Chapter 20: The Future General's Younger Sister

  While having dinner, Qiu Ye praised her brother in front of her parents, saying that he voluntarily helped her carry the basin, and that he was afraid of bad people and accompanied her to sell meatballs. Her mother also praised her brother a lot.

  Qiu Feng heard his sister and mother praising him, he suddenly felt himself becoming more majestic, and shamelessly retorted: "This is what soldiers should do, serve the people."

  The remaining three people all laughed, and Dad looked at his brother's proud appearance and said: "Okay, you will be a soldier in the future. Before becoming a soldier, you must serve your sister well first. From tomorrow on, you will be responsible for accompanying your sister to sell meatballs in the afternoon."

  As soon as the words came out, Qiu Feng, who had been holding his head high like a proud rooster, suddenly wilted like an eggplant that had been frostbitten. He didn't want to go at all, but he was also afraid of his father's temper and saw his mother's encouraging gaze, his sister's expectant gaze, gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and nodded.

  He didn't know that from then on, he would never escape his sister's palm again.

  At the dinner table, Mrs. Qiu mentioned that Mr. Qiu would be back tomorrow to cook lunch. Under her daughter's questioning, she revealed that they would make an extra batch of tofu and try selling it at the market.

  Qiu Ye was overjoyed that her parents had come around so quickly and were taking action, she thought that this life, their family's life would change for the better.

  Qiu Feng became even more depressed, thinking that at home, except for his sister, even his mother had gone to do small business, so was he still considered a laborer? Would the army still recruit him in the future?

  After dinner, Qiu's father and mother went to the field for a walk. Qiu Ye returned to her room, took out all the money she earned today, put it on the table, counted it one by one, and didn't need to count it again. She remembered that she had sold so much money. Then she found an exercise book written by her brother and started keeping accounts from the back cover.

  At 6 cents in the morning and 14 cents in the afternoon, she made a total of 20 cents for the day. Adding to the 40 cents her mom and dad gave her as pocket money yesterday, her little savings have now risen to 24 cents. For children from poor families in this era, that's already a huge sum of money.

  Qiu Ye sent many more buns in the afternoon, but she also sold more than this morning. However, her dad and mom didn't ask, so she didn't say anything either. Hehe, just keep it as her own little secret.

  She originally wanted to remember the expenses and calculate the pure profit, but since she just returned to this era, she wasn't very familiar with the prices here, so she had to wait until after she walked around in a circle before she could figure it out.

  When she was smiling foolishly with a box of money in her hands, her big brother burst in.

  As soon as he came in, he said: "Sister, I've decided. I'll endure for a few more years until I graduate from university, then I'll join the army. I think it's better for me to be a general. By that time, you and mom won't have to work as street vendors anymore, I'll support you." After he finished speaking, he patted his not-so-broad chest with a self-satisfied expression.

  "Yeah, brother, I also think you have the potential to be a general." Qiu Ye heard his brother say this and quickly added fuel to the fire, then changed the subject and said: "But being a general isn't that easy either. You have to be better than your own soldiers, or else if they have problems, won't the general look foolish? If you don't know anything when asked three times, you can't be a good general."

  Qiu Ye looked at her brother with a worried expression, then coaxed: "Brother, I heard Uncle Fang say that the military academy in the big city is great. Once you get in, it's all military green uniforms. You said if you grew up and could go to that school, how good would it be? I told my little friends, 'My brother wears a military uniform', they must be so envious of me."

  Qiu Feng is extremely obsessed with military green and thinks that as a man, one should wear clothes of that color.

  Qiu Feng heard his sister say that the military academy was good, so he thought to himself, "I'll take the exam for that military academy then." As her older brother, he had to earn some face for his sister. Moreover, looking at his sister's timid appearance made him want to bully her, and when she grew up, she would definitely have to rely on herself for protection. It was better if he became a general himself, so no one would dare to bully his sister.

  "Uh-huh, that's settled then. When I grow up, I'll attend that school." Qiu Feng said casually, as if it was a done deal.

  Qiu Ye really didn't want to disappoint her brother, but she couldn't let him remain so ignorant either.

  "Brother, Uncle Fang said that although the military academy is good, it's also very difficult to get in. They only accept kids who study well, because they're training future generals there. Later on, they'll be commanding battles, just like you hear in the radio plays of The Three Kingdoms, where Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu are all knowledgeable about astronomy and geography, and can come up with strategies like the Thirty-Six Stratagems to defeat their enemies. So they need people who are that capable."

  "Then, then I won't be able to get in?" Qiu Feng was stunned for a moment, and then he became dispirited, like an eggplant that had been frostbitten. His current ranking as the second-to-last in the class definitely meant he wouldn't make it. He thought about it for an entire afternoon before coming up with this question, but his sister's few words immediately shot it down.

  "No, brother, you're so smart, as long as you make a little effort, next year you'll get into the No. 3 Middle School in front of our house, and then for high school, you can go to Qingzhong which is next to Sanzhong, and then you'll definitely be able to take the exam for that military academy." Qiu Ye made her brother's educational path sound very easy, but in reality, even if he followed her plan, Qiu Feng would still have to work extremely hard to succeed.

  Qiu Ye's family has a very good location, not in the business district, but surrounded by schools. If you study well, from elementary school to university, you don't need to leave the campus of Shi Da (Normal University) and can finish all your studies there.

  Qiu Feng first attended the attached elementary school of Normal University, then the adjacent attached middle school, followed by Qingzhong School next to it. That school is a national key high school in later years, and countless students are admitted to university from there every year. Everyone says that as long as you get into Qingzhong, it's equivalent to having one foot already inside the university gate. Finally, there's Normal University where Qiu Dad works, which is a place specifically for training teachers and also the best university in this city.

  "From today on, I will study hard. Isn't this just a small military school? For me, the future great general, it's just a piece of cake." Qiu Feng waved his hand and spoke with grand ambition, but he didn't know that his painful days were starting from today.

  "Ah, brother, I really admire you! I knew that when my brother grew up, he would become a general. That means I'll be the general's sister, right? That's great!" Qiu Ye said to her brother with another fake swoon. When she thought the timing was about right, she said: "Brother, quickly go get your homework and let's study together. You're going to be a great general in the future, and I'm going to attend the best university. Let's start now and see who can persist!"

  She looked at her brother's face, which had fallen instantly, and added: "Brother, you won't take back what you just said after a while, will you?" She had an expression that said if you don't keep your word, I'll look down on you.

  Qiu Feng was just basking in the praise of his sister, how did it suddenly turn to studying? But he had just promised himself to study hard and take the military school exam. In less than two minutes, he wanted to go back on his word, which was unreasonable, and his temper flared up when his sister pointed this out.

  "Who said I regretted it? I was just thinking about what homework we had today, wait for me, bro, I'll go get my notebook. From now on, we'll study together. If you don't study hard, don't blame me for being ruthless and beating you up." The words behind him were obviously something his dad usually said to him, but he was now using them to scold his sister.

  Then, when Qiu's father and mother came back from the ground, they saw that the two children in the house had gathered at the table in the girl's room. The girl was listening to her son writing words there. They were very curious, how did their own family's little monkey become so well-behaved today and study at home? What's even stranger is that the words their son learned, how could the girl read them?

  Everyone, after reading this chapter, if you think this book is good, would you mind giving it a recommendation and adding it to your collection?

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