It was already past 3 p.m. when they got back to the supermarket. Xia Minmin handed the flyers in her hand to Li Chunmei and Xia Jianguo.

"Mom and Dad, this summer I want to learn skateboarding, oil painting, and tennis."

Li Chunmei said, "Didn't you say you'd learn to swim this summer when you celebrated your birthday last year?"

After thinking for a moment, Xia Minmin said, "Let's go next summer vacation."

Li Chunmei and Xia Jianguo carefully looked at the brochure. The fees for these three extracurricular classes were not cheap, but they were still affordable.

In particular, a tennis lesson costs seventy yuan per hour, and 30 lessons over a summer vacation would cost two thousand one hundred yuan.

Skateboarding and oil painting are much cheaper than tennis; 30 lessons cost 800 yuan, and two extracurricular classes cost 1,600 yuan.

Xia Jianguo asked, "Are all three of these extracurricular classes under the jurisdiction of the Children's Palace?"

Li Chunmei said, "Yes, yes, tennis interest classes are not cheap, and having the Youth Palace there will provide more security."

"Yes, they're all there. I've already consulted with Mengmeng."

Li Chunmei asked, "Mengmeng, are you also signing up for these three extracurricular classes?"

"Yes, tennis is what she wants to learn, and oil painting and skateboarding are what I want to learn. We arrived too late today and didn't see the teacher show the artwork. We can see it tomorrow morning from nine to ten o'clock."

Xia Jianguo said, "Okay, have your mom take you there at nine o'clock tomorrow. If everything's alright, pay the money. By the way, your Sanda class is also starting this summer. Do you want to go?"

Xia Minmin replied matter-of-factly, "Go ahead! I haven't finished my apprenticeship yet!"

Xia Jianguo hesitated. After all, the child was still young and his development was not yet complete. The brochure listed tennis and skateboarding as sports classes, and adding Sanda would make it three sports-related extracurricular classes.

"Xiaomin, are you sure you can handle this? Don't overwork yourself! Didn't you say you were going back to your hometown with your sister Qing during summer vacation? Is there enough time?"

Xia Minmin and Tang Meng discussed their plan on the bus home.

"Mom and Dad, don't worry! I plan to start classes right after registering tomorrow. Tennis and skateboarding in the morning, painting in the afternoon, and Sanda (Chinese kickboxing) in the evening!"

"I consulted the teacher today, and I can register tomorrow and start classes the day after. We have 15 more days of summer vacation than other primary school students this year, so there shouldn't be any problems."

Li Chunmei suddenly remembered what Li Zhonghua had said earlier: "Don't worry, your uncle said he won't send your grandparents back until the end of August."

Perfectly solved!

Ding ding ding…

The phone rang, and Xia Minmin ran over to answer it.

Hello!

"Xiaomin? This is your Aunt Yang! Give the phone to your mother."

"knew."

Xia Minmin moved the telephone next to Li Chunmei and whispered, "It's Aunt Yang."

"Hey, Sister Yang."

"Xiaomei? I just found out that Mengmeng and the other girl want to sign up for an extracurricular class. I'm so sorry! Xiaomin signed up for a tennis class to accompany Mengmeng. The kids don't care about money. The tuition for this tennis class is enough for Lao Tang's monthly salary."

“Sister Yang, as long as the children are willing to learn, Jianguo and I will definitely support them. Besides, Mengmeng also enrolled Xiaomin in oil painting and skateboarding. Xiaomin is young, so Jianguo and I feel more at ease having her learn with Mengmeng!”

"Yes, I just asked around, and all the teachers in these three extracurricular classes have studied abroad and won some awards. The tennis and skateboarding teachers both have foreign coaching certificates."

“Then Jianguo and I are relieved. We were initially worried that the new extracurricular teacher was inexperienced and might hurt the child.”

"Me too. Mengmeng saw tennis matches on TV a long time ago and wanted to learn, but she couldn't find a coach."

"Interest is the best teacher. If Mengmeng likes it, she'll definitely learn well. By the way, Sister Yang, are you still going to the Sanda class during the summer vacation?"

"Go for it! Mengmeng's dad said she's made great progress and the coach is very dedicated."

"Okay, Xiaomin told me they're planning to register at the Children's Palace at 9 a.m. tomorrow?"

"Okay, let's meet at the pavilion at eight o'clock. I'll treat you to breakfast."

"No need, Sister Yang!"

"It's settled then, I'm hanging up."

Li Chunmei hung up the phone and put it back in its original place.

"Jianguo, give Xiaomin six hundred yuan later. She can pay for the summer vacation fee when she goes to the Sanda class today."

"Okay. Xiaomin, you can go home now. Your mother and I are here."

"All right!"

"Don't forget to come over for dinner later."

"Um."

Xia Minmin took her schoolbag and went home.

...

After Xia Minmin left, Li Chunmei and Xia Jianguo started talking about her again.

"Jianguo, do you think Xiaomin will like our gift?"

"Don't worry, you know your daughter. Besides reading, she likes to play with building blocks. You see, she has very few clothes in her closet, but she has a lot of building block sets."

"That's right. This time, I gave her the Corsair series from 1989, 1992, and 1993 that she wanted to collect."

"I've heard her say that several times already."

"Next time we go to the discount supermarket, we need to take all her old loves there; her closet is almost overflowing."

"Well, luckily the house is small. She only builds and puts the new blocks on her desk after she gets them; the others have already been disassembled and put in boxes."

"Yes, otherwise our house would be surrounded by an army of building blocks."

"It's because you like to buy things for her. You buy her any new or complicated designs that come out."

"You're the same; you even went out of your way to ask someone to bring back five boxes of old-style building blocks from Hong Kong."

Whenever Xia Minmin is mentioned, their faces are always filled with smiles.

...

When Xia Minmin returned home, she opened the door and saw five unopened boxes of building blocks on her desk.

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