The next day, my grandmother was discussing with my mother where I should work, and the homeroom teacher came with the village chief.

The homeroom teacher was carrying a lot of fruits and the first thing he said was about me going to high school.

My mother gave me a look, and the smiles on my grandparents' faces turned cold.

When the village chief came to our house, the neighbors around all gathered outside our house to watch.

Initially, the homeroom teacher tried to persuade them to agree, but my grandparents refused to budge, showing a stubborn attitude towards the homeroom teacher, firmly stating that no matter what he said, they would not let me go to high school.

Finally, the village chief spoke, saying all kinds of good things, like if I went to high school, my education would be higher, my future job would pay more, and maybe I could even become a big boss and build them a new big house.

He said it was like an investment, that if I made a lot of money in the future, it would benefit them too.

Fortunately, after listening to the village chief, they did start to soften.

In the end, my mother reluctantly agreed to let me go to high school and said she would also convince my father.

Before seeing off the village chief, my mother said to me, "If your grades are not good after going to high school, drop out and work, do you hear me?"

I quickly nodded, saying it wouldn't be a problem, as long as they agreed to let me go to high school.

I escorted the homeroom teacher to the village entrance and bowed to her, "Teacher, thank you for being willing to help me."

Teacher Zhao, the homeroom teacher, is a very kind person. She gently said to me while tidying my hair, "Xingxing, what the village chief said was discussed together. We felt that only by saying this would your grandparents agree to let you go to high school."

"But you must remember, you study for yourself. You must focus on learning wholeheartedly, seize this opportunity, and keep reminding yourself in your heart that you are different from Le Niu and the others."

Le Niu did not get into high school and is preparing to go work in another place with her father.

She told me, "Xingxing, my parents have already arranged my life. After graduating from junior high, I will go work, get married and have children at twenty. So, I feel that studying hard won't change anything. My parents will only let me follow the path they have set."

But I feel that maybe hard work can change something; but without effort, there really is nothing.

I nodded and engraved Teacher Zhao's words in my heart.