The old man wondered, "Why does he need painting supplies at this time?"
"take away."
Doudou dropped a bean and said calmly, "He said he wants to go back and paint portraits of his great-grandfather and his family, and also of the big cats."
Everyone in the room fell silent instantly.
I have to say that it is a very good idea to draw portraits of big cats.
Ah Luo, who was sitting cross-legged on a single sofa, sewing and making tiger-head shoes, continued, "The big raccoons are not willing to sit still and let him draw. It is even more impossible for the big cats and other beasts to let him draw."
"Don't worry about him. If he wants to do something, let him do it."
Jian Yuelan came over to take a look at her tiger-head shoes and asked in confusion, "A'Luo, why did you think of making tiger-head shoes?"
"My classmate's sister-in-law had a baby and wanted tiger-head shoes. I happened to learn how to make them from my aunt, so I took the job."
"How much?"
"A pair of 35."
That can indeed be done.
"Are you still keeping up with your studies?"
"I can keep up."
At this point, A'Luo said to Jian Yuelan, "Sister, the teacher said I can graduate now, and she asked if I want to take the college entrance examination."
"Test."
Doudou expressed strong support for this. "Aunt, you don't have any burdens now. You can't be an aunt forever. If you have the conditions, you should work hard to move up. If you are worried about the tuition and expenses of college, you don't need my mother. I can support you to finish your studies."
“It’s not about the money.”
A'Luo's grandmother passed away three years ago, and now A'Luo is truly alone.
Because Jian Yuelan took care of her food, clothing and housing, and later gave her a salary increase, her only expense since her grandmother passed away was the monthly night school fees, so she really saved a lot of money.
"I'm 20 now."
"So, auntie, are you looking for someone to get married?"
Quanquan just happened to hear this sentence blurted out, and his train of thought was very interesting.
Ah Luo was at a loss for words. "That's not the case. I'm just worried that I might be too old to take the college entrance exam at my age."
"What's the big deal? As long as you can study, it's fine. Even if you can only study at a technical secondary school, it's better than staying at home and working as a nanny."
Doudou spoke earnestly, "Auntie, you have to understand that I'll have to deal with kitchen chores for the rest of my life, but that won't necessarily be the case if you take the college entrance exam. Once you pass, you'll be able to cross social classes with your education."
"Besides, it's easy to find a partner in college. Now you're stuck between home, the market, and night school every day. If you don't go out, you won't find a partner."
Ah Luo was moved by what she said, but she was still a little hesitant.
"Sister, can I really take the exam?"
"able."
Luo is not a very smart girl, her IQ is at the average level, but she has an advantage that many people don't have, which is that she is cruel to herself.
Take studying for example. Jian Yuelan and the others knew exactly how much effort she put in to go from being an illiterate girl to having the knowledge level of a high school student.
Who doesn’t like a hardworking, motivated and sensible girl?
At least her family likes her very much.
You can tell from the way they call each other Doudou.
I don't treat her as a family member and won't call her aunt.
"This year's college entrance examination is over. You can take it next year. Your student status..."
"The teacher said I don't have to worry about my enrollment. As long as I'm willing to take the exam, she can help me get it."
"in addition,"
After a pause, she said a little embarrassedly, "Sister, I want to tell you something, please don't be angry."
The whole family looked over, and Ye Linxing asked curiously, "What did you do? Are you afraid that your sister will be angry?"
"I didn't do anything. It was the teacher who wanted to adopt me as her daughter."
"Is there such a thing? Doesn't your teacher have children?"
"No."
She then went into detail about her teacher’s experience.
After hearing this, Jian Yuelan and the others sighed. A'Luo's teacher was named Wu Mingyue, an overseas student who returned from Germany in 1936, majoring in nuclear physics.
She is an absolute talent, and she was indeed valued after returning to China.
But the good times did not last long, and the war began.
What happened next can be summarized in one sentence: the Anti-Japanese War, liberation, being reported, then being abandoned by everyone, being hung with a sign, and being sent to a farm.
The child is gone.
By the time I finally made it through, my body was broken.
The school rehired him and he taught students despite his illness, but his body could no longer bear it and he had to retire.
Since I couldn't sit still, I went to night school to work as a substitute teacher.
Then, A Luo caught her eye.
The old lady's experience made Jian Yuelan and the others silent for a long time. Only then did they smile in the face of A Luo's anxious gaze and said, "It depends on what you think."
"Yes."
Ye Linxing said in a deep voice, "If you like Teacher Wu and are willing to take care of her in her later years, then you can be her daughter."
"If you don't want to, just refuse."
Quanquan nodded. "We can't be ungrateful. We have to pay for what we get. Aunt, if you and Teacher Wu become mother and daughter, then Teacher Wu's resources will definitely be tilted towards you without reservation. But in return, you have to treat her like her own mother, otherwise you will be ungrateful."
This is because they are worried that Luo is attracted to Teacher Wu's resources but is unwilling to give her true love, so they say it out loud in advance.
It can also be said to represent the attitude of Jian Yuelan's family.
They like people who are affectionate and loyal, but if they are heartless and ungrateful, don't blame them for being unkind.
If A'Luo had just arrived, she would not have understood the hidden meaning in the words, but now she understood it.
Because she understood, she smiled and said, "I still need to think about it carefully."
It's something we should really think about.
This is not a trivial matter.
"Stay true to your heart and stick to your bottom line."
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