Chapter 10: 5.第5章 有谁敢娶？

Chapter 5: Who Would Dare to Marry Her?

Song Chu walked over, took the bowl out of the basket, and handed it to him.

"Eat up. I'll come back to get the bowl tomorrow!"

Looking at the food in the bowl, Gu Yue was somewhat surprised. There was even steamed egg.

He looked up at Song Chu and noticed that the infatuation and obsession in her eyes had indeed vanished, which made him feel slightly more at ease.

Otherwise, he would rather not study the things in his mind than let her take the opportunity to pester him into marriage.

He pointed to the few grain coupons and ten yuan lying on the table. "Take this. Consider it meal money. If it’s not enough in the future, I’ll give you more."

He didn't want to owe Song Chu any favors; he would rather spend a little more money.

Most people at the educated youth site pooled their resources to eat, keeping their grain together and taking turns cooking.

Because he often had to secretly send food to his grandfather, he cooked for himself. Now that his legs were inconvenient, he didn't want to trouble the other educated youths.

Song Chu walked to the table, picked up the grain coupons and the money, and tucked them into her pocket. "Alright. Since you're paying well, I won't let you lose out on the food!"

Seeing the high school math and Chinese textbooks on the table, she smiled. "You’re quite diligent and eager to learn."

Gu Yue glanced at the textbooks on the table. "Perhaps the college entrance exam will be restored. It’s better to be prepared by reading more books."

From the original owner's memories, Song Chu knew that this place was a parallel universe to her previous life. Aside from the names of some famous figures being different, the development and events were almost identical.

"Do you think the college entrance exam will be restored?" she asked nonchalantly.

Gu Yue smiled. "I don't know if it will be, but I just feel that for the country to develop, relying solely on those who graduated from worker-peasant-soldier colleges won't be enough."

Policies in the last two years had loosened up significantly. As the country began to focus heavily on construction, it would inevitably require talent, so he felt that the college entrance exam would be restored one day.

Song Chu realized that this man was not only highly intelligent but also had great foresight. "That’s true. I’ll find some high school textbooks to look at one of these days, too."

Before the apocalypse, she had graduated with a PhD in biology. She still had a rough impression of history from middle school; the college entrance exam was restored in 1977, and it was already 1975.

Although the apocalypse tested human nature and exposed the most selfish and dark aspects of humanity, where there was evil, there was also justice and grit.

From the beginning of the apocalypse, the military had been conducting rescues everywhere and established several major human survival bases. They were committed to helping more people survive and did not exclude ordinary people; as long as one wasn't lazy and was willing to work hard, they were given opportunities and help to survive.

Back then, to protect researchers like her so they could reach the base safely, many soldiers had sacrificed themselves. On the road, she had also seen them sacrifice themselves to search for and protect ordinary civilians.

Later, she worked at the base's research institute and was responsible for helping with base construction, so she had a deep understanding of this.

Suddenly arriving in this poor and backward era, perhaps she could do something more meaningful.

Gu Yue was a bit surprised to hear her say this. He thought for a moment and asked tentatively, "Don't you have high school textbooks in that library of yours?"

Song Chu chuckled. "The library is full of professional books; there aren't any textbooks."

"Are there professional books on math, physics, or chemical engineering?" A glimmer of light appeared in Gu Yue's otherwise calm eyes.

Song Chu nodded. "Yes."

She didn't say much more, intending to keep him hanging. "You eat first. I need to go back to eat as well."

Gu Yue didn't force the issue; he had plenty of time to find out. "Alright."

Song Chu walked out of the educated youth site and headed home.

By this time, work had mostly finished, so everyone in the family was already home, except for her fourth brother, who didn't know where he was wandering off to.

Seeing Song Chu walking back slowly, her sister-in-law, Luo Qiuju, curled her lips. The whole family had to wait for this young sister-in-law to return before they could eat. She was just a money-losing burden; she didn't know what the old lady was thinking, pampering her like this every day.

Of course, she only dared to think this in her heart. On the surface, she still had to say with a smile, "Little sister is back. Where did you go to play today? We were so busy in the fields."

This was clearly trying to stir up trouble at home—they were working hard in the fields, but the young sister-in-law only knew how to go out and play.

Sure enough, Song Youfu frowned as he looked at Song Chu. "Since you didn't pass the high school entrance exam this time, don't bother taking it anymore. Just join in and work in the fields."

She was such a grown girl, yet she couldn't do any work, and with that reputation of hers, how would she ever get married? He was worried.

"Exactly. Little sister, you've taken the exam for two years and haven't passed. You should just give it up." Luo Qiuju’s teeth ached whenever this was mentioned.

This young sister-in-law had graduated from middle school two years ago and spent every day idling at home, claiming she was studying to review for the high school exam. She didn't go to work, nor did she do any housework. It was clearly just to avoid working; only the old lady believed she was actually studying.

Just then, Tang Feng walked out carrying a basin of rice and immediately looked displeased. "If it weren't for my Yaobao being sick during the exam last year, she would have passed the high school exam long ago."

She glared at Luo Qiuju. "You spendthrift woman, always stirring up trouble. Do you not want to eat?"

Luo Qiuju felt extremely annoyed, but she didn't dare provoke the old lady, so she could only offer a sheepish smile. "Mom, I'm only doing this for little sister's own good. If she’s diligent at work, it’ll be easier for her to get married in the future."

She was truly afraid that this lazy, gluttonous, and notoriously fierce young sister-in-law would never get married and would continue to plague the family.

"Pah! Just worry about yourself. My Yaobao isn't eating or drinking your share."

Tang Feng snorted coldly, "My Yaobao is the village beauty. Who wouldn't want to marry her?"

"..." Everyone present had black lines on their foreheads; none of them believed that.

Luo Qiuju felt like vomiting. The young sister-in-law was indeed very pretty, and because she never worked, she was kept fair and tender at home, with skin even better than the girls in the city. But she was also a notorious village bully. As for "who wouldn't want to marry her," she really wanted to ask: who would dare to marry her?

However, seeing her mother-in-law's displeased and fierce gaze, she didn't dare to speak again, only unable to resist pinching her own husband, who was sitting next to her, to vent her frustration.

Song Jianjun winced in pain but didn't dare to object.

Song Chu was speechless. Her eldest brother was the most honest person in the family, but besides being afraid of his mother, he was also afraid of his wife—a typical mama's boy and henpecked husband, a coward without a shred of masculinity.

She walked over, sat down, and looked at her sister-in-law pointedly. "It’s still better than some people who eat the family's food and then sneakily take things out to give away."

Her principle had always been: whoever makes me unhappy, I make them unhappy.

Her sister-in-law was a "brother-subsidizer" who often stole things to support her own family.

"You!" Luo Qiuju was infuriated and was just about to retort when she saw her mother-in-law's gloomy gaze fixed on her. Thinking of the money she had stolen a few days ago to support her family, she lowered her head, feeling a bit guilty.

Song Chu then spoke again, "I'm not planning to take the high school exam anymore."

The original owner had always claimed she wanted to take the high school exam, but it was actually just to be lazy and avoid work. Every time before the exam, she would deliberately give herself a stomachache or a cold, giving her an excuse to drag it out for another year.

As for her, she couldn't be bothered with the hassle. In two years, she could take the college entrance exam, and middle school graduates could participate directly. Otherwise, she had been a top student her whole life; passing a high school exam would have been simple.

The others were happy to hear this, but only Tang Feng felt distressed and put down the basin. "Yaobao, don't listen to your father and sister-in-law. Mom believes you definitely would have passed next year."

Then she threw a dagger-like glare at Song Youfu. "Old man, don't you agree?"

Song Youfu shrank his neck. "Cough, cough. Let's eat first."

Song Chu wanted to laugh. Well, he was also afraid of his wife; her eldest brother must have inherited it.

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