Chapter 26 Teacher Zhuang Dozing Off in Class
The next day after get off work, Zhuang Chaoying packed up his belongings and prepared to return home.
A glance at the table revealed that his meal was obviously not prepared, but Huang Ling had already put the food coupons into a small cloth bag and handed it to him.
"Today's is in there too."
"Oh, I'm leaving now."
Zhuang Chaoying said to Tunan and Xiaoting:
"Grandma sprained her leg, and Daddy has to go take care of her for a while, maybe half a month or maybe a month. You must listen to Mommy. In addition to completing your homework carefully, you must also help Mommy with some housework within your ability."
"Don't worry, Dad! I'll take care of the physical work!" Tuanan replied.
"Tuanan, I will come back to check your homework every weekend, but if you have any questions you don't understand, you must find a teacher to solve them immediately. Don't leave it overnight. Do you understand? You can also ask your mother. She is also very good." Zhuang Chaoying instructed again.
Now, Huang Ling has taken on the task of tutoring Tuanan in English.
"Okay." Tunan nodded sensibly.
When Zhuang Chaoying returned to the Zhuang family, he saw that they had already finished their meal.
"Didn't I say I'd come tonight?"
Lin Fang said aggrievedly: "It's so late, I thought you wouldn't come."
"Then I can only come after work! I still have to go back to get something."
"Then why don't you eat at home?"
"Then I won't have a car after I eat! Do I have to walk?"
Lin Fang didn't know what to say, so she thought for a moment and said:
"Brother, why don't you cook some noodles yourself? There's water on the stove, so you can use a small pot to cook. I'm going to give Zhendong and Zhenbei a bath."
She was afraid that Zhuang Chaoying would leave in anger, and she didn't want to take care of Zhuang's mother at night.
"It's so big, why don't you wash it yourself?"
"I can't clean myself."
Zhuang Chaoying was surprised when he heard this. He realized how much they spoiled their two nephews and how could they bear to let them get up at night to fetch water and empty the spittoon.
The word "degrading" is a word that Zhuang Chaoying would never say in her life, but now she uses it to describe her daughter.
He went to the kitchen, cooked himself a few chopsticks of noodles in a small black pot, and ate them.
At night, Zhuang Chaoying dreamed of Xiaoting. The little girl was kicked awake by her grandmother, and then she lifted the quilt and stood up to pour water and hold the spittoon for her grandmother. She looked so pitiful.
Just as he was about to help Xiaoting, he was woken up by someone.
"Brother! What night are you keeping watch? We were all woken up by mom, but you are still not awake!" Lin Fang said angrily, putting on her clothes.
Zhuang Chaoying hurriedly picked up the glasses on the pillow and put them on. Without even having time to put on his clothes, he ran to his mother's bed.
"Oh! I woke up everyone in the room, but I couldn't wake you up! Cough cough cough, I need to use the spittoon, hurry up!" Zhuang's mother said angrily.
Zhuang Chaoying took out the spittoon from under the bed and placed it in front of the bed.
"You put it there and I vomited outside. What's going on? Cough cough cough!"
Zhuang Chaoying picked up the spittoon and handed it to Zhuang's mother.
"What are you doing to me? Hold it!"
Zhuang Chaoying could only hold it in his hands and watch his mother spit the thick phlegm into it.
Although she was his mother, he still felt nauseous.
"Are you ready, Mom?"
"Ahem! What are you so anxious about? Hehehe!"
Zhuang Chaoying turned his face away. The sound alone was enough to make him feel sick.
Now he finally understood why Lin Fang was unwilling to serve her at night.
After Zhuang's mother finished vomiting, Zhuang Chaoying put away the spittoon and went back to bed to sleep.
Just as he was dozing off, Zhuang's mother called him again.
"Chaoying, give me some water! Chaoying! Chaoying!"
This time, Zhuang Chaoying heard it and had to get up to pour water for his mother.
Just lie down, spittoon.
Just lie down and drink water.
I just lay down and my feet hurt a little.
Zhuang Chaoying hardly slept a wink that night.
The next day, he had to get up before dawn and rushed to school for morning self-study with dark circles under his eyes.
The morning was fine, but in the afternoon, Zhuang Chaoying assigned some exercises to the students.
Normally, he would patrol the corridors between students to see how everyone was doing, but today he just couldn't muster the energy, so he sat behind the podium.
I didn't expect to fall asleep while sitting there.
I happened to meet the vice principal inspecting the graduating class.
The vice principal winked at the head teacher, who hurried over and patted him several times before he finally woke up.
"Teacher Zhuang, Teacher Zhuang!"
"Yeah, yeah!" Zhuang Chaoying woke up.
"Come out with me for a moment."
The head teacher called Zhuang Chaoying out.
"Teacher Zhuang, what's wrong with you? It's class time, how could you fall asleep? It will have a very bad impact if your classmates see this!" the director said angrily.
"Vice Principal Li, Director Liu, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."
Vice Principal Li said sternly, "Teacher Zhuang, this is a matter of principle! We teach students to pay attention in class and not to be distracted. You're not even distracted! You're falling asleep! This is a very serious matter!"
"You are right, something happened in my family, so... I will definitely pay attention." Zhuang Chaoying sincerely admitted his mistake.
Director Liu interceded, "Vice Principal Li, Teacher Zhuang has always been diligent and dedicated. He just said something happened at home, which is correct. He wouldn't be like this normally, so it's understandable. So, I'll observe him for a few more days and help Teacher Zhuang."
Vice Principal Li had heard of Zhuang Chaoying. He had participated in the grading of the college entrance examination papers twice, so it was difficult for him to say anything. Finally, he said emphatically:
"Teacher Zhuang, this won't happen again! If you're caught doing this again, you'll definitely be punished!"
"Okay, Vice Principal Li."
At this time, the bell rang and students poured out of the classrooms.
Vice Principal Li left first. Director Liu called Zhuang Chaoying to his office and criticized him again. This time, the vice principal came to inspect the graduating class and made him lose face.
"It's just that Mom twisted her ankle and had to get up at night. As for not being able to sleep all night, it's your duty to show filial piety, but it shouldn't affect your work!"
"Yes, I won't do that again." Zhuang Chaoying said in a low voice.
Everyone worked in the same office, and all the teachers in this grade had heard Director Liu's criticism to some extent.
Whether Zhuang Chaoying was going to the toilet, preparing lessons or going to the classroom, he could feel strange looks, which made him feel uncomfortable as he was very concerned about his reputation.
When he got home, he took advantage of the time before dinner to catch up on some sleep.
He knew that the same situation would happen in the evening, so he had to make up for his sleep. No matter what, he couldn't expect the same situation to happen tomorrow.
But just as he fell asleep, he heard Lin Fanghe chirping at Zhuang Ganmei who had just walked in.
"Your brother, he lay down on the bed as soon as he came back. He didn't even bother to help when the oil bottle fell over, and just waited for food! Just now, when mom wanted to go to the bathroom, he was lying there calling for me, but I didn't even bother to help!"
Zhuang Chaoying was speechless. The reason why he called Lin Fang was because his mother said she wanted to go to the toilet, and as a woman, it would be more convenient for Lin Fang, not because he wanted to shirk responsibility.
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