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

Lin Yi agreed, saying, "From now on, we'll send some of the leftover seafood to Sister Fang, and we'll visit her during holidays."

Lin Qin agreed to each one.

The next day, when I took my child to class, I gave Sister Fang and Teacher Su each a bag of seafood. It contained fresh razor clams and shucked oysters, both of which were fresh enough that they wouldn't spoil even if I left them until lunchtime.

If it's other seafood, it definitely won't be very fresh by noon if left without a refrigerator.

When Sister Fang saw the things, she smiled so broadly she couldn't stop, and kept saying she wouldn't accept them.

Lin Qin had to persuade her quite a bit before she finally accepted it.

She asked Sister Fang for help with Teacher Su's matter, but didn't take the initiative to ask, for fear that Teacher Su would refuse.

When school was over, Lin Qin was the first to rush out of the classroom, grab her child, and run away.

Teacher Su looked puzzled. As she passed by Sister Fang, she was stopped. "Lin Qin specifically asked me to give this to you, saying it was to thank you for taking care of her."

Teacher Su opened the package with a puzzled look, then exclaimed in alarm, "Why did you bring me razor clams and oysters?! What am I supposed to do now?!"

Sister Fang took out her bag as well and advised, "Teacher Su, just accept it. This girl is an honest person. Her family makes this kind of business. She'll feel uncomfortable if you don't accept it!"

Teacher Su shook her head helplessly and could only take the things away. She thought about how she should "take special care" of Lin Qin in the future, and whether she should find her some more study materials.
Lin Qin, who was already on her way home, was unaware of Teacher Su's plans.

That afternoon, she went to the senior citizens' university, just a few minutes before class started.

Sister Fang led her to see the cleaned-up daycare classrooms.

There are two classes in total, one in front and one in back. The two classrooms in between have been converted into sleeping areas for the children, filled with small beds, to prevent older children from running into the younger classes and causing trouble from time to time.

The teachers who were invited were having a meeting inside, and they immediately greeted Sister Fang warmly when they saw her.

Sister Fang led Lin Qin inside and introduced her to Ye Wenwen, the person in charge, "This is a student of our school and her son. This child will also be coming to study here. We would appreciate it if Teacher Ye and the other teachers could take good care of him."

Although Ye Wenwen had just graduated from university and lacked social experience, she was smart. Seeing that the person was brought by the administrator personally, she knew that their relationship was special.

They immediately struck up a lively conversation with Lin Qin, learning about the child's situation and casually mentioning the daycare's class schedule.

"Because the children in this class are mainly between six months and two and a half years old, we have actually subdivided them. For example, we plan to entrust some babies who are good at gross motor skills and language to Teacher Xu for individual care, such as teaching them to sing, dance, play small games, and then taking them out to play in the sand on the grass, running and jumping."

Of course, we will always arrange for two teachers to supervise outdoor activities together.

We take care of the babies who can't talk much or walk well yet. The activities and interactive classes are different from theirs. My nanny and I take care of these younger babies.

We don't plan to take the baby outside. This area will be fenced off, covered with foam boards, and a few small slides will be placed there specifically for the baby to play on. The supplies will be delivered tomorrow. Our daycare officially starts classes next Monday.

There's also the issue of the baby's meals. The daycare has a cook who's paid by the textile factory; she only cooks, and we have to prepare the groceries ourselves. None of us live nearby, and we have no experience buying groceries or knowing how to choose things, so it's quite troublesome." Ye Wenwen looked embarrassed, but this problem had to be solved, so she could only report the situation to Sister Fang.

Without a second thought, Sister Fang pushed Lin Qin forward, "What a coincidence! This Sister Lin in front of you is from a seafood wholesale business. Even if you have money, you might not be able to buy particularly fresh seafood outside. Go to her, and her seafood is guaranteed to be top-notch fresh."

In addition, they grow a lot of vegetables, which she can also deliver together, and we can even get a discount. As long as you take good care of their child, these things are not a problem.”

Lin Qin immediately nodded in agreement and said with a smile, "Sister Fang is right. My family has no shortage of seafood. We can have whatever you want, including vegetables and eggs. We don't raise many pigs, so we can't slaughter them every day, but we have chickens, ducks and geese."

Ye Wenwen's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this. "It's easy to solve the problem of just missing some meat. We can figure it out ourselves. Sister Lin, in the future, I'll let you know in advance what ingredients we need, and you can deliver them to us first thing the next morning, okay?"

Lin Qin readily agreed, "I'll have my family send it to you, I'll be a little late."

After discussing it, Lin Qin felt that Ye Wenwen and the others were quite professional, so she immediately paid a month's fee of twenty yuan.

Over the weekend, Lin Qin went to the city to buy several sets of clothes for her youngest son so he could attend daycare. She also bought two sets of autumn clothes for each of her two older sons.

While wandering around, she unexpectedly saw that scoundrel Liu Yongming. What was even more surprising was that the person walking with Liu Yongming was An Meihua!

Lin Qin was so shocked that she couldn't stop speaking for a long time until the two people disappeared around the street corner.

When they got home, Lin Yi frowned at her absent-minded look. "What's wrong? Did you see a ghost?"

"It's like seeing a ghost!" Lin Qin recounted her encounter with Liu Yongming and An Meihua in the city.

Now it was Lin Yi's turn to be unsettled. "You mean those two sluts got together?"

Lin Qin nodded like a chick pecking at rice.

Lin Yi looked at her with some pity. "Do you think the Liu family is just your nemesis? Why do all the people who have grudges against you flock there?"

"I don't know either!" Lin Qin shrugged innocently, her brows furrowing slightly. "I don't care whether they're together or not. What I'm worried about is that if they're both transferred back, the chances of them running into each other will be greater. Dad, Liu Yongming is a dangerous element, and you still have two children to take care of. I'm worried!"

Lin Yi raised an eyebrow and glanced at Lin Qin speechlessly. "Why are you worrying about this? Our family isn't what it used to be. Besides, the two kids are getting older, and we only go to and from school on the main roads. Unless Liu Yongming has a death wish, he'll pretend he doesn't know us!"

Lin Qin was still worried and reminded her, "Since you're riding a tricycle anyway, hide something for self-defense in the vehicle when you go out, just in case."

Lin Yi did not refuse.

Monday arrived in the blink of an eye.

Before Lin Qin even left home early in the morning, Huang Yuezhen delivered the seafood, eggs, and vegetables that the daycare center needed, and also gave the receipts to Ye Wenwen.

The cook, who had originally planned to find fault with the seafood, discovered that the delivered seafood was genuinely fresh, including boneless fish she had never seen before. (End of Chapter)