Chapter 1482 Being a Parent

In the evening, Yang Dongxu had some drinks with his brother-in-law Shengli and Yang's father. Grandpa has been taking cold medicine for the past two days because he has a cold, so he is not allowed to drink alcohol.

Looking at the half-grown Yang Dongjie, Yang Dongxu felt for the first time that time flies so fast. Before he knew it, he was over thirty. Yang's mother was 52 this year and Yang's father was 49. Grandpa will turn 66 this year and will go straight to 70.

Everyone in Father Yang's generation can drink, and both men and women can drink. So the five of us, Yang Ma and my aunt, drank white wine at the dinner table.

Then Father Yang and his aunt drank some red wine with Zhou Ya and Zhuo Qing'er. Yang Dongxu, his father and his uncle drank another bottle of white wine before the meal was over.

Everyone didn’t drink too much, around six or seven taels. My brother-in-law has become completely calm in the past few years. He doesn't get obsessed with alcohol, and he doesn't stop drinking until he's unconscious and doesn't get along.

Six or seven taels was just right. I felt a little dizzy, so I went home, washed my feet, and went straight to bed. It was beautiful.

"When I was washing the dishes just now, my aunt asked Yang Dongjie to go to school in the city, but my mother didn't answer at that time." After packing up his things below, Xiao Wenchen ran to sleep with his grandparents.

Zhuo Qing'er also lives in a house on the street and does not come to the courtyard of the old house, so they are the only ones at home here.

"Going to the Magic City?" Yang Dongxu, who was washing his feet and was a little dizzy, was stunned for a moment.

"What do you think?" Zhou Ya asked.

"It's probably Ran Hao's introduction." Yang Dongxu sighed.

My uncle's family is not without money now. If he wants to go to school in a nearby city, he can buy a house, even if it's Zhucheng, or he can go to the provincial capital to go to school.

So now that my aunt wants to go to school in the city, the only places left are big cities like Shanghai and Yanjing.

I guess I came up with this idea after hearing that I went to high school attached to some university, or that the admission scores of universities were different when I went to school in a big city.

"One sheep is raised, and a group of sheep is herded. Just go. If Ran Hao goes to school in the city, he will most likely go to the magic city and we will watch.

Ran Feifei is not a babysitter at all. Compared with her, Ran Hao is probably closer to you. After all, he was more familiar with you during the years when you had Wen Chen at home.

So it doesn’t matter if there is one more Yang Dongjie. However, food, clothing, housing and transportation are all ours, but my uncle’s family has to pay for the tuition and loan fees. This must be clearly distinguished. Yang Dongxu said.

In fact, this is not a matter of money or not, he doesn't care about this little money. Although there is a bit of pressure on my uncle's family, it is not impossible to take care of it. This is a matter of propriety and rules. Although it may seem a bit stiff to make a clear distinction, it is better than hurting feelings if there are any problems in the future.

"That's what I mean. I'll talk to my mother tomorrow. By the way, I'll also tell you about the tuition fees for some good schools in Shanghai." Zhou Ya nodded.

If she really goes to school in Shanghai, she will handle the transfer procedures, student status, and finding a school on her own, and will not discuss it with her aunt. However, the borrowing fees and tuition fees cannot be reduced.

"How much does it cost to borrow money to study in the Magic City?" Yang Dongxu asked casually.

"When my grandma mentioned that Ran Hao should transfer to another school during the summer vacation, Feifei checked it before.

The slightly better schools in Yanjing start with a salary of RMB 100,000 per year, and the slightly better schools all charge hundreds of thousands. Some high schools affiliated with prestigious universities, or key middle schools, etc., are basically not worth the money.

The borrowing fee in Shanghai Magic City is probably similar to this. I will talk to my aunt at that time so that she can have a reference. "Zhou Ya said.

"So many?" Yang Dongxu had a surprised look on his face.

Starting with 100,000 yuan a year, one year's tuition and living expenses to get admitted to a prestigious university won't even cost that much.

"This is just the price, and it doesn't include the favors that need to be paid when the time comes to get the transfer procedures and student status. When the time comes to do things with acquaintances, how much will you have to pay a visit with gifts?"

Yang Dongxu shook his head with emotion, "I didn't expect that a key middle school would be more profitable than a university, and just a few loan students could earn millions. If you put in a little money, you can find a good place to buy a house in the school district."

"When Feifei told me about it, I was shocked. I didn't expect the tuition fees for key middle schools to be so expensive. But everything is for the sake of the children." Zhou Ya, a mother, also felt a little emotional.

"Then you should talk to my aunt based on this standard. Even if Ran Hao and Dongjie both go to school in Shanghai, it will only be a matter of having two more pairs of chopsticks."

"Yeah, I got it. I'm just letting you know. Wen Chen went to kindergarten in Shanghai before, and my aunt wanted to send Dongjie to school in the city. They made a fuss over whether to sell a house in the city. The family is a bit discordant. Let’s not make the relationship too tense this time.”

"Actually, if you don't have good grades, even if you go to college, you will only get multiple diplomas. And if you don't have good grades, it's useless to spend money to borrow them.

Even if you go to a key middle school in Shanghai, Fudan University in other provinces will charge 600 points, but the local school in Shanghai will only charge 450 points.

But you also need to be able to get a score of 450, right? I scored over 200 points in the college entrance examination, and my relatives also went to school in the United States. Did Dongjie fail the final exam again this year? Didn't you say you just got beaten before you came back? "

"Two days before you came back, I was really beaten up by my aunt. I got over 40 points in Chinese and over 50 points in math."

"With this score, what's the point of going to high school in Shanghai? Instead of paying so much tuition fees, it's better to go to high school at home. After the college entrance examination, it depends on where he wants to go to college, and he can directly find a university and donate a few million to donate a place. save time and energy."

"Isn't that place just bought with money?" Zhou Ya said.

"Isn't it the same to pay the tuition fee and then buy it?" Yang Dongxu rolled his eyes, but the latter looked better than the former.

Even if it is not for the need to make connections for future development, he thinks that people who donate millions to schools to go to college are idiots.

If there is a million yuan in the family to donate, the family is basically not short of money, so there is no need for the diploma in the future.

If the family is not rich, they still want to go to college. After donating millions of yuan, it is a question whether they can get their money back with this diploma decades after graduation.

So from a purely investment perspective, spending money to go to college is extremely low cost-effective.

But who can blame the Chinese for their face? For this face issue, many people would rather save money and throw money into it.

"I will say a few more words at that time, not just from the little aunt. I will talk to Feifei and let him talk to the little grandmother.

Otherwise, when a large amount of tuition is spent, but in the end, I still can't get into a good university, and the little aunt will feel resentful." Zhou Ya said.

In fact, Zhou Ya's focus on this matter is still on the little aunt. Because there is Ran Feifei at my grandma's place, there is no need to explain anything to her, as long as Ran Feifei understands.

For example, the tuition fee, whether in Yanjing or Shanghai, must be paid by her. In the end, Ran Hao did not get into a key university because of poor grades, but she also understood the reason and it would not affect anything.

As for my aunt, the tuition fee was a certain pressure for their family. In the end, they spent money but still did not go to a good university, even though they knew that the main reason was that their son was not motivated. But they must feel so wronged after spending so much money.

They must think that they should not let their son go to Shanghai to study in a borrowed school from the beginning, so that this matter is not clear, and the family will start to be in disharmony again.

"Yes, yes, yes, this must be made clear. Even if you go to a good affiliated middle school, you may not be able to go to a good university. Even if you go to a good university, there are still people who sweep toilets and move bricks, right? Not everyone who goes to university becomes a big boss or a scientist." Yang Dongxu said.

Then the two looked at each other and sighed.

The biggest problem for many people is that they cannot see themselves clearly, and they are too blind and self-confident. I feel so awesome, and my own children are so awesome, and then... I don't listen to advice!

It is an annual custom to sacrifice pigs on the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month to worship the kitchen god.

Compared to when Yang Dongxu was a child, he used a pig's bladder as a ball to kick, but nowadays children don't play this anymore. They prefer to put cannons in the pig's bladder, or hang the pig's bladder on a tree and shoot it with a slingshot.

When the adults kicked him on the buttocks, he pouted and tears were about to fall. As soon as he turned his head, he forgot the pain and saw others playing, and he continued to join in the fun.

During the Little New Year, Yang Dongxu went to his younger sister Dandan to pick up Grandpa Xuan and his father-in-law.

Grandpa Xuan now doesn't seem to have changed much from before. His eyes are still bright, his ears are not deaf, his eyes are not blind, his legs and feet are very flexible, and his teeth are still neat and tidy without falling out.

In contrast, his father-in-law Zhou Yiren feels much older, especially since he is still a big man and his body looks thinner. His teeth started to fall out a few years ago, and now there is no real tooth in his mouth, all replaced with dentures.

However, although he is thin, he is still strong. He exercises with Grandpa Xuan every day. In addition, he is well-educated and looks elegant and kind.

At the same time, he has completely separated from the political system in the past few years, and the basic contact with those students has been cut off.

Now, in addition to fishing, his biggest hobby is to learn cooking skills from the chef in Dandan Farmhouse.

When I had a good set of teeth before, I didn't care about food, as long as I could fill my stomach. Now I have a mouthful of dentures, and my taste is not as sensitive as before. Instead, I love food and cooking.

The two old people returned home, and the whole family was very happy.

The only unhappy ones were the two children Yang Dongjie and Yang Wenchen.

In the morning, the two were caught by Grandpa Xuan to practice martial arts at dawn. Yang Dongjie's martial arts training was a three-day fishing and two-day drying net.

Usually, when there was no Wenchen to compare, the little aunt didn't care. Grandpa Xuan didn't care if you didn't practice or not.

But now Wenchen is at home, being trained by Grandpa Xuan every day. With the comparison, Yang Dongjie can't run away even if he wants to.

Practice martial arts in the morning and evening, and study with Zhou Yiren in the morning and afternoon.

Listening to all kinds of classical Chinese poems, Yang Dongxu can recall the scene of holding Shakespeare's poems like bricks, or Russian bricks, to learn English and Russian. That feeling

But no matter how he recalls it, it feels good to see these two little brats being tortured. Sure enough, happiness is revealed by contrast.