That's when it hit Xiao Feng. "You're right. I bet that girl has already dropped out of school! In our rural areas, there's always been a preference for boys over girls, so it's common for young girls to leave school. Last night, I saw her acting like a little street vendor. But wasn't yesterday Friday? She should have been in class. Even today, Saturday, there should be a half-day of school. Oh, just now she said… she said something."
"What did she say?"
"'I learned to sing from the radio, I don't want to join a song and dance troupe, thank you!'"
The car fell silent. After a long moment, Tang Qingyun murmured to himself, "So young and already out of school. She'll be illiterate before she's even grown. That's unacceptable. We must step up our efforts and urgently resolve the issue of rural children dropping out!"
Xiao Feng glanced at the rearview mirror and saw puffs of smoke curling up from the back seat. He decided not to comment and simply focused on driving.
