"Brother, I haven't offended you, after all, we are brothers from the same mother. Even if our bones are broken, we are still connected. We can't just ignore each other."
"Just say whatever you want to say here."
"This... your two nephews also got into college, even if it's the worst one, but they can still get jobs after graduation. It's just that the house..."
Zhao Guoliang nodded. If a boy doesn't have a house when he reaches a certain age, he basically can't find a wife. But he can't do anything about the house:
"Guodong, I'm not going to lie to you. I didn't want to give up the house on my own. I was forced to do so. If you want a house, you can only buy it privately, except for the one allocated by the company."
"Buy? How can I buy? Houses can't be bought or sold now."
"If you can buy it, you can ask Brother Zhao Hui for help, but you have to pay for it yourself."
"How could Zhao Hui help me? And I have money. How can I have money? As you know, your brother and sister-in-law and I work at the sanitation department. Our combined monthly salary is only more than 30 yuan, which is not enough for food."
Zhao Guoliang shook his head. He was helpless. Even though Xiaobao and Xiaobei were very hardworking and never asked him for money, he also had to consider the future of his two children.
Whether Xiaobao is getting married or Xiaobei is getting married, the bride price and dowry must be prepared sufficiently. In addition, they also owe Cheng Qiao a lot of favors, which must also be repaid.
"I'm sorry, brother. I have two children too. I can't help you."
"Brother, brother..."
Looking at the closed door, Zhao Guodong's eyes flashed with anger. He glanced at the fruit in his hand and pulled Lin Fang to return it. How could they afford such expensive fruit
When Zhao Hui came back, Cheng Qiao and the others had already entered the tense midterm exams. Cheng Qiao had not only finished taking all the subjects for the first grade, but was now taking the exams for the first half of the second grade.
As long as she passes the exam, she can go directly to the sophomore year in the second half of the year. When it comes to the final exam, Cheng Qiao plans to take the third-year courses and strive to go directly to the fourth year.
Class teacher Qun Xiaofan's eyes were filled with reluctance. Ever since he took the medicines given to him by Cheng Qiao, his wife has been five months pregnant. After a doctor's examination, the child is developing well.
In another four months, he will see his long-awaited son or daughter, so he plans to give Cheng Qiao a big red envelope as soon as the child is born.
But now this student is going to skip a grade, and I will no longer be her class teacher. I feel so reluctant to let her go, as I have lost an excellent student.
The principal smiled. He had already discussed this with Ye Jun. Cheng Qiao's basic skills were very solid. The only thing she lacked was case studies. When she started her internship in her third year, he would assign Cheng Qiao to the Chinese Medicine Hospital for internship.
"It takes three years, and other students have to study until the fifth year before they are eligible to intern in major hospitals. Their grades will also be used to decide which hospital they will intern in."
Cheng Qiao was able to go for internship in the third year, which reduced her time by almost half. It is true that a good teacher produces good students. Ye Jun was lucky, and Cheng Qiao was even luckier.
When Cheng Qiao finished all her courses and walked out of the school gate, she saw Li Huan holding Xiao Nuan, with four children standing beside them, looking at her with smiles.
"Xuhui, you are taller than me."
As soon as Cheng Qiao saw Xuhui, she felt that the child had really grown up and was estimated to be almost 1.8 meters tall. It turned out that in addition to genes, nutrition was also the biggest factor in determining a child's height.
"Mom, I have good news for you."
"Oh, what good news."
"Go home and tell us, go home and tell us, your mother has good news for us too."
Li Huan hurriedly stopped him, saying that the good news needed to be shared with family, as there were many people at home.
As soon as they returned to Ye Jun's courtyard, they heard laughter and chatter inside the door, and Qian Longxin's voice was the loudest, and he kept shouting for candy.
"Cheng Qiao, have you finished the exam? How are your grades? Can you skip a grade?"
When Zhao Xiaobei saw Cheng Qiao, he quickly stood up and handed her a cup of milk made with milk powder. Cheng Qiao took it and drank it in one gulp. The sweet taste of the milk made Cheng Qiao's heart warm.
"Zhao Xiaobei, what do you mean by looking down on my wife?"
Li Huan quit. His wife was the best and could succeed in everything she did.
"I'm sorry, brother-in-law, that's not what I meant. I just care, that's all."
Cheng Qiao glanced at Li Huan, thought for a moment, and then said that she had a good chance of passing the exam this time, and that she would basically be able to start the second half of the second grade courses directly after the Chinese New Year.
Everyone was very happy to hear this. Cheng Qiao looked at Xuhui and asked him to tell everyone what good news he had brought. Xuhui's face turned slightly red, but he still cleared his throat and smiled triumphantly:
"Like my mother, I also skipped a grade. Next summer, I will be able to take the college entrance examination."
Everyone applauded. Xuhui had grown from a ten-year-old kid who started first grade to one who could skip grades. This was all thanks to the careful training of Cheng Qiao and his wife.
Of course, Xuhui himself is also a smart and hardworking child, otherwise talent alone is far from enough. Cheng Qiao shook her head. It would be a sin if she were to roll up her sleeves, but she also dragged the child down with her.
Sure enough, little Cheng Li raised his head and announced loudly that he would strive to skip a grade next year. He also patted Li Ming on the head and encouraged him to prepare to skip a grade as well.
Xiao Nuan and Ye Jing looked at each other and shrank their necks. They were still young and didn't need to work so hard. Grandpa Ye had said that they were still young and should eat and play as they pleased and be naughty as they pleased.
Li's mother and Qin Yue were stewing and cooking in the kitchen. The Chinese New Year was just a few days away, so there was no need to make new clothes for this year. Qin Yue had already prepared a new set of clothes for everyone.
Cheng Qiao's five children each have two sets of clothes. Children are very naughty and can get their clothes dirty if they are not careful, so it is better to be prepared.
Ye Jun took out the Moutai liquor that Cheng Qiao had given her before. Cheng Qiao smiled. There was a lot of Moutai liquor in her space now. If she didn't take it, it wouldn't regenerate anyway, so she took as much as she wanted and regenerated as much as she wanted.
The wine glasses were filled, the dishes were on the table, and everyone raised their glasses happily to celebrate the new life that everyone had adapted to and the great success that everyone had achieved in the past year.
Amidst the laughter and joy, little Cheng Li suddenly pricked up his ears: "Mom, there's someone knocking on the door."
Cheng Qiao listened carefully and heard someone knocking on the door. Could it be her father? Cheng Liguo had told her on the phone that he would come to Beijing during the New Year.
Cheng Qiao took little Cheng Li outside and opened the door. They both shouted in unison:
"dad"
"grandfather"
But after he finished shouting, the scene was silent. Wu Fan touched his nose awkwardly. He was not old enough to be Cheng Qiao's father or little Cheng Li's grandfather.