"Oh, I definitely won't regret it. I haven't played skipping rope for a long time, and I want to play it too." Tian Tian said.
In fact, Tian Tian had never played with rubber bands. She lived in an orphanage when she was a child in her previous life. At that time, she basically studied every day, thinking that if she got good grades, she might be adopted by someone. But in the end, she grew up in an orphanage.
When she was in high school, she devoted herself to her studies, hoping to get good grades, get into a good university, earn more money in the future, and have a good life.
Even if she had some vacation time, she would spend it all working part-time, leaving her no time to play.
Not to mention after entering college, who would play with rubber bands at that time? The end of the world came within two years of entering college. Now thinking back on those few years of lying flat at the end of the world, for her, it was a rare time in her life when she was not so anxious and busy.
She no longer has to worry about living expenses, or work part-time, or whether she can pay back her student loans. She even got to try all the delicious food and luxury items that she couldn't afford before. She didn't feel any difference from what she usually used.
After coming here, there were no rubber bands at all, so she had never played with them. However, when she was young, she often saw other children playing with rubber bands, and she also learned how to do it.
After the two of them made an agreement, Tian Tian packed her bag and went home, and also took the sleeping person Tian Shenggen out with her.
After arriving home, Tian Tian helped Old Lady Tian cook stewed beans and potatoes. After dinner, Tian Tian was about to take the dishes off the table to wash them, but Old Lady Tian called her back.
"You all sit down first, don't rush to clean up the dishes. I have something to discuss with you all."
The people who stood up from the table to work looked at each other in confusion when they heard what Old Lady Tian said, and then sat back in their original seats.
However, Old Mrs. Tian sent Tian Mu, Tian Tian and the others away.
"Mom, what do you want to say?" Tian Lisong asked.
"Yes! You are so serious and look scary. Doesn't our family have no money to spend?" Chen Guihua also shrank her neck and muttered fearfully.
Old Lady Tian glared at Chen Guihua and said, "What are you talking about? It's not auspicious at all. Say it quickly."
When Chen Guihua heard that her family had money, she felt relieved and obediently made three "Pah" sounds.
"I kept you here today because I wanted to talk to you about Tian Yuan going to college." Old Mrs. Tian looked at Chen Guihua and pouted, then she withdrew her gaze with satisfaction and said to everyone.
Everyone immediately focused their eyes on Tian Yuan, who pointed at himself in surprise, "Me?!"
Seeing that Tian Yuan seemed to be unaware of the situation, everyone withdrew their gaze and turned to look at Old Lady Tian, ready to wait for her to speak.
"Tian Yuan doesn't know about this matter, and I haven't discussed it with any of you. I thought about it for half the night before making the decision." said Old Mrs. Tian.
"It is a great honor for our family that Tian Yuan has gone to college. He is the first college student in our village and the pride of our family. His admission to this university is the result of the concerted efforts of our whole family. No matter who it is, they have helped Tian Yuan."
"Tian Yuan is going to this university. I estimate that it will cost a lot of money. Let's not talk about the cost of food and drink at the school. Just the travel expenses, I calculated that it may cost at least 40 or 50 yuan a year. This does not include the food and drink on the way. Add to that the tuition, living expenses, and food expenses. I don't know how much it will cost a year. Let's assume it's 70 yuan at the minimum."
Old Mrs. Tian had no idea how much money she would need to spend on school. The money she had thought of was the most she could imagine spending.
"It costs so much money to go to college?" Chen Guihua was a little shocked by the amount. She had been married to the Tian family for more than ten years. She worked hard every year and was very stingy, but she still couldn't save more than 70 yuan. As a result, Tian Yuan had to go to college and spent more than 70 yuan in his first year.
"Why does he need so much money? We can't get so much money anywhere. It costs seventy yuan a year. How many years does he go to college? We can't earn that much in a year! And we don't have that much money!" Chen Guihua said incoherently.
Old Mrs. Tian looked up at Chen Guihua and felt relieved when she saw that there was only anxiety in Chen Guihua's eyes and she was not reluctant to pay.
She wanted to use the money for Tian Yuan to go to college, but such a large sum of money was not a small amount, and she couldn't just give the money to Tian Yuan without telling anyone.
She wanted to see Chen Guihua's reaction first. If Chen Guihua disagreed, Old Mrs. Tian would have to reconsider her decision. She couldn't let the relationship between the brothers become bad.
Now seeing Chen Guihua’s reaction, Old Mrs. Tian can also breathe a sigh of relief.
"Mom, we discussed Tian Yuan's schooling last night. We plan to pay for Tian Yuan's tuition ourselves." Tian Lisong said.
"Yes! Mom! We discussed it last night. We can't let you pay for it this time. Tian Yuan has earned a lot of money from work in the past few years. We plan to use this money to pay, so you don't have to pay."
"No need," Tian Yuan said suddenly, "Mom, this year I went to ask a comrade-in-arms of mine, and he said that the university we attend doesn't have tuition fees, so maybe all we need is travel expenses and living expenses. I can also apply for a scholarship, and it should be enough to pay for the travel expenses." Tian Yuan said.
He went to the county town this morning and called his comrade who was taking the exam with him. That comrade had a good family background and was more knowledgeable about this aspect, so he told Tian Yuan about these things.
This news was a big surprise to everyone. Compared to the huge sum of 70 yuan before, there was no tuition or living expenses, only travel expenses, which was much more acceptable to them.
"Don't worry too soon. The train ticket from here to Tian Yuan's school is not cheap." Old Mrs. Tian said as a warning.
"The train ticket might cost twenty yuan," Tian Yuan said.
The ticket for him to come back from school was only twenty-one dollars, which means forty dollars for a round trip. With two semesters in a year, it was not much better than before.
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