But Piglet is still young after all, and no matter how much he acts like a spoiled brat, he is no match for the adults.
The teacher of Zhuzhu’s own class said that books and notebooks would be distributed soon, and the children who didn’t go would not get any.
How can he not have a share in distributing things?
Zhuzhu told brother Niu Niu that he would come back after he got the things.
And then...then Zhuzhu didn't come back today.
Niu Niu has been very well behaved today. Compared to his younger brother Zhu Zhu, he is really much more sensible.
The teacher also knows that the two children have different surnames, so their parents must know each other or be related.
The two children have very different personalities. One is very quiet and doesn't talk much, but when he speaks, adults feel soft-hearted. The other makes adults feel hard-hearted when he opens his mouth. If he were not a teacher but a parent, he would probably be slapped on the buttocks.
When it was time for lunch, the teacher gave each child a small bowl of rice and two plates of vegetables, one meat and one vegetable. The plates were not big, but they were enough for the children.
The meat is in small cubes, not very big pieces, so children won't choke.
For children who have difficulty eating by themselves, there will be teachers to help them with lunch.
"Children, do you know what the words on the bowl are?" the teacher asked.
The children, who were originally quietly preparing to eat, suddenly looked at the words on the bowls and chattered that they didn't know.
"I know." Niu Niu looked at the words on the bowl and knew what it meant.
Teacher: "Child, please tell me what is written on your bowl."
"Zhou Yilan." Niu Niu didn't know many characters, and he couldn't write many characters at home, but he could recognize his own name.
"Little Zhou Yilan is very good. That's right, everyone has their own name written on their bowl." The teacher applauded.
The teacher applauded, and the other children followed suit. Niu Niu knew that he was being praised, and he couldn't stop smiling on his chubby face. He sat up straight with pride and ate. He could even eat by himself.
Then several children who knew their real names said their names one after another.
Even though the children behind had already received hints, the teacher still praised them one by one.
The kindergarten is over at three in the afternoon.
"I left without noticing this morning. I wonder if the little ancestor will bother me again later... I should have asked the child's father to come along."
Guan Qian has only one child, Zhuzhu, and the couple take turns picking up the child. If they are really busy, Guan Qian asks her mother to help pick up the child.
Xu Xiangjuan: "Just wait and see how he looks."
The restaurant has now hired an auntie, who is the wife of an old friend of Guan's father. That old friend unfortunately became disabled at work, and the family lost a strong laborer. Although she still works, she is not as good as when she was in good health.
The head of the family is disabled, and life is already difficult. Now he is even more frugal and wants to spend every penny carefully.
There are two children in the family who are in college. Although the children in college are already independent, when my husband first became disabled, all the money in the family was drained out, and we also borrowed a lot of money that has not been repaid. The family has been paying back the money with all the money we earn.
When Guan's father heard from his daughter that the restaurant was hiring, he asked his daughter to introduce her old friend's wife to the restaurant.
My old friend is also an old comrade-in-arms. When I first became disabled, his family lent a lot of money to others for emergency assistance, not to help the poor. My old friend's family is also good and has been paying back the money over the years. Although they have not yet paid it back, they have good character and can be introduced to me.
The aunt was a relatively honest person. After chatting with her for an hour or two, Xu Xiangjuan asked the aunt to do the work.
Her restaurant now has a customer base and there are a lot of people. Aning has to work at school, so she has time, but sometimes she is too busy.
When she was not at home, she asked her aunt to collect the money. At first, the aunt refused, but the business had to be done. Xu Xiangjuan said that the drawer where she kept the money was locked, and when she was not at home, for example, when picking up the children, the aunt would help her collect the money and put the money in another box in an unlocked drawer.
There were only scattered dimes in the box.
It took a long time for the aunt to feel comfortable touching the money. The salary at the restaurant was good and she treasured it very much. She was just afraid that something might go wrong with the money. If it was lost, she wouldn't be able to explain herself.
Fortunately, there were not many customers when the boss lady picked up the children.
Today is Xu Xiangjuan's first day picking up the child. In the morning, she and Aning left when Niu Niu was not paying attention. Niu Niu does not have the temper of Zhu Zhu, so he should be much better than Zhu Zhu.
Both mothers came early to pick up their children today, and they had to wait outside as it was not time for school to end.
Guan Qian: "It depends on the mood. My piggy is really a worry to the adults."
The two mothers talked about the school dismissal time, and many parents came to pick up their children one after another.
When the time came, parents filed in to look for their children.
This kindergarten requires parents to go to the classroom to pick up their children after school.
Xu Xiangjuan and Guan Qian agreed to meet at the school gate, and went to Niu Niu's classroom based on memory.
"Hello, teacher. I am Zhou Yilan's mother."
Xu Xiangjuan arrived early. When she found Niu Niu's classroom, the children were still sitting in their seats packing their bags.
"Mom!" Niu Niu saw his mother and immediately called her.
There were only 10 children in the classroom. Xu Xiangjuan heard the sound and quickly saw Niu Niu.
Niu Niu had already packed his schoolbag. When his mother came to pick him up, he quickly ran to his mother with the schoolbag on his back.
Niu Niu grabbed the hem of her clothes, and Xu Xiangjuan knew that Niu Niu wanted his mother to hug him.
Xu Xiangjuan, who hadn't hugged her son for a long time, picked up Niu Niu, said hello to the teacher and left.
Before reaching the door, I saw Guan Qian holding Zhuzhu, and the two of them just left side by side.
"Mom, I want to be with Brother Niu Niu." When Zhu Zhu saw Niu Niu, he immediately remembered this.
After being taken back to his classroom today, there were a lot of things to do and the teacher kept distracting the other kids, so he almost forgot that he wanted to be with Brother Niu Niu.
Guan Qian: "What you said is what you said. Niu Niu and you are not in the same class. This won't work."
Piglet insisted: "I want to be with my brother!"
"Brother Niu Niu dislikes you as a child, so just stay in the kindergarten obediently." His son is fine now, so it seems that he will be safe in school today.
Niu Niu didn't say a word and was held quietly in his mother's arms.
Xu Xiangjuan always felt that something must have happened.
"Did Zhuzhu go to his brother's classroom today?" Xu Xiangjuan asked Zhuzhu without telling Niu Niu.
When it comes to this, Zhuzhu has something to say: "I am with my brother. When the teacher says to distribute books, I will go to get them."
"Listen to your teacher in kindergarten and don't bring discredit to your brother Niu Niu." After hearing this, Guan Qian could probably guess what happened.
I didn't expect this to happen. It seems that I have to make sure my child sits in the classroom when I send him to school tomorrow.
Zhuzhu is not an obedient child and insists on being with his brother Niu Niu.
The child will be picked up by Yin Yue, the father of the child, tomorrow. Guan Qian thought she had to explain things to him.
The two mothers only walked a short distance together, and when they reached the bicycle parking area, they rode away on their own bikes.
"Mom, I know my name, Zhou Yilan." Only after Guan Qian and Zhu Zhu were gone did Niu Niu talk to his mother.
"Our Niu Niu is so awesome. Did the teacher ask everyone's name?" the children wanted to say, and Xu Xiangjuan acted as a loyal listener.
Niu Niu: "No, it's a bowl. We eat meat and vegetables at noon. There are names on the children's bowls. The teacher asked the children if they knew the words."
Xu Xiangjuan thought the kindergarten was quite thoughtful: "Is Niu Niu the only one who knows about this?"
"Yes!" Niu Niu replied happily.
He also said that the teacher applauded him. The child didn’t know the word “applause”, so he imitated the teacher’s actions.
Xu Xiangjuan praised Niu Niu again.
I went to the small restaurant first, and listened to Aunt Zhao telling me what she sold while she was away.
Xu Xiangjuan looked at the money in the box meaningfully to reassure Aunt Zhao, and then talked to Niu Niu.
Aunt Zhao went into the kitchen only after she saw that the boss's wife had checked and found nothing wrong.
Xu Xiangjuan was very clear about working in a small restaurant, especially in the kitchen, and had a rough idea of the restaurant's income, so she was not so shy about talking to her aunt about the money. Her aunt made the division very clear, so she was quite relieved.
Niu Niu continued to talk to his mother, telling her what he had encountered and what he had done today.
Xu Xiangjuan: "Does Niu Niu want to be with Zhu Zhu?"
Niu Niu couldn't answer this question and remained silent.
He doesn't hate Pigsy, but he doesn't want to be in the same class with Pigsy either.
Xu Xiangjuan: "Listen to the teacher in kindergarten. If the pig wants to bother you, don't bother it. Let the teacher handle it."
She also didn't want Niu Niu to be unhappy. Although she and Guan Qian were good friends, she didn't dislike Zhu Zhu either. This kid was quite cute, but he was also really annoying.
However, it was his parents who were angry, so she, as a bystander, didn't feel much. But if Niu Niu didn't want to, she still couldn't force the child.
"Um!"
Guagua finishes school at four o'clock in the afternoon, and Zhou Chengning also gets off work at four o'clock. When the time comes, he takes Guagua back to the restaurant.
Aunt Zhao gets off work at five o'clock. When the whole family comes back, she works for another half an hour and leaves when there are no more customers.
Xu Xiangjuan asked her aunt to take back some vegetables that would not be easy to store for tomorrow.
She also knew the situation of Aunt Zhao's family. Her monthly salary was not low, 30 yuan, and lunch was included. During holidays, she would also think about buying something for Aunt Zhao to take home. Some dishes in the restaurant would be kept for a few days, or would wilt quickly if left until the next day, and some dishes that were not sold that day, she would let Aunt Zhao take them back.
Aunt Zhao was embarrassed to accept it at first, but when she saw that the proprietress really couldn't finish the food at home and had to throw it away, she finally accepted it.
I have to be able to cook these dishes when I get home.
Aunt Zhao left and the family sat together. First, Guagua talked about his experience in elementary school today, and then Niu Niu spoke. Niu Niu repeated what he had said to his mother today.
Children, even someone like Guagua doesn’t have much to say, but he is still a child after all. When he shared his day’s experiences, the parents all listened carefully.
...
Renda University is closed every Wednesday afternoon, but as a teaching assistant, Zhou Chengning still has things to do until two in the afternoon.
The children in kindergarten and primary school do not need Xu Xiangjuan to take care of them during the day, and the restaurant is open as usual at noon. At one o'clock in the afternoon, there are fewer customers, so Xu Xiangjuan says goodbye to Aunt Zhao and leaves the restaurant.
She has a date with Aning in the afternoon, so she has to go home to change her skirt and put on makeup.
When I got home, there were still forty minutes before my husband got off work, and another hour and forty minutes before Niu Niu finished kindergarten.
It was a really tight schedule for the date. After changing into a skirt and quickly putting on makeup, Xu Xiangjuan rode her bike to Renda University.
At the entrance of Renda University.
"Teacher Zhou, we would like to ask if you have a partner?" A group of female students saw Zhou Chengning standing at the school gate and asked him in a joking tone.
Zhou Chengning: "Yes, the eldest child in my family is already in elementary school."
He was just waiting for his lover and didn't notice the implicit meaning of the words of the female students.
The students were incredulous: "Teacher Zhou got married so early?"
They thought that the teaching assistant, Mr. Zhou, who had just joined this semester, was a recent graduate.
"Not early, I'm already in my thirties." Zhou Chengning didn't talk very enthusiastically with the female students, but if they asked, he would naturally answer.
Sun Zhulu, a lecturer in the Chinese Department, passed by and saw the students talking to Teacher Zhou. She thought they were pestering Teacher Zhou and wouldn't let him leave: "Why are you blocking Teacher Zhou? Just do your own thing."
Although it is a Chinese department, there are more female students but few female teachers. Sun Zhulu is already married. She speaks humorously in class and her students will greet her when they see her.
The female students did not disperse because Teacher Sun came. They continued to chat and laugh, and mentioned that Teacher Zhou's children were already in elementary school.
Zhou Chengning was actually unhappy, but he didn't show it on his face. He was wondering when his lover would come.
"Teacher Zhou, is he waiting for someone here?" Sun Zhulu had no other thoughts about Zhou Chengning, but sometimes when she heard other teachers talk about their experiences, she was still quite curious.
No matter which industry or place, there is always a circle of discrimination, whether shallow or deep.
Although most teachers are very kind and easy to communicate with, there are also a few who like to gossip about others.
For example, the new teaching assistant, Mr. Zhou, is humble, good-tempered, knowledgeable, and looks like a good person. However, he was born in a rural area in another province, but some people inexplicably label him.
There was one particularly embarrassing time when Teacher Yan in the office said that there was a male student in the class who came from a mountain village. Yes, a mountain village, a remote mountain village, and came to ask Teacher Zhou some questions.
No one likes Teacher Yan, who talks about others behind their backs. Only new teachers and teaching assistants who know nothing will talk to this teacher and be led by him.
Just a student asking questions to Teacher Zhou. This teacher can be said to be poor and likes to be poor. A countryman is more in line with the identity of a countryman. Teacher Zhou should go back to the village to teach. Who here is willing to be his student?
None of these colleagues are willing to work with Teacher Zhou.
Don't bring them along. Except for him and a few younger teachers who have been given the wrong impression by him, basically no one dislikes Teacher Zhou.
On the contrary, this teacher Yan has a very bad impression on rural people. Students who come from rural areas all look down on others with tinted glasses, which makes everyone dislike him.
Of course, some of the teachers come from rural areas. In fact, there are more rural people and fewer city people in the country now.
This teacher was so superior just because he was a city boy that most teachers were unwilling to talk to him.
He also has a bad impression among students.
When Teacher Yan was talking about the male student in the office, the embarrassment came when Teacher Zhou came in.
The teacher who talks about others behind their backs will say what he wants to say about someone behind that person's back. After he finished speaking, he paused for a while, and then Teacher Zhou came into the office.
Sun Zhulu was in the office at that time, and Teacher Zhou came in at this time. She always felt that he must have heard it outside and waited until the other person finished speaking before coming back.
Sun Zhulu felt embarrassed for Teacher Yan who spoke ill of others. Teacher Zhou did not say anything at the time and continued with his work. He took a few written certificates for the students and left.
As soon as Teacher Zhou left, Teacher Yan started to say that Teacher Zhou was impolite and didn't even knock on the door before coming in.
Teacher Yan is not very clear-headed. Teacher Zhou is an assistant teacher, not a student. This is not Teacher Yan's office alone, but also Teacher Zhou's office.
Who would knock on the door and say hello when returning to their office?
Two teachers couldn't bear to hear what Teacher Yan said, so they took the textbooks and left.
Teacher Yan talked about all the teachers from rural areas in the office. In fact, it was not just Teacher Zhou, but maybe Teacher Zhou seemed too outstanding, so Teacher Yan talked more harshly and said more bad things about him.
Zhou Chengning had no problem with Teacher Sun Zhulu. When Teacher Sun asked him about it, he replied, "Yes, Teacher Sun. I am waiting for my lover."
After Zhou Chengning finished speaking, Xu Xiangjuan came over pushing her bicycle.
Xu Xiangjuan saw several girls surrounding Zhou Chengning, but she didn't react much: "Where's your bike?"
When the girls heard her voice, they all turned to look at her.
"Wait until you pick up the kids before you take out my bike. I'll ride yours first." My wife said that we would stroll around the neighborhood and wait for about an hour before riding his bike.
You can ride a bicycle in Renda, but you can't ride it too fast.
There are no clear regulations on driving too fast, just don't get seen by the uncles or grandpas in charge of vehicles at school and don't hit anyone.
"Are you Teacher Zhou's wife? Teacher's wife?" a female student asked curiously.
"Yes, I am his wife."
These female students were quite bold and didn't hold back when they spoke. They just said, "Oh my God, is this how a teacher's wife behaves when her child is already in elementary school?"
She looks very bright, how can she be a mother whose child is already in primary school?
Why do the pictures of the teacher's wife and Teacher Zhou together look like a young lady and... a tutor?
Xu Xiangjuan: "I'm not even 30 yet, so it's normal for me to be like this now."
She is indeed not in her forties or fifties, and this age is considered normal nowadays.
"What's normal about this? It's totally abnormal. My God, where did you come from, Master's wife?"
"My love and I have to leave first. Sorry." Zhou Chengke couldn't bear to listen any longer and rode his bicycle.
I don't know what these kids are talking about, it's really embarrassing to listen to them.
Xu Xiangjuan said goodbye to the girls and sat in the back seat.
After the couple left, several girls started pestering Sun Zhulu again.
"Teacher Sun, Teacher Zhou's wife is completely different from what we imagined."
Sun Zhulu was not in a hurry and chatted with a few students: "What do you imagine?"
"We thought Teacher Zhou was single. We just found out that he was married and had children, so we thought his wife was a gentle and graceful type, a lady from a wealthy family. After all, she is also the mother of his children."
"What's the reality?" Sun Zhulu knew that Teacher Zhou was married. She got some ideas about Teacher Zhou's lover from what she heard when Teacher Yan spoke ill of people behind their backs.
He said she was just an ordinary rural woman. He was not there when the teaching assistant position was interviewed, but he had seen Teacher Zhou's resume and information sheet. He saw her partner's educational level and found that she had graduated from high school.
After I graduated from high school, Teacher Yan said I was an uneducated country woman.
I don’t know whether she is educated or not, but she can’t be associated with a village woman at all.
Nowadays, there are many families in rural areas that favor boys over girls. Girls are not allowed to finish elementary and junior high school, let alone high school. Graduating from high school is already a high level of education, and it also shows that the parents love their children very much.
"I actually didn't expect she was a fashionable girl. I used to envy the teacher's wife for being able to meet a good-tempered and excellent man like Teacher Zhou. But now I'm beginning to envy Teacher Zhou. How can he have such a beautiful wife?"
"I think I'm going to buy a dress."
"Me too."
"Me too!"
Sun Zhulu was helpless, as these kids were so unreasonable.
...
The bicycle was not ridden very fast. It was the end of summer and there was a slightly hot breeze blowing on the body, but it was not that uncomfortable. Xu Xiangjuan was sitting on the back seat of the bicycle, so the wind had little effect on her. Only her long curly hair fluttered gently in the wind.
"Aning, you are quite popular." Because of the wind, Aning's shirt bulged slightly, and Xu Xiangjuan poked his back.
"Really? Those students are always talkative when they meet anyone."
Xu Xiangjuan snorted lightly and said nothing else. She grabbed Zhou Chengning's shirt on both sides.
If we don’t ride bicycles, we will just walk around holding hands as a couple in the afternoon.
When it was almost time to pick up the children, Zhou Chengning drove his wife to the Renda bicycle parking lot to pick up his own bicycle.
There are not many students who own bicycles on campus, most of them belong to teachers.
It was a public holiday this afternoon, and the teachers who wanted to leave had already left, so Zhou Chengning, riding a bicycle, was very conspicuous at this time.
It was Zhou Chengning who was riding a bicycle with his lover.
Whether they knew them or not, everyone looked at them, because the scene was so much like a movie.
Now that movies are becoming more diverse, Huadu Cinema also has many love movies, especially scenes of couples riding bicycles.
The two people's images were perfect, and people who didn't know Teacher Zhou asked who they were.
The couple became a little famous on campus.
But no matter how popular it is, the couple still has to pick up their children.
Zhou Chengning got his own bicycle and he and his lover rode one each.
Both of us have to pick up our children every day, so having our own bicycle is very necessary.
"Dad!" Niu Niu saw his parents coming together with his dad, and immediately grabbed his dad's legs.
He will be a little more reserved with his mom, but he directly wants his dad to pick him up.
Zhou Chengning understood what Niu Niu meant and quickly picked up Niu Niu. Niu Niu called "Mom" only when he was satisfied.
"Since dad is coming today, you should call him dad first instead of mom, right?" Xu Xiangjuan said deliberately jealously.
Niu Niu didn't mean that. His chubby little hand patted his father's shoulder and said, "Mom, I'm heavy, Dad is not tired."
Zhou Chengning: "You little brat, who said daddy isn't tired?"
Did Dad mean that he was tired? Niu Niu pretended not to hear and continued talking to his mother.
Today, Yin Yue came to pick up Zhuzhu. Zhuzhu has been in kindergarten for some time. Although he is still noisy, he doesn't bother Niu Niu.
Because there was a group of children younger than him in his classroom, and he was the oldest one, the teacher said that he was the eldest and should set an example for his younger brothers and sisters.
Piglet didn’t know what being a role model meant, but he understood that the teacher wanted him to be the big brother and his younger brothers and sisters should follow him and learn well.
With several more brothers and sisters, Zhuzhu has a heavy burden on his shoulders. The first thing he does is to learn each child’s name, after all, he is the oldest brother.
Now Zhuzhu has something to do. Every day after school he tells his parents what happened to Xiaoxuan and Xiaogang.
"Da Zhou, how come you have time to pick up the child today?" Unlike their family, which only has one child, Zhu Zhu, and the couple takes turns to pick up the child, Da Zhou's family has two children. The couple divides the tasks, each picking up one child, and does so every day.
"We're closed this afternoon." The parents of the two families always greet each other when they meet.
Although Zhuzhu has been a little crazy recently because of his younger siblings and children, he is much calmer now. Yin Yue and Guan Qian are happy to see this.
The child has made them less worried, and it turned out to be the right decision to put him in kindergarten early.
Yin Yue: "I remember you still have half a day off. Being a parent is so hard. You have to pick up your kids on your day off."
"Being a big brother is hard!" When Zhuzhu heard the word "hard", he immediately stopped muttering and shouted.
Yin Yue perfunctorily cooperated: "Yes, being a brother is hard, very hard."
Zhuzhu is the older brother in the preschool class. He is like a little parent to every child. If any child is picky about food and refuses to eat, he will ask the teacher to give the child food to eat. In short, no child will go hungry.
He pays more attention to the children than the teacher.
Piglet has a hard time. It’s really hard work.
After hearing what Guan Qian said, Xu Xiangjuan felt that the kindergarten teachers were really resourceful.
Although the tuition of this kindergarten is a bit expensive, 40 yuan per semester, it is really very good, the teachers are very responsible to the children, and the tuition is commensurate with the school.
Dad also said that he had worked hard, and Zhuzhu continued to talk about his younger brothers and sisters in kindergarten.
Yin Yue: "If I hadn't taken the child away, Zhuzhu would have waited until all the other children were gone before leaving."
Yin Yue didn't expect that his boy was so responsible. The teachers didn't force him. It was all his own idea. He would only feel at ease if every child's parents came.
Xu Xiangjuan: "Zhuzhu will definitely be a very careful and responsible teacher in the future."
Yin Yue: "When they grow up and understand things, they will definitely change."
"It's definitely too small."
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