Chapter 217 It Feels Great to Spend Money Like Water
"So the school accepted Da Bao?" Aunt Yang was stunned. "How come he was doing so well in kindergarten and is now in first grade?"
The young widow raised her eyebrows and said, "Of course we'll take him. Da Bao is smart. I heard he got a perfect score on the entrance exam and the school made an exception for him. Besides, it's a school in the county town. Liu Nian bought a house in the county town, and his household registration is there."
"The quality of education in the county town is good." Someone added, with a hint of regret, "My family doesn't have the money to buy a house in the county town, so it's fine for us to stay in Jiangjuntun for the rest of our lives."
Hearing these words, Yang's wife felt a pang of anger. For the past few days, Yang Peng had been making a fuss about not wanting to go to kindergarten. The kindergarten teachers also said that the child was too young to understand what they were saying, and he didn't get along with the other children, making it unsuitable for him to continue attending kindergarten.
But Da Bao suddenly started elementary school? This was a double blow to Sister Yang.
Why can't her child compare to her eldest child? Yang's wife ignored what others were saying and walked home in a huff.
As soon as I entered, I saw that Yang Peng was still at home.
"Why didn't you go to kindergarten?" Aunt Yang stared at Grandma Yang and questioned, "I was only out in the fields for a moment and didn't keep an eye on him, so you didn't take him to school?"
Yang Peng was so frightened that he hid behind Grandma Yang, calling out repeatedly, "Grandma, Grandma..."
Grandma Yang, protecting her grandson, said, "The child is so young, why are you making things difficult for him?"
“Dabao is already in first grade! He and Pengpeng are the same age!” Aunt Yang sat down on the ground in frustration, crying, “Why is my child not as good as others! They can go to first grade, but my child can’t even keep up in kindergarten.”
Grandma Yang hugged Yang Peng and scoffed, "Why don't you compare yourself to Liu Nian? She owns a factory, she can buy an apartment, and her husband earns more. What about you? You can't even compare to her. Why should my grandson be better than her child? You don't even look at your own shortcomings!"
"Come on, Grandma will take you to buy some delicious food." Grandma Yang glared at her sister-in-law Yang and coaxed her grandson to leave. "Hmph, I only have this one grandson. If you push him to the brink of death, I'll fight you to the death!"
However, Yang's sister-in-law seemed to have suffered a major blow, as every word Yang's mother-in-law said struck her heart.
Because she couldn't compete with him, she wanted her son to surpass Liu Nian, but she couldn't even compete with her son.
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Every day, Su Xu would drive Da Bao to school in the county town first, and then go to work. The construction in the county town was completed, with only some finishing touches left. In just a few years, the county town had undergone a dramatic transformation.
The little boy, with his schoolbag on his back, was always teased by the villagers as soon as he stepped out the door.
Erdan's mother bent over and said, "Dabao, why aren't your younger siblings in school? Is your mother abusing you?" Some people just love to make these kinds of jokes. She looked at Dabao with a face full of wrinkles, smiling.
Liu Nian hated this kind of joke the most, as it seemed like they were deliberately trying to sow discord between the children.
Da Bao tilted his head back, blinked, and said, "I like studying, and my younger siblings like playing. My mom lets us choose for ourselves; it's a way of showing her love for us."
That's right, that's exactly it! Da Bao is smart! He shut Er Dan's mom down with just one sentence.
Liu Nian glanced at Erdan's mother and said, "Sister-in-law, don't make jokes like that in the future. Kids will take it seriously."
"Oh, what's the big deal? It's just teasing the kid! Why are you taking it so seriously?" She waved her hand dismissively. "Kids don't have the same serious thoughts as adults."
"Mom!" someone called from afar. Liu Nian looked over and saw Erdan, a child wearing a baggy camouflage outfit.
Liu Nian laughed and said, "Erdan, your mother just took your sister and brother to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some goodies. Why didn't she take you? Is your mother mistreating you?"
Upon hearing this, Erdan turned around and lay down on the ground. "Mom, why didn't you take me? What did you buy for them? I want some too!"
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