Lin Qin smiled, "Wrong! It's better to rely on yourself than on others. Women should be independent. When I married Chen Wenjun, we were penniless and lived on a boat. If I hadn't bought this island and built a house, I wouldn't have dared to have children.
It was only this year that I had the energy to prepare for the exam. Before that, I had been doing it for three days and resting for two days, which even Teacher Su couldn’t stand.”
Liu Ling laughed and said with a wink, "No matter what, you are still the best. I came to you today to tell you about Xu Manzhi. That woman was locked up for a few days and lost her job. She went crazy as soon as she returned home yesterday and scolded everyone in the Liu family, including you, of course.
But I think you won’t like to hear those words, so I won’t tell you.”
"Oh! Then I have to thank you!" Lin Qin didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Xu Manzhi and I have been sisters-in-law for several years. How could I not know what kind of person she is? Who are you trying to fool by taking the initiative to admit your mistakes and reconcile? If I don't teach her a lesson, she won't learn her lesson.
After being detained for so many days, everyone knows that she was in the police station. From now on, everyone will talk about her behind her back. Let her have a taste of being criticized!"
Liu Ling gave a thumbs up, "No matter how I say it, you are the best! It's a good opportunity for you to come, let's make an appointment to report to school together!"
Lin Qin was full of longing when talking about school, and readily agreed, "It would be quick for us to report together, but I guess I can't live on campus. After all, there are so many children at home, and I can't just leave them all behind."
Based on her grades, she could actually apply to a better school, but that would require leaving Anshi and home, which Lin Qin could never agree to.
Since she chose Anshi Normal College for her children, it was natural for her to go to school as a day student.
Liu Ling expressed her understanding, "In this case, I guess I need to ask my supervisor for permission."
Lin Qin nodded. In recent years, Chen Wenjun has established good relationships with several staff members of the Education Bureau. It shouldn't be a big problem for them to visit each other when the time comes.
The two agreed on a time to go to school, and Liu Ling complained that she had no money to buy clothes.
Lin Qin suggested: "There is still one month left in the summer vacation. You can find a part-time job, such as tutoring. I believe there are many parents near your home who want you to tutor them. In addition, you can also set up a stall to sell things, such as selling clothes, and you can make some money."
Liu Ling had no experience, but loving beauty is a girl's nature. When she learned that Lin Qin knew someone who was doing clothing wholesale, she immediately expressed her desire to try setting up a stall to sell clothes.
Lin Qin accompanied her, and finally Liu Ling took some goods from Gao Lei and went to their street vegetable market to try.
As for whether she could make money, Lin Qin did not ask. Anyway, it was a summer job to gain experience. Liu Ling did not take much goods, so she would not lose much.
After finishing Liu Ling's business, Lin Qin spent the rest of her time with the children. As long as the children were not in class and had completed their homework for the day, she would take the children to the river to dig out wild duck eggs, touch snails, and go fishing.
Whatever they catch is sold on the roadside stall.
You know what, there are still a lot of people here in the evening in the hot summer. Seeing that their food is fresh, everyone will order some.
Lin Qin didn't take any of the money she earned, and let the children save it all.
By the time school started, each of the four children had saved forty or fifty yuan.
This amount of money is definitely a huge sum for the children, enough for them to spend as they please in the next semester.
Xu Kang shouted loudly: "I've made up my mind. I'm going to eat all the snacks at the school gate that I haven't eaten yet."
Chen Wenjun was amused and nodded affirmatively, "You have a promising future! Just don't let your parents know, or you'll lose your bottom."
Lin Qin laughed and looked at Xu Jian, "What about you? What are you going to do?"
Xu Jian was older and more sensible than Xu Kang, so he clenched his fists excitedly and said, "I'm going to save them for the Spring Festival to buy firecrackers and blow up the manure pit!"
"Puff!" Lin Yi sprayed all the tea in his mouth, and walked over to grab Xu Jian's ear, "Did the pit provoke you? No wonder the pit stinks so much these days! Did you secretly throw firecrackers in there?"
Xu Jian grimaced in pain, broke free from Lin Yi's hand, and quickly ran away.
Chen Wenjun laughed and shook his head, then turned to look at his children. "What about you? What are you going to do?"
Yaya and Ping'an looked at each other and said in unison, "Buy a gift for mom and save the rest."
"Buy it for me?" Lin Qin widened her eyes in surprise.
The two little ones nodded in unison and smiled shyly, "Congratulations to mom for going to college."
Ping An added: "Grandpa said that being admitted to a junior college is a great achievement."
Yaya nodded heavily, "Mom is more powerful, more powerful than that bad guy!"
Lin Qin was shocked and pulled Yaya into his arms. "Those things are in the past. They have nothing to do with you, Yaya."
She had never expected that Yaya was still brooding over the past. It seemed that the harm the Liu family had brought to her was far more serious than she thought.
Chen Wenjun touched Yaya's head lovingly and said softly, "Yaya, those bad guys have nothing to do with you anymore. We can't change the past, but we have to look forward. Mom and Dad hope you will be happy and cheerful."
Yaya choked up with red eyes and said, "That old witch said I was a money-loser and that my mother was uneducated and unworthy of that bad guy. My mother is very powerful, but now it's that bad guy who is no longer worthy of my mother!"
The little guy looked stubborn.
Chen Wenjun and Lin Qin looked at each other and knew that the child was still young and couldn't make sense, so they changed the subject.
A few days before Lin Qin reported for work, Lin Ying and Xu Dahai actually brought Xu Xinyi to Nanyu, saying that they wanted to celebrate for Lin Qin and take a look at their newly renovated house.
Lin Qin scolded: "You really came to see the house, but celebrating for me was just a side job!"
"What nonsense are you talking about! I'm so proud of you for getting into a junior college! You don't know, I told people in the village that my sister got into a junior college and is going to school, wow! Everyone looked at me with envy! And Dahai's sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law were all jealous and kept saying sour words.
Especially Dahai's sister-in-law. Before, they both worked, and everyone in the village envied them. Now I have taken all the limelight. They wanted to send their son to the city to study, but they don't have the ability. It makes them so angry!"
The more Lin Ying spoke, the more proud he became, and the louder his voice became.
Lin Qin glanced at Xu Dahai and bumped Lin Ying's arm. "Sister, that's enough. You and your brother-in-law are much better off than them now. There's no need to compete with them every day. Let me tell you, your house is so beautiful. I'm attracted to it. Now I'm going to renovate my house as well."
When Lin Ying heard this, she could no longer sit still and urged Lin Qin to go to the city to look for a house.
The two sisters rode their bicycles to the house on Zhongshan Road.
From the outside, the house looks the same, but once you go in, it is different. The house that used to be shabby, dark and cluttered has been renovated and has become bright and warm, especially the patterned floor tiles. The overall decoration style is like an old foreign-style house, stylish and beautiful. (End of this chapter)
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