Chapter 114: The Quota

The younger sister practically burst out of the house. It was Sunday, and she was supposed to be studying at home! But the moment she saw the gifts meant for her, all thoughts of homework and exams vanished.

“Sis! That’s our dog!”
“Yeah, if any cat dares to bully our dog, we’ll go after it!”

Yang Fan had been carrying some things into the house, but hearing Ai Xiaomei’s words almost made him drop everything. Could his dog be any more useless?

“Mom, you don’t have to, I’ll take it,” Lin Ruo said.

Yang Fan’s mother was truly delighted. They had indeed heard about Yang Fan’s marriage, though not quite as exaggerated as Ai Xiaomei had described. In their understanding, Yang Fan had simply married Lin Xi.

“Xiaofang, your sister and your sister-in-law are really beautiful!” one of Yang Fang’s classmates came out. Doing homework in groups was just how it was done.

Lin Ruo smiled at them.

“Look, these are all my gifts!”
“Go play somewhere else, don’t cause trouble here!” Yang Fan’s mother scolded Yang Fang on sight.
“And you too, go play somewhere else!” Yang Fan couldn’t help but say to Ai Xiaomei.

“Hmph!” Ai Xiaomei grew even more arrogant after coming home, leading Yang Fang and her classmates into the yard.

“Come on, let’s go inside!” Yang Fan’s mother pulled Lin Ruo into the house. Yang Fan now wondered if he really was their biological son.

Yang Fan’s father came back in the afternoon, along with his aunt and uncle. That’s how it was during the holidays; relatives all came by to visit.

Some elementary school classmates from the village also came, but those from middle and high school had long since lost contact.

“Mom, I’m going out!” A few people had come looking for him, so he was going out.
“Come back early.”
“I know!” Yang Fan said.
“You brat!”

“Lin Xi, you’ve got the marriage certificate already. When are you going to hold the wedding? Mom will feel at ease then.”
“Sis, don’t worry. Nowadays, young people don’t care much about weddings, whether they have one or not!” the aunt said.
“Aunt, Yang Fan and I plan to hold it next year when we come back during a break. He can’t leave his side now,” Lin Ruo explained.
“No problem, it’s fine to hold it a couple of years later. You’re still young anyway!”

Yang Fan’s father and uncle were drinking quietly in the inner room. With the New Year approaching, everyone was relaxed.

Ai Xiaomei was playing with the dog in the yard. Ever since Ai Xiaomei came back, don’t expect Yang Fang to get any homework done.

“Xiaofang, hurry up and do your homework!”
“I’ll play a little longer!”
“Mom, it’s fine. I also brought back the admission letter for the little sister. Whether she studies or not isn’t a big deal.”

“Well, she should at least study a little! Tonight we’re also having dinner with Xiaofang’s teacher. You say that, and Xiao Fan has already left, but look at your dad, still drinking!” Yang Fan’s mother scolded his father sharply.

This was an ordinary yet novel family life...

Meanwhile, Yang Fan’s gathering was held at a classmate’s house.

“Yang Fan, I say, why don’t you bring your wife out?”
“Yeah, Yang Fan, I haven’t even seen her!” a female classmate said.

There were about forty classmates from their village, but only a few could make it to the gathering now.

“Well, you can come back with me later and meet her.”
“No way! What if your wife misunderstands and thinks there’s something between us? Your reputation doesn’t matter, but mine does!”

“I...”
Yang Fan was left speechless.

“How’s everyone been these years?”
“The same as always, what else? Xiaoning is now a teacher in high school. As for us, just working to make some money.”
“Yang Fan, you have good business now, why don’t you bring us in too?”
“I will, definitely. Once things stabilize over there, I’ll come back to invest and bring you all along!” Yang Fan said.
Even if he brought them now, they wouldn’t want to leave Hucheng. Better to wait.

“Then it’s settled!”
Everyone chatted casually.

“Xiaoning, how’s my sister doing at school?”
“Don’t mention your sister! She dropped 180 places in the midterm exams. I even talked to her once, but it’s still the same. You’re not doing anything about it. What’s going on in her head?”

“It’s fine, just let her have fun!”
“She’s spoiled by you!” Xiaoning said bluntly.

“After the college entrance exam, I’ll send her straight to Tianning University. Oh, by the way, I have fifteen spots left. You handle it!”
“Really?” Xiaoning asked in disbelief.
“Of course. Wait a moment, I’ll show you the documents. I brought them back this time!” Yang Fan took out his phone and called Lin Ruo.

“Do you really have spots?” everyone was surprised.
“Yes. My company has some dealings with Tianning University—there are fifty guaranteed admission spots. Most have been taken, only about a dozen left!”
“What does your company do?”
“Film and television,” Yang Fan smiled.

Everyone exchanged glances; they really didn’t know about this back in Hucheng.

Yang Fang led Lin Ruo over.

“I want to introduce you all—this is Lin Xi, my wife.”
“Hello, sister-in-law...”
Everyone was stunned. Lin Ruo’s beauty was stunning—a classic example of a wealthy, beautiful woman.

“These are the documents. I just filled out the names of a few of Yang Fang’s girlfriends. There are still ten spots left!” Yang Fan handed them over. “This is Sun Xiaoning, my classmate!”
“Teacher Sun, you’re here too!” Yang Fang lowered her head.
“Your brother and sister-in-law are here. Talk to them about how much you plan to score this time.”
“But I don’t know how!” Yang Fang said miserably.
“Can you keep up at Tianning University?” Sun Xiaoning sighed.
“Lin Xi, have a seat!”
“No, we’re having dinner with the little sister’s teacher tonight. I’ll accompany Mom. You all enjoy yourselves!” Lin Ruo waved and Yang Fang turned and ran.

Sun Xiaoning flipped through the documents. These were indeed guaranteed admission letters, but when did it become so easy to get admitted?

“Fill them out as soon as possible and give them to me before May!”
“Okay! I’ll treat you to a meal sometime!” Sun Xiaoning was no longer polite.

“Better not, don’t let my wife think there’s something between us!”
“If that were true, you two would have been a couple since high school!” someone teased.
“We’ve been childhood sweethearts! But love at first sight still won out!”
“If you’re childhood sweethearts, then these ten spots aren’t enough. Other universities have quotas too, like medical school or teachers’ college.”
“Really? Then give them all to me—I’ll get all my classmates in!” Sun Xiaoning said without hesitation.

That lack of hesitation—that’s what lifelong classmates are like!

“Alright, I’ll send them over when I get back.”
“By the way, aren’t you at Tianning? Liu Qian is there too. Haven’t you met?” someone asked.
“No, Tianning is so big, it’s hard to bump into anyone by chance,” Yang Fan laughed.
“She mentioned it last time she came back!”
“Do you know which part of Tianning she’s in?” Yang Fan asked.
“Who knows? She even borrowed money from me a few days ago!”