It was almost ti for the school next door to start, but there was still no sign that the kids at ho would be sent there. Yang Xiaocui’s three sisters-in-law were getting anxious.
For the past couple of days, they had been giving hints, both openly and discreetly, but the younger sister-in-law just agreed without showing any real intention.
Today was the last day. School would start tomorrow, and if they wanted to send the kids later, it would have to wait until next month.
The three sisters-in-law, in a rush, turned to their mother-in-law for help.
"Mother-in-law, school is starting next door tomorrow. Has the little sister-in-law talked about it?"
"That’s right, Mom. If we don’t bring it up now, it’ll be too late."
"Maybe you should ask her, Mom."
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Auntie Lan Hua wasn’t oblivious to it all; she had reminded her daughter a few tis. But her daughter said that next door was so busy right now, and bringing it up now would definitely not work. She said to wait for a while.
She took her daughter’s advice, but seeing that the school next door was about to start, she couldn’t wait any longer. With her three daughters-in-law also urging her, she approached her daughter again, "Daughter, the school next door is starting tomorrow. I saw that today there’s hardly anyone there. Those who needed to register have already done so. Maybe you should go over now?"
Yang Xiaocui knew there was no avoiding it, so she nodded in agreent.
When she got next door, however, she didn’t ntion anything about getting the kids from their family into the school.
Instead, she busied herself with any tasks she could, since the school would start the next day, and she would start working there too. It was only natural to help with so work before starting, and it might earn her so goodwill.
She knew that Li Chuntao wouldn’t agree to it. Even if she ntioned it, it would be in vain and might even cause resentnt.
She knew that Yang Dong’s third sister-in-law and Li Chuntao were so close, yet the Yang Family’s three children still had to pay for their education, not to ntion their own kids.
Moreover, she would head up the mountain to find Yang Daniu in the next couple of days.
It was much easier to find ti to go next door than under her mother’s watchful eyes.
These few days, she should talk less, work more, and deal with Yang Daniu first.
After finishing her work, she went straight ho. As soon as she entered the courtyard, the family gathered around her.
"Little sister-in-law, how did it go? What did Miss Li say? Can our kids go to school?"
Of course, Yang Xiaocui wouldn’t say that she never even asked. Instead, she replied, "Eldest sister-in-law, I just went over there and brought it up, but it didn’t work. They said if we wanted to send them, we must pay the tuition. It cost quite a bit of silver to open that school."
"Little sister-in-law, couldn’t you just ask them?"
Hearing this, Yang Xiaocui replied displeased, "Eldest sister-in-law, they’re so close with Yang Dong’s third sister-in-law, and even Yang Erbo’s kids didn’t get their tuition waived. How long have I known them for? It’s already good enough that they let work there."
With that, Yang Xiaocui went back to her room.
The rest of the family in the courtyard wanted to say sothing but didn’t speak up because the mother-in-law was there. Although they were puzzled inside, they couldn’t help but think that since their little sister-in-law was engaged to Yang Dong, her temper had grown, and now she dared to show them attitude. Wasn’t it just because she found a good family to marry into?
If she hadn’t feigned dizziness, where would she have found such a match?
"Alright, everyone go do what you need to do. If they can’t go to school, they just can’t. After all, it’s not like they’re academic material," Auntie Lan Hua said at this point. She originally just wanted her daughter to give it a try. Since it didn’t work out, that’s fine. It was more important for her daughter to work and earn so silver.
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