Act I: The Present World Chapter 30 A drop in the bucket
"Mom will be here soon, you come to my unit like this, I will pick you up after work, and we will rush to that extracurricular class together." Xiao Qi looked at his unfinished work and said.
"Mom, it's been 20 minutes since I came over, come and pick me up."
Xiao Qi raised his eyes and looked at his watch, there were still ten minutes before he got off work, "Okay" Xiao Qi put down the phone.
It's just that her work is far from finished, but she is more worried about Lingyi in the cold wind at the moment, and today's number, she can only ride her own small electric to pick up the child.
"I can't finish it in ten minutes." She simply took the work home and finished it.
Xiaoqi turned off the computer, closed the notebook, packed the computer bag, and quietly slipped out while people were unprepared.
Today's car traffic is restricted, and Lingyi is a 17:50 class. It's already five o'clock, and she has to ride an electric car to send her children to after-school classes, and it's time for dinner, and she is afraid that she won't be able to think about her riding to the school gate.
Reichi was already waiting for his mother there.
It's the middle of winter now, and the winter in the imperial capital is particularly cold, and it's even colder when riding an electric car.
Xiao Qi looked at Ling Yi's red face and said, "Is it cold?" ”
"It's not cold," Ling replied.
Xiao Qi glanced at Ling Yi, she was a child after all, and she was quite angry.
Xiaoqi parked the car, put on a hat, tied a scarf and gloves for Lingyi, and then took Lingyi straight to the extracurricular class.
Lingyi hugged Xiao Qi in the back and said, "Mom, why are you so late?" ”
"I'm going to work." Xiao Qi said.
Xiao Qi put Lingyi's schoolbag on the pedal in front of him and rode forward.
"Lingyi, you put your hand inside my clothes, it's warmer." Xiao Qi instructed again.
The winter in the imperial capital is cold, and now the child is also playing, if it is a bicycle, she can't take Lingyi at all, fortunately, with this small electric power, it can save the emergency.
On Friday night, this is the rush hour after work, the road is full of whistles and tense traffic jams, fortunately there is a small electric car, Xiaoqi interspersed with it, the road is also unimpeded, and finally arrived after half an hour.
This is a pre-exam brushing class, and Xiaoqi was recommended to this class by his parents.
The teacher was very enthusiastic, patient, and warm to people, and Xiaoxi put Reiichi behind the classroom.
I was in a hurry to go to the supermarket and buy her food.
By the time Xiaoqi had finished buying dinner, Lingyi had already started class.
It seems that the only time to intervene between classes is to let Reiichi catch up for dinner.
This small classroom is in a residential area, and the classroom is not large, with only five or six children. There was no place for parents to sit in the classroom, and Xiao Qi looked at the window for a long time.
I watched Reichi follow the teacher seriously in the classroom, and then came out to the outer room.
Another parent was also there, and I saw her and another parent next to her saying that the people they knew seemed to be talking about the situation of the recruitment exams in various cities.
"You know what? Last year's Wang Hui, that kid was so amazing, he took six tickets, and finally went to Tianda Annex. ”
"Really? So powerful! How do you say these bullfrogs are cultivated? ”
"Yes, they're all cow babies, not like us." Another parent lamented.
"Yes, you said that we fish are ouch, when will the fish in our pond be fished?"
"It's really sad, this policy is changing year by year, and I don't know what's going on, by the way, have you heard? It seems that all the tricks have been postponed. ”
"I started the exam at this time last year, and I don't know what the situation is this year, do you think you won't make a move, we all studied in vain?"
"Don't think about it so much, just learn it, it's better to learn than not to learn, no matter what, it will also help your school grades!"
"Yes, I can only comfort myself like this, we are really sad this time."
"Let's practice internal skills, the baby's grades are better than anything else"
"You said that it was quite normal last year, but this year I went to the pit class one by one, and I don't know what the situation is."
"Yes, but it's already on this path. Then wait for the notice, no matter what, no matter whether you click or not. That's always helpful in class, right? ”
"Yes, I can only comfort myself like this"
"Who says it's not, by the way, we have any news, don't forget to tell me"
"That's natural, don't worry, you have to tell me if you have news."
"Definitely, definitely"
Although Xiaoqi did not join the conversation, her heart was still apprehensive.
Regarding education, she certainly hopes that her children can go to good schools and be listed on the market.
Now there are still some tricks, and you can choose excellent children, no matter what, it is the easiest and fairest way to succeed for Xiaoqi and children.
If even this is canceled, it is difficult for Xiaoqi to imagine what else she can do to give her child a possibility to compete on the same starting line in this imperial capital where the rich and rich Hengsheng are alive.
If that's the case, I'm afraid they won't even be qualified to compete.
After a while, I heard the noise of the children inside, and the door of the classroom was pushed open.
The children are all out and recess.
Xiao Qi hurriedly brought the prepared meal into the classroom, and then let Ling eat it at first.
"Mommy, I'm hungry!" Lingyi said.
At 7:20 p.m., Lingyi finally had dinner.
Xiaoqi opened the lunch box, and she set it was real kung fu.
Xiaoqi felt that the meals of real kung fu were more refreshing, and it was better for children to eat them without catching a cold and having a fever and diarrhea. So she orders this a lot.
However, Ling Yi has long been tired of it, she prefers KFC and McDonald's.
Ling Yi looked at this real kung fu and said, "It's this again, Mom, I'm about to vomit." ”
Xiao Qi said patiently, "Hurry up and eat, this is healthier." ”
Lingyi had no choice but to pick up the chopsticks, "Mom doesn't have a drink"
"Mom ordered you pork rib soup." Xiao Qi pushed the pork rib soup in front of Lingyi.
"Mom, that passion fruit, didn't I tell you on the road?" Lingyi complained dissatisfiedly.
"You just eat this first, Mom forgot about it in a hurry just now, I'll go buy you a drink when you go to class." Xiao Qi comforted Hope Reichi and drank the pork rib soup.
However, Reichi did not drink.
"Mom is the hardest, Mom drink, remember to buy me a big cup," he said, and threw the rest of the meal to Xiaoqi.
After a while, Xiao Qi took the rest of the dishes outside, ate the leftovers, went to the supermarket again, and came back with passion fruit.
By the time the child got home from class, it was already 10:30, and after washing, she ...... Afterward...... Later, I forgot to finish the work, which ...... That's why we have today's embarrassment.
Xiao Qi came from the memories of yesterday.
She quickly turned on the computer and did her work, correcting a few mistakes.
The teacher at the front desk is very eye-catching.
Just when Xiaoqi was about to finish her work, she appeared just right, "Lingyi's mother, it's time for you to renew, and it's time to pay Hanchun's money." ”
"Oh, how much does it cost?" Kosu asked.
"If you pay it together now, you can get a discount of 400. You see, other institutions began to collect money in the cold spring when they were eleventh, and we basically started collecting money after half of the class, which is still relatively late. The front desk teacher still smiled.
Indeed, this English-language institution was the latest to charge fees in the class of Lingyi Newspaper.
Xiaoqi smiled at the front desk teacher and said, "When is the latest time to hand it in?" ”
The teacher at the front desk replied, "Lingyi's mother, you have been with us and you are an old student, I will reserve the place for you until next Saturday." ”
Xiao Qi nodded and smiled, as if about to turn around.
"That Lingyi's mother, there are still four students waiting in line to enter the class, you also know that Teacher Jin's class is difficult to enter, if the quota is passed next Saturday, I will give the students who are queuing up for the places in the back. Lingyi's mother, you are old students......" The front desk teacher emphasized again as if he remembered something.
"Teacher, we'll hand it in as soon as possible, you must leave me a place." Xiao Qi looked at him earnestly.
An imperceptible smile crossed the front desk teacher's face, and he said again: "Naturally, the old students are given priority." So saying, he went back.
Xiaoqi silently opened his mobile phone and looked at the balance, and the balance on his card was less than 10,000 yuan.
It's already been the end of the month, and then it's almost 20 days before they get paid next month.
But it's time to pay for these extracurricular classes.
This English class is very expensive, and the cold spring adds up to almost 30,000 yuan.
Xiao Qi sighed, maybe he had to ask his credit card for help.
Suddenly, she thought of her father.
Father, it seems, also gave her some expenses to be precise.
The word "gnawing old" was used on her, and she felt awkward. But she had to admit that for so many years, Xiaoqi's salary was pitiful.
The choice is really different, maybe many sane people will look for a job with a good salary, but Xiaoqi is able to go in and out of various extracurricular classes during the holidays in order to be able to spend more time with her children.
She chooses the most affectionate companionship, but money is indeed a practical and difficult problem that she has to face.
Her salary is a drop in the bucket.
She was paid below average and had no complaints.
Xiaoqi only wants to be a good mother in his growth stage and be able to accompany Lingyi well.
Yes, TV dramas often show that those rich parents have no time to spend with their children and do not care for their children.
Xiaoqi, no ability, no good background, in this famous university she is almost humble to the dust, but she is willing.
She naively thinks that everyone is doing their best, radiating light and heat for this job that deserves a sense of ownership.
Even if she is as humble as the lowly maid in the TV series, she is not despised by the people who are high up in her heart, rather than being alienated and polite on the surface.
She still firmly believes in her choice, just because she loves this kind of campus, she loves the youthful atmosphere in this garden, the seriousness of studying, and the excellence she never expected.