How far would someone have to go in their studies to earn a Beijing household registration and a permanent government-funded position?
Why turn away from a bright, stable road to chase an uncertain future?
However much Zhuang Chaoying valued education, even he could not help weighing the matter in his heart.
The couple discussed it for a long time but simply could not make up their minds.
In the end, Zhou Cheng firmly declared that he was not going, and told them not to worry about it. Whatever they decided would make no difference.
Those words infuriated Zhuang Chaoying.
Angry as he was, Zhuang Chaoying also knew there was nothing he could do about his youngest son.
Leaving everything else aside, the fact that Zhou Cheng could support himself on his writing fees without spending a penny of his father's money was enough to leave him utterly powerless.
Any other father could silence his child with a simple, "If you're so capable, stop spending my money."
But he did not even have the confidence to say that.
Chapter 28: Summer Heat and Entrance Exams
After nightfall, the heat eased a little.
At the desk, the little girl sat on a small stool, chattering to Zhou Cheng about the amusing things that had happened in the alley over the past fortnight.
The world through a child's eyes was naturally filled with children's affairs.
Eight or nine out of every ten things she told him involved Lin Dongzhe.
One of them was the snake gourd incident, which had also appeared in the original drama.
It had to be said that the row of snake gourds planted beside the wall yielded so much that they seemed to have come alive.
Not only had the two families in the courtyard eaten them until they