Chapter 57 Teaching My Daughter
Gu Mingda had his second exam. There were still many problems on the way, but everyone still arrived at the examination room unharmed.
We were all nervous all the way, always on guard against unexpected accidents that might occur. Because our minds were focused elsewhere, our nervousness about the exam was alleviated.
These people did not rush to enter the examination room. Instead, they pulled Gu Mingda and said, "Brother Gu, in the last exam, because of your encouragement, I was able to concentrate on the exam. In fact, when I came to the capital this time, my teacher did not think highly of me, but I made it here."
"Brother Gu, can you say a few more words this time?"
The expressions of the others were similar at this time. They all looked at Gu Mingda expectantly, hoping that he could say something encouraging.
Gu Mingda found it funny, but he didn't refuse. He coughed and said, "Everyone, the difficulties have been overcome, and the road ahead is clear. What is there to be afraid of? The fame of a scholar is within your reach. Show your skills today!"
"Brother Gu is right!"
This impassioned speech once again made everyone present excited. They calmed themselves down, picked up their exam baskets, and walked into the examination room with their chests puffed out.
The soldiers in charge of the inspection could not help but be stunned by the momentum of these people, and their inspection movements became much lighter.
Most of the candidates had been eliminated in the previous exam, so the seating arrangements were rearranged for this exam.
Compared with the previous game, Gu Mingda's mentality was slightly relaxed, and he still got a normal seat.
After more than 20 years of studying, Gu Mingda had already mastered a lot of knowledge. He answered the questions in one go. After copying the test paper, he handed it in and left without staying in the examination room for too long.
The sky was gray in the morning, but it was clear in the afternoon. Gu Mingda walked briskly on the streets of the city. He was not in a hurry to go home, but walked around for a long time before going back.
"Mom, Dad is back!"
Gu Zhao, who was playing in the corner of the yard, ran to inform Zhang Yuniang the moment he saw Gu Mingda.
Zhang Yunniang pulled Niuniu out to greet them.
Gu Mingda casually handed the exam basket to his eldest son Gu Yan, bent down and picked up Niuniu, and asked, "Niuniu, did you have fun at home today?"
Niuniu tilted her body and said, "I'm not particularly happy."
Gu Mingda asked casually, but he didn't expect this answer. He looked at his wife in surprise.
Zhang Yunniang sighed and said, "The child ate little today and didn't like to move much. She got up too early in the morning. I wanted to coax her to sleep for a while at noon, but my mouth became dry from singing and she couldn't sleep. I also consulted a doctor, but he said there was nothing serious."
Gu Mingda reached out and touched Niu Niu's forehead. After confirming that it was not hot, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhang Yuniang whispered again about Niu Niu's dream that morning.
Knowing that his wife had already reminded their daughter, he did not say the same thing a second time.
Even though he and his wife had warned Niu Niu many times about this matter, the child was always hoping that her parents would get what they wanted, so she couldn't help but want to share more of the burden with her parents.
While he felt warm-hearted, he also felt that he could not continue to let it go on like this. It would be best if Niu Niu's ability to take the initiative was never used again.
Gu Mingda didn't have the heart to be cruel to the child. He just said to Niuniu, "Niuniu can't eat or sleep well. Daddy feels very uncomfortable. You are like this because of Daddy, so Daddy will accompany Niuniu."
Gu Mingda was afraid that Niu Niu would forget her memory and make random wishes again, so he did what he said.
He eats as much as Niu Niu eats for dinner.
The appetite of an adult man is naturally not comparable to that of a five-year-old girl. However, the tall Gu Mingda endured his hunger and almost copied Niuniu's eating movements one by one, only eating a few bites of food.
In Niu Niu's mind, eating is a very important matter. She knows how much Gu Mingda ate in the past. Looking at this scene, she can only try her best to stuff more food into her mouth.
But while eating, Niu Niu suddenly stopped.
Gu Mingda was the first to notice her abnormality and asked hurriedly, "What's wrong?"
Niu Niu jumped off the chair, trotted out the door, found a deserted corner in the yard, squatted down and started to vomit.
This made the couple very sad.
Gu Mingda picked her up and said, "I'll take her to see a doctor."
"No need!" Niu Niu said loudly, looking full of energy, not at all like she had just vomited.
Facing her parents' puzzled looks, Niuniu explained, "I...I...I just ate too much. I don't feel uncomfortable at all. I'll just drink some water."
Zhang Yuniang took the warm water handed to her by Gu Yan and fed it to her daughter in small sips.
Niuniu seemed to have really just spit out two mouthfuls of food. In her state, she still found the time to whisper to Gu Yan: "Thank you, brother, for pouring me some water."
Gu Zhao, who was standing by, felt uncomfortable when he saw that his elder brother got a thank you but he didn't. He thought for a moment, took out a dirty handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to Niu Niu: "Wipe it quickly, your mouth is a little dirty."
Niu Niu looked at the black and yellow handkerchief mixed with all kinds of strange and dirty things, and prepared herself mentally for a long time. In the end, she couldn't bear to disappoint her brother, and was about to take it with trembling hands.
Zhang Yuniang took the handkerchief first and said to Gu Zhao, "Alright, I know you care about your sister. This dirty handkerchief will only get dirtier the more you wipe it."
Gu Zhao smiled awkwardly.
Niuniu said: "Third brother, thank you too."
Gu Zhao was a generous man. He felt it was fair to be thanked, and he did not insist on letting Niu Niu use his handkerchief.
In the end, it was Gu Mingda who took out his handkerchief to help Niu Niu wipe her mouth.
Zhang Yunniang reached out and gently poked Niuniu's forehead, mumbling: "If you knew you were going to vomit, you shouldn't have eaten. Why are you making things so difficult for yourself, kid?"
Niuniu said apologetically: "It's my fault, Mom, please don't be angry."
Gu Mingda explained on behalf of his daughter: "Niuniu did this for me. She was afraid that I would get hungry if I didn't eat enough."
Zhang Yuniang was slightly stunned when she heard this.
Niuniu said a little embarrassedly: "I'm so stupid. I just wanted Dad to eat more, but I didn't expect that I would hurt myself."
Raising a child is like carefully caring for a delicate flower or tree. It requires extremely patient watering and nurturing before the flower blooms and bears fruit. Because of Niu Niu's unfortunate experience in the Zhang family for five years, Gu Mingda always has a little more patience with her.
"Dad is an adult. He won't starve to death if he eats one more or one less bite." Gu Mingda said.
Niuniu shook her head: "I won't starve to death, but I will feel very uncomfortable."
Gu Mingda said softly: "The pain of being hungry is not worse than vomiting. Daddy is an adult and will not be defeated by such a small matter."
"Niuniu, you have to remember, never hurt yourself for others, even if it's for someone you care about very much."
"Before trying to protect others, Niuniu must protect herself first."
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