Ever since He Wenjie started university, he returned home about once a week, while Cai Xiaoli and her mother spent the rest of the time there. Mother Cai had also deliberately or inadvertently probed her daughter about He Wenjie's family background, but Cai Xiaoli brushed her off every time. She knew her mother's mindset all too well; her eldest sister had gradually cut ties with the family simply because she could no longer stand their mother's constant petty freeloading. If she wanted to prevent her own family from following in her sister's footsteps, she had to play the bad guy and nip her mother's little schemes in the bud right from the start. Although she understood that her mother did all this for the sake of her young younger brother, her own happiness could not be sacrificed as the price.
Not long after starting school, He Wenjie won the appreciation of his professors thanks to his foreign language proficiency, which far surpassed that of his peers. After just one semester, he had the opportunity to follow his teachers and do some translation work. At this rate, he estimated that by his sophomore year, he would have the chance to use the school as a stepping stone to go to Hong Kong. By then, he could also begin applying for a patent for the Tang's Nut in his hands.
He Wenjie's schedule was packed with fulfilling activities. First and foremost, a daily must-do was writing ten thousand words of his novel manuscript by hand, which took up nearly half his day. Combine…
Chapter 496