The courtyard: the atmosphere of human life

Chapter 165 Filial Piety

In fact, Ruyi had already understood the significance of economic gap. Linlin, the daughter of a wealthy family, was sent to an aristocratic school in the city by Xiaoling since the first grade of elementary school. At that time, everyone around her envied Linlin for being able to go to school in the city.

But at that time, the annual tuition for aristocratic schools was more than 30,000 yuan, and envy was pure envy, as few families could afford it.

"But the teacher said that the lecture was given by a famous teacher from Beijing Normal University..."

"Mom, if the ranking is based on grades, I have nothing to say. But if it's based on how much money you spend, then it's meaningless. I won't go anyway."

Ru Yi was trying to reason with Darong in a righteous way, but in fact she was well aware of Darong's predicament. She was just protecting her parents' dignity in her own way.

Ruyi and Jindan both eventually became students in ordinary classes. Although they were not in the same class, they were at least in the same school.

"Ruyi, why did you choose a math teacher as your class teacher?" Jindan looked at Ruyi in confusion and asked.

The class divisions for Ruyi and her classmates were not assigned by the school. Instead, the students chose the classes they wanted to join on their own. Ruyi chose a math teacher, while Jindan chose a history teacher.

"Because math is easy to learn, it saves the teacher from giving me trouble all the time." Ruyi looked casual and relaxed.

Jindan looked at Ruyi in disbelief, unable to understand how she came up with the idea of ​​"mathematics is easy to learn"!

In fact, after junior high school, the subjects that can widen the gap in academic performance are often science and mathematics, because some knowledge really cannot be learned through hard work alone.

After Ruyi successfully entered junior high school, life seemed to become more difficult for Darong and Zhong Yunxing.

At that time, the school had not yet carried out high-level control reforms. Although it was nine years of compulsory education, tuition and miscellaneous fees and printing and examination paper fees levied by the class were always endless.

"Mom, the teacher asked us to pay for the printing fee again."

Ruyi herself doesn't want to ask for anything. Almost every Monday the teacher collects various fees of five or ten yuan. This is a real pressure for Darong, who hasn't had a salary increase in several years.

"Okay, Mom will get it for you later."

Darong never complained about the difficulties in life in front of Ruyi, but her Ruyi actually always knew it.

Wu Meifeng and Xiaoping seemed to have found some kind of compatible point. Since Darong withdrew his shares, their shop has become more and more prosperous.

Xiaoping bought an apartment, and Wu Meifeng, contrary to her usual behavior, began to show filial piety to Mother Zhong and also bought a house in a town in the southern suburbs for them to live in.

"I wanted to buy the 80-square-meter one, but I paid the deposit one day late and it was sold out. Now this house is really popular."

On the day of house viewing, Wu Meifeng's tone was full of boasting, which was very irritating to Darong.

She didn't want to join in the fun, but Wu Meifeng came straight to her house and asked Darong to come along.

Darong had taken out a loan and only bought a small second-hand apartment on the fifth floor, but Wu Meifeng has now paid in full for a new apartment of more than 70 square meters.

If Darong said that she was not envious, it would be a bit hypocritical.

"This is not small. It's spacious enough for her grandparents to live in."

Darong knew that Wu Meifeng was in good conditions now. Although she was envious, she was not jealous. Everyone wanted to live a more affluent life, but not everyone just looked up to others and sighed.

After Wu Meifeng took Darong on a tour of the new house, the two went to Erdaohezi together.

"Now that the house is bought, you can all rest assured!"

During dinner in the evening, Wu Meifeng spoke to Wenying and Darong in a sarcastic tone.

Darong and Wenying had already understood Wu Meifeng's character, and no one spoke to her. They just lowered their heads and ate their meals in silence.

Wu Meifeng talked to herself for a while, but Darong and Wenying tacitly agreed that neither of them wanted to respond to her.

"The house has been bought now, let's discuss the renovation. We can't let grandpa and grandma live in an unfinished house."

Wu Meifeng really had no choice but to ask the question directly to her face.

"Oh, second sister-in-law, so you want to ask us for money? Look at why you have been going around in circles for so long." Wen Yingle said to Wu Meifeng half-jokingly.

"Hey, you can't say that I'm asking you for money. After all, our parents are not ours."

"That's right. Second sister-in-law is better off. But then again, if grandpa and grandma didn't have a house, we would have paid for it. Now we have a house to live in. It would be good if you could improve it. This way, we don't have to give one to them when they get the flowers."

Wenying spoke softly with her eyelids drooping.

"So you mean you don't care about it anymore?" Wu Meifeng asked with her eyes wide open after hearing Wenying's words.

Darong remained silent the entire time. Firstly, what Wenying said was what Darong was thinking. The house was originally under Wu Meifeng's name, and letting her parents-in-law live there was just a way for her to show off. Secondly, Darong really didn't have the money to get involved with her.

"Second sister-in-law, this is not a matter of whether or not to manage. This house is yours. If you ever want to go back, will you pay us back for the renovation money?"

Although Wu Meifeng was not a good person, she was definitely not a smart person. After Wenying said two sentences, she just stared with her eyes wide open, not knowing what to say.

"Hey, we got this house for free, what a blessing it is to live in it, you guys are all very hardworking, Xiao Ping is also filial, your dad and I have savings, we can just renovate the house ourselves."

Seeing that the atmosphere was awkward, Mrs. Zhong took the initiative to speak up and interrupt the conversation.

That night, Darong was not very happy after returning home. Zhong Yunxing knew the disappointment in her heart. Among the three brothers who were originally in equal conditions, it seemed that Zhong Yunxing was the only one who was not living well off.

The next day when she went to work, Darong just entered the workshop and saw several people sitting together and not working.

"What's wrong, Master Lin?" Darong had a bad feeling in her heart and walked towards her squad leader with a slight frown.

"What can we do? The factory is going to go bankrupt. It's only a matter of time." Master Lin sighed and said with a wry smile.

Darong hasn't had a salary increase for ten years since she was transferred to the fiber factory. From a high salary at the beginning to barely making ends meet now, the fate of the fiber factory seems to have been doomed.

But as workers in the factory, no one is willing to accept the arrival of this day. After all, no matter how meager the salary is, it is at least a source of living.

"The notice just came out that a general meeting will be held at 8:. I guess that's all."

Master Lin saw that Darong looked unhappy and didn't know what to say. The two of them walked towards the rest area on the side.