416 Extracurricular Studies

Extracurricular books were always more attractive to students than boring textbooks.

Xiao Hui couldn’t help but feel excited when he heard this. “I want to read ‘The Little Prince’. Mom told me about this book.”

“Xiao Hui, how can you ask other people for books?” Wen Qin heard their conversation when she walked out of the kitchen.

When Xiao Hui heard the reproach in his mother’s tone, he realized that he had done something wrong. He lowered his head and apologized to Yu Bing.

Yu Bing hurriedly eased things over by joking, “I took the initiative to ask. If you want to blame someone, you might as well blame me. The library is meant for everyone. Xiao Hui is my little consultant for purchasing books. I’m learning what types of books children like at this stage from him.”

Seeing that Yu Bing didn’t seem perfunctory, Wen Qin said to Sun Hui gently, “Thank her.”

When Sun Hui heard that he had a chance to read the book he wanted to read, he looked at Yu Bing with sparkling eyes and said loudly, “Thank you, Sister Yu Bing!”

Yu Bing raised her eyebrows. “I have to thank you for your suggestion.”

When Sun Hui heard this, he immediately replied, “Sister Yu Bing, if you need any help next time, look for me!”

When Yu Bing saw Sun Hui’s anxious expression, she smiled and said, “No problem!”

When Wen Qin saw her son’s enthusiastic expression, she smiled and said, “Hurry up and practice your calligraphy. The two of us will talk for a while.”

Sun Hui walked to the other side and continued to use the tree branch to review the knowledge he had learned today.

Yu Bing smiled and said, “I feel that after you moved out with Xiao Hui, he became much livelier.”

Wen Qin nodded in agreement. “Indeed. When we were in the Sun family’s home, although they didn’t mistreat Xiao Hui, they didn’t treat him very well either. They have always been selfish and have always put themselves first. That family doesn’t have any kindness at all. They’re a dysfunctional family.”

Wen Qin’s tone was filled with disgust. “Madam Sun wants to control everyone in the family. Sun Guo is like a pawn. He gets what he wants by listening to Madam Sun.”

When Yu Bing heard this, she whispered to Wen Qin, “I just came back from town and saw your mother-in-law leaving the village. How was your discussion?”

Wen Qin said helplessly, “It’s still the same, but I won’t indulge her this time. the verdict will be out in more than a month and I’ve already applied for visitation rights once per month on the grounds that the Sun family is prone to domestic violence. The location can only be near my address.”

When Yu Bing heard that Wen Qin already had an idea, she didn’t say anything else. She took out a piece of pork bone wrapped in newspaper from her bag and handed it to Wen Qin. “Wen Qin, I bought two pork bones. I’ll give you one to make soup for Xiao Hui tonight.”

Wen Qin hurriedly pushed it back. “I can’t take it. Take it back.”

Yu Bing frowned and stuffed it into Wen Qin’s hand. “If I hadn’t bumped into your mother-in-law just now and knew that she wasn’t eating at your house tonight, I wouldn’t have brought it. I don’t care if you eat it or not, but Xiao Hui has to eat it. Look at how thin the child is. When he was lying down to take a nap at noon, I saw that he’s not even as tall as the table. If you don’t nourish him, you’ll regret it!”

When Wen Qin heard this, she didn’t refuse anymore and she looked moved as she said, “Thank you. I’ll buy some and return it to you during my break.”

During the time that Madam Sun was here, she always ate two-thirds of the meat all alone. There wasn’t meat much to begin with. Even if Wen Qin didn’t eat a single piece, Xiao Hui could only eat two to three pieces of meat.

Wen Qin didn’t have many meat stamps on her, so it was considered good if she could afford it once a week.

Yu Bing knew that Wen Qin wasn’t rich, so she didn’t answer. Instead, she pointed at the grape tree at the door and said, “Forget about the meat. The grapes I bought this time can last us a few days. I think the grapes in your small courtyard are about to ripen. When they ripen, just pick a basket for me. It’s not cheap to buy them outside.”

When Wen Qin heard this, she hurriedly smiled and replied, “No problem!”

When Yu Bing taught Xiao Li at the Xiao family’s house at night, she realized that many of Xiao Lin’s basic knowledge wasn’t solid.