Lu Zhixia: "Teacher, do you mean he has an advantage in mathematics?"
Teacher Hu nodded, "That's right, I discovered a long time ago that he is very good at mental arithmetic and can calculate numbers up to three digits without any tools."
Lu Zhixia: "Then I'd like to know, if that's the case, how should we train him?"
Teacher Hu said, "If he can get guidance from a professional teacher, he is very likely to make a breakthrough in this area. You know, many great people were gifted from a young age!"
Lu Zhixia understood what Teacher Hu meant. "Okay, teacher, I understand. So, can the child come to school tomorrow?"
Teacher Hu was very satisfied with Gu Huailin's mother; she spoke clearly and her smile was very pleasant.
"Yes, they can go tomorrow. It's just the beginning of the semester. As for the courses they missed last semester, you parents can work hard to help them catch up. I believe they will catch up quickly!"
“Okay, teacher, I know,” Lu Zhixia replied.
There was a knock on the door
A little girl came in, carrying a thick stack of homework books.
"Teacher, this is today's homework. A few people haven't handed it in yet," the girl said softly.
Teacher Hu coughed lightly, "Who are they? Tell me their names."
Lu Zhixia told the teacher, "You go ahead with your work, I'll take the child home first."
Teacher Hu handed her the cloth bag, saying, "These are the books for this semester. Please keep them safe for your child when you get home. I don't have a second set!"
"Okay, teacher, I'll remember that." Lu Zhixia took it with both hands, and then walked out with Gu Huailin.
They soon arrived at the playground, and Gu Huailin's smile never faded.
Lu Zhixia could tell he was very happy. That's how kids are; they're satisfied with just a little bit of something.
"Mom, I'm so happy that I can go to school again."
"You have a talent for math, have you told your dad about it?"
"No, because I don't see him often."
"I'll tell him next time we meet."
"Um."
The two walked out of the school hand in hand, then got on their bicycles. Lu Zhixia planned to go to the hospital to find Hu Youli.
"I need to go to the hospital, please come with me obediently!"
"Mom, are you sick?" Gu Huailin asked with concern.
Lu Zhixia: "I'm not sick. I need to go to the hospital to ask someone something."
"Yes, I will be a good boy." Gu Huailin gripped the back seat of the car tightly, his head resting slightly on his mother's back, feeling very secure.
Soon they crossed one street after another.
A loud crash was heard not far away.
Lu Zhixia looked up and saw a woman being chased out; the sound was the sound of a basin falling to the ground.
The woman sat on the ground, weeping bitterly, which attracted a crowd of onlookers.
Lu Zhixia overheard someone say this as she passed by.
"You can't blame anyone else. This woman is a compulsive gambler and owes a lot of money. The landlord let her stay for three months before kicking her out, which is already quite kind of him."
"Indeed, that's more than enough, so why is she making such a fuss?"
"What else could they be doing? They're just being shameless, trying to extort money from the other party. It's not that easy!"
Those people all nodded in agreement.
Lu Zhixia didn't watch any further and quickly rode away.
Zhang Xuelian, in the midst of her life, glimpsed the child on the bicycle through a crack; the child looked exactly like her deceased husband.
She immediately stood up and chased after him without hesitation.
She wanted to know if it was her son!
Her husband, whom she had married just two years prior, died in a mission, and she chose to remarry because she didn't want to live a life of hardship.
Even when military personnel came to communicate, saying they could provide some financial assistance.
In her view, life without a man is like living as a widow.
So she resolutely left her child at the entrance of the military base, and then, relying on her beautiful appearance, seduced another man.
I lived with him for many years without getting a marriage certificate until last year when I found out that he had a family and two children.
I was with her solely so that I would have someone to take care of me in my daily life.
When she heard the news, it was like a bolt from the blue; she had argued with the man.
In the end, while she was away from home, the man moved all his belongings away without leaving her a single penny!
When she was running out of money, she thought of gambling to turn her life around.
At first, she did win some money and became quite famous in the area. Then, her clothes and appearance attracted many men.
Two months ago, their luck started to run out. First, they were caught by the man's wife, and then they kept losing at the gambling table.
In the end, he lost all his money, and not even a single valuable item remained!
Watching the child ride away on a bicycle in the distance, the child looked so much like him that she couldn't catch up. She could only squat on the ground, panting heavily.
Is that really the case?
These words kept swirling in her mind.
"I need to go to the military base to find someone!"
After all, it was a child she carried for ten months and gave birth to. To give it away like this, she felt like she had been cheated!
So he returned to the original spot and pleaded with those around him.
"Please, have some mercy and give me some money! You can take anything you like from here!"
Those people remained unmoved, so she had no choice but to kneel down.
Some people felt it was unlucky, so they threw a few cents on the ground.
Then someone else threw something, saying, "Hurry up and take your money and leave. I don't want to hear your nagging anymore!"
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