Chapter 61 Homework Increased

Holding the card, Shen Xuewei said, "Grandma, I'm going to junior high school next year. I'll be studying in the county then. What if my classmates steal my money? Some of my classmates at school have had their money stolen."

"How about this, I'll just open a bank account too. That way, I won't have to worry about losing my money."

Grandma Xi felt that she was thinking a bit too far ahead.

Moreover, Grandpa Chen probably wouldn't let her go to school in the county at such a young age.

Shen Xuewei then brought up the six yuan travel expenses again, and Grandma Xi, in a daze, was lured in and actually agreed to do it for her.

Shen Xuewei coaxed her grandmother at home to bring all the necessary documents for opening a bank account.

She is still a minor, and normally the bank would not issue her a bank card.

However, she brought her maternal grandmother with her, and her grandmother agreed. Since their household registrations were on the same household registration book, after the two of them signed several pages of documents, Shen Xuewei's bank card was finally issued.

Holding the bank card, Shen Xuewei glanced at the only ATM in the corner of her eye and quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Her money, her money, at least now there's a safe place to put it.

After leaving the credit union, Shen Xuewei accompanied Grandma Xi for a stroll around the market.

After buying two packets of seeds, she saw Grandma Xi off in her van on her way home.

Grandma Xi got into the car with a smile and waved goodbye to her.

The van started and drove away from Mingda Town. Grandma Xi reached into her pockets and found only a bank card.

She muttered, "Why did this child keep the bank card by himself? What if he loses it?"

On the other side, Shen Xuewei touched the bank card in her pocket, smiled happily, and then turned and entered the internet cafe.

Shen Xuewei spent three weeks depositing the more than 10,000 yuan she had saved into her card via ATM.

Her two payments for the manuscript arrived one after another, one for over 880 yuan and the other for over 3,500 yuan.

I deposited both sums of money into my bank card. Looking at the balance in my bank card, I felt both motivated and somewhat sentimental.

If she hadn't been unable to find a way to make money at her age, she wouldn't have thought of writing novels.

I never knew I had the talent to write novels until I pushed myself.

If she writes a little more and does a good job, her royalties might increase, and she'll earn even more money.

Mingda Elementary School has a computer room, and although the computers in the computer room are all old relics, Shen Xuewei is still very envious.

During computer class, two people need to share one computer, so it's inconvenient for her to type in the school's computer lab.

Outside of computer class time, Ms. Yao would lock the computer room and not allow any students to go in and use the computers.

Yes, Mingda Elementary School has hired a new physical education teacher, and he no longer teaches physical education classes.

However, since the computer teacher resigned, he started teaching computers part-time.

Shen Xuewei originally wanted to get on good terms with Teacher Yao so that Teacher Yao could lend her the key to the computer room, so that she wouldn't have to go to the internet cafe to use the computer in the future.

However, after getting a perfect score on her math test and helping Teacher Yao by grading papers and cleaning the computer room, she took the opportunity to make this request while Teacher Yao was in a good mood.

Teacher Yao gave her a serious look. Not only did she not agree, but she also gave her several math problems every week to take home and do.

Shen Xuewei came out of the office with a bitter face, holding the homework that Teacher Yao had given her.

Even after getting into the car with Wu Yuhong to go home, he couldn't feel happy.

When she got home, the three elderly people in the family had not yet returned from the fields. Shen Xuewei put down her schoolbag and put aside her worries to get to work.

The family's cattle graze freely on the back hill. After picking vegetables in the garden, she brought the cattle back with her.

While cooking, I also fed the pigs, herded the chickens from the back hill back to the chicken coop, and cleaned the house inside and out.

As it was getting dark, the three of them returned from the fields one after another.

Shen Xuewei had already prepared the meal. After they returned, washed their hands, rested briefly, and then they could eat.

The four of them sat around the fire pit eating. While eating, Grandma Xi would occasionally chat with Shen Xuewei.

For example, questions like, "Have you been bullied at school?", "Is the money you're given enough?", "Have your grades improved?", etc.

She asked questions, and Shen Xuewei answered them all, creating a warm and cozy atmosphere.

Granny Chen couldn't hear what people were saying, and since she had completely lost her hearing, she spoke even less.

Grandpa Chen just listened silently to what the two were saying.

It wasn't until Grandma Xi mentioned that Shen Xuewei had opened a bank account that she looked up at the two of them.

Shen Xuewei remained expressionless and gave a reason.

"My bank card is with me. I don't need it now anyway, so I keep it at home and didn't bring it to school. I'll carry it with me when I need it later."

"Oh, don't worry, Grandma, I won't lose it."

In Grandma Xi's eyes, Shen Xuewei has always been a reliable and well-behaved child.

After hearing her say that, I didn't insist on taking her bank card, but just told her:

"Okay, then keep it safe and don't lose it, otherwise it will be troublesome if you need to apply for it again later."

"Yes, Grandma, Weiwei remembers. Here, Weiwei will help you get some food..."

After listening for a while, Grandpa Chen realized it wasn't anything important, so he stopped paying attention to the two of them and just ate his meal.

Shen Xuewei submitted another novel, which was successfully accepted by the editor. By this time, it was 2003.

That year, it snowed in Itaewon, a rare occurrence.

Shen Xuewei likes snow, but she can't stand the cold weather that comes with it.

She fell ill after only two days of school following her return on Sunday.

After discovering this, Wu Yuhong promptly informed her homeroom teacher, Ms. Yan.

Teacher Yan took her to the clinic to get medicine, and then they went back to school.

However, after finishing the medicine prescribed by the old doctor, her condition not only did not improve, but her fever became even worse.

Teacher Yan called Grandpa Chen.

When Chen's grandfather received the call and rushed to the school, Shen Xuewei was already delirious with fever.

She was unable to attend classes normally due to her condition, so Grandpa Chen asked for leave for her, took her to the town clinic for another injection, got some medicine, and sent her home to rest.

Shen Xuewei stayed at home for two days, but her condition did not improve; in fact, it worsened.

Seeing her like this, Grandpa Chen and Grandma Xi were so anxious that bubbles were forming at the corners of their mouths, even though it was freezing cold.

Without further hesitation, Grandpa Chen made a phone call to Chen Fangyang, who happened to be visiting Chen Fanglan in the county.

Upon receiving a call from Chen's maternal grandfather, Chen Fangyang had just reached the entrance of the beauty salon when his expression changed. He immediately turned back and drove towards Xiaoli Village.

Shen Xuewei awoke from her coma, struggled to open her eyes, and found herself in a hospital room.

The lights in the ward were so bright they hurt her eyes, and she instinctively raised her hand to shield them.

The commotion startled Grandpa Chen, who was dozing off nearby, awake.

Seeing that she was awake, he quickly went over and sat down beside her, asking with concern, "Weiwei, you're awake? How are you? Does your head still hurt?"

Shen Xuewei shook her head at him with some difficulty and called out, "Grandpa."

Seeing that she was shaking her head and was conscious, Grandpa Chen, who had been worried, finally felt somewhat relieved.

"Grandpa will stay here with you. You should rest well. We'll go home when you're better."

Shen Xuewei nodded slightly and said nothing more.

She felt completely drained; her earlier shout seemed to have exhausted all her strength.

She closed her eyes and slowly drifted off to sleep again.