Jiangcheng Shangju is considered a mid-range community in Jiangcheng City.

Zhao Hongming and his wife have worked hard for so many years, and all their life savings were used to buy a house in this community.

Compared to the old house that they lived in in the past, which was only 60 square meters, this 140-square-meter house now is considered a luxury house in the couple's eyes.

Because it is adjacent to Qixing Experimental Middle School, although the houses in this community are not the best, they are considered the most expensive in Jiangcheng City.

When the two of them bought it, it was already more than 10,000 per square meter. Now a few years later, I heard that it has been sold for close to 20,000 per square meter.

In a small place like Jiangcheng, this is already a sky-high price.

Even so, in order to buy this house, the couple not only took out all their savings, but also took out a loan of 1 million from the bank.

The couple plans to pay off the one million loan in 20 years before retiring, so they have to pay more than 7,000 per month, which is exactly the salary of the couple alone.

Save up part of the remaining salary of the other person as a reserve fund, and the rest is the daily expenses of the family of three.

You know, the salary level of the couple is already considered high in Jiangcheng City.

But the two of them still felt that their life was a bit tight.

"Huanhuan, you have won the lottery, you can go to Qixing Experimental Middle School."

As soon as she entered the house, Qin Yali shouted to her son Zhao Huan who was watching TV.

"Ah! Really? That's great!"

The surprise came so suddenly. Zhao Huan, who was watching TV, threw the remote control in his hand, hugged Qin Yali and cheered.

When he was in elementary school, many classmates had been saying that they wanted to go to Qixing Experimental Middle School, and with Qin Yali's constant influence, Zhao Huan, who had begun to understand, was naturally full of expectations for Qixing Experimental Middle School.

"Quick, quick, mom, give me your mobile phone and I'll make a call."

After being happy for a while, Zhao Huan asked his mother for his cell phone. He wanted to tell his friends the news.

"Give."

Now that the matter is a foregone conclusion, Qin Yali naturally will not stop her son from sharing this matter, and happily gave the phone to Zhao Huan.

Taking the mobile phone, Zhao Huan hid in his room.

The couple smiled at each other and went about their business.

In the evening, Zhao Hongming did the cooking as usual. He specially bought a fish and made spicy boiled fish.

Looking at her husband's busy figure, Qin Yali smiled.

Some people say that husbands who can cook are the cutest.

Qin Yali fully agrees with this statement.

Zhao Hongming's father is a well-known spoon chef in his hometown. Folks from all over the country will come to his father whenever they have a banquet.

Zhao Hongming, who has been with his father since he was a child, is also full of interest in cooking. He once wanted to go to cooking school when he graduated from middle school. Unfortunately, under Zhao's father's strong education, he could only go to high school obediently.

When I was in college, I majored in secretarial studies and ended up working as a clerk.

However, Zhao Hongming still hasn't given up on cooking. He has been thinking about dishes by himself. Today's spicy boiled fish dish is one of his specialties.

Zhao Hongming once joked with Qin Yali that if time could go back again, he would definitely choose to be a chef and open a small shop so that more people could taste his craftsmanship.

"Honey, I have to go back to Qingyuan tomorrow."

Zhao Hongming's words interrupted Qin Yali's memories.

During this period, because of Zhao Huan's lottery, Zhao Hongming specifically asked the company for a few days' leave.

The day after tomorrow, it will be time for vacation.

Zhao Hongming will rush back to Qingyuan by tomorrow afternoon at the latest to pack up and prepare to return to the company.

"Well, let's have breakfast before leaving tomorrow." Qin Yali responded, then asked, "By the way, have you been paid last month's salary?"

"Not yet. I heard from Mr. Liu that the business this year has not been very satisfactory and the company is likely to lay off employees." Zhao Hongming, who was choosing vegetables, also frowned.

He is a clerk in a trading company in Qingyuan. He usually does copywriting work in the office, so he is not free. But the advantage is that he joined the company when it was first established, and his salary is considered to be in the first echelon in the entire company.

"The layoffs won't happen to you, right?"

Qin Yali was shocked and asked quickly.

Zhao Hongming's salary was all used to repay the loan. Their company did not pay wages last month, so they used the family's reserve funds to repay the loan. If Zhao Hongming was laid off, the family would not be able to survive.

"How could it be? I started from scratch with Mr. Liu, so if you want to lay off people, you can't do it to me!"

Zhao Hongming is still very confident about layoffs.

There are not many old employees left in their original group, and Mr. Liu usually takes good care of them.

Zhao Hongming believes that layoffs will never happen to him.

"That's good." Qin Yali felt relieved after hearing what her husband said. "By the way, next week's weekend happens to be your fortieth birthday. Our family will have a good celebration then."

Qin Yali mentioned something.

"Ah! Are you forty already? No, right? How can a handsome man like me look like a forty-year-old!"

Zhao Hongming touched his cheek, pretending to be surprised.

"Smelly."

Qin Yali laughed and cursed.

"Eat!"

Half an hour later, Zhao Hongming started calling people.

On the dining table, there are four dishes and one soup, which is quite sumptuous.

"Come, let's have a drink for Huanhuan's lottery today." Zhao Hongming announced loudly and raised the juice in his hand.

"Do it."

"Do it."

Qin Yali and Zhao Huan naturally responded with smiles on their faces.

"Mom, I heard from my classmates today that the tuition fees at Qixing Middle School are very high. There is a classmate I know who won the lottery, but his parents gave up and don't want to go."

After taking two bites of food, Zhao Huan suddenly said.

"Haha, how high can it be? How could you give up such a good opportunity?" Zhao Hongming was a little confused.

All along, Zhao Huan's wife had been worrying about the lottery at Qixing Middle School, and he only knew a rough idea.

"Thirty thousand, the tuition alone is thirty thousand per year."

Qin Yali took over the conversation.

"Thirty thousand? So much!" Zhao Hongming was really surprised.

"Yes, it's 30,000 yuan. This doesn't include teaching fees and other expenses. I've calculated it. In three years, I'm afraid it will be upwards of 100,000 yuan."

Qin Yali seemed very calm, obviously she had already understood the cost.

"Hiss! Is it so expensive to go to junior high school now?"

Zhao Hongming couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.

"Expensive? Not expensive! As long as Huanhuan can get into a key high school, it's not expensive." Qin Yali glared at her husband with some dissatisfaction, "Really, Huanhuan."

"Ah? Really, but, does our family have that much money?"

After all, he is a thirteen-year-old child, and he still has some concepts about money.

"Haha, this is a must."
Chapter completed!