It was rather pitiful, when she thought about it.
Other children his age could buy things they liked with their pocket money after school, while her Little Bai did not even know what money was.
That night, Bai Fang laid banknotes of various denominations on the bed and taught Bai Congming to recognize them one by one.
He studied very earnestly, but very slowly. He could recognize a new five-yuan note, but when she swapped it for an older one, he no longer knew it.
Bai Fang was in no hurry either. She decided to use the most basic method: buying drawing pens and having him draw every banknote.
Even so, it took Bai Congming a month to barely manage to recognize the denominations.
He also learned that these things were called money, and could buy things they did not have at home.
He also learned that Mom was not going out to choose children, but to earn money. The more people there were, the more money she earned.
After that, Bai Congming occasionally helped at the stall, though sometimes when people wanted stickers, he would hand them pencils or toys.
During summer vacation, there was no one at the school, so they moved their stall downtown. The bus ride was long, and they came home exhausted every night.
Bai Fang had planned to leave Little Bai at Zhou Nianci's home, but Bai Congming refused no matter what she said, insisting on staying with Mom.
Fortunately, their efforts were not in vain. In late August, Bai Fang took Bai Congming to the school to ask about its admission requirements and successfully enrolled him.
But although things were settled with the school, Bai Congming now refused to go.
"Mom doesn't want me!"
Just like before, she would leave him somewhere crowded,