People in the alley: A woman dressed as a man shouldn't be foolishly filial, Zhuang Chaoying

Chapter 109 Filling out College Applications

Song Ying chimed in with a smile, "Sister Ling, what do you call Tu Nan? You call it confidence! Not being nervous shows he has a good mindset and is confident in himself. Wu Feng and I are hoping every day that Tu Nan can get into a good university and set a good example for his younger siblings."

Look, Shanshan is a sophomore in high school now, and she studies very hard. Xiaomin listened to her sister and went to a textile technical school, so she'll have a skill in the future. Xiaoting is also a smart girl; she'll definitely go to university. As for Dongzhe, with Teacher Zhuang tutoring him every day, he can't be too bad, otherwise it would be a waste of Teacher Zhuang's hard work.”

While kneading the preserved vegetables, Song Ying glanced outside and whispered to Huang Ling, "Sister Ling, when I went for a walk a few days ago, I saw Xiaomin walking with a boy on the street. Do you think she's making friends?"

Upon hearing this, Huang Ling leaned closer to Song Ying and said, "My sister said that it's fine if they're locals, but if they're from the countryside, that won't do."

Song Ying nodded and didn't say anything more, but focused on putting the kneaded winter vegetables into the jar.

After a while, she seemed to suddenly remember something: "Sister Ling, you know, people have different fates. Children from the same family can be so different. Shanshan is good at studying, ambitious, and even wrote some essays. She asked Teacher Zhuang to help revise them, and they were actually published. She's saved up quite a bit of pocket money from that. And look at Xiaomin, she went to a vocational school at a young age."

Huang Ling took her feet out of the basin, removed the plastic bag, and went to the side to wash her feet.

After washing her feet, she sat down on the stool and continued Song Ying's words: "Shanshan has been sensible since she was little and has her own ideas. Children without mothers mature early and know to plan for themselves early on. But that's good, her future path will definitely be smoother."

Song Ying moved closer to Huang Ling and sat down more closely: "Sister Ling, you don't know yet, do you? One day at the dinner table, Xiao Min suddenly asked when the wooden boards in the room could be removed."

"I didn't see it, but Shanshan's face immediately changed. I guess Shanshan was afraid that once she went to university, no one would be there to support Xiaojun, and someone else would take the house. After all, you know what kind of person Lao Wu is; he's capable of anything for himself."

Huang Ling was somewhat surprised upon hearing this: "Really? No matter what, Xiao Jun is Old Wu's only son. He can't possibly go this far, can he?"

Song Ying sneered, "Sister Ling, don't be so naive. With Lao Wu's character, what wouldn't he do? Think about it carefully, of all the things he's done in the past, which one was reliable?"

After saying that, Song Ying seemed to suddenly remember something else: "Sister Ling, Tu Nan got into university, what are your sister-in-law Pengfei's plans?"

As Huang Ling continued kneading the preserved vegetables, she put them into the jar: "Chao Ying and I have discussed it. We won't let him change his household registration. He can study at the affiliated high school like the Zhou Qing family next door, and then go back to his hometown to take the college entrance exam. The cutoff scores are lower there, so his chances of getting into university are greater. After all, we're relatives, so we'll help him out if we can."

Upon hearing this, Song Ying couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "Sister Ling, you are truly kind and generous. If it were someone else, they might not be able to think of others so much."

Huang Ling sighed softly: "Song Ying, I won't hide it from you. Chao Ying wasn't like this before he moved in. Back then, we argued a lot, and I really wanted to raise the child myself and not live with him anymore."

Fortunately, he gradually changed and learned to stand by me and think about the family. So, I'm not a heartless person; I also feel sorry for Pengfei and Hualin.

The two chatted about everyday things while continuing with their work.

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Zhuang Chaoying's long-awaited book about the Great Northern Wilderness has finally been published.

He had high hopes for this work and submitted it to the Shanghai-based magazine "Harvest". Fortunately, the work was selected for publication, and the payment was seven yuan per thousand words.

When I received the royalty statement, looking at the number 2,340 yuan, it was not just a sum of money, but also an affirmation of his many years of tireless writing.

Zhuang Chaoying walked into the house with an undisguised smile on her face.

He gently placed his briefcase on the table, took out the remittance slip, and waved it in front of Ah Ling: "Look what this is!"

Huang Ling was busy with her needlework when she heard the sound, looked up, and her eyes lit up the moment she saw the remittance slip.

She put down her needlework and took the remittance slip from Chaoying's hand: "Chaoying, has your 'Great Northern Wilderness' book been published?"

Zhuang Chaoying nodded excitedly: "That's right! This time, all our efforts were worthwhile."

Huang Ling was also happy for her husband. She tucked the remittance slip into her notebook and put it in her handbag: "I'm on the afternoon shift tomorrow. I'll go to the bank to withdraw the money then, and we should have a proper celebration."

Just then, Tu Nan's voice came from outside the door: "Mom and Dad, I'm home!"

Tu Nan walked into the house, casually tossed his schoolbag onto a chair, and then took out a college application form and a newspaper with college admission information: "Dad, Mom, the teacher asked us to fill out college applications!"

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Chaoying immediately put down what she was doing, took the information report handed to her by Tu Nan, and began to read it carefully.

"Tu Nan, have you thought about which university to apply to? With your grades, you have a chance at Tsinghua or Peking University. Have you considered it?"

Tu Nan shook his head slightly: "Dad, I want to apply to a university in Shanghai. On the one hand, it's close to home, so it will be easier to take care of you in the future; on the other hand, my teacher took us to meet the admissions officers of Tongji University and Fudan University, and I am very interested in these two schools."

Zhuang Chaoying nodded slightly after hearing his son's words. Although he had attended university before coming here, he certainly didn't have as thorough an understanding of universities in this era as Engineer Lin.

"I see. Suzhou has many top-tier high schools. University admissions officers can come and meet with students in advance, which will help you better understand the schools. However, you should still be careful when filling out your application."

"Let's take the newspaper and ask Engineer Lin for his opinion. He's a college graduate, knowledgeable, and definitely knows more than we do."

Huang Ling nodded; as a middle school student, she understood even less about the application process. "Go ahead, Engineer Lin is home!"

Zhuang Chaoying and Tu Nan arrived at Song Ying's house with the application information.

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