Chapter 295 It’s right to listen to his second sister

Lin Chuxia took him directly to the department store and bought him a thermos, a washbasin, a tooth mug, a toothbrush, a towel, soap, soap… and even some spare clothes and socks.

Coming out of the department store, Lam Ka-tung’s hands were full of things, and he realized how thin his small suitcase was.

“Second sister, you are still good to me. You don’t know that our family has been in a mess recently.”

Lin Chuxia looked back at him, and Lin Jiadong was rarely ashamed. “I know that my parents went to ask you for money. When they came back that day, my eldest sister found out that they didn’t get the money, so she had a big fight with my parents and was later sent back to her husband’s house by them.”

Before, he didn’t know why his eldest sister always lived in her parents’ home. After finding out, he was indignant and tried to reason with his eldest sister, but his eldest sister really wouldn’t listen to him at all.

“My eldest sister gave birth to a son a while ago, and when mom heard about it, she started going to her place again. I heard that my eldest brother-in-law wanted to continue his old business of selling vegetables, and because they sold their bicycles to pay off their debts, mom even lent our bicycle to my eldest brother-in-law. I now feel that my eldest sister is unreasonable, and mom has followed suit.”

After he finished speaking, he secretly glanced at Lin Chuxia.

He didn’t think it was always like that in the family before, but after this incident, he realized that his mother seemed to have always favored his eldest sister.

Lin Chuxia didn’t expect that Lin Jiayi would give birth to a son so soon. Li Guangyuan wanted a son so badly in his previous life but he still didn’t have one.

No wonder he went back to his old ways so quickly.

Lin Jiayi wanted to marry Li Guangyuan, and Li Guangyuan wanted a son. In this life, both of them got what they wanted.

“Don’t worry about the family affairs. Let them deal with it. Just focus on studying hard. If there is anything you can’t do, tell your second sister.”

“Yes, I understand, second sister.”

After the two had lunch, Lin Chuxia took Lin Jiadong to Ancheng No. 1 Middle School to report.

Their generation has not yet caught up with the family planning policy, and it is even at the peak of the population birth rate, so there may not be many of them going to high school.

It’s nothing like the future, where there are huge crowds of people at the entrance of the 50-50 high schools, and there are no spots left even if you register a little late.

When Lin Chuxia and her friends arrived, there seemed to be only a few more people at the school gate than usual. Apart from those who were carrying rolled-up quilts and those who were just holding admission letters, there were not many parents who came with them. Most of the students were asking around on their own, looking for their destination like headless flies.

Fortunately, the registration place is very obvious.

Lin Chuxia handed Lin Jiadong’s admission letter to the other party, verified the name, and paid the tuition and accommodation fees. The teacher at the registration office gave her two notes.

One is for the dormitory and the other is for the classroom.

“Go to the dormitory and settle down first. The cafeteria is behind the dormitory. You have to go there to exchange food coupons and vegetable coupons. Didn’t you bring any food?”

Lin Jiadong shook his head subconsciously. He didn’t know that he had to bring food to school.

Lin Chuxia asked directly, “Teacher, can I buy food coupons directly?”

“Yes, but it’s a little more expensive. I see you are from the lower class, so you need to have food at home. You can bring some food with you next time you go on holiday. White flour will be fine. If you don’t have white flour, you can also harvest wheat, but the discount will be less.”

It is not easy to go to school these days, especially for people in the village to support a student. The term “selling everything you have” is not just a casual remark. Many people need to borrow money to pay tuition.

The teacher already knew Lam Ka-tung’s home address when he was registering just now, and this is a friendly reminder.

Lin Chuxia quickly thanked him, “Thank you, teacher. We understand.”

After leaving the registration office, Lin Jiadong and Lin Chuxia discussed, “Why don’t I go home later and bring some of the flour that Dad bought yesterday.”

“Let’s talk about it next time. Let’s buy food coupons first. It’s getting late. The teacher may call the roll in the evening. I can’t leave a bad impression on the teacher on the first day.”

Lin Jiadong said “oh”, it must be right to listen to his second sister.

The dormitory was bigger than Lin Chuxia had imagined. Although it had bunk beds, it was a shared dormitory with 14 people in one room.

Lin Chuxia and her friends arrived early and chose an upper bunk bed near the edge. The disadvantage of a dormitory bed is that if the people next to you are on the upper and lower bunks, it is easy to affect other people’s rest.

Choose a seat close to the side to minimize interruptions from others.

Before they finished cleaning up, several other boys came into the dormitory.

They all came alone, dressed simply, with simple luggage, and some even looked worse than Lam Ka-tung.

Yes, most of the students who live in the dormitory are from far away villages. Not to mention those from the city, even students from urban villages like Qinjia Village do not need to live in the dormitory.

The two boys may have seen a woman in the dormitory, so they looked at them twice with some curiosity.

Lam Ka Tung was quite tactful. Knowing that they would be classmates in the future, he greeted them first.

The boy with the simplest luggage immediately introduced himself to him with a smile, “My name is Li Youmin, from Qugou Village.”

Another one also said, “My name is Hou Xuehui, and I’m from Beizhao Village.”

While the young people were talking, Lin Chuxia had already made the bed neatly.

“Jiadong, let’s go check out the cafeteria first.”

Lin Jiadong responded and was about to leave when Li Youmin asked casually, “Your family?”

Lin Jiadong chuckled, a little proud, “My sister.”

He turned around and chased after Lin Chuxia, “Second sister, wait for me.”

Li Youmin watched the man leave the dormitory and nudged Hou Xuehui beside him, “Lin Jiadong said he was from Daqingshan Village, but I think his sister doesn’t look like a village girl. She looks like a city girl.”

Hou Xuehui responded. He also felt that Lin Jiadong’s sister looked like a city person, but what did that have to do with him?
Seeing that Hou Xuehui had no intention of talking anymore, Li Youmin changed the subject, “Besides the two of us, who else from our middle school got into No. 1 Middle School?”

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Lin Chuxia took Lin Jiadong to the cafeteria and bought 20 kilograms of food coupons and 10 yuan of money coupons in one go.

The food coupons were exchanged for staple food. The weight was calculated based on dry noodles. It was also calculated based on dry noodles when getting rice. About one or two ounces of noodles could buy about 1.6 ounces of staple food.

When buying food coupons outside, you will be charged a processing fee of a few cents for every pound of food coupons. You will pay it together when you exchange the food coupons in the canteen. Then you can directly use the food coupons to exchange for staple food.

He used banknotes to buy food. The food in the cafeteria was cheap, ranging from three cents to ten cents. Ten yuan was enough for him to eat for a while.

Only by handing all these things over to Lam Ka Tung can we say that all the work is done.

“Study hard, listen to your teacher, and don’t skimp on food. You’re still growing. If you have anything to do, ask your teacher for leave and come to see me at the bun shop or at home.”

Lin Chuxia gave some more instructions, and Lin Jiadong sniffed. For some reason, he felt like crying.

His second sister is so nice to him.

Not to mention anything else, his second sister spent money on him without blinking an eye, but if it was his mother, she would at least say a few words.

“Second sister, I understand. I will study hard, get into college, and bring honor to you.”

“Well, Second Sister believes in you.”

Lin Chuxia waited for Lin Jiadong to return to the dormitory before heading out of the school.

(End of this chapter)