Chapter 50
50.
The landlady who owns a building in the Shanghai Concession is a very enthusiastic person. When you see her loudly asking Yi Hanxing if he is looking for you, you can tell that she is a typical social cow.
Upon hearing that the four male students were looking for Yi Hanxing, who lived in her building, the landlady immediately leaned forward and called out, "Students! The person you're looking for is in this building! Just come up!"
Yi Hanxing smiled stiffly, avoiding gazes, staring only at Zhou Yizi and the other three, not daring to meet the eyes of his neighbors. If it weren't for his rationality, Yi Hanxing's first reaction would have been to turn around and close the window.
After hearing this, the four of them hurried over. From downstairs, they looked up and saw Yi Hanxing standing by the window. Zhou Yuetong waved happily, and Zhou Yizi also smiled. Only Qin Guanyu said to Wang Fu, "You remembered number 23 as number 32. You're really good."
Yi Hanxing knew without thinking that this way of shouting must have been done by Qin Guanyu and Zhou Yuetong, the two big shots in the community. The area of the house that Zhou Yizi and Wang Fu had dug out with their toes was probably not smaller than his own. After making sure that several classmates saw him, Yi Hanxing immediately closed the windows of the room to block his view from the gossips from the opposite building.
The old man who was working part-time as a doorman at the door (an elderly tenant on the first floor who had his rent waived by half a dollar) let the four people in upon hearing what the landlord said.
Yi Hanxing opened the door in advance and stood at the stairs to greet his classmates. Although Cheng Shen and the others did not come out to greet them, they also opened the door in advance. After all, they were very close relatives. Later, Zhou Yizi and the other three would definitely go to Cheng's house to say hello.
The enthusiastic landlady, who had nothing better to do, came down from the fifth floor and said to Han Xing's parents without any hesitation, "Are these four students looking for your daughter?"
"That's right." Han Xingniang replied.
Han Xing's father's feudal personality remains unchanged, and he doesn't even talk to strange women in their thirties.
"What's the relationship between these four boys and your Yi Hanxing? Are they relatives or is one of them your fiancé?" the landlady asked curiously.
"That's not something you can say casually." Han Xing's mother quickly denied: "They are all just classmates of our Han Xing."
At this time, Han Xing's mother no longer said that her daughter's name was Xiurong. In order to make it easier for the landlord to understand, she just called her Han Xing.
"Classmates?" The landlady asked in surprise, "Your daughter is studying away from home? And she has male classmates?"
"Is it strange for girls to go to school?" Han Xingniang asked, wondering if people in Shanghai weren't used to female students going to school outside of school? Especially not in coeducational schools?
"No, no, no, it's not strange." The landlady said quickly: "My daughter also went to primary school outside, but she went to a girls' school. There are also many girls from mixed schools, but there are more girls' primary schools, unlike middle schools where there are fewer girls, and there are more boys.
What if the girl in your family is bullied? That’s why not many girls are sent to co-educational primary schools.”
What the landlady didn't say was that she saw that the two families were relatives, and the three adult women all had obviously bound feet. She thought they were an old feudal family. But not only did they send the youngest daughter away to study, but she also studied with male classmates. Isn't this strange?
"My daughter is in middle school." Han Xing's mother felt something was wrong when she saw the landlord's look, so she explained.
"Middle school, dear." The landlady recalled the coeducational middle schools. "It's hard to get into middle schools around here that accept female students. Which one does your daughter attend?"
Han Xing's mother didn't know, but the landlady knew. Apart from the church girls' school, the other middle schools nearby that accepted female students were co-educational schools. They either required exams or were aristocratic schools. As for aristocratic schools, the students either came from powerful and famous families or paid a lot of money to get in.
"It's Delin Middle School nearby. You live here, so you should have heard of it?" Han Xingniang asked.
"How could I not have heard of that?" The landlady slapped her thigh and said, "Your daughter's grades must be very good! This is a school that only the top few students in their elementary school class, or the top 20 or 30 in the entire school, can get into!"
Hearing this, Han Xing's mother was a little surprised. Although she knew her daughter had been a strong student since she was young, and could surpass her brothers even before formal schooling, she had never expected that she would be among the top students in Shanghai. "We didn't know about this and didn't pay attention to it. As you know, we just came from our hometown. Her two brothers have been busy with the child's schooling."
"Since your daughter was able to get into Delin Middle School, you must let her continue her studies." Hearing that her brother had been busy all along and that her parents didn't care about their daughter's grades at all, and knowing about foot binding, the landlady, out of pity for the younger female, especially since the girl was so smart, was afraid that the parents would be unwilling to let their child continue her studies, so she quickly said a few words: "The tuition for this year is only about fifty dollars, plus the cost of books, miscellaneous fees, school uniforms, etc., it's at most three months' rent for your family. If you can afford it, it's not a bad thing to let your child continue his studies."
"Your tuition is so high?" Han Xing's mother asked Yi Hanxing in surprise, thinking that this boss made a lot of money and was willing to pay for the tuition of sixty or seventy yuan a year, and it didn't seem reluctant at all.
The landlord mistakenly thought that the girl's brothers had secretly paid the tuition without telling their parents. After all, the girl's third brother seemed to have no shortage of money and was even said to be a great writer. Upon hearing Han Xingniang's surprised words, he almost thought that his good intentions had led to bad consequences. He quickly advised: "This amount of money is really not much. The schools in our concession are not public. The public middle schools outside the concession only cost twenty or thirty dollars a year, but the teaching quality is incomparable! Delin Middle School really charges the lowest fees. For example, the Sophia Girls' School not far away...
"It costs a hundred dollars a year, and the teachers are nowhere near as reputable as those at Delin Middle School! And there's that St. John's School for the Nobles three blocks away, and the tuition is two or three hundred dollars a year!"
The landlady said earnestly: "Your family is able to rent our house, and you don't need these dozens of dollars, but don't neglect your children's schooling. It's not easy for your children to get into Delin Middle School, and maybe they can get into university in the future!"
After listening to the landlord's long speech, Han Xing's mother thought to herself, "I wanted to stop my daughter from studying before, but I just couldn't make the decision. Now, the child is so wild, I can only let her go." If the content is displayed incorrectly, please go to the original site at t-u-9-3 to read the book. It costs a hundred dollars a year, and the teachers are far less reputable than those at Delin Middle School! And there's that exclusive St. John's School three blocks away, and the tuition is two or three hundred dollars a year!"
The landlady said earnestly: "Your family is able to rent our house, and you don't need these dozens of dollars, but don't neglect your children's schooling. It's not easy for your children to get into Delin Middle School, and maybe they can get into university in the future!"
After listening to the landlord's long speech, Han Xingniang thought to herself, "I wanted to stop my daughter from studying before, but I couldn't make the decision. Now that the child is so wild, I can only let her go."
We also brought gifts for the children.”
Seeing this, the landlady said with great tact, "You guys chat, my water is probably about to boil, I'll go up first."
Yi Hanxing was still very grateful to the landlady. Although the landlady's social status indirectly caused his social death, the landlady was able to support his studies and advise his parents. At least there was nothing wrong with her behavior in this regard.
After everyone said goodbye to the landlady, Yi Hanxing said goodbye to his parents and led the four of them to the Cheng family.
The process at Cheng's house is very simple. If the content is displayed incorrectly, please go to the original site t-u-9-3 to read the book. We also brought gifts for the children.
Seeing this, the landlady said with great tact, "You guys chat, my water is probably about to boil, I'll go up first."
Yi Hanxing was still very grateful to the landlady. Although the landlady's social status indirectly caused his social death, the landlady was able to support his studies and advise his parents. At least there was nothing wrong with her behavior in this regard.
After everyone said goodbye to the landlady, Yi Hanxing said goodbye to his parents and led the four of them to the Cheng family.
The process in Cheng's house is very
He must have offended some big shot behind the scenes."
In addition, although the intellectuals arrested this time were not Yi Hanxing's comrades, their positions have always been inclined to agree with the Workers' and Peasants' Party and that the Three People's Party should not engage in civil war. These are people who can be developed and united, so the previous call with Cather Wu also hinted that it would be good if there was a chance to rescue them.
"You're right to ask us that. We're all brothers, so why should we be so polite?" Qin Guanyu said generously. "Some of our gang members are patrol officers. I've complained to them before. I heard it was the governor who ordered it. They don't know who this guy has offended. But thankfully, he's a famous scholar, so no one dares to mistreat him. The food and water he's provided are clean. At most, he's bitten by lice and bedbugs a few times, so he doesn't shower, so he smells a bit."
"Guanyu is right. If you need to, you don't have to be polite to us. Why would we be polite to you?" Zhou Yizi confirmed Qin Guanyu's statement and continued, "It shouldn't be the Nanjing government. If the content is displayed incorrectly, please go to the original site at 9:30. He must have offended some big shot behind the scenes."
In addition, although the intellectuals arrested this time were not Yi Hanxing's comrades, their positions have always been inclined to agree with the Workers' and Peasants' Party and that the Three People's Party should not engage in civil war. These are people who can be developed and united, so the previous call with Cather Wu also hinted that it would be good if there was a chance to rescue them.
"You're right to ask us this. We're all brothers, so why should we be polite?" Qin Guanyu said generously, "There are also brothers in our gang who are patrolmen. I've complained to them before. I heard it was the governor who gave the order. They don't know who this man has offended. But fortunately, because he's a famous scholar, no one dares to mistreat him. The food and water he provides are all clean."
At most, I'll get bitten by lice and bedbugs a few times and stink a little if I don't shower."
"Guanyu is right. If you need to, you don't have to be polite to us. Do you think we should be polite to you?" Zhou Yizi confirmed Qin Guanyu's statement and continued: "It shouldn't be the Nanjing government.
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