Chapter 296 Funny and Sad
Ancheng No. 1 Middle School, she once dreamed of being admitted to Ancheng No. 1 Middle School and then taking the college entrance examination.

Even set this as your goal.

As a result, because Lin Jiayi was not doing well in her studies and could not continue to study, she encouraged her mother to let her drop out of school.

And her mother didn’t seem to have any hope for her. Even when the teacher came to their home, acknowledged her achievements, and persuaded her mother to go back to school, she still didn’t agree.

Lin Chuxia collected her thoughts and was about to walk out when she suddenly saw a bulletin board nearby that listed the college students that had been trained by Ancheng No. 1 Middle School after the college entrance examination was resumed.

Qin Yang’s name is the first one.

Lin Chuxia’s lips curled up slightly, but unfortunately she didn’t have a camera. She really wanted to take a picture as a souvenir.

When I got to the bun shop, I saw Zhang Guilan selling cooked food at the window. Seeing her, I smiled and asked her, “Are you so happy to send your brother to school?”

Lin Chuxia touched the corner of her lips. She didn’t care at all. She was in a good mood since school.

But it wasn’t because of sending my younger brother to school.

But she was too embarrassed to tell the real reason, so she just changed the subject, “Where’s Hongmei?”

In the past, Zhou Hongmei always sold cooked food at the window.

Zhang Guilan glanced at the back kitchen and said, “She’s pregnant. She can’t stand the smell of cooked food these past two days, so she asked me to switch.”

“Yes? That’s really good news.”

The family planning policy is not strict at the moment, and Qin Wu and his wife only have one daughter. According to the policy, if the firstborn of an agricultural household is a daughter, they can have a second child after the daughter reaches a certain age. This is also to take into account the need for heavy labor in rural production.

Zhou Hongmei and her family meet all the requirements, so it is reasonable for them to have a second child.

Lin Chuxia glanced at Zhang Guilan and asked, “When will sister-in-law want another one?”

She knew that Qin Han and his wife had always wanted a second child.

Zhang Guilan did not shy away from saying, “We are not in a hurry. Hongmei is pregnant now. If I get pregnant again, what will happen to the bun shop? We will talk about it after they have the baby.”

The children in the village are left to the care of the elderly as soon as they are born, and they can go back to work after the confinement period, so it won’t delay them for long.

Lin Chuxia doesn’t think so. In two years, family planning will be strictly enforced. The first child in her eldest brother’s family is a boy, so it may not be so easy to have another one.

“Don’t think too much. If you and your fifth brother’s wife get pregnant together, it’s fine. You can just hire two more people in the store and the two children will have company.”

Zhang Guilan thought Lin Chuxia was just talking casually, but Lin Chuxia suddenly became serious, “Sister-in-law, family planning will be stricter next year at most, you and brother should hurry up.”

Zhang Guilan’s smile faded when she saw Lin Chuxia’s serious face. She thought that Lin Chuxia was not only familiar with the town leaders but had also met the county magistrate. She might have some inside information.

“Okay, I see.”

When I got home, Xiao Zhuangzhuang came to greet me and said, “Aunt, look at my new schoolbag. Grandma made it for me.”

Lin Chuxia remembered that Zhuangzhuang would also have to report to elementary school tomorrow.

The last time she talked to Zhang Guilan about Xiao Zhuangzhuang’s schooling problem, Zhang Guilan went to find Qin Jiang’s wife the next day.

Xu Yun is a teacher in the village primary school. Even if the children are not old enough, it is just a matter of saying hello to the principal.

Lin Chuxia could tell that the navy blue cloth pocket schoolbag was made of the fabric she had bought for Qin’s mother years ago. The old lady had kept it after making a pair of pants from it.

The fact that she used new cloth that she was reluctant to wear to make a schoolbag for her child shows how much importance Qin’s mother attaches to her grandson’s studies.

“It’s really beautiful,” Lin Chuxia praised under the little guy’s expectant gaze, “Do you have a notebook? Auntie will take you to buy a notebook and a pencil case.”

Xiao Zhuangzhuang’s eyes lit up and he nodded heavily, “Okay.”

Mother Qin came out of the kitchen and saw Lin Chuxia was about to leave after she came back, so she reminded him, “He won’t be able to attend class tomorrow, just ask the eldest brother to bring it back to him later.”

The light in Xiao Zhuangzhuang’s eyes dimmed immediately, and Lin Chuxia replied, “It’s okay, it’s not far on the bike, we’ll be back soon.”

Qin Han and his wife came back only after closing time every day and left again early. In a sense, they were even busier than her.

The light in Zhuangzhuang’s eyes lit up again. Lin Chuxia pushed the bicycle and said, “Get on.”

The 28-inch bicycle has a crossbar in the front, and Zhuangzhuang can already sit on the crossbar with one leg sideways.

With one foot on the pedal and the other on the frame, he just twisted his little butt and sat on it.

“I’m fine, little aunt,” he turned around and called out loudly.

“Sit down, let’s go.”

There was a small shop in the village, but it only sold notebooks and pencils, so Lin Chuxia took him directly to the department store in the city.

A tin pencil case, 50 cents each, available in several patterns.

Pencils with solid color barrels are 5 points, those with patterns are 6 points, and those with leather-like barrels are 8 points.

There are also erasers, two-cent, three-cent, and five-cent.

There are so many kinds that Xiao Zhuangzhuang’s eyes are not enough.

You can see that he is very excited.

“Which one do you like?” Lin Chuxia asked.

“Can I choose?”

Zhuangzhuang’s face turned red.

Exciting.

Lin Chuxia nodded, and he turned his head again, with his forehead pressed against the counter, pointing at a pencil case, “I want Sun Wukong’s pencil case, any other one is fine.”

It is said that Zhuangzhuang was educated very sensible by Qin’s mother. He knows his limits and is not greedy at a young age.

Lin Chuxia asked the salesperson to get the pencil case he had chosen. She made the decision on the pencils, taking two of each, two erasers, and five notebooks each for pinyin, grid, and new characters.

The little schoolbag was empty when he came and full when he left.

After returning home, Xiao Zhuangzhuang first showed his work to Qin’s father and mother. He took out the pencil case, pencils, eraser, and notebooks, one by one for them to see.

Mother Qin smiled and agreed, and asked Lin Chuxia to wash her hands and eat together.

The old couple had been waiting for them.

Just after dinner, Qin Han and Zhang Guilan came back. Xiao Zhuangzhuang rushed out like a little cannon, holding up his schoolbag for them to see.

Even though Lin Chuxia had reminded Zhang Guilan about the issue of educating her child before, people are just like that now, letting their children do whatever they want.

In the eyes of Zhang Guilan and Qin Han, sending their children to school is mission accomplished.

As for books and the like, his mother can take care of them at home, so there is nothing to worry about.

If all else fails, find some paper and order a notebook to use first. Some children even go to school without a notebook.

Now seeing everything Lin Chuxia bought for him, he felt that he was too careless.

He quickly thanked Lin Chuxia.

“Look at what you said, sister-in-law. Why should we be polite to each other as a family? Besides, you and your elder brother are in charge of the bun shop, so you don’t have time to take care of these things.”

Lin Chuxia really didn’t think anything of it.

She likes Zhuangzhuang very much. Although she has never had children in her two lives, she sometimes even treats Zhuangzhuang as her own child.

It is true that this child can give you high emotional value, making you feel that it is worth doing anything for him.

Qin Han and Zhang Guilan had finished dinner at the steamed bun shop. It was getting late now and they would have to get up early tomorrow, so everyone prepared to wash up and go back to their rooms to rest.