Chapter 106 Xiaoqiu becomes an elementary school student!
The day before the Niu family held a graduation banquet for Niu Xiaobei, it rained all day in the old city. The torrential downpour washed away the days of summer heat, and the rain stopped at just the right time that night, which did not delay Niu Xiaobei's graduation banquet at all.
Although Niu Xiaobei's graduation banquet was held in the school, the scale was actually no less impressive than those held outside.
That day, there were eight tables set up in the courtyard, filling up the entire space. The banquet was even more extensive, with eight cold dishes on each table: braised beef, braised pig's trotters, a whole smoked chicken... and eight hot dishes: braised pork elbow, four-happiness meatballs, and a whole steamed fish...
Everyone who came to the banquet lamented that the Lao Niu family had spent a huge amount of money.
Not only were the dishes on the table all delicious, but even the chef who cooked them was very particular. Ma Yulan had specially invited one - a master chef who had previously worked in a state-owned restaurant. The dishes he cooked were so delicious that it would not be an exaggeration to say that the fragrance could be smelled from ten miles away.
When Shi Qiu Shui woke up in the morning, he was almost overwhelmed by the aroma of prepared food wafting over from the Niu family.
Later, she refused to eat breakfast because she wanted to save some space for lunch.
But you can't blame Shi Qiushui for being greedy. After all, she's still a child, and her self-control isn't that strong. And looking at the way the other people in the courtyard were chomping at the rice while they were eating, you could tell they were also already ravenous.
By the end of the feast, everyone in the courtyard was almost stuffed. Gao Cuifen, her belly full from eating, slumped in a chair, picking her teeth and sighing, "Hey, you see, God was really kind. He knew Xiaobei was having a graduation banquet today, so he deliberately made it rain yesterday. Otherwise, it would have been so hot that I wouldn't have had an appetite."
Hearing this, Shi Yue complained in his heart: That's why we say Aunt Gao is really thick-skinned. What she meant was that the weather is cooler today, so she has an appetite.
He glanced at the piles of fish bones and rice bowls in front of Gao Cuifen, and thought, isn't it a bit inappropriate to attribute such a big appetite to the cold weather?
Li Xiuying curled her lips and wanted to say something to Gao Cuifen, but her eyes fell on the pork rib bones next to her bowl and chopsticks, and she smiled awkwardly. It seemed that she ate quite a lot...
She coughed lightly and said, "What do you know? It's God's gift. It's a blessing from heaven."
Since it’s not easy to mock Gao Cuifen for eating too much, let’s just mock her for being uneducated!
Gao Cuifen rolled her eyes: "Isn't this the same idea?"
Li Xiuying: "Each meaning is one thing, but 'God blesses me' sounds more elegant." She poked Yao Dazui beside her, "Old Yao, don't you think so?"
Yao Dazui was stuffing wedding candy into his pocket when Li Xiuying poked him. He raised his head in panic and took a moment to react before stammering, "Ah, yes, yes, 'God bless you' sounds elegant."
Li Xiuying glanced at Gao Cuifen, and her eyes clearly said "Just watch".
Gao Cuifen snorted heavily, not wanting to bother with Li Xiuying who was always finding fault with her. She turned around and started chatting with Old Lady Yang who was sitting on the other side.
Yes, Old Mrs. Yang is also coming to the banquet today.
The injury on her waist has improved a lot now. Although it cannot be said to be completely healed, at least there is no problem for her to get out of bed and walk a few steps in the yard. Because she can come out and chat and gossip with everyone, Old Lady Yang's attention is also distracted. She no longer stares at Yang Zhiqiang like before and forces him to find a partner.
When Yang Zhiqiang was chatting with Shi Yue a few days ago, he mentioned this matter and commented on it: "It seems that my mother is just bored and has nothing to do, so she is urging me to find a partner and get married."
Before Shi Yue could finish his words of comfort, Yang Zhiqiang said cleverly, "I understand. Next time she urges me to find a partner, I'll go out and find her a class to keep her busy."
Shi Yue: ...
But then again, Yang Zhiqiang's idea cannot be said to be completely wrong. For example, at this moment, Old Lady Yang, who was gossiping about Gao Cuifen, seemed to have really forgotten about urging Yang Zhiqiang to find a partner.
Old Lady Yang: "Hey, Lao Gao, what happened yesterday when you told me about the fight between Da Cuicui and Da Meili in the alley? You left before I even finished listening..."
Gao Cuifen: "Oh, well, it's because..."
Hearing Gao Cuifen gossiping, Shi Qiu Shui leaned over.
Shi Yue: ...
He looked at Shi Qiu Shui speechlessly, thinking, isn't it just two birds fighting? What's there to gossip about?
Yes, two birds.
Da Cuicui and Da Meili are two parrots raised by Mr. Dong, who lives at the end of their alley.
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A few days after Niu Xiaobei's graduation banquet ended successfully, he packed his bags and left. When people in the hospital saw him leaving, they were surprised. After asking Ma Yulan, they found out that he was going to military training at the start of the school year.
This kid is quite unique. He didn't let his family accompany him and went to school alone with his luggage.
After learning about this, everyone praised Ma Yulan for being lucky enough to have a son who didn't require them to worry. Little did they know that Ma Yulan was the one who wanted to complain. Niu Xiaobei reported for leave on his own, but that wasn't because he was independent. It was because he felt that with so many people around, it would be inconvenient for him to show his affection to his girlfriend.
Yes, I forgot to mention that Niu Xiaobei’s girlfriend Zhao Li also got admitted to the same university as Niu Xiaobei. Although her major was different, she also became a student of the University of Technology.
After learning about this, Ma Yulan complained that Niu Xiaobei had forgotten his mother, but she was actually relieved. Niu Xiaobei and Zhao Li had a good relationship, which was obvious to everyone. If Zhao Li failed to get into the local university and had to go to college in another province, it was not impossible for Niu Xiaobei to do something impulsive.
Maybe he could even tear up the admission letter and go to another place with Zhao Li.
Although Niu Xiaobei is a little love-sick now, at least he is staying in the local area, right?
A few days after Niu Xiaobei reported away, it was September 1st, the day for primary and secondary schools to start.
Shi Qiu Shui got up early in the morning on September 1st. She changed her clothes by herself, got out of bed, put on her shoes, and opened the door.
At this moment, Shi Yue was still sleeping soundly in his room. Shi Qiu Shui did not disturb her father. She stood on tiptoe, took the washbasin and toothbrush holder, opened the door and went to wash up.
Gao Cuifen, who was brushing her teeth by the sink, saw Shi Qiushui coming over and asked vaguely: "Well, Xiaoqiu, why are you up so early? What are you thinking about?"
Shi Qiu Shui understood that Gao Cuifen was asking him why he got up so early and whether something happened.
She smiled brightly and said, "Grandma Gao, I'm going to school today. I'm going to elementary school today!"
She specifically emphasized that from today on she was an elementary school student, not a kindergarten child.
Gao Cuifen slapped her forehead and said, "Right, right, right. Today is September 1st, and school starts. Oh, it's not good for a family without someone working or going to school. Staying at home all day makes people confused. They can't even remember what day of the month or week it is."
She looked at Shi Qiushui and said, "What about your dad? Is he still awake? It's your first day of school today, why didn't your dad tell you to get up early to help you get ready?"
Gao Cuifen helped Shi Qiushui adjust the messy collar of his clothes and said, "I've said before that it's not enough for men to raise children alone. Look at your irresponsible father..."
Shi Yue, who woke up five minutes later than his daughter, heard Gao Cuifen mumbling bad things about him the moment he pushed the door open. He said: ...
"Ahem"
Shi Yue deliberately cleared his throat, making some noise to alert Gao Cuifen of his presence.
Gao Cuifen indeed noticed Shi Yue's figure. She was stunned for a moment, but did not gossip about Shi Yue anymore.
She quickly straightened Shi Qiu Shui's collar, then withdrew her hand and continued brushing her teeth as if nothing had happened.
Shi Yue: ...
He strode forward, touched Shi Qiushui's head, and said, "My girl, you got up early today, didn't you?"
Then he added with a slightly resentful tone: "You got up so early, why didn't you call me?"
If Shi Qiu Shui had stood up and called him, he wouldn't have been accused of being irresponsible by Gao Cuifen.
Shi Qiushui pursed his lips and said with a little guilt, "Dad, I wanted you to sleep a little longer."
Shi Yue, Shi Yue was too embarrassed to say anything.
After all, his daughter wanted him to sleep more, and it was for his own good.
Gao Cuifen said that he was irresponsible, but it was also for the good of his daughter.
Shi Yue patted Shi Qiushui's head gently and said, "Forget it, hurry up and brush your teeth."
I have to report to school today and have a lot of things to do, so don't worry about this. At worst, he can just take the blame.
Shi Yue quickly took Shi Qiu Shui to wash and pack their things. After a while, he took Shi Qiu Shui out. In order to save time, Shi Yue and Shi Qiu Shui did not dare to eat breakfast at the breakfast stall today. They simply bought a pancake and ate it on the way to school.
Fortunately, when they arrived at the school gate, it was not too late and there were not many people queuing up to register. Shi Yue waited for a while and quickly completed the formalities. Shi Qiu Shui finally officially became a primary school student.
When Shi Yue finished his formalities and turned around, he saw Zhao Hui and Zhao Ran also reporting in. He waited for a while until Zhao Hui finished his formalities and asked, "Brother Zhao, which class is your Zhao Ran in?"
Zhao Hui: "Ah, let me see, the teacher just told me that, but I didn't hear it clearly."
He took the report card, looked it up and down for a while, and said, "Oh, our Zhao Ran is still in Class 2."
Shi Yue clapped his hands and said, "Our Xiaoqiu is still in Class 2! Zhao Ran and Xiaoqiu are quite destined to be assigned to the same class again!"
After Shi Qiushui found out that he and Zhao Ran were in the same class again, he jumped up to Zhao Ran, put his arm around Zhao Ran's shoulders, and said happily, "Zhao Ran, Zhao Ran, we are in the same class again this time!"
Zhao Ran nodded. Although he didn't say anything, his curved eyes and the upturned corners of his mouth clearly showed that he was very happy too.
But Shi Qiushui was still not satisfied. She pouted and said, "Don't just nod. Say something. Are you happy to be assigned to the same class as me?"
Zhao Ran looked at her helplessly and said, "I'm happy. I'm in the same class with Xiaoqiu. I'm very happy."
Now Shi Qiushui was finally satisfied. She pulled Zhao Ran and said, "Come with me. Let's go find a classroom together. Then we can still be deskmates!"
Zhao Ran: "Okay."
Shi Qiushui turned to the two parents and said, "Dad, Uncle Zhao, we are going to the classroom now. We don't need you anymore. Please go now."
Hearing this, Zhao Hui's eyes widened. He stared at Shi Yue with a look of surprise, as if to say: I didn't realize that your daughter is such a person who only works for others and doesn't care about others?
Shi Yue smiled helplessly, pointed his finger at Shi Qiushui's forehead, and said, "What kind of person do you think my Xiaoqiu is? She is just such a snobbish child!"
Shi Qiu Shui pursed her lips and called out "Dad" unhappily, obviously not liking Shi Yue's assessment of her power.
Shi Yue said angrily and amusedly: "Hey, you're still not happy? Then what you did just now, you..."
Shi Qiushui pouted, her lips so small they looked like they could hold an oil bottle, and said, "I'm not doing this for your own good, I'm just afraid you'll be late if you don't leave now."
Shi Yue tapped Shi Qiu Shui's little head. His daughter always had something to say.
He said, "Okay, I won't waste my time talking to you. You and Zhao Ran go to the classroom. I'm leaving with your Uncle Zhao."
Shi Qiushui: "Okay, goodbye, Dad."
She waved and said goodbye to Shi Yue.
Zhao Ran, who was standing next to him, also waved and said goodbye to Zhao Hui: "Goodbye, Dad."
The farewell was a very serious one, but after saying goodbye, without even waiting for Shi Yue and Zhao Hui to take a step, Shi Qiu Shui immediately grabbed Zhao Ran and turned to run into the campus.
Zhao Hui looked at Shi Qiushui running away and sighed, "Shi Yue, your Xiaoqiu has a good personality. He just leaves when he says he will, and he's quite carefree. He's different from other kids."
He knew Zhao Ran from his family, and even though she wouldn't cry if he left, he was still afraid of seeing the little girl Shi Qiu Shui cry.
After all, he had just seen a little girl who was about the same age as Shi Qiu Shui. As soon as her mother let go of her and said she was leaving, the child burst into tears. Her crying was like the sound of a kettle boiling in someone's house.
He couldn't understand how such a tiny child could make such a sharp and piercing sound.
Just listening to the child crying gave him a headache, and he didn't dare to imagine how much trouble he would be in if he were the child's parent.
So he was really afraid of Shi Qiu Shui crying.
Unexpectedly, Shi Qiu Shui didn't show any intention of crying at all, and just turned around and left.
Zhao Hui looked at Shi Yue and asked curiously, "How did your Xiaoqiu develop this personality?"
Shi Yue: "Well, I don't know how my Xiaoqiu developed her personality. Maybe it's just innate."
He waved his hand and said, "Don't just talk about my Xiaoqiu. Your Zhao Ran has a good temper too. He doesn't cry and make a fuss like other children."
Don’t think that only little girls cry because they miss their parents. Little boys do the same, and when little boys cry, they make even louder noises than little girls.
The little girl would just cry for a while at most, but the little boy would really lie on the ground and roll around, saying that he didn't want to go to school.
Shi Yue ran into someone like that just as he entered the school gate.
Zhao Hui: "Well, you know that our Zhao Ran is just like this, a taciturn person. He rarely cries or makes a fuss since he was born."
Shi Yue: "Isn't this good? It will save you adults a lot of worry."
Zhao Hui frowned. "What's good about him? He didn't cry when he was born. No matter how the doctor who delivered my wife beat him, he didn't cry. Not only did he not cry, he didn't even make a sound. The doctor misunderstood and thought he was mute. When she came out of the delivery room with the child in her arms, she told me about it with a sad face. It was only later, when the child was hungry and cried, that we realized he was not mute and could speak."
"And then, when he was a little over a year old, other children would have started learning to speak by the time they were a little over a year old, but our child was already a year and a half old. I had been teaching him to call daddy for six months, but he still couldn't say anything. He didn't know 'dad, mom, grandpa, grandma' or anything else. I was so worried that he might have a brain problem. We went to the hospital for a checkup, and the doctor said he was fine, just too lazy to speak. I tell you, I didn't believe the doctor when he told me that. I thought he was just trying to comfort me."
"Later, I went home, and the more I thought about it, the more upset I felt. I hugged Zhao Ran and cried, saying, 'Son, don't be upset. Even if you're a fool, I won't abandon you. I'll support you for the rest of your life.' Then I heard the child speak, calling me dad. Oh my god, I was so excited at that time..."
When talking about these things, Zhao Hui's words are like the endless flow of the Yangtze River, which never ends.
Shi Yue listened patiently.
He had a vague feeling that something was wrong, but he thought he was overthinking it and continued to listen to Zhao Hui talking about Zhao Ran's childhood. Zhao Hui said that he had once tried to take little Zhao Ran to do something that little Zhao Ran didn't want to do, and little Zhao Ran turned around and retaliated against him by exposing the place where he hid his private money to his wife.
When Shi Yue heard this, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Sure enough, every father will have the experience of being cheated by his own children!
Zhao Hui: "Hey, you're still laughing at me, right? You..."
Shi Yue: "No, I'm not laughing at you. Besides, this is a normal thing. I was also tricked by Xiaoqiu in the same way. That was when she was three years old. She..."
While the two fathers were sharing their experiences of being cheated, the two children, Shi Qiu Shui and Zhao Ran, had already found their classroom.
There were already several children in the classroom, but the teacher had not arrived yet. Shi Qiu Shui and Zhao Ran walked into the classroom one after another. The first thing they did when they entered the classroom was to find a seat.
Shi Qiushui glanced around and pointed to the third row by the window on the right and said, "Zhao Ran, there are two empty seats there. Let's sit there."
Zhao Ran didn't have much of an opinion on where to sit. He nodded nonchalantly and said, "Okay."
Shi Qiu Shui immediately pulled Zhao Ran over.
When she got to the front of the seat, Shi Qiushui paused again. She glanced at Zhao Ran and asked, "Can you sit inside and I sit outside?"
The seats that Shi Qiu Shui and Zhao Ran had in kindergarten were not against the wall, so they could go in and out freely from both sides. But this seat in elementary school, which is on the window side, is right next to the window and they cannot go out from the other side.
Shi Qiu Shui thought that Zhao Ran rarely left his seat, so she suggested that he sit inside, but she didn't know whether Zhao Ran would agree with her idea.
Zhao Ran nodded without thinking, "Okay, I'll sit inside and you sit outside."
Shi Qiushui smiled and said, "Okay! Go in!"
The two children successfully sat down in their seats, and at this time someone else came into the classroom.
"You're so annoying! It's just a video game console. At worst, I can ask my dad..."
When Shi Qiushui heard the familiar voice, she immediately looked up and saw Xiao Taozi. She waved her arms and shouted happily, "Xiao Taozi!"
When Xiao Taozi heard the voice, he looked towards Shi Qiushui. After seeing Shi Qiushui, he also shouted excitedly: "Ah! Xiaoqiu!"
She trotted over, grabbed Shi Qiushui's hand, and spun around, jumping around: "Ah! Xiaoqiu, we're in the same class again! Ah! Xiaoqiu, we're in the same class again!"
Shi Qiushui: "That's right! Xiao Taozi and I are in the same class again!"
The two of them jumped and celebrated for a while before sitting down again.
After sitting down, Xiao Taozi discovered that there was another person named Zhao Ran sitting next to Shi Qiushui. Although she was not as happy to see Zhao Ran as she was to see Shi Qiushui, she was still happy. She smiled and said, "Zhao Ran, you are in this class too! That's great!"
After she finished speaking, she suddenly remembered something and turned to Shi Qiushui and said, "By the way, Xiaoqiu, you didn't know that Xiaopang is also in our class!"
Shi Qiushui opened his eyes wide: "Is Xiaopang also in our class?"
Xiao Taozi nodded vigorously and said, "Yes, he reported with me. He is in the same class as me. Oh, no, he just came here with me. Where is he?"
Xiao Taozi turned her head to look at the door, only to find that Xiaopang was still standing there and hadn't come in. She put her hands on her hips and shouted, "Xiaopang, what are you doing? Come here quickly, look, Xiaoqiu and Zhao Ran are here!"
Xiaopang said sadly, "I just wanted to see when you'd notice I didn't go in."
Xiao Taozi blinked guiltily. She had forgotten about Xiaopang the moment she saw Shi Qiu Shui. It was indeed her fault.
But she felt guilty for a moment, then she put her hands on her hips and said, "Hey, come in quickly!"
She directed Xiaopang, "The two seats in front of Xiaoqiu and Zhaoran are empty, so let's sit there! This way, the Four Musketeers will be reunited."
Xiao Taozi gave Xiaopang direct instructions, and Xiaopang had no room to refuse even if he wanted to, but he really didn't think of refusing.
Xiaopang and Xiaotaozi also sat down quickly. They put away their schoolbags and turned to chat with Shi Qiushui, just like they did in kindergarten.
The primary school that Shi Qiu Shui and her classmates attended was an affiliated primary school of a machinery factory. Like the kindergarten, it was under the management of the machinery factory. Therefore, most of the children who went on to primary school had attended kindergarten. In addition to Xiao Taozi and Xiao Pang, Shi Qiu Shui also saw several classmates from the second grade of kindergarten in Class 2 of the first year.
After all, there are only so many children, and the probability of them being assigned to the same class is quite high.
Including other classmates in the class, although some of them were not Shi Qiu Shui's former classmates, Shi Qiu Shui felt that they looked familiar just by looking at them.
It was almost time for class when another person who looked familiar to Shi Qiu Shui came into the classroom.
However, when he saw this person, Shi Qiu Shui just felt unlucky.
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