??Chapter 73: Chapter 72: College Entrance Examination
Chapter 73: Chapter 72: College Entrance Examination
Lu Jingqiu slightly furrowed her brows and said, “There are many children in the family and now with marriages, more people, it’s very easy to have conflicts. As the saying goes, ‘distant fragrances are sweet while nearby odors are foul.’ Since living together is unpleasant, then it’s better to split up. After splitting up, things might actually improve.”
“I’ve been advising my mom for two days now, and she’s discussing it with my dad. I think they’ll divide the family property, but I have two older brothers, and I myself am not married yet. How to divide and how much to divide at this ti, my mom is almost worried to death. She complains every day that she has given birth to several debt-collecting ghosts.”
Lu Jingqiu was not married, but she still knew sothing about these matters, as she had seen quite a lot in her previous life.
Speaking of her previous life, the Gao Family also divided their property early on, but Aunt Zhao lacked experience. Thinking that she had two children who were not yet married and that her eldest son had already split off to start his own household and were doing well, she gave a re two or three yuan as a subsidy from the family.
The second son’s wife made a big fuss, and as the second son still hadn’t received his housing allocation from the military, they went out and rented a place to live for two years. Therefore, Aunt Zhao gave them five hundred yuan.
The remaining money in the house was prepared for the other two sons to get married. In the end, the eldest son’s wife held a grudge knowing how much the second son’s family received, while the second son’s wife felt the mother-in-law had prepared too much for the third and fourth sons and visited her mother-in-law’s ho every day to play the poor little rich girl, even bringing up the issue of the third and fourth sons’ betrothals.
Back then, Aunt Zhao was inwardly struggling and would occasionally go to Gao Shu to vent her frustrations.
“A colleague from our unit divided their family property not long ago, and I think the thod they used was quite good.”
“How did they go about it?”
“Their family has two sons and one daughter. They divided the money their parents had saved over the years into four parts, one for the old couple to use in retirent, two for the sons, and one for the daughter’s dowry, which was less than the sons’ shares but not by much. Both sons and the daughter have jobs, and each gives their parents fifteen yuan per month for living expenses and as money to show filial respect.
In fact, the old couple only took out five yuan each month; the rest was saved on their behalf. At the ti of the division, it was returned to them as a settlent fee for their own households. The old couple had earned quite a bit over the years, and both sons were married, with only the daughter left. The house was becoming too crowded, so they thought about dividing the family property. The eldest son and his wife had been allocated a small apartnt from their work unit, while the younger son wasn’t eligible yet and stayed at ho, but each month he contributed to the living expenses for the old couple.”
“Qiuqiu, your colleague’s family is enlightened, and their thod of division is fair without favoring anyone.”
“Yeah, the daughters-in-law have no complaints either. Although the daughter received less, she was also grateful. After all, these days many people don’t even provide a dowry for their daughters; being honest with the daughter’s betrothal is already decent enough.”
“That’s true; I’ll go tell my parents about this thod right away.”
“Hey, it’s already dark; you should go tomorrow.”
As Gao Qing was going downstairs, she said loudly, “I’ll be back in a bit.”
Lu Jingqiu shook her head with a smile. Speaking of which, the Gao brothers were quite filial, but the daughters-in-law…
Oh no, the third and fourth sons’ wives were quite good, and even the eldest son’s wife was not bad, just dissatisfied over that little matter. Jingqiu hoped that this ti they could help Aunt Zhao so that they wouldn’t have the sa disharmony as in her previous life.
Lu Jingqiu was working on a paper at ho when Gao Qing ca running back, her face bright with excitent. Jingqiu could tell that the outcos were quite good, “Qiu, my parents kept praising your thod.”
“It was my colleague who told
about it.”
“Right, your comrade’s in-laws are not bad. My parents said they would divide it the sa way, but in my family, boys and girls are equal, and mine will be the sa as my brothers’. Hehe…”
Watching Gao Qing’s goofy excitent, Lu Jingqiu teased her, “If you could get into university, you wouldn’t even care about this little bit of money from your parents. You yourself will be able to earn a lot of money.”
Gao Qing said, “Really? I’m quite content with the thirty yuan I earn per month right now.”
Lu Jingqiu explained to her, “After you graduate from university, you’ll definitely be assigned to a unit. You study dance; whether you want to go to the opera house, stay on as a teacher, or join the TV station, there won’t be a problem.”
“I could even work at the TV station?”
“Of course.”
Gao Qing, successfully brainwashed by Lu Jingqiu, stopped thinking about her family issues and hurried to bury herself in studies alongside Jingqiu.
Whether it was questions from the People’s Liberation Army’s cram school or high school exams her teachers gave her, she could guarantee an accuracy rate of eighty to ninety percent and had a lot of confidence in herself.
…
One day, after getting off work, Lu Jingqiu saw Xiao Shun and several other children learning to raise the national flag in the neighborhood square, and suddenly, an inspiration struck her.
She went ho and captured this scene in a drawing, adding a brief narrative to it.
Such scenes were perfect for the August First Army Day the. Starting that day, Lu Jingqiu spent half an hour after work capturing the daily life of Xiao Shun and a few other kids.
Eventually, she chose “My Courtyard Life” as the the and mailed two photos to the People’s Liberation Army Daily.
The day of the exam arrived in the blink of an eye.
Her aunt took leave to see her off, and even her second cousin took ti off to co back.
First thing in the morning, her aunt went out to buy her fritters, boiled two eggs, and prepared a cup of pure milk.
During these days, her aunt, fearing she might upset her stomach, wouldn’t let her eat at the cafeteria and would bring her als after work. She brought food that she herself had prepared.
“Eat up, make sure you finish it all.”
Lu Jingqiu looked at the spread that was set up to score a perfect hundred, smiled, and said, “Auntie, thank you. And you too, second cousin.”
“Thank
for what? Just bring
back a university acceptance, that’s better than anything.”
“Yes, I definitely won’t disappoint you.”
Lu Jingqiu quickly finished her al, checking her pens, paper, and admission card.
She then got onto her second cousin’s bicycle, while her aunt, worried, followed behind on her own bicycle.
When they passed by the Gao Family’s place.
She saw Big Brother Gao and Gao Lao Si, each riding a bicycle.
Gao Qing called out to her when she saw her, “Qiuqiu, I can’t believe my third brother is also going to take the exam. You said I should surprise them, but it turns out my third brother kept it the deepest secret of all; we had no idea he was revising on his own.”
Lu Jingqiu looked at Gao Yi in surprise. In her previous life, she had never heard of him attending university. It was only later, for a promotion that required a degree, that he attended adult education.
Gao Yi scratched his head sheepishly, “I’ve only been reviewing for a little over a month, mainly because I saw our little sister, the underachiever, was taking the exam, and I thought I definitely should give it a try.”
Gao Cheng checked his wristwatch and said, “Let’s set off now; the earlier we arrive, the more at ease we’ll be.”
Gao Yi replied, “Big Brother, I can go on my own.”
“No backtalk, get on the bike.”
Off to the side, Gao Da caught up to Yang Mingchao and said, “Why are they all thinking about college? It’s just you and
who are of the sa mind.”
Yang Mingchao exchanged a knowing look with Gao Da that only the two of them understood.
Lu Jingqiu chuckled to herself: she could already imagine their expressions when they would regret it in the future.
The group was not in the sa examination hall, so they parted ways after walking out of the courtyard gate.
When her second cousin and aunt dropped her off at the school gate, there were still twenty minutes until the exam.
Her second cousin said, “Qiuqiu, go on in. We’ll wait for you here outside.”
“Second cousin, Auntie, you don’t have to wait for . I can skip coming back at noon and just have sothing to eat outside,” Jingqiu replied.
Her aunt objected, “That won’t do. What if the food outside isn’t clean and you get a stomachache? That would be bad. We can be a little troubled and cautious for the next couple of days; it won’t be wrong. Get a move on.”
Seeing their insistence, Lu Jingqiu didn’t try to persuade them any further. The exam was the most important thing now.
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