Lin Chaoyang suddenly realized that he had said something wrong and quickly apologized.
"I'm sorry, old lady. I just said it casually. I didn't mean anything else. Please don't mind it."
The old lady shook her head and said, "It's okay, it's all in the past. I'm used to being alone."
"By the way, why are you renting a room alone? Judging from your accent, you must be from out of town."
Lin Chaoyang smiled and said, "I'm here to study at university, with my brother. I can't live in the dormitory, so I rent a room."
This time the old lady was curious. "You are incredible, young man. You are a college student. But you brought your brother with you to college?"
Lin Chaoyang blinked at her and said, "My parents died when he was just born. I raised him."
"He's old enough to go to school, and I'm worried about leaving him alone at my uncle's house in the countryside."
The old lady's eyes were immediately filled with sympathy when she looked at him. This young man was not very old, but he had lost his parents so early.
A half-grown child had to live with his younger brother, raised him up and admitted him to university.
"You are also a miserable person. If you like my house, you can stay here if I pay you some rent."
Lin Chaoyang, who had lost both his parents and had worked hard to get into university, now looked very miserable in the old lady's eyes.
Coming from the countryside, I had no parents to support me, and it was the money collected by my fellow villagers that enabled me to go to college.
The old lady softened her heart and decided to just let him give her some money and let her move in.
It just so happens that she is an old lady and usually gets bored, so it would be nice to have a child to amuse her.
Lin Chaoyang did like this house, and most importantly, the old lady seemed to be a very kind person.
In the future, if he has to go out for something during the holidays, Xingxing will stay at home alone, and he will feel more at ease with the old lady looking after him.
"I can't take advantage of this, old lady. I used to work in the coal mine in our county and saved a lot of money."
"I will pay the normal rent for this room. It's as much as it can be."
After hearing what he said, the old lady did not refuse and gave a very generous price.
"The rent is 12 yuan a month, the electricity bill is one yuan a month, and you can get water from the well at the entrance of the alley, it's free."
There is no running water in the lane where the old lady lives yet, and residents have to fetch water from the well at the entrance of the lane.
Lin Chaoyang nodded and took out forty yuan.
"This is three months' rent and electricity bill. Madam, please give me a receipt. I will move in tomorrow."
The old lady took the money, tore off a piece of paper and wrote him a receipt.
On the receipt, the old lady's handwriting was beautiful, and it was obvious that she was well-educated.
It was also through this handwriting that Lin Chaoyang learned about the old lady's past.
The old lady’s surname was also Lin. Her name was Lin Jinying. She also came from a wealthy family in the past.
Later, her family fell into poverty, and she married a tailor and lived an ordinary life.
Later, their son joined the army, but unfortunately died.
The couple had only one child. After hearing the news of the child's death, her husband also fell ill.
In this way, Old Mrs. Lin became a lonely person.
After listening to Mrs. Lin's experience, Lin Chaoyang couldn't help but feel some sympathy.
Losing both her husband and son at the same time, I really don't know how Mrs. Lin managed to get through it.
Maybe the old lady really doesn’t lack money, she is just too lonely and needs someone to keep her company.
After making an appointment with Old Mrs. Lin, Lin Chaoyang hurried back to the guesthouse.
After staying in the guesthouse for one night, Lin Chaoyang took Lin Chaoxing to move into Old Lady Lin's home.
Old Mrs. Lin liked Lin Chaoxing very much. Seeing that he was smart and sensible, she said that he was very similar to her son when he was a child.
Seeing that she liked Lin Chaoxing so much, Lin Chaoyang felt relieved.
If he is not at home in the future, these two grandparents and grandchildren will have some companionship.
After solving the housing problem, Lin Chaoyang had to help Lin Chaoxing solve the problem of schooling.
Lin Chaoxing is already old enough to go to school, so we need to find a primary school for him to attend.
Old Mrs. Lin showed him the way. There was a primary school nearby, and all the children living nearby went to school there.
Lin Chaoyang hurried to the school and found the teacher on duty to explain the situation.
The teacher on duty first asked Lin Chaoxing whether he had ever studied before, and then asked him how his learning progress was.
Now the second semester is about to begin. If he has not studied before, the teacher suggests that he go to school in the second half of the year.
Otherwise, half a semester's courses would have passed and he would not be able to keep up with the progress, and it would become increasingly difficult for him to learn later on.
Lin Chaoyang answered truthfully one by one. Lin Chaoxing had never been to school, but he had taught him at home.
Lin Chaoxing knew all the basic first-grade courses. He could recognize more than 200 characters and could do addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
After hearing what he said, the teacher on duty thought about it and decided to let him bring Lin Chaoxing for a test when the time comes.
If he passes the test, Lin Chaoxing will be allowed to join the class. If he fails, we will talk about it in the second half of the year.
Lin Chaoyang quickly agreed, agreed with the teacher on the test time, and went back.
When he returned home, Lin Chaoxing was very happy to learn that he could go to school.
But Lin Chaoyang reminded him that he must pass the test before he can go to school, otherwise he will have to wait for half a year.
Although Lin Chaoxing was a little nervous, he was still quite confident about the test.
His eldest brother is a college student, and the things he taught him will definitely come in handy.
A few days later, Yangcheng University was about to start school, and the primary school also began preparations for the start of school.
The test time agreed upon by Lin Chaoyang and the teacher had also arrived, so he set off early in the morning with Lin Chaoxing.
The teacher had already prepared the test paper, and as soon as they arrived, he handed it directly to Lin Chaoxing.
"Just do your homework over here. Your brother and I will go out first so as not to disturb your thoughts."
After the teacher finished speaking, he and Lin Chaoyang went to the corridor, leaving Lin Chaoxing alone in the office to do the test paper.
The test paper was not difficult to write. While the teacher and Lin Chaoyang chatted for a few minutes, Lin Chaoxing had almost finished it.
Lin Chaoxing quickly finished the test paper and opened the office door, "Teacher, I'm done."
The teacher was a little surprised. How could this child finish the test paper so quickly? Are the words that I don’t know how to write left blank?
But when the teacher took the paper, he saw that it was filled with answers to every question.
Looking more carefully, there is no mistake in any of the questions. This child wrote them quickly and correctly.
After reading the paper, the teacher smiled and extended his hand to Lin Chaoxing.
"Student Lin Chaoxing, welcome to become a member of the first grade class of Qiaotou Primary School."
Lin Chaoxing was very happy, he was able to go to school!
Lin Chaoyang also quickly thanked the teacher, found out the registration time, and then took Lin Chaoxing home.
As soon as I got home, Mrs. Lin was already waiting at the door.
Without her asking, Lin Chaoxing jumped up and said, "Grandma, I'm going to elementary school soon!"
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