章 21: Chapter 21 Chance Encounter

She had never attended school while she was sent down to the farm; how could she have a primary school diploma? If that was the case, she could only return to the village's primary school to see if she could take the exam with this year's graduates. The thought alone felt like a waste of time.

Standing outside the school, she felt somewhat melancholic. She had wanted to take the high school entrance exam with this year's graduates from the commune's junior high, but it seemed she would have to find another way.

Not far away, Lu Yichen watched the disheartened girl, feeling an involuntary pang of pity.

He was off work today and had come to the commune to handle some matters with a comrade-in-arms. He hadn't expected to run into the girl here.

After the girl left, as if possessed by some whimsical spirit, he walked over.