The girl's eyes were so bright, pure, and clean, as if she had never encountered any hardships in life.
The newspaper staff seemed to be struck by this ray of light. She slowly asked, "Student Hua Qingqing, can you tell us in detail about your previous life? I believe your answer will make this interview even more wonderful!"
Hua Qingqing smiled, looking magnanimous and straightforward, "What's there not to say?"
"After my parents divorced, they each returned to their real homes. My father is guarding the country in the capital, while my mother was retrieved by her family and lived the life she should have lived. And I grew up wild in my grandma's home. My parents send money every month, but they have never returned to see me for 13 years, nor did they call me once, and never write me a letter."
"When I was a child, I was very confused. If they didn't want me, why did they give birth to me? Am I just something dispensable?"
At this point, Hua Qingqing suddenly sobbed twice.
The newspaper staff listening on the side could not help but turn red in the eyes.
What a poor child.
Hua Qingqing wiped the tears quietly left behind.
"I once complained to the heavens and myself, and gave up on myself. I did not know why they left me in a place where I could not have enough to eat or enough clothes to wear. When I was at my most vulnerable, I wanted to write to my parents, I wanted them to take me back, but I was illiterate. I then begged the educated youth in the brigade to write a letter for me. I hoed one mu of land for him. The sun made me feel dizzy, and I fell on a rock, and a big hole was smashed into my forehead. Thanks to the aunties in the brigade who sent me to the clinic, and then the brigade leader sent me to the hospital."
"To this day, I am grateful to them. If not for them, I would have died in that spring. It was also this time that inspired my desire to study. I wanted to study, I wanted to be literate, I wanted to write to my parents, I wanted to know about their recent situation, even if they had forgotten about me, their daughter!"
"After that, I borrowed the books of my younger cousins who were studying. Whenever I encountered something I did not understand, I would ask them. And like this, I slowly learned a lot."
The newspaper staff asked further, "Student Hua Qingqing, did you write to your parents? Did that educated youth receive any punishment?"
Hua Qingqing nodded her head, her face brimming with a happy smile.
"That educated youth was charged with the crime of hooliganism and sent to reform through labor."
"I have already written to them. I sent them the test papers whenever I got first place. My father is very proud of me. Although I do not know why he did not come and find me for the first 13 years, he often took my test papers to show off to his colleagues. My stepmother sent me a lot of delicious food. I feel that I am already very happy."
"What about your mother?"
Hua Qingqing lowered her head and gently shook it.
"I do not know. My mother responds to all my requests, but she never replies to me. I do not know if she is facing any difficulties in Hong Kong. I think that I have to get into university and find my mother."
In the end, the newspaper staff deeply sighed.
"Student Hua Qingqing, you are a good child, an extremely outstanding student. You walked to where you are today through your own efforts. Even if your parents are not by your side, you can achieve your own ideals and complete your own goals. I believe that you will definitely be able to find your mother!"
The interview ended.
Hua Qingqing left the classroom feeling relaxed.
She told the people from the newspaper that when the newspaper came out, they had to remember to send her two copies, she wanted to send them to her parents in a faraway place.
Hua Qingqing did not miss any opportunity to get money.
Previously, when she was in Senior 1 and Senior 2, she was older than the other students. But ever since she came to Senior 3, Hua Qingqing felt that her age was still quite small.
There were four classes in Senior 3 in No. 1 High School, one of them was full of repeat students. This class was right beside the class Hua Qingqing was in now. When she passed by, she could still see Yu Linsen sitting at the back row playing around with people. There was not a single book on the table.
When Yu Linsen saw the familiar figure outside the window, his body trembled.
Hua Qingqing waved at him with a smile and left.
The classmate beside him nudged Yu Linsen.
"What's wrong with you? Did you see a ghost?"
"...... That is scarier than a ghost."
Yu Linsen mumbled softly, suddenly recalling the news he heard during this period of time. Hua Qingqing had jumped another grade and went straight to Senior 3, and was in the top class.
They were all human, how did the other party become so outstanding?
Clearly, she studied for a decade less than him, but she only needed two years to reach Senior 3. Could it be that she was really a genius?
No, it was impossible.
At this moment, old and new hatreds welled up in his heart. Yu Linsen picked up the plan that he did not manage to execute previously.
Wasn't Hua Qingqing a genius? Then he would pull her down!
Hua Qingqing passed by the classroom and saw Yu Linsen, and on a whim, wanted to scare the other party.
She just could not understand. Yu Linxiu was quite outstanding, how come Yu Linsen was like he was here to take revenge on the Yu family.
After studying for four years, he still did not manage to get into university.
This guy had embezzled the resources of the other children in the Yu family, but did not put in the corresponding effort.
For people like this, Hua Qingqing was the most unimpressed.
She decided that in the future, whenever she passed by, she would scare the other party.
On the weekend after school, Hua Qingqing specifically went to the school cafeteria to buy food, and was prepared to return to her rental room to eat.
She rode her bike slowly and when she passed by the familiar alley, she was blocked by someone.
"Hello classmate, do you want to go drink some drinks together?"
Hua Qingqing stopped her bike and curiously sized up the person who blocked her.
There were three youths standing in front of her. They were dressed gaudily, holding cigarettes in their hands, puffing away, looking like hooligans.
Recently, iced drinks started becoming popular in Nan County. Ice was placed in iron boxes, and yellowish drinks in glass bottles were placed in the iron boxes.
This was a very trendy thing, and it was not cheap.
Hua Qingqing raised her chin, "Sure, where do we go to drink?"
The three of them were stunned for a moment. They did not expect her to act out of the norm, and they immediately hesitated. The cigarettes held between their fingers were also not smoked.
Hua Qingqing urged, "Why don't you say? Where do we go to drink?"
"......"
The curly haired leader among the three said dryly, "You are a girl, how come you are not so reserved? You are going to drink with people just like that!"
Hua Qingqing scoffed.
They did not even have any hair on them, and they dared to imitate people to block a bike.
She could tell at a glance that the three of them were not very old, and their eyes were especially stupid. They did not have the appearance of ruffians who did bad things.
She curled her lips, her eyes full of disdain, "The three of you don't have money to treat us, right?"
The curly haired leader was indignant and took out two dollars.
"Who said that we don't have money to treat you!"
"Then let's go. Stop dawdling. Could it be that you are not willing?"
After this sentence, the three of them could not take it anymore. They led her in circles and came to the drinks stall.
There were a few people standing at the drinks stall. The three curly haired youths obediently queued at the back.
"Big brother, do you really want to treat her to a drink?"
"Didn't you say that we are here to scare her? How come it became treating her to a drink?"
"Who told you to come up with the idea to treat her to a drink just now!"