Yang PeiMin watched, agape and dumbfounded.
But on reflection, she sighed for her, recognizing the inevitability of the situation.
Guo Caixia had previously been an educated youth sent to the countryside. Later, seeing the slim chances of returning home, and with her age increasing, she decided to marry a local young man. Unexpectedly, two years after her marriage, the national college entrance examination was restored. Like countless other educated youths, Guo Caixia saw hope and her unwillingness to settle. Ignoring her in-laws' opposition, she resolutely attended remedial classes to prepare for the exam.
She had been a primary school teacher in the village but quit her job to take the exam, which greatly displeased her mother-in-law, especially since her first child was a girl. Her mother-in-law was eager for her to have a grandson.
