The days passed one by one, and soon it was Xie Yunjiao's first year in this world.
The day before New Year's Eve, Xie Yunjiao asked her four apprentices to go back home to celebrate the New Year. Each of them received a lot of monthly wages and went back happily.
Xie Yunjiao told them that they could come back to work on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year and their wages would not be deducted.
The four little girls were very happy. They had never heard of getting paid without working.
Only when Xiao Shao left, he had a smile on his face but sadness in his eyes.
Xie Yunjiao wanted to keep Xiao Shao and ask her what was going on.
The moment she turned around to pack her things, Xiao Shao left.
Xie Yunjiao thought, forget it, she can look for Xiao Shao after the New Year anyway.
She never thought that this lucky escape would make her regret for the rest of her life.
Xie Yunjiao closed the door, went next door to say goodbye to Master Zhao and his family, and then went to Mengguan to pick up Doudou, preparing to go shopping for things for the New Year with Doudou.
The streets were bustling with people. Xie Yunjiao moved through the crowd and slowly walked towards Doudou's school.
The school where Doudou is studying is located in an alley in the south of the town. Usually there are not many people here, so it is very quiet and suitable for children to study.
But today is different. Today there are people everywhere, all of whom come to pick up their children and take them home.
Doudou stood at the door looking forward to it. He finally saw a familiar face. He was about to stand up and look for Xie Yunjiao, but someone was faster than him.
"Mother Gu Jue, you came at the right time."
It was Master Liu from Mengguan. He walked towards Xie Yunjiao with a stern face.
Xie Yunjiao had a bad feeling and had a hunch that something must have happened to Doudou in the Mengguan.
She turned sideways to look at Doudou behind Master Liu. Doudou looked at Xie Yunjiao hesitantly, with mist in his eyes. But in the end, he said nothing, just pursed his lips with a look of grievance.
He knew what the teacher was going to say to Xie Yunjiao.
He had just said that it was clearly not his fault, but the teacher just didn't believe it and insisted that it was his fault and asked him to apologize to that fat guy.
"Master Liu, you are so anxious to call me. Is it because our Doudou has behaved very well and needs praise?
Our child Doudou is diligent and studious, respects teachers, and knows etiquette. I know all this, so there's no need to say it in front of me, lest others get jealous."
It was the first time that Master Liu had seen someone as shameless as Xie Yunjiao. Who said he was going to praise Gu Jue? He should criticize him!
As soon as Xie Yunjiao finished speaking, the surroundings became unusually quiet, as if one could hear the sound of a needle falling to the ground.
Xie Yunjiao seemed oblivious to the subtle tension in the atmosphere. She continued, "If nothing else, I'll take Doudou back. After all, tomorrow is New Year's Eve."
Xie Yunjiao said this deliberately because she wanted Master Liu to stop talking nonsense, so as not to make the child unhappy and have a bad New Year.
But it was obvious that Master Liu was a tactless person and he didn't take Xie Yunjiao's words seriously at all.
"I heard from Gu Jue that you opened a small shop in the west of the city?"
"Yes, if you need it, you can come to me. I will definitely give you a reasonable price."
Master Liu felt ashamed. Xie Yunjiao only sold rouge and powder, things for women. Did he need them? Pah!
"No need. I just want to tell you that Gu Jue not only insulted his classmates today, but also disobeyed me. I think you should teach him a lesson when you go back, otherwise he will fly to the sky."
"Hmm? My son can even fly into the sky, that's pretty cool."
Xie Yunjiao said this with a smile, and Master Liu was almost vomiting blood because of Xie Yunjiao.
Is there something wrong with Xie Yunjiao? Why can't she understand what people say?
Others were secretly talking about Xie Yunjiao, saying that she had no tact, or was a fool, otherwise she couldn't understand the teacher's words so clearly.
"My mother is not a fool. You are not good people for gossiping about others behind their backs!" Doudou came between them and shouted at them.
Those people were so embarrassed by what the little kid said that their faces turned blue and red that they just left in shame.
There were suddenly fewer people.
Xie Yunjiao waved to Doudou, and Doudou immediately came to Xie Yunjiao obediently.
He looked up at Xie Yunjiao, his eyes full of guilt: "Mother, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it, it's just that those people were so mean, so I..."
Xie Yunjiao squatted down in front of Doudou, gently touched Doudou's head, and said with a smile: "You did the right thing. Those people who say bad things about you behind your back are really cowards.
Doudou is awesome.”
Doudou's eyes lit up and she smiled shyly: "Thank you for the compliment, mother."
Master Liu almost fainted from anger. No wonder Gu Jue was so difficult to teach. It turned out that his mother didn’t know how to teach him!
"Madam Gu, I think the way you teach your child is wrong. Your child refuses to listen at all in the school. I asked him to practice calligraphy, but he said he had learned it and didn't want to practice. He also doesn't follow the pace of the class and asks questions at random. We are still learning the previous part of the knowledge, but he has already asked questions about the later part."
"I think Doudou is right. He has indeed learned a lot at home, but he also made some mistakes. He didn't review the old knowledge in order to learn the new. He was only focused on learning new knowledge. This is not right, you know?"
Xie Yunjiao looked at Doudou.
Doudou nodded and said, "But mother, I always listen to you. I review what I learned every day and I have memorized everything you taught me."
"Then you are right. You don't have to listen to your teacher." Xie Yunjiao said.
If Master Liu had been polite to her and not looked at her with such contempt, she might have been more polite to him.
But it was obvious that Master Liu was a person who despised the poor and loved the rich. Before she came in, she saw him praising a fat boy in front of the parents, saying how well the fat boy studied.
In fact, the fat guy was valued and praised by Master Liu because his father was a wealthy man and a well-known person in the town, so he was so flattering to that family.
What's more, even if Doudou really did something wrong, he didn't need to say it so loudly to everyone. He could go inside and talk.
Since he was rude first, he shouldn't blame her for being impolite later.
"Madam Gu, if you continue like this, I'm sorry I can no longer teach your son."
It was not easy to get into his school. Many people were vying for admission. He made an exception and let Gu Jue in because Xie Yunjiao could afford the tuition.
"If you don't want to teach me, then don't. Please return the remaining tuition to me." Xie Yunjiao said.
"You..." Master Liu didn't expect Xie Yunjiao to be so straightforward. "Okay, just don't regret it."
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