Thinking that Su Hao might already have cancer, possibly still in its early stages, Qianxun turned to him with a slight smile, "Dad, I'm fine, it's just a minor injury."
If Su Hao already had cancer, he must be taken to the hospital for a checkup as soon as possible, otherwise, waiting five years would be too late.
However, she needed to find the right opportunity to persuade him to get examined.
Moreover, it seemed that medical treatment in this era was very expensive, especially for a serious illness like cancer—it would probably wipe out the family's entire savings just to pay for the medical bills.
So she had to start thinking about how to make money.
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At this point, Su Qing placed the seaweed soup on the table and wiped away her tears with reddened eyes, explaining the situation to Su Hao.
Su Hao's face turned extremely grim upon hearing this, "They are too bullying! We can't just let this slide!"
Hearing this, Qianxun immediately said, "Mom and Dad, you don't have to worry about this. If they dare to cause trouble again, I'll call the police and sue them in court! Please sit down and eat, I have something I want to discuss with you."
At her words, Su Hao and Su Qing immediately sat down and looked at her, asking, "What is it?"
"It's like this, Xiao He will be in ninth grade next year, and it's time to start preparing for college. He has a real talent for music, and I want to enroll him in an arts class to focus on it, rather than letting his talent go to waste."
If it had been Su He who said this, Su Qing wouldn't have even thought twice about dismissing it, but with Qianxun suggesting it, she hesitated, "But this way, wouldn't he pay even less attention to his studies?"
Su Hao also nodded upon hearing this, "Qianxun, don't listen to him! That boy never wants to study properly, always thinking about Evil Path! Besides, enrolling him in a class would cost more than both of your book fees! Wouldn't that be throwing money away?"
For ordinary families, learning the arts is a costly affair, so most families wouldn't spend that money on their children.
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Su He's mouth twitched upon hearing Su Hao's words, and his hand stiffened as he held his chopsticks, feeling extremely sad.
How did learning guitar become an Evil Path?
It seemed that not even his sister could turn things around.
But just when Su He was about to give up on communicating with his family, he heard Qianxun laugh lightly, "Mom and Dad, you've got it all wrong. Learning music is not an Evil Path. Nowadays, in big cities like Yanjing and Modu, parents start nurturing their children's artistic abilities from a young age. There are plenty who study music. If Xiao He didn't have the talent, I wouldn't have mentioned it, but since he does—and his academic grades are average—he could go to a university as an arts student."
In this era, parents were very concerned about their children getting into college.
After listening to Qianxun, both Su Hao and Su Qing couldn't help but express their surprise, "Arts student?"
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"Yes, I've looked into it, and arts students have much lower academic requirements. As long as Xiao He can pass his academic subjects, even a university like Yanjing University would accept him!" Qianxun said.
Wasn't Lai Nuannuan, the girl who'd taken over Su Qianxun's heart, admitted to Yanjing University like this?
Hearing Qianxun's words, Su Hao couldn't help but look at Su He, somewhat tempted.
After all, as his only son, he naturally didn't want him to drop out of school early to work on construction sites doing laborious work.
But remembering Su He's usual performance, he still doubted, "Can this kid really do it? I don't want to see the money wasted."
Studying music was very expensive.
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