Chapter 85 Life is full of hope
Fortunately, all the money was spent in visible places, otherwise she would be heartbroken.
The mother and her two children returned to Nanyu.
Lin Yi knew that Lin Qin bought a bunch of things for the children but he didn't say anything. He just silently carried the hoe and worked hard to open up the land.
Early Monday morning, Lin Yi got up early and made a hearty breakfast for the children, including two fried eggs, sweet potato porridge and a soy sauce eel.
"Eat quickly, and then go to school with your mother. Remember, we won't take the initiative to cause trouble, but we can't let others bully us either."
The two children nodded heavily. The scabs on their bodies had begun to fall off. They put on new clothes and looked much more energetic.
Lin Qin also wore a new dress, which was secretly bought for her by Chen Wenjun.
A white short-sleeved Dacron shirt, a long floral skirt, women's sandals, and shoulder-length hair, her whole temperament seems to have changed.
If you don’t know, you would think she works in some respectable company!
The mother and her two sons took a boat across the river and happened to meet Chen Yongding's fishing boat.
Zhou Shuifang was very surprised to see the mother and her two children dressed up in new clothes. She ran to the deck to gossip, "Wow! Where are you going dressed like this?"
Lin Qin smiled at her reservedly.
Ping An became lively when he saw an acquaintance. Before Lin Qin could speak, he shouted, "Grandma, my mother wants to take us to school in the city, to the Municipal Experimental Primary School!"
Zhou Shuifang looked at Ping An in surprise, "Municipal Experimental Primary School? They also accept children from our area?"
Everyone knows the reputation of the Municipal Experimental Primary School, the best primary school in Anshi.
Ping An shook his head and said proudly, "It was mom who fought for us! Goodbye, grandma."
The two ships missed each other.
Zhou Shuifang was a little confused. She ran to Chen Yongding and whispered, "You heard it just now, didn't you? That woman is really capable. She actually made Ping An call her mom! Who is her family? How did she get two children into the Municipal Experimental Primary School?"
Chen Yongding rolled his eyes speechlessly. "You ask me, who should I ask? I think Wenjun is very capable of marrying this wife. Look how long it has been since they bought the land and built a house. Ping'an can even go to the city to study. Maybe he will have more luck in the future. Stop staring at her. Wenhai and Wenjiang are coming back for the New Year this year. Take some time to clean up the house."
Chen Wenhai and Chen Wenjiang are the sons of Chen Yongding, one is 20 and the other is 18 this year. They both work on ships in Nangang and only come back once a year during the Chinese New Year. Although it is hard work, they earn a lot, so their family assets are more solid than those of other boat people.
Speaking of her two sons, Zhou Shuifang couldn't help but grumble, "It's time for them to get married. I wonder if they have found anyone they like. We've had a pot of grass on the bow of our boat for a year. It's not that no one has inquired about it, but those families don't think they are suitable. If my sons don't come back, I don't know what to do with this boat."
The marriage custom of the Tanka people is that when there is a girl to be married, a pot of flowers is placed on the boat, and when there is a boy to be married, a pot of grass is placed on the bow of the boat. When people on land marry a daughter-in-law, they build a new house, but when the Tanka people marry a daughter-in-law, they build a new boat. If they don't have money to build a new boat, they refurbish the old boat.
Chen Yongding thought about it and went to the cabin to discuss with Grandpa Chen.
At this time, Lin Qin had already taken the two children onto the road.
The city was very busy on Monday, with the sound of bicycle bells everywhere. She parked her bike all the way to the Municipal Experimental Primary School, took the materials and took her two children to meet the principal.
The principal is a middle-aged man who looks very cultured and speaks calmly and leisurely. No wonder he is qualified to be the principal of the municipal primary school.
Under the leadership of the principal, Lin Qin and her two children were assigned to Class Three, Grade One.
The head teacher’s surname is Zhao. He is an old teacher who is about to retire. He has a good temper and a good appearance. He looks like a kind person.
Teacher Zhao had seen the two children in advance and was quite satisfied with their learning attitude. After knowing that Chen Ruiyu had a congenital disease, he set a precedent and gave him special care.
Introducing the two children in front of the whole class, I said loudly: "Although Chen Ruiyu and Chen Xinyue are temporarily transferred to our class, I hope everyone can get along peacefully. In addition, Chen Ruiyu is in poor health, and the teacher hopes that you can help him more and be good children who are willing to help others."
"Yes!" the whole class answered loudly.
Lin Qin hid at the back door and peeked, her eyes welling with excitement. When she saw the two children being arranged to sit in the front seats and starting to attend the class seriously, she quietly stepped out, constantly expressing her gratitude to the principal.
The principal looked gentle and comforted Lin Qin, "I have heard about what happened to the two children. It is impossible for a teacher like An Meihua to stay in our school. In addition, we have special children with more serious problems than Chen Ruiyu. They have not encountered any bullying here. Comrade Lin can rest assured."
Lin Qin became even more grateful and said many words of thanks before leaving with peace of mind.
Along the way, she was in high spirits, feeling that her past life had suddenly become clear and her life was full of hope.
With a bicycle, she could go anywhere easily, so she simply went to Xiatian Vegetable Market, told Chen Wenjun about the situation, helped him sell fish for a while, and picked out the small fish, shrimps and snails and took them to the construction site first.
After Chen Wenjun finished his work, he would go over and pick up the child on his bike, and then she would push the stroller back to Nanxi.
After a week, the two children completely adapted to life in the new school.
Lin Qin also found that Ping An was much more cheerful than before. Sometimes he would take the initiative to talk to strangers and his eyes were no longer evasive.
You can tell how children are doing in school by how they behave.
Lin Qin was delighted and wanted to thank Huang Weixiong, so she asked Chen Wenjun to find out.
After Chen Wenjun knew her plan, he murmured, "I asked Gao Lei for help that day. If I want to thank him, I have to thank Gao Lei. He also bought so many materials for me. I don't know how to repay this favor."
Lin Qin was more open-minded. "You saved his life, and he also helped us a lot. It's too late to explain the favor. Just thank him and visit him more often in the future."
Chen Wenjun nodded and asked, "Shall we send cigarettes, alcohol, and tea?"
Lin Qin hesitated for a moment and shook his head. "I think they have plenty of cigarettes, alcohol and tea. Let's give them some valuable fish. It will show our sincerity and won't attract too much attention. They won't have any scruples about accepting it."
Since coming into contact with Gao Lei's family, Lin Qin has also figured out these people's rules of doing things. People like them who have no background would not dare to accept things that are too good to be given.
Since we want to thank others, we must not be stingy. For this purpose, Chen Wenjun specially caught a lot of bamboo fish, and Lin Qin also brought her two children to catch a lot of big fish.
Two copies were sent to Gao Lei, and one was asked to be passed on to Huang Weixiong by Gao Lei.
Gao Lei looked at the things in front of him and laughed, "Brother Wenjun, do you want me to be a fishmonger? I can't eat all these!"
Chen Wenjun grinned, "If you can't finish it, you can give it away. They are all big fish, fresh, and you can keep them and eat them slowly."
(End of this chapter)
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