Chapter 571 - Chapter 571: Chapter 571: Lobbying (1/2)
Chapter 571: Chapter 571: Lobbying
“Ladies and gentlemen, Sisi hasn’t finished speaking yet.”
Liu Sisi waved her hands for quite a while before she finally managed to suppress the voices of the crowd: “Not only can men attend school, but women who wish to learn can also enroll. However, the classrooms for women will be separate from those for men, and the teachers will also be women. Anyone between the ages of eight and fifteen can attend!”
“As for the specifics, enrollment will begin at the end of the summer heat in August. If anyone wants to attend, you can all come and register at that time.”
The reason for choosing this enrollment period is not only because Liu Sisi’s due date is between the end of May and early June, but also because it is in line with the local customs. People here mainly cultivate crops, and accordingly, there are three main periods for students to enroll: spring, autumn, and winter.
Spring enrollment, like Di Xuan and Zhang Peng’s, begins after the fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year and generally lasts three months, ending before the Qingming Festival.
Autumn enrollment takes place after the autumn harvest and lasts until the Lunar New Year. Of course, there is also a winter enrollment in October, which lasts until before the Qingming Festival of the following year, with a one-month break during the Spring Festival.
Of course, these enrollment methods are mostly adopted by the poorer students, while the wealthy families’ children are not included.
As soon as Liu Sisi finished speaking, it was as if a ladle of cold water had been added to a boiling oil pan, and the crowd immediately erupted!
“Are they really going to open enrollment for girls? Oh my God! What is happening?”
“Can girls also exchange labor for the opportunity to study?”
“Does this mean they’re going to have women and men compete together in the future? What is going on…”
Amidst the murmurs of the crowd, Di Yelei had quietly led Liu Sisi off the carriage and returned to their residence.
Everyone was extremely excited!
Even Di Cheng’s face was full of joy.
Upon returning home, the first to rush out from inside to greet them was Di Ying, who had been impatiently waiting!
“Dad, Mom! How come you just got back? Didn’t you come back yesterday? Why didn’t you come to see Ying’er, waaa…”
YingEr burst into tears, causing Di Xuan to bite his lip and remain silent.
Di Yelei hurriedly picked her up, gently patting her back and softly comforting her for a while until YingEr finally stopped crying and smiled.
After that, Di Yelei carried YingEr into the courtyard, where he saw Elderly Mr. Di standing under the eaves with a crutch, his face full of excitement and tears hidden in his eyes.
Di Yelei put Di Ying down and knelt on one knee, choking back tears as he said, “Dad, Yelei is back!”
Elderly Mr. Di was also choking back tears as he took several deep breaths, “It’s good you’re back, it’s good you’re back, very good!”
Elderly Mr. Di stepped forward and personally helped Di Yelei up, forcefully patting his shoulder.
Liu Sisi looked at the scene before her, raising her head to look at the sky, and then her eyes welled up with tears.
The storm had finally passed! How wonderful!
In the following days, Di Yelei was busy dealing with the details of the bridge repair and road construction project and the official handover with the authorities in Macheng County. He was extremely busy.