The eleventh day of the lunar year was the day for the unified opening of school after the New Year.
Before that, it was the time to pay tuition fees and receive books. The younger generation of the Qin Family has paid tuition and taken the new books home. The rich buy book covers and the poor parents use old newspapers to make simple book covers. The two daughters of the first branch came to the old house. The two of them were not studying, so they seemed out of place.
The children of the third and fourth branches were attached to Qin Wanwan. Qin Wanwan was very good at being a sister. When the new books were distributed, Ye Ru gave her money to buy book covers. She not only bought herself but also bought one for her younger cousins.
Everyone got one, and it has cartoon designs.
Books were very important in this era. Parents would also make book covers for new books to prevent their children from damaging them, but most of them would not be extravagant to buy new plastic covers, which cost fifty cents each!
It would cost several yuan for several books for three subjects, which was not worth it.
“Sister Fei, look, is my book cover pretty?” The child, who was three years younger than Qin Fei, asked her happily while holding up the new book cover, chattering about what she would learn in the new semester.
“It’s pretty.” Qin Fei responded actively.
“Xiao Qian, your Sister Fei doesn’t go to school. She doesn’t understand this, so don’t embarrass her.” The Third Aunt said, whether intentionally or not.
“Oh.” Qin Qian was a little disappointed and ran towards Qin Wanwan again.
Qin Fei looked at her and felt a little empty in her heart. To be honest, in the past, Qin Qian from the third branch was brought up by her, but when she grew up, she became closer to Qin Wanwan.
Qin Hongfei was not so sentimental. Seeing that Grandma Qin was busy drying the dried peppers just harvested from the field in the yard, and the people next to her had no time to pay attention to them, she called Qin Fei and took the initiative to go over to help. Since they had something to do, they had better help, their existence wouldn’t be so embarrassing.
Grandma Qin glanced at the two sisters, a little surprised!
They became smarter, not so stupid anymore.
She didn’t stop them and let them help.
When they were almost done, Grandma Qin wiped her hands on her apron and said: “Hongfei, come with me.”
Qin Hongfei thought the old lady was going to ask about school, but she didn’t.
Grandma Qin changed her clothes, took her things, held her hand, and went straight to a place, which was school!
Ye Ru was already waiting at the school gate, chatting with a female teacher on duty.
What else did Qin Hongfei not understand after seeing this?
Grandma Qin took her to school to ask for forgiveness: “Grandma, didn’t my mother tell you that the matter of going to school has been…”
Grandma Qin pinched her palm and interrupted her with a serious expression: “It has been resolved, right? How has it been resolved? You are going to school. Have you paid the tuition fee and taken your books? I don’t know how your mother taught you, and I don’t know how can you lie at such a young age to save face.”
“I won’t bother with you about this, but Hongfei! If you listen to your foolish mother’s words, your life will be ruined. Like your older sister, you should honestly admit your mistake to your teacher later, and this matter will be over, understand?”
She thought that the eldest daughter-in-law’s talk about having a way to go to school was made up in order not to bow her head to the fifth branch.
Qin Hongfei didn’t blame the old lady. Even though she was sure that it was not a lie, she could still treat it with such care. Grandma was kind, but at the same time, she didn’t agree with Old Lady Qin’s approach. Prejudice hurts people. Why does she directly accuse her of lying without confirmation?
“Grandma, my mother didn’t teach me anything, nor did she instigate me to do anything. I told her myself that the school problem was solved, and it was true.”
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