Marrying My Bestie's Ferocious Brother - He Calls Me His Baby!-Chapter 82: I’m Not Only Taking the Exam—I’ll Be Number One in the City!
Zhang Qianqian and her companions, like spineless creatures, slunk out of the study.
The door had just closed.
Gu Lan couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
"Sister-in-law! You were so cool just now!"
She mimicked Zhang Qianqian’s earlier expression, speaking mockingly, "’Mr. Lin, a capitalist’s daughter, probably can’t even understand the problems, right?’"
"And in the end? My sister-in-law showed them up with two methods of solving the problem!"
Lin Wan Yi put down her cup and said calmly, "Ignore them."
"I just can’t swallow this pride!" Gu Lan angrily sat back at her desk. "What right do they have to look down on you?"
Lin Wan Yi said nothing.
She picked up a pen and continued calculating the next problem on her scratch paper.
Sunlight streamed through the window, falling on her slightly protruding belly.
The next day.
The military district canteen.
Lin Wan Yi was holding a food tray and had just reached the window.
Suddenly, she heard a burst of shrill laughter behind her.
"Oh my, did you hear? That Lin Wan Yi, pregnant with twins, still wants to take the university entrance exam!"
"She must be crazy!"
"I think she’s just putting on a show!"
Lin Wan Yi stopped in her tracks.
She turned around.
The speaker was a short and stout middle-aged woman with thin lips.
Liu Minfang.
The captain’s wife.
Notorious for her gossiping.
Liu Minfang was gathered with a few other military wives, not noticing Lin Wan Yi standing right behind them.
"Just think, a daughter of a capitalist, what hardship has she ever faced?"
"Now pregnant and working on her studies and exams, isn’t it all just to show off here in our courtyard?"
"I think she just wants Mr. Gu to think she’s cultured, to secure her position!"
"After all, Mr. Gu is outstanding, and if she doesn’t work hard to impress, who knows when she might be ditched!"
The military wives listened intently.
"Now that you say it, it makes sense!"
"I also think she’s just pretending!"
Lin Wan Yi, with her tray, walked over step by step.
Her expression was very calm.
As calm as a still pond.
She walked up behind Liu Minfang and stopped.
"Sister-in-law Liu."
Liu Minfang was startled.
She turned sharply, her face changing instantly upon seeing Lin Wan Yi.
"Lin... Mr. Lin..."
Lin Wan Yi looked at her, her voice soft.
"Me taking the university entrance exam, how does that affect you?"
Liu Minfang’s face turned red.
"I... I was just making a casual comment..."
"A casual comment?"
Lin Wan Yi chuckled.
"Then let me ask you something casually."
"How old is your child this year? Has he started school?"
Liu Minfang froze.
"He...he has..."
"How are his grades?"
Liu Minfang’s face turned even redder.
Her kid, always skipping classes and getting into fights, was at the bottom of the class.
Lin Wan Yi saw her expression and understood.
"Sister-in-law Liu, let me give you some advice."
"Instead of gossiping about me here, better take care of your son at home."
"Or else, in the future, he might not even find a job."
Having said that, she turned with her tray and left.
Leaving Liu Minfang standing there, her face alternating between red and white.
That afternoon.
Gu Yanshen’s office.
The door was knocked on.
"Come in."
In walked the captain.
A lean and dark-skinned man, currently with a full smile on his face.
"Mr. Gu, I’m... I’m here to apologize."
Gu Yanshen looked up, his gaze as cold as a knife.
"Apologize?"
The captain wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"It’s my wife’s loose tongue, saying nonsense in the canteen, offending your wife."
"I’ve already gone home and scolded her, she won’t dare do it again!"
Gu Yanshen put down the documents in his hand.
He stood up, walking over to the captain.
His tall figure was imposing.
"Your wife’s tongue needs to be controlled."
His voice was flat, but it made the captain tremble all over.
"Otherwise, don’t blame me for not being polite."
The captain nodded repeatedly.
"Yes, yes! Mr. Gu, rest assured, I’ll make sure she behaves!"
Saying this, he turned to leave.
"Wait."
Gu Yanshen stopped him.
"Isn’t your company due for a defense relocation soon?"
The captain was taken aback.
"Yes... there is such a plan..."
"Then go ahead with it."
Gu Yanshen turned away, his back facing him.
"The northwest border outpost happens to be short of people."
The captain’s face instantly turned pale.
The northwest border outpost!
It’s the toughest place in the entire military district!
With constant sandstorms and harsh conditions, and once there, it’s for three years!
"Mr. Gu..."
"Leave."
Gu Yanshen no longer looked at him.
The captain trembled all over as he exited the office.
The next day.
A general meeting in the military district courtyard.
All the military wives and family members gathered in the hall.
Wang Xiu’e stood on the stage, her gaze sweeping over the audience.
"I’ve called everyone today to announce a good thing."
She paused, her voice rising.
"Our military district is forming a ’Military Wives Learning Support Group’!"
The audience buzzed with excitement.
"The state has resumed the university entrance exam, which is a good thing!"
"We military wives shouldn’t lag behind!"
"In the future, anyone who wants to learn, who wants to take the university entrance exam, the group will provide support!"
As Wang Xiu’e spoke, she looked at Lin Wan Yi sitting in the first row.
"And the leader of the group will be Mr. Lin Wan Yi!"
The entire place fell silent for a moment.
Then, enthusiastic applause erupted.
Liu Minfang sat in the corner, her face unsightly.
The military wives beside her dared not speak to her anymore.
A month later.
At the college entrance examination registration point.
Lin Wan Yi, with her six-month pregnant belly, walked into the registration hall supported by Gu Yanshen.
She wore a light blue maternity dress, her hair meticulously groomed.
Her belly was large, but her posture was straight and upright.
The hall was crowded with applicants.
Most were young, around seventeen or eighteen.
Seeing Lin Wan Yi, everyone was stunned.
"Is this...a pregnant woman?"
"She’s here to take the university entrance exam too?"
"No way..."
Whispers spread throughout the room.
Lin Wan Yi paid no attention.
She walked to the registration window and handed over her documents.
The staff took the documents, glanced at them, then looked up at her belly.
"Comrade, are you... sure you want to register?"
Lin Wan Yi nodded.
"I am sure."
The staff hesitated for a moment.
"But... your due date is July, the exams are in June..."
"What if you deliver early..."
"I won’t."
Lin Wan Yi interrupted him.
Her voice was calm, but her eyes were frighteningly determined.
"I will attend the exam on time."
The staff opened his mouth but eventually processed her registration.
Just at this moment.
A grating voice came from the crowd.
"Oh, isn’t this Lin Wan Yi?"
Lin Wan Yi turned around.
Liu Minfang stood not far away, arms crossed, a mocking smile on her face.
"Signing up with that big belly? Aren’t you afraid of giving birth in the exam room?"
The surrounding examinees all looked over.
Gu Yanshen’s expression instantly darkened.
He stepped forward, standing in front of Lin Wan Yi.
"Shut up."
Liu Minfang was so startled by his icy gaze that she stepped back.
But she was still unwilling to concede.
"I’m not wrong! She’s a pregnant woman, insisting on taking the university exam, isn’t that seeking death?"
Lin Wan Yi held onto Gu Yanshen’s hand.
She walked up to Liu Minfang, looking her in the eye.
"Sister-in-law Liu, you’re right."
Liu Minfang was stunned.
Lin Wan Yi smiled slightly. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞
"I am pregnant, it is tough."
"But."
Her voice suddenly rose.
"I will not only take the exam, but I’ll also be the city’s top scorer."
The hall fell silent.
Everyone looked at her, shocked.
Liu Minfang’s mouth was agape, unable to speak for a while.
Lin Wan Yi turned, holding Gu Yanshen’s hand, and walked out of the registration hall.
The sunlight shone on her.
Her back was straight and determined.
