Chapter 9: 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 head than let her take the opportunity to pester him into marriage.

He pointed to the few food coupons and ten yuan placed on the table. "Take this. Consider it meal money. If it’s not enough later, 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 ate together, pooling their grain and taking turns cooking.

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

Song Chu walked to the table, picked up the food coupons and the money, and tucked them into her pocket. "Fine. 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."

From the original owner's memories, Song Chu knew that this place was likely a parallel universe to her previous life. Aside from the names of some famous figures being different, the progression of events was 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 restored, but I just feel that for the country to develop, relying solely on those who came out of the worker-peasant-soldier universities won't be enough."

Policies over the last two years had relaxed significantly. As the country began to focus heavily on construction, it would inevitably need talent, so he believed the college entrance exam would be restored one day.

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

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

From the beginning of the apocalypse, the military had conducted rescues everywhere and established several major human survival bases, dedicated to keeping more people alive. They didn't 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, many soldiers had sacrificed themselves to ensure the safety of researchers like her as they reached the base. 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 the base's 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 probed, "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."

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

Song Chu nodded. "I do."

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 press her; 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 home except for her fourth brother, who was off God-knows-where.

Seeing Song Chu walking back slowly, her sister-in-law, Luo Qiuju, curled her lips. The whole family had to wait for this little sister-in-law to return before they could eat. She was just a money-loser; 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 smile and say, "Little sister is back. Where did you go to play today? We were so busy in the fields."

This was a clear attempt to stir up trouble at home—they were working hard in the fields, while the little 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 get into high school this time, stop trying. Just join us in the fields to work."

She was such a big girl, yet she couldn't do any work, and she had such a reputation—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." Mentioning this made Luo Qiuju’s teeth ache.

This little sister-in-law had graduated from middle school two years ago and spent every day idling at home, claiming she was studying to retake the high school entrance exam. She didn't go to work, nor did she do chores. It was clearly just to avoid working, and 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 my Yaobao hadn't been sick during the exam last year, she would have passed high school long ago."

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

Luo Qiuju felt extremely resentful, but she didn't dare provoke the old lady, so she could only laugh awkwardly. "Mom, I’m only doing this for little sister's own good. If she works diligently, it’ll be easier for her to get married in the future."

She was truly afraid that this lazy, gluttonous, and notoriously fierce little 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 couldn't she marry?"

"..." Everyone present felt a headache coming on; none of them believed that.

Luo Qiuju felt nauseated. The little sister-in-law was indeed very pretty, and since she never worked, she was raised white and tender at home, with skin even better than the girls in the city. But she was a notorious village bully. As for "who couldn't she marry," 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. She could only vent her frustration by giving her husband, who was sitting next to her, a hard pinch.

Song Jianjun gasped in pain but didn't dare to complain.

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-obsessed" woman who often stole things to subsidize her own family's brothers.

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

Song Chu then spoke again. "I’m not planning on taking the high school entrance exam anymore."

The original owner had always claimed she wanted to take the exam just to be lazy and avoid work. Before every exam, she would deliberately make herself sick or catch 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 she could participate directly even with just a middle school diploma. 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 put down the basin, heartbroken. "Yaobao, don't listen to your father and sister-in-law. Mom believes you definitely could have passed next year."

She then shot 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. So, he was also afraid of his wife; her eldest brother must have inherited it.

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