Return to 1996, My Rich Family

Feng Haidong lived an unremarkable life and passed away peacefully. After his death, he found himself back in 1996.

Now in his prime at the age of thirty, Feng Haidong resolves to try just a ...

Chapter 118 Playing Football with My Son (Fifth update complete, please subscribe)

After leaving his wife's workplace, Feng Haidong didn't go home but went directly to his son's school.

He knew that his son said he was going to play with his classmates, but in reality, because they had exams in the afternoon, the children couldn't possibly go out to play. It was very likely that after the exams, the students would play together at school for a while.

Sure enough, when Feng Haidong found the school and entered, he saw his son playing football with several classmates on the school's football field.

To Feng Haidong's surprise, several teachers were also playing football with the students.

Among them was Teacher Yan, the homeroom teacher of the son.

Feng Haidong stood by the football field for a while and suddenly discovered another side of his son's homeroom teacher.

In Feng Haidong's memory of his past life, his son's homeroom teacher always had an arrogant demeanor. Perhaps because his son was not valued later on, Feng Haidong never had a good impression of Teacher Yan.

But standing by the school's football field today, Feng Haidong suddenly realized that he might have misunderstood Teacher Yan before.

Teacher Yan, who was playing football with the students, was completely unlike his usual arrogant and conceited self.

He would really run and compete with the students, and often even let them win.

Especially after a shot, whether it goes in or not, Teacher Yan would share the joy or regret with the students.

Watching this scene, Feng Haidong felt that perhaps this was the more authentic way Teacher Yan was portrayed.

Just then, the ball suddenly headed straight for Feng Haidong.

Feng Haidong immediately stepped forward and skillfully stopped the ball with his foot.

When Feng Qifan saw his father stop the ball on the sidelines, he immediately smiled and shouted, "Dad, come on over!"

Feng Haidong smiled, waved to Teacher Yan, and said, "Hello, Teacher Yan. I didn't expect you to be playing football with the kids!"

Teacher Yan said with a smile, "Today was the final exam. After the exam, I noticed that none of the children had their parents to pick them up. I didn't want them to wander around outside the school, so I borrowed a soccer ball and took them to play soccer in the school for a while. This was partly to wait for some of the children's parents to pick them up, and partly to let the children relax."

As Feng Haidong spoke, he dribbled the ball onto the field and then kicked it towards the goal.

Then Feng Qifan and his classmates immediately chased after the ball.

Feng Haidong ran up to Teacher Yan and started chatting with her as they ran.

"Teacher Yan, it was quite a surprise to see you today. I didn't expect to see you playing football with these boys."

Teacher Yan laughed and said, "Haha, actually we have to thank you, Mr. Feng Qifan, for this."

Feng Haidong was somewhat surprised: "Thank me?"

Teacher Yan nodded and said, "Yes, I used to be a proud and arrogant person because I wrote well and was also a very good teacher."

So, without even realizing it myself, I gradually became arrogant, focusing only on establishing my authority as a teacher while neglecting the students themselves. I also lost the humility and patience I had when I was teaching students.

Feng Haidong didn't speak, but listened quietly to what Teacher Yan said, while also passing the ball around a couple of times with Teacher Yan.

After passing the ball, Teacher Yan continued, "Feng Qifan's father, I really admire you. You were willing to stand up for your child over such a small matter. You not only went to the principal but also forced me to apologize to your son. Didn't you ever think that if I were petty, I would make things difficult for your son?"

Feng Haidong laughed and said, "So, I published that article in the newspaper later? It was as an apology to you, Teacher Yan. I hope you won't hold a grudge against Feng Qifan for that little thing."

Upon hearing this, Teacher Yan was taken aback, and then asked in surprise, "So you had prepared that article all along?"

Feng Haidong said, "I was planning to write it, but I hadn't figured out how to write it before. It was only after you apologized, Teacher Yan, that I figured out how to write it."

Teacher Yan smiled and said, "What if I read that article and remained unmoved?"

Feng Haidong smiled and said, "If that's the case, then Teacher Yan, you wouldn't be considered an excellent teacher."

These words left Teacher Yan speechless.

Feng Haidong truly grasped Teacher Yan's mindset, especially Teacher Yan's concern for his reputation.

Therefore, after his article was published, Teacher Yan naturally stopped holding a grudge.

As an excellent teacher, Teacher Yan is certainly not a bad teacher.

However, just as Teacher Yan himself said.

He became somewhat arrogant and complacent, no longer paying attention to each student's condition as he used to, and neglecting the problems of many students.

This is why Teacher Yan handled the corridor tile issue in that way before.

However, Feng Haidong's appearance did make Teacher Yan realize his problem.

Teacher Yan sighed and said, "I forgot that every student is a good child. Perhaps not all of them can have excellent grades, but they all have their strengths. The teacher's job is to discover their strengths and to amplify them."

Feng Haidong clapped his hands and said, "Teacher Yan, what you said is so true. It seems that I really misunderstood you before."

Teacher Yan laughed and said, "Haha, actually I misunderstood you, Mr. Feng Qifan, before. We're even now. I hope we can exchange ideas more on how to educate our children in the future."

Feng Haidong nodded and said, "Yes, yes, let's communicate more in the future."

At this moment, Feng Qifan passed the ball over while shouting, "Teacher Yan, Dad, catch the ball!"

Feng Haidong turned his head and saw the ball his son had passed to him, and immediately replied, "Okay, here it comes."

The next moment, Feng Haidong received the ball passed to him by his son and took a shot.

The football went into the net.

Then, Feng Qifan and his classmates cheered excitedly.

Feng Haidong also cheered and jumped for joy with the children.

Teacher Yan smiled and applauded Feng Haidong.

Then Teacher Yan said, "Alright, alright, it's almost time. It's already eleven o'clock. Everyone should go home, have lunch, and get some rest at noon. You have an exam this afternoon."

The students were generally obedient to Teacher Yan, and they all ran over to say goodbye to her.

Feng Haidong also said goodbye to Teacher Yan and led his son out of the school gate.

Walking down the street, Feng Haidong asked with a smile, "How did the exam go this morning?"

Feng Qifan said, "I've done everything I was supposed to do. As for how I did on the exam, I don't know right now."

Feng Haidong said, "Okay, just do what needs to be done. What do you want for lunch?"

Feng Qifan immediately said, "I want to eat shrimp for lunch."

Feng Haidong agreed, saying, "Okay, let's have shrimp for lunch. How about crayfish?"

Feng Qifan immediately burst into laughter and said, "That's great! I really want to eat the crayfish that Dad makes."

The father and son walked out of the school gate and went home together, chatting and laughing.