After everyone had finished eating, Jiang Changhe looked at his parents’ expressions, which were quite good, and then he spoke up, "Dad, Mom, this semester when school starts, I would like to send Er Ya to go to school."
"What? Send Er Ya to study?" Zhang Guihua had just finished her meal and was leaning against the wall, savoring the deliciousness of the pork. When she heard her second son’s words, she sat up straight with an unfriendly glare fixed on Jiang Changhe.
"Yes, Mom, I, I want to send Er Ya to school." Jiang Changhe, facing his mother’s intimidating gaze, reaffirmed his intention.
Er Ya herself was startled; she hadn’t expected her father to suddenly bring up the matter.
She excitedly looked at her dad, her hands nervously clenching together beneath the table, her fingertips even turning slightly white.
Originally, as she watched the days slip by and the start of school looming, with her dad not mentioning it, she started to lose hope. Unexpectedly, her father actually brought it up today.
Zhao Xiaojuan was also taken aback by Jiang Changhe’s words. In fact, she had also been constantly concerned about Er Ya’s schooling these days. Now that he had brought it up, she, holding Jiang Yuanbin, looked anxiously at her mother-in-law.
Da Ya and Laidi were both on tenterhooks, praying in their hearts that the old couple would agree to let Er Ya go to school, even if it meant they had to do more work themselves.
Zhaodi was initially surprised as well, but she wasn’t as shocked as the others. After all, her family now had a boy, and having a son gave her a certain foundation and confidence in speaking and acting.
"What are you thinking? Second one, have you eaten too much pork and let the pork fat cloud your mind? Now with Zhaodi and Zhiwen Zhiwu going to school, there’s another baby in your house to raise. How much money do you think our family can make in a year? And now you want to send Er Ya to school too? Do you really think our family has endless mountains of gold and silver?" Zhang Guihua angrily interrogated.
Zhang Guihua’s scolding was like a blow to the head that shattered Er Ya’s hopes. With tears rimming her eyes, she bowed her head and let out a self-deprecating laugh. She really shouldn’t have indulged in such unrealistic fantasies, should she?
But when she saw with her own eyes how Jiang Mianmian was changing her fate step by step through education, a fire of hope ignited in her heart.
She felt that what San Ya could do, she could do as well. She might be less gifted than San Ya, but she could make up for that with her own efforts.
She was willing to put in ten times, even a hundred times the effort, just to change her fate.
With these thoughts in mind, she looked helplessly at Jiang Mianmian, hoping she would speak up for her.
Jiang Mianmian, seeing the look in Er Ya’s eyes, nodded at her reassuringly. She was about to speak when she heard her dad speak up for Er Ya first.
Jiang Changhai’s tone was as relaxed as ever, "Mom, don’t get angry, let’s discuss this calmly. Actually, I think what the second one is saying makes sense. I see that Er Ya has the makings of a good student. If she does well in her studies and becomes capable in the future, she could help support the family, couldn’t she? Look at Mianmian, she’s a living example. The money she earns from her studies now is almost half my yearly salary."
As soon as her dad finished speaking, Jiang Mianmian quickly added, "Yeah, Grandma, I also think that the idea of Second Uncle is very good. I’ve seen Second Sister studying diligently on her own for over a year, and moreover, she’s studying very well."
Su Wanyu also softly added her thoughts, "Our Chairman has said that education can change one’s destiny, and women can hold up half the sky."