All the children were from the neighborhood, with a scattered few adults coming to pick them up, but mostly the kids walked home together in groups.
Da Bao wanted to go to the guesthouse to find his mom, but remembering that his mom had said she would come to pick him up in the morning, he didn’t go to the guesthouse after school; instead, he waited at the school gate for his mom, Yun Xiaoxiao, to arrive.
"Brother, brother..."
As Da Bao kept an eye on the people outside the school entrance, anticipating his mom’s arrival, he heard his younger brother’s voice.
"Come, sit on the horizontal bar."
"Mom, I’ll sit at the back."
Da Bao and Xiao Bao switched places, and Yun Xiaoxiao led the two brothers toward home.
"We’ve moved houses, you need to remember the way. If I’m too busy and can’t pick you up after school, you can walk home by yourself or with your classmates from nearby."
Didn’t they live in the guesthouse before?
"Here we are, be careful getting off..."
The two brothers pushed the door open and entered, seeing that the yard was a bit run-down, but thinking about its spaciousness, it still felt good.
Zhao Tianlei was starting the fire to cook when he heard his sons coming back. He poked his head out from the kitchen, "Go check out your room..."
"This way..." After parking the bicycle, Yun Xiaoxiao led the two brothers into their room.
There was a wardrobe, beds, a desk; apart from being a bit shabbier than their previous home, not much else had changed.
"Yeah, I really like it."
"Mom, it must cost quite a bit, right?"
Even though Dad had earned quite a bit of money last year, now the whole family was studying, they needed to save.
"Mom, this is what was left over from lunch today."
"How much does one meal cost for lunch, and how is the food?" Maybe she should go to the school at lunchtime to see how the food is?
If the meals aren’t satisfactory, they could come back home to eat.
It would just be a bit troublesome for her.
"Rice is 10 cents, vegetables 20 cents, altogether 30 cents."
Thinking about that amount of money.
An egg at home costs only five cents, and his lunch costs as much as six eggs.
Should she cook something special?
Six days a week, yes, now they attend school six days a week.
"Then I’ll give you one yuan, that’ll be your weekly allowance."
"Okay." Da Bao was not the kind of kid who wasted money.
Even though Yun Xiaoxiao had bought quite a few things, there were still many items needed, which would have to be purchased gradually.
It was still warm, so the family of four squeezed together on the same bed, but it was a kang, and quite wide, not too cramped for a family of four.
Zhao Tianlei had gone to buy groceries early in the morning and had also brought back breakfast for them.
After breakfast, Zhao Tianlei also rode the bicycle with the three of them perched on it, Da Bao sitting on the front horizontal bar and Yun Xiaoxiao at the back holding Xiao Bao.
After getting off the bicycle, Da Bao said goodbye and entered the school with his backpack on.
Xiao Bao did as well.
But this time Yun Xiaoxiao also got off the bicycle, "You go ahead to school. I’ll ask the teacher about Xiao Bao’s situation."
Zhao Tianlei didn’t know how much longer he would need to ride to the school, but he wanted to check it out today.
After sending Zhao Tianlei off, Yun Xiaoxiao went to find Xiao Bao’s teacher to inquire about his situation.
"Teacher, what do you usually eat for lunch? I’m just asking... A mother’s concern for her child surpasses all, it’s his first time at school, and I, as a mother, am still a bit worried about whether he will cry looking for his mother, or whether he might have some small conflicts with other children..."