Chapter 166 The Competitive Spirit
Chapter 166 The Competitive Spirit
Finally, as for what the third aunt had given her, Song Li didn't even glance at it.
After a little farce, came Shen's second aunt, who looked just like Shen's grandmother.
But it has a touch more gentleness.
His face, nearing fifty, showed obvious wrinkles.
But he had a very kind face.
After Shen's mother introduced them, Shen's second aunt stepped forward and exclaimed, "This is my eldest brother's long-lost daughter!"
Mother Shen nodded with a smile: "Yes, Second Sister."
Aunt Shen: "It's good that you found it, it's good that you found it."
Song Li greeted her politely, "Hello, Second Aunt."
Second Aunt Shen: "Okay, okay, okay."
Then introduce the children who follow.
Since they are cousins, they greeted each other one by one.
My second aunt has four children. Her eldest and second eldest sons are both married and have grandchildren, so there are a whole table of people in her family.
The family is truly thriving!
It seems like people in this era really love having children; every family has several.
Then I realized that only their generation could have children.
It is now 1982.
The country has begun implementing family planning.
However, the family planning policy is not very strict now.
The worst period was in the late 1980s.
If they really want to give birth, they will move your belongings.
At this time, people in the workplace really can't have children, because if they have a second child, they'll lose their jobs.
Then a few more years passed.
Two thousand years later, there will be a new policy that allows couples whose first child is a daughter to have a second child. Later still, couples where one parent is an only child will be allowed to have a second child.
It truly is a case of "a new emperor, a new court."
Policies differed across different eras.
At this point, the third aunt noticed that Shen's mother was much more polite to her second sister.
I feel uncomfortable again.
My second sister's husband is clearly not as successful as my own husband.
Yet they were so polite to the second sister's family.
It's all because my second sister has a son, no matter what.
They will never respect themselves.
Whether it was when I was a child or now.
But Shen's third uncle was secretly pleased to see his wife angry.
Only in this way can his wife wholeheartedly care for him.
No matter how much estrangement there may be in words, the blood ties cannot be severed.
At this moment, Aunt Shen held up a gift box: "Lili! This is a gift that your aunt prepared for you."
Song Li accepted it without hesitation: "Okay, thank you, Second Aunt."
That's how Song Li is; she treats you the same way others treat her.
So, compared to the third aunt...
Song Li liked this second aunt more, and even regarded the children of the second aunt's family more favorably.
I feel that my third aunt's four daughters are somewhat like my third aunt and some resemble my second aunt.
But the calculating look in their eyes is the same no matter who they are.
Song Li disliked it completely.
But it doesn't matter if I don't like it, since we don't usually interact.
And so, everyone gathered at noon, got to know one familiar face, and in the afternoon, the elders sat together.
The younger generation would certainly be sitting together chatting.
Song Li listened quietly.
After all, they are more familiar with each other.
Occasionally they would ask Song Li a question.
Song Li replied with just one sentence.
Song Li neither asked nor replied.
My aunt's four daughters have easy-to-remember names: plum blossom, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum.
The key point is that the character "兰" is the same as the character in her mother's name, isn't it?
That's just randomly chosen a name.
My third aunt's husband's surname is Luo, so she was named Luo Mei, Luo Lan, and Luo Ju.
The second aunt's husband's surname is Hu, and his two younger daughters are named Hu Xin and Hu Rong.
The children from my second aunt's family were very polite to Song Li.
However, according to the elders in the family, Song Li's previous adoptive father treated her badly.
Instead of caring, they even looked down on them.
Song Li's expression remained calm.
Hu's two sisters-in-law were also sitting nearby, and she pretended not to see them, occasionally teasing the child, since the two sisters-in-law were quite polite.
Of course, the reason why the Luo family cousins knew about Song Li's situation was because Shen's father felt that his daughter had suffered before, so he reminded everyone to treat their daughter better.
Unexpectedly, it backfired, exposing his wounds.
It will only make others look down on you because of this.
Even family members are no exception.
However, for Song Li now, these are all newbies, not even in the same league.
I'm too rich in spirit to bother with people like that.
Another point is that, as someone with a mental age of 30, I'm too lazy to argue with such a child.
Unless it's an obvious offense, just pretend you don't hear it.
At this moment, Luo Lan, the second daughter of the third aunt, started talking about studying.
Then, looking at Song Li, he said, "I heard that my cousin suffered a lot at her adoptive father's house. I suppose she didn't even finish junior high school?"
At this moment, the two daughters of the second aunt's family were stunned.
My second cousin speaks just as annoyingly as my third aunt.
Hu Xin from the second aunt's family quickly spoke up: "Second cousin, no matter how well or poorly Lili studies, with her uncle and aunt around, she will not be mistreated in the future, so you don't need to worry about that."
Luo Lan from Third Aunt's family laughed: "Oh my, you're already so protective after just one day? What, Hu Xin, no matter how much you protect her, given your uncle's character, do you really expect him to arrange a job for you through connections?"
Upon hearing this, Hu Xin exclaimed, "You..."
Song Li glanced at Hu Xin, then handed the child back to her cousin-in-law.
Finally, staring at Roland, he said, "My father is fair and upright, of course he wouldn't engage in nepotism. However, you care so much about academic qualifications, I wonder how high your qualifications are, to be so confident."
Roland was surprised to see that Song Li was not intimidated at all.
This guy from the countryside actually dared to go against her.
She grew up in Beijing and never experienced being sent to the countryside.
I had just reached the age to be sent to the countryside when the policy changed, and I no longer had to go.
So she was quite lucky.
Unlike her older sister, who went down there for a year and then came back.
She had just graduated from high school when universities opened.
Although I didn't get into a university in Beijing.
But he went to a university next door.
But he is, after all, a college student.
High school students are highly sought after these days, let alone college students like her.
Roland said smugly, "A college student."
Song Li: "From the capital?"
Roland shook his head: "No."
Song Li said seriously, "What's so high and mighty about that? Didn't Mom and Dad tell you? I study at Peking University."
Upon hearing this, everyone...
Kyoto University...
You need to know about Beijing now.
There are only four universities: Peking University, then Huaqiao University, Renmin University of China, and Beijing Institute of Technology.
These four schools are all top-tier universities in China, and admission requires exceptional ability.
Of course, it's inevitable that money plays a role in this.
Hu Xin was initially angry, but now she looks like a little fangirl.
"Lili, you're studying at Peking University!"
Song Li: "Yeah! I'm only a freshman."
Hu Rong: "Wow, Sister Lili, you're amazing! So low-key! Other college students are already so arrogant, but you from Peking University are so low-key."
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