Forty has a hurdle

Chapter 2 Preparation
Jiangcheng Shangju is considered a mid-range community in Jiangcheng.

Zhao Hongming and his wife worked so hard for so many years, half of their life savings were used to buy a house in this community.

Compared with the old house of only 140 square meters, this [-]-square-meter house is considered a luxury house in the hearts of the couple.

Because it is adjacent to Qixing Experimental Middle School, although the houses in this neighborhood are not the best, the prices in Jiangcheng City can be regarded as the most expensive floor.

When the two bought it, it was already more than 1 a flat. Now that a few years have passed, it is said that it has been sold to nearly 2 a flat.

This is considered a sky-high price in a small place like Jiangcheng.

Even so, in order to buy this house, the couple not only took out all their savings, but also borrowed a loan of 100 million from the bank.

The couple intends to pay off the 100 million loan for 20 years and try to pay it off before retirement, so they have to pay more than 7000 a month, which happens to be the salary of the couple alone.

The remaining salary of another person is saved as a reserve fund, and the rest is the daily expenses of the family of three.

You know, the salary level of the couple is already considered a high income in Jiangcheng City.

But the two still felt that their lives were a bit tight.

"Huanhuan, you've got the number, you can go to Qixing Experimental Middle School now."

After entering the house, Qin Yali yelled at her son Zhao Huan who was watching TV.

"Ah! Really? That's great!"

The surprise came too suddenly. Zhao Huan, who was watching TV, threw the remote control in his hand, hugged Qin Yali and cheered.

In elementary school, many students kept saying that they wanted to go to Qixing Experimental Middle School. With Qin Yali's constant influence, Zhao Huan, who had begun to understand, was naturally full of expectations for Qixing Experimental Middle School.

"Quick, quick, mom, give me your mobile phone, I'll make a call."

After being happy for a while, Zhao Huan asked his mother for a mobile phone, and he wanted to tell his friends the news.

"Give."

Now that the matter is a foregone conclusion, Qin Yali will naturally not stop her son from sharing this matter, and happily gave Zhao Huan the phone.

Holding the phone, Zhao Huan hid in his room.

The husband and wife looked at each other and smiled, and went about their respective affairs.

In the evening, as usual, it was Zhao Hongming who cooked. He specially bought a piece of fish to make spicy boiled fish.

Looking at her husband's busy figure, Qin Yali smiled.

Some people say that a husband who can cook is the cutest.

Qin Yali agrees with this sentence very much.

Zhao Hongming's father is a well-known ladle master in his hometown, and the folks from all over the world will almost always find his father when they have a banquet.

Zhao Hongming, who has been with his father since he was a child, is also full of interest in cooking. He even wanted to go to culinary school when he graduated from middle school.It's a pity that under Zhao's father's stick education, he could only go to high school obediently. When he was in college, he studied a secretarial major, and finally became a clerk.

But for cooking, Zhao Hongming still didn't let go, he kept thinking about the dishes by himself, and today's spicy boiled fish dish is one of his special dishes.

Once, Zhao Hongming joked with Qin Yali that if the time could be repeated, he would definitely choose to be a chef and open a small shop so that more people could taste his skills.

"Honey, I have to go back to Qingyuan tomorrow."

Zhao Hongming's voice interrupted Qin Yali's memory.

During this period, because of Zhao Huan's number shake, Zhao Hongming asked the company for a few days' leave.

The day after tomorrow, it's time for vacation.

Zhao Hongming will rush back to Qingyuan tomorrow afternoon at the latest, pack up and prepare to go back to work in the company.

"Well, let's go after breakfast tomorrow." Qin Yali responded, and then asked, "By the way, have you been paid last month's salary?"

"Not yet. According to Mr. Liu, the business this year has not been very satisfactory, and the company is likely to lay off employees." Zhao Hongming, who was choosing dishes, also frowned.

He is a clerk of a trading company in Qingyuan. He usually does copywriting work in the office. He is not idle, but he joined the company when it was first established, and his salary is in the first echelon of the whole company.

"The layoffs won't fall on you, will they?"

Qin Yali was startled and asked quickly.

Zhao Hongming's salary was all used to repay the loan. Their company didn't pay salary last month, so they used the family's reserve fund to repay the loan. If Zhao Hongming was laid off, the family's life would be difficult.

"How could it be? I started from scratch with Mr. Liu, if you want to lay off staff, you can't lay off me!"

Zhao Hongming is still very confident about layoffs.

There are not many of their old employees left, and Mr. Liu usually takes good care of them.

Zhao Hongming believes that layoffs cannot happen to him.

"That's good." Listening to her husband's words, Qin Yali felt relieved, "By the way, next week's weekend happens to be your 40th birthday, so let's celebrate it as a family."

Qin Yali mentioned one thing.

"Ah! Are you forty? No? A handsome man like me doesn't look like a 40-year-old!"

Zhao Hongming touched his cheek, pretending to be surprised.

"Smelly."

Qin Yali scolded with a smile.

"Time to eat!"

Half an hour later, Zhao Hongming started calling for someone.

On the dining table, there are four dishes and one soup, which is quite rich.

"Come on, for Huanhuan to win the number today, let's drink this." Zhao Hongming announced loudly, raising the juice in his hand.

"Dry."

"Dry."

Qin Yali and Zhao Huan naturally responded with smiles on their faces.

"Mom, I heard from my classmates today that the tuition fees of Qixing Middle School are very high. There is a classmate I know. Although he got the number, his parents gave up and didn't want to go."

After eating two mouthfuls of food, Zhao Huan said suddenly.

"Hehe, how high can it be? How can you give up such a good opportunity!" Zhao Hongming was a little puzzled.

For a long time, his wife had been worrying about Zhao Huan's lottery at Qixing Middle School, and he only knew the general idea.

"Thirty thousand, the tuition fee alone is thirty thousand per year."

Qin Yali took over the conversation.

"Thirty thousand? So much!" Zhao Hongming was really surprised.

"That's right, it's [-], and that doesn't include teaching fees and other expenses. I've done the math. After three years, I'm afraid it will cost upwards of [-]."

Qin Yali seemed very calm, apparently already aware of the fee.

"Hiss! Is junior high school so expensive now?"

Zhao Hongming couldn't help taking a deep breath.

"Expensive? Not expensive! As long as Huanhuan can be admitted to a key high school, it is not expensive." Qin Yali gave her husband a dissatisfied look, "Yes, Huanhuan."

"Ah? Right, but, does our family have that much money?"

After all, he is a 13-year-old child, and he still has some concepts about money.

"Haha, this must be there."

Zhao Hongming laughed brightly, this is not something the child should consider.

(End of this chapter)