After sending off Jiang Tongyuan, Jiang Ran returned to the yard and walked straight to Wang Cuilan.

Sitting down next to Wang Cuilan, Jiang Ran hugged Wang Cuilan’s arm.

"Mom, why are you sitting here alone, crying? Do you feel like Little Jing is off to school, and we’re going to school too, that you’ll be too bored then?"

"If you’re worried about this, there’s no need, I can come up with a solution for you."

"I’ve heard that here in beishi, you can learn anything you want, Mom, is there anything you like? I’ll take you to find a school, find a teacher, we’ll have classes too, then life will be much more fulfilling."

Wang Cuilan knew that Jiang Ran said these things deliberately to make her happy.

But still, she was happy.

Knowing someone is seriously trying to cheer you up, how can one not be happy?

"Ranran!" Wang Cuilan slowly spoke.

Upon hearing Wang Cuilan speak, Jiang Ran immediately stopped talking, looked seriously at Wang Cuilan, waiting for her to continue.

"Back then, when I first saw you, I felt this little girl was really pretty, prettier than any girl I had seen. But you were very afraid of people, tucked in a corner, hugging yourself, shaking pitifully, breaking people’s hearts."

"At that time, the family didn’t have much money, that human trafficker wanted to take you away, but I couldn’t bear it! I couldn’t let you go with them, afraid you’d suffer again, so I gritted my teeth, worked hard, took out everything from the house, and managed to... buy you."

Speaking of the word "buy," Wang Cuilan’s voice choked up.

"Although, after buying you, life’s been more difficult, you never got enough to eat, always clamoring to go home, not talking much to family, but I don’t regret it."

"Though I can’t give you the best, I can at least ensure you’re safe."

"Later, after a few years, the family finally had some money, but you all were going to junior high school, the family really couldn’t afford it, in the end, it was Pei Huai who went."

"I was selfish."

"Every time I think about it now, I regret, why didn’t I let you go, if you had gone to school, maybe now..."

"Mom, even if I had gone to school back then, life might not have been better than now." Jiang Ran held Wang Cuilan’s hand, "We must look forward, past things are past, saying so many ’ifs’, but actually, we truly don’t know if changing lifestyle or path how life would turn out."

Wang Cuilan took a deep breath and also smiled, "You have a point, even if changing lifestyle, we don’t know how life will turn out, in hindsight, this is pretty good."

Jiang Ran also felt that life now is quite good.

The two didn’t say much more, exchanged glances, and laughed together.

Jiang Ran had already arranged for night school.

They could attend classes that very night.

As for what Jiang Ran told Wang Cuilan about going to learn something, it wasn’t said casually.

As long as Wang Cuilan decides what she wants to learn, she must learn it.

If she can learn it, she should go learn it immediately; if not, conditions will be created for her to learn.

But right now Wang Cuilan apparently doesn’t have this idea, or hasn’t thought of what to learn yet.