Liu Kou hoped her husband could use his connections to get Zhou Xinya into the "Shangri-La Primary School" where her sister-in-law studied.
To gain something, you must first give something in return.
This is the first step Liu Kou takes to build a relationship.
Shanghai World Foreign Language Primary School is a well-known and highly regarded school in Xuhui District, Shanghai.
It is still a private institution, but it has already joined the World Primary School Diploma Programme.
In other words, students who study here will be able to continue their studies in any country they choose to study abroad later.
All academic qualifications are directly recognized.
My sister-in-law, Jinping, holds an important position in the group to which Shiwai Primary School belongs.
They specialize in buying and selling school places, and a good school is extremely difficult for parents to obtain, even at a high price.
Their family has a lot of gold, so they definitely want their child to go to this school.
But Zhou Xinya—
That would be a bit difficult.
In the 1990s, Shanghai had many foreign companies, so the school adopted a three-level teaching approach tailored to local conditions.
Headquarters, Overseas Department, and PYP Department.
To put it simply, they are local tycoons, high-income foreigners, and children of government officials.
Liu Kou wanted Zhou Xinya to attend the same primary school as her son.
That's not all.
She asked Jin Ping to conduct an internal lottery to arrange Zhou Xinya and Jin Zi into the same class.
Since it's a Sino-foreign joint venture private primary school, there's a lot more room for maneuver.
"May I?"
Liu Kou looked at her husband and softened her tone, "This person has come to me for help, hoping I can get this done."
This statement is perfectly reasonable.
Even if there are informants from the family, like Kim's father.
But Liu Qing brought Sun Lifang to see her, who knows what they came for?
Liu Kou could weave whatever she wanted.
The files submitted by the kindergarten are randomly assigned; Liu Kou asked Teacher Xiong about this.
The students who attend her classes mostly come from two primary schools.
Shiwai and Experimental Primary School.
With a 50% probability, Liu Kou had no idea what Sun Lifang was thinking.
But once it's in her hands, Zhou Xinya's chances of getting into Shiwai Primary School are 100%.
We live in the same neighborhood and are classmates in the same school.
Liu Kou took control of all the unknown possibilities and turned them into the known.
This is also why she doesn't completely break ties with her husband.
The power and connections held by the Kim family remain very stable.
The network of connections and relatives spans various industries, built up over two generations.
They are all usable.
Why tear each other apart over Zhang Honghua when we should make the best use of resources?
Giving up all of this would be too much of a loss.
“Okay, I’ll call my little sister later.” Mr. Jin knew that his wife never asked for favors.
This person who has come to him must be an important figure he cannot refuse.
When the wife introduced them, she said that the new neighbor would be moving in, and that the other woman was also Liu Qing's best friend.
...Mentioning Liu Qing made Jin's father feel very resentful.
He really didn't want to help her with anything, but his wife, Liu Kou, hadn't criticized him—
In general, for men like them...
The most important thing is saving face.
The respect and sense of being needed given by the strong woman Liu Kou made Jin's father very happy.
After thinking it over, Mr. Jin looked at his wife and asked, "Is the person who bought the house next door named Zhou Yunshi?"
Zhou Yunshi?
Liu Kou didn't recognize this person, but based on her guess, he was probably Sun Lifang's husband.
After a pause, Mr. Jin continued, "We have records of security, real estate transactions, and other matters in this area."
"Zhou Yunshi bought four houses in one go. He's not short of money, did you know that?"
The inflow of large sums of money was very noticeable.
The implication of Mr. Jin's words was that he wanted to make some money from it.
Zhou Yunshi is so rich, why doesn't he spend money to pay for his daughter's schooling?
Do we still need their network of connections?
Adhering to the principle of "making money whenever possible," Mr. Jin mentioned, "Now, an ordinary degree costs at least 30,000 yuan."
Zhou Yunshi can afford more than ten million, so surely a few tens of thousands won't make a difference?
It had nothing to do with business; Mr. Kim just wanted to find out—
What benefits did they give Liu Kou?
Even though they are husband and wife, they still need to keep clear accounts.
Mr. Jin wanted to know what Zhou Yunshi could offer him.
Networking is about comings and goings, mutual benefit, and the more intertwined interests are, the tighter the network becomes.
He will definitely get things done.
But I have to count myself in this favor.
"We'll be neighbors from now on," Liu Kou said, rubbing her temples. "We'll have plenty of opportunities to get to know each other."
She paused, then added, "Don't keep talking about favors."
"Nobody wants to hear it."
According to Liu Kou's original plan, she did not intend to tell Sun Lifang about this.
I arranged it secretly.
But now, she has changed her mind.
My husband will tell everyone about this sooner or later, and that's the biggest problem.
Secondly, if you do something, you should let others know. What's the point of making sacrifices silently?
At this point, Mr. Kim had finished his phone call and returned.
"They need Xiao Ni's file."
"When do you think it's time to give it to her? Reserve a spot in advance."
In that case, it was impossible not to inform Sun Lifang.
For parents, it's common to make a dozen or more trips and spend half a day going through the procedures to get their children into school.
This is something that nannies and maids cannot do; you have to do it yourself.
"Xiao Ni" is a term used by Shanghainese to refer to someone else's daughter.
Liu Kou could tell from her husband's constant use of the term "Xiao Ni" that he was also itching to have sex with her.
Mature men, especially those in the military, are more likely to have a second child.
Her husband had long wanted a daughter, but she simply didn't have the time to have one herself.
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