"If others can't do it, Sister Mei, how could I not do it?" Su Yu said with a smile.
"That's great, Su Yu. You can come anytime you have time."
Su Yu said, "We can't pick and choose the time now. The exams are coming up soon, and the child's time is more important. How about this, I'll go see them when I have time these next two days. For the sake of the child's future, it's nothing for us to go through a little hardship."
Li Mei was deeply moved by these words. Comrade Su Yu is truly kind and helpful, no doubt about it.
After getting home that evening and making some preparations, Su Yu went with Li Mei to the family compound behind the house after get off work the next day.
Li Mei lives on the first floor. She and her husband are both cadres in the city and were allocated a single room. Although it is only a single room, it is quite spacious. It can be divided into two rooms, one in front and one in back, by a shelf in the middle.
The back room is where Li Mei and her husband live with their son, and the front room is where her eldest daughter, Tian Yuanyuan, lives.
Su Yu didn't come empty-handed; she brought half a pound of dried sweet potatoes. This made Li Mei feel embarrassed, and she warmly welcomed her.
Without much preamble, Su Yu got straight to the point and started tutoring the child.
Because of Su Lin, Su Yu was still familiar with the junior high school material, so she immediately gave Tian Yuanyuan a few questions to answer.
After she finished, Su Yu looked at her work and said, "You still need to grasp the basics. In this situation, I don't recommend pursuing high scores. Our ultimate goal is to get into high school, so consolidating the basics of each subject is the most effective approach."
Su Yu held the book and marked up examples on it.
She was never one to just study by rote, so she had a unique perspective on highlighting key points.
After going over several units, Su Yu said, "Take some time to do each of these questions five times." Then she picked up a notebook and gave her a few questions, "After you finish these, do these questions."
Tian Yuanyuan was an honest child. When she heard Su Yu's instructions, she quickly lay down to do her homework.
Li Mei asked, "Does this really work?"
"Like I said, high scores can't be forced. I'll try my best to make sure she passes. If I don't have time to come over, Sister Mei, just bring the books to the office, and I'll continue tutoring her like this. I'll try my best to help our Yuanyuan get into high school and eventually become a college student."
Li Mei nodded quickly. Just as she was about to talk to Su Yu, she heard a sound coming from the courtyard.
“How can my grandson eat this? It’s not good for his brain. You should buy pig brains. I heard from Director Qin that her son used to eat pig brains to get into university.”
Eating pig brains to get into university?
Su Yu raised an eyebrow. "Who is Director Qin?"
"It's Director Qin from the Provincial Women's Federation. She's the mother of Secretary Song, who works alongside Vice Mayor Qiu."
"Pfft—"
Su Yu couldn't help but laugh. She remembered the time Secretary Song and she ate pig brains together; she hadn't expected it to be true.
But she can't just keep laughing right now; she's here to get down to business.
According to Secretary Song's statistics, the Zhou family causes trouble every other day. She came here today to try her luck, but she didn't expect to actually run into them.
She asked deliberately, "Whose house is making so much noise here? Don't they care about their manners?"
"Please don't, it's Director Zhou's house," Li Mei said softly. Because Su Yu was so enthusiastic about helping with tutoring, she felt a genuine closer to Su Yu. After all, who would willingly work so hard to tutor someone after get off work?
Upon hearing that it was Director Zhou's home, Su Yu said, "No wonder Director Zhou is in a bad mood. But Sister Mei, why don't you go and comfort him?"
“It’s not our place to meddle in other people’s business,” Li Mei said, shaking her head.
Su Yu looked at her with a disappointed expression, "My dear Sister Mei, what am I supposed to do with this?"
Su Yu sighed, "I'm about to take the college entrance exam, so I don't compete or fight for anything in the department. You're different. You've been here for so long. If you don't adapt, when will you ever get ahead?"
Li Mei was stunned. "What do you mean?"
"When people are arguing, you go and persuade the old lady to come over to your house for a chat and talk things out. Wouldn't Director Zhou remember your kindness? Relationships are built over time."
Li Mei was a little embarrassed. There were some things she just couldn't do.
Su Yu said, "Sister Mei, what can I say about you? You're a capable person, why are you burying your talent? Never mind, I just happened to be here, I'll go and invite someone over, let's have a good chat together."
“…Well, okay then,” Li Mei said hesitantly, though she was somewhat tempted.
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