In the city, you couldn't possibly find a tutoring class for 500 a semester; even after-school extended classes cost at least 1,000 a term. But in the countryside, 500 a semester was a financial strain for many families, and it felt unfair.
"First off, did your teacher actually teach what was supposed to be covered in class, or did they hold back part of it to teach in the cram school? Second, have you asked those classmates how effective the tutoring actually is? If it genuinely helps and raises their grades, 500 is a bargain—I just worry you'll spend the money for nothing."
Before Fu Ying even finished, Mom Fu anxiously chimed in, "You should ask your teacher if everyone has to go. If everyone else is going, you probably have to go too, or you'll fall even further behind when the teacher moves on."
Chapter 212