Her aunt was so naive!

Deng Shangwei skillfully deflected her aunt's question about his return to Rongcheng City with just a few words.

Deng Shangwei left in a hurry, while Chen Li stayed to take care of Wen Ying.

Wen Ying was hospitalized for five days, during which Chen Li took care of her diligently. Due to Chen Ru and Wen Dongrong's "timely" notification, all the relatives were informed about Wen Ying falling ill in the examination room. Consequently, relatives from both the Chen and Wen families visited her in the hospital to offer their support and comfort.

After all, Chen Ru and Wen Dongrong held positions in the banking and governmental sectors, boasting a wealth of connections. Given their backgrounds, the relatives of both sides were consistently attentive to the affairs of Wen Ying's family, fueled by the apprehension that they might eventually need their assistance.

Perhaps Wen Ying had been prejudiced against the relatives of Wen family because of the memories of her previous life.

Although Wen Dongrong was born in the countryside and was once a poor guy, but he became a successful man. Not only did he gain a firm foothold in the city, but he also brought his brothers and sisters out of the countryside to help these people get married and settle down. The children from the Wen family were now living in the city, no longer engaging in farming anymore.

Wen Ying recalled her childhood memory of accompanying her father on a trip back to the countryside. A few years later, even her traditionally stubborn grandmother, Mrs. Wen Sr, had relocated to the city. However, Mrs. Wen Sr did not reside with Wen Ying. Despite Wen Dongrong being the most promising son, both he and Chen Ru were unable to provide Mrs. Wen Sr with a grandson. Consequently, she lived with Wen Ying's eldest uncle, whose family had a son. This cousin was the favorite of Mrs. Wen Sr.

Mrs. Wen Sr. was not that typical rural dweller who preferred boys to girls. Despite her efforts to be unbiased, some ignorant notions were deeply ingrained in her mindset. It was unrealistic to expect a 60-year-old senior from a rural area to overcome these ingrained beliefs.

Just like now, when others came to visit Wen Ying, they all provided her with words of consolation, assuring her that it was not her fault to fall ill during the examination. They told Wen Ying to take good care of herself.

Regardless of whether everyone truly believed it or not, their words were pleasing to the ear, and Wen Ying accepted them all.

But Mrs. Wen Sr was unlike others. She grasped Wen Ying's hand and advised her not to exert herself too much. She emphasized that attending any high school would suffice for a girl. Going to college would be desirable, but not achieving it won't be a problem.

Mrs. Wen Sr said so , and Wen Ying just responded carelessly.

Chen Li couldn't stand it anymore, "Auntie, you can't educate her like this. What if she takes it to heart? Are you suggesting that girls are incapable of pursuing higher education in this day and age?"

Mrs. Wen Sr said indifferently, "Even if Wen Ying fails to go to college, her father can easily secure a job for her. Why burden yourself unnecessarily!"

Chen Li was speechless.

Chen Ru happened to go to handle Wen Ying's discharge procedures and heard this sentence upon returning.

Chen Ru felt an immediate surge of anger on the spot.

"Mom, don't talk nonsense. Dongrong is just an ordinary person. How can he have the ability to arrange a job for high school students? Wen Ying should study hard and get into a good university!"

There were still many outsiders in the ward. Mrs. Wen Sr said something inappropriate.

Wen Ying was not angry at all. She just felt it absurd and wanted to laugh.

Reborn in 2004, Wen Ying discovered many things that she had overlooked in her previous life. For example, her mom, Chen Ru, who had a super controlling personality and was very sharp in the office and at home, scolded Wen Ying with that reasoning, but couldn't do anything about Mrs. Wen Sr.

Chen Ru had been dealing with Mrs. Wen Sr for many years, yet the latter remained unchanged. She consistently acted according to her own desires.

The old lady was the nemesis of Wen Ying's mother!

At that thought, Wen Ying could not help bursting into laughter.

Chen Ru glared fiercely at her.

In her previous life, Wen Ying would have been apprehensive at the mere sight of her mom's glance, but now she was unaffected.

Let Chen Ru glanced at her. Wen Ying didn't mind.

An adult could control a minor, but they couldn't deter an adult.

In order to prevent Mrs. Wen Sr from talking inappropriate words in the ward, Chen Ru quickly took Mrs. Wen Sr away. Chen Li and Wen Ying were two steps following behind. Chen Li muttered, "You seem to have become bolder after getting sick?"

Wen Ying just laughed.

Became bolder?

Not really. She was full of courage now!

On the way home, Chen Li was driving the car. Mrs. Wen Sr kept praising the car, and Chen Li responded casually.

Then Mrs. Wen Sr asked why Wen Ying's parents didn't buy a car.

"If you buy a car. Is it convenient for you to bring me back to Xiang Ba Tou."

Although the Wen family did not live in the countryside, they still had some relatives and old neighbors. Wen Dongrong refused to use the official car for private use, and Mrs. Wen Sr didn't have the opportunity to take a private car back to the countryside to show off. Mrs. Wen Sr is obsessed with this.

Chen Ru could not explain this to Mrs. Wen Sr.

If she told her that buying a car now would be a bad influence on Wen Dongrong, her mother-in-law might go back to showing off that her son was going to be promoted or something like that.

Chen Ru said that the family did not have a lot of savings, "Mom, things have changed from before. In the past, we only focused on studying at school. Nowadays, children are expected to attend various extracurricular tutorial classes. This summer, Dongrong and I plan to send Wen Ying to Rongcheng for English tutoring. She can stay and eat at her aunt's house, but should her aunt be responsible for the tuition fee? Since Wen Ying fell ill during the high school entrance exam, causing her to miss the opportunity to attend a key high school in Rongcheng City, we need to spend money to help her get enrolled. Therefore, we barely have any extra money left to buy a car."

Chen Ru gestured with her hand, indicating the amount of money they needed to gather, leaving Mrs. Wen Sr. astounded.

"It's too much. For a girl, it makes no difference what high school she goes to. Wen Ying is not good at studying, don't make the whole thing too tiring. There are no kids who don't play on vacation and have to be sent to the provincial capital for extra classes."

Mrs. Wen Sr brought it up again, and Chen Ru almost quarreled with her in the car.

"Make no difference? We've invested a considerable amount of effort into her education. Can we really just allow her to attend any ordinary high school? Mom, why don't you suggest to Wen Kai that he attends any high school? After all, his parents also hire tutors for him.

Wen Kai is going to take the college entrance examination next month. He doesn't even dare to slack off for a day!"

Chen Ru thought to herself, "This couple's jobs and income are not as good as Wen Dongrong's and mine, so Wen Kai can only get tutoring locally. If they had more money, they would also send Wen Kai to Rongcheng City for tutoring."

Married to Wen Dongrong for so many years, Chen Ru was most annoyed not by Wen Dongrong's need to help his many relatives, but by the fact that no matter how much she and Wen Dongrong did, her mother-in-law was justifiably biased. In essence, her mother-in-law still disliked that she had a daughter and couldn't give Wen Dongrong the opportunity to carry on the family's legacy, so she favored her uncle's family, who had a son!

Chen Ru turned to look at Wen Ying, her intense gaze unsettling her.

Wen Ying was aware that her mother was once again fixated on a certain idea.

Wen Kai, Wen Ying's cousin, had always served as one of the motivators for Chen Ru and Wen Dongrong to push Wen Ying forward. Chen Ru and Wen Dongrong hoped that Wen Ying could be one of the best. If she couldn't, she would at least be better than Wen Kai.

They had their reasons to think so. Chen Ru and Wen Dongrong were, indeed, more talented than Wen Ying's uncle and aunt. It was only natural for both of them to assume that Weng Ying, inheriting their IQ, should study better than Wen kai.

It just so happened that Wen Kai lived up to his parents' expectations and Mrs. Wen Sr doted on him. In the college entrance examination this year, Wen Kai got into a key university.

Then, the nightmare of Wen Ying began.

On one hand, she had an excellent cousin. On the other hand, she failed in the high school entrance exam. Her family naturally compared her with her cousin.

Chen Ru and Wen Dongrong once made her feel that everything she did was wrong and that her existence was meaningless.

Sensing that her mother, Chen Ru, was emotionally unstable, Wen Ying gently defended herself.

"Actually, I did well in the exam this time..."

Chen Ru didn't want to listen at all and directly ignore Wen Ying's defense for herself.