Chapter 401: Chapter 401

The knocking outside sounded so urgent in this quiet place.

"Who is knocking on the door so urgently?" Cai Meina looked up in confusion, feeling quite puzzled.

Ever since they registered for the college entrance exam, there haven’t been many visitors. Luckily, they were already used to the occasional quietness at the door, otherwise, they might have found it a bit unnerving.

"Could it be someone looking for medical treatment?" Zhao Gang thought about this possibility.

Sigh, although not many people have come seeking medical help from his wife these days, there are always a few, some trying to mend relations, thinking they might need it in the future, but mostly wanting to save money on medical expenses by coming here.

Those who are calculating won’t care if Zhan Jing is taking exams; as long as they can save money, it’s all good. Thinking about this, Zhao Gang wanted to jump up and hit someone.

Renee quickly jumped off the kang and went to the next room. "Mom, I’ll go open the door."

Wan Qiweng ignored the knocking outside, continuing to focus on her test paper, believing she wouldn’t do worse than Cai Ming, or at least not worse than Cai Meina and them, only to be struck by the results.

Wan Qiweng still remembered the scores that came out after they all finished a test paper; it really made her question whether she had even graduated high school, as the gap wasn’t just a little.

To catch up with Cai Meina and the others, Wan Qiweng got up early every day and stayed up late, even lying on the kang to reflect on what she had learned that day, striving not to make mistakes on such questions in the future.

No matter how anxious Wan Qiweng was about studying, she knew her responsibilities. Hearing Renee was going to open the door, she quickly put on her clothes. "Ni Zi, I am right behind you."

Was she acting as her bodyguard? Renee was excited, having never experienced the feeling of a martial arts master guarding her in her previous life as a nobody.

But in their own home, just to open a door, was it necessary to make such a fuss? Renee thought no one would be foolish enough to do so, as it would be akin to handing someone the handle.

"It’s necessary." Wan Qiweng saw Renee’s conflicted face and knew what she was worrying about.

Okay, if the bodyguard had no objections, she would have even less. Renee quietly went to open the door, while Wan Qiweng found a place to hide.

"Erya." Renee didn’t expect Erya to be standing outside, covered in sweat. What was going on here?

"Are you looking for Aunt Zhan?"

Was someone in Erya’s family unwell? With someone else, Renee wouldn’t have been proactive in asking if they were looking for Zhan Jing, opting to sidestep the responsibility as much as possible. She didn’t care what others thought.

Erya took a moment to catch her breath, "Ni Zi, tell your parents that someone will come to your house to make trouble tonight."

Ah, what, someone coming to make trouble at her house? What was going on? Renee had no clue. Their family had been quite low-key lately, not doing anything ostentatious, so no one should be envious of them.

"It’s those people who are studying for the exams. They said if they can’t find a way, they’ll come to your house to make a fuss, so you can’t study." Erya truly didn’t understand why they had to do this.

Shouldn’t everyone be working hard on their own? Erya thought it was annoying, though she did wish Zhao Gang wouldn’t pass the exams, so they’d stay in the village.

Erya thought of this, recognizing Zhao Gang wouldn’t be happy staying in the village, merely not praying for them to pass, never thinking of using such a trick.

Ah, so it was them. Renee was speechless. She had thought these past days were quiet because they had given up, never imagining they hadn’t given up but were using a new tactic.

Truly persistent rascals. Renee really wanted to tell them to spend more time on their studies and try to pass with respectable scores instead of wasting time .

Renee remembered that at this time, even vocational middle schools required entrance exams. If they couldn’t get into university, they could try for junior college, and if not that, there was also vocational school.

There would always be a way to leave the countryside, so why do this?

After delivering the message, Erya hurried home. She was worried about being seen by the troublemakers, as notifying them shouldn’t mean exposing herself to reprisals.

"Causing trouble in the middle of the night?" These days, Zhao Guangran was already displeased at being confined to the house, wishing he could go ice fishing on the river. Unfortunately, his parents had forbidden it.

With pent-up frustration, finding out something worse was happening made Zhao Guangran eager to test the results of his martial arts practice.

"Dad, we can’t let them succeed, or they’ll come back for more." Zhao Guangran clenched his fists, ready to show his skills, determined not to let the troublemakers have their way.

He knew this principle, did he need this fool to remind him? "Just stay calm, sleep inside, we adults will handle it."

Did this kid really think practicing martial arts for a few days made him a martial arts master? Didn’t he realize he’d just be a target for bullying if he went out?

What, he wasn’t allowed to take part? Zhao Guangran was discontented; he was trained in martial arts too, so why couldn’t he join in?

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Even Uncle said they practiced better than Brother Guangran, so they should go too.

Renee looked at the eager Zhao Xuran and others, musing on how men, regardless of age, have a natural fighting spirit.

After settling the kids, Zhao Gang started discussing the situation. "We need to devise an action plan."

They didn’t know how many would come, but this time they had to make them fear enough not to return, or they’d keep emerging, driving people crazy.

Especially if the opposition used persistent efforts, surrendering the college entrance exam was not an option for Zhao Gang, unlike the others.

"Why are they causing trouble, wouldn’t they get in trouble if caught?" Renee asked, deeply puzzled.

Previously, they withheld action to avoid bad reputations, yet now seemed careless, which baffled Renee.

Nobody present had an answer to Renee’s question, but finding it wouldn’t be hard.

"Tonight, we’ll catch one of them." Surely, they’d extract information from them.