Neither the father nor the mother spoke for a moment, and they thought they had heard wrongly.
After a long while, Niu's mother tentatively asked her son, "Son, the school you just mentioned for repeating your studies, if I heard it correctly, is the Ruxu No. 2 Middle School where you studied for three years, not the Ruxu Middle School that I mentioned, right?"
Niu Dehua looked at his confused parents, nodded, and even kindly repeated the full name of No. 2 Middle School, "Yes, Mom, the school I want to repeat is Ruxu County No. 2 Middle School, not Ruxu Middle School!"
As soon as Niu Dehua finished speaking, Niu's father and mother became angry.
Niu's mother was impatient to begin with, and after being provoked by Niu Dehua, she couldn't even speak clearly. "No, Niu Dehua, you said you wanted to repeat your studies and we agree to let you do it, but can you choose a better school for your re-study?!"
"It's not like your family can't afford the money. You could go to Ruxu Middle School, and if you work hard for another year, you might be able to get into a second-tier university. But you went to Ruxu No. 2 Middle School, No. 2 Middle School! After three years of studying at No. 2 Middle School, you only got into a third-tier university, and that's only three points higher than the minimum score for a third-tier university!"
"Your family can afford to let you repeat your studies, but that's all they can afford! We're not rich enough to throw away 10,000 or 20,000 yuan and let you waste a year playing around! If you want to do that, you might as well just fill out your application in a couple of days and get into a third-tier university!"
Seeing that Niu's mother was so emotional, Niu's father, who was standing by, could not care less about continuing to drink, and echoed Niu's mother's words, "Yes, son, what do you want?"
"Your mother and I shouldn't have listened to your uncle. He said that you didn't have a good foundation and you wouldn't be able to keep up even if you were sent to Ruxu Middle School or Ruxu No. 1 Middle School. It would be better for you to study in Ruxu No. 2 Middle School!"
"We were wrong, we were really wrong! We should have spent some money to send you to Ruxu Middle School! If we had gritted our teeth and made up our minds to send you to Ruxu Middle School, you might not be able to..."
As a result, before Mr. Niu could finish his words, his mother noticed the problem keenly.
"Niu Jing! Do you have any conscience for saying this?"
Hearing that Father Niu was targeting his eldest brother, Mother Niu immediately became furious and fired at Father Niu, "How much did my brother worry about Dehua's schooling?! Also, when we bought a house and you got a job, didn't he help us?! What do you mean by saying this to me now?!"
"No, I didn't, I really didn't mean that!" Realizing that he had said something wrong, Niu's father quickly apologized, smiled carefully, and coaxed Niu's mother, "Isn't this just a slip of the tongue?! I didn't say anything about Dehua's uncle, what I meant was... forget it, forget it, I shouldn't have done that, it's my fault!"
Seeing that Niu's mother was staring at him with unfriendly eyes, Niu's father did not refuse to speak and knelt down to apologize.
"Alright, alright, stop talking!" Niu Dehua was annoyed by the quarrel and quickly stopped the old couple from quarreling. "There is a reason why I said I would not go to Ruxu Middle School and would stay in No. 2 Middle School to repeat a year!"
Is there any reason for this?
What other reason could there be!
Although they did not understand what their son said, Niu's father and mother always respected their son Niu Dehua's opinion. So when they heard what their son said, they instinctively stopped arguing and looked at Niu Dehua quietly, waiting for their son to explain.
Niu Dehua picked up his mobile phone and found a reposted news video he saw online today. He turned it on and turned up the volume. He placed it in front of his parents, motioning them to watch the video on the phone.
No, we are both waiting for your explanation. Why did you put your phone in front of us? It's news?
What's going on? What big secret is hidden in the news? Is there a piece somewhere waiting for us to find?
However, even though Niu's father and mother were puzzled by their son's behavior, they did not say anything. Instead, they picked up the phone that Niu Dehua handed over and started looking at it.
"Huh?! Is this the news from our Jiangcheng Life Channel?!"
When Niu Dehua saw the picture on his phone, Niu's father was the first to lose his composure and said in surprise, "And, this... this seems to be your No. 2 Middle School?"
"What are you arguing about! Check what the news says first!" After Niu's mother complained, Niu's father didn't dare to say anything more. He could only quietly stay beside Niu's mother and look at the contents of his mobile phone.
In the video, the first thing that catches your eye is the two large, bold lines of text at the bottom of the screen.
'Ruxu No. 2 Middle School Bully Class'
'All members' college entrance examination scores exceeded the first-tier line'
Among them, the three big words "一本线" were marked in red and bold.
In the video, first of all, students, represented by Xu Jiahao, confidently and generously talked about their college entrance examination scores and their usual study methods in school in front of the camera.
Then it was Zhou Yu, the class teacher, who spoke to the camera.
"Since we have chosen to be teachers, we should love this profession and do our job well." At the end of the scene, Zhou Yu said to the camera, "Achievements can only represent the past, and there is still a long way to go. I will take this honor today as a greater motivation and continue to work hard on the road of education."
"Oh, this young teacher is really amazing, is it true?" After reading the entire news, Niu's mother put down her phone and said with a skeptical attitude, "Could it be that your school is deliberately creating a deity and doing this?"
"These are all true, there is no fakery, mom, don't forget, I graduated from this school!"
Niu Dehua reminded Niu's mother that her son was from this school and that the school's fraud would not be hidden from her eyes. "And mom, this teacher I told you about is the one I mentioned about our school's new 'rocket class'. He is the head teacher of the 'rocket class', Mr. Zhou Yuzhou!"
"Oh, it's him!" After hearing what Niu Dehua said, Niu's mother also reacted.
but......
"This teacher Zhou looks so young!" Niu's mother took another look at Zhou Yu on the phone screen and said in surprise, "I thought the teacher you were talking about was at least 30 or 40 years old, but she looks only about 20 years old?!"
Niu Dehua nodded, "Yes, he is only in his 20s. I heard that Teacher Zhou seems to have only graduated from college for less than two years!"
"What a talent!" Niu's father interrupted.
"So you want to stay in No. 2 Middle School to repeat your senior year just because of Teacher Zhou?" Niu's mother asked.
Niu Dehua nodded again, "You also saw in the video that our No. 2 Middle School Vice Principal Li Jianping said in person that in the second half of the year, Teacher Zhou will continue to teach the senior year as the school's trump card! So I want to continue to stay in Erhui and repeat my studies, and go to Teacher Zhou's class for another year to see how it goes!"
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