After returning home, Xue Ling helped the little guy change his pants and wrap him in a warm diaper.
Liu Ying had already brought some milk powder and said with a smile: "After being here for so long, our little Ranran must be hungry, right?"
The little guy sucked milk in big gulps, obviously he was really hungry.
Seeing his son devouring the food, Xue Ling couldn't help but think of the wedding banquet and told her mother-in-law.
Liu Ying was not surprised at all and said with a smile: "This is nothing! You don't know, right? A few years ago, I heard that people fought over chicken legs to eat at wedding banquets. In Chengjia Village, there were also people fighting for a few more bites of glutinous rice cakes.
, the two brothers fought so hard that they were sent to the hospital."
Xue Ling didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and whispered: "That's really weird for me!"
She was born in a relatively affluent family since she was a child, and later returned to the imperial capital. Even though the family had a difficult time, it was not to the point of lack of food and clothing, and her life was always comfortable.
Chen Shuiyu on the side was cracking melon seeds and said with a smile: "It's normal! Many people still lack food and clothing. At home, they can only eat six to seven cents full. If you eat too much, you will be rejected by adults and even beaten and scolded. Okay?
It's easy to have a wedding banquet, and it's normal to fight for something good."
Liu Ying couldn't help laughing at Xue Ling and whispered: "You, not every family can be like us. We have meat to eat every day, beef and pork, and steamed buns with braised pork. Those are the days we only have during the Chinese New Year. We
My family is celebrating the New Year every day!"
Xue Ling and Chen Shuiyu both laughed.
When Cheng Tianfang heard that Xue Ling was back, she quickly took the opportunity to come over and ask a few English words.
Xue Ling taught her one by one.
At this time, Xiao Ranran fell asleep after eating. Liu Ying hugged him back to the room.
Xue Ling thought of the arrangements for this afternoon, grabbed her sister-in-law and said, "Let's go shopping in the department store."
When Chen Shuiyu heard this, he suddenly became energetic.
"Really?! I'm going too!"
Cheng Tianfang shook his head in embarrassment and explained: "I still have books to memorize... Sister-in-law, just go with Sister-in-law Chen. I still have clothes to wear, so there is no need to buy them."
Chen Shuiyu laughed and scolded: "Fool! A woman's wardrobe is always short of clothes! You are still so young, you should dress up properly."
"That's right." Xue Ling said with a smile: "You will go to school after the Chinese New Year. Buy a few more good-looking and comfortable clothes so that you can wear them to school. You can't hide at home and study all day, and you have to go out for a walk occasionally.
.I’ll go tell mom, and then the three of us will go shopping.”
Cheng Tianfang pinched the corner of his clothes and finally nodded.
"It's enough for me to buy a new sweater. Sister-in-law, please wait a moment while I go back to the house."
Xue Ling knew that she was going to get money, so he didn't stop her. Thinking that she definitely didn't have much money, he paid for her when it was time to check out.
When Cheng Tianyuan went out in the morning, he did not drive away the car, but only rode his bicycle to the store to help.
Xue Ling drove Chen Shuiyu and Cheng Tianfang out in a jeep.
Three women are one scene, and three women shopping are many scenes.
So, when the play was finished and everyone had enjoyed themselves, it was already dusk and everything was dark.
When the three of them came back carrying large and small bags, Cheng Tianyuan and Liu Ying had already prepared dinner and were waiting for them to come back to eat.
Xue Ling and Chen Shuiyu went to the toilet to wash their hands.
Cheng Tianfang was very embarrassed and whispered: "Mom, my sister-in-law bought me several coats and only three sweaters. It cost a lot of money."
Liu Ying glared at her angrily and cursed: "Why didn't you stop me? It's not easy for your sister-in-law to make money. You just need enough clothes. How can you be so greedy!"
"I...I tried to persuade him, but I couldn't stop him." Cheng Tianfang smiled bitterly.
Cheng Tianyuan heard this and said: "Your sister-in-law bought it for you, so just accept it. She probably thought that you would study during the Chinese New Year, so she bought you more."
Liu Yingdao: "Your sister-in-law is so thoughtful, you must study harder and don't let her down, and don't let us down again!"
"Yeah!" Cheng Tianfang nodded quickly.
Cheng Tianyuan explained: "I have taken your household registration book to consult the teacher at Rongcheng Middle School. The dean there said that the school has transfer students every semester. If you want to transfer, you can sign up on the 16th day of the lunar calendar after the Lantern Festival.
When you sign up, he will test your approximate level and then decide which grade you will be admitted to."
There are still few children who can study, and even fewer can go to junior high school. Because of this, Rongcheng Middle School has only one class for each grade. High schools are even rarer, with only a few students in each class.
This is still the situation in cities. If it is in rural areas, most people have not graduated from primary school. If they can go to school for a year or two, recognize a few words, and be able to write their own names, it is already very good.
So far, Cheng Tianyuan is still the most educated person in Chengjia Village - a high school graduate.
At that time, he did not allow his sister to drop out of school and forced her to finish primary school.
Cheng Tianfang finished reading intermittently, but eventually dropped out of school. She didn't even want to go to junior high school, and then she gave up. However, the knowledge points in elementary school were very simple. She had learned them, so it would not be difficult to catch up on them all.
"I'm already studying the textbooks for the second grade of junior high school." Cheng Tianfang said quickly: "I can write and memorize the words. My sister-in-law also bought me a lot of books, and I read them every day. English is a little more difficult, and I've been working hard to catch up recently."
"Yeah." Cheng Tianyuan said: "You study hard. If you can join the second grade of junior high school, then you can do it. If you can't, you can do the first grade of junior high school."
Cheng Tianfang helped serve the rice and whispered: "There is still time before the New Year, I will speed up."
Cheng Tianyuan smiled slightly and said: "Study hard, don't force yourself, just ask if you don't understand."
"Okay." She nodded.
Liu Yingdao: "There's still one month left, you have to study hard. I heard people say that you can take the exams for normal schools and health schools after graduating from junior high school. If you study for two more years, we will support you to take the exams and then go to work in the workplace."
Cheng Tianfang couldn't help but look forward to it and nodded vigorously.
Cheng Tianyuan, who was on the side, put the stew on the stove on the table and explained: "If you go to normal school, you will become a teacher, and if you go to health school, you will become a nurse. If you want to be a doctor, you probably have to study for a few more years."
"I...I'll take a look then." Cheng Tianfang whispered.
Cheng Tianyuan was secretly happy when he saw that she seemed to have an idea.
"Okay, go call your sister-in-law and Sister-in-law Chen to come over and eat."
"Why!"
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A week later, Ahu and Mo Lili got married.
Cheng Tianyuan and his family all went over to congratulate them and gave them a big red envelope.
Ahu was very happy, and Ahu's mother was also happy from ear to ear. She asked them to sit down, touched Xiao Ranran's head, and shouted "Be careful" several times.
"Café Coral" closed its store, and Chen Min and Chen Lan came over to help.
Cheng Muhai and Liu Ying both put on the new clothes Xue Ling bought for them and came to congratulate each other with joy.
Ahu wears a big red flower on his chest and entertains friends cheerfully.
"Xiao Liu! You are here! You both know A Yuan and my sister-in-law. Go and sit with them."
Boss Liu’s name is Liu Xiaoyu, and he also lives in the community now, but we are in different buildings, so we rarely meet.
He was deeply impressed by Xue Ling. When he saw her holding her son, he quickly went over to say hello.
"Sister-in-law, long time no see! Oh! My little nephew is now so big! So cute! As good-looking as you and A Yuan!"
Xue Ling smiled and said: "Long time no see! Are you still doing construction recently? I heard that Boss Liao has opened a construction company. Are you still with him?"
"Occasionally." Liu Xiaoyu explained: "My team only has a dozen people, which is not enough to handle big projects. If he has a project there, he will call me."
"Oh?" Xue Ling couldn't help but asked curiously: "He has a project in progress now?"
Liu Xiaoyu answered: "A while ago, he contracted a government project to build a four-story office building. He has many connections, but the project is not big."