Which Teacher Wen?
Zhou Hongyu opened her mouth and swallowed the roasted meat that her youngest daughter, Meiying, stuffed into her mouth, momentarily forgetting about Teacher Wen, whom her eldest daughter, Shuying, had mentioned.
When Teacher Wen was mentioned, Chang Shuying's eyes lit up: "Mom, it's Teacher Wen who encouraged me to learn to draw!"
I still can't remember this person!
However, Zhou Hongyu chimed in, "So it's Teacher Wen! I remember she's a very good teacher. Shuying, you won both an award and a prize in the competition this time. When you go back to school, you must bring Teacher Wen a thank-you gift!"
Chang Shuying chuckled: "Mom, Teacher Wen has already resigned!"
"Ah, you've resigned!" Zhou Hongyu was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh: "I made a mistake, I'm sorry, Shuying!"
"Okay, Mom, you eat the meat I grilled first!" Chang Shuying picked up the grilled meat, pushed her sister's hand aside, and put it to her mouth.
Chang Meiying stuffed the grilled meat in her hand into her mouth and grumbled unhappily, "Sister, you're a bad guy!"
After feeding her mother, Chang Shuying fed her younger sister, Meiying, saying, "Meiying, you eat too!"
Chang Meiying opened her mouth wide and swallowed the roasted meat her sister gave her, bubbling with happiness. "I love my sister so much..."
After finishing the roasted meat in her mouth, Zhou Hongyu took a sip of tea to cleanse her palate.
"Shuying, what happened when you ran into Teacher Wen again?"
"Teacher Wen is so kind! It was the first time our team's two teachers were leading a team, and they were very flustered at first because they didn't know the competition rules. They made a lot of mistakes, and some of our team members even cried. They thought they could go back without competing. Teacher Wen, as the competition's examiner, couldn't come over to give them personal guidance, but he sent someone over to help. So, in the end, everyone was able to compete smoothly!"
Chang Shuying nodded vigorously.
Zhou Hongyu exclaimed, "It's so wonderful to have met such a teacher. Even after leaving her job, she was still willing to lend a helping hand. Shuying, you must remember Teacher Wen's kindness!"
"Yes! I will!"
Chang Shuying recalled an unpleasant incident that occurred during the competition: "And also..."
Just then, Zhou Xiaoliu came over to ask Chang Meiying to play. Chang Meiying quickly got off her seat and said, "Mom, sister, I'm going to play!"
The sudden interruption made Chang Shuying pause; she was a little reluctant to tell her mother about her worries.
Zhou Hongyu pressed further, "Shuying, didn't you have something else to say?"
"Mom, I met two strange people during the competition!"
Zhou Hongyu was surprised to find that her good-natured daughter was angry.
Chang Shuying: "I met a girl who was about the same age as me. We hit it off immediately. She was a local from Shanghai. We agreed to keep in touch by writing letters after we got home. But I'll go see her after the competition and when I win the prize!"
"She's a completely different person! She's so annoying! Even more annoying than Cai Qi'er from school!"
Chang Shuying was furious. She had no expectations of Cai Qier, so she wouldn't be disappointed. But she was completely different with that girl. She wanted to make friends with common interests on the path of painting, but she didn't expect that girl to be a completely different person in front of others!
"Her cousin was there too, and he was even more annoying! I didn't do anything wrong! But he still defended her and blamed me! He can't tell right from wrong! I never want to be friends with anyone surnamed Jian again!"
The one surnamed Jian!
Zhou Hongyu suddenly coughed violently. "Shuying, your future husband's surname is Jian!"
Shaking his head, he wondered if Shuying and her future son-in-law were destined to be together...
In fact, Shuying and her future son-in-law have a very good relationship. It should be said that Shuying's future development is just like her personality, very reassuring, and she will never cause trouble for others.
Zhou Hongyu pressed her temples. There shouldn't be such a coincidence in the world that so many people with the surname Jian would happen to be in the same place!
After the dinner party ended, Zhou Pozi called Zhou Hongyu to her room when they got home.
He rummaged through drawers and found several remittance slips among a pile of clothes.
Granny Zhou said generously, "Look, count how much money we have. Don't say I've mistreated you later!"
So much money!
Zhou Hongyu counted the three remittance slips one by one, then excitedly collapsed onto the kang (a heated brick bed) and thrashed about.
Chang Meiying was amused by her strange appearance and pounced on her to pin her down.
"Mom! This is so much fun!"
"Oh no, I can't take it anymore! Mom! Get this child away from here!"
Zhou Hongyu screamed in pain.
Granny Zhou sat to the side and laughed heartily: "Why are you leaving? Stay and play with Meiying a little longer!"
"Meiying, don't do anything reckless!" Chang Shuying carried Chang Meiying away like a dutiful son.
Chang Meiying laughed happily in her sister's arms, while Zhou Hongyu got up with her hair disheveled.
She patted the remittance slips in her hand and suggested, "Mom, you can't spend all this money in your lifetime. Let me use it to build you a house!"
Granny Zhou waved her hand dismissively, "Don't interfere!"
“My house is in excellent condition! This is the ancestral home of your Zhou family! It has been passed down through generations to your father! Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was ruined by the war, and your father spent several years' salary to repair it. Originally, we agreed that he would come back to retire here, but your father…”
Granny Zhou suddenly wiped away her tears, remembering this heart-wrenching memory.
The person who promised to stay with you for life is gone just like that...
Seeing her mother suddenly burst into tears, Zhou Hongyu immediately became very careful, afraid of saying the wrong thing and making her mother cry even more.
"Mom, keep this money. I'll deposit it in the bank for you, and you can take as much as you want to spend in the future!"
"Zhou Hongyu, the older you get, the dumber you become! Money will be worth less and less in the future, and you still want to deposit it in the bank for me!"
Granny Zhou wiped away her tears and began to berate people like a storm.
Zhou Hongyu felt wronged. She thought that the money was sent back by her older siblings because she needed it to support their elderly mother, and it should rightfully belong to their mother.
She never thought of investing the money to make more money.
Zhou Hongyu changed her mind, her smile forced: "Then... I'll donate them all!"
That's several thousand! Enough to buy several houses!
"Zhou Hongyu, don't ever say you're my daughter when you go out in the future—"
Granny Zhou grabbed the sole of her shoe and chased Zhou Hongyu all over the house, hitting her.
"You've gotten sillier with age! This money didn't just fall from the sky, and you're donating it all! One in the bank! The other donated! Tell me, what kind of lousy ideas are these!"
Granny Zhou's shouts were deafening, but her attacks were always off target, and Zhou Hongyu still managed to dodge several blows.
Zhou Hongyu pursed her lips. Of course, she had a better idea: to invest the money and make it grow. But would she dare to say it?
Saying these things in front of her mother, she probably doesn't want to live anymore!
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