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Su Yu was amused by Hong Yi’s words, and even Xiao Bao and the others couldn’t help but stifle their laughter.
His little brother and father were so entertaining.
“When you go to school with your brothers, you will be called Su Yihong,” Su Yu said.
“Thank you, Uncle. Uncle is the best,” Hong Yi replied.
Su Yu reached out and pinched Hong Yi’s cheek. “Flatterer.”
Hong Yi could be said to be a child raised by him and Xiao He. He knew his abilities best.
He had been studying in the study with Xiao Bao and the others since he was one year old, and he had remembered everything he needed to. Going to the school would be a good change from the chaos at home.
The next day, some people began to arrive at the house, and they seemed excited to see Su Yu.
“Master.”
Su Yu nodded, and Xiao Bao and the others curiously followed him as they looked at the people who had suddenly come to their house. It seemed like these people knew their father.
“You are here to teach the students this time. It will depend on the children’s situation. You will stay at the school on regular days, and come back to stay here during rest time. The place to stay has been prepared for you,” Su Yu said to them.
“We understand,” they replied.
Su Yu nodded. “Yuan Bao, take them to rest for a while.”
“Okay.”
After the people went to rest, Su Yu discussed the enrollment time with Wang Jinhe.
Previously, there was just a rough list, but this time it was for enrollment, and then it would be time to start school.
“Let’s set it for five days from now,” Wang Jinhe suggested after considering.
“Okay.”
Su Yu asked Yuan Xu to invite Xie Kui. Upon learning that the enrollment would take place in five days, Xie Kui hurried to inform others about it.
Upon hearing that Wang Jinhe’s school was starting enrollment, Lin Ziqian dropped out of the school he was currently attending and decided to enroll in Wang Jinhe’s school.
Lin Ziran looked at his parents hesitantly and asked, “Mother, can I go to the girls’ school?”
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She also wanted to learn to read and to gain some knowledge.
Lin Ziran’s mother nodded with a smile. “Of course, Ziran, you can go. On the day of enrollment, we will take you there with your second brother.”
“Okay.”
Time flew by, and the enrollment day arrived.
Wang Jinhe asked Su Yu to take them to have a look. When they arrived at the entrance of the school, there were quite a few carriages parked there.
This surprised Wang Jinhe. “Are there wealthy children coming here to study?”
Wouldn’t it be better for these people to study in the town? Why would they choose to come to a newly established school?
“I’m not sure, but it doesn’t matter. Let’s just go ahead,” Su Yu replied.
“Fair enough.”
Su Yu supported Wang Jinhe and took the four children to enroll. The person in charge of the school was a middle-aged man who was well-known in literary circles.
Seeing Su Yu approaching with a smile, the person in charge said, “Master, you’ve come.”
“The main ones enrolling are Ziqin and Zixiao, the two brothers. As for this little guy, just teach him as you see fit. He will be following his two brothers,” Su Yu explained.
The person in charge looked worried and said with a headache, “Master, will this young master cry?”
A child who looks to be just over two years old, not playing at home and running to the school—what’s the reason for that?
“Who are you looking down on?” Hong Yi, feeling offended that he was being underestimated, suddenly became unhappy.
When did he ever cry while studying?
“Father, I won’t cry,” he said.
Su Yu and Wang Jinhe felt a sudden headache upon hearing him call Su Yu “father.” If the Emperor found out, would he just kill him?
“Stop messing around,” Su Yu scolded, tapping Hong Yi’s head as a form of punishment, and said irritably.
Letting him call him “Third Uncle” would have been fine, but he went straight for “father.”
The person in charge felt weak at the knees. This was the young master’s son?
“This is my brother’s son,” Su Yu explained simply.
The explanation only made things more strange for the person in charge.
His brother’s son called him “father”? What kind of complicated relationship was this?
Realizing that he had made things worse by getting scolded, Hong Yi chuckled and changed his address, “Third Uncle.”
“That’s more like it.”
Making a face at Su Yu, Hong Yi took his brothers’ hands. “Brothers, let’s go and take a look.”
“Okay.”
Xiao Bao and Xiao Zhi told Su Yu and then took Hong Yi into the school to play. Su Yu quickly had Yuan Xu and the others follow them.
With so many people coming today, and with so many eyes around, what if something happened?
After watching the three children enter the school, Su Yu and Wang Jinhe went to enroll Chang Le.
On their way, they saw Qin Lang’s parents bringing their two granddaughters to enroll.
“Uncle Qin, what are you doing here?” Su Yu asked.
“We were planning to hire a tutor for our granddaughters, but we heard that you have hired a female tutor here. So, we thought of sending the children here to study, saving us the trouble of hiring someone else,” Uncle Qin explained.
“I see, that works,” Su Yu replied.
After enrolling their granddaughters, Uncle Qin and his family greeted Wang Jinhe and the others before leaving.
Since their eldest son and daughter-in-law left, they had been taking care of their grandchildren. Sending them to the school would make things easier for them in the future.
It took a full three days to arrange everything for everyone.
After arranging everything, they could start the classes.
The boys’ school had several classes, and Xiao Bao and the others were in the best class. The tutor even specially prepared a set of desks and chairs that were just the right size for Hong Yi.
Wang Jinhe and Su Yu watched for a while before heading to the girls’ school.
Seeing Chang Le studying diligently, they felt relieved.
“I was a little worried that Chang Le and the others wouldn’t adapt, but now it seems I was overthinking it. They are all adapting very well,” Wang Jinhe remarked.
Su Yu teased, “Are you feeling unhappy about that?”
“It’s not that. There will be a day when they will leave us, and even though it’s inevitable, it still stirs up complex emotions,” Wang Jinhe said, unable to fully express his feelings.
“Things will get better with time. Let’s head back,” they still had a lot of things to do, and they couldn’t afford to delay for too long.
“Okay.”
On the way back, Su Yu spoke up, “By the way, the spinning machine and the loom you designed turned out really well. They have been successfully produced.”
“Really? Let’s bring some people over to test them out.”
“Okay.”
Back at home, they brought in people who were familiar with using the spinning machine and loom to test them out. The results were truly impressive.
“Madam, this spinning machine is just as good as the ones we used before. It’s very efficient.”
“We will send some over to the girls’ school later. You will need to go over and teach the girls how to use them. Once these are mass-produced, our workshop will be up and running,” Su Yu said.
“Understood.”
The academy was getting on track, the weather was gradually warming up, and it was time to start preparing for breeding.
After considering, Wang Jinhe realized that it wouldn’t be practical to provide seeds for everyone. He decided to have the common people come to the county office to collect cotton seeds. They would then send people to teach them how to breed seedlings. As for the germination rate, Wang Jinhe wasn’t worried. After all, the seeds were irrigated with spiritual spring water, so the germination rate was bound to be high.
After making the decision, Wang Jinhe, accompanied by Su Yu, went to the county office. The county magistrate was surprised to see Wang Jinhe, heavily pregnant, coming over. “Madam, if you have any instructions, just let us know,” he said, feeling a bit nervous.