Chapter 599 Superb Mental Calculation Ability

At this moment, both the old principal and Zhao Di were staring longingly at Lu Qiaoge.

By this time, Zhao Di had already tried addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

The old principal didn't know that Lu Qiaoge was thinking about the mental arithmetic unit.

He just wanted to see if Lu Qiaoge could put in a good word for the child with Director Yu so that he could go to the commune primary school.

Qinggang Village is not far from Satellite Commune; it takes about two hours to walk there.

That's just how things are these days.

Even though Jiangcheng is located in a plain area.

For various reasons, not every village has a primary or secondary school; in fact, even now, it's still not possible.

Therefore, many children have to walk for several hours to get to school.

In Manshan Commune, and even in Satellite Commune, there were many middle school students who set off for school before dawn.

So the old principal never considered the distance issue; he hoped that the leaders would consider how outstanding the child was and allow Zhaodi to study for free.

Not only can it reduce the burden on the family, it can also increase the opportunity to continue reading.

Otherwise, if no one takes care of this matter after a few years, the child will really be kept at home forever.

That would truly waste a lifetime, and the country would lose a talented individual.

These are all the things the old principal can think of.

He never imagined that Lu Qiaoge was considering whether to contact Qin Hengzhi to send the child to the mental arithmetic unit.

This child needs to be handed over to the state.

But I need to make a phone call first.

However, it was impossible to tell the old principal and Zhaodi before there was definite news, lest they be disappointed.

After all, she doesn't know what the standards are for the mental arithmetic unit to admit students.

So Lu Qiaoge looked into the courtyard.

Just now, everyone was pulling and stopping these people, and they were fighting so fiercely. Now, everyone has taken several steps back.

This created space for the Cao family to fight.

Even though President Yu was furious inside, he remained calm on the surface, seemingly watching the show.

Since things have come to this, he's no longer afraid of losing face.

Go ahead and fight if you want. Let's see what you do after you've had your fill.

If the beating gets serious, they should all go to the police station.

This is even more true for others.

But precisely because of this, Old Cao and his friends felt they couldn't continue arguing.

Seeing the arrogant behavior of the eldest son and the third son's wife, Old Cao whispered a few words to Old Cao's wife.

Old Mrs. Cao no longer cared about her resentment and sadness.

His trembling finger pointed at the eldest son's wife and the third son's wife, who were still throwing a tantrum: "Shut up! If you dare to act up again, you're both getting a divorce and going back to your parents' home. Our Cao family won't tolerate two idiots like you!"

Then she went to beat up Cao Laoda and Cao Laosan, cursing, "If you two still want to acknowledge me as your mother, then you'd better keep those two idiots in check. Otherwise, we'll get a divorce. If you don't want a divorce, then get out of here."

Then he added, "Take all those wolf cubs away with me, I don't want to see a single one of them!"

Lu Qiaoge's gaze swept around the courtyard.

Situations like the Cao family's are generally difficult to handle.

The main problem is that Old Cao and his wife are unreasonable.

Now that Cao Lao Er and Wu Dani have no sons, only three daughters, they feel inferior.

They tolerated the unfair distribution simply because they had no sons.

The only victims of this forbearance were Wu Dani's three daughters.

The unfair distribution of resources within this family is a potential problem.

For this family to function normally, either the elderly couple needs to handle household affairs fairly and justly, or Cao Lao Er and Wu Dani need to fight for a division of the family property and reach a consensus.

But now Cao Lao Er doesn't want to divide the family property because he feels that since he has no son, his nephews will be the only ones who can take care of him in his old age and see him off in his final days.

People in similar situations nowadays often think: If I'm not good to my nephew now, will he be able to take care of me in the future?

Therefore, the sacrifices made by himself and his wife and daughters are taken for granted. To put it cruelly, just for the sake of providing for his parents in their old age and seeing them off in death, he sacrifices his wife and daughters as slaves.

This situation is not uncommon in this era.

Lu Qiaoge said to the old principal, "Zhao Di is really smart, especially when it comes to numbers. Here's what we'll do, old principal, you and Zhao Di wait for me in the village. I need to go back to my office to make a phone call."

The old principal asked hesitantly, "Why do you need to go back to the office to make a phone call? I thought... I wanted you to talk to Director Yu about whether Zhaodi could attend the commune's primary school for free?"

If I want to go to the commune primary school, I should be able to tell Director Yu right here in this courtyard, right?

Do we still need to go back to the military factory to make a phone call?

The old principal was a little confused.

Only then did Lu Qiao realize that the old principal had this in mind.

Lu Qiaoge shook her head: "This child has rare talent. If she is properly nurtured, she will become a pillar of society. She deserves a better place, but as for where, I will tell you after this matter is settled, okay?"

The old principal immediately became excited.

The factory director in front of me is no ordinary person.

Since she said that, maybe Xiao Zhaodi can go to a better place?

A sudden thought flashed through the old principal's mind: Could it be the gifted youth program?

He had heard about the gifted youth program a few years ago.

But we've hardly heard of it in recent years.

Are we going to send Zhaodi there?

That would be wonderful.

The old principal nodded hurriedly: "Okay, okay, thank you, Director Lu."

Although Xiao Zhaodi didn't understand where she was being taken, she whispered to herself, "Thank you, Director Lu."

At this moment, Cao Lao Er and Wu Dani had no time to look at the chaotic scene in the yard; their attention was focused on these three people.

Both of them stared at their daughter in shock.

I know this child is a good student, always getting perfect scores on tests.

I always get first place in the exams.

But there are only a few students. If she doesn't get first place in the exam, who will send her to school? She might as well stay home and work.

But the old principal just said such a long number, and then he did addition, subtraction and multiplication, which made them both dizzy.

Director Lu had a calculator in his satchel.

That thing is really powerful.

The couple never expected that their eldest daughter's result would be the same as the calculator's.

Then I overheard the conversation between the old principal and Lu Qiaoge.

They wanted to ask but didn't dare. After exchanging bewildered glances, their gazes towards Zhao Di changed.

Lu Qiaoge walked over to President Yu's side. When President Yu saw Lu Qiaoge coming over, he quickly said, "Director Lu, don't worry, this matter will definitely be handled well."

Then, with a sigh, he added, "Director Lu, you've done grassroots work before, especially rural work. It's really tough."

Lu Qiaoge nodded: "I understand, I understand. But President Yu, you can handle things here for now. You probably didn't see it, but Cao Zhaodi is very talented in mental arithmetic, so I'll go back and make a call..."

President Yu was taken aback, somewhat confused...

(End of this chapter)