Today is the day when the eldest child is going to bring home his report card. Shen Lie had already dealt with the army affairs and left work early, waiting anxiously at home.

He sat on a stool for a while, then walked around the room, never resting for a moment.

"Erniu, how many points do you think your brother will get this time?" Shen Lie asked.

Erniu had no idea where to go. She scratched her braid and said casually, "Can I get a perfect score?"

One hundred points? Is the highest score? This girl still knows it.

After listening to Erniu's words, Shen Lie nodded, "Yeah, I also think your brother can get 100 points. He has been smart since he was young."

It wasn't enough to just ask Erniu, so he went to ask Sanwa.

He picked up Sanwa and patted his little butt. "Sanwa, tell me, how many points will your big brother get?"

Sanwa was just playing with his wooden toy car and ignored him.

Seeing this, Shen Lie put Sanwa down and said, "Go, play somewhere else."

As we were talking, the eldest child came running in from outside, yelling, "Dad, I'm back."

Shen Lie saw that Da Wa walked briskly and thought, could it be that Da Wa did well in the test this time?

He was secretly delighted and went forward to greet her, "You're back. Did you get your test paper? How many points did you get in this test?"

The eldest child patted his schoolbag and said, "Put the test paper in my bag." He rolled his eyes and said, "How many points did I get? Guess."

Shen Lie sneered, "I guess you want to eat bamboo shoots and pork tonight. Tell me, how many points did you get in the Chinese test?"

He planned to start with Chinese. The eldest child was eloquent and spoke very coherently, so he shouldn't do poorly in Chinese, right?

Big Baby: "Sixty points."

Shen Lie's eyes widened: "Say it again, how much? How much? "

This is first grade Chinese!!

The eldest child took two steps back and hid behind the table before he dared to say, "I said, I got 60 points in Chinese."

Shen Lie took a deep breath and untied the belt from his pants, "Sixty points, okay, okay, I'll beat you to death today."

The eldest child quickly raised his hand to stop him, "Why don't you ask me how many points I got?"

Shen Lie was stunned and tied the belt back on his pants. "Then tell me, what is the full score?"

Could it be that the primary school examination system on the island has been reformed, and the upper limit of the full score is not high, unlike their time, when 100 points was the full score.

The eldest child chuckled and said, "One hundred points?"

Shen Lie took off his belt and said, "If I don't beat you to death today, I'll take your last name."

The eldest child muttered, "You originally took my last name."

Shen Lie danced with the belt vigorously, and Da Wa hurriedly said, "Hey, hey, hey, stop, stop, why don't you ask the highest score in our class? How much? How much?"

Shen Lie was stunned again, thinking, is it possible that I blamed Da Wa wrongly? Maybe… Da Wa scored low, but it was because the test paper was particularly difficult, so he only scored 60 points?

So Shen Lie put down the belt and asked again, "What is the highest score in Chinese in your class? How much?"

The eldest child stuck out his tongue and said, "One hundred points?..."

Shen Lie closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and suddenly grabbed the belt, "I'm going to beat you to death today!"

The eldest boy rolled his eyes and said, "Don't bother me! Why don't you ask me what place I got in the exam?"

Shen Lie paused again. Could it be that he had wrongly blamed this kid again? Maybe only one person scored 100 points, and Da Wa's 60 points ranked second or third?

He felt a little hope in his heart and asked tentatively, "So, what place did you get in the exam?"

Big Baby: "Last one."

Shen Lie held the belt with one hand and stretched out his other hand towards Da Wa, "Stinky boy, if I don't spank you today, I'll..." He remembered that the father and son had the same surname, so he changed his words, "My surname is not Shen, that's right, my surname is not Shen!"

When Big Boy saw that Shen Lie was serious, he quickly ran around the house.

He ran past Erniu and knocked over the box of rubber bands she kept, and the red rubber bands spilled all over the floor.

He ran past Sanwa and kicked his wooden toy car away, and Sanwa burst into tears.

The room suddenly became chaotic.

After all, Da Wa is young and can never outrun Shen Lie.

Shen Lie took a step forward with his long legs, and within two steps he grabbed the back collar of his clothes, sneering, "You little bastard, I'll see where you can run."

After saying that, he pushed the eldest boy down on the stool, pulled up his pants, and slapped him in the face.

The eldest child had never been treated like this before. He immediately burst into tears and howled like a pig being slaughtered, "Ooooooh, it hurts so much, it hurts so much."

Erniu and Sanwa came forward from the left and right and grabbed Shen Lie's thighs.

Erniu said, "Dad, don't blame me. I am a little bit stupid, but I will definitely do well in the exam next time."

Sanwa said in a baby voice, "Dad, no, don't hit me."

Shen Lie grabbed Erniu and Sanwa by one hand and pulled them away from him. "I'm here to teach your brother a lesson. It has nothing to do with you two."

While he was pulling the two little ones, the eldest boy quickly pulled up his pants, took a step forward, and ran while howling in his hoarse voice, "Hurry up and help! Captain Shen is beating the kids!"

Shen Lie was so angry that he fell backwards. He actually felt sorry the moment he beat Da Wa, but he didn't expect Da Wa to be so unrepentant. He was furious and said, "Shen Da Wa, I'm going to skin you alive today."

Seeing that the situation was not good, Big Brother quickly ran out of the house.

Shen Lie used the same trick again and grabbed the back of his collar, "Run, I'll see if you can run to the ends of the earth."

Seeing that Shen Lie's hand was about to reach the back of his collar, Da Wa became desperate and his legs went limp. The next second, he bumped into Ning Tang who had returned from outside.

Da Wa was overjoyed and quickly hid behind Ning Tang, pointing at Shen Lie and complaining, "Stepmother, Dad... hit me."

Ning Tang was puzzled. "Why would Captain Shen hit you for no reason?"

Today is February 11th, and the Spring Festival is only seven or eight days away. Mrs. Luo said that the vegetable market will be closed three days before the Spring Festival and will be closed for the New Year.

So she quickly followed Mrs. Luo to the market to stock up on vegetables. She bought a bunch of dried goods such as dried fish, dried intestines, dried black fungus, etc., and came back carrying large and small bags. As soon as she entered the house, she saw Da Wa covering his butt and complaining.

Da Wa said, "If you don't believe me, look at my butt. There is still a slap mark left by him." After saying that, he was about to take off his pants to prove Shen Lie's "evil deeds" to Ning Tang.

Ning Tang said in disgust, "Go away, I won't watch it."

She glanced around the room and saw that it was in a mess.

The table was tilted, the chairs fell over, Erniu was stunned, Sanwa was crying, and Captain Shen was so angry that he almost died.

Ning Tang pulled a chair and sat down, "Tell me, what's going on."

Shen Lie took a deep breath and reached out to pull the big boy who was hiding behind Ning Tang. "Wait until I beat this guy up. I'll explain it to you later."

Ning Tang stretched out his hand to stop him, "You can hit him, but you have to tell me the reason first."

Hearing that Lian Ningtang was not on his side, the eldest child suddenly felt the slap marks on his buttocks begin to turn red and hot, and shouted, "What do you mean you can hit me? I didn't do anything wrong. I just did a little bit worse on the test. You come up and hit me on the buttocks? You, you guys, I'm going to run away from home!"

Ning Tang glanced at him and said, "If you keep howling, you don't have to wait for your dad to beat you up. I'll treat you to fried bamboo shoots and meat first."

The eldest boy quickly stretched out his two little hands to cover his mouth and signaled Ningtang with his eyes that he should stop howling.

Shen Lie calmed down at this time. He took a deep breath, explained the whole story to Ning Tang, and asked her, "What do you think? Should I beat this brat? It's fine if he did poorly on the test, but he also played tricks on me. What do you mean by 'how many full marks did I get in Chinese?' 'how many highest marks did I get?' 'where did I rank?' Isn't this just fooling me?"

"That's it?" Ning Tang was speechless. "Let's not talk about the fact that Da Wa tricked you. Just because he did poorly on the Chinese test, you took off his pants and beat him up, and you also messed up the house. Captain Shen, you are really capable."

Shen Lie glared: "That's it? This is a first-year Chinese test, and I got 60 points. Do you think I should beat him up?"

"Well, that's it." Ning Tang said, "Sixty points, that's pretty good, at least I passed, and I didn't have to carry a red lantern home."

Da Wa heard Ning Tang's intention to defend him, and he chuckled and made a face at Shen Lie, "Dad, look at you. Your thoughts and enlightenment are not even as good as your stepmother's. I tell you, I only got 60 points in the exam. What's the matter? 60 points is not a point."

Ning Tang glanced at him and said, "Shen Da Wa, stop being so arrogant. You should talk to Captain Shen and see if he will beat you up. Who told you to trick him? You deserve this beating."

The eldest child puffed up his cheeks, "Who asked Dad to ask me how many points I got in Chinese right away? Why didn't he ask me how many points I got in math? I got 100 points in math."

In the whole class, only the twins Su Guangzong and Su Yaozu scored 100 points in both subjects. However, there were still quite a few people who scored 100 points in a single subject, and the eldest one was one of them.

Shen Lie was stunned. "You got 100 in math? Why didn't you say so earlier?"

Big Baby said: "You didn't ask earlier."

Shen Lie pulled out his belt and waved, "Big boy, come here, I have something delicious for you."

Da Wa made a face at Shen Lie and said, "I don't believe you." He turned to Ning Tang and said coquettishly, "Stepmother, look at dad, he? He's threatening me!"

Ning Tang pinched Da Wa's little face, "You deserve it if I threaten you." Then she called Shen Lie, "Go look for the bag I brought back. There's a rolling pin in it. Use that to hit him. It will take two days for bruises to appear. If you use a belt, it will easily leave marks."

The eldest child looked incredulous, "Stepmother, aren't you and I on the same side?"

"Who told you?" Ning Tang said, "I'm not on the same side as anyone. Our family is very democratic and we use reason to talk. Whoever is right, I stand on their side. I think you deserve to be beaten."

Shen Lie was stunned. "You really bought a rolling pin. I thought you were just talking."

"The New Year is coming soon, buy some to roll out the dough for making dumplings." Ning Tang said, "Of course, it can be used to expand its uses."

She waved, "Big boy, come here. Explain to me why you lied to your dad and who you learned that from. You have to honestly say that you didn't do well in the exam. If your dad can lay a finger on you, I'll take care of all the housework for the whole year."

Da Wa knew that Ning Tang really disliked doing housework. When he saw her using housework to swear an oath, he realized that she really didn't think it was shameful to do poorly on the test.

He pursed his lips and spoke honestly, "I didn't learn this from anyone. In the Chinese class before, Teacher Zhou told us a story about 'the first effort is great, the second is weaker, and the third is exhausted'. I thought that my dad would be furious when I got home after doing poorly on the test. I thought that if I interrupted him a few more times when he asked about his grades, so that he wouldn't vent his anger so quickly, then, who knows, he might not be so angry."

Ning Tang was amused. "Well said. Do you think your father looks not so angry?"

The eldest child muttered, "Who knew that it was too late."

Shen Lie was stunned after hearing what Da Wa said. "'The first push is powerful, the second is weak, and the third is exhausted'. I remember it comes from the debate between Cao and Gui in Zuo Zhuan. Are you teaching such profound things to first graders?"

The eldest child pouted, "Of course not. It was during the break when Teacher Zhou took out the book she bought at Xinhua Bookstore. Some classmates saw it and thought it was a story book. They asked Teacher Zhou to tell a story. Teacher Zhou was so annoyed that she took some time to tell a short story during class."

Ning Tang looked at Shen Lie, "See? Just from a 'story', Big Baby can hear these truths and apply them flexibly. This proves a saying? "

Shen Lie asked, "What?"

"You can learn from everything if you pay attention to it." Ning Tang said, "Based on this, let alone the fact that Da Wa only scored 60 points in Chinese, even if he scored zero, I would not scold him. Instead, I would praise him."

Shen Lie curled his lips. His own child just got a passing score in the first-grade Chinese test, but instead of beating or scolding him, he praised him highly. Only Ningtang in the entire Hailang Island could do such a thing.

However, he was still very surprised at the eldest child's understanding, and his hand holding the belt gradually loosened.

The eldest child blushed at the compliment and scratched his head with his hand, "Actually, it's not that great."

"Okay, the problem of getting 60 points in Chinese has been solved." Ning Tang said, "Come on, Big Baby, tell your dad about getting 100 points in math. Let your dad hear that you, Big Baby Shen, are not useless. You are very smart."

Speaking of getting a perfect score in math, Dawa couldn't help but puff out his chest with pride, "Getting a perfect score in math is a piece of cake for me, Shen Dawa." He glanced at Ning Tang, "Speaking of this, I have to thank my stepmother."

Ning Tang was happy, "Thank me for something."

"Thank you for being lazy every day and not wanting to get up to buy groceries. You just call me and Erniu. If I buy too much groceries, I will naturally know how to do the math. Math, to put it bluntly, is all about doing the math." said the eldest child.

Shen Lie chuckled. He never expected that Ning Tang's laziness could actually help promote the eldest child's learning.

Ning Tang blushed at his laughter and glared at the kid, "From now on, the grocery shopping for the family will be left to you. Practice your math well. If you don't get 100 points in a math test, I'll use a rolling pin to punish you."

The eldest boy's face suddenly fell and he slowly responded with a "OK".

The matter was resolved. Ning Tang glanced at the messy house and asked, "Captain Shen, what should we do with the house?"

Shen Lie was convinced, "I'll take Da Wa, Er Niu and San Wa to clean up." He glared at Da Wa, "You'll have to do the hard work."

How could Big Boy dare to argue with Shen Lie anymore? He quickly ran to the kitchen, took out a broom from behind the door, and started sweeping the floor with full concentration, without even glancing at Shen Lie.

At night, Ning Tang and Shen Lie lay in bed, and Shen Lie began his daily baking pancakes again.

Ning Tang kicked his calf and said, "If you have something to say, just say it. Don't just sit there and make a fuss. Are you going to let me sleep?"

Shen Lie didn't dare to move. He lay straight on the bed, his hands and feet pressed tightly against his torso. "What do you think? Should we give our eldest son some Chinese lessons?"

I only scored 60 points in my first-grade Chinese test, which is really disappointing.

"Chinese lessons?" Ning Tang asked, "Do you mean to be like Ning Xue, doing nothing but staying at home every day to watch the twins study?"

"That's definitely not the case." Shen Lie said, "But if you take some time to tutor your eldest child, I think it's still okay."

Ning Tang: "You have a lot of free time? You've been in the army for a day of meetings and training, and you're exhausted enough. Do you still have the energy to go home and catch the eldest child to study?"

Shen Lie muttered, "Isn't there more? As for you, I see you are quite free."

Ning Tang really wanted to spit on him, "Okay, even if I give Da Wa extra lessons, are you sure his Chinese grades will improve? Captain Shen, were you diligent in your studies before?"

Shen Lie's face sank. "Of course, otherwise I wouldn't have asked you to tutor Da Wa. I also had a time when I didn't do well in exams before, but I worked hard to improve myself."

"So after you worked so hard, did your grades improve?" Ning Tang asked.

Shen Lie curled his lips, "No?"

"You ask Da Wa to do something you can't do yourself?" Ning Tang said, "Captain Shen, you really can do it."

"You just keep telling me these nonsense." Shen Lie said, "Just tell me whether you will help Da Wa with his lessons or not."

Ning Tang said, "I will definitely help, but it depends on which subject you want to take."

"Of course he needs to take extra classes in Chinese. Didn't he just get 100 in math? Does he still need extra classes if he only got 100?" Shen Lie said.

Ning Tang: "Of course, I will focus on helping the eldest child with math. As for Chinese, I can also teach him appropriately. The requirements are not high. A score of 70 or 80 will be enough."

Shen Lie was stunned. "What the hell? You did poorly in Chinese but did well in math. Why don't you take Chinese classes instead of math?" He used the back of his hand to test the temperature of Ning Tang's forehead. "Do you have a fever? Are you talking nonsense?"

Ning Tang waved his hand away, "You are talking nonsense, I am serious, you all think that you should make up for the weak subjects, but I think things are different from you, I think we should stretch our strengths, do you understand me?"

Shen Lie was stunned, "I don't understand."

Ning Tang rolled his eyes, "Stupid, what I mean is, you have to study hard in the subject you are good at. Even in the first grade Chinese, the eldest kid almost failed the test. What about studying in the higher grades? Wouldn't he do even worse in the exams?"

"Yes, so we have to give the child tutoring while he is still young." Shen Lie said as a matter of course.

Ning Tang: "Think about it from another angle. Da Wa can get 100 points in math. When you ask him to do a number at home, he can answer it immediately. What does this mean?"

Shen Lie: "Explain? What?"

Ning Tang slapped his thigh and said, "It turns out that Da Wa is a good student of mathematics. Mathematics is a subject that can be extended to many other subjects if it is learned well. It can also exercise logical thinking. Do you think we should give Da Wa extra math lessons and teach him advanced math knowledge in advance?"

Of course, that doesn't mean that Chinese is not important. Ning Tang is still confident that she can help Da Wa improve his Chinese performance a little bit. After all, she graduated from a key university in her previous life. After her tutoring, Da Wa at least won't carry a red lantern home.

After all, she had roughly read the plot of the novel. In the original book, Da Wa also did not do well in the Chinese test. Shen Lie tried his best to give him extra lessons, even delaying his own work, but failed to improve his Chinese grades.

This shows that the eldest child really doesn't have the talent to learn.

When he reached senior grades, he could only score 30 or 40 points in Chinese, and his scores in other subjects, except mathematics, were just around the passing line. This was in stark contrast to the smart Su twins, who always scored high in exams.

But at the same time, although he has defects on the one hand, he is particularly outstanding on the other hand. No one ever needs to worry about my eldest son's math, as he always gets full marks.

But I can't say this to Shen Lieming. I can't tell him directly that Da Wa is just not cut out for studying and that his Chinese scores will only get worse and worse in the future.

Shen Lie thought a lot in his mind at once, he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you and help Da Wa with his math."

He put his hands behind his head, looked at the ceiling and sighed, "This is the only way."

He felt like crying but couldn't. "You said I have a great reputation all my life, but I gave birth to such a stupid son. When I go back to the army, others will ask me, 'Captain Shen, how many points did your son get in the final exam this time?' What do you think I should do? Otherwise, I will take a leave and not go to the army during this period of time, or hide from people. What do you say?"

Ning Tang was amused. "You are really promising. Why are you hiding? What is there to hide? It's just that you didn't do well in the exam. What's the big deal?"

"Yes? What's the big deal?" Shen Lie patted his cheeks. "I am also a group leader. I have no place to hide my face."

"It's better to suffer in the face of death." Ning Tang mocked him.

Shen Lie curled his lips, "You don't understand. A tree lives by its skin, and a person lives by his face. Please help me think about it. When others ask about Da Wa's grades, how can I fool them?"

"How to fool people?" Ning Tang asked.

"Yes, how to fool them? Give me some ideas." Shen Lie said, "Let's not talk about the distant ones. Su Junyan will definitely ask about it. Recently, he has been whispering in my ear that his twins are so smart. They always get full marks in the dictation test in class. They will definitely get full marks in this final exam as well."

They can all imagine the scene, "I ran into him on the street, he stopped me and asked me how many points the eldest child got in the exam. I was stuttering for a long time and couldn't say a word. Then he boasted to me that his twins got 100 points in both Chinese and math. Isn't that shameful? How embarrassing."

Ning Tang glanced at him and said, "Are you stupid? If he asked you how many points the eldest child got in the exam, you would be embarrassed and not give a direct answer. Instead, you would ask him how much subsidy and salary he received before the Spring Festival."

Shen Lie's working age and rank are both higher than Su Junyan's, and Su Junyan is just an office worker, not as good as Shen Lie. He also receives subsidies for going overseas calculated by the hour. After all the calculations, Shen Lie can earn hundreds more than Su Junyan a year, and his Spring Festival benefits are also better than theirs.

Shen Lie was stunned. "This is not a good idea. It's so shameless to ask people about their salary."

"What's wrong with that?" Ning Tang said, "He came to stab your heart even though he knew that Da Wa didn't do well in the exam. In the end, he failed to gain anything and you stabbed his heart instead. That's what he deserved."

Shen Lie hesitated and asked, "Will this work?"

"It's OK. When they ask you, just talk about something else." Ning Tang said, "Just remember one thing: don't compare your own shortcomings with other people's strengths. Instead, use your own strengths to crush other people's shortcomings. Understand?"

Shen Lie nodded, "I understand." Then he muttered, "If Da Wa did well in the exam, why would I have to work so hard? I can walk outside with my head held high."

"Then let me ask you, if the commander's son asks Da Wa why he doesn't have any delicious snacks or interesting picture books, how will Da Wa answer? Will he say that my dad is just a regiment leader, not your commander's father, who has a higher salary?" Ning Tang said.

Shen Lie was at a loss for words for a moment.

Ning Tang patted his strong arm and said, "There are many truths in this. Just figure it out slowly. I'm going to sleep first."

After saying that, he didn't care about Shen Lie's reaction and fell into a deep sleep.