"What, money for training supplies? No!
"You're already a senior in high school. Once you graduate, go find a job. Stop thinking about going to college.
"Your little brother needs to go to college and get married someday. Things are different now. Our family doesn't have that kind of money to support you.
"If you go out and start earning money sooner, you can help support the family."
A hazy memory surfaced in Lu You's mind.
Her father sat on the edge of a worn-out sofa, wreathed in smoke. Brow furrowed, he impatiently refused her request to buy two to three hundred's worth of Spirit Melon Seeds.
"Exactly. What's the point of a girl studying so much? Do you even have the Talent for it? You'll have to get married sooner or later anyway. If you can't get into an advanced class, then don't even think about college.
"Look at our neighbor's kid. They went to work right after high school and now they send a good amount of money home every month."
