Rebirth in the 80s: The Scholar Wife is Cute
Chapter 417 Thwarted

Chapter 417: Chapter 417 Thwarted

It was only standing without doing any work, so it didn’t count as hardship at all. Shen Jianhua had worked himself to exhaustion at the kiln factory and still hadn’t earned that much money. In the past, they dared not even think about building a new house.

Now that he knew his daughter had such a large sum of money, all he could think about was a new tiled house.

That’s just how people are. If they know they can’t afford it, they don’t give it a second thought. But once there’s hope, it starts to consume their mind.

With the belief in building a house, Shen Jianhua’s gaze was fixed intently on the school gates. From the moment the first student walked out, he began to widen his eyes in anticipation. What he didn’t expect was that, even after Zhou Siyu came out, there was still no sign of Shen Mianmian.

As soon as Zhou Siyu came out, she first asked about the money. When she found out they hadn’t managed to get it, her mood immediately soured.

"Uncle, is Sister stupid or what? So much money, and instead of giving it to you and Aunt, she gave it to an outsider. What if that person takes the money and harbors ill intentions and doesn’t admit it? What then?"

With so much money, if Shen Mianmian took it to the city, she could live like a princess for the rest of her life.

Zhou Lanfang and Shen Jianhua were originally just worried that Shen Mianmian might squander the money once she got to the city, but now, after hearing Zhou Siyu’s words, they also began to grow anxious.

A few thousand is no small sum, even the rich in the city would be tempted.

"Siyu, go in and see why you have come out and your sister still hasn’t." Although Shen Jianhua always said Mianmian’s grades were unstable, he knew that Mianmian’s grades were now better than Siyu’s.

If Siyu had come out and Mianmian had not, something was clearly not right.

"..."

What does he mean she has come out?

In Uncle’s subconscious mind, he must believe that Sister’s studies were better than hers, right?

She had been better than her sister in her studies for so many years, and Uncle had said nothing. Now her sister had been doing well for just three or four months, and even his way of speaking had changed.

Zhou Siyu felt uncomfortable inside, but she also knew that now was not the time to dwell on these matters.

"Uncle, you and Aunt need to pay extra attention too, especially to Lu Siyuan. Sister must have come out with him; they were taking the exam together."

"Alright." Shen Jianhua gestured with his hand, "Hurry on then!"

Zhou Siyu didn’t dare delay, running all the way. On the road, she bumped into Lu Siyuan pushing his bicycle. He was alone, without Shen Mianmian. She felt a bad premonition and hurried to the examination hall, only to see a few students scattered about with no sign of Shen Mianmian.

Fearing the worst, she rushed out and called from a distance, "Uncle, Aunt, did you see Sister come out? There’s nobody inside."

"What?"

Zhou Lanfang and Shen Jianhua were both stunned.

"Where could that girl have gone?" Zhou Lanfang was certain Shen Mianmian had not come out.

"Did you see Lu Siyuan?" Zhou Siyu asked anxiously.

"I saw him." Shen Jianhua nodded. "He came out alone, not with Mianmian."

Lu Siyuan had left alone, so Shen Jianhua hadn’t stopped him.

He was sure that Shen Mianmian hadn’t gone past here.

"This is bad." Zhou Siyu’s face changed, "Sister must have gone out through the school’s back door."

The back door of the school was usually locked, with the key held by the headmaster, who wouldn’t open it. But if Shen Mianmian asked, the headmaster would surely help out. Siyu had been negligent.

"Your school has a back door?" Zhou Lanfang scolded, "Such a big issue, why didn’t you tell us?"

"The back door is usually locked and not allowed for use; I just didn’t think of it at the moment."

"Don’t panic, you said the school gate is usually locked, maybe she’s still inside and hasn’t come out yet. Let’s wait a little longer."

Shen Jianhua’s face was grim, but he remained relatively calm, having waited the whole day already, they could wait a little longer...