Lan Shu didn't know what Lan Dazhuang was thinking, but she found out from her brother that she had only graduated from primary school and dropped out of junior high school.
Lan Shu: "…"
She used to be a university student, but now her highest qualification was primary school?
Lan Shu made up her mind. After she settled down in the county, she would definitely go for a diploma.
Since Lan Dazhuang didn't believe that she was going to stay in the county and work at the paper mill, she would let him see her go to the paper mill with his own eyes to prove it.
Before evening, Lan Dazhuang drove the tractor, which was full of wheat bran, back to the village.
Lan Shu and Xiao Bai didn't go back because there were 600 to 700 catties of wheat bran in the tractor. A few large sacks filled up the back. There was no space for the two of them.
Before leaving, Lan Dazhuang said that he would come to the county again tomorrow to deliver some things to his sister and Xiao Bai.
He also wanted to see his younger sister go to the paper mill with his own eyes.
In order to reassure her brother, Lan Shu agreed immediately.
During dinner that night, Lan Shu told Xiao Bai about something.
"I might have to start going to night school in a few days. Do you… want to go to school?"
If Xiao Bai wanted to go to school, they could go together. If Xiao Bai was unwilling, she would not force him.
Upon hearing that Sister Lan was going to school and even asked if he wanted to go, Xiao Bai tightened his grip on his chopsticks.
He was willing, but when he thought about how Sister Lan had to pay for his school fees, Xiao Bai felt that he was useless.
"In addition to improving your knowledge, you can also get a diploma. It'll be beneficial for you to find a good job in the future.
"Of course, diplomas aren't omnipotent. Some people don't have diplomas, but they can still make a lot of money by relying on their business brains to live comfortably.
"However, learning is not for others but for yourself. Education and knowledge improve a person's literacy. With the accumulation of knowledge, you won't be timid and ignorant when you want to do something in the future."
Lan Shu's words were summarized based on her own experience and the situation of this era.
She had laid out the facts. It was up to Xiao Bai to make the decision.
Xiao Bai was stunned when Sister Lan said, 'Some people don't have diplomas, but they can still make a lot of money by relying on their business brains to live comfortably.'
He felt that this sentence… seemed to have been said to him before?
Who was it?
Xiao Bai frowned. Then, he heard Sister Lan say, 'Learning is not for others but for yourself. Education and knowledge improve a person's literacy. With the accumulation of knowledge, you won't be timid and ignorant when you want to do something in the future.'
The person who had once told him that studying was not important and that business was the most important thing had never told him these words!
At this moment, a few images suddenly appeared in his mind.
'Little Brother, studying is useless. You can only earn a lot of money by doing business.
'Little Brother, it's too tough in the army. You can't stay for the rest of your life, right? I'll teach you how to do business. With money, you can get anything you want!'
Xiao Bai came back to his senses in a daze. So… he had a big brother?
If it were in the past, he might have felt that what his brother said made sense.
However, after listening to Sister Lan's words, Xiao Bai suddenly felt that his brother did not say those things for his own good.
Was studying really useless?
That might not be the case. Although he did not remember it clearly, Xiao Bai felt that his big brother, who had a successful career, was definitely not an illiterate person who knew nothing!
At this moment, Xiao Bai frowned.
What kind of family did he once live in?
How many of his family members were sincere to him?
…
At the same time, in the capital.
In the Gu family's residence in Z District.
The news of the youngest son of the Gu family, Gu Jue, going missing had only been confirmed half a month ago.
A month ago, Gu Jue took advantage of his vacation to leave the capital and went to Qingyang County to visit his grandmother. There was no news of him for more than ten days.
When the Gu family sent someone to look for him, they found out that Gu Jue had already left.
He bought a ticket back to the capital, but he did not get on the train. As for where he went, no one knew!
Ever since the news of Gu Jue's disappearance, Gu Anguo and Wei Qiushuang had been worried about their son's whereabouts every day.
Other than using their connections to look for him in Qingyang County, the couple had also pushed aside all their work and personally stayed in Qingyang County for a few days to look for their son.
But in the end, they did not find any clues.
Two days ago, Gu Anguo and Wei Qiushuang had just returned from Qingyang County. When they reached home, Wei Qiushuang fell ill!
Her son's disappearance made Wei Qiushuang anxious during this period of time. When she realized that she could not find him despite her efforts, her body could not take it anymore and she fell ill.
After knowing that Wei Qiushuang was sick, Gu Cheng, the new noble in the capital's business circle and the eldest son of the Gu family, immediately pushed away all the business plans in his hands and returned to the residence to visit his stepmother.
Gu Cheng was not Wei Qiushuang's biological son but the child of Gu Anguo's first wife.
Gu Anguo's ancestral family lived in Qingyang County. He had an upright appearance and came from an ordinary family. He had studied well since he was young. After graduating from university, he was assigned to work in the county's municipal unit.
Before he started working, his family arranged a marriage for him. After Gu Anguo's work arrangements were settled, the couple immediately got married.
His wife was a woman from a village near the county. After marriage, the two of them got along well, and his wife soon became pregnant.
Gu Anguo's first wife died of a hemorrhage on the day she gave birth, so Gu Cheng had no mother since he was young and only had a father.
A few years later, Gu Anguo had a chance to be transferred to the capital because of his outstanding work situation in the county.
It was also then that he got to know Wei Qiushuang.
Wei Qiushuang came from a good family. She grew up in the military compound. Her father was in the army, and her mother was in politics. She was beautiful and had many suitors.
However, Wei Qiushuang rejected all her suitors and chose Gu Anguo, who came from a small county.
Wei Qiushuang and Gu Anguo's marriage was once opposed by Wei Qiushuang's parents.
It was because Gu Anguo had been married once before and had an eight or nine-year-old son. Wei Qiushuang's parents thought that their daughter could definitely find a better man!
However, they could not stop Wei Qiushuang from making up her mind. In the end, Wei Qiushuang finally married the person she liked as she wished. She did not care that she was going to be a stepmother as soon as she got married.
Wei Qiushuang treated Gu Anguo's son very well. It could be said that she had definitely fulfilled her duty as a mother.
In the second year of their marriage, Wei Qiushuang gave birth to her own son. Even so, she had never treated Gu Cheng harshly.
Gu Cheng's food and clothing since he was young were not inferior to his younger brother's. In fact, when he grew up and reached adulthood, Wei Qiushuang tried her best to help him when he said that he wanted to take the business path.
However, when Wei Qiushuang hoped that her biological son, Gu Jue, could stay in the military with his grandfather, Gu Cheng developed a grudge in his heart.
It turned out that he and his brother were different after all!