Film and TV: Starting from childhood, I will give up Zhong Yi

Chapter 270 1978, Nanjing University
Qiao Zuwang didn't expect Lin Yuan to be so eloquent.

He helped Qiao Yicheng out of the predicament and cursed him in a genuine Nanjing accent: "Little bastard! She is your sister now, not my family member anymore."

Wu Xiulan didn't expect Qiao Zuwang to say such a thing in front of the child. She said angrily, "What are you talking about? Sanli has the same last name as you!"

"You can also give her your husband's last name if you want her to." Qiao Zuwang was very single and looked at Sanli with a squint. "Sanli, tell me, did they steal my chicken gizzards?"

On one side is one's original family, and on the other side is one's foster family. How could they start arguing out of nothing?

I was watching when Aunt Wu was killing the chicken. The chicken gizzards and offal were placed in a porcelain bowl. Aunt Wu and Brother Lin were so nice to me. They were not the kind of people who would take advantage of others. How could they steal anything?

Qiao Sanli shook her head and chose to tell the truth: "Aunt Wu didn't take the chicken gizzards."

Qiao Zuwang was unyielding and looked at Wu Xiulan: "Then you are hiding."

Wu Xiulan also lost her temper. No one could be so wronged as to say: "Hide your grandma's head!"

Lin Yuan said with a cold face: "You two are really interesting, isn't it enough that my mother has helped your family?
Last time, Qiao Qiqi's father didn't love her, and her brother didn't care about her, so my mother took care of her while working. She never asked your family for food expenses.

If my mother hadn't stepped in this time, the old hen in your house would have been taken away long ago. As for grabbing a few cents' worth of chicken gizzards?
Like father, like son. If Sanli continues to stay in the Qiao family, who knows what kind of person you will turn her into?"

This sentence was like a thorn that pierced Qiao Yicheng's heart. What he was most dissatisfied with was his irresponsible father. How could he be like him?

He frowned but didn't dare to speak. He was afraid that telling the truth would anger Qiao Zuwang, and he was also afraid that saying something wrong would make Sanli feel wronged.

Qiao Sanli clutched the corner of her clothes, her eyes wide open. Normally, when Qiao Zuwang glared, the whole family would be so scared that they dared not say a word, but Brother Lin faced his scolding directly and retorted one by one.

Qiao Zuwang looked helpless and kept cursing: "Who knows? You are greedy for a few cents of chicken gizzards? No matter what I do, I will live longer than your dead father!"

"What's the use of a long life? A turtle can be stewed into soup if it lives long enough, but you are not even as good as a piece of rotten meat when you are alive." Lin Yuan stared at him closely, "If you dare to curse again, I will tear your mouth off."

Qiao Zuwang was furious: "Hey, you are so..."

Wu Xiulan shouted, “Roll, roll, roll, roll!”

She thought to herself that she would never have anything to do with the Qiao family again. Not only did she not get a word of thanks for helping them, but she also got herself into trouble.

Qiao Yicheng, this little bastard, is a good-for-nothing. It was obvious that the children had eaten the chicken gizzards, but he was afraid of being blamed by Qiao Zuwang, so he wanted to put the blame on her.

Although she was angry, she was still happy that Lin Yuan came out to defend her. Looking at Qiao Yichen's submissive look, she not only felt relieved, but also felt a surge of pride.

But Qiao Zuwang was only a five-foot-tall man after all, and Wu Xiulan was also afraid that Lin Yuan would be at a disadvantage due to his young age, so she kicked Qiao Zuwang out of the door, not wanting to waste any more time talking to such a man.

It is difficult to explain such trivial matters. Only the parties involved know the reason best. In the end, it all comes down to which child from the two families has a more promising future.

"Go home, go home." Qiao Zuwang called Qiao Yicheng to go home.

The atmosphere at the dinner table was depressing, and Qiao Sanli was a little uneasy: "Aunt Wu, brother, I'm sorry."

Wu Xiulan allowed this title. After all, Wei Shuying had just left not long ago. She would definitely feel uncomfortable calling her mom so quickly, but there was no need to rush.

Wu Xiulan was still a little angry, but she didn't take it out on Qiao Sanli: "It has nothing to do with you, just eat."

Qiao Sanli held the chopsticks, but she only dared to lower her head to eat rice, not even daring to pick up any dishes.

Lin Yuan said, "Sanli, do you think Mom would be that kind of person?"

Sanli immediately looked up, shook her head and said, "No."

Lin Yuan did this not only to make Qiao Sanli express her attitude, but also to make Wu Xiulan feel better. If this adopted daughter was not loyal to her family, Wu Xiulan would probably be even more depressed.

Sure enough, after hearing this, Wu Xiulan felt much better. She smiled and touched Sanli's head: "It's not in vain that I love you. Come and eat."

Over the next few days, Lin Yuan's family treated her the same way.

Qiao Sanli would only go to the Qiao family when the adults of both families were not at home and play hopscotch with Simei in the yard.

However, the unexpected change came unexpectedly. That day, Qiao Sanli suddenly had a high fever and curled up in bed in discomfort.

Hearing the sound of the door opening and footsteps, Qiao Sanli recognized that it was Lin Yuan who came back and called out weakly, "Brother."

"I am here."

Lin Yuan touched her burning forehead, took out the only isatis root in the house and made a bowl of tea.

Watching Sanli drink the medicine, he moved a stool and stood by the bed, applying a cool towel to her forehead from time to time.

When Wu Xiulan came back from get off work, it was already dark.

However, Qiao Sanli's temperature still hasn't dropped. It seems that it's not just a fever problem. Perhaps, just like in the original drama, she has gastroenteritis.

Sanli used to eat cold rice and leftovers at the Qiao family, and her stomach was already weak. The food got better after she came to the Lin family. The temperature suddenly dropped in the past two days, so her stomach might not be able to adapt for a while.

"Mom, give me some money. I'll take Sanli to the hospital."

Lin Yuan basically handed over the seven or eight yuan he earned from performing during this period to Wu Xiulan.

Lin Yuan didn't care about these petty profits, and decided to give them to Wu Xiulan to improve the family's food.

Wu Xiulan wanted to stop him but she couldn't. Lin Yuan was becoming more and more opinionated, like a little adult. She couldn't lock Lin Yuan at home on Sunday.

He just said that if he didn't do well in the midterm exam, he would not be allowed to perform magic anymore and should stay at home and study hard.

Wu Xiulan frowned: "You have a midterm exam tomorrow, I can take Sanli."

She was worried about letting her two children go to the hospital alone late at night.

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "I know everything I need to know. It won't affect my grades."

Wu Xiulan was still worried: "Mom will take you with her."

Lin Yuan no longer refused and sat down beside the bed, "Sanli, lie on my back."

Qiao Sanli hugged his neck in a daze. Lin Yuan carried Sanli on his back and walked out. Wu Xiulan grabbed her coat and chased after him.

In the darkness of the night, the mother and son, one in front and one behind, ran hurriedly towards the hospital.

The reason why Lin Yuan didn't use the miraculous hand to bring back youth was because this skill was too precious and could only be used once every three months. At this time, medical skills were not as advanced as those in later generations, so he had to save them for the critical moment.

If she used the skill silently now, Qiao Sanli would just think that she was back to normal after a good sleep.

After all, although Qiao Sanli had a high fever, she only had mild gastroenteritis, and the original drama never mentioned her gastroenteritis again.

If the situation is really serious, it won’t be too late for him to use his skills.

After going to the hospital for a check-up, it was found that it was indeed gastroenteritis.

But all the beds were full, so I could only sit on a bench in the corridor to receive the infusion.

Qiao Sanli groaned uncomfortably and couldn't sit still at all. Lin Yuan had no choice but to sit on the stool and hold her in his arms, coaxing her softly and letting her bury her hot little face in his shoulder.

As the medicine was infused, Qiao Sanli's fever gradually subsided.

Wu Xiulan clutched the prescription written by the doctor and went to get some medicine worth a few dollars. She frowned when she came back from the pharmacy.

Looking at Qiao Sanli who was sleeping soundly in Lin Yuan's arms, Wu Xiulan sighed, "It's so expensive to buy medicine now."

Lin Yuan said seriously: "In the future, Sanli and I will be filial to you ten times and a hundred times more, and make you the most glorious person in Nanjing."

"You just know how to say nice things to make me happy." Wu Xiulan joked, but the corners of her eyes curved into crescents.

After Qiao Sanli finished the infusion and paid for her medicine, she felt much better.

Lin Yuan continued to carry her on his back and walked home. Qiao Sanli hugged Lin Yuan's neck tightly, feeling warm in her heart.

Wu Xiulan felt sorry for Lin Yuan and reached out to replace him, "Let mom carry you for a while."

Qiao Sanli was just a six-year-old girl, and it wasn't heavy. Lin Yuan shook his head and said, "You've been working hard all day, and I feel sorry for you, too."

After returning home, Lin Yuan gently put Qiao Sanli on the bed.

Qiao Sanli had no appetite, and Lin Yuan and Wu Xiulan only had a quick bite of dinner.

In the room, Qiao Sanli bit her lip and hesitated for a long time before speaking: "Brother, last time the chicken gizzards...were eaten by Big Brother and Si Mei."

After that day, she secretly went to ask Simei and got the truth in exchange for a piece of fruit candy.

Lin Yuan reached out and gently rubbed her hair. "It's good to know the truth. The matter has been clarified. But don't tell mom about this, to avoid unpleasantness, understand?"

Qiao Sanli nodded sensibly. If Aunt Wu knew about this and went to quarrel with the Qiao family, her father, brother and sister would definitely blame her. She said gratefully, "Brother, you are so nice."

"Go to bed early. I'll bring back some fresh fish tomorrow to replenish your body."

The little girl pursed her lips happily, and looked at him with sparkling eyes.

When she was young, Qiao Sanli often wished that she was the biological daughter of the Lin family, so that she could be closer to Lin Yuan.

But when she grew up, she gradually realized that it was actually quite good that she was not the biological daughter of the Lin family.

When I wake up, it's a new day.

Lin Yuan sat up, grabbed the old coat draped over the back of the chair and put it on.

In the bed next to her, Qiao Sanli also turned over gently, her voice warm and mellow as if she had just woken up: "Brother."

"Feeling better?" Lin Yuan reached out and touched Sanli's forehead. The skin he touched was warm and cool and normal.

"Much better, bro."

The family sat around the table and hurriedly finished their breakfast with warm rice porridge.

Wu Xiulan hurried to work, Lin Yuan carried his schoolbag and went to school, while Qiao Sanli stood obediently in front of the faucet, washing the dishes carefully.

Today is the day of Lin Yuan Elementary School’s midterm exam.

There are only two subjects in the exam, Chinese in the morning and mathematics in the afternoon.

These questions were a piece of cake for Lin Yuan. If he had to describe them, they were almost all as difficult as “1+1 equals how many”.

After the math test in the afternoon, school was dismissed directly.

Lin Yuan jogged along the familiar alley and arrived at the winding river on the outskirts of the city, which was an excellent fishing spot.

He made a simple fishing rod with a bamboo pole, thin wire and paper clips, and dug out a few lively earthworms from the damp soil to use as bait.

After all, earthworms have a strong fishy smell and are most likely to attract fish.

This is not all. Baiting is essential for fishing. Lin Yuan took out a handful of bait from the storage space and sprinkled it evenly into the water.

As soon as the fishing line was thrown in, ripples appeared on the water surface.

Within an hour, two black fish weighing five or six kilograms were caught, and two fat crucian carps were also caught.

As for the smaller fish, Lin Yuan put them directly back into the river.

Actually, fishing makes money much faster than magic. But he quickly suppressed the idea. In this era, it is not allowed for individuals to sell fish on the street at will. He does not need to touch these risks.

Lin Yuan walked back with the fish in a bag. He poured some water into the bag, and the fish jumped around in it, attracting many passers-by's attention along the way. Even Li Heman, who was working in the oil mill, poked his head out of the shop to look in.

Li Heman was a very thin man, wearing an old thick work cloth. He smelled of oil and his hair was greasy and stuck into wisps. Although he always had a smile on his face, he could not hide his dirty appearance.

It seems the news that has been carefully spread over the past few weeks cannot spread fast enough.

This was also within Lin Yuan's expectations, so he decided to find a faster channel for transmission.

Lin Yuan looked at Li Heman and curled the corners of his mouth, which made Li Heman feel creepy and he subconsciously shrank his neck.

Go home.

"Sanli, get a bucket."

When Qiao Sanli heard the sound, she quickly got a bucket from the house.

Lin Yuan filled half a bucket with clean water and slid the black fish and crucian carp into the water one by one.

Qiao Sanli looked at the fish curiously, poking at the swimming fish with her fingers, her eyes sparkling: "Brother, where did you get so many fish?"

"In the river, of course."

When Wu Xiulan came back, she was also extremely surprised.

“Where did this fish come from?”

"I went to perform magic today, and an uncle who was fishing was so happy to see me that he gave me all these fish in excitement. Next time I will go to the river to try fishing too."

Lin Yuan didn't want to show off his versatility in front of Wu Xiulan all at once, so it would be better to take it slow.

Wu Xiulan frowned and warned seriously: "Children are not allowed to go to the river, do you hear me?"

Every year, a few children go to the river to play in the water and never come out again. She will not allow this to happen to her son.

Lin Yuan emphasized: "I'm just going fishing, I'm not going into the water."

"That won't work either. Sanli, watch your brother. If he goes fishing in the river, tell me."

Sanli responded obediently, "Oh."

Wu Xiulan grabbed a black fish and returned to the kitchen. She hit it with a wooden hammer and the black fish stopped jumping immediately. She picked up a kitchen knife and prepared to scrape the scales.

Lin Yuan and Sanli were watching from the side, and he suddenly said, "Mom, let me try."

Seeing Lin Yuan eager to try, Wu Xiulan said, "Then be careful. Press here with your left hand, hold the knife like this, and scrape gently..."

Lin Yuan scraped gently as Wu Xiulan said. The sharp tip of the knife cut through the fish body, causing the snow-white scales to fall. But near the end, the blade accidentally scraped his index finger, leaving a streak of blood.

Lin Yuan did this on purpose. He didn't need to show that he was perfect and omnipotent in front of Wu Xiulan and Qiao Sanli. A certain amount of "clumsiness" was fine. He could show that he had his own ideas and was knowledgeable, but he didn't need to know every life skill right away.

Wu Xiulan grabbed Lin Yuan's wrist tremblingly and examined it carefully. She was almost scared to death just now. Qiao Sanli also stood on tiptoe and watched nervously.

Lin Yuan smiled and pulled his hand back: "It's okay, I just wiped it accidentally, it will be fine in two days."

Wu Xiulan ran back to the room: "I'll go get the gauze."

Qiao Sanli's eyes were red: "Brother, does it hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt."

After using gauze to stop the bleeding, Wu Xiulan was still frightened and she refused to let Lin Yuan do anything in the kitchen no matter what.

She skillfully processed the black fish, took out the internal organs, rinsed it, and then started making fish soup.

……

The results of the midterm exam have come out. Wen Qinghua was very surprised after reading them. He did not expect that Lin Yuan, who usually had average grades, would get first place in the grade in Chinese and get full marks!
The composition was neat and beautiful, and the answers were flawless. Even he couldn't find any fault with it.

Wen Qinghua walked into the classroom with the lesson plan, pushed his glasses on his nose, scanned the classroom, and finally his eyes fell on Lin Yuan.

He cleared his throat and began to read out each student's score and ranking in order from highest to lowest.

"Now I will report the ranking and results of this exam. First place is Lin Yuan, with 100 points."

The classroom suddenly exploded, and all the students looked towards Lin Yuan at the window.

In the past, Qiao Yicheng had always been the top of the class, but I didn’t expect that this time it was Lin Yuan who took the first place, and got full marks.

Wen Qinghua waited until the students finished exclaiming before continuing to report: "Second place, Qiao Yicheng, 97 points. Third place..."

As soon as the bell rang and Wen Qinghua left, little girls immediately surrounded him.

"Lin Yuan, how did you do so well in the exam?"

"Lin Yuan, can you teach me later?"

"Wow! You are amazing."

The chattering sounds of the little girls lingered in Lin Yuan's ears.

These little girls came not just because of Lin Yuan’s academic performance, but also because Lin Yuan was good-looking and they finally got the chance to talk to him.

After all, Lin Yuan is usually cool, and some little girls don’t dare to talk to him.

Lin Yuan smiled and agreed: "If you have any questions and I happen to know the answer, I will answer them for you."

He just wanted to continue spreading the news of Li Heman's obscene behavior by chatting with his classmates.

Most of the students in the class have younger sisters, and most of them live nearby. Once the news spreads, the effect will be much more obvious.

In math class, the math teacher still follows the convention of reporting the students' grade rankings first.

"First place, Lin Yuan, 100 points."

In the classroom, there was another burst of "Wow".

"Second place, Qiao Yicheng, 98 points. Third place..."

After school, Qiao Yicheng walked up to Lin Yuan with a gloomy face and said, "I will surpass you next time."

My sister became Lin Yuan's sister, and I, who was the oldest, also became Lin Yuan's oldest. I always felt that everything that belonged to me was taken away by Lin Yuan.

If Lin Yuan knew what he was thinking, he would just smile and say, "I will also take away your future wife."

Lin Yuan just nodded calmly: "I hope you can always maintain this fighting spirit."

That night, Lin Yuan returned home with two test papers with full marks. Wu Xiulan smiled so much that her eyes curved. The next day, she bought some meat and made braised pork for the two children to celebrate.

……

On December 12rd and 23th, many teachers in the school went to take the college entrance examination. Many classes were taught by teachers from other grades. Sometimes they were too busy and asked students to take the exams or study on their own.

That winter, the college entrance examination was resumed. There were more than 5.7 million candidates nationwide, but in the end only 270,000 were admitted to major universities.

This is truly a situation where thousands of people are trying to cross a single-plank bridge, not to mention the difficulty of getting into a good university.

After the exam, Wen Qinghua quickly returned to the elementary school, where he taught students while waiting for the admission letter.

Lin Yuan knew clearly that this teacher would definitely be admitted to Nanjing University.

He had even thought about what excuse he would use to get closer to Wen Qinghua.

Time flies, and soon it is mid-January.

After the final exams, Lin Yuan welcomed the last winter vacation in elementary school.

As expected, he once again secured the top spot in the grade.

When he brought the certificate home, Wu Xiulan couldn't stop smiling.

She planned to use the cloth coupons she had saved to exchange for cloth to make a new dress for Lin Yuan, but Lin Yuan declined:
"I can make it wearable if I alter the sleeves and shoulders. Sanli just came to our house this year, so you can knit her one and use the remaining fabric to knit yourself a new one."

Lin Yuan was still thinking about selling his character. The more a child comes from a poor and difficult environment, the easier it will be for him to be moved and admired by others with his spirit of self-improvement.

An excellent student who eats well and dresses well cannot compare to an excellent student who gives all his food and clothes to his mother and sister.

Wu Xiulan shook her head and insisted, "I am already so old, why should I knit new clothes? I will knit one for each of you."

Now that her son’s grades are so good, she feels full of energy.

I even look forward to receiving an acceptance letter from a prestigious university in the future.

At the same time, with Lin Yuan's deliberate promotion, Li Heman's evil deeds had already spread widely in the surrounding area.

There was even a bad-tempered man who, upon hearing that his little daughter was often held in his arms, beat Li Heman up. Then, based on his daughter's testimony, he sent Li Heman to the police station.

It seems that we will have to wait another three years to destroy Li Heman’s tools.

During the winter vacation, Wu Xiulan still had to go to work, so she let the brother and sister have a simple meal of noodles at home.

Lin Yuan took Qiao Sanli and went straight to the supply and marketing cooperative they visited for the first time, bought some pens, ink, paper and inkstone, and borrowed a table.

This time he plans to sell Spring Festival couplets.

There are too many restrictions at this time and too little that can be done.

But Lin Yuan also enjoys it. When he makes a name for himself in the future and someone is willing to explore his past, they will naturally be amazed by his inspirational nature.

Lin Yuan performed magic just like he did before, changing the location every day. With his neat handwriting and exquisite content, he earned more than thirty-six yuan in just about a week.

This is equivalent to Wu Xiulan's monthly salary.

Lin Yuan took out half of it and gave it to Wu Xiulan. After all, since Qiao Sanli was there, he couldn't hide the fact that he went out to write the Spring Festival couplets from Wu Xiulan.

Seeing so much money, Wu Xiulan couldn't help but sigh that her son was really useful. Then she touched Lin Yuan's little hand, fearing that he would freeze his hand off.

Because of Lin Yuan's income, Lin Yuan's family had an especially leisurely Spring Festival.

After the Spring Festival, Qiao Sanli gradually reduced the number of times she went to the Qiao family.

Although she was young, she gradually realized that she couldn't always go back to her old home.

Especially when she went to the Qiao family wearing a new set of clothes, she felt that her two brothers looked at her strangely.

Often when the adults of both families were not at home, she would go to talk to Simei, and Simei would sometimes come to Lin Yuan's house to play.

After the new semester started, Wen Qinghua did not show up again. I heard from other teachers that he had gone to study at Nanjing University.

Lin Yuan specially picked a weekend, held Qiao Sanli's hand, and walked into Nanjing University.

(End of this chapter)