It wasn’t easy, but Qin Xiangnuan finally came inside. Conghua’s eyes lit up, and it ran over, barking joyfully.
One person and one dog circled around Qin Xiangnuan, as if he were some big bone they had found.
"Did Linlin feed Conghua?" Qin Xiangnuan put down what she was holding, patted Conghua’s head, and Conghua’s tail wagged with vigor, but its big eyes were filled with a sense of grievance.
"No," Jian Zhiqin pinched the edge of his clothes, "Sister, when are we going to school?"
"No rush," Qin Xiangnuan checked the watch on her wrist, "It’s only half past seven, the program won’t start until around ten, and your turn to perform should be around eleven."
"But..." Jian Zhiqin anxiously wanted to say more, but Qin Xiangnuan had already gone to the kitchen to prepare food for Conghua. She took out a big marrow bone from the kitchen for Conghua to gnaw. Nobody knew where Jian Zhiqing got these big bones from, but one could keep Conghua busy for a whole day, and it wouldn’t bother anyone else.
Qin Xiangnuan had intended to stay at home a bit longer, but seeing Jian Zhiqin’s almost tearful face, she really couldn’t bear it.
"Alright, I’ll change my clothes and we can leave."
She lowered her head and smelled her clothes, carrying the unmistakable scent of scallion pancakes. Wasn’t this just blatantly telling others she was someone who sold scallion pancakes?
She took out a long-sleeved shirt from the wardrobe and put on a pair of skinny pants. She then added a vest over the shirt. The clothes were all homemade, fashioned according to contemporary tastes. In fact, she could dress more stylishly, wearing clothes she never wore in her past life, but it wasn’t suitable now. Better to keep a low profile.
She came out, then prepared some more food for Conghua, just in case they returned late and Conghua had nothing to eat. Meanwhile, Conghua continued to gnaw the bone on the ground, its dog eyes fixed solely on the bone.
Soon after, Jian Zhiqing came over to pick them up, driving a black car, the name of which she didn’t catch. But at this time, not many people could afford to drive a car.
"Sister, over here, over here."
The chubby Taotao kept stretching his little hand out of the car. Jian Zhiqing quickly pulled him back to prevent him from falling out of the window.
Qin Xiangnuan got into the car, but felt that for such a short distance, perhaps taking a car was a bit too troublesome. Was this showing off?
"It’s my dad’s service car, he’s also going today, so he just drove it here first."
Jian Zhiqing rubbed Taotao’s little head and told him to sit nicely as he drove the car forward.
His words served as an explanation. Okay, it wasn’t showing off.
Qin Xiangnuan had not yet been to Bayi Primary School, but according to what Jian Zhiqing told her, the high school he found for her was Eighty-One High School, which included elementary, junior, and high school divisions, and had good teaching quality. Originally, when Jian Zhiqing asked her what she required.
Qin Xiangnuan had only one condition: that it be close to where she lived and that there be no need to board, because she needed to continue selling scallion pancakes to save up tuition fees for herself and her older brother.
Jian Zhiqing just laughed at her, saying it was good enough to earn for herself, since military academies have state subsidies, no need for tuition fees, and one can even receive a certain salary. Moreover, everything is provided including food, accommodation, and clothes. It’s hard to spend any money, but in the end, he found Eighty-One High School for Qin Xiangnuan, which was very close.
Not far from the Bayi Primary School’s teaching building, there was a newly constructed building, not too tall, about five stories. That’s the high school part. Compared to the middle and elementary school divisions, it is a bit farther from Gao City, and therefore also a bit quieter.