Ring ring ring...
A crisp ringtone pulled Chu Fang from his dream. He tossed and turned in bed until he finally found his phone under his pillow. He answered the call, and a familiar voice came through the phone:
"Fangfang, has Chu Yi's result come out yet?"
“... ..."
Chu Fang suddenly opened his eyes. There was only one person in the whole world who called him Fangfang, and that was Chu Yi's mother, his aunt, Qian Liyan.
Today, Chu Yi's results came out, and her mother was naturally quite anxious.
“I didn’t go. Zhong Tingyue went to the parent-teacher meeting.” Chu Fang replied lazily, still half-asleep. “I’ll give you Zhong Tingyue’s WeChat.”
"Oh, okay."
After hanging up the phone, he immediately sent Zhong Tingyue's WeChat message to his aunt and went back to sleep.
... ...
Zhong Tingyue sat in the classroom, listening to the teacher on the podium talk about the class situation, while looking at her two younger sisters' report cards. One was in the top ten in the class, and the other was at the bottom.
Zhou Qiong has excellent grades and works hard. Based on today's results, she is almost certain to get into a 985 university, and there is even hope that she will get in. In contrast, Chu Yi's grades are a bit worse, but he is 100% sure he will get into an undergraduate program.
There is a serious imbalance in academic performance.
Actually, this is a good thing. Being good at one subject means that Chu Yi can make great progress with just a little effort.
Overall, both younger sisters have seen a significant improvement in their grades.
It met Chu Fang's expectations for the two of them, and the millions spent were not in vain.
The parent-teacher meetings organized by the school seem to have never changed. Teachers talk about the class situation, subject teachers speak, and teachers and parents jointly analyze the students' performance at school and the reasons affecting their progress.
Each parent had to go on stage to analyze their child's situation and provide corresponding solutions to help them prepare for the upcoming college entrance examination.
There's no way around it; the college entrance examination affects the thoughts and emotions of millions of families.
Zhong Tingyue also went on stage, but compared to the obvious anxiety of the parents, she seemed calm and composed, only praising her two younger sisters and saying nothing else.
The homeroom teacher, a middle-aged woman in her forties, said, "Hello, Miss Zhong. I'm not worried about Zhou Qiong's grades. With her hard work and knowledge, getting into a top university is no problem at all. But I'm worried about Chu Yi. She's too unbalanced in her studies, and she's also quite playful. You'll need to guide her more."
"During the winter break, the school has organized make-up classes. Do you think Chu Yi wants to participate?"
Educational reforms have also impacted high schools in Shanghai. In the past, senior high school students were required to attend extra classes during winter break, but in recent years this has not been mandatory; instead, parents' opinions have been solicited.
"No need." Zhong Tingyue shook her head and said with a smile, "Brother Chu Yi and Mom have discussed it and decided not to attend the school's tutoring classes. But don't worry, at home, we will definitely supervise Chu Yi's studies very well."
Chu Fang always held the belief that learning was his own responsibility and that it was difficult for outsiders to put pressure on him. Therefore, he decided to give up tutoring. Besides, the end of the year was approaching and the festive atmosphere was almost here. Even if he studied for a few more days, he might not necessarily learn anything.
Qian Liyan missed her youngest daughter terribly because she hadn't seen her for half a year, so she sent her home early.
"Alright." Upon hearing this, the homeroom teacher nodded, "But we still need to urge Chu Yi to study during the holiday, lest she forget all the knowledge when the holiday ends."
Zhong Tingyue nodded and then stepped off the stage. As soon as she stepped off the stage, she heard a slight vibration in her bag. She opened her phone and found that someone had added her on WeChat.
[Come Home Often: Hello Tingyue, I am Aunt Chu Fang, Chu Yi's mother.]
Zhong Tingyue approved the request immediately, and the other party immediately sent another message.
[Come home often: Tingyue, I'm sorry to bother you, but you're so beautiful, like a fairy.]
“... ..."
Zhong Tingyue remained silent.
We'd only been chatting on WeChat for a few seconds, and you'd already scrolled through my Moments? And seen the selfies I posted?
Definitely not!
At this point, those words were just polite formalities.
[Wang Shu: Chu Yi's grades are very good; he has made great progress compared to before.]
Zhong Tingyue understood what this 'aunt' was thinking; she must have come to ask about Chu Yi's grades. She then informed her of Chu Yi's results.
[Come home often: Wow, really? Yiyi's grades are so good now?]
[Wang Shu: The teacher said that Chu Yi still has room for improvement.]
[Come home often: Okay! Thank you, Tingyue. I'll definitely give you a big red envelope when you and Fangfang get married.]
In the small town of Chengdu, Qian Liyan looked at her youngest daughter's grades on the screen and grinned from ear to ear: "The education in big cities is really good. We have to thank Fangfang for that. Hey, why isn't Tingyue replying to my messages?"
After waiting for half a minute with no reply, Qian Liyan was completely baffled. She then showed the chat to Chu's mother, who craned her neck, looked at it for a long time, and slowly uttered two words in classic Sichuan dialect:
"Oh ho!"
In the bedroom of the Tanhua residential complex in Shanghai, Chu Fang, who had been asleep, suddenly opened his eyes: "Holy crap! Why am I suddenly feeling panicked?"
High school.
Because of a parent-teacher meeting today, which occupied the classroom, the senior high school teachers and students are studying in the library.
Zhou Qiong was slumped over the table, writing on her test paper. Chu Yi wrote her name, then suddenly threw down her pen and slumped into her chair, saying, "Ugh, I don't want to write anymore. My mind is full of thoughts about the final exam."
“You should have done well on the exam,” Zhou Qiong said, looking up.
"I don't know." Chu Yi shook his head, propped his chin up with his right hand, looked at the outside world, and muttered to himself, "It should be good. The teachers, educational resources, and tools here are far superior to those in the small town, and there is often one-on-one tutoring. From this perspective, it is quite normal that I did well on the test."
"But when I think about how my brother spent millions to get this study spot, I get a little anxious. If I don't do well on the exam, then all that money will have been wasted. I might as well give me those millions back. I could just save them and live off the interest for the rest of my life."
“Hehe… …” Zhou Qiong smiled, put down her pen, and said, “Brother Chu doesn’t lack that money. He just wants you to go to university. He doesn’t expect you to have much knowledge, but just to experience university life so you won’t regret it later. As for how many points you get, I don’t think he really cares much.”
Zhou Qiong and Chu Fang had discussed sending Chu Yi abroad to study if he didn't do well on the college entrance exam.
"Hmph! If I don't do well on the test, Chu Lao Er will definitely beat me up."
No, it won't.
"meeting."
“... ..."
"Chu Yi, Zhou Qiong..." Just then, a voice came from afar. The two turned around and saw the substitute teacher running over in a panic, panting, "Your sister-in-law... your sister-in-law... has fainted."
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