Almost every weekend, Qiao Nan would give Zhu Baoguo a science test paper tailored to his situation.
"Oh." Already accustomed to Qiao Nan's pattern, Zhu Baoguo very consciously took out his pen and did the questions quickly. Seeing this scene, Mr. Li, who went downstairs under the pretext of getting water, was very relieved.
After the midterm exam, seeing Zhu Baoguo's failed test papers, Mr. Li's disappointment can be imagined.
He clearly knew that his grandson had never studied well, and he told himself more than once that he let his grandson study with Qiao Nan just to make his grandson calm down and avoid always going out to cause trouble.
But at this moment, Mr. Li couldn't help but have expectations in his heart.
Unfortunately, imagination is beautiful, and reality is cruel. The grandson's failed test paper is undoubtedly a slap in the face of their Zhu and Li families.
For this reason, Mr. Li specially took some time to talk to Qiao Nan: "Nan Nan, how do you think Baoguo is doing in his studies? Can he keep up?"
"Grandpa Li, Zhu Baoguo is actually quite smart. It is not difficult to keep up with the progress. It is estimated that starting from next year, Zhu Baoguo's grades will be mostly good." Qiao Nan said affirmatively.
Mr. Li smiled bitterly: "Nan Nan, you are still a child. Don't talk to me like an adult. You don't have to comfort me. Just tell the truth. I have heard about Baoguo's midterm exam results. He didn't pass any of them."
"Grandpa Li, I didn't comfort you. You don't know Zhu Baoguo's situation, so you only look at his scores. This time, Zhu Baoguo's midterm exam may be a failure in your eyes, but in my eyes, it is no different from a full score."
"What do you mean?"
"Zhu Baoguo hardly went to school in junior high school. The knowledge points in elementary school are not difficult, and Zhu Baoguo learns quickly, but he certainly can't learn junior high school knowledge as quickly as he does in elementary school. In Zhu Baoguo's test paper, as long as I have taught Zhu Baoguo and Zhu Baoguo has learned it, he answered it correctly. You expect Zhu Baoguo to get all the answers right for the things he hasn't learned, and you also expect him to do too well in the exam. This is unrealistic." Qiao Nan was embarrassed: "Grandpa Li, you may not understand it very well. Not to mention junior high school, even in elementary school, if the knowledge content of a certain year is interrupted, the students who come later will not be able to learn it. Such students are easily given up by teachers. Zhu Baoguo has already learned very quickly, and his IQ must be not low."
"Grandpa Li, you didn't criticize Zhu Baoguo because of this midterm exam, did you? If so, Zhu Baoguo is too wronged."
"No, no." Mr. Li was stunned. He didn't expect that there were so many tricks and knowledge in just a failed test paper.
It turned out that his grandson failed the test, not because he did badly, but because he did well: "Nannan, what you said is true. Baoguo is really so smart. If you were to give a score on this test, would you really give him 100 points?"
Mr. Li was not an open-minded old man. He didn't understand at first, but after hearing what Qiao Nan said, he understood.
"Definitely 100 points. If Zhu Baoguo studies hard from beginning to end, his grades will not be bad, and he will be the kind of student that teachers like, who can learn things quickly. You know my situation, Grandpa Li, but I never felt that teaching Zhu Baoguo would take up too much of my time. Zhu Baoguo doesn't have to work hard to learn knowledge. Basically, after I teach him once, Zhu Baoguo understands everything and never makes mistakes when doing exercises."
Anyway, she had never been a teacher before, but she has never been in a bad mood since she taught Zhu Baoguo.
Which teacher doesn't like students who can learn things quickly?
When Mr. Li, who had just taken on the responsibility of being a grandfather, heard Qiao Nan's praise of Zhu Baoguo, he smiled with his teeth showing: "Is Baoguo really that good?"
Didn't they say that after Baoguo went to school, the teacher only complained about him and never praised him?
In the end, it was the Zhu family who didn't know how to raise children. Look at how well Baoguo is being raised by the Li family now.
"Okay." Qiao Nan nodded: "Actually, Zhu Baoguo has a bit of a stubborn temper and is very sensitive. Grandpa Li should understand the reason better than me. For a person like Zhu Baoguo, you have to go along with him and coax him. Don't always look at Zhu Baoguo with doubt, criticism and disappointment. This is unfair and will make Zhu Baoguo rebellious. Grandpa Li, if you are free, go buy some books on youth psychology. I think Zhu Baoguo has a hard time."
"Haha." Old Li laughed: "He is a little kid with a lot of smarts. He speaks in a lot of ways and knows more than me. What books? Youth psychology? Okay, next time I'll send someone to buy some and bring them back to see. Baoguo has a hard time, but you have a harder time than Baoguo."
Through his grandson, Old Li naturally knew how much trouble Qiao Nan had caused by saving his grandson.
Thanks to the teacher's trust in Qiao Nan, otherwise Qiao Nan would have been criticized instead of being praised in school that day.
"No, I think I'm fine now. My dad has been... Grandpa Li, thank you." Qiao Nan could feel that her dad seemed to have tightened his control over her mom. Not only did her mom no longer let her do housework and keep her too busy to read, but more importantly, her mom would no longer scold her in front of her.
In this world, the only person who could suppress her mom was her dad, but the only person who could make her dad realize this was Grandpa Li.
"Nannan, perhaps the best thing I did for Baoguo was to find a little teacher like you for him. If you encounter any difficulties in the future, don't be polite to Grandpa, remember to come to Grandpa, understand?" Knowing that Ding Jiayi wanted Qiao Nan to work and earn money, Mr. Li knew that Qiao Nan might have more trouble.
"Thank you, Grandpa Li. But for Zhu Baoguo, what I just said to Grandpa Li today, Grandpa Li can also talk to the Zhu family. You can't just pamper him, Zhu Baoguo needs to get affirmation." It was with Qiao Nan's words that the two ended their conversation.
Later, Mr. Li thought about Qiao Nan's words again. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Qiao Nan was right.
Everyone has been young and foolish. When Mr. Li thought about his feelings when he was young, he really understood what Qiao Nan meant.
Sure enough, the cooperation between the Zhu and Li families, even if they could not completely change their attitude towards Zhu Baoguo at once, it is undeniable that in such an atmosphere, Zhu Baoguo's temper has really improved. He is no longer like before, grinning and frowning at every turn.
Mr. Li drank a sip of the newly brewed Biluochun comfortably, and went upstairs leisurely, so as not to disturb the two children's study.
When Qiao Nan returned home after tutoring Zhu Baoguo, she didn't see Qiao Zijin. Qiao Nan was not surprised, but Ding Jiayi was not at home either: "Dad, did mom send your sister to school?"
"No, the school called and asked your mom to go to school with your sister."
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