âDad,â Meng Yunhan called out with a smile.
Yunâs father responded, asking, âAre you confident about getting into college?â
Meng Yunhan nodded strongly, âIâm confident about getting in.â
âDad, you might not know this yet, but in college, thereâs no tuition fee and the school gives out living expenses.â Yun Men couldnât resist sharing this good news with her father.
Yunâs father was surprised; heâd been worried about how to raise the funds for tuition and living expenses just the night before, and today he was being told there would be no tuition and the school will even cover living expenses.
Yunâs father looked at Meng Yunhan, âHanhan, is this true?â He was afraid Meng Yunhan was just trying to prevent them from worrying about tuition and living expenses.
âItâs true, truly, Dad. If you donât believe me, you can ask the village chief. He should know about this.â
Seeing that she didnât look like she was lying, Yunâs father believed her for the most part, but still decided to check with the village chief if it was really the case that there was no tuition fee.
Only then did Zhang Jiang learn that his sister-in-law was taking the college entrance exam.
And she might even get into college.
He suddenly realized that there seemed to be nothing that could hold his sister-in-law back.
With Little Zhuziâs interjections in the conversation, the meal felt very warm indeed.
After finishing her meal, Meng Yunhan decided to leave.
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âMom, Dad, Xiaomen, brother-in-law, Iâm leaving for town.â
Yunâs mother was reluctant to see Xiaohu leave, but she couldnât do anything about it, so she told her to be careful on her way.
Yun Men and Zhang Jiang walked Meng Yunhan out. Little Zhuzi really missed Meng Yunhan and even suggested, âAuntie, can I go with you?â He hadnât seen his Auntie for a very long time since she left last time.
Of course, partly it was because of the good food, but another reason was that he had only been playing with Xiaohu for a little while, and now he wouldnât be able to see Xiaohu again. He was a bit unwilling to let it go.
Unable to help but smile, Yun Men grabbed Little Zhuzi, âIf you leave, who will help mother take care of your younger siblings?â
Little Zhuzi was immediately puzzled. The little guy even furrowed his eyebrows.
Zhang Jiang patted his sonâs head, âYour Aunt will come again.â
At this, Little Zhuzi finally cracked a smile, waving goodbye to Meng Yunhan.
Meng Yunhan told them to stay put while she left holding Xiaohu and a bag of his diapers.
Not long after Meng Yunhan left, Yunâs father went to see the village chief.
âChief, I heard that when going to college, not only is there no tuition fee, but the school also provides a living subsidy?â
The village chief was taken aback by Yunâs Fatherâs question. Did someone from his family take the college entrance exam?
He soon placed it on Meng Zhiqing, who had been teaching for almost two years.
âYes, thereâs no tuition fee, and they do provide a living allowance. I also checked with the town about this.â Because his son-in-law also took the college entrance exam, budgeting for the tuition fee was a significant expenditure.
âThereâs really no tuition fee?â
The village chief answered seriously, âYes, no tuition fee, and they provide a subsidy. The only concern is whether the subsidy is enough.â
Upon hearing this, Yunâs father sighed in relief. It seems Hanhan hadnât deceived them.
âThanks.â
Yunâs father arrived quickly and left just as swiftly.
On his way, he suddenly wondered, what would happen to Xiaohu when Hanhan went to college?
This son-in-law, who was already employed, obviously couldnât take care of a child.
Hanhan wouldnât be able to bring the child to school, that just wasnât possible. But she also wouldnât leave Xiaohu with them, for sure.
Moreover, if Xiaohu really was left with them, the families of the eldest and second son would certainly make trouble!