Normally, if her husband were forced to lose his job, Qiu Yumei would definitely be depressed and unable to eat.

But now, she can earn money on her own, and she earns several times more than Zhao San. She has confidence, so what is there to be afraid of?

If Zhao San can't find work, she can easily support the family on her own.

However, Zhao San did not think so.

How can a grown man like him stay at home and be supported by his wife?

From the backyard came Zhu Juan's helpless voice.

"Young master, could we tie up the lightning bolt? We shouldn't take it with us everywhere."

Gu Xiaoran: "No, lightning will be lonely."

After saying that, he led Lightning toward the courtyard gate.

Zhu Juan hurriedly ran after her, calling out, "Young Master, wait for me..."

Qiu Yan heard the noises from the backyard and realized that the three children had come to Bai Yang.

Speaking of which, the next two days will be the day my younger siblings start school.

Qiu Yan got up and went to the backyard.

Qiu Xu and his sister were looking in the same direction, silently watching Gu Xiaoran's round little body.

They felt some sympathy for Zhu Juan.

I really don't know how Xiao Ran, who is so fat, can run so fast.

Every day, as soon as Xiao Ran opens his eyes, he has endless things to do. With his lightning bolt spirit, he's either running or jumping.

Xiao Ran gets naughtier as she grows up, but her sweet words become sweeter and sweeter.

Qiu Ling'er said silently, "Gu Xiaoran, you should lose weight."

Upon seeing her sister, Qiu Ling'er quickly ran forward and grabbed her arm.

"Sister, I was just thinking of looking for you, and here you are! What have you thought about the thing I asked you about last time?"

The little girl's expression was complicated and worried, which puzzled Qiu Yan.

"What is it?" Qiu Yan had barely spoken when she remembered. "Ling'er, I've been too busy lately and neglected this matter."

Regarding the girls' academy, Qiu Yan had given it serious consideration ever since her younger sister mentioned it to her, but right now, she had too many things to do and couldn't spare the time.

Upon hearing this, Qiu Ling'er felt apologetic, thinking about how busy her sister had been lately.

She was unaware that her sister planned to open two shops after the Lunar New Year.

"Ling'er, in your spare time you can ask your friends which families are willing to send their daughters to the academy."

"Okay, sure."

Qiu Ling'er thought of her few classmates. If the academy couldn't accept many students after it opened, it would be better not to open it at all.

To be honest, she just liked the atmosphere of Luming Academy.

Perhaps things aren't as bad as she imagines.

“Sister, I can’t go to the private school anymore. I visited Master Han today and heard her say that she’s no longer going to be a teacher.”

When Qiu Ling'er said this, her voice was low and somewhat sad.

"Why?" Qiu Yan asked, puzzled.

My sister's studies cannot be neglected.

"Master Han said that she did not teach to earn money, but this year, she can't even afford the rent for her private school."

Right after the Chinese New Year this year, three families came to tell us that their daughters wouldn't be coming.

One of them stopped studying after his initiation period ended, another hired a tutor at home, and the last one went to the girls' academy in the prefectural city to stay with relatives.

It should be noted that the academy where Master Han was located originally only had six girls, including Qiu Ling'er.

After Qiu Ling'er finished speaking, she took out three taels of silver, "This is the tuition fee refunded by Master Han."

Qiu Yan thought for a moment, "Ling'er, if you don't want to go, then don't. I'll hire a tutor for you at home to teach you and Xiao Ran to read and write."

Qiu Ling'er looked conflicted: "Sister, will it cost a lot of money to hire a tutor?"