Li Rong took the train to the capital with her two children.
It was already dusk when we got off the train, and everyone was tired from the long train ride. Li Rong took them to have a meal outside the station.
Back in the courtyard, Zhao's mother boiled hot water, washed a few people, and then went back to the house to sleep.
Father Zhao and Mother Zhao slept in their old yard, while Li Rong and An An slept. As for the luggage and other things they brought over, they were kept for packing the next day.
Early in the morning, the two elders woke up first.
Zhao's mother was going to buy groceries, so she took Zhao's father to find the way.
In fact, there used to be a plot of land in the yard for growing vegetables. Later, when Zhao's mother returned to the village, Li Rong worked as a studio and used the empty vegetable plot to grow flowers.
Mother Zhao was not sure whether the place selling vegetables was still there before, so she decided to take a stroll.
After leaving the house, Zhao's father started chatting with Zhao's mother: "This house is really big. Is it rented?"
"I don't know, as long as I can live there, it'll be fine." Mother Zhao didn't fool him. She really didn't know and had never asked before.
Father Zhao said: "The second brother's family is living really well."
"Eh? Fanghong?"
They didn't walk a few steps before they met their neighbor. The neighbor called out Zhao's mother's name first. They used to chat together often. Older people don't change much in appearance, and they won't forget if they have intentions.
"Hey, Hongxia!" Zhao's mother also recognized her, "You still remember me."
The other party laughed: "Remember, who is this? Your wife? Where are you going?"
"It's my wife," Mother Zhao said, "I woke up early and went for a walk and bought groceries."
"I'm also going to buy groceries. Do you still know the way? If not, let's go together."
"Thank you so much." Zhao's mother started chatting with someone.
The other party knew that Zhao's mother was the second elder who came to the city to help take care of the children. He praised Zhao's mother and daughter-in-law, and even brought the two elders in together.
One more person means more food. Some families only take one person to help take care of the children, and don't care about the other one who doesn't need it.
She also praised: "Your daughter-in-law makes a lot of money making clothes for others. She is really capable."
Mother Zhao didn't know that Li Rong was making clothes. She didn't pay attention when she came back last night. When her neighbor said this, she was stunned: "Making clothes?"
"You don't know?" The other party looked surprised, "You can go back and take a look later. There is a sign at the door. There are some rich people in our alley who ask her to make their clothes. The clothes made by your daughter-in-law are not cheap.
Yeah, but it looks really good. If I had money, I would go to her to do it."
Mother Zhao smiled and left when she arrived at the neighbor's door.
When she returned home, she saw the sign at the door. It was true, but she didn't quite recognize the words on it. She only knew that during their absence, Li Rong not only went to school, but also started a new business.
He is so capable.
No wonder they are asked to go to the city to help take care of the children.
Mother Zhao is now more willing to help An An, but this does not mean that she was not happy to take care of An An before, but now that she knows that her daughter-in-law is really busy making money, she is an old person, so she is naturally willing to help her children share the workload.
Pointed.
In the past, when Li Rong was studying, she would not even let Li Rong do housework. Now that she knows that she is busy with other things, she can do her work more efficiently.
For breakfast, I cooked multigrain porridge and steamed sweet potatoes and corn. After eating, I went to clean the yard.
When Li Rong woke up, all the fallen leaves in the yard had been cleaned up. She asked Mother Zhao not to work so much.
Mother Zhao: "Isn't this because I'm afraid you'll be tired? I went shopping this morning and found that you were doing some clothes-making work, reading, and working. How tired you are."
Li Rong smiled, it was actually not bad, but she was still happy to accept Zhao's mother's kindness. After dinner, she gave Zhao's mother two hundred yuan to buy vegetables and food.
After playing with the little guy for a while, Li Rong went to work to make clothes.
Mother Zhao came in and took a look for a while, and found that the house was even more upscale than the tailor shops she had seen before.
The tall glass cabinets contain those luxurious dresses that have only been seen in newspapers, and the transparent display cabinets display a variety of thread and fabric styles, which look even more impressive than those found in department stores.
She watched for a while, fearing to disturb Li Rong, so she went out again.
The second elder had nothing to do at home, so he took the little one out for a walk.
There were many old men sitting at the entrance of the alley playing chess. Father Zhao got so excited that he stood there and watched unable to leave.
Some of those people recognized Mrs. Zhao and exchanged greetings with her. They found out that she and her wife had gone to the city to take care of their grandson, so they greeted her and let them play together.
There are many things that need to be done before school starts.
The fruit shop still rented the house from Teacher Yuan's house. The other party was very happy to know that Li Rong had come back to open a shop. He didn't want the rent at first, but Li Rong insisted, so he paid Li Rong the previous rent without a cent increase.
As for the source of fruit, Zhao Qingsong arranged it for Li Rong in Dajiang Village.
The southern brother I used to know is still doing wholesale.
After discussing it, they asked the other party to deliver the fruit to the store on time. Zhao Qingsong also gave the other party's contact information to Li Rong so that they could contact him more easily if they had any questions in the future.
Because I had done it before, the fruit shop quickly became popular.
The most difficult problem is An An's schooling.
It was only when I started school that I thought about the household registration issue.
An An's household registration was settled in Dajiang Village after she was born.
Li Rong went to college, and because she bought a house, she left her household registration in the capital.
But the younger one didn’t transfer his registered permanent residence here.
I don’t have a local registered permanent residence, and my school plays football, so I’m not very willing to ask for it.
Li Rong went to school several times. Even though the other party knew that she was a student of Tsinghua University, he still said the same thing: "The child does not have a registered permanent residence in the capital, so we can't arrange it. In the past two years, the college entrance examination has been resumed, and more children have gone to school.
Yes, the quota is already tight..."
Li Rong was very annoyed, but she couldn't be careless about her son's schooling.
School is about to start, and changing the household registration is not something that can be done at once. Li Rong thought, first find a relationship to let the little guy go to school first, and deal with the matter of changing the household registration later.
Li Rong thought of Mrs. Lan, who was from a well-educated family and might have some connections.
But the relationship between the two was just one or two transactions. When she went to find someone, she didn't know if they were willing to help.
The two elders of the Li family knew that their grandson had gone to the city to go to school, so they asked Li Rong if things had been arranged.
Li Rong said that the school's hukou is stuck.
Li's father blamed her for not telling her about such a big thing earlier: "Your eldest brother is a teacher, your second brother is a leader in the factory, and your whole family is in the capital. How difficult is it to arrange for a child?"
Li Rong suddenly realized that she had really forgotten her eldest and second brothers.
She was someone who came in through a book, and had come to the capital to meet with the Li family's parents many times. And because of the physical blood relationship, she and the Li family's parents were not unfamiliar with each other.
Li Rong had little contact with the two brothers who had moved out after getting married, and she was already independent, so she never thought of looking for them.