All the heavens begin with the love in the courtyard.

The news of the resumption of the college entrance examination did not cause any ripples in the Han family; in fact, Han's mother did not even ask Han Chunming about it.

Although Han Chunming said he would study for the exam two years ago, he hasn't brought a single pen home in the past two years, so the Han family has naturally forgotten about it.

In the past two years, Han Chunming has not only not taken any money from his family, but has also given his mother a lot of money during holidays, which is enough for her.

What she's hoping for now is for Han Chunming and Qi Siqiao to get married soon, but Han Chunming has refused several times because Qi Siqiao is still too young, and Han's mother's expression is getting more and more unpleasant.

During his most recent visit home with Qi Siqiao, Han Chunming also assured his mother that the two would get married no later than the year after next.

Because Qi Siqiao is only twenty years old, Han Chunming thinks she is too young, but Han's mother thinks she is just the right age.

Han Chunming and Qi Siqiao's original agreement was to get married after they were admitted to university. After two years of getting to know each other, their relationship had reached a critical point. If it weren't for this era, Han Chunming would have already unlocked countless positions.

Now that the news of the resumption of the college entrance examination has finally spread, Han Chunming naturally began to look forward to it.

However, Cheng Jianjun was naturally unwilling to accept Han Chunming's refusal of his kindness. He also wanted to find out Han Chunming's true thoughts and see if Han Chunming really wanted to take the college entrance examination.

So after finishing dinner, he turned and walked towards Han Chunming's house.

At Han Chunming's house, dinner was almost over when Cheng Jianjun came in. Han's mother was a little surprised, since Cheng Jianjun hadn't visited her house for almost two years.

However, Han's mother still greeted him and asked Han Chunming to bring him a chair to sit on. Cheng Jianjun quickly thanked her with a smile.

Cheng Jianjun sat down, took the tea handed to him by Han Erjie, thought for a moment, and then smiled and said to Han's mother.

"Auntie, it's like this, Chunming and I have had a misunderstanding for the past two years. For the past two years, I've felt guilty. I recently heard that Chunming is out collecting scraps and doesn't have a proper job."

I felt really bad about it, so I asked my dad to get a job offer from the hardware company for Chunming. I went to see Chunming this afternoon, and he said he'd think about it. I think he might not forgive me yet, so I came here specifically to tell you, Auntie, so he can accept my apology!

When Han's mother heard this, her eyes lit up. Han's second sister was also at home today, and her eyes lit up when she heard this as well.

For Han's mother and second sister, it has been two years since their five sons got a formal job, and they are anxious about it.

Although collecting scraps can make money, if there were a proper job, they would rather Han Chunming work in a factory. Being a worker sounds much better than collecting scraps.

Over the past year, Han Chunming's reputation has only improved slightly compared to Cheng Jianjun's. After all, no parent wants their child to be led astray by a young man who does nothing but collect scraps.

Seeing Han's mother's expression, Cheng Jianjun immediately felt reassured.

But when he looked up and saw Han Chunming sitting at the table eating, his heart sank again. Han Chunming was looking at him with a half-smile, and that look made Cheng Jianjun feel as if he had been seen through.

At this moment, Han's mother quickly stood up and said with a smile.

"Jianjun, I really have to thank you for this. Please thank your dad for me!"

Cheng Jianjun quickly replied with a smile.

"Auntie, it's alright, it's alright. This matter still requires Chunming's consent. I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely apologize to Chunming. Two years ago, when he was fired from the food factory, it was indeed me who reported him. I was out of my mind at the time. I hope Chunming can forgive me!"

Seeing Cheng Jianjun's sincere attitude, Han's mother and second sister were immediately moved, and Han's mother quickly said.

"Jianjun, this matter is over, it's over. Let's not talk about the past. The future is the most important thing. I forgive you on behalf of Chunming. Thank you, Jianjun. As for the work, I also thank your dad!"

Han Chunming was speechless at how easily his mother could fool him.

At the same time, I was quite surprised that Cheng Jianjun, this old cunning fellow, made such a direct and impactful move in his first appearance in the martial arts world!

That old schemer, his tolerance over the past two years seems to have grown quite rapidly!

Seeing that his mother was about to agree to the job on his behalf, Han Chunming coughed twice to interrupt her and then spoke up.

"Mom, don't worry about work. Aren't they going to reinstate the college entrance exam? I'm planning to take it with Xiao Qiao. We can talk about work after the exam!"

Upon hearing Han Chunming personally announce his intention to take the college entrance examination, Cheng Jianjun, sitting opposite him, twitched his eyelids. He hadn't expected Han Chunming to actually take the exam!

His mind raced; it seemed that offering the other party a job was out of the question!

When Han's mother heard her son say that he wanted to take the college entrance examination, she was stunned. She suddenly remembered that Han Chunming had mentioned this to her two years ago. However, in the past two years, Han Chunming had not brought a single book home, and she had almost forgotten about it.

However, Wu Zi's suggestion to discuss work after the college entrance examination made her realize that it made sense. If Wu Zi really got into university, he would no longer be a worker but a cadre, which would be a world of difference in social status.

Of course, Han's mother didn't have much hope that her five sons would be able to get into university, so she quickly said to Cheng Jianjun in an apologetic tone.

“Jianjun, what Wuzi said makes sense. Could you talk to your father about whether we can postpone the job quota issue?”

Cheng Jianjun looked up at Han Chunming, then smiled and said.

“Auntie, this job opportunity is definitely not going to be delayed, but Chunming has a point. Since we finally have this opportunity, we should give it a try. Auntie, I'll go back and talk to my dad to see if we can ask him to find us another job later. Since Chunming said he wants to go to university, then it's most important to use this time to study hard.”

Cheng Jianjun's understanding nature was indeed beyond Han's mother's expectations, which made her like him even more. Han's second sister felt the same way, thinking that the boy had changed a lot.

Han Chunming was also somewhat surprised by Cheng Jianjun's actions. It seemed that this old schemer's cunning had truly changed; he had at least entered the 2.0 era.

Since they had already said that, Han Chunming couldn't remain silent, so he turned to Cheng Jianjun and said...

"Jianjun, thank you!"

Cheng Jianjun nodded and quickly said it was nothing. He picked up his teacup, took a sip of tea, and his eyes, which were hidden behind the teacup, gradually became gloomy. However, when the teacup was removed, his eyes immediately returned to their sincerity, and he smiled with a dimple on his face.

After a few more casual words, Cheng Jianjun got up to say goodbye and leave. The entire Han family got up to see him off.

After Cheng Jianjun stepped out the door, he quickly waved to everyone, signaling them to go back inside.

After the door behind him slowly closed, Cheng Jianjun turned around, and the smile on his face instantly turned into a blank expression.

He walked very slowly, as if muttering to himself.

"Han Chunming, since I offered you a way out and you refused, then don't blame me!"

Inside the Han family's house, Han's mother closed the door and then turned to Han Chunming and said something.

"Wu Zi, Jianjun has changed a lot in the past two years. I'm telling you, if you don't pass the college entrance exam this time, you'd better find a good job!"

Han Chunming responded helplessly.

Cheng Jianjun's performance was indeed flawless, with almost no flaws. Even if Han Chunming told his mother now that this cunning old man had found him a job to prevent him from taking the college entrance examination, his mother probably wouldn't believe him.

After all, Mom wasn't sure if she could pass the exam, and besides, job opportunities were really hard to find these days!

The chances of a junior high school student getting into university are probably only one in a thousand, or even less!

However, Cheng Jianjun in the original novel passed the exam, which shows that Cheng Jianjun is really intelligent. If he wanted to play mind games, ordinary people would really be no match for him.

Fortunately, Han Chunming is no ordinary person!

In the original novel, even someone as clever as Han Chunming was outmaneuvered by Cheng Jianjun several times, causing him great distress.

If it weren't for the reform and opening up, which ushered in a money-driven society and redefined a new era, giving Han Chunming a real opportunity, it would have been different.

Otherwise, in this planned economy era, Han Chunming would really not have been able to outmaneuver Cheng Jianjun, because the power of money in that era was far less than in later generations.

The saying "money talks" doesn't apply in this era.

For people of this era, getting into university and acquiring a social status made it easy to bridge the gap between ordinary citizens and government officials.

Although the chances of a junior high school student getting into university are very low for ordinary people, almost impossible, the kind of person like Song Yunhui from "Like a Flowing River," who not only got into university through self-study but also became the top scorer in his county, are extremely rare.

But is Han Chunming an ordinary person?

Han Chunming is no longer worried about Cheng Jianjun continuing to play his tricks. If Cheng Jianjun truly crosses his bottom line, Han Chunming is no longer prepared to give him another chance.

Once and again, three times and then again, things shouldn't happen more than three times. Han Chunming hopes that Cheng Jianjun can think things through for himself!

Unfortunately, Cheng Jianjun couldn't figure it out. Ever since he met Qi Siqiao two years ago, Cheng Jianjun had been suppressing his inner desires. He wanted to crush Han Chunming once and for all, and he would never give Han Chunming another chance. That's why he tolerated it.

He wanted to become good enough to drag Han Chunming down to hell, so that everyone would envy and praise him, and he could wash away the shame brought by the nightmare two years ago!

In Cheng Jianjun's mind, the humiliation two years ago was all caused by Han Chunming!

If he hadn't gone to his house for a meal, how could he have gone to the toilet in the middle of the night? Although he never suspected that it was a deliberate accident.

However, he had already identified Han Chunming as the culprit behind that incident.

To prevent Han Chunming from taking the college entrance examination, Cheng Jianjun is plotting a new scheme.

As for Han Chunming's college entrance examination, not only Cheng Jianjun is concerned, but there is another person who is also troubled by his own situation.

When Su Meng learned that the college entrance examination had been reinstated, she was naturally delighted and very confident that she had a high chance of being admitted to university.

Because her parents were teachers, and she loved reading, and most importantly, she was a high school graduate with excellent grades, she only needed to review briefly to feel like she was back in high school.

Regarding the college entrance examination, Su Meng naturally thought of Han Chunming, and she was still struggling with whether or not to tell Han Chunming about it.

Although Han Chunming only graduated from junior high school, his Chinese and history scores were excellent. Moreover, Han Chunming possessed a confidence that was hard for others to find. What if he could pass the exam?

Although Su Meng and Han Chunming haven't spoken a word to each other for two years, Su Meng hasn't had a boyfriend either during those two years. Just like in the original novel, she has been comparing other boys to Han Chunming.

No matter how she compared them, she felt that other boys were not as good as Han Chunming. Every time she chatted with other boys, Su Meng would unconsciously think of Han Chunming.

Even when I go for a walk in the park and see the surging lake, I can't help but recall Han Chunming's heroic figure as he swam to save someone that day.

This feeling made Su Meng feel particularly depressed, but she was helpless. Han Chunming had a girlfriend, and she was prettier than her!

The news of the resumption of the college entrance examination gave Su Meng a different kind of thought.

If Han Chunming gets into university, will he break up with that girl?

If I also get into university, will Han Chunming give me a second glance and develop feelings for me again?

These past few days, Su Meng's mind has been filled with all sorts of chaotic and random thoughts, but the more she thinks, the more confused she becomes, and she falls into self-pity.

Finally, that afternoon, she deliberately chose to bump into Han Chunming, who was preparing to go home, at the gate of the compound.

Han Chunming also saw Su Meng standing at the door from afar, but he didn't think much of it.

Although the two haven't spoken in the past two years, they've met quite often, since they live in the same courtyard.

But this time was different. Su Meng was waiting for him on purpose. He had just gotten off his bicycle and was about to enter the courtyard when he nodded slightly to Su Meng, not daring to say a word more.

He had tried a few times to greet Su Meng, but was only met with a cold snort, so he simply gave up on trying.

Su Meng watched Han Chunming prepare to enter the compound, and finally mustered up her courage to call out to his back.

"Han Chunming, I...I have a few words to say to you!"

Han Chunming was taken aback. Was this someone calling him?

He turned around and saw Su Meng timidly looking at him.

Han Chunming looked around and, seeing that there were no elderly people nearby, breathed a sigh of relief. The experience two years ago was still fresh in his memory, and now that he had Xiao Qiao, he couldn't afford to be careless.

Han Chunming gestured towards the corner ahead.

Let's talk about the past!

Su Meng nodded, turned and walked away, with Han Chunming pushing his bicycle behind her.

After the two reached the corner, they could finally chat for a while. Han Chunming did not speak first, but waited for Su Meng to ask him a question, even though he couldn't guess why Su Meng had come to him!