Li Xunli decided to take out the more than 10,000 yuan she had saved and give it to Shen Rongzhou as tuition fees.
Shen Rongzhou had been married to Li Xunli for eight years and together for nearly ten years, so how could he not understand what she was thinking?
But he felt it wasn't the right time to use the emergency funds. "Wife, I think we should..."
“Mom, my money is just sitting there anyway, and the money I used to buy stocks also came from the New Year’s money you gave me, and you also have a share of the principal. Now that Dad needs money, I am also a member of the family, and I am able to help now!” Upon hearing her mother’s words and seeing Shen Rongzhou’s attitude, Shen Qingqing could easily understand what her mother meant.
“Dad, Uncle Zhang must have paid money to get the spots in the private high school. He was willing to pay for them because he wanted to cultivate hardworking and ambitious people.”
"If you miss this opportunity, who knows when the next one will come? You're young and strong now, so driving a truck is no problem for you, but what if you get older?"
"Uncle Zhang isn't stupid. You don't have any capable young people or any other stronger abilities to bring him benefits. In the end, he'll be living a life of luxury with other people, and you'll have no choice but to go home!"
Shen Qingqing's words struck a chord with Shen Rongzhou.
Having already experienced the garment factory incident, Shen Rongzhou easily understood Shen Qingqing's words.
“Dad, you’re thirty-one now, and you’ll be thirty-two after the New Year. There’s no way you could work as a truck driver for twenty years. Even if it were ten, you’d be forty-two by now, which is quite old. Uncle Zhang’s company has plenty of young people, but I was only in high school then and I was about to go to college.”
"If you miss this opportunity and are eliminated by Uncle Zhang later, it doesn't matter if I don't have the money to go to college, but what about Yangyang? What about Xiaohong?"
Seeing that Shen Rongzhou was wavering, Shen Qingqing pressed her advantage.
Li Xunli, however, could not accept this idea. "Qingqing, don't think like that. As long as you get into university, your parents will borrow money to send you there!"
They're only now suffering the consequences of not having access to education in the past. How could they possibly let their children follow the same path?
“Since you don’t want us to miss out on college, then listen to me and enroll in adult high school! I’ll pay for it! I’ll study with Dad!” Shen Qingqing said firmly.
In the end, Shen Rongzhou and Li Xunli agreed to Shen Qingqing's request.
“That’s right! Dad, did Uncle Zhang say when classes will start after we register?” Shen Qingqing smiled and asked again.
Shen Rongzhou finished the last sip of soup. "Yes, the class schedule is the same as high school, but there are three shifts: morning, afternoon, and evening, which we can choose. When we have class, we don't have to take the shift to haul goods, but we still have to do the shifts at other times, except there's no extra pay for the shifts."
"So, Dad, which class do you want to choose?" Shen Qingqing asked curiously.
"Let's go with the early shift. The afternoon is longer, enough for one trip. If the distance is short, we can add a little time in the evening and make two more trips." Shen Rongzhou thought for a moment.
Although Zhang Zeqin meant to keep the base salary of three thousand yuan, Shen Rongzhou was uneasy about getting paid for doing little work, so he thought he should try to do as much as he could.
“Then I’ll go to my uncle’s to get the money tomorrow! Then I’ll save it for Mom and pay for your tuition when you register for classes!” Shen Qingqing said brightly.
Looking at their daughter's bright smile, Shen Rongzhou and Li Xunli felt a warmth in their hearts, even warmer than the bowl of chicken soup they had just drunk.
“My daughter is really something! She’s only in first grade and she can already pay her father’s tuition! Those idiots who said I paid money to keep you alive should see this!” Shen Rongzhou still harbored resentment over the misdiagnosis by the quack doctor back then, and he felt a lump in his throat at those who made sarcastic remarks and advised him and Li Xunli to abort Shen Qingqing’s relatives.
Shen Qingqing blinked, her nose feeling a little sore.
But in her previous life, she was indeed a failure. Not only did she fail to earn money to treat her mother's illness, but she also became a burden without achieving anything.
Although her parents never complained about her, she couldn't get over it in her heart.
Now that she has the opportunity to make amends and to make changes, she will certainly seize it.
"Mom and Dad, don't worry! I will definitely work harder in the future!"
Shen Rongzhou laughed heartily, raised his hand to pat his daughter's head, and said lovingly, "Okay, Mom and Dad will wait!"
The next day, after Shen Qing woke up, she didn't forget that she was supposed to go to her uncle's place to get the money.
Seeing that Shen Yangyang was still asleep, he directly reached out and pinched her nose.
Unexpectedly, the little pig opened its mouth and started breathing without any instruction!
Shen Qingqing then reached out her other hand and pinched Shen Yangyang's lips.
"Hmm~!!" Shen Yangyang wrinkled her chubby face and waved her hand in front of her, trying to drive away the "bad guy" who was disturbing her sleep.
Then she heard the "bad guy" say, "Chen Yangyang, if you don't get up, you'll be locked in the room again!"
"No!" Shen Yangyang immediately opened her eyes and jumped up from the bed.
Shen Qingqing laughed, "Little brat, I can handle you."
After explaining to Shen Yangyang why she had woken her up, Shen Qingqing sent her to the porcelain kiln to stay with her mother.
She herself went to her maternal grandparents' house to visit her maternal grandfather, and then took her to her uncle's company to visit her uncle.
Since Li Xunjin's gift company opened, he has been as busy as he was when the company was making money, having to be at the company every day.
Although the gift company's orders haven't exploded, they've been handling some small, scattered orders one after another.
At first, we only got three to five individual orders a day, but after we heard that they allowed us to freely choose our own combinations, the number of orders gradually increased.
Li Xunjin also used some money to rent a small shop for customers who placed individual orders.
Visiting relatives, asking for favors, expressing gratitude, hosting banquets... there are many occasions where gift boxes are needed.
People in Chaozhou also believe in giving blessings when giving gifts, so among the scattered orders, Li Xunli's batch of auspicious rings, auspicious buckles, and auspicious knots were the most numerous. Because of their exquisite workmanship, people didn't care that they were made of porcelain. Anyway, they would take them to pray to the gods for protection, and with the gods' talisman, they would still be good things for peace and good fortune.
Shen Qingqing's purpose in going there was to get the money, so she didn't stay for long. After the National Day holiday, a row of ATMs from various banks appeared not far from Li Xunjin's company.
So Li Xunjin did a few things: he transferred the money into his card, withdrew it, put it in a bag, tied it securely, and had Shen Qingqing take it back and put it under Zhang Mingfang's car seat before going home.
Shen Qingqing took the money home and put it in her parents' room. Seeing that it was almost lunchtime, she hurriedly rode her bicycle to the porcelain kiln.
Unexpectedly, I saw Wu Jingyuan, whom I hadn't seen in a long time, at the porcelain kiln.
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