Strictly speaking, it could also cultivate character.
Of course, in Yanyi's case, it had little effect, as if all that money had been wasted.
Remembering the sky-high tutoring fees, Jiang Yuxu's expression didn't look good either. "How much does one 'piano lesson' cost?"
Bo Xin calculated the expenses. "About a hundred per lesson."
Wait, if she remembered correctly, this month's piano lesson fee hadn't been paid yet. Besides that, there was also a monthly martial arts training class.
If every expense was added up, it was quite a sum.
Bo Xin thought of the monthly rent from the shops, her savings, and the necessary expenses for the children's lessons and daily life.
She held her forehead, feeling a bit overwhelmed.
She had only heard colleagues with children say kids were money-devouring beasts, but now that she experienced it firsthand, she realized how literally that money was being devoured.
Jiang Yuxu had been silent for a while. Finally, he moved, lifting his gaze gently. "...I want to take tutoring classes too."
"Okay."
Bo Xin didn't hesitate at all. Even if she had no money, a child's education couldn't be delayed.
Especially since she had given one child something; she couldn't not give the other.
But the expenses were somewhat worrying.
She needed to think it over carefully.
Jiang Yuxu hadn't expected it to be so easy. From what he had overheard, the family wasn't particularly wealthy.
Because that man had stopped sending money.
—
The tutoring class was quickly arranged. Bo Xin called the tutoring center that same day, saying another student would arrive in the evening.
Jiang Yuxu walked with Bo Xin. Since he wasn't familiar with the route, she led the way, holding his hand.
Unlike the other students who hurried along, they seemed more like they were taking a leisurely stroll after work. Of course, Jiang Yuxu understood this was special treatment because it was his first time.
She didn't seem like someone with much leisure time.
When she turned back to check on him from time to time, Jiang Yuxu looked away. "Aren't there a lot of familiar faces around here? It's not easy for strangers to kidnap me."
Especially since he wasn't stupid.
Bo Xin thought it was precisely because there were familiar faces that many people along the way stared at him. It was probably because his eyebrows and eyes were too similar to Ji Xingzhi's.
She didn't need to think hard to imagine the various rumors circulating outside.
This was indeed troublesome.
For a child.
Even if she explained, given that the man never came home, Jiang Yuxu would still be seen as a child she had brought in from outside—perhaps a bastard—to force the man to return.
"If you hear anything nasty lately, just ignore it."
Jiang Yuxu remembered the photo by the bedside and subconsciously tightened his grip on the hem of her clothes. "You too."