The Spring Festival of 2006 was a very memorable one for many people, including Wen Kai, who studied in Beijing for half a year.
As rich as Xie Qian's family is, their trouble is that their scumbag father is too rich. Many troubles have arisen around the huge wealth, so that the son is neither a son nor a father. Even a reunion festival like the Spring Festival has become a battlefield for the father and son to fight!
Without money, there will be troubles.
The worries of the poor are more straightforward and mostly related to money.
The heaviness of life made Wen Kai feel powerless. He went home during the winter vacation and found that his mother Zhu Meiqun had quit her job at the factory and became a mobile vendor in Chengdu!
At first, his family kept it a secret from him, but Zhu Meiqun's job didn't require him to travel, and he hadn't been home for several days, so how could he hide it?
When Wen Kai learned about this, he burst into tears on the spot.
"It's so cold, my mother is setting up a stall..."
The cold in Chengdu is different from the cold in the north.
The cold in the north is dry. It rarely snows in Chengdu and the sun is hard to see in winter. When the wind blows, the cold air penetrates directly into the bones. No matter how thick the cotton-padded clothes are, they cannot protect you from the winter wind in Chengdu!
In such a cold day, Zhu Meiqun was selling wontons at a roadside stall.
The wontons were made on the spot, and it was inconvenient to wear gloves while working, so Zhu Meiqun got frostbite on both hands.
Has the family’s financial situation become so difficult?
Working in a factory is not easy, but setting up a stall is more tiring than working in a factory without being exposed to the wind and sun!
In the first semester of his freshman year, Wen Kai worked very hard and felt that he had a good chance of winning a national scholarship.
If the scholarship is not enough, Wen Kai can also apply for a student loan.
The school also provides work-study positions.
Or you can learn from your seniors and find a part-time job like tutoring outside of school!
Beijing is indeed a place with high consumption, and the living expenses for college students are higher than in other cities, but it is also a city full of opportunities. With Wen Kai's intelligence that allowed him to be admitted to Capital University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, as long as he is willing to divide part of his study time into part-time jobs, he will definitely be able to finish college on his own.
This is what some students from poor families do!
"I can afford my own college tuition, so don't let my mom run a street stall!"
Uncle Wen was so frightened by his son that he waved his hands repeatedly:
"I have money to support your education. I really have money!"
Uncle Wen wanted to take out the family passbook and show it to Wen Kai.
There is definitely money for college, which is the couple's savings over the years.
It’s just that there is no more money to buy a house for Wen Kai, so that Wen Kai can get married and settle down in a big city. This child is a dragon and cannot be trapped in the shallow pond of his hometown.
Of course, Uncle Wen was just honest, not a fool, and he knew that he couldn't tell his son the truth.
Wen Kai is a child with a conscience. If he knew that Zhu Meiqun quit her job and went to Chengdu to work as a street vendor in order to earn money to buy a house for Wen Kai, Wen Kai would definitely strongly oppose it.
Uncle Wen smoked two cigarettes before organizing his words: "Look, your second uncle's family has moved to the provincial capital. It will definitely be a good idea to follow your second uncle. Our family was able to move to the city thanks to your second uncle. Now we can't rely on him anymore. I discussed it with your mother, and we also want to try to go to the provincial capital on our own. Your mother will go first, and if the situation is good, I will follow... It's not just your mother, your uncle has gone too!"
Wen Changlin is better at making money than Zhu Meiqun and his wife.
Wen Changlin gave up his stable life and ran to the provincial capital to start over, which made Uncle Wen's words seem very convincing.
This wasn't an idea someone came up with on a whim, nor was it because life was so difficult they couldn't survive. Instead, it was a decision made by a large family after careful consideration - everyone wanted to move towards a better life, and the process of achieving this goal would inevitably involve suffering.
Zhu Meiqun is not as eloquent as Wen Changlin, nor as educated as Wen Changlin, so Zhu Meiqun can only set up a stall!
Wen Kai was silent.
If it was for him to go to college, he had to stop it.
But his father said that the family wanted to live a better life... Who was he to stop him?
Being admitted to Capital University of Aeronautics and Astronautics means that Wen Kai will have a good future, but it will take several years before he can cash in on his academic qualifications!
Wen Kai couldn't use empty promises to dissuade his mother Zhu Meiqun.
Wen Kai thought about it all night, and the next day he said nothing and went straight to Zhu Meiqun's wonton stall to help.
Of course Zhu Meiqun was reluctant to let her son work so hard, but Wen Kai rushed to help serve wontons, collect money and wipe the table, and Zhu Meiqun couldn't get him away.
Zhu Meiqun used to set up a stall outside a university. Although students were on winter vacation, the food court near the university was still busy. Customers who often came to Zhu Meiqun's stall to eat wontons were very familiar with her and greeted her:
"Sister Zhu, you've hired a winter vacation job!"
"That's right, Sister Zhu, your business is so good, you should have hired someone to help you a long time ago, but you are reluctant to do so."
Wen Kai doesn't talk much and isn't very efficient at work, but he works very seriously and learns quickly.
Zhu Meiqun felt both sorry for her son and proud of him. When a customer asked her about it, she smiled and explained while making wontons, "He's not a hired worker, he's my son. He came to help me at the stall during his university vacation. I told him not to come, but he was very stubborn!"
These words really have a slight Versailles flavor.
None of the guests objected.
Young people nowadays are very concerned about their reputation. Some of them would like to take a detour when they know their parents are setting up stalls, for fear of being discovered and embarrassed.
Those who are willing to come to the stall to help their parents are all sensible and filial. Not only do the customers not dislike it, they also envy Zhu Meiqun!
A customer asked Wen Kai which university he attended. Zhu Meiqun put down the wontons in her hand and straightened her back: "In the capital, Capital University of Aeronautics and Astronautics!"
Nowadays, any university related to the capital is considered a good school in the eyes of Chengdu people. What's more, the Capital University of Aeronautics and Astronautics is a very famous brand. Even if some guests don't know it, it doesn't prevent them from thinking that this school is high-end just by hearing the name.
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