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Chapter 1492 Scholars, Farmers, Industry and Commerce
Aunt Hualin caught up with Zhuang Xiaoting with a guilty look on her face. She knew that in this family, girls always suffer losses, but Zhuang Xiaoting was lucky to have a mother who protected her very much.

After venting her anger, Zhuang Xiaoting also hoped that her aunt would keep it a secret and not tell her brother Zhuang Tunan about it, and she didn't want her mother to know about it.

In Zhuang Xiaoting's words, her mother was already pitiful enough, so she naturally didn't want such things to bother her.

However, Zhuang Tunan and Zhuang Xiaoting did not understand why Huang Ling refused to accept Pengfei, because the brother and sister only thought about their childhood feelings with Pengfei, and had no way of understanding Huang Ling's good intentions towards them.

So in the following days, Zhuang Tunan and Zhuang Xiaoting unconsciously distanced themselves from Huang Ling. Such behavior naturally made Huang Ling feel very disappointed, and she suddenly realized that the bad nature of the Zhuang family was really strong.

Song Ying, who had also noticed the abnormality of Zhuang Tunan and Zhuang Xiaoting, felt sorry for Huang Ling. "Sister Ling, Tunan and Xiaoting are still immature. You can't get angry with them."

"It doesn't matter! I just want to see them become successful one by one." However, Huang Ling shook her head with a bitter face. Only she knew how much pain she felt in her heart.

Song Ying still noticed Huang Ling's despair, "Sister Ling, I'm still angry when I hear what you said!"

"Sometimes I feel like being a woman is really tiring! That bastard Zhuang Chaoying went abroad alone to have a good time, leaving all the responsibilities and pressures of the family on me, and my two young children are still so ignorant."

However, Song Ying suddenly realized that Huang Ling and Su Ning had no feelings for each other at all. "Sister Ling, I actually think it's a good thing that Zhuang Chaoying divorced you. Otherwise, I don't know how the Zhuang family would torture you."

"That's true! Everyone in the world suffers! We should just live our lives with our eyes closed." Huang Ling agreed with Song Ying's statement.

"Hey……"

Ever since Song Ying's family bought a refrigerator, Huang Ling started ordering fresh milk for Zhuang Tunan and Zhuang Xiaoting. She had never ordered it before because fresh milk was easy to spoil.

Now that she has a refrigerator, she feels much more at ease. No matter how heartbroken her children are, as a mother she still has to consider them.

After hearing this, Song Ying also expressed her desire to order fresh milk, one bottle for herself and one bottle for Lin Dongzhe.

Both of them are very happy with the convenience brought by the refrigerator. Zhuang Tunan, Zhuang Xiaoting and their three children are also growing up healthily. It seems that the adult world has nothing to do with their happiness.

One day, Lin Wufeng, instructed by Song Ying, went to Zhuang Tunan and asked, "Tunan, do you really not understand why your mother said no?"

"Ah? Uncle Lin, I don't have it." To be honest, Zhuang Tunan is really a replica of Zhuang Chaoying.

Lin Wufeng looked at Zhuang Tunan in front of him with some displeasure and said, "You little bastard, your worries are written all over your face. Do you really think we can't see it?"

"I……"

"Tunan, in your heart, your father is incredibly capable. He got into college, got a master's degree, and even went abroad to study for a doctorate. It was like he was flying in the face of all odds. But have you ever thought about your mother's pain?"

"This……"

"Your father and your mother have divorced a long time ago. What does the Zhuang family's affairs have to do with your mother? As a son, what right do you have to blame your mother?"

"..."

"A dog never despises a poor home, and a son never despises his mother's ugliness! You are never worthy of complaining about your mother who has silently sacrificed for you."

Lin Wufeng's words hit Zhuang Tunan's heart like a heavy hammer. "Thank you, Uncle Lin, for your advice! I now know I was wrong."

Finally, Lin Wufeng patted Zhuang Tunan's shoulder earnestly and said, "Well, the world of adults is completely different from yours. You children just need to study hard and don't get involved in adult matters that you don't understand."

"Yes! Uncle Lin."

……

Recently, the cotton mill has suddenly become more and more chaotic, simply because the number of educated youth returning to the city has suddenly increased sharply, and conflicts in the cotton mill have become more and more frequent.

Wang Yong and his sister next door even pulled out a knife, which naturally alarmed a lot of people. In the end, there was no choice but for Secretary Zhang of the cotton mill to make the decision to move the courtyard wall. Of course, the wall of Huang Ling and Song Ying's house had to be moved. Their families were also kind-hearted and sympathized with Wang Fang, so they agreed.

For this matter, Huang Ling and Song Ying specially changed their shifts and took turns to watch the house being built next door to prevent them from unknowingly crossing the line.

Lin Wufeng told Zhuang Tunan that if anything happened, he should let Lin Dongzhe make a phone call and he would rush back as soon as possible.

Wang Fang looked at Huang Ling and Song Ying in front of her with great joy, "Sister Ling, Song Ying, thank you so much for this time."

"You're welcome! As long as we can get through this difficult period, everything will be fine." Huang Ling and Song Ying looked at each other with a wry smile and said to Wang Fang.

"Sister Ling, you're right! I just don't know if the policy for returning to the city will change in the future."

"Hey! Wang Fang, we are just ordinary people. No one can say anything about policy."

"..."

Huang Ling and Song Ying's momentary kindness today was not rewarded in the future. Wang Fang is not a grateful person. The first thing she thinks about is her own interests.

Of course, the policy for educated youth to return to the city changed later, and Wang Fang's husband regained his Shanghai household registration. However, Wang Fang was reluctant to give up her small apartment in the cotton mill. She ridiculously believed that the house was allocated to them by the cotton mill and that the property rights should belong to them. This proved what it means to be greedy and want to swallow an elephant.

So it is said that there must be something hateful about a pitiful person. Wang Yong and Wang Fang are both melons on the same vine, so naturally they have similar selfish personalities.

……

Soon Wu Shanshan received her high school admission letter. She was naturally very happy and ran out to inform Zhuang Tunan, Lin Dongzhe and others. However, Wu Jianguo and Zhang Amei had cold expressions on their faces.

Zhang A-mei looked at Wu Jianguo with eyes that seemed to want to eat him. All she thought was that Wu Jianguo had deceived her and perhaps he had not even gone to the school to change Wu Shanshan's choice of major.

At this time, Song Ying and Huang Ling hurried over to counsel Zhang A-mei, hoping that she could accept this reality. "A-mei, you are recognized as a sensible person in our cotton mill. It's a good thing that the child has the ability to be admitted to high school!"

However, Zhang A-mei always found countless excuses and never admitted that she, as a stepmother, was unfair. "But Old Wu simply can't afford Shanshan's tuition. Won't our whole family be burdened by it then?"

"Sister, what you said makes sense, but it's just like planting crops. You reap what you sow. When Shanshan becomes capable in the future, she will definitely honor you and Old Wu."

"This……"

Then Song Ying deliberately provoked Zhang A'mei with a remark. Besides, no matter how thick-skinned she was, she didn't want to be scolded by others. "A'mei, you don't want everyone to say that you are a reconstituted family, do you?"

"..."

At this time, Zhang A-mei had no choice but to passively accept the reality. It was unlikely that she would stop Wu Shanshan from continuing to go to school, because if she did that, the leaders of the cotton mill might have to come to her in person.

In this way, Wu Shanshan changed her destiny, but her struggle was still not over.

Shanshan originally lived in a separate room with Xiaomin and Xiaojun. Now that Shanshan was going to high school, Zhang A-mei wanted to move her into the school dormitory, and then she wanted to tear down the wall. But Shanshan would rather spend an extra half hour on the bus every day to go home and share a bunk bed with Xiaomin, which naturally made Zhang A-mei's plan fail again.

Huang Ling sighed when she heard this. She didn't expect that even Xiaojun might not be able to keep the cotton mill's house. She felt that Shanshan had become cunning.

But she also understood that children without mothers are always more sensible, otherwise they will be eaten by others until nothing is left.

……

Department of Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

A black lady in a tight business suit walked towards an office and knocked on the door.

"Coming!" Soon a magnetic voice came from the office.

The black girl pushed the door open and handed over an international letter, but she kept looking at the other person with a charming look, "Mr. Zhuang, here is a letter for you."

The middle-aged man who took the letter naturally noticed the glint in the black girl's eyes. "Thank you! Beautiful Miss Kelly."

Sure enough, the black girl suddenly bent over the other person's desk and asked seductively, "Mr. Zhuang, are you interested in going to the bar for a drink today?"

"No! Alcohol affects my ability to think clearly."

"OK! This is really not a very good habit."

After the charming office assistant left, Mr. Zhuang opened the international letter and found that it was mailed from China again.

And this Mr. Zhuang is our male protagonist Suning, who is now a professor of mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he enjoys almost the best welfare benefits.

This letter was sent by his son Zhuang Tunan in China. The content was quite simple, asking him about his volunteer choice.

When facing the critical moment of filling out college entrance examination applications, Zhuang Tunan felt very confused, so he went to seek advice from his next-door neighbor Lin Wufeng.

He is currently interested in the History Department of Fudan University and the Architecture Department of Tongji University.

Based on the current development trends of the country, Lin Wufeng believes that practical disciplines such as architecture and mechanics have broad development prospects.

Of course, Zhuang Tunan also agreed with Lin Wufeng's analysis, but he still decided to ask his adoptive father what he thought. After all, the father's vision must be broader.

However, Suning had a completely different opinion on this. He sent a telegram directly to his son Zhuang Tunan in China, and the content of the telegram only contained four words: "scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans".

This is a little riddle. Almost all walks of life can be covered by these four words, so it depends on Zhuang Tunan himself to choose.

……

After the college entrance examination, Zhuang Tunan's scores were announced, and he was successfully admitted to the architecture major of Tongji University.

In fact, Zhuang Tunan also saw the words "scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans" in Suning's telegram, and understood that Suning was telling him that a career in politics was the best direction.

But he still preferred Tongji University's architecture industry. Coupled with Lin Wufeng's analysis of the future industry prospects, he finally chose Tongji University's Department of Architecture, just like in the original drama.

This news naturally made Huang Ling and others very excited. Song Ying specially bought beer and soda, and Huang Ling also prepared many sumptuous dishes. Everyone planned to celebrate in the evening.

However, at this time, Zhuang Tunan received a call informing him that the results of the physical examination before the college entrance examination showed that he had mild color blindness, which meant that he might not be able to study in Tongji University's Department of Architecture.

This news made Huang Ling and others extremely anxious again. They went to the ophthalmology department of the factory hospital to borrow a set of color blindness test cards. After testing, it was confirmed that Zhuang Tuanan did have a mild color blindness problem.

Faced with this sudden situation, Huang Ling felt helpless and could only wait for the result.

At this moment, Zhuang Tunan couldn't help but feel regretful. If he had listened to his stepfather's advice, this disgusting plot would not have happened.

Unfortunately, there is no such thing as regret medicine in this world. In the end, he will have to pay for his naiveté and will most likely be transferred to an unpopular major.

At the same time, Huang Ling was in a bad mood and was in a state of panic at work. She almost had accidents several times.

In the end, Huang Ling spent a lot of money to call Suning. Currently, only Suning could help Zhuang Tunan. "Zhuang Chaoying, Tunan applied to the Department of Architecture at Tongji University, but he may not be accepted due to mild color blindness."

"It's okay! Mild color blindness won't affect admission to the Department of Architecture."

"Really? But the Tongji University Admissions Office has already called to inform us?"

"Huang Ling, don't worry. If I say it's okay, then it's okay. Even if Tunan is really rejected by the Department of Architecture, I can help him solve it with just a phone call."

"Well... okay! International calls are too expensive, I'll hang up first."

"Ah."

In fact, Huang Ling was still very convinced of Suning, and immediately felt much more relaxed. She then went home and told Zhuang Tunan the good news.

However, Zhuang Tunan did not believe it. Although he admitted that his father was very capable, it was not enough to make a decision for the Tongji University Admissions Office, or he believed that Suning could not influence the admissions policy.

"Mom, is my dad comforting you?"

"No! Your father has never lied to anyone."

"I still think it's unlikely. They're from the admissions office of Tongji University."

"This……"

"Mom, forget it! My scores are pretty high anyway, so it's okay even if I'm assigned to an unpopular major."

"Alas! This is the only way now."

However, not long after, Tongji University agreed to admit Zhuang Tunan, as mild color blindness would not affect his studies in the Department of Architecture. Huang Ling was naturally excited to hear the good news.

Zhuang Tunan, who was also surprised, felt ashamed and thought that he should not question his father's judgment. However, every time he wanted to write a letter to apologize to his father, he did not have the courage.

……

(End of this chapter)