Chapter 257 - 53 Punishment
When they arrived at Fengyuan Village, Li Fangmei and others were already waiting, and except for Lin Xiao’an who stayed at the hospital to take care of Chen Liqin, all the previously absent cousins were there.
"Aunt, Second Aunt, Uncle, Xiao Ping, Sister Xiao Hua, Xiao Le, Sister Juanjuan, little brother, Sister Hanfang," Shen Chi set down the gifts he brought and called out the names with Lin Xiaoguai.
"Grandma, second grandma, Second Grandpa, Uncle Xiao Ping, Aunt Xiao Hua, Uncle Xiao Le, Aunt Juanjuan, little uncle, Aunt Hanfang." Little Niangao’s way of addressing was just like Lin Xiaoguai’s, only with a generation uplifted.
After the greeting, Little Niangao dashed off towards a big group of children led by Lin Bo.
"Speaking of which, Xiao Bo is taking the college entrance exam next year, right?" Lin Xiaoguai couldn’t help but ask upon seeing her nephew, who was already a teenager.
"He’s supposed to." Lin Xiaoping was never too concerned about his son’s academic performance, smilingly said, "Though his grades have always been decent, they are not top-notch. I don’t expect much; even a community college would be good. If he doesn’t get in, it’s not a big deal. With such a big family business, he won’t starve."
Because of their age, Lin Xiaoping and Qin Xiaohua were the only ones who didn’t plan on having a second child, thinking that since they already had a son and the two younger brothers also had many children, there was no need for more siblings, risking health dangers for another child. Especially since Qin Xiaohua not only was older, but her health wasn’t great, having lost pregnancies in her younger years, and Lin Bo was hardly saved in her third pregnancy.
Hearing this, Lin Xiaoguai sighed, "Why can’t my brothers see things the way Xiao Ping and Sister Xiao Hua do despite the same poverty?"
She waved Lin Bo over and asked, "Xiao Bo, what do you think? Do you want to go to college?" She thought if her nephew had the will, she would try to get him some reference books.
Despite the plethora of reference books in later times barely improving academic performance, an appropriate reference book at this time could definitely give someone a head start.
"I don’t mind." Lin Bo shyly smiled, "Anyway, I can handle the work at the chicken farm and fruit orchard. Whether I go to the city or not doesn’t really matter to me. If I ever get envious, I can just go visit little aunt."