Chapter 495 It’s Hard to Be the Big Brother
Tuanan stopped arguing with Zhuang Chaoying and took Xingyan to visit the house.
"It's great to have three brothers growing up together!" Xingyan exclaimed.
"More than three." They said at the same time.
"That's great. I've been alone since I was a child. It's not fun at all." Xingyan felt a little regretful.
"If you really have a few brothers who go all over the place and press down the sticky little ones, you might find it even less fun." Tuanan said with a smile.
"Hahaha! I understand you as the eldest brother." Xingyan remembered the serious expression on Tuanan's face every time he called his younger siblings.
First they ask about grades, then whether you have done anything bad recently, and finally questions about school life.
He even has a small notebook where he writes down the things that need to be reminded to his younger brothers and sisters.
For example, the various nodes of mid-term and final review, reminders to participate in school activities, collection and guidance on the completion of some tasks...
Xingyan laughed at him now: "Hold on a little longer, they will all graduate in a few years, and you will have a lot less work to do."
Tunan shook his head. "You don't know that each of these parents has their own unique characteristics. My parents are mainly responsible for ideology and core construction, Aunt Song and Uncle Lin are responsible for life and entertainment, Aunt Zhu and my aunt and uncle are mainly responsible for Sister Ling. They just cooperate with her when Sister Ling makes the final decision. I am the only one who handles these specific matters."
For example, in the final exam, Uncle Zhou just needs to pass, but my mother thinks my son is the best in the world, and she doesn’t know when the exam will be held or what subjects he will take.
Aunt Song wants to know if the exam venue is far from the cafeteria and whether there is meat to eat. Uncle Lin wants to know where to go for fun after the exam. I don’t know when the exam will be held or how many subjects the exam will be held in.
Aunt Zhu and my aunt and uncle were the most anxious. They would say that the exams were coming up and asked Sister Ling what to say to the children and what we should do. They knew nothing else.
Xingyan was so happy to hear this. After thinking about it carefully, it seemed to be true. She patted Tunan's shoulder and said:
"Thank you for your hard work, bro. Hahahaha!"
Zhuang Chaoying didn't hear what they said, but he heard Xingyan's laughter.
It’s great to have such a bright and beautiful girl.
Yesterday afternoon, he was a little nervous, so he called Zhu Xiu Yu.
Zhu Xiuyu told him that there was only one thing to do, and that was to put Xingyan first.
She also told Zhuang Chaoying what dishes to prepare and asked him not to give him any advice. Xingyan's parents were both university professors and she herself was a graduate student. Her cultural level, vision and knowledge were far superior to his.
Zhu Xiu Yu would not have said this directly before, but in her opinion, Tu Nan and Xing Yan were much more important than Zhuang Chaoying's pitiful face. She was afraid that he would not understand if she explained it too simply, so she said it directly so that he could understand.
Zhuang Chaoying put down the phone and thought about Zhu Xiuyu's words. If she hadn't reminded him, he might have really given them some advice on their studies and work.
He always thought that he was an elder and a teacher to Tuanan, Hongbin and others. He never thought that the children's level had surpassed his own long ago, and he had just lived a few more years.
A girl like Xingyan, who grew up in a scholarly family, may have learned more than him through osmosis. His own set of skills will not only not add points to himself, but will make him look bad.
The TV in the room started to sound, and then Tunan went to the kitchen.
"Dad, let me help you."
"good."
The two of them watched the work in the kitchen silently.
After a while, Tunan finally spoke:
"Uncle came today"
Zhuang Chaoying was stunned.
"Dad, don't hide it from me. When I came here, I saw someone leaving from afar. It looked like him." Tuanan said what he saw.
Zhuang Chaoying nodded, glanced at the next door, and asked in a low voice: "Does Xingyan know about him?"
Tunan nodded. "Of course, such a big thing needs to be explained clearly. If others mind, there's nothing we can do. Fortunately, she and her family don't care about it, so I didn't tell her just now."
Zhuang Chaoying breathed a sigh of relief.
"Dad... I know that as a junior I shouldn't tell you, an elder, what to do, but I want to say that even if it's not for us but for your own sake, you must make up your mind to completely break away from him. Otherwise, you will never have peace in your life, and your family and work will be greatly affected." Tuanan said heavily.
Zhuang Chaoying nodded. "Dad knows, Dad knows. Dad has completely come to his senses now. Today, he came to me and asked for three or five hundred yuan. I ignored him and threw a bucket of dirty water on him and drove him away. I was just afraid that you would run into him."
Tunan then remembered the chicken feathers at the door. He was confused just now. It was clearly dirty water poured at the gate, but not in the middle of the alley. How did the wet chicken feathers get to the entrance of the alley?
Now that he finally knew the reason, he was still quite surprised. This was not something his father would do.
"dad......"
"Dad knows. I'm a teacher and shouldn't do things like this. But your Aunt Zhu said that if I'm ambiguous with people like him, they'll just take advantage of me. So I gritted my teeth... Fortunately, you guys came a little late, otherwise..."
Tunan nodded approvingly:
"Dad, that's how it is. He's different from my aunt. If he were a reasonable person, he wouldn't have accepted the monthly allowance you gave him. Think about it, if it were my aunt, would she ask you for twenty-five dollars a month for no reason?"
Zhuang Chaoying looked at Tunan with a melancholic expression, then said, "Yes, he's different... He's different from your aunt..."
After he finished speaking, he drove Tunan out of the kitchen and cooked in silence.
These past few months since Zhuang's father's death have been like a dream for him.
But he really started to think about some things, and after he figured it out, he realized how ridiculous he was.
He prepared the meal and the three of them sat around to eat.
Xingyan said it was delicious.
Tunan also said it was delicious.
He briefly asked about their work and studies. He didn't quite understand many of the professional terms they used, so he could only nod and say:
"As long as you're all well."
He originally wanted to ask about their marriage plans, but then he thought that Xingyan was still in school and would have to wait until graduation, so he didn't ask anymore.
He also talked about himself, and the only thing he could show off was the book he was writing.
Tunan asked about the current progress, and Xingyan nudged him, saying, "Why are you acting like a professional toxicity? You keep asking about the progress of everything. Teacher Zhuang is amazing! When the first batch of books goes on sale, I'll buy one for my collection."
"Hahaha, yes, these things can't be rushed, the procedures will be very troublesome." Tuanan said with a smile.
"Well, yes, I've been there several times. Now I'm just waiting for the school to issue a certificate after school starts. They said that if I can get the school's support, the school will contact the publishing house to submit the manuscript and it will be put forward. So I also plan to look for the school. After all, our school has participated in the compilation of textbooks, but we have never independently published a book on mathematics-related subjects." Zhuang Chaoying replied.
"Dad, there are some years that need to be paid, some meals that need to be treated, and some relationships that need to be maintained." Tuanan said suddenly.
Hearing this, Zhuang Chaoying was stunned again.
He usually disdains to curry favor with his superiors and thinks that it is enough to just do his job well.
He applied for promotion several times but it was never his turn. At that time, he had to take care of Mr. and Mrs. Zhuang and teach the graduating class, so he felt that he didn't have the energy anyway, so he didn't take care of it. He has been a class teacher until now.
Everyone was having a great time here, but Zhuang Ganmei had to walk back home.
Because he was wet and smelly, he was not allowed to get on the bus, so he had to walk home.
As soon as he got near his home, everyone saw how miserable he was and started pointing and laughing at him, making him feel utterly embarrassed.
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