Chapter 282: Chapter 280: The Eve Before School Starts

Wang Liansheng listened to the two young people teasing each other and causing a ruckus. He didn’t intervene, just smiled, shook his head, and took a sip of tea. Being young is great.

In the blink of an eye, summer vacation was about to end. The factory building on the processing side had been completed, the imported processing equipment had arrived, and installation was already underway, working overtime.

Old Master Lian has already left. Chen Xiong is in charge of the operation and management of the factory. According to his optimistic estimate, if they work quickly, they might be able to produce a batch of products this fall, before the weather turns cold.

At this point, Wang Liansheng didn’t have much else to be busy with. He only needed to occasionally check on the progress at the factory and also keep an eye on the construction of the schools being built with assistance.

However, because he was concerned about the quality of the school buildings, Wang Liansheng visited the schools more frequently.

At the end of August, Hongling returned from her hometown. This girl was going to start school, about to enter Huicheng Medical School to study nursing. Along with her admission, her household registration and food oil ration relationships were also transferred, which meant she had jumped the farming gate and would now be a city person.

This made her the second person in recent years in the Nanli Team to jump the farming gate by passing an exam to eat commodity grain in the city.

The Wang Family, young and old alike, were overjoyed and encouraged. Other villagers were envious and, when they got home, pulled over their own sons or daughters, pinched their ears, and educated them to study hard and be like the Wang Family’s eldest daughter, passing exams to go to the city to eat commodity grain.

Only, the second house of the Wang Family seemed collectively ashamed and kept their doors tightly shut, even keeping the children at home, not allowing them to visit the main house.

Qu Cui was angry but also felt vindicated: the second house acted like they were above others. When the fourth faced trouble, instead of helping to raise his two children, they bullied the mother and kids, and even wanted to sell the fourth’s son!

Now that the fourth was exonerated, reinstated at work, and his wife had been exceptionally recruited into the army, becoming a battalion-level officer in just a few short years, even if those at the second house regretted bitterly, it was too late.

Thinking about it this way, Qu Cui felt a bit of schadenfreude: Hmph, they deserve it!

This time, Hongling’s schooling was a big event for the Wang Family. Not only did her father, Wang Lianqi, come to send his daughter to school, but even her big sister-in-law, Zhao Erni, also came along.

That evening, after work, Wang Liansheng rushed to his second brother Wang Lianfa’s house. Xiaoyu, Little Apricot, and Shi Tou had already been brought over, and the family gathered to celebrate.

The kids were happy, and so were the adults. The three brothers talked while drinking, and without realizing it, they had drunk quite a bit.

After dinner, Little Apricot and Shi Tou, being fond of playing with their brothers and sisters, stayed overnight at their second uncle’s house.

Wang Liansheng, about to leave with Xiaoyu, was about to say goodbye, when Zhao Erni came out of the kitchen drying her hands, smiling, and said, “All the little monkeys are here, leaving us no room, so we might as well follow the fourth brother there.”

Wang Lianqi wanted to say something but was pulled by Zhao Erni, and he sensibly closed his mouth, albeit slightly dazed.

Xiaoyu laughed and said, “Since big sister-in-law and big brother are going, I won’t go back either. I’ll stay to take care of Little Apricot and Shi Tou tonight.”

Wang Liansheng was actually quite clear-headed. He nodded in agreement, realizing that with the second sister-in-law also taking care of little Qi Bai and so many kids, she could use the help. Xiaoyu and Hongling were used to tending to children, and with the two of them there, the second sister-in-law would have much less burden.

Wang Liansheng and Wang Lianqi walked ahead, arms around each other’s shoulders, chatting, while Zhao Erni followed silently behind, keeping quiet all the way.

The next day, with Wang Lianqi and Zhao Erni escorting Hongling to school, Wang Liansheng didn’t take leave. He just confirmed with his big brother to come over for dinner at his place that night. He would go buy ingredients early to make a few dishes, and they could have a few drinks together.

Huicheng Medical School started a couple of days earlier, and the day after, Xiaoyu and Little Apricot were also going to start school.

That evening, before Wang Lianqi and Wang Lianfa had arrived, Wang Liansheng was busy cooking with Xiaoyu in the kitchen, when Xiaoyu’s teacher came for a home visit.

The visitor was someone familiar, and upon seeing Xiaoyu, she was delighted. “It really is you guys. When I saw the student file, I thought it might be you.”

Xiaoyu first called her sister Cui Cui and, upon realizing Cui Cui’s identity, quickly changed to calling her Teacher Cui.

Cui Cui laughed, holding her hand, and said, “Outside of school, you can still call me sister.”

Xiaoyu smiled but didn’t switch back. Instead, she busied herself making hot water for Cui Cui, then went back to the kitchen to check on the cooking, and helped Wang Liansheng host the visiting teacher.

When Cui Cui saw Wang Liansheng, her eyes lit up noticeably, and she stood up to shake his hand. “I didn’t expect that when we met again, it would be as teacher and parent.”

Wang Liansheng was quite pleased too. Going round and round, a former educated youth who had gone to the countryside could end up as their child’s teacher; it was a special kind of fate. There was some neighborly sentiment to it.

Sitting down, after a few casual words, Wang Liansheng turned to the main topic. “I wonder if Teacher Cui’s visit this time is because there’s a new arrangement from the school?”

Cui Cui held a teacup and smiled, “Yes, I was so happy to see you all, I almost forgot about the official matter.”

It turned out that Xiaoyu was about to enter the third year of middle school, and next year she would face the high school entrance exams. At this time, middle school students not only took exams for high school but also for secondary and technical schools.

This was because after graduating from secondary or technical schools, students would be assigned jobs directly, allowing them to start earning a salary. Rural students would also get their household registration and food oil ration relations transferred, enabling them to escape farming and enjoy commodity grain and a salary, so many students, especially rural students, had their first choice as vocational or technical schools rather than high school.

After all, if you spent three years in high school and didn’t get into college, you still wouldn’t have a job, let alone the household and food ration relations. It would be like ten years of education for nothing.

Cui Cui’s purpose this time was for the school’s differing focus on students who aimed for high school versus those aiming for vocational or technical schools. Teachers were sent to visit each graduating student’s home, to determine the students’ application direction a year in advance, and then reorder classes based on this, focusing teaching efforts to achieve better results.

As soon as Wang Liansheng heard this, he said without hesitation, “Of course, high school.”

Cui Cui was somewhat surprised, “I’d like to ask, what is Ling Yu’s household status?”

Wang Liansheng said, “Still with the Nanli Team.”

So it was still an agricultural household.

After Ling Chengyan joined the army and was promoted, her household registration and food oil ration were directly handled. Consequently, under the ’child follows the mother’ principle, Little Apricot and Shi Tou’s were also transferred out. But Xiaoyu, being not only a sister but an adopted sister, did not count as a child or even a direct relative, so her household registration and food oil ration were not transferred.

Cui Cui said, “Director Wang, as far as I know, Ling Yu’s grades are excellent, among the top in her grade. With these grades, she has a good chance of getting into a secondary school next year. If she goes to high school, girls are at a disadvantage, and if she misses out on university after three more years, wouldn’t it be a waste of time?”

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