Chapter 135 The Money Box is Empty
Guo Xiangqian scratched his head: "Okay then!"
Zhou Yong looked at Guo Xiangqian, who seemed to be still breastfeeding, and turned and left the office.
When he got home, Li Caiyun was busy taking care of three children by herself!
It's not easy to have triplets. If one wakes up, the other two will wake up too. If one is hungry, the other two will be hungry too. They will cry together. It's really a headache.
"Where's Mom?"
Li Caiyun's forehead was sweating: "Grandma Liu in the front yard is sick, and my mother went to Liu's house..."
Zhou Yong said "oh" and prepared the milk powder with skillful movements.
Li Caiyun was breastfeeding a child in her arms, and the other two children were also drinking milk. The room instantly became quiet.
Zhou Yong looked at his daughter with distress in his eyes: "Look at Niuniu crying, her eyes are red."
Among the three children, only the girl took Zhou Yong's surname, and the other two children took Li Caiyun's surname.
Originally, Li Caiyun wanted all three children to take Zhou Yong's surname, but he felt that this was not a good idea. After all, he was a live-in son-in-law, and fighting for a surname for the children would make Li Baotian and his wife unhappy.
Besides, they are all his children, so it doesn’t matter what their surnames are.
Zhou Yong’s daughter’s full name is Zhou Kexin, which means carefree, peaceful and happy. Her nickname is Niuniu.
His eldest son was named Li Jingchu, which means loyalty, perseverance, intelligence and wisdom. His nickname was Goudan.
His youngest son is named Li Jingen, which means being grateful and loyal. His nickname is Gousheng.
The three children's full names and Zhou Kexin's nickname were all given by Zhou Yong, while the nicknames Goudan and Gousheng were given by Li Baotian.
If Li Baotian had his way, Zhou Kexin's nickname would have been "Little Dog", but Zhou Yong would never agree.
After all, she is a girl. How embarrassing would it be if people called her a puppy when she grows up?
In the end, Li Baotian gave in and the child's nickname was decided to be Niu Niu.
In fact, there is a reason why Li Baotian gave his three children such nicknames.
It is said that nicknames make it easier to raise a child, and the three siblings were premature babies, so Li Baotian gave them such nicknames.
Zhou Kexin seemed to understand what her father said. She pouted her lips while sucking on the pacifier. Her cute look almost melted Zhou Yong's heart.
Zhou Yong smiled: "Look how wronged our Niuniu is. When you grow up, Dad will keep you by his side every day..."
Zhou Kexin smiled with her pacifier in her mouth. That little expression seemed to be responding to her father's words. Zhou Yong couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and a smile appeared in his eyes when he saw it.
Li Jingchu, who was lying on the side and drinking milk, started to make noises, and Zhou Yong's eyes were attracted to him.
The little guy finished the bottle of milk, and when the bottle was empty, he started to whine and get upset because he wasn't full.
When Li Caiyun saw this, she put Li Jingen down in her arms and picked up her eldest son to feed him.
Li Jingen was also not full, so he lay down and started humming.
Seeing this, Zhou Yong hurriedly prepared the milk powder. If he was a little later, the child would definitely cry.
It doesn’t matter if one child cries, but the other two won’t be able to drink milk and will definitely cry too.
After the three little ones had eaten, Zhou Yong took out their diapers and changed them one by one with Li Caiyun.
Zhou Yong first washed the urine-soaked poop ring with warm water, and then scalded it with boiling water to kill bacteria.
Zhou Yong has been very careful in taking care of his child since he was born. His father's rings must be sterilized with boiling water, and so must his child's underwear...
It was also because of his unremitting efforts and providing a good living environment for the children that the three children survived.
It can be said that the reason why the three children were able to grow up smoothly is inseparable from Zhou Yong’s meticulousness.
Of course, Li Caiyun and Zhang Guifang also made contributions, but Zhou Yong passed on the parenting experience of future generations to them, mother and daughter.
At first, Zhang Guifang felt that it was not possible to raise children in this way and wanted to use the old method, but Zhou Yong said that their situation was special and they could not be taken care of in the same way as normal children.
It was Zhou Yong's words that awakened Zhang Guifang, and from then on she began to take care of her children according to her son-in-law's method.
Facts have proved that what Zhou Yong did was absolutely correct.
The three children managed to survive, and only they themselves knew the sadness of it.
The little guys played for a while and then closed their eyes one by one. Li Caiyun took advantage of their sleep to go to the bathroom in a hurry and then came back to clean up the west room.
Zhou Yong was not idle either. He was washing the baba rings for his son and daughter.
Zhang Guifang came back from the front yard and saw Zhou Yong drying the baba rings. A smile appeared on her face.
"Is the child awake? Or asleep?"
Zhou Yong turned his head and looked at his mother-in-law: "Mom, the child is asleep."
Zhang Guifang nodded, opened the door and went into the house.
She went to the west room to see the children, then came out and put on an apron to cook.
Li Baotian didn't come back until six o'clock, and Zhang Guifang pouted when she saw him.
As the child grew up healthily, Li Baotian was forgiven by his family, but this incident still made Zhang Guifang feel uncomfortable.
Li Baotian knew he was in the wrong, so his status in the family has been declining.
Moreover, Li Baotian quit drinking and now he never drinks at all.
"Zhou Yong, come to the west room."
Zhou Yong responded, and Zhang Guifang, who was cooking, frowned: "Can you speak a little more quietly? The child is sleeping!"
Li Baotian pursed his lips, glanced at his wife, turned around and went back to the east room.
Zhou Yong came over: "Dad, what's wrong?"
Li Baotian asked him to sit down and told him what had happened.
As the school has added a lot of students this year, there are not enough tables, chairs and benches for teaching supplies.
The principal of Huaixi Village Primary School had applied to his superiors for funding to purchase teaching supplies several times, but to no avail. He had no choice but to find Li Baotian.
The brigade currently has some money in its account, but it has to pay the salaries of the purchasing team members every month. Li Baotian's idea is to see if he can take some money from his home to help the school tide over the difficulties first. He can't let the children stand to attend classes.
After listening to Li Baotian's words, Zhou Yong fell into deep thought. He could advance the money, but the problem was how to get the money back when the time came.
After all, he is not a philanthropist, and he does not have the spirit of sacrificing his own family for the sake of the public.
"Dad, you can help the school purchase teaching materials first. If the higher-ups don't approve it, the money will be wasted."
Li Baotian frowned so hard that a fly could be pinched to death: "I have thought about this matter. If it really doesn't work, why don't you go find Secretary Zhang?"
School affairs are under the jurisdiction of the Education Bureau, so there is no point in looking for Secretary Zhang.
Li Baotian looked troubled when he heard this: "What should we do?"
Zhou Yong pondered for a few seconds and said, "Dad, let me think about this."
There is no good solution, but Zhou Yong is not stupid enough to pay the money first.
Li Baotian responded, and Guo Xiangqian's face appeared in Zhou Yong's mind.
Suddenly his eyes lit up, and Zhou Yong remembered that Guo Xiangqian had a brother-in-law who worked in the education department.
Zhou Yong said something to Li Baotian and hurried to find Guo Xiangqian.
The reason why the school has so many more students is all thanks to Guo Xiangqian.
Now that the school is in trouble, Guo Xiangqian feels embarrassed to refuse.
Under Zhou Yong's persuasion, Guo Xiangqian went to the county town the next day.
It is easy to be an official if you have someone in the court, and it is easy to do things in the government office.
Through his brother-in-law, Guo Xiangqian successfully applied for a 200 yuan teaching subsidy for Huaixi Village Primary School.
However, the approval process is very cumbersome and it may take at least ten days to be implemented.
Zhou Yong looked at the approval slip that Guo Xiangqian brought back, and smiled and praised Secretary Guo so much that he was dizzy.
With this note, Zhou Yong could boldly advance the money.
When he returned home, Zhou Yong asked Li Caiyun to give him two hundred yuan, but the cash box was empty.
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