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

Chapter 210 A School
So she had Xu Jiahui sit in the middle and she sat on the side. Several times Su Wanwan tried to strike up a conversation, but when she turned her head, she saw that Chen Xinyue was asleep on the side, giving her no chance at all.

Su Wanwan felt a little annoyed, and her expression turned pale.

Xu Jiahui didn't notice; her attention was drawn to the scenery outside. Even though it was dark and only the streetlights were on, she could still see the outlines of some buildings.

Her gasps of surprise echoed from time to time inside the car.

The driver chuckled, "Is this your first time in the capital? Are you going to school?"

Xu Jiahui nodded, "Yes! We are freshmen."

The driver praised it highly.

Chen Wenjun asked, "Master, do you know where there are any guesthouses near the Foreign Languages ​​Institute?"

“I know! We make a living here, so we have to know this place like the back of our hand! Every year around this time, a lot of students from other places come here. Although there are quite a few universities in the capital, it’s all the same no matter how much you go around. If you need to go to the guesthouse, I’ll take you there directly, so you don’t have to find it yourself.” The driver was very enthusiastic.

After thanking him, Chen Wenjun took the opportunity to chat with the driver and inquire about the current development of the capital.

I asked about almost everything, from clothing, food, housing, and transportation to entertainment.

Xu Jiahui listened for a long time and gained a lot of useful information. She was about to share it with Su Wanwan when she found that Su Wanwan was staring out the window, lost in thought.

"What are you looking at? It's so late at night!" Xu Jiahui craned her neck and peered over, but saw nothing.

Su Wanwan smiled awkwardly, "It's nothing, I'm just worried about the media coverage."

"Hey! We're almost there, what's there to worry about!" Xu Jiahui said dismissively.

Chen Wenjun nodded in agreement, "We don't know if we can still get into the school at this time. You can go to the guesthouse first. The guesthouses outside the school shouldn't be too expensive."

When Lin Qin was in college, he had already learned about the prices around the school, and they were all affordable for students.

Xu Jiahui quickly thanked her.

As they were talking, the car stopped.

The driver said, "This is the guesthouse, it costs twelve yuan in total."

Chen Wenjun paid and helped unload all the luggage.

Xu Jiahui took out six yuan. "Uncle, this is the fare for Wanwan and me."

Chen Wenjun immediately refused, "No need. Even without you, we would still need to call two cars, and the fare would be the same. Keep it, it's good to stay at the guesthouse."

"That's so embarrassing," Xu Jiahui said, scratching her head sheepishly.

Chen Wenjun waved his hand, "There's nothing to be embarrassed about. You're still students, and you need money for everything while studying away from home. After all, you're all from Anshi, so it's only right that you look out for each other. Come on in."

Xu Jiahui nodded obediently and walked into the guesthouse with her luggage.

After she checked into the room, Su Wanwan silently took her luggage and went in without saying a word to Xu Jiahui.

Seeing that something was wrong, Xu Jiahui asked, "What's wrong?"

Su Wanwan turned over, ignoring Xu Jiahui. Xu Jiahui remained silent for a while, then didn't press the matter further. Instead, she packed her things, hugged her important bag, and lay down to sleep.

The next day, Su Wanwan got up as soon as it was light and left without even saying goodbye to Xu Jiahui.

Xu Jiahui quickly called out to her, "We haven't paid for the accommodation yet. If you leave now, where am I supposed to find you?"
Su Wanwan didn't take it to heart. "Aren't you very generous? You can even decide for me to pay for other people's stays. What? You're reluctant to pay for one night's stay?"

Xu Jiahui wasn't about to let her get away with it. She stepped forward and blocked the door. "Su Wanwan, what do you mean by that? Don't we have to split the fare when we ride with them? Or are you trying to take advantage of them from the start?"

"When did I take advantage of anyone? Watch your mouth!" Su Wanwan was so angry that her face turned red. Now that she was in the Foreign Languages ​​Institute, she didn't need to act with Xu Jiahui anymore and could be herself without any worries.

Xu Jiahui gave her a look that said, "I saw right through you. Why are you angry that I'm paying someone if you don't want to take advantage of them? Or do you think I should discuss with them in front of them whether we should share three yuan? Aren't you ashamed? Fine, I see now. We're not on the same wavelength. Let's settle the bill and go our separate ways. If we bump into each other on the street, we'll pretend we don't know each other."

If Xu Jiahui had known Su Wanwan was like this, she would never have gone with Su Wanwan no matter what.

By now, guests were starting to wake up one after another. The guesthouse wasn't very soundproof, and Su Wanwan was afraid of making a scene and losing face, so she could only angrily take out her share of the money and storm off to the school gate.

Xu Jiahui turned around to get her luggage and followed to report.

Lin Qin's family observed the entire conflict between the two and secretly shook their heads.

Chen Wenjun glanced at Chen Xinyue worriedly, "Yaya, you see, these two girls are the same age as you, and they are not simple. Be careful no matter who you meet at school, don't let them fool you."

Xu Kang agreed wholeheartedly, "Uncle, don't worry, I'll come to see my cousins ​​every week from now on, and I promise I'll take good care of them."

Chen Xinyue and Chen Ruiyu rolled their eyes together and said in unison, "Come on, we're the ones who should be taking care of you!"

Xu Kang was greatly hurt and clutched his chest, crying in a strange manner.

It made everyone burst into laughter.

The group then entered the school, and after signing in at the freshman registration area, Chen Xinyue received her materials and dormitory key, and went to her dormitory under the guidance of a senior student.

The student dormitories in the School of Foreign Languages ​​are quite nice, much better than those in high school. They are standard four-person rooms. They arrived early, and there was no one in the dorms yet.

Chen Xinyue chose her preferred seat.

Xu Kang and Chen Ruiyu helped clean the bed, table, and cabinets.

Lin Qin accompanied Chen Xinyue to buy daily necessities outside the school. Based on her previous experience, she selected the best mattress, backrest, thick quilt for winter, thin quilt for spring and summer, bucket, basin, toothbrush, cup, kettle, etc. for her daughter, and bought them one by one according to the list she had made beforehand.

When they returned, they had so much stuff that they almost couldn't carry it all. Fortunately, Xu Kang came out to help them with some of the load.

After returning to the dormitory, Lin Qin helped tidy up the bed, hang up the mosquito net, and install the small fan. By the time everything was done, it was almost noon.

The whole family went to the school cafeteria for a walk, and then went outside the school to ask about the prices of two or three restaurants. We had a pretty good idea of ​​what to expect.

During the meal, Lin Qin said to her daughter, "I just estimated that the cost of living at your school is not bad. Including occasional meals out and gatherings with classmates, I'll give you 180 yuan a month for living expenses. Is that okay?"

Originally, she and Chen Wenjun planned to give the child 150 yuan, but considering that girls sometimes have other expenses, they increased it by 30 yuan.

Chen Xinyue nodded hurriedly, "That's enough, Mom. We've saved up some money over the years. If we don't have enough for living expenses, I can use my own savings."