Back to 1984: Earning Money, Raising Kids, and Keeping the Household Busy

Lin Qingxiang was deeply moved when talking about what he saw and heard in Nanyu.

You know, things were in complete chaos for Lin Yi last year, but this year he's all taken off and has everything he could ever want. Now he's even building a garage.

In contrast, among the other families in the village, only a couple had built houses, and even fewer were wealthy.

Lin Yi's nephew, Lin Jianqiang, is married but still living in a rented house. I heard he's been trying to borrow money to build a house, but I don't know if he'll be able to.

Huang Yuzhen said with a smug look, "You're so lucky. If it weren't for your timely help, our son wouldn't have had such a great opportunity to make money."

Lin Qingxiang was deeply moved. He looked at Lin Shaojun and said seriously, "That's why you have to be honest and have a clear conscience. You should seize this opportunity and work hard for Wenjun. You can't let down the high salary he's paid you."

Huang Yuzhen nodded in agreement, "I heard that the master craftsmen in that factory only earn sixty or seventy yuan a month, and ordinary workers earn thirty or four. Your salary is more than that of the master craftsmen."

Lin Shaojun was brainwashed by his parents, and a series of promises came out of his mouth.

The whole family ate their meal happily.

The next morning, the father and son went to Anshui Village to prepare for the start of work.

The materials haven't arrived yet, but the foundation needs to be dug first.

Chen Wenjun and Lin Yi were both busy and couldn't help.

The father and son worked on it themselves, and it took them most of the day to dig the more than 100-square-meter base.

The cement and gravel were delivered the next day.

The two quickly poured the cement and laid the foundation in one day. In three days, they could invite the master craftsman Zhang Yongquan to start building the house.

After about ten days of hard work, a garage with a floor area of ​​150 square meters was completed.

The walls were made of red bricks, the roof was tiled, and there were glass windows and iron bars on the walls. The main gate was an iron gate, and the lights were all turned on.

Overall, the effect is not bad.

Moreover, because this place is close to the river at one end and the road at the other, it is especially convenient to set up a stall and make tea.

Lin Yi immediately took a liking to it and quickly brought all the cars from his home over, even placing a small table and several benches in the garage.

After the garage issue was resolved, Lin Shaojun immediately went to work at the seafood wholesale store. With his arrival, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

When the college entrance examination results came out, Lin Qin failed as expected.

Fortunately, the whole family was mentally prepared, so they weren't too disappointed.

The teachers at the senior university felt it was a pity. In their opinion, Lin Qin had the perseverance and ability to pass the exam, but she was held back by her children.

When school started, he spoke to Lin Qin privately.

“If your family’s financial situation allows, I think you can put your child in a daycare center. The daycare center’s hours are the same as ours. You can drop him off when he goes to school and pick him up when he comes home. That way, he can focus on his studies.” Before, when the child was small, he did nothing but eat and sleep. It was fine for the caregivers to help look after him. But as the child grows up, he wakes up more and more often. Although he doesn’t make a fuss and plays by himself, a little baby can’t sit there playing with toys for long. He will ask to be carried out for a walk from time to time and wants to be interacted with.

It's clearly beyond the capabilities of an administrator.

After thinking it over carefully, Lin Qin also felt that what the teacher said made sense. Most importantly, she wanted to give it her all for a year and didn't want to leave any more regrets for herself.

Thinking of this, Lin Qin hurriedly asked, "Teacher Su, are there any childcare centers near our school?"

Teacher Su looked at her with a teachable expression, smiled and nodded, "Since I brought it up myself, we should have it even if we don't have it. You can ask Sister Fang, the administrator, for details."

Lin Qin thanked Teacher Su and then went to find the administrator, Sister Fang.

Just then, Lin Qin saw Sister Fang playing with her son, and she quickly took the toys from her, looking apologetic, "I'm sorry to have troubled you, Sister Fang!"

Sister Fang waved her hand, "This is nothing! Your son is well-behaved and doesn't cause trouble."

Lin Qin smiled and quickly got to the point, "Teacher Su suggested that I send my child to a daycare center and told me to ask my older sister."

Sister Fang's eyes lit up, and she leaned forward, "To tell you the truth, our senior university is planning to set up a childcare center in the building next door. This was initiated by the textile factory. They said a group of female workers complained that no one was taking care of their children at home, and some of them brought their children to the factory, where they would occasionally cause trouble."

The factory manager was also extremely annoyed, so he came to us. Luckily, we have plenty of open space here, no shortage of classrooms, and most importantly, it's safe. He liked it immediately.

The university for seniors is a true school in name and in reality. There is a playground when you enter the gate, and next to the playground are activity areas such as parallel bars and horizontal bars for exercise. On the other side is the teaching building, which is shaped like the Chinese character "冂". On the other side of the teaching building, there is a row of three-story classrooms, which are all empty and unused. Setting up a childcare center there will not affect their classes and can also generate revenue for the school.

"Really? That's wonderful! Which teachers are they planning to hire? How many? Are they reliable?" Lin Qin's barrage of questions amused Sister Fang.

"Oh my! Lin Qin, you're really something! I've only just started, and you've already thought of everything! To be honest, the textile factory is quite wealthy, and the children of its employees are all precious. They're also worried about something going wrong, so they're planning to invite early childhood education teachers from Anshi Normal College to come and give classes."

It depends on the number of children. The idea is that older children are in one class and younger children are in another. Children your child is this age will be in the younger class. The younger class will have an extra nanny to change diapers and feed the children.

There are roughly three teachers for ten children. If there are more than fifteen children, four teachers will be needed. That means one teacher for four to six children. Including the venue rental and the teacher's salary, it costs about twenty yuan a month.

Of course, this is the price for children from outside the factory. Children of textile factory workers don't pay that much; it's about twelve or thirteen yuan per child, plus some subsidies from the factory.

After Sister Fang finished speaking, worried that Lin Qin might find it too expensive, she quickly added, "I can talk to the textile factory manager later and see if I can give you a discount."

Lin Qin quickly thanked her, "Thank you for thinking of me, sister. Money is secondary. The main thing is that the teacher must be responsible, patient with the children, and not hit, scold or abuse them."

Sister Fang agreed, "Don't worry, the daycare center is right next door, so it's within my jurisdiction. I'll go over there whenever I have free time and remind the teachers from time to time that this kind of thing definitely can't happen."

Lin Qin was relieved and immediately registered with Sister Fang.

After school, she told Lin Yi and Chen Wenjun what had happened.

Upon hearing that the child was a graduate of Anshi Demonstration School of Early Childhood Education, Chen Wenjun wasn't too worried. He simply said, "Sending the child to a childcare center means everyone will take care of them, and they can learn more. You can also focus on your classes, which is great. As for the teachers we hire, we can't control that, but we must build a good relationship with Sister Fang and ask her to look after the child." (End of Chapter)