"You're studying now for yourself, not for them, because it's about your own future. If you don't do well, won't you have to look at others' faces even more? Your father already has a son, even though you are the eldest daughter, you may not have a share in that family. Instead of pinning your future on others, why not bet on yourself?"
"But my academic subjects are too poor,"
"That doesn't matter, weaknesses can be improved. As long as you're willing to learn, I'm willing to help you."
Molly was moved, and Hua Yan indeed walked the talk. All the fragmented time in school—after class, during evening self-study—was devoted to Molly.
This is the true Hua Yan. Once she finds someone she clicks with, all unpleasantness can actually be ignored.
Of course, Molly was always by her side, feeding her during meals, helping her with her pants in the bathroom, and twisting the cap off her water bottle.
In any situation where she needed a hand, Molly was there.
