Fang Chaoyang did indeed want to continue his education, but he dropped out of school due to his parents’ deaths. Even so, the siblings still went hungry in their childhood.
"Third Brother, I’ll go, but what about my grandma?"
"Just bring her along. I believe you can persuade Grandma Fang. There are many big hospitals in the Capital City with plenty of good doctors."
That instant, Fang Chaoyang’s heart was moved.
"Nowadays, other than being cold, everything is pretty good in the Capital City. Having been there for half a year, we’ve all gotten used to it."
Zhao Tianlei laughed heartily, "Minus ten degrees, but after the Start of Spring, the temperature starts to rise."
"In April, we might still see snow."
Exactly how cold could it be?
"Every household has a stove, there are heated brick beds, and if you don’t go outside, the wind can’t get you. It’s not that cold if you layer up, but when the snowy wind blows, it becomes particularly cold."
So, it’s not cold if you stay indoors, and only cold when you go outside?
"I’ll talk to Grandma."
Fang Chaoyang also knew that he and his sister weren’t young anymore and that once Grandma passed away, they likely wouldn’t want to come back to this brigade.
You need money to make a living out there.
"Have your eldest uncle and little uncle made any moves?" Zhao Tianlei’s question was a bit implicit, but he believed Fang Chaoyang would understand.
He was asking if anyone from Eldest Uncle Fang’s and Little Uncle Fang’s families had come to bully them.
If they had, they would take care of them at night by bagging them up.
As long as they weren’t caught in the act, there would be no evidence to accuse them.
Zhao Tianlei had done such things more than a few times in the past.
In fact, several sons of Eldest Uncle Fang and Little Uncle Fang had been bagged up and beaten by Zhao Tianlei and his friends.
They knew who was behind it but had no evidence.
It was this reason that made their relations ever worse.
Back then, they were young and only cared about the present, not the future.
Beating someone up was just that.
"After Grandma got sick, they came to visit once. I sent Grandma to the hospital for a week, and when she returned, they also dropped by for a glance." Fang Chaoyang’s feelings toward his eldest uncle and little uncle were somewhat complicated.
"You make the decision. You’re not young anymore. Though you’re a year younger than me, my Da Bao is already in elementary school, and Xiao Yun isn’t young either."
Fang Chaoyang knew that to make more money, he wasn’t in a hurry to take a wife, but Xiao Yun was not getting any younger, and it was time to prepare her dowry.
"Third Brother, I will think about it seriously."
The two of them stayed at the Fang Family for half a day before leaving.
"How is it, is Xiao Yun willing to go to the Capital City with you?"
Their visit today was not just a courtesy call.
Zhao Tianlei wanted Fang Chaoyang to help him in the Capital City and also wanted Fang Chaoyang to stand on his own two feet and have a better life.
It could be said that Zhao Tianlei had once saved Fang Chaoyang’s life.
"Grandma Fang is tempted, but there’s no need to rush. Grandma Fang always wants the best for the two siblings, and she will definitely follow them to the Capital City. When the time comes, if she doesn’t want to live with us, we can rent a place nearby."
On the way, they encountered quite a few village aunts and dames.
Da Bao and Xiao Bao were having a blast playing.
Da Shu, Xiao Shu, and Xiao Mao each had a tin frog, and other children gathered around, their eyes full of envy.
They all knew that it was Educated Youth Yun who had bought them.
"Third Brother, I knew you’d gone to Xiao Yang’s," Zhao Tianhe approached Zhao Tianlei and Xiaoxiao, who he met halfway, and asked nonchalantly.
"What are you doing here?"
Zhao Tianhe had gone out to pay New Year’s visits this morning and hadn’t mentioned what happened after he came back home last night. Now that he saw Zhao Tianlei and Xiaoxiao, he couldn’t help but bring it up.