Chapter 129 Parents' Meeting
On the day of the parent-teacher meeting, Shi Yue got up early in the morning. When Shi Qiu Shui woke up and opened the door, Shi Yue had already washed up and was sitting on the sofa looking at himself in the mirror.
Shi Qiushui squinted his eyes and said drowsily, "Dad, you got up so early today."
Shi Yue fiddled with his hair as he said, "You have a parent-teacher conference today, so I got up early to get ready."
Shi Qiushui: "Holding a parent-teacher conference for me, what are you preparing?"
Shi Yue glanced at her and said, "I'm going to hold a parent-teacher meeting for you. I don't just need to prepare. Think about it, all the parents of your classmates will have to come, right?"
Shi Qiu Shui nodded.
Shi Yue: "Then I have to clean myself up properly, otherwise when other parents and children go back home, they will think of Shi Qiushui's father as that sloppy guy. How embarrassing for you!"
Shi Qiushui: ...
She looked Shi Yue over silently and said, "Well, you don't have to be so exaggerated, right?"
Shi Yue not only got up early today and washed his hair, but also shaved and changed into new clothes. Shi Qiu Shui also saw him rummaging around in the cupboard and took out a bottle of hairspray, about to apply it on his hands.
Shi Qiushui: "Dad, there's no need to use this hairspray, right? It's too exaggerated and too high-profile!"
Shi Yue: "Hmm? Exaggeration? High-profile?"
He looked at himself in the mirror and said, "I think I'm okay?"
Shi Yue stroked his hair and said, "My hair doesn't seem to be so smooth if I don't use hairspray."
Shi Qiushui quickly said, "No, no, Dad, I think you're good the way you are now. You're really handsome. If you put on hairspray, you definitely won't be as handsome as you are now."
Shi Yue: "Really?"
Shi Qiushui nodded vigorously: "Really!"
Shi Yue: "Okay then, I won't use hairspray for now."
Seeing Shi Yue put the hairspray back into the cabinet, Shi Qiu Shui breathed a sigh of relief, but before she could completely relax, she saw Shi Yue's eyes move from the mirror to herself, and Shi Qiu Shui's heart immediately rose.
What is her father up to again?
Shi Yue chuckled and said, "Hey, girl, you're up now. Come, can you help me take a look at my clothes?"
Shi Qiushui glanced at him and said, "Well, it's pretty good."
"Hey, no, wait a minute." Shi Yue walked quickly into his bedroom, took out another coat, and said, "Can you help me see which one looks better, the one I'm wearing or the one I'm holding?"
Shi Yue was wearing a black jacket, and holding in his hand was a formal black suit jacket.
Shi Qiu Shui looked at the two pieces of clothing and felt that they were both black coats, with not much difference.
Looking at Shi Yue who was comparing the two clothes from front to back, she muttered quietly, "Aren't they almost the same?"
"Hey, these are different!" Shi Yue: "The one I'm wearing has a better shape and looks younger. The one I'm holding has a better fabric and looks more stable."
Shi Qiushui complained silently: "Anyway, I think they look similar, both with black coats."
Shi Yue rolled his eyes: "Forget it, it's useless for me to ask you."
He held two pieces of clothing in front of the mirror, comparing them back and forth, muttering to himself, "Why don't I change into one? This one looks better, but it makes me look a little less serious. I should wear something more serious for a parent-teacher conference. Yeah, that's right, I should wear something more serious."
Shi Yue muttered to himself as he took off his coat and changed into the suit he had just taken out.
After struggling with his coat, Shi Yue looked at the inner layer he was wearing and started to feel annoyed again. He tugged at the collar and said, "Doesn't this blue shirt collar match the suit I'm wearing outside? Should I change it?"
Shi Qiushui: "I think it's okay. It looks pretty good this way."
Shi Yue glanced at Shi Qiushui and said, "I don't trust your aesthetic sense. You just said there's no difference between the two coats."
Shi Qiushui: “…”
Forget it, let her dad fiddle with it here by himself, she is going out to wash up.
Shi Qiu Shui pouted and took the basin to wash up.
When she came back from washing up, Shi Yue was not surprisingly still struggling with his clothes in front of the mirror. Shi Qiu Shui shrugged her shoulders and went back to her room to apply perfume on herself.
It rained several times in a row in the past few days, and the weather in Beijing suddenly became cold. Not only did the temperature drop, but there were also strong winds outside these days. If you don’t wrap yourself up and walk outside, the wind will make your face hurt.
In order to protect her little face, Shi Qiu Shui applied a thick layer of baby cream on her face and took out a scarf from the closet.
She forgot to wear a scarf yesterday and it blew on her during physical education class. When she returned to the classroom, her face turned red and she felt very uncomfortable.
Shi Qiushui fiddled with it for a while, tidied herself up, and walked out of the bedroom with her schoolbag on her back. Seeing Shi Yue still in front of the mirror, she pursed her lips and shouted, "Dad, hurry up, we should go!"
Shi Yue: "Right away, it will be ready soon, wait for me to change my shoes."
Shi Qiushui urged: "Dad, it's really late!"
"Okay, I'll be right there, right there." Shi Yue said as he changed into a new pair of shoes.
Shi Yue: "Okay, let's go."
Shi Yue spent the whole morning fiddling with it, changing his shirt, jacket, shoes, and even his belt, but Shi Qiushui felt that her father now was not much different from the one she saw when she woke up in the morning.
If I have to say a difference, it is that this outfit looks more formal.
However, precisely because it looked too formal, Shi Yue and Shi Qiu Shui were stopped by Aunt Gao in the yard as soon as they came out of the house.
"Hey, Shi Yue, you're dressed so nicely today. What are you going to do? Are you going to the commendation meeting?"
She muttered to herself, I haven't heard that the factory is going to hold a commendation meeting today, what is Yue going to do then?
Shi Yue: "Oh, no, I'm going to a parent-teacher meeting for Xiaoqiu today."
Gao Cuifen: "Oh, a parents' meeting... Hey, isn't it just a parents' meeting? Why are you dressed like this?"
Shi Yue opened his arms: "Ah? Is there anything wrong with me dressing like this?"
Gao Cuifen: "Ah... not really, I just thought you had something to say."
Shi Yue nodded: "Yes, I am busy. I need to hold a parent-teacher meeting for Xiao Qiu."
Gao Cuifen was stunned for a moment, wanting to say that she thought Shi Yue had something serious to do, but then she changed her mind and thought that considering the way Shi Yue doted on his own daughter, holding a parent-teacher meeting for Shi Qiu Shui was indeed a big deal.
Thinking of this, she decisively swallowed the words on the tip of her tongue. She laughed dryly and said, "Oh, then go ahead. Didn't you say there's a parent-teacher meeting? I won't keep you any longer. Go quickly."
Shi Yue: "Okay, I'll see you later, Aunt Gao."
"Yeah, see you later."
Gao Cuifen had just watched Shi Yue leave the courtyard when Ma Yulan, who had pushed the door open, asked, "No, Old Gao, who were you talking to? The one who just left?"
Gao Cuifen: "The one who just left? That was Shi Yue. What's wrong, Lao Ma, you can't even recognize Shi Yue?"
"Oh my god, that was Shi Yue who just left?" Ma Yulan was so surprised that she even spoke in a Northeastern accent: "The one who just left, was, was it Shi Yue? Oh my god, I really didn't realize it!"
After sighing, she asked curiously, "No, our factory didn't say we were holding any events today. What is he going to do when he's dressed so neatly? I just saw him wearing a suit and a pair of shiny leather shoes. I've never seen him dressed like this before. What is he going to do today? He can't be going on a blind date, right? No, didn't he say before that he didn't plan to look for someone anymore? What does he mean by this today?"
Gao Cuifen: "Oh, no, no, he's going to attend a parent-teacher meeting for Shi Qiushui today."
"Oh, a parent-teacher conference...ah? A parent-teacher conference?!"
Ma Yulan: "It's just a parents' meeting, why is it so..."
Gao Cuifen: "Well, you don't know Shi Yue yet. For him, holding a parent-teacher conference for Xiaoqiu is a big deal."
Ma Yulan: "That's true, huh?"
Gao Cuifen: "That's right, and it would be great to have a parent-teacher conference with Xiaoqiu. I heard from Shi Yue that Xiaoqiu got 100% on both the midterm exams!"
Ma Yulan sighed and said, "Who doesn't know this? Didn't Shi Yue show off his test paper everywhere when the results came out? Not only did everyone in our courtyard know about it, but even in this alley, there should be no one who didn't know that Xiaoqiu scored 100 on both tests."
Gao Cuifen accepted it well. She said, "If your child scored 100 on both tests, would you show off?"
Ma Yulan nodded without hesitation: "Of course I'm showing off."
Gao Cuifen: "That's it."
Ma Yulan: "Well, my children never gave me this opportunity."
Gao Cuifen patted Ma Yulan on the shoulder and said, "Well, your family's situation is considered good. At least you can still count on your grandchildren. In my family, I can't even count on my grandchildren. I've seen clearly that there are no smart genes in the Zhang family's bloodline."
Ma Yulan: ...
Don't think she couldn't hear Gao Cuifen trying to shift the blame onto Old Zhang.
Two flowers bloom, each with its own beauty. Let’s not talk about Gao Cuifen and Ma Yulan in the courtyard, let’s talk about Shi Yue. Because the school’s parent-teacher meeting was in the afternoon, Shi Yue sent Shi Qiu Shui to school and then turned around and went to work.
He only took half a day off in the afternoon today and still had to go to work in the morning.
As soon as Shi Yue stepped into the security department's office, Xiao Wang asked curiously, "Brother Shi, what's the happy occasion today? Why are you dressed like a groom?"
Shi Yue: "Go away, you're the one dressed up like a groom. Am I that fancy?"
Xiao Wang: "Oh, no, you misunderstood. That's not what I meant. I meant, why are you dressed so formally today? Do you have an event to attend?"
Shi Yue: "Yeah, I really have something to do today."
Xiao Wang: "Hiss, what's going on? I didn't hear about any activities today."
Shi Yue: "You haven't heard that it's normal. The event I'm going to attend today is the parents' meeting at my daughter's elementary school."
Xiao Wang was stunned for a moment and said, "It's just a parents' meeting!"
Shi Yue: "Hey, what do you mean it's just a parents' meeting? You just haven't gotten married and don't have children, so you don't understand. When you become a parent in the future, you'll understand how important parents' meetings are to us parents."
Xiao Wang scratched his head: "Yes, is that so?"
Shi Yue: “That’s right!”
"Shi Yue, Xiao Wang, what are you talking about?"
As they were talking, Zhao Hui came in.
Xiao Wang turned around and saw Zhao Hui's outfit today. He was stunned for a moment and asked stupidly, "Brother Zhao, is your child also having a parent-teacher meeting today?"
Zhao Hui: "Hey, how did you know?"
Xiao Wang glanced at Zhao Hui, then turned back to look at Shi Yue, without saying anything.
Shi Yue and Zhao Hui looked at each other and fell silent. The reason was simply that Zhao Hui was dressed very similar to Shi Yue.
The same black suit, white shirt, black pants and black leather shoes cannot be said to be exactly the same, but they can be said to be completely consistent.
Shi Yue was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening and asked, "Brother Zhao, you're the one who's going to the parent-teacher conference for Zhao Ran today. I thought it was Uncle Zhao who was going."
Zhao Hui: "Hahaha, my dad originally wanted to go, but I think it would be better for me to go to the school to find out more about the situation."
Zhao Hui would never say that he had managed to snatch this spot to the parent-teacher conference from his father.
You know, his son got full marks in both exams and ranked first in the entire first grade. As the father of the first-ranked student, this is such an honor. Of course he has to go. Not only that, he has to go in a high-profile manner to let all parents know that he, Zhao Hui, is the father of Zhao Ran, the first-ranked student in the grade!
So he got up early this morning to dress up, but he didn't expect that his outfit would clash with Shi Yue's...
The two looked at each other and felt an awkward atmosphere in the air. However, no matter how awkward it was, they still went to school together in the afternoon.
After all, it's on the way.
As the class monitor, Shi Qiu Shui stood at the school gate with Teacher Cai to welcome all the parents. When she saw Shi Yue and Zhao Hui wearing exactly the same clothes, she couldn't help but twitched her lips.
What are these adults thinking? Why are they always comparing themselves over such meaningless things?
Shi Qiushui pursed her lips, but she didn't forget her responsibilities. With a serious face, she said, "Parents of Class 2, Grade 1, please go straight along this road."
Shi Yue wanted to tease his daughter when he saw her serious expression. He deliberately approached Shi Qiushui and said, "My dear classmate, we are the parents of a student in Class 2, Grade 1. We don't know where the classroom is. Could you please take us there?"
Shi Qiushui said with a stern face: "Dad, stop making trouble. You obviously know where our classroom is."
Shi Yue: "Dad, what dad? Don't recognize random dads, little classmate. I'm not your dad. I'm just an ordinary parent of Class 2, Grade 1."
Shi Qiushui took a deep breath and said, "Okay, parent, I'm sorry, I can't take you to the classroom of Class 2, Grade 1. If you need, I can find a classmate who knows the way to take you there."
Shi Yue: "Is that so? Well, never mind. I just want you, my little classmate, to let me pass."
Shi Qiu Shui could no longer act, so she winked at Shi Yue, signaling him to move aside and not disturb her work.
Shi Yue pretended to be puzzled and said, "Hey, little classmate, why do you keep blinking at me? Are your eyes uncomfortable?"
Shi Qiushui: ...
“Puff—”
Seeing the father and daughter pretending to be strangers, Teacher Cai couldn't help but laugh out loud. Shi Yue only then noticed Teacher Cai standing next to Shi Qiushui. He greeted her naturally, "Ah, it's Teacher Cai."
Teacher Cai nodded slightly and greeted Shi Yue: "Hey, hello, Xiaoqiu's father."
Shi Yue: "Ah, Teacher Cai, you are still busy at the door, right? Then I won't disturb you. I'll go in first."
Teacher Cai: "Well, Xiaoqiu's father, please go in first. Do you know where our classroom is?"
Shi Yue: “I know.”
Shi Yue and Zhao Hui walked straight down the road and soon arrived at the door of Grade 1, Class 2. Teacher Cai had prepared very carefully for this parents' meeting, and the classroom had been specially decorated. "Welcome, Parents," was written in large, cursive characters on the front blackboard, while the back blackboard displayed the honors the students had received since the beginning of the semester. From the small red flower medals received by students for good performance in math class to the certificate of outstanding class honors received by the entire class at the sports meet, every detail of the past two months seemed to be displayed on this blackboard.
Not only is the classroom beautifully decorated, but Teacher Cai also has students provide guidance in the classroom.
Well, what a coincidence, the person assigned to guide Zhao Hui and Shi Yue was none other than Zhao Ran.
Zhao Ran got playful and, just like when Shi Yue was at the door just now, pretended not to know Zhao Ran and said, "Hey, little classmate, can you tell me where Zhao Ran's seat is in your class? I'm Zhao Ran's parent."
Zhao Ran looked at Zhao Hui expressionlessly and asked, "Dad, is there something wrong with your eyes?"
Zhao Hui: ...
He continued his performance with a smile: "Little classmate, who are you calling dad? I'm not your dad, I'm Zhao Ran's dad. By the way, where is Zhao Ran from your class? Why don't I see him?"
Zhao Ran: "Dad, if there's really something wrong with your eyes, don't hold a parent-teacher conference for me. Let's go to the hospital first."
Zhao Hui: ...
It’s boring, really boring!
Why do other people’s children cooperate with their parents in performances, but his children are just so boring?
Zhao Ran: "Dad, do you want me to ask the teacher to take you to the hospital?"
Zhao Hui: “…No need!”
He curled his lips and said, "Son, you are such a conservative. I was just joking with you, but you didn't even cooperate."
Zhao Ran: "It's not that I'm old-fashioned, it's that you're too naive."
Zhao Hui: ...
Being called childish by his own son, Zhao Hui felt like a bullet in his heart. He decisively skipped over this part and pretended nothing had happened, saying, "By the way, where is your seat? Should I sit over there?"
Seeing that his father had stopped joking, Zhao Ran returned to normal. He pointed to his seat and said, "I'm sitting right there, in the third row against the wall."
After pointing the direction to Zhao Hui, he turned to Shi Yue and said, "Uncle Shi, Xiaoqiu and I sit at the same table, so you can go with my dad and sit next to me."
"Okay, thank you, little Zhaoran." Shi Yue nodded with a smile and pulled Zhao Hui towards the two children's seats.
As soon as Zhao Hui sat down with Shi Yue, he started complaining, "Alas, my child is quite sensible, but a little too mature for his age. He doesn't have any childish energy."
Shi Yue: "I think Zhao Ran is a good guy, very sunny."
Zhao Hui: "So sunny! Didn't you see how he reacted when I joked with him just now? He said I was childish! Have you ever seen a child call their father childish?!"
Shi Yue: ...
Although Zhao Hui learned from him, he had to admit that teasing children in this way was indeed a bit childish.
Zhao Hui: "It's always like this. When I joke with this child, I never see him smile. I used to worry that he had facial paralysis. But later I found out that this child smiled at his mother, my wife, and his grandmother and grandfather, but never at me. No, if I hadn't seen him born from my wife's belly with my own eyes, I would have doubted that he was my son..."
Zhao Hui was halfway through his complaints when he was interrupted by a man who suddenly walked up to him and interrupted him.
"Hey, hello, hello, you are Zhao Ran's father, right?"
Zhao Hui was stunned for a moment: "Yes, I am. You are?"
The man plopped down on the seat that Xiaopang sat in front of Zhao Hui. He said, "Oh, I'm Meng Pang, Xiaopang's father."
Zhao Hui: "Oh, you're Xiaopang's dad, right? Hello, hello."
Zhao Hui knew the child Xiaopang and was one of his son's few friends.
Xiaopang's father smiled and said, "Dad Zhao Ran, I really have to thank your Zhao Ran very much. If it weren't for your Zhao Ran helping our Xiaopang review, I don't know how badly our Xiaopang would have done in this midterm exam!"
Zhao Hui waved his hand: "Well, they are not in the same study group, so this is what he should do."
Xiaopang’s father: “That’s different, that’s different. Even if we are in the same group, it’s very hard for Zhao Ran to help our Xiaopang so much.”
After he finished blabbering, he turned to look at Shi Yue and said, "Is this Shi Qiushui's father?"
Shi Yue: "Yes, I am Shi Qiushui's father."
Xiaopang's father said, "Oh, I also have to thank your Shi Qiushui. Xiaopang told me that if Shi Qiushui hadn't suggested it, they wouldn't have thought of forming a study group. Also, your Xiaoqiu is really responsible. Xiaopang said that she urges everyone to review and preview every day, and even helps check everyone's homework. She's so responsible, like a little teacher."
Shi Yue felt really comfortable listening to other parents praising their children.
He looked at the chubby dad with a smile, meaning, if you can speak, just say more.
The chubby dad was also a man who could read people's expressions. He immediately started to flatter not only the two children, but also the two parents, Shi Yue and Zhao Hui.
"Oh, when I came in just now, I noticed that you two looked particularly different. Now that we've been chatting, I've realized even more. You two are indeed worthy of being parents who can raise such outstanding children as Shi Qiushui and Zhao Ran. Excuse me, how do you usually teach your children? How did you raise them so well?"
Zhao Hui was still a bit thin-skinned. After hearing what the fat boy's father said, his face turned red. He quickly waved his hands and said, "No, no, I don't usually teach my children anything special."
Shi Yue was a bit more shameless. He said, "Indeed, I haven't taught my children anything specifically. I mainly rely on my words and deeds. For example, when I take my children out, I will..."
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