"No." Lu Hongyun shook his head and looked at Mrs. Ye with emotion. "It's just that I've seen so many people who look down on others when their situation gets better. Suddenly, I met such a reasonable family who always consider things from other people's perspectives. I can't handle it anymore."
After Lu Hongyun said this, he saw that Mrs. Ye's eyes became confused again.
Mrs. Ye did this out of kindness and consideration for others, so she was actually unaware of it.
It is precisely because of this that it becomes even more valuable.
Thinking of this, Lu Hongyun couldn't help laughing.
"Nothing, I just said that."
After Lu Hongyun finished speaking, he took a few steps forward, sat down opposite Mrs. Ye, grabbed the abacus and began to count the accounts of the past few days.
Normally she does one account a day, and she hasn't been taking care of the restaurant these days, so when she comes back she has to check the accounts for the past few days, calculate them clearly, and confirm that there are no problems before she can take over again.
Although Lu Hongyun trusts Mrs. Ye very much, he still has to be clear about things like this.
Lu Hongyun's hands flew on the abacus, and soon he had calculated a page of accounts.
Mrs. Ye sat opposite her and watched her do the accounting, her eyes full of envy that she herself didn't even notice.
"Mom!" Qingtian pushed the door open and saw this scene.
Mrs. Ye was stunned for a moment before she realized that it was her daughter who had returned. She quickly called her, "Come quickly! Is it cold outside? Come quickly and let your mother warm you up."
"It's been alright at noon lately, but it's been very cold in the morning and evening. I'll have to tell Birui to prepare a few extra coats of varying thicknesses for you in the carriage so you can change into them easily when you're outside."
As Mrs. Ye said this, she caught Qingtian who was rushing towards her.
She first touched Qingtian's hand and found that it was a little cold. She reached under her clothes and touched her inner clothes and found that it was not damp. It seemed that she had not sweated before. Then she felt at ease and held her little hands in her palms to keep them warm.
"What did you learn with Madam Lu this afternoon?" Mrs. Ye asked as usual.
Qingtian leaned most of his body on Mrs. Ye and told her everything that happened in the afternoon.
“…Then we went to the girls’ school.
“Now the people from the girls’ school have all been dismissed, and the rooms are empty.
“Master Lu has already hired workers to start renovating and rearranging some courtyards and houses.
"She said that if the progress is fast, we might be able to start recruiting students before the New Year, and we can officially start classes after the New Year..."
Having said that, Qingtian couldn't help but quietly raised his head from Mrs. Ye's arms, and while speaking, he quietly observed Mrs. Ye's expression.
“Master Lu said that the girls’ school not only needs teachers to teach the younger girls, but also welcomes older girls if they want to come.
"Not only that, she's also planning to set up a separate school to teach basic literacy, how to use an abacus, and how to keep accounts, specifically for women who want to learn these things."
When Mrs. Ye listened to Qingtian talking, her face was full of envy at first, then gradually turned into surprise, and finally even her eyes were shining.
She asked impatiently, "Did Master Lu tell me how many students this school will accept? How do I sign up? What's the tuition fee?"
"Master Lu said that no matter how old or married a woman is, she can study as long as she wants to." Qingtian saw that Sister Ye was indeed interested, and the smile on her lips was almost unstoppable. "As for the tuition..."
Having said that, Qingtian deliberately kept the question in suspense.
Mrs. Ye reached out and pinched the tip of Qingtian's nose, urging him, "Hurry up and tell me."
"This is free!" Qingtian announced happily, "In fact, the entire Children's School basically doesn't charge any money.
"Mother recently transferred many shops and farms to my name.
"She said that the income from any shop or farm would be enough to cover the expenses of the girls' school for a year.
“When my mother said she would work hard to earn money to send me to a girls’ school, I always felt something was wrong.
“Later, after listening to Master Lu’s explanation, I finally understood.
"How could a daughter from a wealthy family not be able to afford a teacher or attend a private school?
"Only by turning girls' schools into completely free, simple places dedicated solely to teaching girls to read and write can we completely eliminate those bad people who want to use girls' schools for their own benefit."
"That means, after the New Year, Mom can go there and learn to read, do accounting, and use an abacus?" Sister Ye's voice trembled as she said this, but she lowered her head somewhat unconfidently and said awkwardly, "It's nothing, Mom was just asking casually.
"Places like the school are only for children."
"Who said that?" Qingtian tried to boost Ye Dasao's confidence and said, "Maybe after we go there, we'll find that mom is the youngest among them!
"Then the master might even ask Mom to help other people with things!"
"If that's the case, mother is willing too." Mrs. Ye had just said it casually at first, but now she finally thought about it seriously, "Not only does mother want to go, but we also need to invite your second and third aunts, and the three of us will go together.
"We're all businessmen now, so how can we not be able to read and do accounting? Isn't that right?"
"That's right, we must ask them to go together!" Qingtian also supported it very much, "You can also ask grandma to go with us when the time comes."
Mrs. Ye was amused by Qingtian's words and thought she was too childish.
"Oh, then your grandma will definitely be the oldest among all the students!"
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