bestfiction Chapter 327: Sending Dong-cheol to university was the first step taken.
Chapter 327: Sending Dong-cheol to university was the first step taken.
Chapter 327 Sending Dong-cheol to university is only the first step.
After returning to Suzhou, he and Huang Ling found some time and went straight to the People's Department Store to the appliance counter, where they bought three window air conditioners.
When I asked about the price, it was 1,200 yuan per unit, which I thought was a fair price.
Huang Ling decided without hesitation to buy three, one for her own room and one for Xiaoting and Pengfei's rooms. She wouldn't hesitate to spend the money wisely; she wouldn't skimp on things that needed to be spent.
She thought that although the children were at a crucial time for the college entrance examination, the adults also had to think about themselves.
In the past, she always put her two children first, giving them the best food and things to use first. Now she has realized that she must take care of herself first.
After all, only when you are comfortable can you take better care of your family. Besides, Chao Ying is your partner who has been with you for most of your life, so his position is naturally important, and then comes the children.
Tu Nan and Xiao Ting have both grown up and left home when they went to university. They only come back to visit during holidays.
After purchasing the air conditioner, the technician quickly came and installed it.
When the air conditioner was turned on, the room cooled down in less than ten minutes.
On the other side, Lin Wufeng and Song Ying also considered installing air conditioning.
They went to the People's Department Store, but when they arrived, there was only one window air conditioner left, and if they waited any longer, they would have to wait until mid-July.
They had no choice but to buy this last one and install it in their own room.
Song Ying wanted to install the air conditioner in Dong Zhe's room, but Lin Dong Zhe firmly disagreed, looking very serious.
“Mom, I’m young, it’s nothing for me to suffer a little, but you can’t, especially my mom. I want to spoil you with Dad. When Mom is happy, the whole family is happy; when Mom is comfortable, the whole family is comfortable.”
Song Ying was overjoyed by these words and praised her son for becoming more and more sensible.
But Lin Dongzhe had his own little scheme in mind. He thought that now he could go to Aunt Huang's house and use Xiaoting's room's air conditioning. He would then have an excuse to go there every day. Hehe, he's not stupid, is he?
It would make his mother happy, and he could also go see Xiaoting—a win-win situation!
Days passed, and on June 20th, the school finally issued graduation certificates.
Lin Dongzhe returned home with his schoolbag on his back, humming a little tune. He washed his hands at the door, and as soon as he entered the room, he went to the fruit plate in the living room, reached out and took an apple, and took a big bite.
With an apple dangling from his mouth, he pulled his graduation certificate from his bag, walked up to Song Ying who was busy in the kitchen, waved it in front of her, and mumbled, "Mom, look what this is."
Song Ying was cutting the poached chicken she had made when she was startled by Lin Dongzhe's sudden action.
"Lin Dongzhe, what is it?"
She looked up, her eyes widening instantly. She put the cleaver down on the cutting board and ran to the sink to wash her hands. She dried her hands with a towel and took the red booklet. "A graduation certificate! It really is a graduation certificate, Wu Feng!"
As she spoke, she waved her graduation certificate in front of Wu Feng, who was cooking.
Lin Wufeng, wearing an apron and holding a spatula, turned to look at the mother and son, who were indeed cut from the same cloth, and grinned from ear to ear. "The graduation certificate won't grow legs and run away, let me finish cooking first."
Song Ying hummed a little tune. "Dongzhe has been studying for so many years and he has finally graduated. We've finally made it to the end. This isn't just Dongzhe graduating; it's the two of us graduating. We're finally completely free."
Lin Wufeng stirred the vegetables in the pan. "We're just one step away. The important thing we need to do now is to get Dongzhe into the college entrance exam and get into a good university. Only then can we be completely free."
Song Ying handed the graduation certificate back to Dong Zhe, who was leaning against the door and eating an apple.
“Wu Feng, now that you mention it, we have a long road ahead. Think about it, we’ll still have to worry about Dong Zhe’s job, find him a girlfriend, prepare a wedding house for him when he gets married, and maybe even help take care of his grandchildren in the future.”
Lin Dongzhe quickly swallowed the half-chewed apple in his mouth, feeling both amused and exasperated.
"Mom, don't worry about things that far ahead. I haven't even taken the college entrance exam yet. These are things for a long time to come." After saying that, he took another bite of the apple.
Hearing this, Song Ying couldn't help but laugh out loud. "That's right. Only when we get Lin Dongzhe into university smoothly can your father and I feel truly secure in this first step. Dongzhe, this poached chicken is something Mom made especially for you. You've been studying so hard lately, you need to nourish your brain properly."
Lin Wufeng looked at the heartwarming scene before him, his gaze shifting back and forth between his son and daughter-in-law. Suddenly, as if remembering something, he slapped his forehead.
"Hey, do you guys think we should get a video recorder for our house? I saw one when I went to Guangcheng before. We can record all the important moments at home, which is much more meaningful than a photo."
“Dad, the school will take graduation photos after we get our diplomas. And we also need to buy a video recorder and a videotape player after buying the video recorder. It’s not cheap to buy a whole set.”
Lin Wufeng looked at his clueless son, who had no idea what he was thinking.
Taking graduation photos is just a temporary thing; what I really want to record are the little moments of life with my wife. I'll reluctantly include Dongzhe in the photos too; that rascal has learned to be frugal now.
He thought that when he was old, he could look back and watch some videos with Song Ying, which would be a way to reminisce about his youth.
Song Ying couldn't wait to say, "You guys film your stuff, your dad can record me, Wu Feng, let's buy it! Not only should we buy a VCR, we should also buy a player, let's buy the whole set."
Lin Wufeng turned to look at Song Ying, a broad smile on his face, and stirred the pot even more vigorously with the spatula. "Good!"
After the family finished eating.
Lin Dongzhe quickly cleaned up the dishes, slung his schoolbag over his shoulder, picked up the chilled watermelon he had prepared beforehand, and ran happily to the opposite door, calling out as he went.
"Dad, Mom, I'm going to study with Xiaoting and Pengfei."
Song Ying and Lin Wufeng stood at the window of their second-floor room, watching their son's departing figure.
Song Ying smiled and gently nudged Wu Feng with her elbow. "Look at you, we won't install a window air conditioner in Dongzhe's room, but this little rascal is all set to study."
Lin Wufeng chuckled. "You're absolutely right. This time it's much better. We've got a window air conditioner installed in our room. Dongzhe was acting strange this time; he didn't accuse us of hogging the food or being disloyal. Hahaha, that Dongzhe."
Lin Wufeng smiled and went back to bed, picked up his mechanical book, and continued reading.
No one knows a son better than his father. As someone with experience, he could see right through Dongzhe's little schemes.
However, it's best not to tell Song Ying about this yet, lest she make a big fuss and if she finds out, Ling's family will find out too.
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