Chapter 44 Tuition Fees
"Hmm......" Lin Miaofeng replied softly. I didn't expect my dad to let me in the house. ”
"How so? Anyway, you are also his biological daughter, and it will be okay if the anger is over. It's you, Dad is angry, you hide away, and if you don't see each other, you really won't meet. You can't let him come to your house to find you, can you? ”
Lin Miaofeng couldn't help but smile bitterly, and muttered: "Your sister and I have too low EQ in this life, and we can't control our own destiny for the rest of our lives, so we can only go with the flow and be at the mercy of others." Lin Miaofeng's mind suddenly appeared that Ye Mingzhen hugged him that night.
Lin Miaoxiang suddenly smiled and said curtly: "Where are you?" ”
Lin Miaofeng blinked his eyes and sighed faintly: "I finally understand." This life is like being insulted, if you can't resist, it's better to close your eyes and enjoy it. ”
"Ah......" Lin Miaoxiang suddenly screamed in surprise when she saw her sister say such a thing. Sister, are you alright? ”
Lin Miaofeng shook his head blankly and simply kept silent. Seeing this, Lin Miaoxiang couldn't ask any more questions, so she teased Zhang Xiaohun to herself.
At this time, Zhang Tanchun ran in from outside with a smile. Zhang Tanchun was barefoot, and there was still a little mud on his calves. She jumped up and ran to Lin Miaoxiang's side and shouted, "Mom, Mom, your story hasn't been finished yet?" What happened to that Zhu Yingtai? ”
"What? Do you still want to hear stories? Lin Miaoxiang reached out and touched Zhang Tanchun's little head.
"Hmm......" Zhang Tanchun nodded heavily.
"Then you'll have to help your mother pull the weeds in the future, okay?"
"Okay." Zhang Tanchun happily responded.
"That's it, my mother told you that Zhu Yingtai and Liang Shanbo later became butterflies, and they stayed and flew together. Have you ever noticed that the butterflies are flying together in pairs? ”
"yes." Zhang Tanchun happily answered, and ran out in a hurry.
"You're telling them stories again?" Lin Miaofeng asked with a smile.
"yes. Tell them a story, and they'll be happy to help me out. It's easy to satisfy children. ”
"yes, so kids are happy. As for this person, the older he grows, the less likely he is to be satisfied, and the more unhappy he becomes. Lin Miaofeng suddenly said matter-of-factly.
"Sister, aren't you happy?" Lin Miaoxiang asked worriedly.
"Of course I'm happy. Not only do I take pleasure in being coquettish, but I also want to be self-conscious and have fun. Lin Miaofeng suddenly giggled.
Lin Miaoxiang thought that her sister was joking, so she didn't think much about it. The sisters chatted casually for a while, and made an appointment to go to their father's birthday together after a while.
At this time, Zhang Yuanchun ran out of the kitchen and said that his grandmother had already cooked lunch and asked his aunt and mother to prepare for dinner. Lin Miaofeng saw that Zhang Yuanchun was so sensible, so he couldn't help but praise her a few words. Zhang Yuanchun saw that his aunt was praising himself for being sensible, so he ran out of the door happily and shouted for his sisters to come back for dinner.
Several little girls of similar age gathered together, as if they had endless words. Wei Jiaojiao was stunned and it took more than an hour to finish the lunch. It turned out that Zhang Tanchun had told Wei Jiaojiao the story that Lin Miaoxiang told when she was working in the field, and it turned out to be full of loopholes, but this still made the people at the table laugh non-stop.
After lunch, Lin Miaofeng asked the children to try on all the new clothes. It was only at this time that Zhang Yingchun seemed to be slowly happy, and gathered around Lin Miaofeng to ask long and short questions.
Lin Miaofeng played with the children for a while, then got up and took Wei Jiaojiao to prepare to go home. Before leaving, Lin Miaofeng also specially told several children to study hard and come to see them after a while.
Seeing Lin Miaofeng's back gradually disappearing at the entrance of the village, Lin Miaoxiang's heart suddenly flashed with a trace of inexplicable emotion. She always felt that Lin Miaofeng's words and deeds were somewhat abnormal, but what was abnormal, Lin Miaoxiang couldn't tell for a while.
The next day is September 1st, the day all schools will start. That afternoon, Li Ran suddenly ran to Zhang Yuanchun's house sweating profusely.
"Brother Li Ran." Zhang Xichun hugged the rag doll in his arms and shouted happily. She was sitting on the cool bed, watching her three older sisters sort out their new school bags.
Li Ran happily responded and hurriedly ran over. "Zhang Yuanchun, what are you doing?"
Zhang Yuanchun raised his head suddenly, and when he saw that it was Li Ran coming, a happy smile suddenly appeared on his face. "Li Ran, look, the new schoolbag my aunt bought for me, is it good-looking?"
"Beautiful." Li Ran sat on the edge of the cool bed with a smile.
"Brother Li Ran, why do you come to my house to play with your free time?" Zhang Xichun asked in a milky voice.
"School starts tomorrow. My dad asked me to prepare something for the start of school. Li Ran responded.
"Are you ready?" Zhang Xichun has always liked Li Ran, and he chattered non-stop as soon as they met.
"Ready." As he spoke, Li Ran raised his eyes and looked at Zhang Yuanchun.
Seeing this, Zhang Yuanchun smiled and said, "Little sister, where did you get so many questions?" ”
Zhang Xichun saw that the eldest sister was talking, so she pursed her mouth and stopped talking, and lowered her head to play with the rag doll in her arms.
"Are you ready?" Li Ran suddenly asked.
"Okay, look at ......" said Zhang Yuanchun unzipped his schoolbag, revealing the stationery inside.
Li Ran glanced at it casually, then said with a smile: "That, I'm ready too." As he spoke, Li Ran took out a large handful of change from his trouser pocket and put it in front of Zhang Yuanchun.
"Wow, that's a lot of money. Brother Li Ran, you are really rich, where did you get so much money? Zhang Tanchun, who was sitting on the side, suddenly screamed in surprise.
"I earn it every day in the cage." Li Ran said proudly.
"Brother Li Ran, you are so powerful." Zhang Tanchun's hungry tone was full of admiration.
At this time, Zhang Xichun also leaned over, reached out and grabbed a one-yuan note, and looked at it repeatedly. Zhang Yuanchun was stunned to the side, and he didn't know what to say for a while.
When Li Ran said that he wanted to pay the tuition for himself that day, Zhang Yuanchun was still very happy in his heart, and felt that Li Ran was really his good friend. But when Li Ran put the money in front of her, she couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
"It's 130 yuan. I asked our teacher last day, the tuition fee for this semester is 123 yuan, and I'll buy you a book for the rest. You count them. Li Ran said with a smile.
Hearing that he was going to count the money, Zhang Tanchun hurriedly grabbed his body and shouted that I will come, I will come. But Zhang Tanchun was busy for a long time, but he still couldn't count how much it was. In the end, Zhang Yingchun counted them one by one, no more, no less, just 130 yuan.
Zhang Yingchun sorted out the crumpled banknotes in his hand, and suddenly asked, "Brother Li Ran, does your father know that you took so much money?" ”
"I don't know. But I earned it myself, and I gave it to whomever I wanted. Li Ran hesitated for a while, and finally magnified his tone.
"Can you give it to me?" Zhang Yingchun suddenly said inexplicably.
"Ah......h He didn't expect Zhang Yingchun to speak like this. He snorted for a while, and then said curtly: "That, I'm for your sister." Your next time. ”
"Oh......" Zhang Yingchun replied softly, and handed the money in his hand to his sister Zhang Yuanchun.
Who knew that Zhang Yuanchun did not reach out to take the money, but buried his head deep in his chest. "Li Ran, my mother said last time that she had money to pay for my tuition." Zhang Yuanchun suddenly felt that he was very sorry for Li Ran, and his heart suddenly felt sad.
Li Ran obviously didn't expect Zhang Yuanchun to speak like this, and he was stunned for a moment, and he couldn't say a word in a daze. Fortunately, at this time, Lin Miaoxiang walked out with Zhang Xiaohun in her arms.
"From, Li Ran is here." Since the last time Zhang Yuanchun was "missing", Lin Miaoxiang has liked the kind-hearted boy in front of her in her heart.
"Ah...... Hello. For some reason, Li Ran's heart suddenly rose to his throat, and his words became slurred.
Lin Miaoxiang sat beside Li Ran with Zhang Xiaohun in her arms, and asked softly, "School will start tomorrow, have you finished your summer homework?" ”
"It's done." Li Ran replied cautiously.
Lin Miaoxiang seemed to notice Li Ran's abnormality, so she paid more attention. When she turned around, she saw Zhang Yingchun holding a thick wad of change in her hand, and she was very curious.
"Yingchun, where did you get the money in your hand?"
"It's Li Ran's brother." Before Zhang Yingchun could speak, Zhang Xichun spoke first.
As soon as Lin Miaoxiang heard this, she understood in her heart. She reached out and took the money from Zhang Yingchun's hand, and then stuffed it into Li Ran's hand.
"Li Ran, Auntie knows that you are a sensible and good boy, and your kind aunt understands it. I have already prepared the tuition fees for Yuanchun's schooling, so you don't have to worry. It's not easy for you to make money, so keep it for yourself. When you go to school in the future, you can study hard with Yuan Chun. ”
Li Ran has not been accompanied by his mother since he was a child, and when he heard Lin Miaoxiang's gentle voice, a trace of inexplicable emotions suddenly surged in his heart. He nodded slightly, and shoved the neatly folded pile of change into his pocket.
Lin Miaoxiang asked Zhang Xichun to go home and take out the snacks that Lin Miaofeng bought for her, and share them with Li Ran. Zhang Xichun happily responded, then slipped off the cool bed and ran back to the house.
Lin Miaoxiang knew that staying here would definitely make Li Ran feel uncomfortable. After she and Li Ran talked casually, she took Zhang Xiaohun to the fat aunt's house.
Soon, there was a burst of laughter from under the old elm tree. There is always endless joy for the little ones to get together.
"Point the general,
Fight on horseback.
Rich in drinking,
If you don't have any money, you can leave.
Just go,
Take another bite. ”
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In the evening, Li Ran finished dinner at Zhang Yuanchun's house, and then reluctantly returned to his home. Li Ran gently pushed open the courtyard door, and saw that his small hall was dark, and he couldn't help but feel sad in his heart.