Qin Heng rarely acted so forcefully toward her, but he truly did not want her to go back to work.
Being a sales clerk was exhausting. Sometimes she had to stand all day without even having time to sit down.
And if she ran into customers with foul tempers, she had to swallow their abuse. It was unbearably humiliating.
What's more, Fang Lingxue was young and beautiful. If she encountered some street thug like Wang Peng while Qin Heng was not by her side... just thinking about it made him miserable!
"But..."
Fang Lingxue looked troubled.
Qin Heng said, "Don't say any more. In any case, don't go looking for work. You can do whatever else you want. Watch movies, play games, mess around on your phone... or you could even go to college!"
As he spoke, he suddenly remembered that she could still continue her education.
Children in the Slum District usually started school at six. After five years of elementary school and three years of middle school, they either took odd jobs or went to Martial Halls. Very few continued on to high school.
High school tuition was expensive, something poor families could not afford. Besides, finishing high school was not much help in finding work; only getting into college would make a difference.
But the National Higher Education Entrance Examination was far too difficult nowadays. The entire Base City only had twelve universities, with limited enrollment slots. Most Slum District families did not dare gamble on that two-percent chance.
But Qin Heng had a salary now, and Fang Lingxue no longer had anything to worry about. Continuing her education was the perfect path forward.
In today's society, university students were no less precious than martial warriors. They were important cornerstones driving the construction of civilization.
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