Chapter 183 Are You Not Worried About Shanshan Marrying a Countryman?
Wu Jianguo saw that the notebook had patterns drawn on it and the length, width and height values marked on it, which looked very professional.
"Teacher Zhuang, your level is really good! It's almost as good as that of a skilled carpenter." Wu Jianguo couldn't help but admire.
Zhuang Chaoying waved his hand. "This was drawn by Tunan. You might not remember him, but he liked ancient buildings and often drew pictures of them."
He pointed at the picture and explained it to Wu Jianguo again.
Wu Jianguo nodded: "I understand. Leave this drawing to me and I will calculate the cost of wood and labor for you and tell you when the time comes."
"Old Wu, how long will it take? I still have a month to move there." Zhuang Chaoying was mainly worried that there was not enough time.
"Then I'll put aside the unimportant work in my hands and do it for you first. It won't take a few days. Then I'll plan and beat it carefully. It's for my own children, so it has to be very careful." Wu Jianguo promised.
When Zhuang Chaoying heard that it wouldn't take long, he was very happy and quickly expressed his gratitude.
While talking, Zhang A-mei asked her three children to go to the grocery store a few blocks away to buy some things.
Today's purpose is to get them away.
But unless it is an emergency, Zhang A-mei will not buy things in Li’s small supermarket, she will always go to a farther place instead.
Most of the people who ordered them around were the two siblings from the Wu family.
Wu Jun was ignorant and always unhappy, but Wu Shanshan knew it very well. She knew that Zhang A-mei just couldn't stand to see the Li family doing well and didn't want them to make a penny, so she would rather let them travel far away.
Wu Shanshan is not afraid. She is willing to run away as long as she is not in that house.
She would go out with a book hidden in her arms, reciting the text as she walked, since it was not something she would need urgently.
Zhang Min said impatiently, "Why buy such a small amount for three people? I'm going to play with my classmates for a while and then go home. You guys go ahead."
Wu Shanshan was just what she wanted, so she nodded.
Wu Jun didn't want to leave after he reached the playground, so Wu Shanshan told him not to run too far and asked him to go back with her when she came back to avoid being scolded. Then she went shopping alone.
After walking a little further, Wu Shanshan took out a book to read. She was still reciting after buying things.
"Oh my god, I thought I was working hard enough, but I didn't expect you to work harder than me!"
Wu Shanshan turned around and saw that it was Xie Zheyu.
"I just chased you all the way out of the canteen, and you didn't even look up, and you weren't afraid of falling." Xie Zheyu explained, holding a bottle of soy sauce in his hand.
Only then did Wu Shanshan realize that the convenience store was on the same street as his home.
During the summer vacation and weekends, Wu Shanshan would study in front of his family compound, and the two of them had spoken once or twice.
"My name is Xie Zheyu, what's your name?"
Wu Shanshan did not answer.
So Xie Zheyu encouraged him again: "You will definitely be able to get to the top if you work so hard."
Wu Shanshan suddenly stopped, looked at Xie Zheyu deeply, and then walked away quickly without saying a word.
This is what the Wu family is discussing now.
Of course, Zhang Amei was concerned about Zhang Min first. She said:
"Old Wu went to the factory specifically to ask. Children of our cotton mill who graduate from vocational high schools or technical schools in the cotton spinning system have to wait in line to get in, but those who graduate from technical secondary schools can get in directly. We asked, and our family has a spot, which Xiao Min can also use."
Wu Jianguo added: "There is only one, the whole family."
Zhang A-mei bumped into Wu Jianguo hard, and Wu Jianguo shut up.
"Shanshan has good grades, and Wu Jun is still young, so they can't use her. Xiaomin can of course apply to other technical secondary schools, such as normal schools or medical schools. We don't understand the policies very well, so we would like to ask Teacher Zhuang for advice."
Zhuang Chaoying is just foolishly filial, but not stupid. Isn't it obvious that he is being put on the spot by Zhang A-mei?
What else could he say? With Zhang Min's grades, there was no way she could get into a technical secondary school.
You have to choose between a technical secondary school and a key high school. If she had that kind of grades, Zhang A-mei wouldn't have mentioned the technical secondary school, but would have asked him to help her choose a major for the technical secondary school, and might even have let Zhang Min go to high school and take the college entrance exam.
Zhuang Chaoying felt that this cup of tea was unpalatable.
He paused and said, "How are Zhang Min's grades now?"
Zhang A-mei immediately responded, "I'm just worried my grades might be a little shaky... So, Mr. Zhuang, should I apply to a vocational high school for textiles, or a normal school or medical school?"
"That... I can't really say. They each have their own advantages. Vocational high schools are safer. Technical secondary schools like the teacher training colleges and medical schools you mentioned are popular majors. The government still provides job placements, and employment there will be outside of our textile industry, so naturally it won't be as hard. You can also ask your children for their opinions."
Zhuang Chaoying gave an ambiguous answer.
He glanced at Wu Jianguo, who didn't dare to say a word. It was obvious that the two had discussed this many times.
Zhang A-mei added more water to Zhuang Chaoying's bowl and continued:
"Teacher Zhuang, I heard from them that the better the majors in technical secondary schools, the more rural children there are, because after graduation they can be assigned jobs and then transfer from rural to non-rural status, so those children study hard. Also, I heard that in order to find a partner in the city, they start dating while they are still in school. Some of them don't even care about the other person's appearance, anyway..."
Zhuang Chaoying was startled by her words and immediately interrupted her: "Where did you hear that? No way."
"Teacher Zhuang, we must be on guard against this! At least most of the students majoring in textiles are children of our factory employees. We know each other well, so we can be considered a good match." Zhang A'mei sighed.
"Sister, the child is still young. Now is not the time to think about this." Zhuang Chaoying advised.
Zhang A-mei couldn't stop and continued to beg Zhuang Chaoying:
"Teacher Zhuang, you're the director now, so you must have connections. Could you help us get the scores for technical secondary schools in recent years? Oh, and also, the ratio of urban to rural enrollment?"
"Ah!" Zhuang Chaoying was stunned when he heard it, and was so scared that he almost dropped the cup. "Then I can't get it."
"You are the director now. Think of a solution. Shanshan also wants it." Zhang A'mei smiled flatteringly.
If he had that ability, what else could he say? Zhuang Chaoying changed the subject and asked, "What about Shanshan?"
"Shanshan has good grades. She can choose any major in the technical secondary school. It's up to her." Zhang A'mei replied.
"Well then... aren't you worried that Shanshan will marry a rural man?" Zhuang Chaoying said this while looking at Wu Jianguo.
Wu Jianguo raised his head, and when he met Zhuang Chaoying's gaze, he lowered his head again.
"You have to know that technical secondary school and key high school, oh, No. 1 High School is a key high school, they are in the same level, you can only choose one of the two. I remember Shanshan wanted to take the high school entrance exam to go to college!" Zhuang Chaoying asked again.
"But even if you go to high school, you may not be able to get into university! If you fail, high school will not guarantee you a job, and you will be unemployed." Zhang A'mei was very unhappy.
Zhuang Chaoying stopped talking and took a deep breath.
The air in the Wu family's house was filled with the stench of chicken shit.
He exhaled a breath of foul air and said to Wu Jianguo, "Old Wu, I'm going to trouble you with the bed."
Then he said to Zhang A'mei, "A'mei, please help me pick out a chicken. I'll buy some to take home to feed my three children. Studying is very hard, and the final exams are coming soon."
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