When I got up early and pushed open the back door, I saw an old couple in the backyard, one drinking tea and reading a book, and the other doing laundry to dry.
"Master, aunt, good morning."
Hearing the sound, the old couple turned their heads and saw that it was Jiahui, they smiled and nodded to her.
"Are you up? Did you sleep well last night?"
Jiahui nodded and smiled, "It's good, the air here is very good, and it's very quiet."
With Zhao Donglin by my side, I feel at ease when I change places. Moreover, the environment here is really good, quiet amidst the hustle and bustle. Jiahui remembers this geographical location. In another ten or twenty years, housing prices will rise steadily, which is not something ordinary citizens can afford.
"Has my daughter had breakfast? If you haven't eaten, go back from my house."
Jiahui smiled and nodded, "I ate it. It was the flour my aunt gave yesterday, and my mother-in-law made pancakes. By the way, auntie, we will go to the market to buy things later. If you want anything, we will bring it back along the way."
Shen Nianru shook her head and said, "No need, there is nothing missing at home, thank you daughter."
"We should be the ones who thank you, Grandpa and Madam, for willing to rent such a nice house to us."
And the rent is not high, but it seems too vulgar to raise money with educated people like grandpa and aunt, so Jiahui didn't talk about the topic of rent.
Shen Nianru smiled, "Then let's stop thanking each other. From now on, we will treat ourselves as one of our own. When there are many people, the yard will be lively."
Jiahui smiled and nodded.
It can be seen that the old couple has cultural connotations, and their temperament is also very outstanding, but they are the only ones who live in such a big house, and they have never heard them mention their children in the two days of conversation. ", does this also reflect from the side that the current situation of their lives is not "lively" enough
Jiahui always felt that even their smiles were lonely and lonely.
The market in the provincial capital is very prosperous, and there are all kinds of meat, aquatic products, and vegetables in the market. Although the variety is not rich enough, it already has the prototype of a 21st century vegetable market.
"Oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar, rice noodles and eggs, all of them are bought." Jiahui walked and watched, then turned to ask Zhao Donglin, "What shall we have for lunch today, mapo tofu, lettuce in oyster sauce, shredded potatoes, and boiled fish, okay?"
Jiahui finally understands what is meant by "living in Migui in the capital is not easy". It seems that she has to find a way to make money, and she doesn't want to live in a hurry all day long.
"It's up to you to decide, as long as it's made by you, I love to eat it."
Zhang Qiaoer didn't dare to use the gas stove, so Jiahui said that she would cook today's meal, which was their first meal in the provincial capital, and meant to see Zhao Donghe off.
Zhao Donghe is going to rush back after lunch, as long as he can reach the county, he can find a way to return to the village.
Zhang Qiaoer was reluctant to let his youngest son go back so soon, and Zhao Donglin also asked him to stay for a few more days, but Zhao Donghe insisted on going back, saying that he was worried about the stone.
Seeing that he mentioned his son, everyone didn't persuade him any more. Children are the weakness of parents, not to mention that Zhao Donghe is now both a father and a mother. Zhang Qiaoer persuaded him several times to find another one, but he refused.
After Zhao Donglin finished speaking, Jiahui glanced at him and found that he was really getting better at talking now.
After shopping, go home, organize the kitchen first, and see if there is anything missing in the house, and then take time to go there in the afternoon.
"It's still early, let's go to school and sign up first."
The two took the admission notice and all the materials prepared on the notice and went out.
When we arrived at the school, there were quite a few people who came to sign up. Everyone's expressions were exhausted and happy, showing yearning and longing for a new life.
"Excuse me, are you two new classmates? Which department are you from?"
On campus, staff wearing armbands came up and asked.
Jiahui nodded with a smile, "I'm from the English department, and he's from the Economics department."
The other party raised his eyebrows and nodded. These two departments are the key departments of the school. The economics department has the highest admission score, and the English department has the strictest admission requirements. , will be admitted.
He raised his finger and pointed in the direction, "The Department of Economics goes straight along this road, and the Department of English turns right. You can register separately, which is faster."
Jiahui looked at Zhao Donglin, "Then why don't we sign up separately?"
What she thought was, anyway, her home was behind the school, so she could go back by herself after registration, and save time to go back to cook. Who knew that Zhao Donglin would not follow her routine.
"I'll go with you first."
It means to be together.
The other party smiled, "Hehe, the relationship between the two is very good, are they... brothers and sisters?"
Gay men are obviously a few years older than lesbians, and the relationship is very familiar, so it is guessed that siblings are more reliable.
Jiahui shook her head with a smile, with a hint of cunning in her smile.
"No, we are husband and wife."
The opponent's mouth suddenly opened wide.
"Oh, sorry, I really didn't guess that. Uh huh."
Jiahui waved her hand and said with a smile, "It's okay, then we'll sign up first, thank you."
The other party also waved at the backs of the two of them belatedly, thinking, it is really surprising that they are husband and wife.
A red banner, a desk, a registered teacher with glasses, and a pile of documents and forms on the desk.
"You are Dong Jiahui?"
This is the second place in the province. In order to rob people, several departments were fighting.
"Okay, the state stipulates that tuition fees will be reduced and exempted. Then, the students in our school will have a living allowance of 18 yuan per month to help everyone relieve their financial pressure."
Jiahui nodded, she had already understood these situations before.
The registration teacher handed over something and said, "You fill out this form."
Jiahui saw that it was an "Accommodation Application Form". She said, "Teacher, I don't need accommodation."
The teacher froze while sorting out the materials, "Huh? No accommodation, you are not a local."
"My family came here together, rented a house near the school, and lived with my family."
"That's it." The teacher helped the mirror frame, "Then I'll register it for you, and we'll talk about the follow-up procedures."
While Jiahui was registering, the teacher asked Zhao Donglin who had been waiting beside him.
"Student, what's your name?"
He thought that Zhao Donglin was also here to sign up, so he flipped through the sign-up book while asking.
"I'm not from the English department, so I'll leave right away."
It's really strange, "If you're not an English department, why are you here?"
"I'll wait for my wife."
The teacher helped the mirror frame again. He was stunned for a few seconds before realizing it. He stretched out his index finger and swayed from side to side between the two of them. He asked uncertainly, "You guys, are you a couple?"
Zhao Donglin nodded.
The teacher snorted, and looked at the two of them carefully. It might be that Jiahui's face is too young, she doesn't look like a married person at all. Zhao Donglin doesn't say that the teacher really doesn't think about it.
Unexpectedly, the couple could be admitted to the same school, and their scores in Wudong University are not low.
"Then, which department are you from?"
"I'm from the Department of Economics."
The teacher nodded, admiring in his heart that a family can change the family with one college student, and two for one!
Sooner or later the family is going to prosper.
The two walked around the school after signing up, and the news that a couple had been admitted to Wu Dong had spread all over the campus, arousing everyone's curiosity.
Jiahui started cooking when she got home, and Meixiang had already prepared the ingredients.
Pour the oil, sauté, put the ingredients out of the pot one by one, and watch her cook with ease.
"Sister-in-law, how is your school? Isn't it very simple and old-fashioned?"
Wudong University is a well-established university. Based on the principle of preferring lack to excess, this year it has enrolled a total of more than 380 students.
It is better to admit fewer students than to lower the score line.
"You can go and have a look next time, it's just ahead anyway."
Meixiang School will sign up tomorrow. Her campus is a little far away, so she has to take the bus to and from get out of class.
"Tomorrow your brother will accompany you to sign up, and let him buy you a bus monthly ticket by the way."
"I'm still thinking about whether to stay or not. Anyway, it's only a year and a half. Doesn't it cost extra money to take the bus every day?"
"It doesn't cost much to take the bus, but whether you live in a dormitory or not depends on your own choice. If you like to live in a group, you can live there. If you like to live with your family, you can come back. You should think about it first, and think about it yourself. think."
Mei Xiang nodded in agreement. She is actually a bit introverted, she is quite afraid of getting along with people, and she wants to live at home even more.
Mapo tofu, oyster sauce lettuce, and potato shreds were three dishes that were prepared quickly. The last fish took a little longer. After cooking, Jiahui put two pieces on a plate and asked Zhao Donglin to send it to the backyard.
The one served first is not spicy, only garlic and coriander are added to enhance the taste, mainly because the two old people can't eat spicy food.
Jiahui's consideration was indeed right. Zhong Daomin has a bad stomach and can't eat spicy food. Jiahui's fish is sweet and sour.
"Well, we are lucky, this girl is really good at cooking."
In the morning, Yingbao came to play in the backyard. She was choosing vegetables, and Yingbao was watching beside her. She is so soft and cute. Although she is a rural girl, she is still young. The most surprising thing is that Yingbao can sing English songs, and the song "Jingle Bell" shocked the old couple.
Shen Nianru asked her who taught her, and Ying Bao said proudly, "My mother taught me."
Children are the purest and kindest in the world. As Jiahui's stepmother, Yingbao can trust and love her wholeheartedly, which proves that this mother is very competent.
At the same time, Jiahui was able to train her children so hard, and did not treat them differently because they were stepson and stepdaughter. Such a mind is worthy of recognition.
"After dinner, go around the neighborhood and see if you can arrange Heidan's school."
The university term starts a little early, and in a few days, at most it will be the first month, and elementary school should start.
Zhao Donglin sent Donghe away after dinner, and then went back to the nearest Wudong Central Primary School. After talking with the principal for more than half an hour, the school agreed to borrow him, but there were two conditions. One was to take the exam. Qualified schools only accept it, and the second is to pay a loan fee, which is 50 yuan at a time.
"We're not afraid of the exam. With Heidan's level, fourth and fifth grades are enough, and we'll pay for the tuition. As long as it's helpful to Heidan in the future, it's okay to spend a little more money." After finishing speaking, Jiahui specifically explained , "Don't tell Mom about borrowing tuition, she will be in a hurry."
Fifty yuan is not a small amount. Their annual rent is only one hundred yuan. If Zhang Qiaoer knows that Hei Dan not only needs to pay tuition and books, but also has to pay another fifty yuan for sponsorship, she estimates Distressed and fainted.
In the past two days, the family has indeed spent a lot of money. The rent and purchases have already reached hundreds of dollars.
Zhao Donglin nodded silently, held Jiahui's hand, and rubbed it on his lips.
The gratitude in his heart cannot be expressed in words. Every thoughtfulness of Jiahui has deepened his determination to treat her well and love her for the rest of his life. It is also because of meeting Jiahui that he has never regretted even a single moment. Agreed to the divorce.
Heidan just overheard the conversation between the two in the yard. He lowered his eyes and showed no expression on his face, but his heart kept surging.
He was sensible earlier than children of the same age. At the age of eight, he already had the appearance of a little boy, with a handsome face, and he was wearing a small light green Tang suit, which was new clothes made by Jiahui for him.
Before entering the city, Jiahui made two coats for everyone. "A person depends on clothes, and a Buddha depends on gold clothes." You can wear whatever you want in the village, and you are not afraid of patches. Same, you still have to tidy yourself up.
A person's external image can sometimes determine many things. Inner beauty is a kind of beauty, but the first thing people pay attention to when they meet people is the outside.
He knows how good his stepmother is to him, and it is precisely because he knows that he feels at a loss in his heart.
He couldn't call her mother as calmly as Yingbao, and he couldn't act like a baby with her calmly, asking her for something, because he was sensible early, because he knew she was not his biological mother early, so even if he knew she was good, he accepted it. This kind of goodness can only be kept in the bottom of my heart, and I dare not express it.
The aunt told him that his stepmother was willing to bring him to the city for him to go to school, and he should be grateful to her for the rest of his life.
"Your mother is a decent person, she won't do disgraceful things, she treats everyone well, and she treats everyone well, and I don't worry about you going to the city to live a bad life. Since the family provides for you to go to school, you should go to school well, you see , your father has been admitted to college, your mother has been admitted to college, even your sister-in-law has been admitted to college, now that the family is a college student, you have to work harder."
With such good learning conditions, it is natural to study hard to have a way out.
It's not that Jiahui will abuse Heidan or something, but Heidan's own character, too self-esteem, Zhao Caixia, an aunt, has already seen it, even if Jiahui is willing to give it in the future, Heidan may not be willing to take it.
This kind of child has to let him work hard on his own.
But this is also good, people only rely on themselves to be true.
The next day, Zhao Donglin accompanied his younger sister Meixiang to the school to register. The monthly bus ticket costs 6 yuan, and if you buy a monthly ticket, you can take unlimited rides on all the buses in the city.
"In this case, it's better to come back and live, anyway, you can take unlimited rides."
Meixiang didn't expect to take the bus in the city like this, and she was worried about the fare going back and forth, so she might as well come back and live.
Jiahui calculated the accounts for her. The school subsidized 18 yuan a month, and the bus fare was 6 yuan. She saved two meals in the morning and evening by living at home. The meal is not much different.
In the afternoon, Heidan went to school to take the exam.
"This is the kid Zhao Zhuojun?"
When the principal saw that Heidan was clean, handsome, well-behaved and sensible, his impression became better.
"This is the paper for the second grade last year. You should do it first."
The principal originally wanted to take the first-year papers, but then he thought about it, since he was already in the second grade, he should do the second-grade test papers first, and if the grades were really bad, he would try the first-grade ones.
He had already figured it out, as long as he could get sixty points in the first grade paper, hei Dan would be repeated, which would be a way to save face for Zhao Donglin.
Although Zhao Donglin just came from the countryside with no money or background, he was admitted to Wudong University. College students are so popular these days. It's hard to say what will happen in the future. It's just a matter of recruiting an extra student, and there is no need to offend others.
Heidan took the test paper, found a table and sat down, took a pen from his schoolbag and started working on the questions.
The principal was a little surprised when he saw him holding a pen. Young children don’t have enough wrist strength, so they can’t write well even with a pen. Therefore, most children in the lower grades use pencils. When Heidan writes, the principal will be slapped in the face , Heidan's handwriting is horizontal and vertical, and although the direction of the strokes is very green, it is far beyond that of children of the same age, and it is obvious that he has practiced handwriting well.
It seems that I underestimated this kid named Zhao Zhuojun. Also, the parents are both college students. With such a good learning atmosphere, how could the child's grades be poor
It took Heidan half an hour to finish the math and Chinese test papers, and he checked them again at the end. The principal looked at the scores himself. After getting the test papers, the papers were neat and neatly written, and both of them got 100 points.
"Zhao Zhuojun's grades are very good. Last semester, only two students in the second grade of our school passed the double hundred exam."
If you consider the answering time and handwriting, Zhao Zhuojun is obviously better than those two.
At this moment, the principal's expression changed completely. Before, he was polite with alienation, but now he is completely eager. Such top students, they Wudong Central Primary School must want!
"Zhao Zhuojun's grades are completely qualified. Besides, with such good grades, our school is not going to charge sponsorship fees."
Zhao Donglin was not surprised by Heidan's results, but he was a little surprised by the principal's cancellation of the sponsorship fee.
"Actually, Zhao Zhuojun has already taught himself the fourth grade at home."
"oh?"
The headmaster became interested. Based on his brief contact with Zhao Donglin, Zhao Donglin was not a random person, but he really wanted to see what the strength of this kid Zhao Zhuojun was.
The principal took out two fourth-grade exam papers from the drawer with great interest, "Student Zhao, why don't you make this exam paper? This is the final exam paper for the first semester of fourth grade.
Heidan took the test paper and started to answer the questions directly. This time, the answering time was longer, the number of math calculation questions increased, and there were more small essays in Chinese.
Fifty minutes later, Heidan handed over the test papers to the headmaster, who couldn't wait to start marking the papers.
Ten minutes later, the principal put down the red pen in his hand in admiration, the satisfaction in his eyes almost overflowing.
"Student Zhao Zhuojun is really outstanding, double hundred! I can't even find a deduction point for the composition."
The title of the composition is to describe the scenery in summer, 200 words, Heidan wrote about the rural scenery in summer, the lush mountains, the frogs in the fields, the loaches after the rain, the sparrows in groups, and the white belly jumping in the water fish.
"The sun was setting, and the sky was dyed red. The old man herding cattle came home from the foot of the mountain. The air was full of fragrance. That's when everyone started cooking dinner."
He couldn't believe that this was a composition written by an eight-year-old child!
Now, let alone the sponsorship fee, even the student who pays the tuition fee is paid by him!
The principal fell into thinking. According to Zhao Zhuojun's age, he should be in the third grade next semester, but he has already taught himself the content of the fourth grade, and he has mastered it well. Should Zhao Zhuojun be allowed to skip the third and fourth grades and go directly to the fifth grade
But is it too much to skip two grades at once? Their school rarely skips grades, at least not when he was the principal.
"Well, it's too much to skip directly to the fifth grade. With Zhao Zhuojun's grades, it's absolutely no problem to go directly to the fourth grade. What do your parents think, do you agree with the child's skipping?"
Today Zhao Donglin accompanied Heidan. Before coming, Jiahui also said that with Heidan's grades, he can skip a grade. The sentence Zhao Donglin just mentioned was also deliberately told to the principal.
"Children can learn. As parents, we must raise our hands to support, and we will not hold back our children."
Zhao Donglin's high-sounding words sounded like the sound of nature to the headmaster's ears. He even thought about letting Zhao Zhuojun participate in the hard pen calligraphy competition and the composition competition. I don't know if this child has other specialties. Dig dig.
"That's fine, then that's settled. Our school starts on March 10th. There are four grades in one class. The teachers in this class are the best. I wish Zhao Zhuojun a pleasant learning atmosphere."
After leaving the school gate, Zhao Donglin patted Heidan's shoulder, feeling happy from the bottom of his heart.
"You performed well today. Your mother must be happy to know."
Zhao Donglin didn't realize that this was wrong, he was used to talking to Yingbao Fangfang, Heidan could hear it, but he didn't correct him, because to him, Jiahui was his mother, and he also hoped that she would be happy , I hope she can be proud of herself.
After arriving home, Zhao Donglin talked about Heidan's performance in school, and also about the sponsorship fee. Anyway, there is no need to pay in the end, so it's okay to talk about it.
Jiahui patted Heidan's head in relief, "I knew our Heidan was fine, he was the best kid, and he couldn't relax in the fourth grade, so we have to keep working hard, you know?"
Heitan nodded obediently.
Zhang Qiaoer's eyes almost disappeared from the smile. At this moment, she felt that it was really worthwhile for her to work so hard to come to the provincial capital. Heidan is such a good kid, it's a waste of good materials to go to school in the village!
But while Zhang Qiaoer was happy, she was a little disappointed at the same time. Thinking of the better life of the eldest son's family, the life of the younger son was a little downcast.
She thought, the two brothers Donglin and Donghe have a good relationship, and when Donglin is successful, they will definitely be willing to help his younger brother.
Ten fingers also have different lengths, and the sisters at the head of the family always have good or bad days.