Accidentally Married to the Big Shot
Chapter 363: Return to Hometown

All she could do was rely on her father’s status.

Thinking about it, she even despised herself.

She drove home, ignoring them. Although she saw Liang Zhanbai getting into the car driven by Dang Li at the hospital entrance, she felt no ripples in her heart.

Once home, she changed her shoes and walked over to the sofa, turning on her phone.

Li Shirui was still awake and asked Xi Wanfen, "Why are you playing with your phone as soon as you get back?"

Xi Wanfen said, "I want to buy some books."

"Buying books?" Li Shirui handed her a bottle of yogurt and asked, "Has the sun risen from the west? What made you think of reading books?"

Xi Wanfen replied, "My education is too low; I can only work as a nurse, and I feel like nursing is a dead-end job."

"What kind of books do you want to read?" Li Shirui asked with a smile.

"Since I’m in the medical field now, can I study to become a doctor?"

After hearing this, Li Shirui didn’t want to discourage her, but said, "Other people spend four years in university, plus graduate study to become a doctor. Even if you don’t go for graduate studies and just go for a bachelor’s... that still takes four years, right?"

Xi Wanfen said, "Then it will be four years."

"If you can endure four years, it means you have quite some perseverance," Li Shirui smiled and said, "Then mom wishes you success."

Xi Wanfen sat on the sofa and thought about it, feeling that it was just four years, and she just had to stick with it.

The books she bought were from the same major as Liang Zhanbai’s.

The next day, the books arrived at home, a whole stack of them.

Xi Huarong saw them and asked Li Shirui, "Who brought back so many books?"

Li Shirui laughed and said, "Your daughter."

"Has the sun risen from the west?"

"Pfft, you had the same reaction as me. When she comes back, you shouldn’t say such things, it will hurt her confidence."

Xi Huarong took off his coat and said, "Isn’t this just a waste of money? She won’t stick with it for many days."

"I guess she was hurt by her ex-boyfriend. Xiao Fen is good in terms of family background, character, and appearance, the only downside is her education. Probably that provoked her."

"Alright, if she can stick with it, we’ll encourage her. If not, we won’t laugh at her."

The couple agreed and said no more.

Xi Wanfen came home from work that day, saw that the books had arrived, and excitedly took them upstairs. After taking a shower, she immediately started reading on the bed.

However, after a while, she felt sleepy.

When she read further, she found it quite difficult.

She switched to another book, and then switched again.

She could understand the first few pages of each book, but after a few more pages, she was lost.

Are they really this difficult?

These books are much harder to chew through compared to the ones on nursing.

Forget it, she thought, let’s call it a day and try again tomorrow night.

Because of reading, she went to sleep two hours earlier than usual.

On the third day, she decided not to read anymore, putting the books on the shelf and never wanting to look at them again.

That day, Li Shirui asked her again, "Is Xiao Fen getting very tired from reading books lately?"

Xi Wanfen: "...The books are a bit difficult."

"But didn’t you say before that you wanted to stick it out for four years?"

Xi Wanfen: "...Maybe I’m just not cut out to be a doctor. I can only manage to be a nurse."

Li Shirui said, "Then you’re content with your lot."

Since elementary school, Xi Wanfen’s spurts of enthusiasm for studying came in waves. In third grade, she suddenly declared her determination to excel and surpass someone in her class. However, after striving for two nights, she couldn’t keep it up.

In middle school, during a school trip to a science museum, she came back swearing she would study diligently to serve the country with her knowledge in the future.

But two days later, she complained that math was too hard, and so was physics.

As the middle school exams approached, the school was fervently motivating them every day, and Xi Wanfen suddenly came back home saying she was going to try hard, she wanted to take the fast track and rise above.

However, other top students had been excelling since childhood. Who would give her the chance to overtake them?

She persisted for a few days but then lost spirit again and ended up in an ordinary high school.

High school...

In short, Li Shirui was tired of hearing it.

Li Shirui also consoled her by saying, "As long as a person doesn’t demand too much from themselves, they can still live a happy life. Misery belongs to those who always fight internally, constantly anxious upon seeing others buy cars, houses, or having talented children, always wanting to outdo others. But where in the world can you have it all? Talent, effort, and parents’ support are all indispensable."

After hearing her mother analyze this, Xi Wanfen instantly decided to give up the idea of enrolling in an adult undergraduate program.

Spending so much time might still not guarantee learning anything; it’s better to simply live a simple good life.

...

Wu Bian Town.

Xi Wanlin had been here for a week already.

She visited the border outpost, and the hospital where Su Meixi once worked.

Initially, she just wanted to see the place, but after arriving, she found it hard to leave.

Even though living conditions here were rough, and even though it was fraught with dangers, she inexplicably felt at peace.

After spending a few days, she inquired in the town if they needed volunteers for teaching. She wasn’t a trained teacher, but she could work as a temporary, unpaid one.

It just so happened that the town’s elementary school was in need of an English teacher, and their requirements weren’t strict—being able to teach the English from the elementary textbooks was enough.

Xi Wanlin had a bachelor’s degree from a prestigious university, so this level of English was not a problem for her.

The principal let her try teaching a class, starting from ABC, and finding that she managed quite well and the children were willing to listen, he asked her to stay on. She could live in the school’s dormitory.

Xi Wanlin moved into the simple dormitory, standing by the window, feeling the fierce cold wind and hearing the children’s loud reading voices from the wind, she suddenly felt as if her soul had found a place to rest.

What she sought was this kind of peace.

The big city and the familial ties she once clung to no longer had any allure for her.

Like the principal, aside from teaching, she spent her time in the dormitory.

The principal and his wife, both around 40, taught here together. They often gave her some cooked dishes while making their own meals, and she, knowing what to do, occasionally bought some meat from the town for them, claiming she wasn’t good at cooking and asking for their help.

Sometimes it was a big pork trotter, other times it was a whole lamb leg.

...

Suddenly, it was the day for Su Meixi and Xi Family’s parents to return to their hometown.

The family had all taken leave and drove there.

Their hometown was in a small town in the neighboring province, and it took six hours to arrive.

Xi Huarong was a high-ranking official, and every visit home brought great prestige, with relatives from the clan organizing grand welcomes for him, slaughtering chickens and ducks, with people from the entire clan coming over for meals.

The Xi’s parents were reluctant to move to Yun City; first, they were getting older and preferred staying in their hometown; second, they had relatives nearby to rely on in case of any issues; third, they didn’t want to be a burden.