Chen Xingling, who was wiping the table, stopped what he was doing, raised his eyebrows and smiled.
"Don't worry, there's enough money at home. My parents usually eat at the sea and save a lot of money. This time when I came back, they secretly gave me a lot of money. Since you're a family member, don't be polite to my sister-in-law. I've never treated you as an outsider."
Gu Yi smiled sheepishly and whispered, "I know...but eating meat every day is still too expensive."
In the past, he thought that his sister-in-law's family conditions must be very poor, otherwise his mother-in-law would not have the word "disdain" on her forehead all day long.
It was not until I saw with my own eyes the spacious self-built houses they lived in, and how every household had a boat and even a walk-behind tractor, that I realized that my sister-in-law's family was actually very wealthy.
But no matter how rich you are, it is still not good to spend money lavishly. As far as he knows, his sister-in-law used to be very frugal and never bought meat for every meal like she did these days.
He guessed that his sister-in-law wanted to entertain him, and now that she was no longer restrained by her father-in-law, she had more freedom, so she suddenly became extravagant.
Chen Xingling understood and nodded: "Okay, I understand."
She has billions of supplies in the supermarket space, covering everything from food, drink, housing and transportation. She can use them for decades or even hundreds of years, so there is no need to worry about having no meat to eat.
But you can't talk about ice with a summer insect. At this time, Gu Yi can only eat meat once every few days and eggs once every ten days or half a month, and he is very satisfied. She puts fish and meat on the table every day, no wonder he can't accept it.
She will choose her own way of life. Gu Yi is just living here temporarily, so he just needs to respond and there is no need to explain too much.
In the next few days, she went to school early in the morning, and rushed back after class at noon to pick up her son for lunch and nap. In the afternoon, she sent her son to school and then rushed back to school.
After school at 4:30 in the afternoon, I have to rush back home, try to pick up my son around 5 o'clock, and then go home to cook and have dinner.
Because she finished school early on Sunday morning, she didn't have to rush back. Instead, she walked slowly back while teaching Jia Shuangqi simple spoken English.
Jia Shuangqi was very grateful and held Chen Xingling's hand affectionately.
"Lingling, luckily you helped me. If the teacher hadn't just read it two or three times, how could I remember so much? English is simply a demon to me. I don't want to recognize it, and it doesn't recognize me either!"
Chen Xingling chuckled: "Don't worry, take your time to recognize and remember it."
“Ah~~” Jia Shuangqi smiled bitterly: “There are only five months left. I feel scared just thinking about it.”
Chen Xingling couldn't help but ask, "Which school do you want to apply to? Is your score high?"
Jia Shuangqi pouted and replied, "My parents want me to take the entrance exam to the nearest Yucheng University. They don't want me to go too far. They also said that if I go far away to study, I will definitely not be able to come back when I get married. But the score for Yucheng University is so high!"
"Try hard," Chen Xingling encouraged, "How do you know if you can't do it if you don't try? You have to try!"
Jia Shuangqi smiled and nodded, and asked: "Lingling, will you stay in school for lunch next week? I think it must be tiring for you to run around like this every day!"
Chongwen Middle School has a small cafeteria, but it only provides meals for some teachers and does not provide meals for students.
However, the canteen has two large pots to steam the food for students. Students who live far away can prepare their meals at home and mark the dishes with their own names. In the morning, they can give them to the canteen auntie, who will help steam the food and pick it up for distribution before lunch break.
Chen Xingling shook his head: "Not yet. I have to wait until my husband comes back from his business trip and can help pick up our son from kindergarten. Only then can I feel at ease to bring my food to eat in the cafeteria."
Jia Shuangqi smiled shyly and whispered, "I told my parents about you, and they praised you as a very motivated and hardworking girl. They said that most girls in the countryside are uneducated, and most of them can't even get a certificate of literacy. You are already married, and your husband is an employee of the shipyard, so you should have no problem finding a job. But you didn't stay at home to take care of the children and do housework and let your husband support you. You are already a mother of a few-year-old child, but you still want to study and go to college. You must be a very motivated person. They also asked me to learn from you."
"As a human being~~" Chen Xingling said with a smile, "You can't just muddle through life. You have to pursue something. If you don't, you will lose a lot of meaning and miss a lot of opportunities."
"Yeah." Jia Shuangqi nodded approvingly: "I suddenly feel that it is right for me to go back to school. The grain bureau's sales department is a very stable unit, but I don't want to stay there for the rest of my life. If I don't try other things and live the same way for the rest of my life, how boring it would be!"
Someone rode a bicycle into the alley ahead, and the two men quickly dodged to the side.
Jia Shuangqi seemed to remember something and smiled happily, "My mom asked my cousin to come to our house tomorrow to teach me how to ride a bicycle. She also said that my cousin is going to find a bamboo pole and tie it to the back seat of the bicycle, so that I won't fall down all the time and don't have to worry about getting hurt. By the way, Lingling, can you ride a bicycle?"
"Yes." Chen Xingling answered without thinking, "I learned it before. My brothers helped me learn from them in the back seat of the car."
More than ten years ago, my brothers were still single and they earned and saved money together.
Later, they bought a half-new, half-used bicycle from an old overseas Chinese who came back to visit his relatives in the fishing village. They were all from the same village, so the old overseas Chinese only charged him ten yuan and did not ask for more.
The bike was the treasure of the family, and the brothers and sisters rode around it all day. Young men learn things quickly, and those who grew up in the sea were not afraid of pain or falling, and they learned everything in just a few days.
She was the youngest at the time and her feet couldn't even hook onto the bicycle pedals.
After many attempts, I finally found the trick. I stepped on one pedal, then hooked up the other one with my toes, and then stepped on it again, taking turns to hook up and pedal hard, twisting my little butt on the bicycle.
With the help of her brothers, she spent several days mastering the balance of the bicycle and finally learned how to ride it.
Unfortunately, the bicycle accidentally fell into the sea while on the boat and could not be salvaged, which left a small regret for the brothers and sisters.
Arriving at the shipyard gate, Chen Xingling said goodbye to his deskmate and then walked towards the first floor facing the river.
There was still more than half an hour before school was over, so she planned to go home for a while and prepare lunch. She would take her son upstairs to eat at noon, as she was reluctant to let him eat the big pot meals in the cafeteria all the time.
Unexpectedly, before she went downstairs, she saw her third brother and Gu Yi sitting under a tree and chatting, and she ran forward in surprise.
"Third brother! Third brother!"
Chen Bingxing threw away the cigarette in his hand and explained with a smile: "I brought fish into the city this morning, and my parents specifically told me to come and pick you up. I don't have classes this afternoon, and I don't have classes tomorrow, right? My parents remembered it clearly and are counting the days every day!"
Chen Xingling felt warm in his heart and smiled: "I was planning to take Xiaohu back home after I was full."
"I'm here to pick you up, aren't I?" Chen Bingxing pointed at Gu Yi standing nearby and explained, "I handed the fish and shrimp to the purchasing manager at the vegetable market and drove over to find you right away. Before I even reached the factory gate, I saw Gu Yi wandering around the street, so I quickly pulled him onto the tractor."
Gu Yi was a little embarrassed and hesitantly explained: "My eldest brother hasn't come back yet... I haven't found a job yet."
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