The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Chapter 126 The Cheeky Uncle
"Mingzhe! I heard that you have returned to China, so I ran over to see you immediately." Wang Gang's uncle pulled him enthusiastically, sat on a chair in the yard, and asked about his health.

"Have you had a good time in the United States! Is it hard to study? I heard that you can get a job there and earn a dollar?"

Wang Gang was baffled by his uncle's enthusiasm, but he soon realized that this uncle must have asked for something like this!

Wang Gang's uncle, Zhao Dabao, had a close relationship with the Su family. He would come to the Su family every few days, but it was not for the sake of bonding, but for making money.

Zhao Dabao is a senior sister-gnawing family, who crawled on the back of his sister Zhao Meilan to suck blood all his life.

The Zhao family was born in a rural area, and the siblings were influenced by the patriarchal concept since childhood. Zhao Meilan never felt it was wrong to be a helper, and it was only natural for Zhao Dabao to take her sister's money.

The reason why Zhao Meilan married Su Daqiang back then was not because of true love, but to solve the problem of her younger brother's marriage, and the dowry was given to her younger brother for the wedding.

Later, the Su family moved the household registration of the siblings to the city.

Zhao Meilan thought about divorce.

The reason why the divorce was not successful was not because Zhao Meilan found out with conscience, but because Zhao Dabao needed financial support from the Su family if he wanted to buy a house in the city and settle down.

Over the years, Zhao Dabao has been asking Zhao Meilan for money one after another.

The economic situation of the Su family is poor, on the one hand, because they have many children, and on the other hand, it is because they need to subsidize the Zhao family.

Zhao Dabao's visit this time was naturally not to visit his nephew whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

"Mingzhe! I heard that the style of study in the United States is better than that in China, and the studies in elementary and middle schools are not heavy. Is it true?" Zhao Dabao asked, holding Wang Gang's hand.

This time, Wang Gang finally understood what Zhao Dabao meant. He had a son, Zhao Zhongbang, who was going to primary school this year.

"Uncle wants my cousin to go to school in the United States?" Wang Gang asked.

Zhao Dabao eagerly said: "Mingzhe, you are very capable, and you have a job in the United States, can you bring your cousin there!"

Wang Gang saw Zhao Meilan and Su Daqiang coming out with melon seeds and tea, and he knew that Zhao Dabao should communicate with his sister and husband in advance.

"Mom and Dad, you also know?" Wang Gang asked.

Su Daqiang looked at Zhao Meilan timidly, not daring to speak.

"Mingzhe, your uncle only has one son, so he can help if he can." Zhao Meilan, the ultimate helper, didn't think anything was wrong.

Wang Gang nodded and smiled, "Okay."

When Zhao Dabao heard that Wang Gang had agreed, he immediately became happy and said, "Mingzhe, did you agree?"

Wang Gang smiled and said: "Yes! I agreed, as long as my uncle can afford the tuition and living expenses, I will help my cousin to study abroad."

Zhao Dabao froze when he heard the words, and said shamelessly: "Mingzhe, you also know that uncle and I don't have a serious job, and my family is not rich, so can you pay for the tuition first?"

Wang Gang spread his hands and said, "I don't have that much money. When I was studying abroad, my family sold a house."

Zhao Dabao didn't give up and said: "Mingzhe, your cousin only goes to elementary school, so the tuition fee is not much!"

When Wang Gang heard Zhao Dabao's words, he was funny and annoyed. The co-author's son is not his, so why should outsiders raise his son for him.

"Uncle, do you know how much the annual tuition fee of American Primary School is?" Wang Gang asked back.

Zhao Dabao didn't understand, so he said, "Isn't elementary school compulsory education? I checked with someone, and elementary school in the United States doesn't cost much."

Wang Gang shook his head and said, "It's a public elementary school, only American citizens are eligible to attend, and the tuition is really cheap.

However, my cousin is not a citizen of the United States, so he can only apply for studying abroad. He goes to a private school, and the annual tuition fee is about 20.

The elementary school over there is a five-year system, which means the tuition fee is 100 million. "

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Zhao Dabao gasped, he didn't expect the cost of studying abroad to be so expensive, so he couldn't help but look at his sister Zhao Meilan.

Zhao Meilan probably didn't expect that the tuition fee of an elementary school is even more expensive than that of a university.

"Mingzhe, you didn't lie to uncle, did you?" Zhao Dabao asked in disbelief.

Wang Gang shook his head, went back to the room and looked through it, took out a promotional coloring page, and handed it to Zhao Dabao.

"This is the information I got from the intermediary when I started studying abroad, and it also introduced elementary schools."

Zhao Dabao couldn't wait to flip through it, and soon his expression changed.

"The tuition fee is 20 yuan a year, and the living expenses are [-] yuan!" Zhao Dabao said in surprise.

Zhao Meilan also stretched her head to look over, seeing the amount on the promotional coloring page, she was also slightly speechless.

"Elementary school is more expensive than university. It's better in China. There are nine years of compulsory education, free tuition, and only some books." Zhao Meilan sighed.

Zhao Dabao put down the promotional coloring page, stared at Wang Gang and asked: "Mingzhe, can you think of a way, you are just a cousin!"

Wang Gang shrugged his shoulders and said, "If it's a small amount of money, I'll pay for it, but if I have more than 100 million yuan, if I want that money, do I still need to work and study?"

No matter how much she helped her younger brother, Zhao Meilan understood that more than 100 million yuan was beyond the limit that the Su and Zhao families could bear, and even if they sold all the houses, they would not be able to afford it.

"Dabao, in fact, the schools in China are quite good. Otherwise, you can let Xiaozhongbang go to elementary school in China, and then go abroad to study when you have the opportunity."

Zhao Dabao was a little unwilling and said: "Zongbang can't adapt to the domestic teaching philosophy, he refuses to learn."

Wang Gang was speechless after hearing this.

Is it a reason not to like to study?Also blame the domestic teaching philosophy, where did you come from.

"Uncle, if you really want your cousin to study abroad, there is actually another way." Wang Gang said.

Zhao Dabao's eyes lit up, he grabbed Wang Gang's hand again, and said with a happy smile, "I knew Mingzhe was capable, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to find a job as soon as he arrived in the United States."

Wang Gang pushed Zhao Dabao's hand away and said, "I'm not that capable, but my boss in America is capable.

He has a way to get you to the United States, you wash dishes in his restaurant, and after a few years of hard work, you should be able to pay for your cousin's tuition. "

Zhao Dabao's smile froze on his face.

"Wash the dishes?!" Zhao Dabao said angrily, "Mingzhe, are you playing with uncle? Can I do that!"

Wang Gang was a little displeased, and said, "What's wrong with washing dishes? I also wash dishes in the United States, so I can still earn living expenses."

Now not only Zhao Dabao was taken aback, but even Zhao Meilan and Su Daqiang jumped up excitedly.

"Mingzhe, what are you talking about, you wash dishes in America!?" Zhao Meilan exclaimed excitedly, "Didn't you say that you are helping the kitchen in a restaurant?"

No parent would want their children to suffer, especially if they go abroad.

Washing dishes doesn't sound good in China, let alone abroad.

What a shame to throw it abroad.

"There are a lot of things to do in the kitchen, and the dishes have to be washed. The boss pays a lot of wages. After a few years of hard work, the tuition and living expenses have been saved." Wang Gang said indifferently.

Zhao Meilan's eyes were red immediately, and she said angrily: "You kid, why didn't you tell me earlier, if you knew that you had such a hard life in the United States, we can't make you suffer like this."

Su Daqiang also stood up, clenched his fists tightly.

"Mingzhe, let's quit this job, I can't afford to lose that person." Su Daqiang said urgently.

Wang Gang glanced at Zhao Dabao, and said: "Mom and Dad, although washing dishes is not good, but the salary is really high, and our family is not rich. In order for me to study abroad, I even sold the house. How can I have the nerve to ask for your money again?" .”

Zhao Meilan said angrily: "Isn't it natural for a son to use his parents' money? What's wrong with selling the house? In the future, after you graduate and make a lot of money in the United States, you can buy the house back! Your studies are important now, so don't lose the big because of small things. You quit that job immediately."

Wang Gang stood up, comforted his parents and sat down, and said, "Mom, I'm fine, I'm fine! Work won't delay my studies, and I can still learn skills in the back kitchen, which is a way out in the future."

Zhao Meilan held Wang Gang's hand, only to find that there were many calluses on his palm, which were all caused by grinding with a spoon.

"Your hand is the hand that holds the pen. In the future, I still expect you to study for a Ph. D. and wear a doctor's hat. It is because your parents are incompetent that they make you suffer like this."

As she spoke, Zhao Meilan burst into tears.

Zhao Meilan has always wanted to be strong and face-saving. She has never cried, but when she saw the calluses on her son's hands, she cried for the first time.

It was also at this moment that Wang just now recognized this mother.

Although Zhao Meilan has many shortcomings, her love for her son is not fake.

Zhao Dabao was embarrassed to ask for money when he saw what was going on like this, so he said goodbye after a few words and left, never mentioning the matter of studying abroad for his son again.

Wang Gang looked at the back of Zhao Dabao leaving, and smiled coldly at the corner of his mouth. If he didn't act a little miserable, this uncle didn't know what would happen.

(End of this chapter)