Going to school or not
Qin Wenli, who came in later, also enjoyed the treatment of Yang Xiu, so he couldn't wait to pull his daughter to ask.
Qin Yu answered his father's questions one by one, and then took out his schoolbag to show his father the new textbooks. The father and daughter chattered until dinner time, then put down the books in their hands.
"Madam, have you seen my sister Lingling today? Why didn't she go to school?" Qin Yu was eating when he suddenly remembered Qin Ling and asked the old lady quickly.
I don’t know if it’s because the old lady is old and has a kind look in her eyes, or if she doesn’t often come into contact with outsiders and doesn’t like to gossip, or if in Qin Ling’s eyes the old lady is just as invisible as she is... Anyway, the old lady just became Qin Ling’s friend and tree hole. In the past, Qin Ling would hang out with Qin Yu, Qin Zhu and others, but ever since she had a stepmother, she only hangs out with the old lady whenever she has time. Either Qin Ling would talk for the old lady to hear, or the two of them would remain silent, listening to the wind and watching the sunset.
At first, Hu Yufeng told the old lady to be careful so as to avoid unrest between the two families because of this. Later, they saw that the two saw-mouth gourds put together could not produce any results, and in Qin Ling's eyes, the old lady seemed to be her last support in the world. Anyway, Hu Yufeng just let her do what she wanted without saying anything.
From then on, whenever the family mentioned Qin Ling's recent situation, everyone would ask the old lady first.
Seeing Qin Yu asking, the old lady shook her head and said that the child did not go to school today and did not come to see her.
Yang Xiu seemed to remember something: "I was saying that we were sending Yuyu to school this morning, but I didn't see her along the way. I didn't see Lingling at school either. I thought we just didn't run into each other."
"Is it because Liu Rong doesn't allow me to go? It's nearly 40 yuan a year. She must be using this as an excuse..." As soon as Hu Yufeng heard it, she knew it was Liu Rong who was causing trouble. What else could it be? Qin Ling was studying well before she came, but she dropped out as soon as she was promoted to the second grade and had to pay tuition. It couldn't be Chen Xiulian's idea, right? You say Chen Xiulian has bad character, is lazy, greedy, and crooked, but even so, she still cares about her children's schooling. It was her contribution that Qin Wenzhen was able to go to high school in that era, although in the end this high school student was ruined by her.
Yang Xiu and Qin Wenli also agreed. They also knew Liu Rong's temper in the past six months, and this was something she could do.
"Wenqing is a piece of shit. Liu Rong is the stepmother, but you are the biological father, right? I don't believe Wenqing can be stronger than Liu Rong if he insists on letting her go." Yang Xiu doesn't often gossip about others, but he really can't stand Qin Wenqing's behavior, who is worse than his stepfather despite being the biological father.
"Wenqing hasn't paid much attention to Lingling since she was born. How could you expect him to show his fatherly side now? It's good enough that he doesn't team up with Liu Rong to torture the child..." Hu Yufeng looked down on Qin Wenqing.
Ever since she was little, she had seen this child as someone who had a sweet mouth but a cunning heart. He had coaxed her mother so much that she ignored her eldest son who had a bright future and instead loved a cunning and cunning child. What will happen when it grows up? He got married but still fooled around outside, he had a child but ignored it, he watched his own mother being scolded without doing anything... Chen Xiulian treated her youngest son as a treasure, if it were any other family, they would have beaten him to death. To be honest, if the ancestors of the Qin family could come out of their graves, they would poke their necks at him! ! !
Qin Wenli listened to the conversation silently, his eyes revealing a hint of deep thought.
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After dinner, Qin Wenli walked out. He wanted to talk to Qin Wenzhen. After all, Qin Ling is their own child. Seeing her drop out of school makes me feel uncomfortable. So I discuss it with my eldest brother to see if there is any way to solve the problem.
Qin Wen was feeding the cows. When he saw his brother coming, he smiled and asked him to wait for a moment, but silently sped up the mixing of the feed. Wenli is very busy every day, so he must have something important to tell me when he came to my house.
Sure enough, after hearing Qin Wenli's intention, he also sighed:
"Fangfang and the others also said that I'm worried. Go ask him. You know Wenqing has a problem with me, and it's not easy for me to interfere in his family affairs..."
Qin Wenli also sighed. It was for this reason that he didn't feel comfortable talking to Wen Qing directly. To be honest, although we are brothers who have grown up together, we each have our own personalities. Wenqing has always been better than the other two in appearance and figure since he was a child. He is also very lively, so he is more loved by the elders. But they were simple-minded when they were young, and they interacted less after they got married. Their conversations were just parental talk, let alone caring about each other. As a result, he felt a little worried when talking to Wenqing now. Because I didn't know that sentence would offend others, and I was like a fool and had no idea.
The two brothers were speechless for a while.
"Oh... forget it. I'll only take care of it this time. After all, they are Lingling's uncles. She wanted to go to school before but didn't have the conditions. Now that I have the conditions, I can't just watch my child be illiterate. Let me go and find out who came up with this idea..." Qin Wenzhen hesitated for a long time but decided to fight for it.
Qin Wenli nodded, indicating that he was waiting for news from Qin Wenzhen.
Qin Wenzhen was also an impatient person. He made up his mind to go out with Qin Wenli. After they parted at the door of Wenli's house, he went straight to his mother's house.
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"Wen Zheng, you're here?" Chen Xiulian saw that it was Qin Wen Zheng who came in through the door curtain. She raised her eyes and greeted him, then lowered her head and continued to wind the thread.
"Where's Lingling? Why don't you ask her to hold the line for you?" Qin Wenzhen saw that there were only the old couple in the room, so he made small talk.
Chen Xiulian raised her chin outside and said, "She was asked to go wash clothes. Didn't you see it when you just came in?"
Qin Wen Zheng was so preoccupied with thoughts at the time that he didn't even bother to look at the yard. Moreover, Wenqing lived in the same courtyard with his parents. What if he was accused of looking at other people's things? He walked straight into the main room without looking around.
"Mom, why didn't Lingling go to school today?" he asked straight to the point.
Chen Xiulian paused while wrapping the thread around her hands and said slowly, "I only knew school started today when I heard the school bell. It's also Lingling's fault for not telling my family when school started..."
"What can she say? If Wenqing doesn't give her money, does she dare to ask for it?" Qin Wenzhen was speechless. Qin Ling was at the bottom of the social class in the family. Given Liu Rong's behavior, would she dare to ask for tuition fees?
"How would Wenqing know if she didn't mention it? I'll ask her tomorrow and let her go tomorrow morning..."
Qin Wen Zheng had long been accustomed to all kinds of excuses when it came to Wen Qing's mother, so now that he had received the accurate information, he did not stay any longer.
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Chen Xiulian finished winding the thread slowly and instructed the old man who was smoking on the doorstep, "Hey, go and call Wenqing to come upstairs..."
The old man did not move, but raised his head and shouted towards Liu Rong's room: "Wenqing, Wenqing, your mother asked you to come over..."
Chen Xiulian rolled her eyes. You cowardly old man, even if you say your name is Liu Rong, I can still eat you. Why do you have to put your own name on it?
Sure enough, Liu Rong heard the sound and kicked Qin Wenqing: "Didn't you hear it? Your mother is calling you. Really, there is nothing to say in the courtyard, but you dare not come to the house to say it. You are all on guard against me. I know that even if I work like a slave, I am still an outsider in the eyes of your family. Go quickly and see what the old witch has to say to you..."
Then he kicked Qin Wenqing again: "Go ahead, or you'll say I didn't let you go. Anyway, I'm not popular no matter what I do..."
Qin Wenqing listened to Liu Rong cursing non-stop, then slowly got up and walked out.
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"Wenqing, I asked you here to ask if you knew that school starts today?" Chen Xiulian smiled and lowered her voice when she saw her youngest son come in.
Qin Wenqing nodded indifferently: "I know, what's the matter?"
"Is that so? Then why didn't you sign up Lingling?" Chen Xiulian looked at her younger son with expectation and loving eyes.
"Oh, what's the point of a girl going to school? It costs dozens of dollars a year. Let her stay at home. She can help her mother with some work."
Chen Xiulian could no longer maintain her smile as she looked at her son, who looked as if it was a matter of course: "Did Liu Rong say that?" It must be this bitch. Wen Qing had never said such nonsense before she came in.
"Who cares who said that? I'm not going anyway..." Qin Wenqing said impatiently.
Chen Xiulian could not help but grit her teeth and continued to persuade him in a gentle tone: "How can you stop studying after just the first grade? Since when have those who have been to school been better than those who have not? Those who go out to work are those who have been to school. If you don't take others, you will be the one..." She wanted to say your brother, but then she remembered her eldest son's current situation. She felt guilty for a moment and quickly changed the subject:
"Anyway, there's no one in the village who's Lingling's age who's not in school? Are you short of money? How about your dad and I pay for the tuition first?"
Qin Wenqing thought about it and realized that the purpose of Liu Rong's scolding was that he didn't want to pay. Since his mother was urging him to pay, then he could just go ahead and pay. Conveniently nodded: "Okay, let's send it tomorrow!"
Chen Xiulian quickly smiled again: "Okay..."
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"What does your mother want you to do?" Seeing Qin Wenqing coming in, Liu Rong had a hint of sarcasm on his face. He squinted his eyes and stretched out his arm to poke him.
"As for Lingling's schooling, my mother said she would pay for the tuition..." Qin Wenqing quickly put on his slippers and prepared to climb onto the kang.
Liu Rong grabbed his legs and said, "She paid? She thought she had some money and she was showing off in front of me? Is this about money?"
Qin Wenqing looked at the trouser leg that she had grabbed in confusion. Isn't this just a matter of money? Didn't you refuse to let me go up because it was too expensive?
While thinking, Liu Rong turned the fire on him again: "And you, you just go up when you're asked to? It's easy for you to say, but you leave all the housework to me? I'm your nanny or something, you go to school or slack off, and I have to serve you all the time? What kind of person is that? Do you think you can be a princess if you have the fate?"
Qin Wenqing felt his ears buzzing, so he decided to give up and said, "Okay, I won't go to school then. I'll just stay at home and help you with the work, okay?"
"Help me with the work? Listen to what you say, are you talking like a human being? You think all the work in this house is mine and you are doing it for me? You guys are like gods if you don't eat or drink!"
Qin Wenqing was so exhausted from scolding that he simply lay back and went to sleep.
Unexpectedly, Liu Rong climbed onto the kang, pulled him up by the ear, and said, "Why are you sleeping? You sleep whenever you have something to do. I know you find me annoying. Well, why didn't you find me annoying when you married me?"
Qin Wenqing was also very angry and could not help but yell, "It's not okay to go up, and it's not okay not to go up either. So what do you say, what should we do?"
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