Chapter 176: Chapter 176: New School
Wang Changning's parents have decided to open a noodle restaurant in a county directly under the jurisdiction of the province, an hour and a half's drive from the provincial capital.
He brought out the first four of them, and Feng Zhenchang knew their character and was at ease with them. He told them to open in the province, but they disagreed, saying that everyone had already discussed it and the provincial capital would be reserved for Feng Zhenchang's family.
So this time, the three Musketeers rarely came to the provincial capital together. After a few days of fun, Wang Changning went down with his parents and sister, accompanied by Mei Yiliang.
Sister Xiao An knew everything about the shop, while Mei Yiliang knew everything about the location and search for a shop, negotiations with the landlord, and the renovation.
Feng Yiping showed Xiao Zhijie around all the popular indoor attractions, the key being to take his photo. For this reason, he bought several sets of clothes to take turns wearing for the photos. His idea was to send one to Zhang Qiuling every month.
On the morning of the 25th of August, two cars full of people arrived at Feng Yiping's new home greenhouse.
The design style of this renovation is a combination of styles. Of course, the overall style is Feng Yiping's favourite modern minimalist style, but it is also spacious and bright, with bright colours. In short, it looks very modern, young, energetic and fashionable, and Feng Yiping is very satisfied.
The furniture was also custom-made at Lao Cai's house. IKEA has not yet entered China, and there are no stores in the provincial capital anyway. There was no choice. Feng Yiping had to draw several pictures and ask Lao Cai to help make a few of the pieces of furniture he liked. Lao Cai did not take advantage of him, and the whole set was free of charge.
Cai Hong looked from room to room, 'Yiping, your brother-in-law's house is also being decorated, so you have to find a way to design some modern furniture for us too.'
'No problem, auntie, but I won't be giving any gifts at the wedding.'
'Haha,' Cai Hong didn't avoid the topic when she brought it up now, 'No need, the factory has made a set of these according to your specifications and put them in the store. There are a lot of people ordering them now, and my dad said he'll buy you a computer in a few days.'
'No, really, there's no need.' A computer is not like a bicycle that costs a few hundred yuan. It costs at least ten thousand yuan now, and it seems that Windows 95 will only be available in the second half of the year. It's not too late to wait until it's available. freewebnovel.cσ๓
'As long as you can show me something that I like when the time comes, I'll buy you one,' my brother-in-law said with a smile.
On the morning of the 26th, the front of the No. 1 Middle School was packed with people. Traffic along Zhongshan Road, which was nearby, had basically come to a standstill. The carriageway was packed with cars, and the sidewalks were full of people. The scene was absolutely bustling, just like the street in his hometown during the Chinese New Year.
Looking at the various cars in front of him, Feng Yiping really felt that everyone was gradually getting rich.
However, the small number plates on the cars in the traffic made him feel a little annoyed.
Of course, he wasn't worried about the misuse of public transport for personal use, and he wouldn't have to worry about it for decades. What annoyed him was the composition of his new classmates. Unlike junior high school, they were not as unified, and they came from different regions, from different counties in the city. It seemed that he had heard that there were also people from other places in the province. He thought that there would be bound to be all kinds of conflicts in the future. Feng Zhenchang found a place to stop the car. Although it was less than 500 metres from the gate, it was now a world away.
The large playground came in handy at this time. On both sides behind the gate, bicycles were parked densely. In front of the teaching building, dozens of tables were arranged in a row, with three teachers sitting behind each table, handling various procedures for the new students. Of course, the main thing was to collect money. Feng Yiping also saw that there was a bank armoured truck parked in the driveway next to it.
Feng Yiping and his father waited in line for more than ten minutes before they reached the front of the desk. 'Notice,' the teacher behind the desk asked without looking up, holding a pen in his hand.
Feng Zhenchang hurriedly handed it over. 'Feng Yiping, oh, you're Feng Yiping?' he finally looked up.
'I'm Feng Yiping, hello teacher!'
'Lao Li, the person you've been waiting for is here!' the teacher shouted back.
In the shade under the teaching building, there were quite a few teachers standing around. Hearing this, a teacher with a stocky build, well, just a little short, with a small moustache, came over. 'Are you Feng Yiping's parent? Hello, my surname is Li, I'm the homeroom teacher of Class 1.'
'Hello, Mr Li!' Feng Zhenchang went up to him and shook his hand enthusiastically. 'I also have a question for you. Our family lives in the city, so do we not need to stay in the dormitory and pay the 300 yuan dormitory fee?'
The teacher in charge of registration interjected, 'Boarding is compulsory at the school, and everyone has to pay the boarding fee.'
'I remember you're not from the city,' Teacher Li asked.
'It's not that we bought a house in the city just because our child is going to school there,' Feng Zhenchang offered Teacher Li a cigarette.
'In that case, boarding is not allowed in principle. I will apply to the higher authorities in your case, and you can pay the boarding fees first, and they will be refunded to you later, okay?'
'Okay, thank you.'
High school is not compulsory, so the tuition fees are really a heavy burden on ordinary families. Tuition fees are 450, books and other miscellaneous fees are 380, school uniforms are 80, and boarding fees are 300. In total, it adds up to more than 1,000 yuan, not counting living expenses.
Teacher Li personally led them to the classroom on the fifth floor. At this time, there were already quite a few students inside, but the atmosphere was not very lively. These people in Class 1 were all absolute top students in their respective schools when they were in junior high school, and they were a bit proud of themselves, so they did not actively communicate with others.
'This is our classroom, and the parent meeting tomorrow will also be held here.' A parent meeting is also going to be held tomorrow? Feng Zhenchang was still going to go back to the provincial capital today, and he had never participated in a parent meeting before.
Next, Teacher Li took Feng Yiping and his father to various departments of the school, explaining the whole time. After a lot of trouble, they finally found the vice-principal in charge and got his signature, and the matter was settled.
'Haha, there's nothing I can do. The school is strict. They really won't approve of just any student,' Teacher Li said to Feng Zhenchang with a smile. Of course, Feng Yiping is not just any student, otherwise he wouldn't have been waiting there.
It is also true that prestigious schools and top students actually complement each other. It is possible for prestigious schools to make an exception and open the back door for top students.
Feng Zhenchang felt that the whole process was very familiar, almost as if he and Mei Yiliang were going through the same procedures for the renovation of the shop next to the bus station.
'Okay, after the semester starts, take this paper to the General Affairs Office to get the 300 yuan accommodation fee back, take this paper to the Security Office to apply for an access card, and familiarise yourselves with the rest of the campus.'
'Teacher Li, thank you for taking so long. Let's have lunch together!'
'Really, no need,' said Teacher Li, waving his hands and walking away with a smile.
Feng Zhenchang took his son around the campus, looking at each place: the office building, the teaching building, the science and technology building, the comprehensive building, the library, the gymnasium, the student apartments, the staff dormitory building, as well as the laboratories, the computer classrooms, the microcomputer rooms, the language labs, the astronomical observation room, and a botanical garden and a garden of osmanthus.
'No wonder tuition is so high. With these conditions, it's comparable to some universities in the province.' Feng Zhenchang is now good at looking at things from a money perspective.
Feng Yiping, on the other hand, noticed the words on the teaching building, which were inscribed by one of the founding fathers.