she was familiar with.

When Chen Ru bought the hamburg from Dicos, she couldn't help but scold Wen Ying for more than ten minutes.

Wen Ying completely disregarded Chen Ru's words.

If she was really only 16 years old, she would definitely blame herself for messing up the high school entrance exam and letting her parents down. However, in her previous life, Wen Ying had harbored guilt for numerous years. Now, she didn't care what Chen Ru and Wen Dongrong said.

She didn't care, so she didn't get angry.

In a daze, Wen Ying heard that her parents wanted to tell their relatives that she had handed in her test paper in advance because of a fever in the examination room.

Wen Ying knew they were just making an foreshadowing for her failure.

After the results of the high school entrance exam were announced, even if Wen Ying failed to get a satisfactory result, the couple could salvage their reputation to some extent.

"The child happened to get sick during the exam. She can do little!"

"She has tried her best. Alas, we can't bear to push her too hard. Don't mention her high school entrance exam grades in front of her, or she will feel uncomfortable!"

Wen Ying closed her eyes.

She didn't expect her to remember this after so many years.

These words were announced by Chen Ru and Wen Dongrong to the public in her previous lives.

They were not afraid that mentioning Wen Ying's failure in the high school entrance exam in front of her would upset her, but rather that they themselves did not want to hear others discussing it. It was their own embarrassment. If they truly were concerned about Wen Ying's feelings, the couple would not have repeatedly scolded her.

She couldn't understand this in her previous life. However, having undergone the experience once and possessing a mental age of 31, there was nothing she couldn't grasp.

The couple, Chen Ru and Wen Dongrong, were a perfect match. They both possessed strong control and a sense of vanity.

At first, Wen Ying pretended to close her eyes, but she really fell asleep. When she woke up, it was already dark.

Her aunt, Chen Li, was sitting by the bed.

Wen Ying showed her first smile after being reborn.

"Aunt, when did you arrive!"

Chen Li was only 30 years old, the same age as when Wen Ying was reborn. Despite being 31 years old, Wen Ying had no immediate plans of tying the knot. Chen Li, at only 30, had already become a mother to two children.

Wen Ying's generation was when family planning was most strictly enforced, and Chen Ru and Wen Dongrong didn't dare to break the rules, so they only had one only daughter, Wen Ying. Her uncle, Deng Shangwei, was an individual businessman. Chen Li also helped out in Deng Shangwei's small company. She gave birth to her eldest son, Deng Jie, and two years later gave birth to her second son. It was not until the end of the millennium that Wen Ying's youngest cousin, Deng Hao, successfully registered into the household registration.

Unlike Chen Ru, Chen Li was a woman with a good temper. She was also the elder that Wen Ying liked the most.

Wen Ying was very happy to see Chen Li.

Aunt was still so young in 2004?

Wen Ying smiled and Chen Li also smiled, and the latter was about to touch Wen Ying's forehead.

"Your fever seems to have subsided. Your mother called and said that you almost fainted when you left the examination room. She told me that you were seriously ill, so I drove here as soon as I heard it. I just arrived!"

Wen Ying tilted her head, "Aunty, stay away from me. Don't get infected too."

It only took more than an hour to drive from Rongcheng City to the place where Wen Ying lived.

In 2004, Wen Ying's family did not have a car yet. Wen Dongrong had a government car to use, while Chen Ru commuted to work on a women's motorcycle.

At the same time, Chen Li and Deng Shangwei were in a better financial situation. Chen Li drove a red Mazda herself, while Deng Shangwei had an old Santana. In other families, men usually drove nice cars; while in her aunt's family, the woman drove a nice car and the man drove a broken one. Wen Ying knew that her mother, Chen Ru, had always looked down on her uncle, Deng Shangwei, who did business. She thought that her uncle could earn some money but had no status. However, when it came to love for his wife, her uncle's performance was much better than that of Wen Ying's father, Wen Dongrong.

Wen Dongrong can use the government car, but he refused to use this car to send Chen Ru and Wen Ying off, in order to prevent others from gossiping.

Moreover, Wen Ying knew that her family actually had savings currently, enough to afford a car if they wished. However, her father, Wen Dongrong, was in a crucial phase of his career advancement and therefore declined the idea of purchasing a car to avoid drawing attention.

Chen Ru deposited the money in the bank, only to find that the interest rate was significantly lower compared to the past nine years. Persuaded by her aunt, Chen Li, Chen Ru purchased a house in Rongcheng City.

There was no such thing as "purchase restriction" in 2004. Anyone who had money had the freedom to purchase houses without restriction.

On second thought, Chen Ru and Wen Dongrong bought a house instead of a car, and they seized an opportunity to increase their family's equity.

In those days, Chen Li disregarded the objections of Wen Ying and her grandparents and was determined to marry Deng Shangwei. Deng Shangwei didn't let her down. In the words of later generations, Deng Shangwei spoiled Chen Li as if she were envied by others. The 30-year-old Chen Li was a glamorous young woman, embodied a radiant beauty akin to a luscious peach. It could be seen that Chen Li lived a comfortable life. If nothing had happened later, the couple might have loved each other till they were old?

Thinking of her uncle-in-law, Deng Shangwei, Wen Ying avoided making eye contact with Chen Li and looked toward the door of the ward, "Aunt, have you returned alone? What about Deng Jie, Deng Hao, and my uncle?"

Chen Li calmly explained, "You are indeed showing symptoms of a fever. Today is Monday. You have a high school entrance exam, but the primary schools in Rongcheng City are not on break. Your uncle is occupied with his company matters. Don't be upset. Before my departure, I reminded him to make time to visit you tomorrow, regardless of his schedule."