The rain was getting heavier and heavier. After a long time, Zhou Xiu heard shouts of "Xiu-Xiu--" coming from a distance.
Zhou Xiu responded quickly.
Song Erhua ran over cautiously in the pouring rain holding an umbrella. She looked at Zhou Xiu and then at Xi Shaoyuan. She whispered anxiously in Zhou Xiu's ear:
"Xiu! Go check on your dad! I don't know what happened, he's kneeling in your yard now..."
Zhou Xiu frowned, opened the umbrella handed to her by Song Erhua, and hurried to Zhou's house.
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Old Zhou's family.
Zhou Yi was eventually sentenced to eight years in prison. When Grandma Zhou received the news, she fell ill, and her sons and daughters-in-law all had to serve her at her bedside. Fortunately, the busiest autumn harvest season has passed, and the younger generations dare not complain no matter how hard their old mother works.
Grandma Zhou loved to torment Zhou Cheng and his wife. After a period of time, Liu Mei became completely haggard.
In the yard, Grandma Zhou once again asked Zhou Xiu to bail out her grandson from prison. After a long silence, Zhou Cheng finally raised his head and said, "Grandma, Ayi wants to kidnap Xiu'er."
"Xiu'er is my daughter. She is not your granddaughter, but the daughter of A-Mei and me."
"You still remember that she's a daughter!" Grandma Zhou said with a spit, "She's an outsider! Just for an outsider! Do you have any conscience? Who will you rely on in the future?"
Other relatives also pointed and commented, and Uncle Zhou said, "When you get old, you will rely on Ayi, Akai and Afeng!"
When Zhou Xiu arrived at Zhou's house holding an umbrella, she happened to run into Grandma Zhou cursing.
Grandma Zhou turned around and saw Zhou Xiu. She was so angry that she picked up her walking stick and hit Zhou Xiu. Zhou Cheng hugged his daughter, and his old mother's walking stick fell on him.
Zhou Cheng groaned, without dodging or evading, and let Grandma Zhou hit him.
Grandma Zhou had a cold face and looked at her son without saying a word.
Zhou Cheng's voice was very hoarse, and he said, "Xiu'er doesn't owe Grandma anything. I owe you."
Zhou Cheng said sadly: "I regretted not protecting Xiu'er before. It was not until I went to the city that I realized that it was me who delayed her and my family who delayed her."
He looked at his mother seriously and said, "She is not Zhaodi, nor is she some money-losing girl. She is the treasure of Ah Mei and me."
He hugged his daughter, picked up the umbrella that had fallen to the ground, and held Zhou Xiu's hand to hold the umbrella.
Liu Mei, who watched her husband being beaten in silence, could no longer endure it. She said, "We don't need to rely on anyone for support! We have hands and feet, we can rely on heaven, earth and ourselves. Why do we have to have a son to have roots?"
"Even people in the city say that there is no difference between boys and girls. Boys and girls can do the same work... They go to school, get paid, and strive to be successful. Our Xiu'er is really smart and sensible, many times better than Ayi. We work hard and earn money to eat. Why... should we be looked down upon like this?"
"Xiu'er is our only child. Mom..."
Liu Mei raised her head, which had been lowered, and said, "Don't worry. A hundred years from now, she will be the one holding our urn. No one else needs to worry about it."
Zhou Cheng said: "When a tree grows big, it will have branches; when a child grows up, he will have a family..."
Grandma Zhou leaned heavily on her cane and said, "You insist on dividing this family and this outsider, but you don't want your mother!"
Zhou Cheng said "hmm" stubbornly.
At this moment, Zhou Xiu was stunned.
Zhou Xiu never thought that Zhou Cheng, who always respected Grandma Zhou and regarded her as more important than himself, would one day say such words for her.
She also didn't expect that Liu Mei, who was always timid and hoped to adopt a child, would say "boys and girls are the same."
Grandma Zhou threw the household registration booklet at Zhou Cheng’s face, turned around and went back to the house with a grim face, leaning on her crutches.
Zhou Cheng knelt on the ground, his whole body wet. He carefully put the household registration book in his arms.
Zhou Xiu stared at Zhou Cheng's rain-soaked face, which was covered with wrinkles. Zhou Cheng wiped the water off his face and asked his daughter, "Is Xiu'er still angry with Dad?"
Zhou Xiu was indeed angry in the past, and after going to the city, she even didn't want to go back to the countryside. But in that dream, she received the news that Zhou Cheng had passed away in the countryside. When she saw "Zhou Xiu" crying and gasping for breath and saying "I don't have a father anymore", Zhou Xiu died.
He is her father. He would get up at three in the morning and close his stall at eight in the evening to earn money for her high tuition fees. In winter, he would hold roasted pig's trotters in his arms and bring her the trotters warmed by his body temperature to eat. When she was sad, he would peel a bowl of chicken feet to cheer her up.
"I'm not angry anymore. You've asked me this many times." Zhou Xiu said.
The wrinkles at the corners of Zhou Cheng's eyes became deeper. He rubbed his head sheepishly, "Xiu'er, I'm sorry."
"It's okay, don't say anything. Shall we go back to the inn or somewhere else?" Zhou Xiu said.
Zhou Cheng went back to pack his luggage and said, "You go back first, I'll pack and go with your mother to handle the separation procedures tomorrow."
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After Zhou Cheng completed the household separation procedures, he went to the Four Seasons Inn and concentrated on working as a chef.
During the time when Grandma Zhou was ill, Zhou Cheng was so ordered around that he could hardly go out. He hadn't seen the kids from Yude High School in the inn for a long time. When Zhou Xiu arrived at the inn, he saw at first glance that the kids had lost a lot of weight.
Zhou Cheng did not care about the food expenses, and he went to the county every day to buy the freshest fruits, vegetables and meat.
Zhou Cheng not only knows how to cook dishes from various cuisines, but he also bought many courses online this year to hone his skills. After Zhou Cheng took root in the kitchen, all kinds of food flowed out of the kitchen like water. Delicious food was available 24 hours a day, and the aroma of food never stopped.
After a few days, he made the starving student look radiant, moisturized and smooth.
The poor students discovered that this was the wonderful teaching life they had imagined!
It couldn't be happier, okay? The sweet and sticky chestnuts scooped out with a spoon are wrapped in amber chicken juice, the chopped pepper fish head is fresh and refreshing, the red spicy crayfish is crispy and chewy, and after the meal, there are fruit shaved ice, yogurt jelly, and fruit salad...
The fruit pieces are cut into uniform sizes, which is a boon for people with obsessive-compulsive disorder. The delicious food and beautiful scenery, and the cool breeze after the meal, make it a very pleasant experience.
"Uncle, you came at a great time!" said the poor students.
In the last few days of the month, Zhou Cheng's arrival brought the students' teaching life to a perfect end. Let them recall those days, not just the bitter memories of eating eggs, fried pork, and steamed buns with sauerkraut every day.
There is also delicious food that you can’t finish every day.
Du Feiyang said very flatteringly: "Uncle's cooking skills are still the best."
Xu Qing picked up the camera and recorded a VCR of everyone having a reunion and eating together.
Zhou Cheng smiled and said, "No, Xiu'er's cooking skills are pretty good, Xiao Du is also good, but there's nothing delicious in this remote mountain area, and it's too troublesome to go to the county to buy vegetables every day, and you don't have time to tinker with it."
"Tell your uncle what you want to eat, and I'll make everything I can for you. Xiu'er is always well taken care of by you..."
The students in Class 24 all laughed, "No, it's all because of Xiushen that we are taken care of."
"Uncle, you are so polite."
Zhou Xiu glanced at the calendar on the wall. It was already August 26th, and there were not many days left until school started.
After dinner, she briefly discussed with everyone the "last lesson" she would give to Xiushui Primary School. Several black heads gathered together.
Lan Xin always plans activities for Class 24 and is used to organizing them. After discussing for half an hour, they quickly came up with a result.
Tan Ming took the list and went to the city to buy some "gifts".
Zhou Xiu followed up on the progress of the "Love Lunch" and taught the primary school principals step by step how to log on to the website to record daily food expenditure data, upload photos, and keep in touch with the "Love Lunch".
Lan Xin was writing about the class meeting activities, when later someone took it over, took a look at it, crumpled it up and tore it up.
Huaxu blinked and said, "No need to plan. Is this a small thing that can stump us?"
On August 28th, Xiushui Village Primary School welcomed their most unforgettable "last class after school".
Their talented teachers sang and danced on the playground and sang a chorus of "I Believe".
The youthful and energetic singing voice cuts through the sky:
"I want to fly up to the sky and stand shoulder to shoulder with the sun,
The world is waiting for me to change.
I never fear others seeing my dreams.
I can achieve it all here. ”
Although their young faces are still immature, their eyes are confident and dazzling, and each of their faces looks so beautiful facing the sun.
Xu Qing held the camera and recorded the video professionally. The scene of his first day in this small mountain village and the first time he saw these children appeared in front of his eyes.
Tan Ming strummed the strings of the zither and recalled the busy figures of everyone working together to compile sequences and volumes for the primary school library.
In front of Yu Qingyan's eyes, there appeared a child holding up the lunch box, so moved that he was about to cry; in front of Huaxu's eyes, there appeared a scene where Song Erhua loudly scolded them for wasting food and read seriously in the light of the corridor at night; Lan Xin thought of the lights in the inn that were turned on at six in the morning for studying.
Zhou Xiu recalled the scene many years ago when Zhou Cheng held her hand and sent her back to school after she dropped out of school.
Song Erhua looked at the boys and girls singing confidently on the playground, and tears fell from her eyes.
She recalled the box of colorful candies she received that night and the note Zhou Xiu wrote: "In our hearts, there is a place that cannot be locked. It is called hope."
The poor students sang confidently in unison: "I believe in freedom, I believe in hope, I believe I can reach the sky with my hands."
For a better life, we are willing to believe that all our efforts will not be in vain!
Finally, Zhou Xiu gave a class meeting to the primary school students on the playground. She talked a little like an older sister, and ended with:
“Boys should never discriminate against girls and learn to respect them. Girls should be independent and strong and not give up the opportunity to study.
Children of Xiushui Village, you must go out and see the world. Only by going out can you know how big the world is. You must work hard. Only by working hard can you know how far you can go.
You should read more, put aside your prejudices, never forget hope, and be a positive, kind and warm person. ”
The primary school students clapped loudly and enthusiastically, and the principal nodded with a smile.
Xi Shaoyuan unexpectedly announced: "Xi's Universal Charity Foundation will include Xiushui Village Primary School in its funding program to support children who have dropped out of school due to family difficulties."
Although the elementary school students didn't quite understand what Brother Xi said, the others were in an uproar. Du Feiyang opened his mouth wide and looked at Xi Shaoyuan with a "wow" expression on his face. The girls exclaimed, "Master Yuan is really awesome!"
Tan Ming groaned softly, then laughed, "Why are you the most high-profile again?"
The elementary school principal's smiling eyes narrowed into slits in an instant.
Before leaving, the poor students jointly gave the primary school students some small gifts: exquisite card envelopes, for them to write a letter "To Myself Ten Years Later";
Each person will have a school bag, so they no longer have to carry the school bags that their families have sewn themselves to school;
Each person received a big gift package of school supplies, including numerous pens, pencil cases, erasers, rulers and compasses, calculators, and dozens of draft papers... Don't be stingy with pens and draft papers in the future.
The primary school students gave them gifts they prepared, including paper-cuts they made by themselves, poems they wrote by themselves, wallets they embroidered by themselves, and melons they picked before dawn...
When the young teachers got on the bus to leave, the primary school students wiped their tears and waved goodbye to them while crying.
The principal patted their heads and said, "Don't look at them anymore. They have all gone far away. Study hard and go to the city to see them when you have time."
Although he didn't know where these high school students came from, the principal was even worried at first that they were just playing around, but he didn't expect them to be so dedicated.
They are good at music, dance and painting, and can speak fluent standard English. They are confident and generous, with extraordinary conversation, and they completely shock the children in the mountain village as soon as they open their mouths.
The village chief and the principal stared at their departing car for a long time, feeling very grateful.
This group of high school students who have received good educational resources are like a link between two worlds, conveying love, hope, and warmth to another group of children who lack educational resources.
From the first day they arrived at this primary school, they personally described to the children in the mountains another completely different, colorful world. They told the children in the countryside: the world outside is wonderful, you are welcome to come!
The poor students were sitting in the car. Tan Ming leaned over and said speechlessly, "There is a car here, why did we take the boat in the first place?"
Zhou Xiu shrugged and said, "Because you don't know the way, you came from the other side. This is the only road in the village that can be used by cars."
Xi Shaoyuan coughed lightly and couldn't help laughing.
Du Feiyang suddenly remembered, "Oh no, I haven't finished all my math, physics and chemistry homework!"
A poor student calmly said: "Keep calm, as long as you have a good time, you can make up the homework on the last day."
Qi Yaguang and Xie Cheng, who had finished their homework in the first week of the holiday, had a smile in their eyes after hearing this. Qi Yaguang found that the poor students in Class 24 were also quite cute.
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