splendid star

Chapter 3 Xiaoju's Choice
Xiaoju's father took the college admission notice and read it again and again. Our Xu family also has a college student!The old face covered with vicissitudes of life revealed a long-lost and imperceptible smile, but it quickly disappeared, replaced by the same stiffness and vicissitudes of life as before.
Looking at the high tuition fees, this silent farmer fell into trouble.He sat down on the bench by the door, took out the box of severely twisted soft paper cigarettes from the wrinkled and old coat pocket, lit one, but took a long time to take a sip, like a stone sculpture.
Seeing her father like this, Xiaoju felt even more unsure. She hid in the house alone, lay on the bed, and let her thoughts flood like a flood:
Why is fate so unfair? Other students worry about not getting into college, but I worry about getting into college.If I didn't pass the exam, my parents wouldn't have to be so embarrassed. I would give up on studying and go out to work right away.
Siyi's father is a company executive, and her mother is a civil servant. She is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and she is so beautiful.Yuqing's parents are both teachers. They had strict tutoring since childhood and raised her to be so good.As for myself, even going to college is a luxury.
My father is an honest man and can only take care of the few acres of land. My mother has been in poor health all year round and cannot do heavy work. She still needs to take medicine to maintain her health.My younger sister is becoming more and more sensible, but my younger brother is about to take the high school entrance examination, but he is still so carefree, which makes his parents worry a lot.When will this family be able to survive...
Thinking of this, Xiaoju burst into tears unknowingly.
"Why don't we let Xiao Ju stop studying? Girls will get married sooner or later, and there is no point in reading so many books." Xiao Ju's father and mother were discussing in a low voice, but the voices still came through one after another.
"It's better to save some money for Xiaohua to study. Boys are always our own." Xiaoju's mother also agreed with her father's suggestion.
"My parents are too partial. Xiaohua's grades are so bad. He is at the bottom of the class every time he takes the exam. If you want to help, it would be great if he can learn." Xiaoju's sister Xiaoqian defended her sister.Xiaoju's parents fell into a long silence.
Early the next morning, Xiao Ju's father came to Xiao Ju's room: "Girl, your mother and I have been discussing it all night, maybe we should let you go to college. Your brother's unsatisfactory thing is not material for studying." Hearing this. Here, Xiaoju's heart, which had sunk to the bottom of darkness, felt a little relieved.
"Dad, I've been thinking about it all night. Otherwise, I won't go to school. If my family allows me to study, I won't have money to support my younger brothers and sisters." When Xiao Ju said this, she looked at the empty roof, and the corners of her eyes filled up again. Tears.
Other houses in the village have built two-story or even three-story new houses. The houses are spacious and bright, and have all the appliances. Only my own house is still a bungalow built many years ago. It is old and dilapidated. Whenever it rains heavily, there will be light leaks in several places in the house.She also wants to work early so that her parents can live in a good house.
"You'd better go to school. Xiaoqian is almost an adult and can help the family. Your brother's academic performance is not good and there is no hope of getting into college. Our Xu family finally has a college student, and our parents are proud of it. . But we have a condition, that is, we will pay for your college tuition, and you have to earn your own living expenses. Although you are a girl, you are the eldest child in the family after all. Your salary after graduation must first repay the money we raised over the years. In the future, you will have to pay for your brother's wife to build a house for her family. There is nothing your parents can do..."
Xiaoju listened silently, and she knew that even if her parents agreed to support her in college, there were conditions.But children from poor families have long been the masters of the family. Every step that Xiaoju has fought for for more than ten years was not so logical or taken for granted.
(End of this chapter)