Chapter 130 Parents' Meeting Follow-up
Shi Qiu Shui and Teacher Cai stood at the gate for more than half an hour. Seeing that most of the parents had arrived, they returned to the classroom.
When Teacher Cai was about to arrive at the classroom, she suddenly remembered that she had forgotten to take something* and went back to the office. Shi Qiu Shui then walked to the classroom by herself. As soon as she stepped into the classroom, she saw that her seat was surrounded by people in three circles inside and outside.
Although he didn't know what was going on inside, Shi Qiu Shui subconsciously felt that something was wrong.
She asked curiously, "What's going on? What's going on? What are you all doing here?"
Hearing Shi Qiushui's words, Xiong Jie turned around and said, "Hey, Boss, you're back!"
"Yeah." Shi Qiushui responded, pointing at the people gathered inside and asked, "What's going on? Why are all the parents in our class gathered here?"
Xiong Jie: "Hey, Boss, you don't know yet? These parents gathered here to listen to Uncle Shi's lecture!"
"Uncle Shi? My dad?" Shi Qiu Shui glanced at the center of the crowd, then pointed at himself and asked in disbelief.
Xiong Jie: "Yes, it's Uncle Shi Yue."
Shi Qiushui: "No, my dad? My dad is giving a lecture. What is he talking about?"
Look at this, Shi Qiu Shui was so surprised that he was incoherent.
Xiong Jie: "Uncle Shi Yue was talking to all the parents about how to raise children. Uncle Shi said that you have grown up so well because of his words and deeds, so the other uncles and aunts are very curious about how he taught you..."
Shi Qiushui: ...
What did her father teach her...?
To be honest, as her father's daughter, she has no idea what her father has taught her through words and deeds.
Shi Qiu Shui leaned forward, wanting to hear what her father had to say.
Shi Yue, who was in the crowd, spoke at length, "As parents, the most important thing is to teach by example. I saw a newspaper say that parents are their children's first teachers. What this means is that children will imitate their parents' daily behavior. So we must set a good example for our children. For example, in our family, when I don't want my daughter to watch TV all the time, I don't watch it myself. I turn off the TV, take a book, and sit next to my daughter. When she sees me reading, she's more willing to come over and read. Besides watching TV, the same goes for other things. If you want your children to achieve something, you must set a good example for them yourself."
You know what, what Shi Yue said does make some sense.
The parents who were listening on the side couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
Shi Qiushui: ...
If she didn't know what her father was like at home, she would have believed it!
She raised her head and stared at Shi Yue who was standing in the middle of the crowd, wondering how her father could lie so seriously in front of so many people and make it sound so true?
Shi Yue: That’s why they say we should read more books and newspapers!
Why does he speak so coherently? It's because he read all of this in the newspaper.
Shi Yuetian was slacking off in the office. When he had nothing to do, he read all kinds of newspapers. For example, he read the education newspaper at least three or four times. He must have something to say now.
He took a sip of water and continued, "Also, as parents, we shouldn't have too high expectations for our children. I'm not saying we shouldn't have expectations for our children. What I mean is, don't set goals that are too high. For example, if you expect your child to study hard and strive for an office job, that's normal, but if you set a goal for your child to become a secretary right from the start, that's a bit inappropriate, don't you agree?"
"Yes! That's right!"
There are actually parents who support Shi Yue.
Shi Yue: "Let me be honest. Everyone here knows what kind of people we are, right? We are all ordinary workers. You said that since we are ordinary people, we should allow our children to be ordinary people, right? So, let's not always set those extremely strict goals for our children. It puts too much pressure on them."
This time, after Shi Yue finished speaking, there were different voices among the parents' group.
"We set high goals for our children because it's for their own good."
Shi Yue: "Yes, yes, I know. To be honest, as parents, we all want the best for our children, but you have to think clearly about whether your child has the ability to achieve that goal, or in other words, whether you have the ability to help your child achieve that goal. For example, you want your child to be a volleyball player, but you are not tall, your wife is also of average height, and the child you give birth to will be shorter than other children of the same age. Do you think this is feasible?"
"That's right..." Yue's parents, who had just refuted Shi Yue, fell silent.
Shi Yue: "So, when setting goals for your children, you should base them on their own circumstances. Don't set ambitious goals for them right away. This will put too much pressure on them and might even crush them."
At this moment, there was a sudden burst of applause behind everyone. Shi Qiu Shui turned around and found that the person applauding was the principal. He didn't know when he came.
The principal walked into the classroom clapping his hands. He glanced at Shi Yue with appreciation and said, "You are well said, parent. What you said is really great."
The last time Shi Yue came to the school for the sports meet, he had seen the principal speak on stage, so he recognized the principal's appearance. He immediately waved his hand politely and said, "No, no, principal, you're too kind. I was just saying it casually."
Principal: “That’s not true!”
He said seriously, "Parent, please don't be so modest. I can see that you sincerely feel this way."
Shi Yue scratched his head and thought, Really? Does he really seem to think so?
How come he didn't realize it himself?
The principal said: "Dear parent, what you just said is absolutely right, and your idea is really good. I would like to ask you, do you have time at the end of the semester? If so, can I invite you to give a speech at our school?"
Shi Yue: "Speech? Me?"
Shi Qiu Shui also widened her eyes. Speech, her dad?
The principal said: "Yes, that's right, it's you. I would like to invite you to share with other parents how you educate your children in your daily life and hold a sharing session. Is that okay with you?"
Shi Yue: "Ah, this, I'm not suitable, right?"
The principal said, "How can it be inappropriate? You are very suitable. Very suitable. Parent, please don't feel too burdened. I just want you to share your thoughts. You just need to repeat what you just said to everyone."
"Ah. This..."
Shi Yue still felt a little embarrassed. After all, what he said were all clichés from the newspaper.
But the principal's invitation was very cordial, and the parents nearby also urged Shi Yue, "Mother Shi Qiushui, just agree to it!"
"Yes, agree! I just heard you say something very good!"
"Yes, Mr. Shi Qiushui, I think what you said is absolutely right!"
Seeing this, Shi Yue had no choice but to nod: "Okay, Principal, I promise you."
A smile spread across the principal's face. "Okay, I'll contact you then."
The principal discussed with Shi Yue and left the classroom of Class 2, Grade 1 with a smile on his face. Of course, he did not forget to ask Shi Yue's name before leaving.
As soon as the principal left, Teacher Cai walked into the classroom holding a stack of certificates.
At this time, Teacher Cai didn't know that Shi Yue was sharing his educational experience in the classroom, and she didn't know that the principal had invited Shi Yue to the school for an education sharing session at the end of the semester. She walked into the classroom and looked at the parents surrounding Shi Yue, and she was a little confused.
She reacted for a moment and said, "Ahem, well, our first parents' meeting for the first semester of Class 2, Grade 1 is about to begin. Parents, please go back to your children's seats. And class leaders, please leave as well."
Parent-Teacher Meeting, as the name suggests, only parents are present. The children in the classroom were sent to the playground for activities. Class leaders such as Shi Qiu Shui and Xiong Jie did not go to the playground because they were assigned tasks by the teacher. Now that their tasks have been completed, of course they have to go to the playground.
Shi Qiu Shui nodded, glanced at Shi Yue worriedly, and prayed in her heart that her father would not make a conspicuous gesture today, but just attend the meeting honestly and listen to the teacher's speech.
Shi Yue, who was sitting in his seat, saw his daughter still staring at him reluctantly before leaving, so he quickly waved his hand, signaling Shi Qiushui to leave. After Shi Qiushui left, he smiled and said to Zhao Hui beside him: "Oh, my daughter is just clingy, look at how clingy my daughter Xiaoqiu is. I just had a meeting, but she was still reluctant to leave. It's really..."
Zhao Hui: “…”
Don't think I didn't hear you showing off!
Zhao Hui glanced at Shi Yue and was too lazy to pay attention to this childish man!
Yes, childish! If Zhao Hui were to say, Shi Yue was the truly childish one!
Shi Qiu Shui and several class leaders including Xiong Jie left the classroom and came to the playground. When the fat boy on the playground saw Shi Qiu Shui, he immediately raised his hand and waved towards them.
"Xiaoqiu, Xiaoqiu, we are here!"
Shi Qiushui and Xiong Jie ran over. As soon as they reached Xiaopang, they heard Xiaopang ask, "Xiaoqiu, how was it? Did the teacher say anything at the parents' meeting? Did he say anyone was behaving badly? What was my dad's expression like? Was there anything particularly bad about it?"
For the safety of his butt, Xiaopang kept asking questions.
Shi Qiushui quickly said, "I don't know. When we came out, Teacher Cai kicked us out before the parent-teacher conference started."
Xiaopang uttered an "Ah" and said disappointedly, "I thought you guys came so late to eavesdrop on the parent-teacher conference, but I didn't expect it to have just started."
Shi Qiushui: “…”
Eavesdropping on the parent-teacher meeting, Xiaopang, only you would think of doing such a thing.
Don't mention it, Xiaopang actually had this idea in mind. He rolled his eyes and asked cleverly, "Xiaoqiu, are you curious about what Teacher Cai is going to say to the parents at the parent-teacher conference?"
Shi Qiushui shook his head: "Not curious."
Not to mention that she herself was not very curious about the content of the parent-teacher meeting. Even if she was curious, she could see what Xiaopang was thinking at the moment - he wanted to pull someone to squat against the wall with him and eavesdrop.
Xiaopang: "Ah, Xiaoqiu, why aren't you curious at all? Don't you want to know what Teacher Cai will praise you for in front of your father?"
Shi Qiushui had her hair in a high ponytail today. She shook her head, and the smooth ponytail swung in a beautiful arc in the air as she moved her head. She said, "I'm not curious. No matter what the teacher said to my dad, my dad will tell me when he gets home."
Xiaopang sighed: "Well, my dad would tell me too."
I just said it while spanking him.
Seeing that Qiu Shui was unwilling to eavesdrop with him, Xiaopang decisively changed his target. This time, he targeted Xiao Taozi.
He blinked and was about to speak when Xiao Taozi raised his hand and said, "Stop. I'm not curious about what the teacher will say to the parents, so I won't eavesdrop with you."
Xiaopang: "...No, I haven't said anything yet, how do you know I want to..."
Xiao Taozi: "Just tell me, did you originally want to find someone to accompany you to eavesdrop?"
Xiaopang: ...
"Well, I am."
After being rejected by two friends in a row, Xiaopang hung his head in frustration. At this time, Xiong Jie came up, poked Xiaopang's arm and said, "Fatty, how about I go with you?"
Xiaopang's eyes lit up instantly. He looked up at Xiong Jie and said, "Okay! Let's go!"
Xiong Jie: "Hey, don't go that way. There's a physical education teacher watching over there. Come with me through the toilet. There's no teacher watching over there."
Although the parent-teacher meeting period is the students' free time, for the students' safety, several teachers are still left on the playground to watch over them.
If the teacher knew they wanted to go back to the classroom to eavesdrop, he would definitely not let them go back, so they had to avoid the teacher.
Xiaopang: "Okay, then let's go from the toilet."
After saying that, he and Xiong Jie sneaked to the toilet on the other side of the playground. There was also a small entrance and exit next to the toilet.
Shi Qiu Shui watched the two of them sneakily move to the small entrance and then sneak out from there.
Shi Qiushui: ...
Fortunately, there were many students on the playground at that moment, otherwise, with their thieving spirit, it would be difficult for them to avoid being discovered by the teacher.
Xiao Taozi: "Hey, Xiaoqiu, stop looking over there and come over here to play skipping rope with us!"
Shi Qiushui turned around: "Here I come!"
She walked over with small steps and joined Xiao Taozi and the others in the skipping rope game.
"The Malan flower blooms twenty-one, twenty-eight, twenty-five, and twenty-six, twenty-eight, twenty-five, and twenty-seven..."
Shi Qiu Shui and her friends had just jumped a few rounds when they saw the sneaky Xiaopang and Xiong Jie coming back.
Shi Qiushui: "Huh? Why did you come back so soon? Did the teacher find out?"
Xiaopang and Xiong Jie came back running, and they were still panting heavily. After finally catching their breath, Xiaopang said, "No, no, the teacher didn't find out."
Xiong Jie added: "But we were almost discovered by the head teacher!"
Xiaopang: "Yeah, we were almost discovered by the head teacher. When we were eavesdropping, we suddenly saw the head teacher coming out of the office and heading towards our classroom. When I saw him, I quickly dragged Xiong Jie back."
Shi Qiushui: "So did you hear what Teacher Cai said in the classroom?"
Xiaopang shook his head: "No."
He wrinkled his nose in distress and said, "We just went there and saw the head teacher. We didn't hear much. We only vaguely heard Teacher Cai talking about the midterm exam or something."
Shi Qiushui: “…”
She was more tactful and didn't complain out loud, but Xiao Taozi didn't give Xiao Pang and Xiong Jie the same face as her. She said bluntly, "Then you've basically made a wasted trip, right? Everyone knows that the teacher will definitely talk to the parents about the midterm exam today."
Xiaopang sniffed and said, "Oh, really, then I made this trip for nothing..."
Shi Qiushui patted Xiaopang on the shoulder and said, "Forget it, it's all in vain. Anyway, after the parent-teacher conference is over, you'll know what the teacher said to the parents."
Xiaopang: "Then I'd rather not know."
After all, once the parent-teacher conference is over, he will have to face a storm from his father.
However, no matter how much Xiaopang didn't want the parent-teacher conference to end, it still had to end. Just after 4 p.m., the parent-teacher conference for Class 2, Grade 1, concluded. When Teacher Cai announced that parents could leave, all the parents stood up from their seats. Several of them gathered in front of the podium to ask Teacher Cai about their children's situation. Shi Yue, however, didn't join in the fun. After all, he had some understanding of Shi Qiushui's performance in school and didn't have any questions to ask.
However, Teacher Cai stopped Shi Yue and said, "Well, Mr. Shi Qiushui, please wait a moment. I have something to tell you."
Shi Yue: "Hey? Good."
Shi Yue stood by the podium and waited for a while. After Teacher Cai dealt with a few parents who came to inquire about the situation, she walked up to Shi Yue and said, "It's like this, Mr. Shi Qiushui, I have something to tell you about Shi Qiushui."
Shi Yue's heart instantly rose. From Teacher Cai's tone, it seemed like he was about to say something serious.
He nodded seriously and said, "Teacher Cai, tell me, has our Xiaoqiu gotten into trouble at school again?"
Teacher Cai: "No, no, Shi Qiushui's parents, you misunderstood. The truth is, our school's physical education teacher discovered that Xiaoqiu has a good talent in sports, especially in track and field running. He told me that the city's youth track and field team is recruiting, and with Xiaoqiu's talent, she should be able to get in. So, I wanted to ask for your thoughts and opinions. After all, you know that if you practice track and field, you will definitely have to endure some hardships."
She paused and said, "But if Xiaoqiu can really choose this path in the future, it will not be without benefits. For example, all the middle schools in our city have special recruitment quotas for athletes, and they can be admitted with lower scores. And now all the universities have such quotas. If Xiaoqiu chooses this path, it will be easier for her to go to school in the future."
Shi Yue: "Ah, so that's it..."
Teacher Cai: "Yes, that's what I want to talk to you about."
Shi Yue thought for a moment and said, "Well, Mr. Cai, I don't quite understand this. I want to ask, when will the city track and field team start recruiting? I want to think about it again."
Teacher Cai nodded in understanding: "Yes, you need to consider this matter."
She pursed her lips and said, "Well, try to think of it by next Thursday and tell me. The physical education teacher told me that registration for the city track and field team closes next Saturday. Let's leave a day in case of any unexpected situations."
Shi Yue: "Okay, okay, thank you, Teacher Cai."
Teacher Cai waved his hand: "No, you don't have to be so polite, this is what I should do."
She paused and said, "Mr. Shi Qiushui, regarding the registration for the city track and field team, I think you could let Xiaoqiu give it a try. Because, well, I think Xiaoqiu is really talented. She performed better than other boys of the same age at the last sports meet. You know that."
Shi Yue: "Oh, yes, yes, I know that too. But, I'm afraid our Xiaoqiu can't endure the hardship."
Teacher Cai: "I know about this situation. I've asked the physical education teacher about it. It's true that being an athlete is tough, and track and field is one of the more boring sports. But then again, if Xiaoqiu really can't stand it and can't handle the hardship, she can just quit the team. That's better than not trying at all, don't you think?"
Shi Yue nodded: "Yes, Teacher Cai, you are right."
Teacher Cai: "Of course, this is my personal opinion. Whether Xiaoqiu wants to take this path is ultimately up to you, so you can go back and think about it again, or you can discuss it with Xiaoqiu and make a comprehensive decision."
Shi Yue nodded again and thanked Teacher Cai again.
To be honest, Teacher Cai's job was done after he had passed the message to him. He was really thinking about Xiao Qiu by saying so much to him and helping him analyze whether Shi Qiu Shui should join the track and field team.
After thanking Teacher Cai, Shi Yue turned around and walked out. As soon as he reached the door, he saw Shi Qiu Shui.
Shi Qiushui also saw Shi Yue. Her eyes widened and she asked curiously, "Dad, what did Teacher Cai just say to you?"
She just saw other people's parents coming out on the playground. Xiaopang's father even came directly to the playground and grabbed Xiaopang's ear and left. But she didn't wait for her father to come out of the classroom, so she went back to the classroom to look for him. When she came over, she saw Teacher Cai talking to her father, but because they spoke in a low voice, she couldn't hear what the two were saying.
Shi Yue: "Oh, your teacher Cai told me that the city youth track and field team is recruiting and asked if I would like to sign you up."
Shi Qiushui: "City Youth Track and Field Team?!"
She looked at Shi Yue in surprise: "Can I go?!"
Shi Yue: "It should be possible. Anyway, your physical education teacher said your grades should be good enough. So, do you want to give it a try?"
Shi Qiushui thought about it and was about to speak when Shi Yue spoke again, "But I have to tell you in advance, if you want to join the track and field team, you will definitely have to endure hardships. I guess you will have to practice every day, so you have to ask yourself if you can endure this hardship."
Shi Qiushui poked his cheek and thought about it, but still couldn't make up his mind, so he looked up and asked Shi Yue: "Dad, do you think I should go?"
Shi Yue: "As for me, my opinion is not important. This is your decision. If you want to go, go. If you don't want to go, don't go."
Shi Qiushui: "Then I need to think about it again."
Shi Yue: "Okay, you can think about it slowly."
He said, "Anyway, your teacher said you just need to figure it out by next Thursday."
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