…

"Grandma, when Third Uncle gave his job to Big Uncle, he agreed to give Big Brother and Second Brother five dollars each every month, and you and Grandpa were to save it for them.

Now that my eldest brother has stopped studying, let’s settle the accounts during the New Year.”

Wang Zhaozhao reminded Xie Ailian.

She knew that last year, because Wang Sibing borrowed money and Chen Meiru disgusted her so much during the New Year that they had to eat the New Year's Eve dinner separately, she didn't mention the money at all.

“…”

Wang Zhaozhao opened her mouth wide. Could it be that Chen Meiru was causing trouble every New Year just to get the money? Was she doing it on purpose?

Xie Ailian sighed, "Let's do the math. Xingwen's will be counted until June, and from now on, only Xingwu's will be counted."

"Sister-in-law should be happy." Wang Sibing snorted.

Wang Dahai said, "Not only that, they also agreed to give us two old people twenty yuan in pension every year... We want everything we deserve."

…

Wang Zhaozhao found it quite clever that Professor Zhou gave them a day off.

It happened to be Friday, and then there were two days of weekend, with Monday being New Year's Day, so we had a holiday.

Oh, I have half a day of class on Saturday...I didn't skip it.

I get up early in the morning, take the bus to school, go to class, and go home for lunch.

We took a short vacation and went shopping as a family. We bought a lot of things to take back to Chikuyama County after the winter vacation.

New Year's Day is no different from any other day in their family, it's just an ordinary day.

Wang Zhaozhao was roasting by the fire while crunching some fried soybeans.

When winter comes, I like to eat these dry and irritating things.

“I hope to go home for the New Year.”

Suddenly, she felt a sense of incoherent emotion.

The whole family was stunned and looked at her in unison.

She was stunned for a moment, blinking innocently, "Well...it's about the last competition, which is similar to the math competition in junior high school, and there was a follow-up."

Everyone except Wang Chaohui: “……!”

"What's the follow-up?" Xie Ailian asked.

"Hmph..." Wang Zhaozhao pulled up the corners of his mouth and laughed dryly, then heard Wang Sibing ask and answer, "After the domestic competition, are you going to compete abroad?"

Wang Zhaozhao nodded.

“……!!!”

The air suddenly became quiet.

Oh, not really.

Little Wang Chaohui took over and ate beans with a crunching sound. They smelled so good!

“The competition will be held next summer, but before that, we need to undergo special training and select candidates, leaving us at least a month to prepare our entries.

I just don't know if the special training will start during winter break or after school starts." Wang Zhaozhao explained weakly.

It may seem like summer is still a long way off, but if you really count, it’s only a few months away.

However, it shouldn’t be so bad that people are not allowed to go back home for the New Year, right?

She was lamenting the possibility of a single event.

Wang Sibing, "Don't think too much about it. Can't your school book train tickets for students in advance? We'll know when the time comes."

Qiao Li smiled and continued, "If we can't go back, it's actually quite nice to stay in Beijing for the New Year. We can go back after the fifth day of the New Year. By then, the trains heading south will be less crowded."

After hearing her say this, Xie Ailian didn't know what to say.

The auntie did this for her niece, what could she, as her grandmother, say?!

Wang Zhaozhao scratched his head. "Actually, if I can't go back, I probably won't be able to come out. You guys just go back for the New Year. At worst, it'll be like summer vacation. Just come back early."

Hearing this, Wang Dahai came out to end the topic, "We'll see what happens next."

…

After returning to school, Wang Zhaozhao raised this question during lunch.

The other five people: “……!”

Xu Yanni shook her head and said, "We are fine. We can go home normally. But Brother Jie, Brother Jian, and Sister Ying, especially Brother Jie and Brother Jian, haven't seen their families for several months."

"The bosses should take these factors into consideration, right?" Xu Jiaying said this, but she couldn't help but wonder in her heart whether her family would come to see her.

After her persuasion, her family finally decided to buy a courtyard house.

She borrowed two thousand yuan from Xu Yanni.

Just last night, she used the prize money she won after the competition, plus her allowance for half a year, to pay back six hundred yuan, and still owed fourteen hundred yuan.

Speaking of rewards, the prize money for the competition is 600 yuan, and the six people will each get 100 yuan.

In addition, because they applied for the project, they received an additional bonus of two thousand.

Divide it equally among six people.

Three hundred and twenty yuan per person, and eighty yuan left as team fees. We plan to go out to a restaurant one day.

Just as Xu Jiaying thought, the bosses have indeed taken these factors into consideration and have not yet made a decision.

Professor Zhou has to go home for the New Year because his students are only a few years old.

Leaders need to consider that among the top ten teams, there are students from other schools. They came to Beijing specifically for special training during the winter vacation, and they don’t go back home during the New Year?

As the final exams are approaching, the school has started to compile a list of people who need to book tickets.

Professor Zhou called a few old friends again and went to the leader's office together.

"The competition will be in the summer. Let's do it after the special training class starts next semester. I'm also busy during this period."

"Mr. Zhou, are you going to take those students there again?" Professor Zhang asked.

"Well, this is a rare opportunity. I can ask them to come back early and stay home later. I can apply for plane tickets for those who want to go back to their hometown for the New Year."

Mr. Zhou spoke frankly.

The last time Wang Zhaozhao and his friends went there, they could have applied for a special line, but there happened to be a suitable flight, so he saved a lot of money.

Seeing that Professor Zhou had thought of all this, the others stopped talking.

Special training will be arranged after the New Year, so there is enough time.

After receiving the notice, Wang Zhaozhao raised his hand and asked weakly, "Teacher, then... can my family take the plane with us? They can pay for it themselves."

Xu Yanni, "Teacher, can you give the spot that Zhao Shinan and I are not using to Wang Zhaozhao?"

Professor Zhou, who was rebuked, shook his head in amusement, "Student Xu Yanni, you can't do this."

ah……

Xu Yanni pursed her lips.

Wang Zhaozhao pulled her and was about to say that it was okay and her family could go back first, but then she heard Professor Zhou say, "Your quota won't be used. Wang Zhaozhao's family can go directly as family members."

Eh?

Xu Yanni's eyes lit up, and so did Wang Zhaozhao's.

"However, it should be discounted to half price... the same applies to you guys," Professor Zhou added.

Wang Zhaozhao quickly said, "Half price is fine, full price is fine, hehe."

“…”