Chapter 80 No worse than his son
The two sisters each carried two bottles of soda home, and discussed as they walked that if their mother didn't ask for the remaining five cents, they would keep it and buy candy tomorrow.
"You're San Jing, right?" a woman's voice called out. The two sisters, who were whispering, looked up and saw two people approaching. They knew the man, Zhang Mingli, who had gone to the gym with them today. The man next to him must be his wife.
Gu Sanjing nodded, and Zhang Mingli's wife Guo Huilan took out a handful of White Rabbit candies and handed them to the two sisters, "Auntie likes you very much when she sees you. Here, take it."
Gu Sanjing didn't know what to do at this time, so she turned her head to look at Gu Siqing. Gu Siqing smiled and reached out to take a candy, saying, "Thank you, Auntie."
Seeing this, Gu Sanjing also took a candy to express her gratitude.
Guo Huilan admired the Gu family's children's good upbringing and asked with a smile, "I heard from your uncle that Sanjing is very talented. Is she going to the sports school after the New Year?"
Gu Sanjing nodded, and Guo Huilan asked again, "What did the coach say at the time? Did your father give the coach money?"
"Huilan!" Zhang Mingli gently stopped him. Guo Huilan glanced at him, then turned back and said to her sisters with a smile, "My Xiaoqiang, you guys played together today, didn't you? He also wants to apply to the sports school, but the teacher said he can do it in the summer. I thought if Xiaoqiang went with Sanjing, you guys would have someone to look after him."
Guo Huilan looked at Gu Sanjing and said, "Tell me what the coach said at the time. If I pay the coach, I can take the exam early. I will pay the coach as well."
Gu Sanjing didn't say anything, but looked at Gu Siqing next to her. She knew that she was not as smart as Xiao Si in this matter.
"Auntie, the coach said my third sister was talented and helped her pass the New Year's exam. We don't know anything else." Gu Siqing took Gu Sanjing's hand, "Auntie, we are going home. Goodbye."
As she spoke, she pulled Gu Sanjing home. When she felt that Zhang Mingli and the others could no longer hear them, Gu Siqing whispered, "She's deliberately trying to trick us. We must not tell you about Dad giving money to the coach. In the future, if you don't know how to answer something like this, just say you don't know."
Gu Sanjing nodded and then shook her head, "Xiao Si, I'm still not as smart as you."
Gu Siqing snorted, "I can't run as fast as you, I can't be as strong as you, I can't swim as well as you, and I can't dive as well as you."
Gu Sanjing laughed, "You are smart, but I can't expect you to be good at other things too."
Gu Siqing deliberately snorted again, and Gu Sanjing took her hand and coaxed her in a low voice.
The two sisters returned home after a quarrel and sat down to tell each other about their encounter with Zhang Mingli and his wife on the road. Gu Jianguo hummed and said, "If anyone asks you again in the future, just say you don't know."
"Why are the people next door like this?" Wang Yueju was a little dissatisfied. "If you want to know something, why don't you just come and ask us directly? Why are you trying to trick the child?"
"I guess they think children will tell the truth." Gu Jianguo said.
Gu Erhui laughed and said, "Who knew I'd run into our clever little ghost?"
This made everyone laugh. Gu Jianguo took a sip of his wine and asked Gu Siqing, "Xiao Si, what do you want to learn?"
After the Lunar New Year, Yimin and Erhui were going to night school, and Sanjing was going to sports school, leaving only their little girl, the academic leader. With Xiaosi's intelligence, there was no doubt she'd have no problem learning something else besides her studies. He even hoped she'd learn piano, dance, or painting, and excel in all of them. He'd be so proud to share his experience.
Comrade Gu Jianguo was trapped in his own fantasy and couldn't extricate himself.
Gu Siqing hadn't decided what to study yet, but she wanted to skip a grade. She said, "I want to skip to fifth grade when school starts after the New Year."
Her household registration had been transferred to Lizhou, and Gu Jianguo had already found a school two days ago. However, he had said that she would be enrolled in the third grade at the start of the semester. Sanjing hadn't yet decided to go to the sports school, so Gu Siqing didn't mention skipping a grade.
"Fifth grade, isn't that a bit too high a jump?" Wang Yueju said. She knew Xiaosi was a good student, but jumping from third to fifth grade was a bit too big a leap.
"I think it's fine," Gu Siqing said seriously, "If you don't believe me, find a fifth-grade final exam for me to do tomorrow."
After she said that, Gu Jianguo could only nod. It wasn't that he didn't want Gu Siqing to skip a grade, but he was afraid that skipping a grade would put too much pressure on her. It would be better for her to just follow the steps and learn some talents.
The matter was settled, and the family continued to eat. Gu Siqing was still thinking about buying the courtyard house, and she felt a little anxious.
After a while, she organized her words and said, "Dad, what do you think is the safest investment when you have money?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she felt Comrade Wang Yueju's gaze suddenly shot towards her, as if saying: The money hasn't even warmed up in my hands yet, what do you want to do?
Comrade Gu Jianguo was thinking seriously.
Gu Siqing looked at Gu Yimin and Gu Erhui again, "Sisters, what do you think is the safest investment to make when you make money?"
"Buy a house and buy land," Gu Erhui said without much thought, "Isn't that what the older generation did?"
Gu Jianguo nodded after hearing this, "Indeed, in the past, when the landlords got rich, they would buy land."
"So," Gu Siqing looked at her mother, Wang Yueju, "I think it's better to buy a house with our money than to put it in the bank."
Wang Yueju and Gu Jianguo exchanged a glance, and Gu Jianguo said, "We'll talk about this when we get back."
Gu Siqing knew that a decision could only be made after discussing it with her parents, so she didn't mention the matter again, and the family continued to eat happily.
After dividing the money and drinking some wine, Gu Jianguo was in high spirits. After washing up, he pulled his wife to bed for some exercise. Although they were an old couple, their different moods gave this exercise a different flavor.
Afterwards, Wang Yueju leaned on her man's chest and panted, "What do you think, should we put the money in the bank or buy a house?"
Gu Jianguo thought for a moment and said, "Even if I buy a house, I can't spend all the money. I'm not sure how my business will perform next year."
"Although there are four girls in our family, girls should have something to make a living. It's okay if they don't have the ability, but if they have the ability, we can save more dowries for them. More dowries will make them feel more confident in life." Wang Yueju said.
Gu Jianguo patted his wife on the back and said, "Sons and daughters are all the same. Our four daughters are no worse than other people's sons. Our daughters will never get married off. This will always be their home. I will continue to work hard, and everything I earn will belong to them four."
"Then buy a house?" Wang Yueju asked.
Gu Jianguo hummed, "Our yard costs 5,000 yuan, so we can buy four houses like this. But try to keep them closer together so that the four sisters can live close to each other and take care of each other."
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