
Ye Tianxin knew that her grandmother was frugal.
If she had publicly suggested going to the city for a health checkup, her grandmother would have definitely refused to leave.
However, if she made it sound like she asked her grandmother to accompany her to the interview, then her grandmother would definitely agree to go with her.
"So, does one need to go through an interview to be admitted to the Capital University?"
Grandma had never heard of anyone having to go through an interview to be admitted to the Capital University before. But then again, no one around the city of Jiameng had ever made it into the Capital University.
"Not the Capital University. This is an art academy where graduates become actors."
Hearing the word 'actor', Grandma asked Ye Tianxin, "So, after graduation, can you act in a television drama?"
"Oh, yes, and also acting in film and theater. Grandma, actually, I'm worried about not being able to get into the Capital University. That's why I went to an interview at the Film Academy. This is my backup plan. Whaddya think? Is that a good plan?"
"Tianxin, you're a real adult. I can see that you've been thinking about this very carefully."
Ye Tianxin's eyes became slightly red and slightly teary. In her past life, she was so wild that now just a little positive change in her was enough to make her grandmother very happy.
Grandma is old.
His face looked more wrinkled than before.
Ye Tianxin sighed. Time, why are you moving so fast? Please slow down and reduce your speed!
Give me a chance to be a filial grandson to my Grandmother.
"Oh yes, Tianxin. Wait here."
Her grandmother went to her room and returned with a bank deposit book, which she handed over to Ye Tianxin. Under the pale yellow light in the courtyard, Ye Tianxin noticed the numbers in the savings book.
"Grandma's been saving up to pay for your college. I'm not sure if this is enough. If not, I'll sell the house…"
The amount in the deposit book hardly adds up to fifty thousand dollars. It was the money his grandmother saved from making and selling shoe soles, sewing each sole by hand. The stashbook felt like it weighed a thousand kilos of gold to Ye Tianxin, who held it in his hands.
Pouring the deposit book back into his grandmother's hands, he said with a big smile, "Grandmother, I won't need any money in this account to go to college!"
"Where will you get the money, if you don't intend to use the money I've saved?" Grandma asked.
Holding his grandmother's hand, Ye Tianxin, looked solemn, reassuring him. "Scholarship! Grandma, did you know I could get a scholarship? I heard that if I was accepted into the Capital University, the offices in the townships, counties, cities, and provinces would all award me money. Also, most importantly, Capital University might as well waive my tuition fees!"
Grandma found all of this somewhat unbelievable and asked, "Are there really going to be scholarship money?"
"of course! Didn't someone from our school get a scholarship from the city last year? So, Grandma, you have to believe me!"
Her grandmother was so happy that she could not stop laughing. "okay good. Nice."
Ye Tianxin finished eating noodles and wanted to wash her dishes, but her grandmother refused her. They were arguing for a long time before Ye Tianxin finally went and washed the dishes by himself. After she put down the cleaned plate, she sat down next to her grandmother.
Noting that Ye Tianxin was watching her sewing the deep sole in her hand, Grandma said, "Tianxin, if you are tired of studying, go watch TV and relax instead of watching me sew the sole. You're gonna hurt your eyes."
"Grandma, I don't want to watch TV."
The television they had was an old model, a black and white set. And television programs are very rare, Capital Station being the only station where they can receive any program.
"Tianxin, after the college entrance exam, Grandma will buy you one of those notebook computers so you don't have to go to the cafe anymore."
Based on what his grandmother said, Ye Tianxin knew that Aunt Zhu must have met her grandmother again.
"Grandma, notebook computers are expensive. Wouldn't it cost more than ten thousand? After school this afternoon, I did visit the cafe, but not for fun. I went online to fill out the application. Grandma, in the future, please don't believe what Aunt Zhu has told you. All he wants is our house!"
Laughing, Grandma replied, “How much is our house worth? And, even if he wanted it, I wouldn't let him have it. I want to leave it to you so that when I die and leave, you will always have a home to return to.”
Indeed, Grandma really and deeply loved Tianxin. She did not dislike Tianxin just because she was female.
To his grandmother, Tianxin was his beloved and kind grandson, regardless of how or what he would become.
Listening to Ye Tianxin, her grandmother realized that she was speaking from the bottom of her heart and was unwilling to respond like a joyful child.
"OKAY. Grandma will wait to be pampered!”
In his quest to be accepted into Capital University, Ye Tianxin would cram in on a night self-study session at school and then continue studying for a few hours in his own home.
Every morning, before sunrise, Ye Tianxin would get out of bed and, carrying her school bag, would run towards sunrise.
The sight of the beautiful and big-spirited inevitably invites the view of the people passing by on the highway. When he saw the people he knew, Ye Tianxin would always greet them.
"Hey, what are you doing?"
Passing through the intersection, Ye Tianxin saw a team of surveyors with their tripods in the process of making an assessment.
“We are doing mapping and surveying. We heard that this small town will be rebuilt soon.”
Ye Tianxin felt her entrails burn. So it turns out that this time in his past life, the scheme was already in place.
Does this mean that in his past life, Ye Youran family knew long before Ye Tianxin and his grandmother about plans to rebuild and modernize the city of Jiameng, turning it into a tourist attraction?
Ye Youran and her family used to live near them in their neighborhood.
Later, they sold their house to another party and used the money to build a two-story house outside the Jiameng bus terminal.
Aunt Zhu used the ground floor of the house to set up a shop selling various items. Business is generally good because they are close to bus stations. So this meant that they must have known of the plan to rebuild Jiameng city long before Ye Tianxin.
If that was the case, was the death of her grandmother in her previous life an unnatural death?
Suddenly, Ye Tianxin felt a sharp pain in his heart.
She always assumed that her grandmother died of illness.
But now it seemed like her grandmother had been murdered as part of a scheme planned by Ye Youran family.
In the face of money, Ye Tianxin knew that the human heart knew no bounds when it came to committing crimes for profit.
Ye Tianxin was deep in thought as she walked. When Aunt Zhu showed up at their home that day and offered to babysit and care for her grandmother in her old age, was that all part of their plan?
If yes, then they would definitely not stop whatever they had planned.
Ye Tianxin clenched her fists. This time, he would not let Ye Youran and his family escape their evil plans.
So what should he do?
Ye Tianxin arrived at the school. As he walked past the "University Wall", he saw many rows of brass plates hanging there, and his gaze fell on the brass plate that read "University of Laws & Regulations."
That's all!
They had to transfer their home ownership deed to him.
That way, Ye Youran and her family will not prey on Grandma anymore.
At least, Grandma will be safe for a while.
"Ye Tianxin, what are you thinking? I called you a few times, but you didn't respond and seemed very fixated on it ... "
Di Shanshi walked towards Ye Tianxin from behind. Standing at 1.8 meters, he was extremely tall. Slim and bespectacled, he looked like a cultured scholar.
“In Shanshi, great time. I have a question for you."
"What's that?"
“I remember your father working in town. Can you find me what documents or information I need to prepare if I want to transfer my grandmother's ownership deed to me?"