Chapter 221 was invited twice.

"Why did the teacher ask me to go?" Yao Shula asked with a smile, not angry.

Yao Shuli's parents have been called in. Anyone with school-aged children has experienced this!

Either the student has made significant progress and the teacher wants to praise them in person, then ask the parents to continue to encourage the student to study hard.

Or maybe the child is too naughty and caused trouble at school again...

As for Yao Shuli... Hehe, judging from Yao Shuli's cautious manner, Yao Shula knew it must be the second possibility.

"Big sister, I don't know either. I haven't made any mistakes recently!"

"Big sister, really, I didn't skip class, and I didn't sleep during class either," Yao Shuli immediately assured.

"That's because the classroom is cold, so you can't sleep!" Xiao Tiantian immediately added.

Yao Shuli chuckled twice, not daring to speak, but just cautiously looking at Yao Shula.

Yao Shula smiled, not blaming Yao Shuli, but simply agreeing with a smile.

"Okay! I'll go tomorrow morning."

Yao Shuli was still a little worried. He carefully tugged at Yao Shula's sleeve, "Big sister, you're not angry, are you?"

"What's there to be angry about? Isn't it normal for the school to call parents? Who hasn't had their parents called in before?" Yao Shula laughed.

"Second Sister has definitely never been called that," Xiao Tiantian added insult to injury.

Yao Shuxin smiled sweetly at Yao Shula.

Yao Shula nodded. Indeed, Yao Shuxin had never had her parents called in, and her grades were never a concern for anyone.

"Therefore, you should all learn from Shuxin. Shuxin is your role model."

"Here, you two wear these arm sleeves tomorrow. Grandma just made them. Take off your old ones and wash them." Yao Shula said, and then changed the arm sleeves off all three of them.

Little Tiantian felt very happy looking at the sleeves embroidered with little flowers.

He has so many arm sleeves, all made by his grandma...

"Big sister, my teacher also wants you to come to the school tomorrow," Xiao Tiantian suddenly said.

Yao Shula...

"You were called to the parenting office too?" Yao Shula was a little surprised.

Xiao Tiantian has always been a student with excellent character and academic performance, and a great attitude towards learning, in the eyes of his teachers since he started elementary school. How could his parents have been called in?

But... if we're going to call the parents, shouldn't we go to Secretary Lei?

“Calling your parents…shouldn’t we be calling your dad?” Yao Shula asked.

Xiao Tiantian's expression was very calm.

"Yes! The teacher should have contacted my dad directly, but I told him he was a bit busy and probably didn't have time."

"Now I'm under my older sister's jurisdiction, she's my parent, so the teacher should talk to her." Little Tiantian said matter-of-factly.

Yao Shula...

Okay, what Xiaotian said does seem to make some sense. A first-grade homeroom teacher can't exactly tell Xiaotian to have his dad, Secretary Lei, take a break from his work and come to the school...

Teachers these days aren't that arrogant...

"You didn't cause any trouble at school, did you?" Yao Shula asked, a little worried.

Xiao Tiantian immediately shook her head.

"Big sister, I have kept your instructions in mind at school. I study hard and make progress every day. I also love my classmates and help others."

"My classmates and teachers all like me very much," Xiao Tiantian said proudly.

Yao Shula breathed a sigh of relief. That's good. She also thought that Xiao Tiantian was too young to cause any trouble. It must be that the teacher felt that she hadn't praised him enough and had to praise him again in front of the parents.

In addition, since Xiaotian's father is the highest-ranking official in Yun County, the teacher has to praise him even more in front of the parents.

Only in this way can the words of praise reach Secretary Lei's ears, and then Secretary Lei will think that the school's teachers are good at teaching and will give them high praise.

In the end... everyone was happy!

"Okay! Tomorrow I'll go see your teacher after I've met Shuli's teacher. You've both washed your feet, right? Hurry up and get into bed!"

I've filled and put the hot water bottles in for you all. Remember, don't step on them!

As Yao Shula spoke, she ushered the two children into the house to rest.

...

The next morning, Yao Shula went out and bought soy milk and fried dough sticks. The soy milk was still hot when she brought it back in the insulated lunchbox.

In addition, Yao Shula also made a plate of egg pancakes.

The family of four enjoyed their meal, and Yao Shula also mentioned the lunch arrangements.

"I have to go to Shuli and Tiantian's school this morning, so I probably won't have time to cook. It's also cold, and I don't want to be busy in the kitchen."

We're going to my third sister-in-law's restaurant for lunch today. Shuxin, you get out of school ten minutes later than Shuli and Tiantian, so go straight to my third sister-in-law's restaurant after school.

I just picked up Shuli and Tiantian from school.

Yao Shuxin immediately agreed.

Seeing that the three younger children had all gone to school, Yao Shula tidied up the house.

Add charcoal to the closed stove, leaving the stove door slightly ajar, just enough to keep the fire burning inside, so the room will always be warm.

Yuanbao followed Yao Shula, wagging its tail.

“You’ve already eaten breakfast, so just stay in your room and sleep well. We’ll be back after lunch,” Yao Shula and Yuanbao said.

Yuanbao was already a half-grown dog, and it immediately barked at Yao Shula to indicate that it understood.

And so, Yao Shula put on her thick cotton-padded coat, changed into the warm new cotton shoes that Grandma Yao had made this year, put on a scarf and gloves, and went out.

...

The primary school wasn't very strict. There wasn't a gatekeeper, and the main iron gate was locked before get out of class ended. There was only a small door on the side for people to enter and exit.

As soon as Yao Shula entered the school, she saw the sound of reading coming from rows of red brick houses.

In this day and age, no primary school has a multi-story building.

However, Yao Shula heard from Miao Yamin that the Education Bureau has already applied and it is estimated that the school building for Shuli and Tiantian will be built next year.

I heard they're going to build a three-story building.

Yao Shuli told Yao Shula where her teacher's office was, and Yao Shula quickly found Yao Shuli's homeroom teacher's office as well.

...

The office also had a closed-circuit stove burning. Yao Shuli's homeroom teacher was a middle-aged teacher, and her long gown was covered in ink.

She was just printing exam papers!

"You're Yao Shuli's older sister, right? Please come this way! My surname is Wang." Yao Shuli's homeroom teacher was very kind.

"Hello, Teacher Wang!" Yao Shula quickly greeted him as well.

Teacher Wang washed his hands and removed the ink from them before sitting down in front of Yao Shula.

She first praised Yao Shuli for her progress this semester, noting that she no longer skips classes, no longer sleeps in class, and her grades have improved significantly, which Yao Shula must have contributed to...

And then there's the "but"...

"However, we still need to pay more attention to Yao Shuli's attitude towards learning," Teacher Wang said earnestly.

"Teacher Wang, has Yao Shuli gotten into trouble?" Yao Shula asked nervously.

Teacher Wang didn't say anything, but took a Chinese test paper out of the drawer and placed it in front of Yao Shula.