Chapter 528: This is Unacceptable

Meanwhile, Gao Lan rode her bike home.

When Qin Wenze saw her return, he asked in confusion, "Where have you been?"

The couple hadn’t really been on speaking terms.

But Gao Lan had been the one to speak to him first.

Qin Wenze figured that since she had broken the ice, it would be unbecoming of him, a grown man, to continue being petty.

So, their interactions had returned to how they were before.

Gao Lan was about to bring up Fu Mingxue, but she swallowed her words before they could escape.

She was afraid that if she said anything, the relationship between them, which had only just begun to thaw, would freeze over again.

So, she just said, "I just went for a walk."

Qin Wenze didn’t think much of it.

"The rice is cooked. You can just cook the other dishes in a bit. Oh, right, I found a job for you at a library. Are you interested?"

Even though he had been giving Gao Lan the cold shoulder for the past few days, he had still been looking around for a job for her.

He figured that Gao Lan was just too idle at home, which was causing her mind to run wild.

If she had a job, she wouldn’t overthink things so much.

Gao Lan was taken aback. "A library?"

Qin Wenze nodded. "It’s at a university library, and the work is pretty relaxed. The pay is thirty yuan a month, with one day off a week. What do you think?"

There was also a position in a cafeteria, but he figured Gao Lan probably wouldn’t want to work there.

A glint appeared in Gao Lan’s eyes. "Which university?"

’Could it be Beijing University? Wouldn’t that mean I’d be at the same school as Fu Mingxue?’

"It’s Beijing Normal University."

The moment Qin Wenze said this, disappointment flickered in Gao Lan’s eyes.

’And here I thought I could be at the same university as Fu Mingxue.’

’Fu Mingxue is at Beijing University, so if I were at Beijing University too... In a way, wouldn’t that make us schoolmates?’

"When does it start?"

’A salary of thirty is just so-so. Other people are usually making thirty-five or forty.’

’And Fu Mingxue’s salary... isn’t it something like sixty or seventy yuan?’

At this thought, Gao Lan’s good mood vanished.

’I don’t even want to take this job anymore.’

’After all, hers is more than double!’

"It starts on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year. The person leaving is working until the end of this year." The woman who was resigning was leaving to have a baby, but Qin Wenze kept that part to himself.

After all, the topic of having children was taboo for Gao Lan.

When Gao Lan heard it was after the New Year, she realized there was still some time left.

’Good. I really didn’t want to start working before the New Year anyway.’

"Okay, that works. By the way, I wanted to ask you something. Can you get my nephew transferred to Qin Yue’s school?"

Qin Wenze’s brow furrowed. "Didn’t I tell you last time that’s not possible? Qin Yue goes to the school for families from the compound. Yao Hui can’t get in."

Gao Lan immediately shot back, "I’m not talking about Yao Hui, I’m talking about my other nephew, Yaohua. If you can sort out the school situation for both Yaohua and Yao Hui, then I won’t bring up the family recognition banquet again. We can just live our lives peacefully from now on."

Qin Wenze was shocked. "If Yao Hui can’t get in, then it’s even more impossible for Yaohua."

"Neither of them has their household registration tied to the compound. How could they get into the compound’s school?"

Even his own household registration had been moved out and was now registered in their current district.

"We have to go by the school district that corresponds to our household registration."

Hearing this, Gao Lan’s expression soured.

"With your father’s connections and the Qin family’s influence, you can’t pull some strings just to get them into a school?"

"I’ve already told you, it’s not possible. Besides, the Third Primary School here is also very good, and your nephew’s original school is perfectly fine. Why do they have to come all the way over here for school?"

"And besides, even if they could get in, your older brother lives a good distance away. How would the kids commute to school every day?"