Chapter 324 Lu Fengqin's distress
"No, mother, my third sister-in-law told me that maybe in two years, the country will allow private businesses. My third sister-in-law is very optimistic about your skills in making clothes. She said that when the time comes, she will let you go there and open a tailor shop for you to make clothes and sell them." Lu Xiaolan lowered her voice and told Li Yue'e about Su Mo's plan.
"Mom, there are many rich people in Guangzhou. In the department store, coats that cost tens or hundreds of yuan each are sold out in two days as long as they are good-looking. You have good skills, so the clothes you make will definitely sell well."
Li Yue'e was somewhat moved by Lu Xiaolan's words. Although she did not learn some of her father's skills, she really liked making clothes. If she had enough fabrics to work with, she might be able to retrain those unfamiliar skills.
"Then I'm going to Guangzhou. What will happen to your father and grandfather? Who will cook for them? I'm afraid that's not possible." "
You can both go. You can open a tailor shop, and rent a shop for your father and grandfather to sell buns or something. It's all fine." When Su Mo told her that, she was thinking of renting a shop at the train station and letting them sell food there.
When Lu Xiaolan came back, she also saw that the flow of people at the Guangzhou Railway Station was very large. Even if they sold the simplest buns and eggs, they would probably make a lot of money.
"Your father has been the party secretary for so many years, I'm afraid he won't be willing to go. We'll talk about it when the time comes." Li Yue'e said.
Those people were expecting Lu Xiaolan to work for one or two days and then stop working so that they could laugh at her, but they didn't expect that she would work for a whole week.
On this Sunday, Lu Xiaolan asked Li Yue'e to only take eight centimeters of work. Because in the afternoon, she had to go to Lijiaao to find Cao Yatou. Su Mo asked her to bring some school supplies to Cao Yatou. Then she had to go to the army to deliver the study notes to Ma Xiaojuan.
Ma Xiaojuan finally decided to take the exam again next year, and this year she would focus on having a baby and raising the baby. So after the end of the last semester, Ma Xiaojuan resigned from the brigade's study job, and now she is in the army's family compound.
After lunch, Lu Xiaolan rode her bicycle and went to Lijiaao first. Lu Fengqin also followed to keep her aunt company.
The bicycle belonged to Lu Xingjun's family. When Liu Yuzhi heard that Lu Xiaolan wanted to use it, she left the bicycle to her and walked to work.
"Aunt, is it difficult to get into college?" Lu Fengqin asked on the way.
She has been under a lot of pressure recently. Her parents suddenly have so many expectations for her, and she can't bear it.
"Where there is a will, there is a way. As long as you work hard enough, it won't be difficult." Lu Xiaolan said, "You still have three years now, don't worry, lay a solid foundation first."
She has been tutoring several children in the evening these days. Fengqin's foundation is really not that good. Among these children, Guodong's grades are better at the moment. Lu Guodong is also in the fifth grade this year and will go to junior high school next year.
The school system at that time was still the 5-2-2 system, with five years of elementary school, two years of junior high school, and two years of high school.
Lu Fengqin was very worried. In fact, she really didn't like studying. Her mother told her before that it was enough for girls to learn to read, and after school, they should look after their younger siblings and help out more at home. She has always done so.
Now, she is suddenly asked to study hard and to take the college entrance examination. Isn't this putting her in a difficult position?
She only hopes that her grades will not decline when she takes the test at the end of the month, otherwise her parents will probably scold her to death.
After all, not only is she allowed to live in the dormitory, but she is also not allowed to work even when she comes back, and she is also forced to eat rice every day. Every week, she is also given at least one meal of meat or scrambled eggs.
Her roommates were all very jealous and thought her parents were really good to her.
But the better her parents were to her, the more nervous she became. When she heard the teacher say that she would take a test, she panicked, fearing that she would not do well in the test and disappoint her parents.
But she didn't dare to tell her parents that her aunt was good to her, so she wanted to confide in Lu Xiaolan.
"Aunt, do you think I can not take the college entrance examination?"
Lu Xiaolan felt that something seemed wrong, so she stopped the car. The aunt and nephew stood on the side of the road, ready to have a good chat.
"Why? Don't you want to go to college?"
"I... I don't really like studying. The more I read the books, the more headaches I get."
"Fengqin, don't be nervous. There are still three years to go. Take your time." This girl's foundation is indeed a little weak. She can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. It is estimated that her elder brother and sister-in-law have put a lot of pressure on her.
"Aunt, I... I don't want to take the high school entrance examination either. I want to finish junior high school and stop studying."
Lu Xiaolan was shocked. She didn't expect Lu Fengqin to not even want to go to high school.
"You don't want to go to high school, what do you want to do? You are only 14 years old now, and you will be 15 next year. If you don't go to school , do you want to go to work?"
Lu Fengqin shook her head vigorously, "No, no, no, I don't want to go to work either, I want to work."
"Where can you find a job? Do you want your mother to give you the job?" I'm afraid the sister-in-law won't be willing.
"I... I want to go to Guangzhou. You are going to college now, and there is no one to take care of your younger brothers and sisters. I will go to help my uncle and aunt take care of my younger brothers and sisters, and they will also help me find a job. I don't want a good job, I just want to do what you did before, aunt." Lu Fengqin said in one breath.
Lu Xiaolan was completely shocked. She didn't expect Lu Fengqin to think this way, and her face became serious.
"Fengqin, who told you that?"
"No... no one told me that. I just thought of it myself." Lu Fengqin said. In fact, she accidentally heard her mother talking to her father at that time, but her father disagreed and said that he wanted her to study.
"Fengqin, your younger brother and sister are grown up now and don't need anyone to look after them. Even if your aunt didn't get into college, she will come back this year."
"Besides, not everyone can do your job. You are still a child, how can you take good care of children?"
Lu Fengqin was a little dissatisfied, "I am the one who can take good care of them."
"That's different. In addition to taking care of children, you also have to teach them in a nursery."
"Then I can teach them too. Aunt, you have a junior high school diploma, and I also have a junior high school diploma. There is no difference."
Lu Xiaolan's face was slightly gloomy. It seemed that Fengqin had changed a lot in the past few years. Could this be what the third sister-in-law mentioned, the rebellious period of adolescence?
"Fengqin, it's different. Your aunt's junior high school diploma allowed her to get into college, but if you don't work hard, you may not even be able to get into high school with your junior high school diploma."
"Then don't take the job in the nursery, change to another one, one that I can do." Lu Fengqin said anxiously. She really didn't want to study. If there were other ways out, her parents would probably agree to let her finish junior high school and stop studying.
"Fengqin, it's not that easy to find a job. There are so many unemployed children in the city who come to our countryside to be educated youth. Moreover, there are still many military dependents who are unemployed in the family compound and are waiting in line for employment."