Chapter 235 Are You Hiding Something From Me?
The three of them returned home together. Pengfei was collecting clothes, and Zhuang Chaoying had not yet returned home.
The preliminary exam results are out today, so he must be very busy and have a meeting to attend.
"Aunt, brother, you're back." Pengfei called out while his hands did not stop.
Tunan and Hongbin offered to help.
Seeing them helping, Zhu Xiuyu said, "Then put it away and leave it there. I'll fold it later. I'll go cook first."
The list was released this afternoon, and Pengfei, Dongzhe and Xiaoting went to see it specially.
They were afraid that Xiaoting would be squeezed, so they asked her to wait outside. The two of them squeezed in and found the names of their two brothers, then squeezed out and told Xiaoting, so Pengfei knew that they both passed the preliminary exam.
"Brothers, you have finally stepped into the university! You will be liberated soon, but when will it be over for me?" Pengfei said happily.
Tunan replied, "We'll take it one step at a time. My current goal is to get into No. 1 Middle School's senior high school. I heard our school has the highest percentage of pre-examination students in Suzhou."
"Well, I'll work hard! I'll keep going!" Pengfei's grades got better and better every semester, and his confidence also increased.
As he was speaking, Zhuang Chaoying came back.
"dad."
"Tunan, are you okay?" Zhuang Chaoying asked anxiously. "I was just thinking of calling you after I came back to drop off my bag and ask about the situation."
"Dad, no problem, Hongbin and I have both passed the line."
Zhuang Chaoying was very happy: "Great! You finally got your foot in the door."
Everyone went into the house.
"Dad, how did your son do in the school exam?" Tuanan asked.
Zhuang Chaoying shook his head and sighed, "Alas, less than 30% of students passed the entrance exam. Most students have no chance. However, it's an improvement compared to last year, but it's incomparable to No. 1 Middle School."
Everyone nodded.
Zhu Xiu Yu was cooking in the house. Listening to the four people talking, she couldn't help but shed tears.
During the day today, she was in a daze. Baozi gave her the wrong money and counted it wrongly. She was thinking about this matter in her mind. If Hongbin didn't pass the line, she really didn't know who to cry to.
Hongbin also knew that she was anxious, so he went to find her as soon as school was over and told her the good result.
The two men closed their stall and bought apples to thank Huang Ling.
In any case, Zhu Xiu Yu knew that she had made the right move.
If she had not married Zhuang Chaoying, Hongbin would probably still be studying in the children's school, and would most likely not be able to pass the preliminary examination and lose the opportunity to go to college.
She felt it was all worth it.
As they were chatting, angry curses were heard from the alley.
Everyone looked over there at the same time.
Pengfei told them: "Sun Weihua didn't make it. I just arrived home with him and I can tell by the look on his face."
Zhuang Chaoying continued, "He does have a poor foundation."
Time cannot be wasted, so Tunan went to explain the questions to Hongbin, and Pengfei went to do his homework after packing his clothes.
At this time, Sun Lianggeng and Sun Weihua came knocking on the door.
"Old Sun, you're here. Come in and sit down." Zhuang Chaoying let him into the house.
"Director Zhuang, you are not living up to expectations." Sun Lianggeng glared at his son fiercely.
"Hey, don't blame the child. It's hard work too." Zhuang Chaoying advised.
"Both of your sons have passed!"
Zhuang Chaoying tried his best to conceal his pride and replied, "Oh, they all passed. The pass rate for No. 1 Middle School is a little higher than that for the children's school."
"Oh! If I had known not to let him go to high school, it would have been better to let him go to technical secondary school or vocational high school. Now he can't attend classes and can't continue his studies. Does he have to do odd jobs in the future?" Sun Lianggeng said, pounding his leg.
Zhuang Chaoying was at a loss for words. This was what many high school students feared and worried about the most. There was no way out and of course no solution.
"Please give me some advice, what should we do?" asked Sun Lianggeng.
Zhuang Chaoying had been asked this question several times today, so he just used his usual trick:
"It depends on your family's financial situation. If you can afford it, then you can continue to support me for another year. If not, then you'll have no choice but to go out and work. A high school diploma is a good qualification. There are more and more private enterprises now, and they need educated people. You're a cotton mill worker, and you know how things are getting worse there, so it's better to leave."
Sun Lianggeng knew it very well, but he just wanted to get a more definite answer from Zhuang Chaoying.
In their opinion, Zhuang Chaoying, as a teacher and director, was much more educated than them.
"Thank you, Director Zhuang. I feel relieved now that you've given me this advice. I'll support you for another year. It's not like I can't afford it. If I can't find a job, I'll just stay home."
"Yes, Weihua, don't be discouraged. You will definitely succeed next year." Zhuang Chaoying encouraged again.
"Look, Director Zhuang, I'd like to ask you to tutor our child this year. Is that okay with you? We can wait until Hongbin finishes the college entrance exam. We'd also like to borrow Tunan and Hongbin's notes to study with them."
Zhuang Chaoying pushed his glasses and did not answer directly. He said:
"I don't know if the Education Bureau has arranged for the summer teaching materials to be released. So, we'll talk about it during the summer."
Originally, Zhuang Chaoying had always been teaching students, but he didn't earn much money.
After moving in, Zhu Xiuyu used her soft knife to stop him from doing this work.
Zhu Xiu Yu's main reason was that she was afraid that it would affect Tuanan's studies. If Tuanan was affected, she was afraid that Huang Ling would punish him.
Then, someone who took supplementary classes but didn't pass the exam came to Zhuang Chaoying and asked him to return the tuition fees, which made him feel embarrassed and wronged.
As a result, Zhuang Chaoying no longer gave extra lessons to students and devoted himself to making extra money by engraving examination papers and compiling teaching materials.
Now that Hongbin has passed the line, it is the most critical time. If Hongbin can be admitted to university, then he will have the reason and confidence to start recruiting students for tutoring. At that time, Zhu Xiuyu should no longer object.
"Okay, then thank you, Director Zhuang." Sun Lianggeng pressed Sun Weihua's head and thanked Zhuang Chaoying.
Zhuang Chaoying sent the two of them to the door.
"Don't send me off, Director Zhuang," Sun Lianggeng stopped and asked, "Oh, Director Zhuang, I forgot something important. I want to know where my sister-in-law made her cart. My sister doesn't have a regular job, and she doesn't make much money as a temporary worker. She also wants to open a snack stand."
Zhuang Chaoying was a little confused at first, then seemed to understand something and replied:
"I'll ask and tell you later."
"Okay." Sun Lianggeng took his son back home.
Zhuang Chaoying felt his anger rising up.
He turned around and went back to his room, opened the locked chest of drawers, found the box containing important items, checked the passbook, then gritted his teeth and walked quickly into the kitchen.
Zhu Xiuyu was busy cooking. When she saw him come in, she asked:
"Are you hungry? Please wait a little longer. Today is a happy day. I will make two more dishes."
Zhuang Chaoying walked over holding the passbook.
After the last quarrel, he also felt Zhu Xiuyu's bottom line, so he did not yell, but asked in a low voice:
"Are you hiding something from me?"
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