This is to prevent theft. Gu An's dark eyes stared at Gu Wanwan, making her feel limp all over. She finally spoke up, "Wanwan, if you want this quota, just tell your sister, why bother getting mom involved? Look, I've been kneeling outside for half a day, and dad and grandma still don't agree, what's the point of this?"

  As soon as she said this, the faces of several people around her changed. This method of retreating in order to advance was something that Gu Anan had learned from her mother when she was a child and had been wronged.

  Zhou Aiju's eyes were scrutinizing, after all, she had been a teacher for her whole life, with ink in her belly and more thoughts.

  Tang Lan Zhi wanted to speak up for her younger daughter, but was pulled back by her own husband. Seeing Gu Wei Qiang's unpleasant expression, she finally gave in.

  Gu Wanwan was isolated and helpless, and could only defend herself, "Sister, I didn't."

  The little bean beside her rolled her eyes and said, "You're the one who's been talking to mom, trying to snatch big sister's spot."

  Gu Wanwan's face turned even paler, as if she was the one who had been kneeling outside for several hours, not Gu Anan.

  "Xian Xian, if you're here to ask me for this quota, I'll even kowtow to Dad and Grandma, and give it up to you."

  Gu Weiqiang and Zhou Aijuan looked at Gu Anan with obvious disapproval, but the heartache in their eyes was unhidden.

  Gu Wanwan plopped down onto the wooden chair, as if all her energy had been drained away. Her eyes welled up with tears, and she forced a smile, "Sister's grades are good, it should be Sister who goes to the county town to attend high school."

  With Gu Wanwan's words, today's farce can be considered over.

  As for the quota to go to the city to attend high school, it fell on Gu An'an. She let out a light sigh of relief, this hurdle was finally over.

  She saw Gu Wanwan's face getting whiter and whiter, and her heart skipped a beat.

  This won't do, I'm going to pass out!

  In the second before Gu Wanwan fainted, Gu Anan instead fell to the ground. The little boy Douding next to her was too young and couldn't hold her up, so he shouted, "Dad, come quick, my sister has fainted!" Gu Dongdong and Gu Anan were quite close, usually calling each other directly without any titles, unless Gu Wanwan was around, in which case they would call her "older sister" to distinguish between them. In the heat of the moment, he naturally shouted out "sister".

  Gu Wei Qiang took a step forward and carried Gu An An into the warm kang in the west room.

  On the side, Gu Wanwan, who was about to faint, looked at this scene and was so angry that a mouthful of blood was stuck in her throat, it was really unbearable.

  Dizzy, it has always been her strong point. That wooden big sister, how did she suddenly become so clever? Is it an illusion?

  Tang Lan Zhi shouted several times before Gu Wan Wan came back to her senses. She leaned against Tang Lan Zhi's shoulder and said in a sad tone, "Mom, does sister not like me anymore?"

  The little girl furrowed her brow, with a slightly red eye socket, which made Tang Lan Zhi's heart break. She turned around and glared at the west room, "How dare she? If it weren't for Eldest Brother, your body wouldn't be so weak. This is what Eldest Brother owes you..."

  Tang Lan Zhi has three children, the eldest is Gu An An, the second is Gu Wan Wan, and the third is Gu Dong Dong. In the early years, Gu An An was the first daughter of the old Gu family, and the old lady doted on her so much that she took An An to live with her. Later, when Tang Lan Zhi had the second child, because of Gu An An's reason, Gu Wan Wan became a premature baby. Tang Lan Zhi already had a thorn in her heart, and she was even more unwilling to let Gu An An come to live with her.

  As for the newly born Gu Wanwan, she personally brought her and doted on her in front of everyone. For many years, her belly had been quiet, and she was often laughed at by her sisters-in-law for not being able to give birth to a child with a good fate. Tang Lanxi's heart was anxious, and in the year Gu Wanwan turned seven, Tang Lanxi's belly moved again, giving birth to the fourth son, Gu Dongdong.

  But!

  She was alone, teaching at school and taking care of a sickly child, so she didn't have time to take care of the younger one. After Gu Dongdong weaned, she handed him over to Zhou Aijuan again to take care of.

  It's said that children grow up with whoever they're close to, and Gu An'an and Gu Dongdong both grew up by Zhou Aijuan's side, so naturally they're close to the old lady.

  Gu Wanwan received a response from her mother, and she was secretly delighted, but her face remained calm. "Mom, I also want to go to the county town to study." It can be said that the entire Gu family's heart is focused on Gu Wanwan.

  She knew from a young age that her body was not good, how to pamper herself in order to live better.

  Going to the county town to study is just the first step out of this rural area.

  Tang Lan Zi furrowed her brow, "Don't worry, mom will grant your wish." She just needed to think carefully about how to do it.

  Having received a satisfactory reply, Gu Wanwan's mood suddenly cleared up.

  As for Gu Anan, who was carried into the western wing's kang, she had originally planned to pretend to faint, but unexpectedly, as soon as her body tilted, she really fainted. After all, this body of hers was weak and had been frozen outside in the icy snow for several hours; it would be strange if she didn't get sick.

  Gu Wei Qiang put Gu An An on the bed, and Xiao Dou Ding automatically pulled the quilt over to cover Gu An An's body.

  Accidentally bumped into Gu An'an's forehead, Xiao Dou Ting exclaimed, "Dad, sister's body is so hot!"

  In the winter, he wore thick clothes, and Gu Wei Qiang was a big man, really didn't notice, after being reminded by his young son at home, he touched his eldest daughter's head, which was hot like charcoal, and his heart was burning with anxiety.

  He was so anxious that he became flustered. To say, An'an was a child who could withstand hardships and rarely got sick, but this time she fell ill, which frightened Gu Weiqiang. He was worried to the point of confusion, and with one slap on his thigh, he wanted to rush to Dr. Chi's house carrying An'an.

  Just as she was halfway through hugging, Zhou Aijuan came in and slapped her hand down. "Put it down." She still held a steaming ceramic basin in her hand, filled with hot water, apparently for Anan's use.

  "This child had caught a chill earlier, and you're taking her out to play in the snow, isn't that going to take her life?!", she said as she took off the keys from her waist and handed them to Gu Weiqiang, "Go get six eggs from the kitchen cabinet, for good luck, and have Huazai bring them over to our house to check on An'an." Gu Huazi was a barefoot doctor in Gujia Village, and he and Gu Weiqiang were considered brothers who grew up together. Gu Weiqiang was clever and hardworking, so he went to learn the skill of driving.

  Gu Huazi was locked at home by his own old man, and he picked up his old profession again, becoming a barefoot doctor in the village, which is considered a skillful job, not to starve.