"Anâan, youâre here too!" Anâan, who had been hiding behind Sheng Ning all along, went unnoticed by the old man until they reached the living room. As soon as he saw Anâan, he warmly invited her, "Come over, sit here with grandpa."
After speaking, he realized that the person sitting next to him was Mr. Hai. The two of them often visited each otherâs homes and were used to sitting like this. If Anâan sat beside him, Old Hai would have to give up his seat.
"Move over, move over!" Mr. Su directly ordered him, "Sit over there, give up the seat for my granddaughter. Go sit on the cooler side."
Mr. Hai didnât mind and wobbled over to the side with his hands behind his back.
"Old man, let me help you." Su Hai knew his dad was acting up again and quietly explained, "Old man, my dadâs acting up again, donât take it to heart."
"Itâs alright, itâs alright." Mr. Hai didnât mind at all. He noticed that Ningningâs younger sister seemed very timid and indeed needed Mr. Su to give her courage.
As the saying goes, if you love someone, you must love those dear to them as well. Since Old Su cherished Ningning so much, he naturally treated her sister differently from others.
Anâan watched as her sisterâs grandpa drove away an elderly man, feeling uneasy internally as she considered herself not very worthy.
"Iâm sorry grandpa, you should sit here!"
Mr. Hai was momentarily taken aback, then waved his hand, "Itâs alright, you sit here! We were just joking around, no need to be afraid."
"But..." Anâan quietly glanced at Sheng Ning.
"Itâs fine, you sit." Sheng Ning winked at her, reassuringly.
"Girl, come over quickly, donât mind that old guy." Mr. Su wished he could drive the person away and kept signaling to Su Hai. "Why is an outsider interfering when our family has visitors? Quickly, go home."
Su Hai pretended not to see.
Anâan, realizing she couldnât refuse, obediently sat next to Mr. Su. When her sister got married, the old man had stayed at their house for a while and they had become familiar back then.
"Anâan, I heard you plan to go to college?"
"Yes!" Anâan nodded, her deep-set brows showing a hint of worry, "Iâm just afraid my grades arenât good enough and I wonât get into college. I stopped going to school at the second year in senior high in the countryside." In rural areas, reaching the second year was already quite an achievement. In their whole village, she had the highest education level; even her sister only reached the first year.
"Youâre so smart, I believe you can definitely make it." Mr. Su, like a child himself, was coaxing an actual child, "In our cityâs universities, you can choose whichever you want. If that doesnât work, I can grant you a special admission, just like Yingzi."
Anâan stared wide-eyed with a silly expression, she had never heard of special admissions before, "Do you mean I can go to college without an exam?"
"Exactly."
"Sis, you city folks are really something." Anâan said with a face full of admiration.
Sheng Ning shrugged, "I havenât been to college either!"
"Ningning, speaking of which, I was just about to talk to you." Su Hai leaned against the sofa with his hands in his pockets. Initially, he seemed indifferent, but at the mention of college, his eyes lit up.
"What about?"
"Our city has started a higher education training program, and I happened to graduate from one of those schools. I can recommend someone, do you want to participate?"
Sheng Ning understood, though Su Hai spoke lightly about it, it was definitely not a simple matter. Higher education training was no small thing, all the top provincial officials came from such programs. Getting in is like getting a gold plating, way better than any ordinary university.