The household chores basically all fell to the fifth child.
The fifth brother had promised that he wouldn't shirk his household chores. Before, the second brother and the second brother could split the chores equally, but now he's doing them all by himself!
Fortunately, Song Yingying would occasionally take pity on him and cook him some rice or sweep the floor for him.
Song Jianmin is now much better to Song Yingying than before.
Although he used to speak carelessly and privately called Song Yingying a little burden, he still regarded Song Yingying as his own sister from the bottom of his heart. After learning the true colors of Zhang Qingli and the Zhang family, Song Jianmin felt utterly disgusted with himself for his past actions!
Qin Zheng would occasionally come to the house to play, but he rarely spoke, would eat a meal and then leave. Each time he came, he would bring a lot of tonics for the Song family.
Song Rongrong thought Qin Zheng was really strange. "Yingying, why does he ignore me every time I talk to him?"
Song Yingying passed firewood into the earthen stove, "He ignores everyone and always yells at me."
Song Yingying was right. She was strong in math and other subjects, but weak in physics. Every time Qin Zheng tutored her, he would get impatient after teaching her twice and his cold face would frighten Song Yingying.
Forget it, I'd rather ask the teacher than him.
Song Rongrong didn't think much of it. With December approaching and graduation coming up in June or July next year, she was still worried about the future.
Song Rongrong majored in Chinese literature and minored in law. Her teacher could recommend her to work at a newspaper, but Song Rongrong hesitated. She wanted to enter the legal profession more than Chinese literature.
Even though Song Rongrong was a minor student, her grades were no worse than those of her classmates.
The school said there was an opportunity for government-sponsored study abroad. Song Rongrong looked into it and found that the exchange location was the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. The program covered tuition and part of the living expenses. However, there are always unexpected things when studying abroad. The living expenses were not enough. If her family were to pay for it, the burden would be too great.
"Fourth Sister? What's wrong?"
Song Rongrong snapped out of her reverie. "It's nothing, I was just thinking about work."
Song Jianmin couldn't help but ask, "Rongrong, you don't mean you want to continue your studies, do you?"
Song Rongrong rolled her eyes. "None of your business. Mind your own business."
Song Jianmin muttered, "I'm just concerned about you!"
Outside, Xu Guiying had just returned and was about to sweep the leaves from under the tree in the yard when she heard the three siblings talking in the kitchen.
Xu Guiying frowned; she knew about the fourth son's concerns.
In her previous life, she was paying off Song Anmin's debts, which not only prevented her from supporting Song Rongrong's studies abroad, but also prevented her from preparing a dowry.
The matter of studying abroad was alright. Song Rongrong hadn't had high hopes to begin with. However, among the students in her cohort who were also going abroad, there was a boy she liked. She told Xu Guiying that she wanted to study abroad and that it didn't matter if her family couldn't afford her living expenses; she could earn money by working part-time abroad.
But Xu Guiying disagreed. It was so far away overseas, and Song Rongrong was a girl. No matter what Xu Guiying said, she wouldn't agree, and the mother and daughter had a fight about it.
Later, the boy returned from studying abroad, and Song Rongrong reunited with him. When they were discussing marriage, Xu Guiying and her family couldn't afford the dowry, and the boy's family refused to agree. Song Rongrong felt that Xu Guiying must have money herself, but she was unwilling to give it to her, and the mother and daughter completely broke off their relationship.
Song Rongrong was unable to get married until Xu Guiying passed away.
Xu Guiying silently went back into the house, locked the door, and used the key to open the iron box. Inside were three or four thousand yuan, and the family owned several houses...
Xu Guiying sighed, wishing she had asked the Tong family for more money back then.
On Friday afternoon, Xu Guiying took an hour off and went to Capital University, where she visited the Office of International Students.
"Hello teacher, I would like to inquire about the policies for students studying in country M."
"Which student's parent are you?"
"Teacher, I came here without my child's knowledge. Could you please introduce me to her first?"
"Okay."
...
Before leaving, Xu Guiying took a brochure that listed several study abroad policies. She remembered that Song Rongrong had told her about it in her previous life: tuition was waived and a living allowance of 6,000 US dollars per year was provided. If that wasn't enough, the student's family could contribute some money, or the student could work part-time near the school.
Xu Guiying didn't know if it was enough.
If Song Rongrong's family gives her another thousand US dollars, the money in her savings account won't be enough, and she'll have to sell a house...
Xu Guiying was still thinking about this on her way back.
But before she knew it, someone suddenly darted out from behind, snatched Xu Guiying's bag, and ran away.
Xu Guiying immediately realized what was happening.
"Thief!"
"Thief!"
Xu Guiying hadn't arrested anyone for two months. She cursed as she stepped forward, "You little brat, stop right there! If I catch you, I'll skin you alive!"
The man ran very fast, and Xu Guiying chased after him relentlessly.
Some passersby saw this and quickly joined in to stop them.
But the thief was clearly experienced, deliberately avoiding the main road and running along the side streets.
Xu Guiying narrowed her eyes. As she ran, she took out a necklace from her neck. This thing was given to her by the supply and marketing cooperative last time. Since the Moutai liquor was almost stolen last time, it was placed in a separate warehouse, and the lock was also given to Xu Guiying separately.
To prevent a repeat of the previous incident, Xu Guiying had a small knife custom-made on the back of the key.
Moving it forward reveals a key, while pushing it backward reveals a foldable knife that is ten centimeters long when flattened.
Xu Guiying noticed that the person was running through alleys.
"Damn it, I'm going to teach you a lesson today."
The person in front kept running, almost to the casino, but Xu Guiying was still chasing after him!
That old hag, how can she run so fast!
He asked the same question the thief had last time: why wasn't this old woman participating in the marathon?
Xu Guiying ran faster and faster, then suddenly lunged forward, pinning the man to the ground. She snatched her bag with one hand, flipped the man over, and kicked him directly in the groin.
Xu then realized that it was a young man.
The man clutched his crotch and screamed, "Ah!"
People on the street outside looked over.
Xu Guiying shouted, "Stop the thief!"
During this crackdown, people who commit crimes in the street are being invited for questioning.
Xu Guiying simply couldn't understand why her family kept running into these kinds of things!
A neighbor came out and asked, "Do you need any help?"
Xu Guiying: "I need a rope so I can tie him up."
"No, please don't send me to the police station!"
Xu Guiying narrowed her eyes slightly, "Did you come here specifically to see me?"
The young man's eyes widened. "Sister, don't get me wrong! I just noticed your bag was bulging!"
Xu Guiying didn't say whether she believed him or not. After the young man pleaded in pain, Xu Guiying simply dragged him away.
Not long after they left, someone came out of the casino.
"I think I just heard Lao Wu's voice."
"You must have misheard."
"Hey? Sister Hong is here."
What are you doing standing here?
"We think we heard Lao Wu's voice, so we came out to check, but we didn't see anyone."
Jiang Hong's brow twitched; she had a bad feeling about it.
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