Zhu Yanli stood by and said, "A few days ago, Grandpa took Doumiao to Principal Chen for an exam. They say he did well. Ani, this is your credit."
Zhu Zhibin had taken the primary school entrance exam without telling anyone. Xie Zhong had taken her, and only told everyone after she passed. However, Zhu Yanli was right about one thing. Zhu Zhibin passed so smoothly not just because of studying with Xie Zhong, but mainly due to Zhu Yanyi’s guidance.
Hearing this, Zhu Yanyi waved her hand, not minding the praise. "She is my own brother. We must care for her. But will Doumiao still live at Grandpa’s house?"
"Yes. Your father and I are busy and have no time to look after her. Grandpa said Doumiao will stay there until she is ten." Once a boy passed ten, she was considered half an adult here. If she wanted to go to school alone, they could feel safe. Besides, Sichen Town was relatively safe. Unless someone had special ill intent, no one would target Zhu Zhibin. In fact, because of Zhu Yanyi’s presence, more people would likely help look after her.
Xie Xinlian sighed with emotion. "Thinking that you sisters are all growing up, like little eagles ready to fly away, I really feel reluctant to let you go."
Zhu Yanyi and Zhu Yanli exchanged smiles. They walked over to Xie Xinlian, one on each side, hugging her and resting their heads on her shoulders, showing special intimacy. "Mom, no matter where we go, we are always your daughters."
After packing their luggage, two days passed. Chen Ailian asked Zhu Yanyi and Zhu Yanli to come to her house. She said she would take them shopping for clothes. For the past few years, Chen Ailian had bought clothes for the sisters every quarter. This was her heart as a godmother. Even though the sisters had refused many times, it was useless. So this time, they had to follow Chen Ailian to the street.
The streets of Sichen Town were very lively now. To improve people’s living standards and boost desire to buy, the local government had specially opened up an area. They built many building sheds, divided them, and made them into small vendor shops. There were many things here, and they were cheap. The quality of goods in this era was still quite good.
"This dress suits Ani very well." Chen Ailian began to show her shopping skills. Seeing nice clothes, she kept trying them on the sisters.
Zhu Yanli looked at the clothes in her hand and looked at Chen Ailian helplessly. "Godmother, actually I have enough clothes. You have already bought three for me."
"Girls should dress beautifully when going out." Chen Ailian answered, but her attention remained on the clothes nearby.
Zhu Yanyi felt helpless too. She could only describe her godmother with a word from the future: too generous.
"Godmother, when we go to school, we cannot dress too differently. Otherwise, it is not good if we do not fit in." Although Zhu Yanyi did not mind these things, to persuade Chen Ailian to save money, this was the best excuse.
Hearing this, Chen Ailian paused her hand, then said, "Are children so difficult to deal with nowadays?"
"It is not that difficult." Zhu Yanli joined the conversation. "At our age, we all envy those who dress better than us. This is normal. But some stingy ones might get jealous. That would be bad. I think I should wait until I enter university to dress up. I want to enter the music conservatory. At that time, clothing will be important. Then no one will say anything about dressing up. Godmother, why not save this money and buy me more sets then?"