The woman was wearing a navy blue cotton jacket and a pair of black-framed glasses. Xu Jianguo's first impression of her was that she was old-fashioned. Although she was not very old, he always had the illusion that he was facing an old scholar.
"Hello, Principal. My name is Xu Jianguo, and this is my sister Zhao Mingyue!" Xu Jianguo spoke first.
"Hello, Principal!" Daya said.
"Hello, my name is Xu Lin. I have heard about what happened before from Teacher Xie. What grade do you think your sister should be in with the knowledge she has now?" Xu Lin stood up and asked.
Xu Jianguo thought for a moment and said, "I think there should be no problem in the third grade!"
Daya, who was standing by, didn't quite understand what her brother and the principal were talking about. She just kept blinking her big eyes and looking at them.
Xu Lin nodded, looked at Daya and said, "Child, I have two test papers here, one for Chinese and one for math. The full score of each test paper is 100 points. If you can get 60 points, you will pass."
Daya looked at Xu Jianguo with some confusion and asked, "Brother, are you going to do a test?"
"Well, just think of this as a test. Originally, the teacher planned to let you start from the first grade, but I think with the knowledge you have now, it should not be a problem to read the third grade. You can choose to give it a try, or you can choose to give up this opportunity and start directly from the first grade. No matter what you choose, I support you!" Xu Jianguo said to Daya.
His words startled Xu Lin and Xie Baoguo. For educators in the 1960s, they had been working for quite a while, but they had never seen any parent talk to their children like that.
Even for girls, most of them do whatever their parents say. It goes without saying for boys. If they are disobedient, they will be beaten directly, and all other matters will be discussed after the beating.
You have to know that this is just an elementary school, not a middle school or university. According to the thinking of the older generation, what does a little kid know? He should just obey the arrangements.
Xu Jianguo's actions undoubtedly overturned their previous cognition. Neither of them expected that this brother would care so much about his sister's feelings, and would ask for his sister's opinion even for such a small matter as a test.
To sum it up in two words, it’s great!
"Brother, I want to try it!" Daya said at this time.
Xu Jianguo smiled and said, "Okay, let's give it a try. Don't feel pressured. Just perform at your normal level. It doesn't matter if you get the answer wrong!"
"Yes!" Daya nodded vigorously, then looked at Xu Lin and said, "Principal, can I answer the questions now?"
Xu Lin looked at Daya's bright eyes and suddenly felt that the child was very confident, which was not at all what an eight-year-old child should be like.
She smiled and said, "Of course, come, sit over here."
After Daya sat down, Xu Lin placed two test papers in front of her and said, "I'll give you one hour to finish the two test papers."
"Okay, thank you, Principal!" Daya said with a smile, then she opened her shoulder bag, took out an iron pencil case, took out a pencil and eraser, and lay on the table to write seriously.
Because the table was quite high, Daya felt a little uncomfortable, so she stood up while writing.
Xie Baoguo was about to speak when he saw this, but Xu Lin raised her hand to stop him. She just winked at the two of them and then left the office.
The three of them arrived outside the office, and Xu Lin said, "Comrade Xu Jianguo, I have to say, you are very good at educating children!"
"Oh, it's not as exaggerated as you say!" Xu Jianguo said with a smile.
"No, no, no. I've seen many parents and children communicate in a completely notification-based way. This is the first time I've seen someone like you who negotiates and discusses things." Xu Lin continued.
Xu Jianguo thought about it and decided it would be better to tell Da Ya about her life story, so he said, "I'm sure you two have noticed that this girl has a different surname than mine. In fact, she is not my biological sister. I picked her up when I was on a mission outside..."
In the next ten minutes or so, Xu Jianguo told the two of them how he met Daya and Erya. This made Xu Lin, the mother, have red eyes. She really couldn't imagine that such a confident, generous and polite little girl actually had no parents. This shows that the young lieutenant colonel in front of her took good care of the child.
"Actually, I don't have any experience in educating children, but I know that this girl and her sister have no sense of security because of past events, so I choose to make friends with them. When they encounter some problems, I first ask them what they think, and then, as a brother, I help them analyze the advantages and disadvantages of their ideas. Over time, the two girls are willing to trust me and their sister-in-law, and my husband and I are also willing to give the children the opportunity to make mistakes." Xu Jianguo said.
After listening to Xu Jianguo's words, Xu Lin and Xie Baoguo were stunned for a long time. After a while, Xu Lin was the first to speak: "Thank you, I've learned a lot!"
"Well, not really. When it comes to educating children, you two are the experts. The reason why I am willing to tell you about Daya's story is actually selfish. I hope the teachers in our school can take more care of my girl." Xu Jianguo said with a smile.
"That's no problem. The child is in school, so don't worry!" Xu Lin said.
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