Zhuang Chaoying returned home after grading her college entrance examination papers. When she opened the door, she found a bunch of children in the yard and thought she had gone to the wrong door.
"Dad." Zhuang Xiaoting shouted happily when she saw her father coming back.
"Xiaoting, Tunan, why are there so many children at home?" Zhuang Chaoying asked confused.
"They are all children from the neighbor's family. They are here temporarily to do their homework. They will come to pick them up when their parents get off work." Wang Gang put down his book and said coldly to Zhuang Chaoying.
"Oh." Zhuang Chaoying put down her luggage and asked, "Where is your mother?"
"She's going to make some soy sauce. She'll be back later." Wang Gang hit Lin Dongzhe on the head with a book.
"Concentrate on your homework and don't look around."
Lin Dongzhe kept staring at the bag Zhuang Chaoying put down. In the past, Lin Wufeng always brought gifts back when he came home from business trips. Lin Dongzhe thought Zhuang Chaoying would do the same.
"Uncle Zhuang, I'm Lin Dongzhe, I live next door." Lin Dongzhe said to Zhuang Chaoying in a familiar manner: "Did you bring any gifts when you came back from your business trip?"
"Ah!" Zhuang Chaoying was stunned by Lin Dongzhe.
Zhuang Xiaoting shouted speechlessly: "Lin Dongzhe, concentrate on your homework, and be careful not to let my brother tell stories."
After hearing this, Lin Dongzhe turned his attention back to the textbook.
Zhuang Chaoying said awkwardly: "Tunan, Xiaoting, dad is on a business trip this time for work and has no time to buy gifts."
Wang Gang nodded indifferently, not expecting Zhuang Chaoying to come back with a gift. It would be good if he didn't bring back a "three-year college entrance examination and five-year simulation".
Huang Ling quickly packed the soy sauce and went home. She was very happy to see Zhuang Chaoying and kept asking about the college entrance examination.
"There are a lot of people registering for the college entrance examination this time. I will take Tunan and Xiaoting to see the results in two days and let them have a feel for it," Zhuang Chaoying said excitedly.
"In the past few days since you were away from home, Tunan has completed all the first-year junior high school courses by himself." Huang Ling said with a smile.
“The neighbors knew that Tunan had skipped a grade, and they all wanted to send their children to help him with their studies.”
Zhuang Chaoying frowned and said, "It didn't affect Tunan's own study, right?"
Huang Ling said: "Except for Lin Dongzhe who lives next door, I tried to find a way to refuse."
Zhuang Chaoying nodded and said, "You did the right thing."
As a teacher, Zhuang Chaoying naturally attaches great importance to her children's learning and does not want her son to neglect his own studies and put the cart before the horse just because he helps others with tutoring.
At six o'clock in the afternoon, Wu Jianguo came to pick up his children. When he saw Zhuang Chaoying, he chatted for a few words before leaving.
After Song Ying and Lin Wufeng got off work, they insisted on inviting the Zhuang family to dinner, saying they were grateful for taking care of Lin Dongzhe.
Zhuang Chaoying heard that Lin Wufeng was a college student, so she didn't refuse.
The two families sat down to eat together. Huang Ling cooked two dishes and brought them over. Lin Wufeng bought some pork head meat, which was considered a sincere treat.
Lin Dongzhe and Zhuang Xiaoting couldn't take their eyes away when they saw the meat, but Zhuang Xiaoting was very polite and didn't dare to move the chopsticks even if the adults didn't move them.
On the contrary, Lin Dongzhe was lawless and went straight to grab the pig head meat, but was beaten back by Song Ying with a chopstick.
"You damn kid, how can you grab vegetables with your hands and ask others to eat them?" Song Ying lectured her son.
"Mom, I've washed my hands." Lin Dongzhe said aggrievedly, covering his hands.
"You can't even wash your hands. How rude!" Song Ying said to Huang Ling awkwardly:
"Sister Ling, I'm sorry, my little monkey doesn't understand the rules. I didn't teach him well."
Huang Ling smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, let the children eat first! Tunan and Xiaoting haven't eaten meat for a long time."
"Yes, yes, the children eat first." Zhuang Chaoying took the initiative to give Lin Dongzhe a chopstick of meat.
Lin Dongzhe directly grabbed the meat with his hands and put it into his mouth.
"Use chopsticks." Song Ying said angrily.
Wang Gang handed the chopsticks to Lin Dongzhe, and he picked it up honestly, not daring to refuse.
Lin Wufeng clicked his tongue and said in wonder: "This kid in my family is not afraid of heaven or earth. He is only afraid of Tunan. Only Tunan can cure him. It's strange."
Zhuang Chaoying smiled and said: "Children like to play with older children."
Song Ying sighed: "My Dongzhe is an only child. He used to play alone. Since he moved to an alley and became a neighbor with Sister Ling, Dongzhe has two more playmates."
Huang Ling joked: "That's not easy to handle. You and Lin Gong can give Dongzhe a younger brother or younger sister."
Song Ying rolled her eyes and said, "I don't want to give birth to a child. I almost killed half of my life when I gave birth to Dongzhe. I don't want to do it again."
Zhuang Chaoying asked Lin Wufeng: "Does Lin Gong have many brothers and sisters in his family?"
Lin Wufeng nodded and said, "I come from Fujian, and my younger brothers and sisters are all there."
Zhuang Chaoying asked: "Lin Gong didn't want to go back to reunite with his family? It would be nice to have brothers to help him!"
Huang Ling heard this and said sarcastically: "Sometimes having more brothers and sisters is not always a good thing."
Zhuang Chaoying pretended not to understand.
Lin Wufeng explained: "My younger brothers and sisters are married in my hometown and have their own small families. I don't need to worry about them anymore. Besides, my hometown is poor!"
"It will change in the future." Zhuang Chaoying said excitedly: "This time the college entrance examination is resumed, there will be more and more college students in the future."
The topic turned to the college entrance examination, and the conversation between Lin Wufeng and Zhuang Chaoying became lively. One of them is a college student, the other is a high school teacher, and they have a lot in common.
Lin Weifeng even opened a bottle of wine and drank with Zhuang Chaoying.
After three rounds of drinking, the appearance of two people broke the atmosphere.
"Is Teacher Zhuang at home?"
Zhuang Chaoying heard the voice and thought it sounded familiar. When he walked out of Lin's house, he saw that it was his former student Li Yiming and his cousin Song Xiangyang.
"Teacher Zhuang, I heard that you came back from marking the papers, and I want to ask you for something." Li Yiming took his cousin Song Xiangyang and said to Zhuang Chaoying:
"My cousin and I didn't do well in the college entrance examination this time. We still want to take the college entrance examination next year. Can you help us and give us some tutoring?"
"Ah, this..." Zhuang Chaoying hesitated for a moment. He was usually very busy with work and had no time to take care of his own children's studies, so how could he help others make up lessons.
Li Yiming said: "Teacher Zhuang, I know that the college entrance examination is the only chance to change my life, and I really don't want to give up."
Zhuang Chaoying sighed and said: "Li Yiming, it's good that you have such an idea, but I usually have a heavy teaching workload in school."
Li Yiming said anxiously: "We promise not to take up your working time and come back for tutoring after you get off work."
At this time, people in the room heard the noise and came out. Song Ying said sarcastically to Li Yiming: "Are you really ignorant or are you just pretending to be confused? It's Mr. Zhuang's rest time after get off work, so why should he help you with tutoring?"
Huang Ling pulled Song Ying's arm, and then said kindly: "Li Yiming, my Tunan will take the junior high school entrance examination next year, and your teacher Zhuang will give him tutoring when he comes back from get off work."
Zhuang Chaoying knew that Huang Ling was helping him reject Li Yiming, so she silently pushed up her glasses and said nothing.
Li Yiming said sternly: "How can the promotion from primary school to junior high school be compared with the college entrance examination?"
"Pfft." Song Ying couldn't hold back and laughed out loud.
Li Yiming is confused?
Wang Gang sighed, walked out and said to Li Yiming: "You go back! My dad doesn't have time to help you with tutoring. You can ask other teachers."
Li Yiming said stubbornly: "Teacher Zhuang, you are my teacher!"
Wang Gang said impatiently: "Why don't you understand that my dad is helping you as a favor and not helping you is the right thing to do? There is no one like you who comes to ask for help."
"Tunan." Zhuang Chaoying scolded Wang Gang.
Li Yiming opened his mouth in surprise. His cousin Song Xiangyang seemed to understand something and asked Zhuang Chaoying: "Teacher Zhuang, do you want to make up for the tuition fee?"
"Of course not." Zhuang Chaoying said hurriedly.
Li Yiming didn't listen to Zhuang Chaoying's explanation at all and said angrily: "Teacher Zhuang, I didn't expect you to be this kind of person."
Zhuang Chaoying's face turned green and white for a while, and she felt a little unable to get off the stage.