noffsinger Chapter 164 Remote Class
Chapter 164 Remote Class
At the end of July 2000, Darong and Zhong Yunxing bought a 7-square-meter second-hand apartment in a cadre building in the southern suburbs. Although the house was not big, the family of three was finally able to move out of the "Rainy Season Venice" and live a life without leaks in the summer and with heating in the winter.
"We bought the house, spent all the money in the family, and even took out a loan of 2 yuan!" Darong joked to Zhong Yunxing with a sad tone.
"Haha, we've been busy collecting debts in the past few years. We just paid off the old ones and bought a new one. But we still have a house, so things are getting better and better." Zhong Yunxing hugged Darong in his arms, with a soft light in his eyes.
Although Darong and Zhong Yunxing bought the house, they did not have the money to redecorate it or buy furniture. So they just cleaned the house from inside to outside and moved in with some simple furniture.
"Ruyi, you should study hard in the future. Even if mommy doesn't buy you anything else, she has bought you a new desk. You must not disappoint mommy and daddy's expectations."
Darong patted the brand new desk and gave Ruyi an earnest lecture.
"Mom, why don't you quit? The pressure is too great!" Ruyi said with a sly smile on her face, then jumped behind Zhong Yunxing.
"You naughty kid!" Darong stretched out her hand and waved at Ruyi, and the family of three all laughed happily.
In Yutian's place, people who move to new houses always pay attention to having a warm home. Although Darong's small house is far inferior to the grand and spacious houses of the fourth and third brothers, Darong still happily invited the whole family to her new home.
"You're really great. You bought the house in just over two months." Darong's father happily walked around Darong's new home.
"Thanks to Yuxiu, she was the one who took me to complete the loan procedures."
"Look at you, sister. You didn't like me at the beginning, and you almost lost out." Yuxiu jokingly took Darong's arm and complained that she didn't like her at the beginning.
"Well, I almost suffered a big loss. Look how petty you are!" Darong also happily joked with Yuxiu.
In fact, the third brother is the best at judging people. Although Yuxiu's appearance is indeed inferior to Xiaoling, her personality is really as pure and simple as the third brother said. She has been married to the third brother for many years, and she is always sincere and friendly to the people in her husband's family.
Ever since the last fight between Sibei and someone, he and Xiao Ling closed the hardware store, which was no longer making much money, and started a clothing business instead.
Xiao Ling herself is a person who knows how to dress well. As she has a high taste in clothing, the goods she buys are always those that lead the fashion. Her business was booming during that period and she made a lot of money.
Xiao Ling and Sibei moved out of the compound earlier than Darong. They now live in a spacious apartment with three bedrooms and a living room, which is even more luxurious than the one owned by the third brother's family.
Although Darong's mother never admitted that she had given them some money, Xiao Ling, who kept crying poor, eventually bought the house with full payment. The third brother didn't say anything explicitly, but he always mentioned Xiao Ling's crying poor in some half-joking way.
The family's life seemed to have improved, and their days were becoming more and more prosperous and happier.
"Mom, I have my period, what should I do?" When Darong was cooking at home, Xiao Ruyi rushed in in a hurry.
Darong stared blankly at Ruyi in front of her. When Darong was a child, she was confused at first when she had her first period, and then she listened to her mother's explanation and instructions. This time, Zhong Ruyi did not play by the rules, and confused Darong again.
"Mom! What are you thinking about?" Ruyi looked at Da Rong who was standing there in a daze, and called out to her again.
"How come you know everything? Do you have a stomachache?" After being called by Ruyi for the second time, Darong finally reacted. She put down the things in her hands and led Ruyi to the toilet.
"It doesn't hurt. I thought I had pooped my pants! It was so black. Wang Jing told me to go home quickly."
"You caught a cold. You can't eat popsicles or drink ice water for the next few days, okay?" Darong boiled hot water for Ruyi to take a bath, prepared clean clothes for her, and taught her how to use sanitary napkins.
Sometimes growth happens in an instant. For example, it was after her first menstruation that little Ruyi began to understand that she was a girl. She became much more stable and steady. Ruyi was 12 years old that year.
"How did Ruyi do in the exam?" Ruyi, who had just finished a quiz, was being asked about her grades by her family.
"Aren't junior high schools divided into districts? It doesn't matter what you do on the exam." Ruyi was actually very confident in her grades, but she just didn't like the gossipy faces of the adults.
"If you do well in the exam, you can be assigned to a good class, right?" Darong poked Ruyi's forehead. No one knew when this girl would be able to change her habit of speaking in a choking manner.
When it comes to quizzes, schools at the compulsory education stage no longer use scores to announce results. Instead, they use the written form of "excellent, average, or poor" and do not give students specific score rankings.
That year, Ruyi's grades in Chinese, math and English were all "excellent", and she finally got an "excellent" grade in the comprehensive score for the first time. When the four excellent grades came out, Darong herself was a little surprised.
"Ruyi is a child who is very proud at the critical moment." Jin Er's wife, who came to attend the parent-teacher meeting, happily praised Ruyi.
"This child is disobedient. If he was half as honest as Jinxu, I wouldn't worry so much." Darong felt happy, but she still didn't forget to criticize Ruyi.
"I think Jindan is too cowardly. He gets bullied every day."
The two mothers each held up their children's excellent report cards and boasted about each other, which made the parents of children with average grades around them feel annoyed.
Ruyi and Jindan both belonged to the same school district of No. 3 Middle School, so it was natural for them to go to the same junior high school.
"When Ruyi and her classmates had a parents' meeting, they said that this year No. 4 Middle School would open four experimental classes, cooperating remotely with teachers from Beijing Normal University, and taking some kind of remote course, but they would charge extra money."
After Darong came back from the parent-teacher meeting, faced with the distance learning fee of 4 yuan per semester, she discussed it with Zhong Yunxing with great conflict in her heart.
Darong's salary at that time was less than 500 yuan, and she had to pay off the mortgage every month. These 4,000 yuan were really unaffordable for Darong's family.
"Mom, I won't go to that distance learning class. I'll go to the regular class. I won't go even if you pay me. We're all in school, so why should we divide the classes into different levels?"
Without waiting for Zhong Yunxing to reply, Xiao Ruyi pushed open the door of the big house and spoke to Darong with her neck stiffened.