Chapter 411 The long-lost light shines brightly
Seeing that these women were all strangers and were carrying things in their hands, Mr. Qiu, who spoke English a little better, stepped forward and asked politely.
"Hello, who are you looking for?"
When he learned that the other party was not looking for him, Father Qiu immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
He led the people into the living room and said to Mother Qiu, "These people are here to see you."
"Looking for me?"
Mother Qiu was confused when she heard this. She had a poor foundation in English and she seldom went out since her family moved to this small town. How could someone come to see her?
Seeing the confusion in her eyes, one of them smiled and explained the reason, but the other party's speaking speed was like listening to a foreign language to Qiu's mother.
Fortunately, with Lin Siqiao, a walking translator, these are not a problem.
After understanding the other party's intention, Lin Siqiao recounted everything he knew.
"Aunt Qiu, these are all Xiaoze's mothers. They heard from their children that the Chinese food you cook is delicious, so they wanted to come and learn from you."
The meals served in the schools here are all "white people's meals" that would make rabbits in later generations shake their heads, but the locals are used to eating them and don't think there's anything wrong with them.
Qiu Mingze never mentioned this to his family, so his mother knew nothing about it.
If she hadn't met a few Chinese compatriots when she was buying groceries at a nearby supermarket later, Qiu's mother would not have known that the meals in the school had no oil at all, were cold, vegetarian, and the portions were very small.
Since knowing this, Qiu's mother has also started bringing meals to her children.
She had heard her son mention several times that his classmates would share their lunches with each other, and that everyone envied him for having a mother who could cook.
Although Mother Qiu didn't say anything after hearing this, she was very happy in her heart.
Now, all the classmates’ mothers have come to her house, and naturally Qiu’s mother will respond to every request, but she doesn’t know what kind of dishes the other party wants to learn.
They were not picky about this. Their only request was that they could be arranged to do it this afternoon.
"This afternoon?"
After hearing this, Mrs. Qiu hesitated. She had never expected that these mothers would be so anxious.
But it definitely wouldn't be possible this afternoon. She and Father Qiu had already agreed in the morning that when Siqiao and her lover came over, they would take them for a walk around the neighborhood.
Thinking of this, Mother Qiu said directly, "I'm sorry, our family is going to a nearby resort to play for two days this afternoon. Can you see if the day after tomorrow is okay?"
The mothers were all confused when they heard this. "Your whole family is going on vacation? Then won't (Qiu Mingze) join the Disney trip organized by the school?"
Now it was Mr. and Mrs. Qiu's turn to be confused, "A trip to Disneyland?"
Knowing that the family had just moved in, Maddie's mother explained the situation to them.
Their school holds a theme event every June and December.
The theme of this event is parent-child travel. Each family must send at least one parent to accompany the trip, and the destination is set at Disneyland, which is dozens of kilometers away from the town.
The school sent out detailed notice of the event last week. Could it be that the Qiu family didn’t receive it?
After hearing this, Mr. and Mrs. Qiu shook their heads. They indeed had not received any notification.
As for why he didn't receive it, Mr. Qiu also wanted to know the reason.
So after these mothers left, Mr. and Mrs. Qiu called Qiu Mingze in.
Touching his son's head, Father Qiu asked him calmly.
"Xiao Ze, tell Dad, is there anyone bullying you at school?"
Qiu Mingze, who has always been obedient and well-behaved, remained silent for a long time when faced with this question.
It was not until Mr. Qiu asked several more times that he shook his head and spoke softly.
"Dad, no one bullies me."
They just didn't speak very nicely, and he... was used to it.
When Mr. Qiu saw his son's expression, he knew there was something he didn't understand. He opened his mouth to say something, but Mrs. Qiu grabbed his arm and took him to the kitchen.
"Why are you stopping me? I need to have a good talk with Xiaoze."
As he said this, Mr. Qiu was about to walk out, and Mrs. Qiu was so angry that she slapped him on the back.
"What are you talking about? Have you forgotten what the doctor told you?"
Mr. Qiu did not forget that the doctor said Xiaoze could no longer control his emotions.
Remind them to pay more attention to and encourage him in daily life, and never impose their own ideas on him.
Father Qiu didn't want to impose his ideas on his child. He just wanted to tell him that he might not have had the ability to provide for his children before, but it is different now.
How could Qiu's mother not know what her husband was thinking, but they had said the same repetitive words countless times, but was it of any use?
"What should we do now?" Father Qiu felt like he had punched into cotton.
He said unwillingly, "No, I have to go to school this afternoon. I want to ask, why didn't they send a notice to my Xiaoze?"
"Don't worry, just wait and see."
Father Qiu wanted to say, it’s already this late, what are you waiting for?
But the next second, he looked in the direction of Qiu's mother's finger and stopped talking for a moment.
At this time, Qiu Mingze was already sitting between Lin Siqiao and Lu Jianchuan. Unlike Qiu's father and mother who would think twice before asking questions, Lin Siqiao always liked to play it straight.
The first question she asked was exactly the same as Father Qiu's, "Xiao Ze, tell me, is there anyone bullying you at school?"
While Qiu Mingze was hesitating, Lin Siqiao continued.
"There are many kinds of bullying. It's not just beating or scolding you. For example, if the school sent out a notice to other students but not to you about this trip to Disneyland, that's bullying."
As she spoke, she touched Qiu Mingze's head and said, "Sister is not telling you this to confront them head-on. You are so smart, you know what to do."
"My sister suffered a lot when she was little because she endured too much."
"Later, I realized one thing: life is short, and the real thing is to enjoy life while you can."
"You are still young. You shouldn't bear some things. Do you understand?"
Qiu Mingze nodded. He understood all these principles, but he had heard about them from his father's friends.
The school he is attending now is the best public school in Anaheim.
In order to get him in, his father used a lot of favors and spent a lot of money.
He didn't want to cause trouble to his family because of himself.
Lin Siqiao shook his head and said, "Xiao Ze, you have to understand one thing. No matter how big the trouble is, in the eyes of Uncle Qiu and Aunt Qiu, it is far less important than your coming."
After that, Lin Siqiao asked him one last question.
"Xiao Ze, you don't have to worry about anything now. Just answer me seriously, do you want to go to Disneyland? Yes or no?"
After being silent for a while, Qiu Mingze finally followed his heart and expressed the answer in his heart.
He wants to go!
"Just go if you want to. After dinner, go pack your luggage."
As she spoke, Lin Siqiao glanced at Lu Jianchuan, and Lu Jianchuan immediately understood what she meant.
Shaking her hand, Lu Jianchuan said, "Thanks to Xiaoze, I have never been to Disneyland. Let's go together tomorrow."
Lin Siqiao smiled and said yes.
Mr. and Mrs. Qiu came out of the kitchen at some point. They also heard what Qiu Mingze said just now, that he wanted to go.
This was the first time that the son spoke directly about his inner thoughts, and Mr. and Mrs. Qiu were determined to fulfill his wish.
"Okay, okay, let's go together tomorrow."
It is not difficult for the Qiu family to go to Disneyland, but the school's behavior is really infuriating.
Father Qiu patted his son on the shoulder and said, "Wait, Dad will seek justice for you this afternoon."
However, Mr. Qiu’s English was limited to simple daily communication. After thinking about it, Lin Siqiao followed him.
They were gone and didn't come back until evening.
It was on the way to the school that Lin Siqiao found out that in order to allow Xiaoze to enter this public school, Qiu's father actually donated a library to the school.
Considering that their family had just arrived here, Mr. Qiu didn't want to be too high-profile, so not many people in the school knew about this.
After hearing about this, the principal immediately called the two teachers in charge of the activity to his office.
But when asked the reason, they hesitated and couldn't even utter a complete sentence.
In recent years, many students have transferred to their school because of its reputation. In order to get the teachers to pay more attention to their children, parents often give them gifts in private.
Asians in particular may be afraid that their children will be discriminated against, so they give the most gifts.
It is true that they are public school teachers, but they all receive a fixed salary. Prices have risen sharply in the past two years. If it were not for the occasional gifts from these parents, their lives would be really difficult.
Over time, all the teachers in the school got used to this kind of extortionate lifestyle.
However, even though they had hinted and hinted several times about the newcomer Qiu Mingze, there was no movement from their family.
For this reason, they often asked Qiu Mingze to answer questions during class.
Qiu Mingze had only been learning foreign languages for a few months, and it was common for him to be unable to answer questions, so he was the one who was punished to stand in the corner the most times in the class.
The teachers even said that they were being so strict with him because it was for his own good.
This went on for more than a month. Seeing that the other parents still had no intention of giving gifts, the two teachers became more and more displeased with Qiu Mingze.
After that, his qualification to participate in the activity was cancelled.
But they didn’t expect that the other parent would actually make a scene at the school. Seeing that the principal was very respectful to this person, could it be that this person has a powerful background?
Thinking of this, the two teachers quickly apologized to Mr. Qiu, and then made the excuse that they made a mistake when compiling the list.
Father Qiu was so angry about this statement that he wanted to laugh.
Lin Siqiao looked at one of the female teachers and asked suddenly.
"Teacher, your watch is very beautiful. Where did you buy it?"
The other party was stunned, then reacted.
That watch is a Chinese brand and is not sold in the country at all.
The principal was not stupid. His face turned dark when he heard this, but in order to maintain the reputation of the school, he could only pretend that he saw nothing.
Father Qiu was very disappointed about this.
He no longer cared about how to deal with the situation. He came here today just to transfer his son to another school.
Mr. Qiu originally thought that public schools would be relatively better, but he didn't expect that all crows are black!
In that case, it would be better to spend money to go to a private school.
The Qiu family had indeed been down and out, but they had never been poor.
They can afford to go to private schools.
The principal tried to persuade him to stay, but Qiu's father was extremely determined, so the principal had no choice but to complete the transfer procedures.
The moment he saw the transfer procedures, Qiu Mingze suddenly curled the corners of his mouth.
He seemed to see the long-lost light, shining brightly.
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