Xia Junshan invited Wang Gang to dinner because he really wanted to inquire about tutoring for his children.
After the parent-teacher meeting, Nan Li discovered that her daughter's academic performance was very poor and her attitude towards learning was even worse. She wanted to tutor her in person, but it was only once and she almost lost her heart.
Xia Junshan saw that mother and daughter were competing with each other over studies, which was against the harmony of the family, so he decided to personally help his daughter with her homework.
The idea is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.
Xia Junshan originally thought that tutoring a child would not be a piece of cake for him, a top student at a key university.
But after picking up Xia Huanhuan's textbook and opening it, Xia Junshan discovered that the textbooks for primary school students now were very different from what he had learned before. He wanted to tutor, but didn't know where to start.
Later, Xia Junshan remembered that Yan Ziyou attended many tutoring classes outside, and he wanted to consult Tian Yulan, but he was worried that Nan Li would be unhappy, so he turned to Wang Gang.
Xia Junshan was an upright person and told Wang Gang the whole story.
"Now you understand the importance of children's education!" Wang Gang laughed after hearing this.
"Don't gloat about others' misfortune. I didn't expect that Huanhuan's academic performance would be so poor." Xia Junshan sighed:
"I think about Nan Li and I. We didn't have anyone to tutor us when we were young. We still didn't get admitted to key universities. I didn't expect our daughter to hate studying so much."
Wang Gang shook his head and said: "Can we be the same when we were young as we are now? Today's children have too many temptations, and they are easily distracted when studying. If they don't pay attention, they will not focus on their studies. In addition, school teachers are becoming more and more irresponsible. They just want to
We are trying to make money, so we as parents need to pay more attention to our children’s affairs.”
Xia Junshan sighed and said, "Nanli and I originally wanted to give Huanhuan a happy childhood, but we didn't expect that it would delay her instead."
Wang Gang shook his head again and said: "It is right to give children a happy childhood. Everyone wants this. Parents are relaxed, children are happy, and the family is harmonious.
However, today's society is changing rapidly and the pressure of life has doubled. If parents blindly let their children be happy and indulgent, they will actually harm their children."
Xia Junshan said: "It's not that exaggerated! Huanhuan's grades were pretty good before, and she ranked in the middle or upper reaches of the class."
Wang Gang said: "Fengfan Primary School is not a very good school, and it does not pay much attention to academic performance. With Huanhuan's previous results, in a good school, he may only be at the bottom."
Xia Junshan opened his mouth and said, "No way!"
Wang Gang sighed and said: "I think you and Nan Li should pay more attention to the education situation in Jiangzhou City. Just like Tian Yulan said, you paid too little attention to these before."
Xia Junshan laughed and said, "Didn't I come to consult you?"
Wang Gang thought for a while and then started talking to Xia Junshan.
"Nowadays, the pressure on children to enter a higher school does not seem to be high, but in fact, after junior high school, the admission rate is really low. Less than 60% of the city's junior high school students can advance to high school, and less than 10% of high school students can be admitted to national key universities."
"So low?" Xia Junshan said in shock.
Wang Gang explained: "I am not alarmist. It is based on facts. These data can be found online."
"Less than 50% of the students at Fengfan Middle School, which is directly connected to Fengfan Elementary School, are admitted to high school every year, and most of the other students go to vocational high schools."
Xia Junshan opened his mouth and said: "Is the sailing so bad? Why did you still send your children?"
Wang Gang said: "Our family is in Fengfan Primary School. Tian Yulan was afraid of spending money, so he didn't send Ziyou to a good school.
Tian Yulan originally thought that elementary school would be a transition, as long as she got into a good middle school, that’s why she was so focused on Ziyou’s studies.”
Xia Junshan asked in confusion: "Is it difficult to get into a good middle school?"
Wang Gang nodded and said: "Of course, a good school must consider the admission rate, and its external enrollment is naturally strict. Take Hanlin Middle School, which Tian Yulan values for example, with Ziyou's current results, he may not be able to pass the exam."
"Ziyou couldn't pass the exam, so wouldn't it be even harder for my Huanhuan family?" Xia Junshan's voice gradually became louder.
Wang Gang nodded and said: "With Huanhuan's current grades, there is no chance of going to Hanlin Academy. He can only go straight to Fengfan Middle School."
Xia Junshan lowered his head after hearing this, with unwillingness flashing in his eyes.
What father wants to admit that his children are inferior to others? Xia Junshan, a daughter slave, always thought that his daughter was the best, but Wang Gang's words were like a sharp sword, shattering all Xia Junshan's illusions.
"Huanhuan is taking tutoring now, is it still too late?" Xia Junshan asked unwillingly.
"The children are still young. As long as they change their bad study habits, they still have a chance. There are still two years until they are promoted to junior high school. If they give it a try, the chances are great."
Hope lit up in Xia Junshan's eyes.
"I've been thinking about Ziyou's further education recently, and I almost had a fight with Tian Yulan yesterday."
"Your Ziyou's academic performance is so good, why are you worried?" Xia Junshan asked puzzledly.
"Tian Yulan and I have differences in our teaching philosophies. Tian Yulan is obsessed with letting Ziyou take the imperial examination, while I hope that he will go to an international school after he enters junior high school." Wang Gang said.
Xia Junshan asked: "What's the difference?"
Wang Gang said: "Going to Hanlin, with Ziyou's grades, the chances are high, but it will be very hard for children in this kind of school. With Tian Yulan's temper, he will definitely enroll him in many cram schools.
Ziyou will feel more relaxed when she goes to an international school, where the coursework is not that heavy and boarding is required, so there is no need to attend tutoring classes."
Xia Junshan's eyes lit up and he said: "International schools have such benefits, so can my Huanhuan go?"
Wang Gang raised his eyebrows and said, "International schools cost about hundreds of thousands a year."
Xia Junshan immediately became silent.
The combined salaries of he and Nan Li amount to a few hundred thousand a year. They also have mortgage and car loans, so they simply cannot afford the cost of an international school.
"I almost forgot that you are a rich second generation." Xia Junshan said sourly.
"Alas!" Wang Gang sighed: "It's useless to say this. Tian Yulan doesn't allow Ziyou to go to an international school at all."
"Your family has such conditions, why don't you go?" Xia Junshan asked puzzledly.
Wang Gang said: "Tian Yulan doesn't want her children to leave her, and she doesn't want my parents to support her."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Xia Junshan said even more puzzledly: "I can understand the reluctance to let go of the child. Why don't you want your parents to support you? Isn't Ziyou their grandson? Isn't it a natural thing to support him in school?"
Wang Gang chuckled and said, "You don't understand, either! But Tian Yulan is such a person. Even if it delays the child, he still wants to straighten his back and be a human being."
Xia Junshan shook his head and said: "Your wife may be like this because of what happened in the past."
Wang Gang lowered his head and said, "I have been thinking about whether Tian Yulan and I are suitable for each other during this period."
Xia Junshan said in surprise: "You want a divorce!?"
"Why do you think so?" Wang Gang asked.
Xia Junshan was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to answer, so Wang Gang answered for him.
"Do you also think that Tian Yulan and I are not suitable for each other?"
Xia Junshan was silent, but the meaning was already obvious.
In fact, Xia Junshan is not the only one who thinks so. Even Nan Li, even Nan Jianlong, and even Tian Yulan's mother Cai Juying are all wondering how Wang Gang and Tian Yulan got together.
How could Wang Gang not understand their psychology? He can only say that Yan Peng in the past had a very strange mind. He was a second-generation rich man. He couldn't find any kind of lady in the family, but he had a deep love for Tian Yulan.
But Wang Gang is not Yan Peng! He has no feelings for Tian Yulan, and even feels that their three views are totally inconsistent, and living together is very difficult.
If it weren't for Ziyou, Wang Gang might have filed for divorce from Tian Yulan long ago.
In the past, it was a good time to travel through courtyards and worlds, but Wang Gang didn't have such troubles. Although his parents didn't have a choice, he liked his wife.
This time I was willing to travel through time and woke up with a wife and children, which made Wang Gang very uncomfortable.
It would be fine if he was the kind of scumbag who cares about his kidneys but not his heart. Although Tian Yulan is older, he still has charm.
However, Wang Gang is extremely serious about relationships and values marriage even more. Otherwise, he would not have been able to spend his life with He Yuyu and Wu Fei.
Wang Gang has been thinking about how to get along with Tian Yulan these days. Yesterday, he and Tian Yulan discussed Yan Ziyou's schooling. It was actually a test.
As a result, Wang Gang felt more and more that he couldn't survive this life.
"You don't really want to divorce Tian Yulan, do you?" Xia Junshan saw something from Wang Gang's expression.
Wang Gang sighed and said, "It's not a big deal now. After all, Ziyou is still young. A divorce would be too harmful to him."
Xia Junshan opened his mouth, as if he wanted to persuade him again, but he didn't know how to speak.
When it comes to feelings, it's not the parties involved, who can say it clearly.
Xia Junshan asked the waiter for a bottle of wine, but Wang Gang drank a little.
Neither of them mentioned the topic of divorce again, but they both knew in their hearts that if they didn't mention it, it didn't mean everything was fine.
