Fu Ying remembered that, aside from the winter and summer vacations, she often came here to help out. Sometimes her pasting wasn't very good, but Meng Yuan's aunt never said anything harsh, only gently reminding her. Actually, she was quite grateful to them. Child laborers like them weren't wanted anywhere else, and the wages offered elsewhere were very low. Here, they were paid 10 yuan an hour. Although they didn't need to come every day, sometimes they could make 200 yuan over the weekend, which was a huge help to her family.
After saying goodbye to Meng Yuan's uncle and aunt, the three of them went downstairs together and headed in the same direction.
Fu Ying was going to the market, Meng Yuan wanted to tag along to chat, and Fu Zhe was just wandering around for fun.
Linking her arm through Fu Ying's, Meng Yuan said, "What should I do? My dad says he's going to transfer me back to my hometown to study next semester."
"That's normal. It's really hard to test into a high school here. You have to go back for your third year of middle school if you want to take the high school entrance exam in your hometown." Setting aside the whole business with Xu Qiang, Meng Yuan probably would have had to transfer back home anyway.
"I don't want to go back. It's no fun at all back there. Xu Qiang's family is letting him stay here for school."
Chapter 29