Chapter 130: Grade Skipping Thank You Banquet
On the day of the thank-you banquet, the courtyard was extremely lively.
The Li and Wu families were also invited.
Because there were more than a dozen people, four square tables were placed side by side in the yard in a long row.
Dinner was arranged, but Zhou Huaiyi wanted to spend more time with Huang Ling, so he came over with Zhou Huailan after lunch.
He didn't know whether others had prepared gifts for the two children, so he gave them the gifts first.
They were two new plastic pencil cases with magnetic clasps, which Zhou Huaiyi had specially bought at the largest department store in Shanghai.
Xiaoting's design is called "National Unity" and features a group of representative children wearing ethnic costumes.
Dongzhe’s style is called “Wu Song Fights the Tiger”, which is his favorite picture book.
Each person also has a set of Chinese pencils, pencil sharpeners and erasers, all of which are of the highest quality.
"Oh my, this is so stylish! I'll put it on the table in my new class and look so impressive! Lin Dongzhe, you need to study hard and don't waste the nice things your Uncle Zhou bought you!"
Song Ying was very happy and hit Lin Dongzhe on the back, causing him to stagger and his pencil almost flew out.
"I know, I know! If I don't study hard, I'll be sorry for you giving birth to me and raising me, sorry for Aunt Huang teaching me, sorry for Uncle Zhou feeding me, sorry for Xiaoting for forcing me to do my homework!"
Dongzhe counted them one by one, and when his mother raised her hand, he ran away.
Zhou Huaiyi smiled and said to Song Ying, "I think Dongzhe is very smart. As long as he is guided properly, he will definitely have a bright future."
"Really? Ahahahaha!"
Song Ying was so happy that she insisted on paying for today's meal herself and refused to let Huang Ling pay.
Two people were frying meatballs in the kitchen.
Huang Ling made the meatballs and Song Ying fried them.
Song Ying wiped her eyes with her sleeve while frying.
"How to smoke? I'll go close the window. Without the wind, the smoke won't go to your place."
Huang Ling wiped her hands and was about to close the window, but Song Ying stopped her:
"No, not..."
Huang Ling saw her red eyes and asked: "What's wrong? Why are you crying? Did you have a fight with Lin Gong?"
Song Ying shook her head: "No, I'm just happy. Tell me, how can this be like a dream? Our Dongzhe is such a good boy, how could he skip a grade? He's lucky to pass the exam! I didn't expect... woo woo..."
She couldn't hold back and burst into tears.
After receiving the accurate notification, she had always felt confused and could not believe it until today when she felt it was real.
"Okay, okay, don't say that in front of the kids! Ren Dongzhe is awesome!"
"Just the other day, I was talking to Wu Feng, saying, 'You praise Dongzhe every day, how come he's so smart! You're so great! So amazing! I didn't expect that just praise can make it work... Woo woo..."
"That must work! Isn't it working now?"
"Sister Ling, thank you..." Song Ying held Huang Ling's hand.
"Eh~! You're so corny! I treat Dongzhe as my son, and you treat Xiaoting as your daughter, too."
At this time, Dongzhe passed by and called out, "Mom, it's messed up!"
"Oh my! My meatball!"
The two rushed to the pot to rescue the meatballs. Fortunately, they were just trying the taste and used a small pot, so they only put a few meatballs in it.
Looking at the dark plate of unidentified objects, Zhou Huaiyi felt uneasy and joined in.
At this time, Zhang Min brought over a bowl of eggs.
"Auntie Huang, Auntie Song, my mother asked me to bring these freshly laid eggs."
"Oh, Xiao Min! No need, we bought eggs." Song Ying said deliberately.
"No, my mother asked me to send this to you. It's free," Zhang Min explained.
"Then thank your mother for me and go watch TV with them!" Huang Ling took the eggs.
After Zhang Min left, Song Ying muttered softly:
"When we couldn't sell eggs, we asked Shanshan to sell them to each household. Everyone was afraid that Shanshan would be upset if she couldn't sell any, so they bought some eggs. Now, this good deed of giving away eggs has fallen on Xiaomin."
Huang Ling smiled and said, "It's just a routine operation. Those who understand will understand."
Zhou Huaiyi nodded there.
Huang Ling asked him again: "Why are you nodding?"
"No, I think what you said is very strange at first, but the more you think about it, the more interesting it becomes. Just like this sentence, those who understand will understand, it is particularly profound!"
"Director Zhou, it has to be you. I probably don't understand what she's saying. I probably can't keep up with her. I used to think I was pretty smart, but when it comes to her, it's just a mess."
Zhou Huaiyi continued, "How could that be? Children take after their mothers. If you weren't smart, how could you have given birth to such a smart boy like Dongzhe?"
"Right..."
Song Ying looked at Huang Ling for confirmation, and Huang Ling nodded:
"Ah... yes, yes..."
"you!"
Then, the two of them started to play cat and mouse.
Zhou Huailan leaned against the door and laughed: "Fighting again, eight times a day."
Song Ying paused and told the two, "Our Huailan has finally made it big. She said she'd make me a shirt! The most fashionable kind!"
At this moment, Zhou Huaiyi and Huang Ling slowly turned their faces to each other, and when they saw each other's strange expressions, they turned their faces away again and tried hard to hold back their laughter.
"Yes! I bought a piece of light red material, and Sister Ying likes it the most." Zhou Huailan answered excitedly.
Huang Ling nodded: "Okay, not bad."
Zhou Huaiyi also nodded: "Yeah, okay."
While they were busy, Zhou Huailan, who had just left, came back and said to the people in the kitchen, "Teacher Zhuang is here."
Huang Ling said "Oh".
"He also brought..."
Before Zhou Huailan could finish her words, Zhuang Chaoying had already arrived at the kitchen door.
Looking into the room, Zhou Huaiyi was also there.
Song Ying spoke first: "Teacher Zhuang is here, go sit in the yard, it's cool!"
Before Zhuang Chaoying could say anything, a woman's voice came from behind him: "Let me help!"
"Oh, yes, this is..." Zhuang Chaoying let Zhu Xiu Yu out.
"This is Sister Zhu, right? Hello, hello, welcome, welcome. We can come by ourselves. You are the guest. Teacher Zhuang, please take everyone out to sit down!" Song Ying continued.
Zhu Xiuyu flashed out from behind Zhuang Chaoying, holding a large lunch box in her hand.
"I made a bowl of braised pork with preserved vegetables for you to try." Her voice was very gentle.
Song Ying took the lunch box and said, "Great, the children all like it. By the way, did your son bring it?"
"Yeah." Zhu Xiu Yu nodded.
"Let him watch TV. The kids are watching TV."
Zhu Xiuyu smiled shyly: "We don't have a TV at home. As soon as I entered the yard, Tunan called me away without even saying hello. I'm really embarrassed."
"Oh, it's okay, it's nothing, kid! It's nothing!"
Zhu Xiuyu didn't go out, but said to Zhuang Chaoying: "Teacher Zhuang, it's hot in the room. Please go outside and I'll help. This is Director Zhou, right? Teacher Zhuang mentioned you. Let me do it, let me do it. It's not easy for a man to enter the kitchen. Let me do it."
Huang Ling glanced over.
Zhou Huaiyi stood up sensibly and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Sister Zhu."
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