Qian Meijuan took advantage of Qian Jinling's good mood, walked up to her and said cautiously: "Aunt, I want to tell you something!"
Qian Jinling had a pretty good impression of her niece, Qian Meijuan, and asked, "What's the matter? Come, sit down and talk!"
Qian Meijuan organized her words and said, "Aunt, I want to go to school. We can't go back to our hometown. Can you help me and let me continue my studies?"
Children like Qian Meijuan's age should indeed go to school. Although there are many children who don't graduate from elementary school these days, what can a child of that age do if he doesn't go to school?
In that era, the supervision was not strict, and some children went out to work at the age of thirteen or fourteen. If they were in the countryside, children of Qian Meijuan's age would not go to school and would be busy with various farm work and housework.
Qian Jinling also understood the situation at home. From what her parents said, they didn't plan to return home and wanted her to take care of them in their old age. And not only did she have to support them, but also Qian Jincai's family of three.
She had been so upset these past few days that she hadn't really thought about Qian Meijuan's schooling. If they settled down in the provincial capital, Qian Meijuan would definitely not be able to go back to the village to go to school.
For Qian Jinling, sending one child to school was a simple task. Her two daughters attended private schools, which had good facilities but high fees.
A child’s tuition for one semester is several thousand yuan, and food and accommodation at school are also a considerable expense.
If Qian Meijuan also came here to study, she would not plan to send Qian Meijuan to an expensive private school. Since Qian Meijuan had brought it up, she would go and inquire about public schools and let Qian Meijuan be a transfer student.
The tuition fee for a public school is about 300 yuan, and there should be an additional 1,800 yuan in tuition fees. This amount of money helps solve the problem of her child going to school, which is a piece of cake for her.
Thinking of this, she smiled and replied, "Let your aunt help you find out which school still accepts transfer students. Winter vacation is almost here, so you can go to school when the next semester starts. Just take it easy during this time."
Qian Meijuan heaved a sigh of relief when she received Qian Jinling's affirmative response, and quickly thanked her, "Thank you, auntie, you're so kind. I'll definitely study hard and repay you when I grow up!"
Qian Jinling felt very relieved when she heard this. She thought of it as buying something good. It was better than Qian Jincai and Qian Longbin, the father and son, who spent her own money and still yelled at her.
The two girls were already three months pregnant and their pregnancies were about to show. To hide the fact from her family, Qian Jinling wore very loose clothes every day and specifically told them that she was pregnant and asked them not to make any noise at home.
When Mrs. Qian heard that her daughter was pregnant again, she felt a little complicated. She thought that since her daughter and her husband had no son, they could treat their nephew Qian Longbin like a son.
In her words, "If I don't have a son, I still have a nephew. In the village, if a woman dies, the funeral can't be held without the approval of her nephew from her mother's family. If I'm bullied by my husband's family, my nephew from my mother's family can also help me..."
Qian Jinling was completely speechless: "Mom, what do you mean by this? With your eldest grandson, I can't even rely on him when he is alive, but I can rely on him after he dies?
Besides, it's a different era now, sons and daughters are the same, so stop saying those clichés. Not to mention that I'm pregnant again, and it's very likely I'm having a son. Even if I don't have another child, my things belong to my daughter and I can't give them to anyone else.
Old Mrs. Qian said anxiously, "How can Xiaobin be considered someone else? He's your own nephew. Go ask around in the village and find out if any family doesn't have a son. The house and homestead will be left to the nephew!"
"Mom, I'm not a villager anymore, and I don't have any homestead, so I don't have anything to leave for my nephew. Please don't bother with that.
If you are willing to live here, then stay here quietly. If you think of any trouble, I will send you back directly. I think the only one who can deal with you is my third sister-in-law..." After Qian Jinling's speech, Mrs. Qian finally became obedient.
Xu Jinfeng went out early and came back late every day, and he didn't spend much time with the Qian family. Even if there were some things about the family that Xu Jinfeng didn't like, he turned a blind eye and always acted warmly and politely, so that the Qian family got along with him quite harmoniously.
But after a week or so, this relationship was no longer so easy to maintain because Xu Jinfeng received a call from the Mafang City store.
The store manager, feeling down due to a precipitous drop in sales, said on the phone, "Boss, the store hasn't been open for several days. It's like everyone in Mafang City has agreed not to come in. Some passersby are even pointing and gossiping outside the store..."
Xu Jinfeng felt strange and asked, "What happened over there? What are those people gossiping about?"
The store manager replied, "I went to ask around, and it seems to be something related to the boss's family. It's said that there's a death row prisoner in her family.
Then a few days ago, a few people from her family ate at a restaurant and didn't want to pay. They smashed the place up, saying that one of their relatives owned a factory and calling the diners poor. Later, the police were called and they finally paid compensation.
People here say that the boss lady’s family is so bad, saying that she must not be a good person...”
Xu Jinfeng's head was buzzing when he heard the store manager's report. He knew that Qian Jinling's family was a little confused, but he didn't know they were so capable of causing trouble.
Xu Jinfeng knew that Qian Jindou had been sentenced to death. In order not to affect the business, he kept silent about it to Qian Jinling, fearing that others would discover Qian Jindou's relationship with them.
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