Chapter 78: Learn, you can learn

Gaia glanced at the two of them and said hesitantly:

"I, I'd better not read it. I haven't finished my literacy class yet. Why not..."

"Gaia!" ×2 Old Ivan and Ken spoke at the same time. Gaia was startled and looked at them at a loss.

"Well, Dad, I don't think it's time for me to attend the advanced class yet. My literacy is not as good as Gaia's, and I'm slow to learn spelling. There are also general education classes."

Old Ivan opened his mouth. He really wanted Ken to join in, but after counting the savings he had buried in the pottery jar in the corner, he just couldn't open his mouth.

If money is not enough, it is not enough. No matter how many beautiful things you have in your heart, it can drag you back to the cold reality.

Finally he looked away, lowered his head tremblingly, and did not dare to look at his son.

"Come, take a look. This is the class schedule."

Zoe walked in from outside. "It's a good opportunity to see how your literacy class went. Do you recognize all these words?"

"Basic physics, basic chemistry, mechanical technology and its principles, basic mathematics."

"Yes, these are the only courses currently offered. The Lord said that he would consider opening geography and circuits next, but it will probably be a long time before that happens."

"Physics and mathematics are compulsory subjects. You need to take them if you want to take advanced courses. Mechanical technology and chemistry are two different directions. Of course, you can choose both, but you can't take them at the same time. You can only start from scratch after graduating from one, because their schedules conflict."

Ken coughed lightly and said in a dry voice, "Ms. Zoe, I don't plan to attend the advanced class for the time being. I haven't finished learning to read yet. I, I..."

Zoe's eyes widened. "What did you say? You're not going to the class? Do you know how rare this opportunity is? The Lord may not have so much free time to teach again in the future. How could you, you..."

She raised her eyebrows angrily. These two children were her most promising students. She had always placed high hopes on them and spent the most time tutoring them. Suddenly, they said they didn't plan to study, which made her feel that all her efforts were in vain.

But when she saw old Ivan's timid expression, Gaia's skirt that was one size too small, and Ken's pretending to be indifferent, she couldn't bring herself to say anything to blame.

Suddenly, Zoe seemed to have thought of something and spoke thoughtfully.

"The Lord is currently recruiting a group of people to work in the new factory, but they must have graduated from the advanced class."

The three of them were stunned.

Gaia subconsciously asked, "But we don't have the money to go to the advanced class?"

After she finished speaking, she realized what she had said and lowered her head with a blush.

Poverty was like a sock with holes on her feet, and the mere mention of it made her feel ashamed.

"We are recruiting urgently. As long as you have participated in the advanced class, even if you have not graduated yet, you can participate as an intern. The salary is only one-fifth of the salary, one rio per day, but the tuition fee is waived."

Ilio's salary is not much, just enough for food, but if the tuition is waived, the three of them will be surprised.

Gaia and Ken can make ends meet with the internship salary. Although it is impossible to save money, they have the opportunity to learn.

The family could survive by being a little frugal, and old Ivan could even go to the picking teams in the mountains a few times and have a chance to make some extra money, which was better than in a bad year.

"Well, then..." Gaia turned her head and looked at Old Ivan, who smiled and nodded at her.

"Then I want to study chemistry! I also want to learn the principles of mechanics, I want to learn mathematics, I want to learn physics, I want to learn everything!"

Gaia was so excited that she was a little incoherent. She had been worried every day these days, not daring to ask for anything, but also fantasizing about a miracle happening. As a result, when the surprise really came, her mind went blank, and then a sudden excitement surged from the bottom of her heart. She felt that her vision was a little blurry.

"I really want to study," she said in a trembling voice, covering her face.

Ken was at the side, patting his sister's shoulder calmly, but he couldn't stop smiling.

He also went to school.

"That's great, that's great, that's great." The wrinkles on old Ivan's face were squeezed together. He looked at his two children, then at Miss Zoe. There were many things in his heart. He wanted to say them but felt something blocked his throat. The lack of words made him stuck there after he opened his mouth. In the end, he just repeated it again.

“That’s really great.”

Zoe smiled, and looking at the family of three in front of her, she felt warm in her heart.

Ever since the lord mentioned it last time, she has been wanting to try writing a novel.

She didn't know why she had such an idea. Perhaps the lord just mentioned it casually and used her as an example in front of the Banshee.

But this idea took root in her heart from then on.

She really tried to write, to conceive a novel, but the plots she wrote were always weird. They should have been very touching, but they always felt a little empty when she read them.

She was troubled by this for a long time.

Now, looking at the family of three in front of her, an idea suddenly came to her mind.

“Perhaps strong emotions do not need to be deliberately sung, they just need to be recorded.”

All she had to do was find these sincere emotions and write them down in an ordinary way.

The latest novel is published first on Liu9shuba!

But she was just a maid, supposed to spend her whole life cleaning the manor, so where could she find these emotions?

At this moment, this family of three gave her some inspiration.

"Maybe we can go and see those poor people?"

"But will anyone really read a novel like this? There are no tall knights, beautiful princesses, or vicious women. If I write about people struggling in misery, will anyone really care?"

People only look at the shiny armor and don't care about the mud on the soles of shoes.

Zoe shook her head.

If she were a well-known novelist, even if she was a flop who had a hard time getting published, she would never have had such an idea.

No one would buy this kind of novel even if it was written. Those sentimental ladies would never cry for the suffering of the lower class people.

They have long been accustomed to commonplace things.

But Zoe was just a maid who liked to read novels. She was full of curiosity about the world and did not have many prejudices, so she made a decision easily:

"I'd better give it a try first. No one will read what I write anyway."

Ken supported Gaia, and old Ivan thanked her profusely and said goodbye to her, which brought Zoe back to reality.

"Ken took Principles of Mechanics, and Gaia took Basic Chemistry. Thank you so much, Miss Zoe. You are such a kind person."

The three of them bowed to her repeatedly, and Zoe was stunned for a moment before she responded.

"Wait, don't go!"

The three people suddenly stopped and looked over in surprise.

"You haven't told me what you're reporting yet."

Ken and Gaia looked at each other in confusion, but Zoe's eyes fell on another person.

"Old Ivan, what advanced class are you planning to sign up for?"

(End of this chapter)