When cousin Lin Shuang's parents passed away, she was adopted by Lin Man's parents and became the family's darling.
Lin Man, on the other hand, became the sandwiched punching bag,...
Chapter 477: My Son Wants to Learn to Ride a Bike (Page 1/2)
After Song Jingjing returned to her parents' home to relieve her suffering, she took away a bunch of health supplements and felt much better.
If the mother-in-law wants to give birth to a daughter in her old age, let her do it. She is pregnant now anyway, and the mother-in-law can't ask her to take care of her in the future, right?
Song Jingjing didn't care about her mother-in-law, and Lin Man didn't care much either. However, as a son, Huo Qingci still felt sorry for his mother. From time to time, he would take some fruits, vegetables, chickens, ducks, and fish from the space to send to his parents.
Even if Lin Man knew, she didn't react. Her son felt sorry for his mother getting pregnant at such an old age and was worried about her health. What could she say?
She gets up early every morning to make breakfast for the children. If Huo Qingci is in a hurry for work and has no time to take her eldest son to school, she will ride her bicycle to take Huo Yining to school and pick him up after school.
The school was quite far from home, so Lin Man was definitely worried about letting him walk back. She was worried that he would run off to play at the river with his classmates on the way home.
Several people, both adults and children, drown in that river every year. If the child she gave birth to with so much effort was drowned, how could she live?
Others laughed at Lin Man for indulging her child. Other children walked to and from school, but their son had to be picked up and dropped off.
Lin Man turned a deaf ear to them and continued to do as she pleased, picking up people when she needed to and sending them off when she needed to, no matter what they said.
If Huo Qingci is not too busy at work, it will be his job to pick him up and drop him off, since it is on his way anyway.
On Saturday afternoon after school, Huo Yining suddenly ran up to Lin Man and begged, "Mom, since we have two bicycles at home, can you let me learn to ride a bicycle too? That way, you and Dad don't have to come to pick me up."
Lin Man laughed in anger. "Although you are taller than the average kid, you are only 1.3 meters tall. How are you going to climb up that 28-meter-tall truck?"
"Mom, I don't want to climb up. I'll ride on tiptoe first, and then I'll learn to climb the bars slowly after I learn how to ride well."
"Haha, you still want to learn how to climb the bar? Even if you climb up and sit on the seat, your toes can't even touch the pedals."
How could it be possible for a 1.3-meter-tall girl to climb up the bars and sit on a 28-inch bicycle? It would be possible for her to step on the bars with her feet turned away, but she would fall off the bicycle often.
It's okay if a bicycle falls. Now she is worried that her son is too young and will fall often when learning to ride a bicycle.
And if this kid really learns it, he will definitely ride a bicycle to take his classmates to and from school. If anything goes wrong, it will be her family's responsibility.
"Ningning, you're still young, so don't learn to ride a bike yet. Wait until you're 5 feet 4 inches tall before you learn."
"Mom, I need to grow to 1.5 meters, which will probably take another two years."
"Wait two years, then wait two more years. Anyway, there's no way I'm letting you learn how to ride a bike right now. Ningning, be obedient. When you start junior high school, I'll ask your dad to buy you a 26-inch women's bicycle."
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"Mom, are you serious?"
"Of course it's true. When you go to junior high school, our family will buy you another bicycle."
There are four children in the family, and two bicycles are indeed not enough. When Huo Yining grows up and goes to junior high school, she will definitely not pick him up and drop him off, so she will buy a bicycle for the eldest child and let him take the second child to and from school.
When Huo Yining heard his mother say that she would buy him a bicycle when he went to junior high school, he was so happy that he skipped to the third grade the next semester.
If he skips to fifth grade after finishing third grade, will he be able to go to junior high school after two and a half years?
Two and a half years actually passed very quickly. Now he has to find a way to eat more and grow taller so that he can ride a 28-inch bicycle when he goes to junior high school.
"Mom, I'm not going to learn to ride a bike for now. I'm going to read my third-grade Chinese textbook now."
"You're in first grade now, where did you get your third grade textbook?"
"I borrowed it from a classmate's older brother. I gave him 20 cents and he lent it to me for two months. I've reviewed all the second-grade textbooks, and I'm sure I'll pass the advanced placement test in June.
I am now looking at the third grade textbooks. After I skip a grade, I can study the fourth grade content. I want to skip again. Mom, you won’t object, right? "
Lin Man strongly supports her son's decision to skip a grade, but she also knows that continuous skipping is inherently difficult. After all, children are still young, and teachers generally don't approve of their children skipping grades repeatedly.
"Ningning, studying isn't just for exams! In fact, your time in elementary school is also very crucial. Mom sincerely hopes you have a happy childhood.
If you have to go to junior high school just when you turn nine, wouldn’t you be losing your wonderful childhood?
You know, your junior high school classmates all started junior high school when they were thirteen or fourteen years old.
You are too young, and if you get along with them, there is a high possibility of a generation gap. They might even bully you because of your young age."
Huo Yining patted his chest and said, "Mom, don't worry! I'm much bigger than an average child. As long as I don't tell others my real age, they will never notice that I'm young.
Since I can skip grades, why can't I skip them continuously? I'll finish elementary school early, and when I reach junior high, I promise not to skip any more grades."
Seeing her son say this, Lin Man didn't want to continue to refute him. Since he wanted to skip grades, let him do it!
It is still unknown whether he can skip grades continuously, but he still has to take the grade-skipping exam in June.