Li Li knew her husband well enough and guessed that Ling Jiang would definitely come home after knowing about her brother's situation. She prepared dinner early and Ling Jiang had hot meals as soon as he came home.

The food at home, even if it is simple, tastes better than the food outside.

Ling Jiang ate voraciously, but he did not forget to care about Li Zhijie. "Tell me, what is Zhijie's situation now?"

Li Li said unhappily, "What else could it be? The person was caught and is now in the detention center, waiting to be sentenced."

"Then I'll go to the detention center tomorrow to see your brother and see if I can help."

Li Li rolled her eyes at him and said, "They said they want to hire a lawyer. Do you have the money?"

Li Li's original intention was to use her words to stab her husband, but unexpectedly Ling Jiang asked her seriously, "Have you inquired about it? How much does it cost to hire a lawyer?"

Li Li was so angry that she couldn't even speak. "You really want to hire a lawyer for Zhijie? Are you stupid? Do you have too much money to burn?"

Ling Jiang was very confused by his wife's anger, "After all, he is your brother, we can't just ignore him."

"How can you manage it? You have money to hire a lawyer, so you might as well find a better school for Jiale. Jiale will be 5 years old next year."

When his wife reminded him of this, Ling Jiang thought of his daughter.

My daughter Chunhua is almost two years older than my son Jiale. If my son is 5 years old, then my daughter will be 7 years old, and it is time for her to go to primary school.

In fact, Chunhua should have been sent to preschool this year, but Li Li didn't mention it and Ling Jiang was working outside and didn't have time to take care of her.

When this was mentioned, Ling Jiang said directly: "School will start soon. You should find a kindergarten for Chunhua to go to so that she can get used to it first, so that she won't be unable to keep up when she enters the first grade."

When Ling Chunhua heard her father mention her schooling, she raised her little head with full anticipation, her big eyes like black grapes moving back and forth between the two adults.

All the other children of the same age in the alley were in kindergarten, except her. She also longed to go to kindergarten with a beautiful little schoolbag on her back, just like the other children.

Li Li glanced at her daughter, her face full of displeasure. "That's easy to say, school is free, right? The cheapest kindergarten nearby charges 30 yuan a semester."

Ling Jiang considered it for a moment and said, "30 yuan a semester is not too expensive."

"Of course it's not expensive if only one of them goes to kindergarten, but Jiale also needs to go to kindergarten, and the total cost for both of them is 80 yuan per semester."

Ling Jiang was confused. "Didn't you say it was 30 yuan per semester? How come the total for two children is 80 yuan? Did you calculate it wrong?"

Li Li touched her son's head and said, "I found the best kindergarten for Jiale in the east part of the city. The tuition is 50 yuan per semester. All the children in the kindergarten are from well-off families. Jiale can have a bright future if he plays with these children. You won't understand even if I tell you."

Ling Jiang didn't quite understand his wife's idea. "Jia Le is still young. Let him go to the same kindergarten as Chun Hua. The two siblings can take care of each other and go to school together."

Li Li had already made up her mind and refused to listen to what her husband said.

"I have already registered Jiale and paid the deposit. He will start school next month. You can bring some extra money home next month to pay for Jiale's tuition."

"What about Chunhua?"

Li Li disagreed, "Let's talk about it next year. It's okay for a girl to go to school two years later. She won't study for many years anyway. It's enough for her to know a few words."

Ling Jiang strongly disagreed with what his wife said.

He and Ling Chuan did not receive much education and experienced the pain of being uneducated. Now he works very hard on the construction site just to allow his children to go to school, read more and not follow his old path in the future.

"I'll find a way to pay for the tuition. Go and register Chunhua for the same kindergarten you registered Jiale for tomorrow. Both siblings will go to that kindergarten."

Li Li wanted to say something, but Ling Jiang said directly: "It's settled. Either the brother and sister go together, or neither of you go and just play around at home."

Ling Jiang was rarely strong, so Li Li kept silent.

Anyway, she is not the one working hard outside to earn money, so she doesn't want to worry about it.

He spoke freely at the dinner table, but it was difficult to put it into practice.

The tuition for two children in kindergarten is 100 yuan per semester, which is undoubtedly a heavy burden for someone who earns money by hard labor.

Although he and Ling Chuan earned some money over the years, except for household expenses, the rest was used to pay off debts.

Although I am now debt-free, I don't have much spare money on hand.

How can I raise the 100 yuan tuition fee? "Dad."

Just when he was feeling worried, he suddenly heard his daughter's voice calling from behind. Ling Jiang quickly put away his worried look and turned around with a smile.

"Chunhua, have you washed the dishes?"

"Um."

Looking at his well-behaved and sensible daughter, Ling Jiang felt both relieved and distressed. He put his pipe aside, pulled his daughter in front of him, and touched the small flower bud on her head lovingly with his rough big hands.

"This hairband is so pretty, did your mother buy it for you?"

Ling Chunhua shook her head happily and answered crisply, "No, my aunt bought it."

Hearing that it was Yun Mo who bought it, Ling Jiang was stunned for a moment, then he said lovingly: "Chunhua, Dad is often not at home, thank you for taking care of your brother."

Ling Chunhua quickly shook her head, "It's not hard, it's not as hard as my dad working outside to earn money."

As she said that, she touched Ling Jiang's chin with her little hand, "Dad, you've become darker and thinner."

A daughter is indeed a father's little cotton-padded jacket. Listening to his daughter's concern, Ling Jiang felt as sweet as drinking honey water.

"Chunhua, be good. As long as you and Jiale are doing well, it will be worth it for Daddy to work so hard."

Ling Chunhua lowered her head and took out two candies from her pocket, one White Rabbit and one corn candy, and handed them to Ling Jiang, "Dad, these are for you."

Ling Jiang was a little surprised to see the candies in his daughter's hand, because these candies were not cheap and his wife would definitely not be willing to buy them. Even if she bought them, she would not give them to his daughter. He knew his wife's partiality too well.

"Where's the sugar?"

"My aunt gave it to me."

Ling Jiang took the candy, peeled off the candy wrapper, and fed the candy to his daughter, "Chunhua, you eat it."

Ling Jiang saw his wife's favoritism but he could do nothing about it. After all, the family conditions were there and he was not at home all the time, so he could not take care of her and could only turn a blind eye.

The thought that his daughter left the candy for him was enough for him, so how could he bear to eat her candy?

Although Ling Chunhua was sensible, she was just a child after all. She had no resistance to sweet and delicious candies, so she opened her mouth obediently when Ling Jiang fed her.

"Dad, can I really go to kindergarten?"

"Of course, you will go to kindergarten with your brother next month."

“Wow, I can go to school!”

Ling Chunhua was so happy that she jumped for several circles on the spot, then turned around and ran back home.

Looking at his daughter's joyful back, Ling Jiang couldn't help but smile, and the melancholy caused by having no money in his heart also dissipated a lot.

(End of this chapter)