Chapter 1617 - 1315: My Name Is Yu Dou_3

Chapter 1617: Chapter 1315: My Name Is Yu Dou_3

Grandmother nearly cried herself blind at the time, but for his sake, she endured it.

At that time, he was already twelve years old, helping grandmother with planting vegetables, collecting trash together, still feasible.

But even then, it could only barely sustain the livelihood of the two of them; attending school was out of the question.

He told grandmother that he wouldn’t go to school anymore, that he would work hard collecting trash, working odd jobs, to support grandmother.

But grandmother said no, she said without schooling, there’s no knowledge, she regretted not sending Father to school back then.

This resulted in Father being uneducated, having no proper work at home, and even developing a gambling habit.

She said grandson, even if she had to sell pots and pans, she would support him in going to university.

The tuition for that year came from grandmother selling off half an acre of the family land.

He managed to maintain his studies, but it was hard on grandmother, so to repay her, he studied diligently.

That year for the primary to middle school entrance exam, he scored first in the county, and from what the teacher said, his scores ranked well even in the province.

But entering middle school requires money again, with only two acres of land left in the family, grandmother planned to sell off half an acre; he wanted to stop her, but he knew grandmother’s personality, her decisions were unchangeable.

In this way, he smoothly entered middle school, and the tuition for the first semester of middle school came from selling half an acre of land.

For the second semester, grandmother sold another half acre, intending to pay his tuition, but before the fees were paid, grandmother fell ill, gravely ill; he was frightened and took grandmother to the hospital, but she refused, saying it would waste money.

She said, money is for my grandson’s education, it cannot be wasted!

He didn’t listen and took grandmother to the hospital regardless.

Fortunately, he went in time; otherwise, he might have lost her forever.

Grandmother stayed in the hospital for two days before insisting on leaving; he didn’t stop her because all the money was spent, even the hospital had raised some funds for him, and it was all used up.

He no longer had money to keep grandmother in the hospital.

Those days, he didn’t go to school, staying at home to carefully take care of grandmother; thankfully, her health improved, which was a relief to him.

But he no longer had money to pay the tuition.

Grandmother was remorseful about this and thought about selling land again; he stopped her, saying: "Grandmother, I don’t want to go to school anymore!"

That day, he was beaten by grandmother, he knelt silently.

As he continued to avoid school, the teachers came looking for him, fearing grandmother’s discovery, he met the teacher at the village entrance.

He didn’t let the teacher meet grandmother; the teacher returned helplessly, promising to think of a solution.

He didn’t expect the teacher to truly have a solution, their little place was impoverished; every household had its struggles.

The teacher’s salary was low, needing to support a large family; even if the school raised funds, it barely lasted for a while, how could it sustain?

Unexpectedly, a few days later, the teacher returned with good news.

She said a benevolent person was willing to sponsor his education until he graduated from university.

He was stunned, scarcely believing it; the teacher said it was true, telling him to go to school the next day, saying the benefactor would come to see him.

Uncertain whether it was true or not, he went to school the next day.

That was the first time he met Xu Hua.

Then, Xu Hua was twenty-five, gentle, beautiful, with long hair flowing like a descending fairy.

Indeed, to the thirteen-year-old Yu Dou, Xu Hua was like a fairy descending from heaven.

Her voice was remarkably pleasant, having heard of his situation, she expressed sympathy, encouraging him to study diligently, and said one day she’d visit his grandmother.

When Xu Hua left, the principal, teachers, and many school leaders escorted her.

He was among them, but amidst these individuals, he felt so insignificant.

Yet Xu Hua still saw him; she smiled at him, her smile was so beautiful.

She said again: "Study well, don’t worry about other things, everything will be alright!"

He nodded fervently, saying: "I will, I truly will!"

He truly would; he wanted to study hard, become the best version of himself, to let her see!

As Xu Hua got into the car, he watched it preparing to depart; his heart moved, hurriedly shouting towards the car: "Sister Xu, my name is Yu Dou, Yu as in life, Dou as in capital!"

Xu Hua smiled at him from the car, that smile deeply ingrained in his memory even after many years.

It was this smile that influenced his entire life...

And her words.

Her voice was gentle and clear.

She said: "I remember, you are Yu Dou, Yu as in life, Dou as in capital!"

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