The Comeback of the Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress

Chapter 947: Chapter 925: Top Student of the 1980s 53

He Erniu wrote to Anning again, mentioning Professor Hu’s affairs.

By that time, she had already recognized Professor Hu and Mrs. Hu as her grandpa and grandma, and the recognition ceremony was held with utmost importance.

Professor Hu hosted a banquet, inviting many friends and colleagues, as well as a few old relatives living in the Capital. He and Mrs. Hu introduced He Erniu, essentially handing over his connections to her.

After the banquet, He Erniu moved into the Hu Family, becoming Professor Hu’s granddaughter.

That evening, Mrs. Hu called for a talk with He Erniu.

She brought out a box and opened it. Inside was a pair of jade bracelets: ”Take them, these were given to me by my mother when I got married, I don’t have a daughter, so I’ll pass them on to you now.”

He Erniu didn’t decline, accepting them with a smile: ”Alright, I’ll continue the tradition of passing them down.”

Mrs. Hu, hearing this, smiled with joy in her eyes: ”Yes, pass them down to my great-granddaughter.”

Mrs. Hu gave He Erniu a pair of bracelets, while Professor Hu gave her an inkstone, said to have been passed down from his grandfather’s generation, it’s an antique with a history of several hundred years.

He Erniu told Anning about these matters in a letter, expressing her fortune in encountering kind-hearted people, feeling uncertain about the road ahead when she ventured out to work at a young age. But facing it turned out not to be as difficult as she feared. She washed dishes in a restaurant where the owner took care of her, later introducing her to jobs through fellow countrymen.

Then she met Professor Hu, whose care allowed her to resume her studies and attend university.

Anning read the letter, unable to hold back a smile.

This is how life is.

People with goodwill toward others receive goodwill in return. If one harbors malice, they only receive malice. People talk about inherent evil in human nature, but where are there so many truly evil people in this world? Who doesn’t have some kindness deep down? It all depends on the kind of people and events one encounters.

Time flew by, and soon it was time for Anning’s college entrance exam.

Zhang Heping and Secretary An began to strengthen Anning’s health and brain nourishment days in advance.

Even Hou Jun and Xiangling frequently bought supplements to send to the Zhang Family.

Finally, the exam day arrived, and Zhang Heping got up early to prepare breakfast for Anning.

Secretary An timely called Anning to get up.

After Anning got up and washed up in the bathroom, Secretary An checked the necessary items she needed to bring.

Zhang Heping set the breakfast on the table, almost wanting to feed it to Anning directly.

Anning ate, took her exam admission ticket and other items, and Zhang Heping and Secretary An accompanied her to the exam venue.

The two were extremely nervous, while Anning appeared quite relaxed.

After two days of exams, Zhang Heping and Secretary An were on the verge of catching a fever from stress, but Anning was carefree and had no issues, immediately went out to play after finishing the exams.

Zhang Heping and Secretary An waited anxiously, and when the results came, Anning achieved perfect scores in all subjects, securing the top scorer in the provincial science stream.

Zhang Heping instantly felt everything was better—air was smoother, sky bluer, water greener, everything was wonderful.

Secretary An couldn’t stop smiling at everyone.

The two began preparing luggage and items for Anning.

Secretary An also advised Anning: ”Once you go to the Capital, look for your sister. She knows the place well, and with her taking care of you, we can be at ease. Also, Yuanzi will be in the same school as you. If you encounter any difficulties, talk to Yuanzi, okay?”

Anning wasn’t happy, dejectedly nodded.

Zhang Heping sat beside her and said: ”If anything happens, call home, your mom and I will immediately buy a train ticket to come over.”

Anning burst into tears, crying while hugging Zhang Heping: ”Dad, come to the Capital with me. I’ve never been away from you. I’m still so young. What will happen if you don’t take care of me?”

This cry made Zhang Heping and Secretary An sob.

”Silly child, you’ve grown up. How can you take your parents everywhere?”

Anning refused: ”Why can’t I? I absolutely want you with me. Mom, if you don’t follow me, what if I get bullied? Dad, if you don’t cook for me, I can’t get used to other’s cooking. I’ll miss your cooking so much I won’t be able to sleep. We’ve always been together, never apart. How can you be so heartless to leave me?”

The truth is, who is heartless? It’s hard for parents to let go when children grow up, no matter how heart-wrenching it is.

”I have a house in the Capital, why can’t you come with me? You’re both retired, no need to work... If you think the house is not good enough, I have the money. I’ll buy another one. We can choose the best house in a place we like.”

Anning continued to cry, refusing to listen: ”I can’t be without you. If you don’t come with me, I won’t go to school. I won’t starve relying on my skills.”

These words were indeed stubborn.

Coincidentally, Xiangling prepared some stuff to send over to Anning, and upon entering saw the three were crying together.

Xiangling thought something happened.

”What’s going on?”

Secretary An, wiping tears, said: ”It’s all your sister, refusing to listen and insisting we go to the Capital with her for feeling too young to adapt, demanding your dad’s cooking, or else she’ll be sleepless.”

These words made Xiangling feel troubled as well.

Zhang Heping watched Anning cry breathlessly, feeling painful.

”Enough, stop crying, mom and dad will go with you, little ancestor, stop crying, calm down.”

Anning then began wiping her tears: ”Agreed, no backing out.”

She wiped her tears and smiled at Xiangling: ”Sis, why don’t you and brother-in-law move to the Capital too?”

Xiangling recalled Hou Jun’s recent discussion: ”It might work. Your brother-in-law is interested in moving there, but we still need to wait.”

The plan decided, no further preparations needed.

But the family of three had to leave early to the Capital to clean and prepare the house, considering it hadn’t been lived in for a while.

With university starting in September, Anning’s family set off to the Capital in early August.

Anning had bought a four-room courtyard house in the Capital a couple of years prior, not far from Jing University. Xiao Yuan also bought a courtyard next to Anning’s.

Xiao Yuan oversaw the renovations, and frequently arranged cleaning afterwards.

Now the courtyard was well-kept under Xiao Yuan’s management.

This courtyard was spacious, with two yards—front yard hosting two large trees and back yard planted with flowers. It felt open upon entering.

Every room was well-decorated, equipped with heating. The bathroom and kitchen were modernized, though it was a courtyard house, it was quite convenient to live in.

Zhang Heping and Secretary An’s bedroom was in the front yard. The three main rooms were merged; one became the living room, the other two bedrooms. Side porches contained a bathroom and small tea room, east wing served as a guest room, west wing turned into a kitchen. Galleries connected main and wing rooms, protecting from rain and snow.

Anning’s bedroom was in the back yard.

The three small rooms in the back yard were merged to create her bedroom. Two wing rooms became a bathroom and closet.