Chapter 41
Jiang Huanming couldn't understand why such a simple question to him became an eternal problem for Jiang Cheng and Jiang Guo.
When he was a student, Jiang Huanming could not understand the troubles of Jiang Cheng and Jiang Guo, and this was even more so now.
His face was livid, his mouth corners turned down, and he stared at his two children seriously, as if he wanted to knock their heads open to see what was inside.
"Can you take a closer look at the question? How difficult can it be?" Jiang Huanming closed the book irritably and slammed it on the table.
Jiang Guo bit the pen, looked at him blankly, and asked, "Dad, you really can't teach me?"
"It's not that I don't know how to teach, but what on earth are your brains made of? Are your heads filled with paste?" Jiang Huanming was so angry that his teeth were itching.
Jiang Guo looked at Jiang Cheng and said, "Brother, Dad really doesn't know how to do this. Zhou Zhiqing said last time that he had forgotten all the knowledge in the textbook and needed to review it in advance. I think Dad should also review it well."
Jiang Cheng nodded: "The questions are really difficult. Even Dad can't understand them, let alone the two of us."
Listening to the brother and sister's conversation as if they were alone, Jiang Huanming was almost confused by anger.
You must know that no matter in the past or now, he is the only high school student in Fenglin Village!
As for those educated youth, although some of them have high school diplomas, can the teaching conditions in the city be the same as those in the village?
In other words, even if they hold the same diploma, his learning ability and ability to absorb knowledge must be far superior to theirs!
How could Jiang Huanming fail to teach his two children well?
"If you still can't do well in the exam, I'll tell the teacher. How can they come up with questions that even Dad doesn't understand?" Jiang Guo said seriously, "Dad, you also have to tell Second Aunt and Grandma that we have studied hard, and it's you who can't do it."
Jiang Guo always likes to pass on the blame. Now that she has passed on the blame, she feels at ease and the original pressure disappears without a trace.
But she didn't know that the pressure was instantly transferred to Jiang Huanming.
Fenglin Village is very small. Jiang Guo refused to play with Zhao Taohong after school every day, saying that he wanted to go home to study. As the news spread, all the villagers knew that Jiang Huanming was now giving special lessons to his two children at home.
He has been given special tutoring, but his grades still don't improve. How will people laugh at him then?
Either they make fun of his lack of ability, or they make fun of him for giving birth to two idiots.
Jiang Huanming has long been unable to hold his head up in the village, and he is always facing other people's pointing and criticizing at work. If he is laughed at again now, he really can't bear it psychologically!
Thinking of this, Jiang Huanming opened the textbook again and repeated the knowledge points carefully to Jiang Cheng and Jiang Guo.
If one time doesn't work, then try twice. If two times doesn't work, then try three times. He will tear apart and crush all the contents of the textbook and stuff them all into his children's heads.
He was so tired that his head ached, but he still didn't want to stop.
No matter what, in this exam, Jiang Cheng and Jiang Guo cannot get the last or second last place in the class!
Jiang Huanming became more and more excited. He took his children's study problems seriously and finally acted like a father.
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Finally the day of the final exam arrived.
Jiang Guo got up early in the morning, washed up, and went to the main room to have breakfast.
While eating breakfast, she held a book and read the text aloud. She looked like a good student in the commune middle school.
In the room, Daniu and Niu Niu were awakened by her voice.
These days, they have gradually gotten used to the study atmosphere at home, but at this moment they still curiously poked their heads out and looked outside.
Niuniu said with admiration: "Sister seems to be really different now."
In the past, even if Jiang Guo was forced by Meng Jinyu to study at the wooden table, she would only study for three days and rest for two days. Sometimes when she saw Meng Jinyu getting angry, she would not confront him head-on. She held the book with both hands, but deliberately put it upside down. That rebellious posture seemed to show that she had made up her mind and would lose if she read one more word.
But now, she seemed to have changed her personality. She read on the way to and from school, hid in the house to read after dinner, and even went to bed with a book in her arms.
Niuniu thought from the bottom of her heart that such a sister was amazing, so she couldn't help but whispered, "Mom, can I study?"
"What are you studying for? Do you know how much the annual tuition for the commune primary school is? It's fine if you have a money-losing kid at home who wants to go to school, but you're making a fuss too. You think I'm annoying you, right?" Wang Xiaofen said unhappily.
The sound was neither high nor low, but it just fell into Jiang Guo's ears.
She tilted her ear slightly, trying to hear more clearly.
"Mom!" Niu Niu said aggrievedly, "Aunt never said that my sister and Youyou were money-losing goods. Why can they both study, but I can't?"
Wang Xiaofen sneered, "You want to learn everything from others. The parents of those two money-losing guys are divorced, do you want your parents to divorce too? Meng Jinyu is just like that. She is so arrogant that she really thinks that sending her two daughters to school will give them a bright future! When she wanted to send Jiang Guo to study in town, I was the first one to disagree. We argued at home from morning to night. In the end, she paid for Jiang Guo's tuition herself, saying that we didn't want to control it. Then, what happened? Jiang Guo was not a good student at all. She kept making a fuss about going home, which made her mother very angry."
Niuniu didn't know much about what was going on at home and was a little confused: "So what did my aunt say later?"
"What else can she say? She's just holding her anger at home. So, if you want her daughter to leave our village, you have to see how capable she is. Do you think Jiang Guo is really that hardworking? She got up early to read books just to act cute in front of her aunt and get an egg!"
Jiang Guo listened to the noise coming from the room, held the egg in his hand, and took a big bite.
At first, she always blamed her mother for forcing her to go to school, and made a mess at home all day long. But in the end, she couldn't persuade her mother, so she had to go to school reluctantly.
But now think about it, if her mother was like her second aunt, and looked down on her for being a money-loser, would she feel good about it?
"Mom, money-losing kids can't go to school, so how can I go? I heard that Xiaoliu, Baodan, Yangzi and others will all go to the commune primary school after the New Year, and there will be no one to play with me in the future." said Da Niu.
Wang Xiaofen finally smiled: "Of course you can. Jiang Cheng can study, so why can't you? It's just that our family doesn't have that much money, and I'm afraid your dad won't be happy to let you go to school. After Jiang Guo finishes the exam, mom will talk to your grandma. There are so many children in the family, so we have to support the promising ones. Let's let Jiang Guo drop out of school!"
"Not letting my sister go to school? Will they agree to that?" Da Niu widened his eyes and spoke excitedly.
"I won't let her go, I'll let you go." Wang Xiaofen patted her chest and promised, "Mom promised you!"
But just as she finished her words, she heard the sound of someone slamming the door outside.
Wang Xiaofen quickly chased out to take a look and laughed out loud: "This Jiang Guo, he has no skills, but he has a bad temper!"
Jiang Guo slammed the door angrily and went to school.
She decided to be the first to arrive in the classroom, to check for any omissions before the exam, and to ask the teacher if there is anything else she should pay attention to.
Who says she will definitely not do well in the exam?
No matter who looks down upon me, I must not let my second aunt look down upon me. No matter who compares to me, I must not let the big guy compare to me!
She walked quickly towards the village entrance. When she passed the educated youth site, she didn't even glance inside, but she didn't expect that Zhou Siru had already seen her.
The angry little girl looked particularly energetic. Zhou Siru walked out quickly, wanting to say hello to her and talk to her.
But Jiang Guo ignored him completely and walked away quickly without even looking back.
Zhou Siru didn't say a word, just watched Jiang Guo's back gradually walking away.
He stood there in a daze.
At the same time, the three educated youths gestured to each other, gathered together, and started talking about him in whispers.
"What's wrong with Zhou Siru? Why does he hang around those country kids every day? Last time I heard that he was teaching that little girl at the educated youth camp."
"Why is he so concerned about a twelve-year-old girl? Is it because he misses his sister at home?"
"Impossible. We were classmates before. When I heard him talk about his sister, he was extremely disgusted with her. How could he take care of a little girl just because he missed his sister?"
"What is the reason?"
Zhou Siru didn't notice that they were talking about him.
He just looked at Jiang Guo's back with a lingering look, wondering in his heart if there was any way he could get closer to her.
Just as he was anxious, his peripheral vision caught sight of Jiang Huanming.
Jiang Huanming greeted Jin Minmin from a distance: "Teacher Jin, are you going to school?"
"Yes." Jin Minmin was obviously avoiding him. She lowered her head and responded, then quickly walked towards the village entrance.
But Jiang Huanming followed her again and again, and said in a familiar tone: "I have been tutoring my son and daughter at home these past two days, and I realized that it is really not easy for you to be teachers. The children's levels are uneven. This one can understand, but the other can't keep up..."
Jin Minmin perfunctorily pulled the corner of her mouth and interrupted him: "Comrade Jiang, I'm in a hurry. I have an exam today."
After saying that, she took Nie Xiaojia and walked away quickly.
Nie Xiaojia followed her with a look of regret, and whispered, "Mom - I want to ride Uncle Jiang's bike, Mom!"
Looking at Jin Minmin and her daughter leaving, Jiang Huanming sighed softly.
He just wanted to find someone to talk to.
What Jiang Huanming didn't know was that at this moment, Zhou Siru was looking at his back with a glimmer of ambition in his eyes.
Zhou Siru knew that he and Meng Jinyu were divorced, but it didn't matter. In the future, the one who could make big money was Jiang Huanming. As long as he could make Jiang Huanming appreciate him, he would have this thigh firmly held.
Whatever Jiang Huanming likes or wants, he will find a way to help him get it.
Who made this man his future father-in-law?
However, he cannot act rashly now. He must at least get close to Jiang Huanming first.
After gaining Jiang Huanming's trust, find a way to please him.
Thinking of this, the corners of Zhou Siru's lips slightly raised.
He took a few steps forward and asked, "Excuse me, are you Comrade Jiang?"
Looking at this young man, Jiang Huanming was a little confused: "Are you an educated youth? Do you want to talk to me about something?"
"I heard from other educated youth that you are the only one in the village who works in a state-owned enterprise. I admire talented and educated people the most." Zhou Siru said with a smile, "I think the front of your bicycle seems a little crooked. If you don't mind, I can help you adjust it."
Jiang Huanming nodded.
It had been a long time since anyone had shown him any kindness, and judging by the look in this man's eyes, he seemed to have great respect for him.
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Youyou and Shanshan go to school with their brother.
Along the way, Jiang Cheng reminded them: "Don't be nervous, it's just an exam. It doesn't matter if you don't do well."
Shan Shan said in a baby voice: "Don't be nervous."
Not only was the little guy not nervous, he was even eager to try.
Jiang Cheng turned and looked at Youyou again.
Unexpectedly, my sister's eyes were shining, and the curve of her mouth was exactly the same as usual, she didn't look nervous at all.
Jiang Cheng shook his head silently. Children are children. There is no pressure. Besides, no one would blame them even if they didn’t do well in the exam.
After sending his younger siblings to school, Jiang Cheng turned and walked towards school.
Although it is the final exam, the other students don’t really take it seriously. It doesn’t matter whether they do well or not. The most important thing is that the Chinese New Year will be coming soon after the exam.
What they are looking forward to is the Chinese New Year.
Jiang Cheng and Jiang Guo were so focused on this exam. After all, it was only because the atmosphere was already so high. It would be embarrassing if they did poorly in the end.
He didn't want to be looked down upon, and more importantly, he hoped to get back a good answer sheet for his mother to see.
When I arrived at the classroom, Jiang Guo was already sitting in his seat.
Jiang Cheng also sat down, and soon he saw the teacher walk in with the test paper.
The test papers were passed back one by one.
Jiang Cheng took a deep breath and took out a pencil.
During this period, although he and Jiang Guo always felt overwhelmed when studying with their father, their father was indeed quite capable. After helping them cram for a few days, he no longer felt confused when looking at the questions on the test paper.
The more Jiang Cheng wrote, the more he adapted to the rhythm of the questions, and the tension in his throat finally settled down.
At the same time, he raised his eyes and looked at Jiang Guo who was sitting in the corner.
Jiang Guo still looked serious, and I didn't know if he could understand the question. Anyway, his attitude was quite intimidating.
…
On the other side, Youyou also sat upright, waiting for the teacher to hand out the test papers.
Now her head is filled with so much knowledge, she can take any test she wants, just come on!
As soon as she got the test paper, Youyou read it carefully from top to bottom.
Shanshan's answering habits were different from hers. He placed the test paper on the table, held the pencil in his little hand, picked out the difficult questions, and wrote from the back to the front.
As for Nie Xiaojia, she was very nervous. Her hand holding the pencil was sweating and she almost couldn't hold the pen several times. She pressed her palm on her clothes and rubbed it several times, telling herself to stay calm.
She is her mother's only hope. No matter what, she must do well in the exam this time.
In the classroom, the children are answering questions seriously.
Outside the classroom, Lin Li and Jin Minmin stood by the window and watched them.
The atmosphere seemed tense.
Many families in the village were short of food, and the children were all pale and thin, and not very tall, so at first glance they looked younger than their actual age.
It’s hard to imagine that these children are actually facing their first exam.
This also shows that today's conditions are much better than in the past. At least the villagers' ideas are gradually improving. Even if they are not well fed or clothed, there are still some people who are willing to send their children to school and use knowledge to change the fate of their children.
"I'm really worried about the children," said Jin Minmin.
"Are you worried about your daughter?" Lin Li said calmly.
Jin Minmin had no intention of breaking up with her, and just said calmly: "From the moment I stepped into the school gate, I wanted to teach every child in this class well. To me, they are as important as my own children."
Lin Li smiled and turned back to the office.
Looking at her back, Jin Minmin's eyes were full of coldness.
Last time, she secretly ran to Lin Li's door and saw through the window that Lin Li was giving Youyou extra lessons.
But so what?
As early as two days ago, she had stolen the test paper given by Director Qian, wrote a handwritten copy, answered the questions in advance, and asked Nie Xiaojia to memorize it.
Even if Lin Li tried her best to teach Youyou, her correct answer would not be as accurate as hers.
It was a pity that she had wanted to supervise the exam herself so that she could quietly remind the child when she turned to Nie Xiaojia. However, she did not expect that Director Qian had some ulterior motives and suddenly arranged for another teacher in the office to supervise the exam in the first grade classroom.
But it doesn’t matter. No matter what tricks Director Qian and Lin Li play, this time, her daughter will get the first place in the class.
She just needs to wait patiently for the day when the results will be announced.
By then, she will be a full-time teacher in the commune primary school!
"Lin Li, didn't you say last time that you would prepare for the courses after the New Year? How are the preparations going now?" asked Teacher Jiang in the office.
"I combined the textbooks for senior grades and selected some more appropriate knowledge points. I will try it out after the New Year to see if the children can accept it." Lin Li said, "My husband and I asked our family to find some information about primary schools in the city. If you need it, I will get you a copy tomorrow."
Teacher Jiang smiled and said, "That's fine. Everyone used to say that rural teaching couldn't keep up with town teaching. Let's try to change the teaching model here to see if there is any better effect."
"All children are the same. The only problem is whether parents care about their children's learning and the differences in teaching materials and teachers. We will think of more ways and try to lay a better foundation for the children when the time comes," said Lin Li.
Listening to their conversation, Jin Minmin paused and was stunned.
She knew that Lin Li attached great importance to this job, but she didn't expect that Lin Li had been trying to find ways to show herself.
"So you have been busy with this recently? Do the principal and Director Qian know about it?" Jin Minmin asked subconsciously.
Teacher Jiang said: "Of course, we definitely sought the approval of the leaders and asked for their opinions before we started doing this."
"What are the results?" Jin Minmin's tone became a little anxious.
Teacher Jiang raised an eyebrow and glanced at her: "We are still just making plans, and we don't know how effective it will be. However, if Teacher Jin is interested, you can join us. After all, one more person means more strength."
Jin Minmin quickly shook her head.
Lin Li had already shown her attitude in front of the principal about this matter before. Wouldn't it be a waste of effort for her to join in now?
She worked hard to participate in their plan, revise teaching materials, and prepare lessons, but in the end, no one knew what she had done. She would not do a job that would not bring her any benefits.
However, will Lin Li's efforts to perform well make the principal have a better impression of her?
Jin Minmin said politely: "Teacher Lin is really a good teacher."
"Isn't Teacher Jin a good teacher?" Teacher Jiang asked jokingly.
Lin Li looked at her, the corners of her mouth slightly raised.
Looking at their mysterious expressions, Jin Minmin was confused.
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By the afternoon, the final exam was over.
Jin Minmin was waiting at the classroom door.
Nie Xiaojia came out with her schoolbag on her back. When she saw her, she excitedly said, "Mom!"
“Shh—” Jin Minmin covered her mouth and pulled her out, “Let’s talk after we get out.”
When the mother and daughter walked farther and farther away and there were no other students around, Jin Minmin asked, "How did you do in the exam?"
"I did very well in the test!" Nie Xiaojia's eyes sparkled. She lowered her voice and whispered in her mother's ear, "I wrote down all the answers I memorized, not a single word was wrong."
"Xiaojia has a great memory!" Jin Minmin smiled and rubbed her daughter's head.
She had done the stolen test paper carefully, and in order to make her daughter's answers appear more authentic, she even deliberately made a few careless mistakes so that Nie Xiaojia could memorize them all.
Afterwards, Jin Minmin copied a few more identical test papers and asked Nie Xiaojia to write them several more times, and each time went smoothly.
In other words, this exam is foolproof.
Jin Minmin smiled brightly: "After the test results come out in a few days, Mom will take you to town to buy new clothes!"
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These days, Zhou Siru has been getting close to Jiang Huanming intentionally or unintentionally.
In fact, at the beginning, he just wanted to build good relationships with Jiang Cheng, Youyou and Shanshan, but he didn't know what was going on, and none of them wanted to pay attention to him.
I won’t mention the two little ones, Youyou and Shanshan. The most annoying one is Jiang Cheng. I don’t know what happened, but she suddenly started to keep her distance from him.
Zhou Siru found it strange, but didn't care too much.
After all, as long as he holds on to Jiang Huanming's thigh, he will drink soup while the boss eats meat in the future, and his life will not be too bad.
"Brother Jiang, you are the most capable person I have ever met in this village. It takes a lot of strength for you to be able to pass the exam from the countryside to work in a state-owned unit in town!" Zhou Siru said.
Jiang Huanming's mouth corners lifted unconsciously: "That's all in the past. The results were indeed better back then."
Zhou Siru agreed with his expression: "When you took the unit's unified exam, you were able to overwhelm so many people. That must be an absolute advantage!"
Jiang Huanming was very pleased with this and nodded with a smile.
"Dad! Dad! My brother and I's test results are out!" Suddenly, a clear voice came from afar.
Under the afterglow of the setting sun, Jiang Guo ran happily, and the smile on his lips seemed to be able to melt all the ice.
Jiang Huanming was originally worried that his two children’s test scores would embarrass him, but when he saw his daughters smiling with their eyes curved, he immediately felt relieved.
The members of the production team who were just getting off work heard the noise and looked over.
"How many points did you get?" Jiang Huanming asked.
Jiang Guo shouted, "Dad! I ranked 15th in the class! My brother ranked 18th!"
Jiang Cheng also said excitedly: "There are 32 students in our class!"
Jiang Huanming originally thought that with their level, they would probably rank among the last or second to last in the exam, but he did not expect that their results were actually quite good and were in the middle of the class.
It seems that Jiang Cheng and Jiang Guo are not the only two stupid people in the class. Even if they are the tallest among the short ones, they are not that bad.
"Dad, I won't drop out of school. You go tell my second aunt that I want to continue studying. Maybe I can even get into high school." Jiang Guo straightened his back, as if he was very proud, and began to brag.
Zhou Siru smiled and said, "Student Jiang, you are really smart. I knew you could do it."
Jiang Huanming was very proud, and now he was very happy that his two children had great potential: "Who wants to make my son and daughter drop out of school? I will be the first one to say no!"
Jiang Guo breathed a sigh of relief.
This way, she wouldn't have to go to the fields to work, and she wouldn't have to get tanned.
Jiang Guo was so happy here that she didn't notice that not far away, Meng Jinyu was looking at her with a slight smile on her face.
It was really unexpected that just a few months ago, she was still worried about her child's unwillingness to go to school, but a few months later, the child actually came to his senses on his own.
Jiang Guo has always been a stubborn child. It is useless to force her. Some problems need to be figured out by herself.
However, looking at Zhou Zhiqing who was staring at Jiang Guo, Meng Jinyu felt extremely uncomfortable.
She had to find a way to get rid of this educated youth as soon as possible.
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The teachers at the commune primary school were not as efficient in grading test papers as those at the commune middle school. It was not until the next day that Jin Minmin got the children's scores.
On the way from the office to the classroom, Jin Minmin casually flipped through a stack of test papers, trying to find Nie Xiaojia's paper.
"Give it to me." Lin Li caught up from behind, took the test paper from Jin Minmin's hand, and walked into the classroom.
Jin Minmin followed her steps in confusion and said unhappily, "What's so good about this?"
In the classroom, the children were already sitting and waiting obediently.
Jin Minmin couldn't wait to make Nie Xiaojia proud of her, so she quickened her pace.
But before she took a few steps, she saw the principal and Director Qian coming.
I guess after the results come out this time, the principal will directly announce which teacher will stay...
"Principal, Director Qian." Jin Minmin greeted them and said naturally, "This exam is very important to the children. After all, some children's parents don't think studying is useful, and they send them to school with a skeptical attitude. If the test scores are not good enough, they may take the children back... When the time comes, I want to take the report cards to visit the children's homes, have a good chat with their parents, and let them try to relax."
Lin Li can express herself, so why can't she?
After saying this, Jin Minmin decided to stop and said nothing more.
After the three of them entered the classroom and found their seats, Lin Li began to summarize this final exam.
"Most of the students in our class got good grades in this exam. Some students may not be used to the pace of the exam and may not have enough time to finish the last few questions, but it doesn't matter. They can catch up with the speed slowly in the future."
"Now we will begin to announce the results of this final exam." Lin Li cleared her throat.
The students immediately became nervous and looked at the teacher anxiously.
In order to let parents know the final grades more intuitively, the school has made a simple transcript.
Every time Lin Li called out a name, a classmate would go up to the podium to get his or her transcript. When they left the stage, some were happy and some were worried.
"Youyou, are you nervous?" Wu Shuangxia whispered, "I am so nervous. If my grades are not good, my father will criticize me."
"You've already taken the exam, so don't be nervous. Just work harder next time!" Youyou said in a profound tone and patted Wu Shuangxia's shoulder with her little hand to comfort her.
"Student Wu Shuangxia——" Lin Li shouted.
Wu Shuangxia immediately stood up from her seat, but because she stood up too quickly, her knee hit the corner of the table and her face turned red in pain.
The students all burst into laughter.
Wu Shuangxia scratched her head embarrassedly. After getting the report card back, she immediately stopped feeling the pain and said in surprise: "Youyou! I ranked fourth in the class!"
Youyou said sincerely: "Wow!"
The next report card will be Youyou’s.
Little Tuanzi didn't expect that he could get the third best score in the class. He smiled and took the report card with both hands: "Thank you, Teacher Lin!"
Afterwards, she skipped back to her seat with the report card in her hands. Her expression looked as if she was eating sweet candy.
Looking at this scene, the principal and Director Qian couldn't help but laugh.
"This child has good academic performance and a naive and lovely personality. He is really likable," said the principal.
Jin Minmin was also speaking well of Youyou, with a sincere smile on her face.
Her smile was naturally genuine, because there were only two children whose report cards had not been issued yet, one was Meng Shan, and the other must be Nie Xiaojia.
No matter whether her daughter is first or second, she has already surpassed Youyou.
In this way, her job was also secured.
Jin Minmin's tense nerves relaxed, with a confident and relaxed smile on her lips.
"Next is the second place in our class. This girl studies very hard. Before the results were announced, I didn't expect her to be so talented." Lin Li smiled and kept everyone in suspense. "Guess who this student is?"
Nie Xiaojia, who was sitting in the last row, clutched the corner of his clothes tightly with his hands, his heart pounding.
Her cheeks were slightly red, and she stared straight at the teacher, even standing up accidentally.
"It's Zhu Xiaoyun!" Lin Li waved the report card and smiled at Zhu Xiaoyun, "Your performance this time is great. Your parents will definitely be proud of you."
Zhu Xiaoyun was a shy child. She went on stage with a red face, unable to speak, and clenched the report card tightly in both hands.
Her parents couldn't read a single word, but they insisted on sending her to school, and the villagers in the same village always made sarcastic remarks about her.
But this time, they will definitely not gossip anymore, because she got the second best grade in the class!
When Zhu Xiaoyun came back with the report card, she saw Nie Xiaojia standing there stupidly. She was a little confused. She blinked and sat back in her seat.
Nie Xiaojia was about to break out in a cold sweat.
At this moment, she could neither stand nor sit, so she could only look back at her mother who had moved a chair and was sitting at the back.
Jin Minmin's expression also changed slightly.
There is only one report card left, and Meng Shan and Nie Xiaojia haven’t received their scores yet. What’s going on?
"Next is the first place in our class." Lin Li walked up to Shan Shan and rubbed his head with her hand. "There is no suspense. The first place is Meng Shan."
"Wow, Shanshan is so amazing."
"Shanshan is only three years old. No wonder everyone in his village says he is a child prodigy."
Shanshan, who took the report card, pursed her lips and showed a shy smile.
Lin Li looked at him, feeling indescribably relieved. This child was indeed very good. No matter what difficulties he encountered, his mind always worked quickly. What was even more rare was that he was never proud and his mind was very pure.
She suddenly felt that even though Shanshan was only three years old, the first-grade curriculum was still too easy for him.
She wanted him to skip a grade, but she didn’t know if he would be bullied by the older kids in the second grade…
"Teacher Lin, where is Nie Xiaojia's report card?" Jin Minmin's voice interrupted Lin Li's thoughts.
Only then did Lin Li look at Nie Xiaojia.
This is a weird child. From the moment she stood up till now, her face has become redder and redder, with tears in her eyes.
When she first met Nie Xiaojia, Lin Li thought she looked well-behaved and pretty, and her eyes were always red, which made people feel distressed. But after spending a semester together, Lin Li got a headache when she saw her red eyes. If there was something wrong, just say it. What's the point of just crying?
"Nie Xiaojia's test paper is here with me, but there are some problems with the score. Please come to my office after class." Lin Li said.
Nie Xiaojia was stunned, looking at Jin Minmin at a loss, her little hands trembling uncontrollably.
Jin Minmin frowned: "Because Xiaojia did well in the exam, you say there is something wrong with her results? Then Meng Youyou got third place and Meng Shan got first place, how come there is no problem?"
Director Qian stood up and interrupted Jin Minmin in a serious tone: "Let's talk after class."
"Meng Youyou and Meng Shan are both students favored by Teacher Lin. We can't let Xiaojia suffer such injustice just because of Teacher Lin's favoritism, right?" Jin Minmin's eyes were red, as if she was bullied. "Principal, you said before that Xiaojia and Meng Youyou's grades are the standard for assessing the teaching level of Teacher Lin and me. So now she is hiding the test paper, which is unfair."
"Teacher Jin, do you really want me to take out Nie Xiaojia's paper in front of so many people?" Lin Li frowned.
The students were all curious and looked back at Teacher Jin and Nie Xiaojia.
Why are they both crying?
"Yes, I want absolute fairness." Jin Minmin said.
Lin Li sneered and took out Nie Xiaojia's test paper from a pile of test papers.
Then she walked up to Jin Minmin and threw it at her: "Do you want me to tell you about stealing the test paper in front of so many people?"
"Nonsense, I didn't!"
"What about Nie Xiaojia's paper?" Director Qian asked.
Jin Minmin became more and more suspicious. She quickly glanced at the test paper and said, "This is the correct answer. What's wrong with Xiaojia's answer? You can't throw dirty water on me just because the child did well in the test, right?"
"Take a look, do Nie Xiaojia's answers match the questions on the test paper?" Lin Li said calmly.
Like a bolt of thunder, Jin Minmin froze all over.
Her hands were shaking and she looked at the test paper in disbelief.
The answer that Nie Xiaojia wrote was exactly the same as what she had asked her child to recite before, even a single punctuation mark was not changed.
However, the test paper was not the same one she had seen on Director Qian's desk before.
The principal said, "I have always sympathized with your situation and wanted to do my best to help you and your daughter. But I never expected that you would blatantly cheat in the final exam!"
"Principal, Principal... please listen to my explanation." Jin Minmin took a breath and his face turned pale.
"At that time, when Lin Zhiqing proposed this idea to me, I hesitated for a moment, worried that I would judge others by my own standards. But I didn't expect that when I put an useless paper in the drawer, when I came back the next day, the drawer had been turned over." Director Qian looked at Jin Minmin coldly.
Jin Minmin said in disbelief: "Lin Li, you set a trap for me on purpose!"
"If you have good character, you wouldn't fall for my trap." Lin Li turned around and glanced at Nie Xiaojia who had already started to sob. "These are clearly completely different questions, but you wrote down the same answer. This proves that you didn't master the knowledge at all. You just memorized the answer and wrote it down randomly without even thinking about it."
Jin Minmin looked at Nie Xiaojia with a blank look.
How could her daughter be so stupid?
"Teacher Jin, I am so disappointed in you." The principal shook his head with a serious tone.
The classmates in the class were also surprised and looked at Nie Xiaojia with contempt.
With a plop, Jin Minmin knelt in front of the principal: "Principal, I was wrong. I really need this job. Give me another chance, I will never -"
The principal hated Jin Minmin's petty theft and said sternly, "Are you worthy of being a teacher if you are like this?"
At this time, Nie Xiaojia had already run over and knelt in front of them with Jin Minmin.
But this time, their tears would no longer arouse anyone's sympathy and compassion.
The principal turned around and wanted to leave, but he paused and said earnestly: "Comrade Jin, the child is still young. I hope you can learn from this lesson and educate her well, so as not to let her go astray."
The principal called her Comrade Jin...
Jin Minmin's eyes went dark. She was no longer a teacher, not anymore.
Suddenly, her stomach ached unbearably, her lips turned pale, and scarlet blood slowly flowed down her thighs.
"Send her to the clinic quickly, she is about to give birth!" Lin Li shouted.
…
Jin Minmin lost her job and gave birth to a baby boy prematurely after suffering a heavy hemorrhage.
She lay on the kang every day, tears streaming down her face, regretting what she had done.
She shouldn't be so anxious...
"Mom, I just ran into Uncle Jiang in the village, and he reminded me to go to the production team to get pork on the morning of the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month."
Jin Minmin wiped the tears from her face.
The New Year is coming again.
This year is bound to be a bad one.
How should she go about the future?
"You just told me, who reminded you to get the pork?" Jin Minmin asked softly.
"Uncle Jiang, the Uncle Jiang with the bicycle..." said Nie Xiaojia.
…
On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, the production team slaughtered pigs and distributed the meat.
Early in the morning, Youyou followed her brothers and sisters to the breeding farm and waited.
"Youyou, has mom prepared the New Year's Eve dinner this year?" Jiang Cheng asked.
"Of course, we have a lot of delicious food at home!" Youyou's eyes sparkled, "Can brothers and sisters come to our house for dinner on New Year's Eve?"
Jiang Cheng also wanted to go, but he pursed his lips and said nothing.
Jiang Guo lowered his head and slumped his shoulders. After a while, he raised his head and said casually, "Brother, go ahead. Don't worry about me."
"Are you spending time with them at home alone?" Jiang Cheng asked hesitantly.
Jiang Guo bit her lip and said cheerfully, "You're going to Youyou's house, and the meat at home will be mine to eat alone."
After she finished speaking, her eyes dimmed and she turned around, pretending to be indifferent.
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