After hearing what Du Chen's mother said, the people below gradually quieted down and prepared to see what Du Chen's mother had to say.
"Everyone just mentioned that tutoring fees are expensive, right?"
Du Chen's mother asked the crowd below.
"Yeah! My monthly salary is only over 500 yuan, and tutoring costs 200 yuan a month..."
"Yeah, it's more than ten yuan an hour, which is enough for our family's food for two or three days!"
The people below said one after another.
“Yeah, I think it’s not cheap either!”
Du Chen's mother's words silenced everyone, and everyone was wondering what was wrong with the person in charge? He personally admitted that his tutoring fees were relatively expensive.
Jia Xiaomin also looked at Du Chen's mother strangely, but she still believed that Du Chen's mother would not do anything without a purpose.
“Tutoring fees are not cheap, but what can it bring to everyone?”
Du Chen's mother continued to speak, and the crowd below listened quietly, wanting to see what Du Chen's mother was going to say.
"I believe everyone here is a parent, and your children are all in their third year of junior high school, facing the high school entrance exam this year! That's why everyone is so concerned about tutoring, right?"
Du Chen's mother asked back, but without waiting for these people's answer, Du Chen's mother continued.
"But what problems are parents facing right now? First and foremost is the high school entrance exam! It's the first watershed in children's lives!"
"After doing well in the high school entrance exam, everyone can happily go to high school! This means you're one step closer to college! Children now have more choices in their lives!"
"If the test scores are average, they might go to a good technical secondary school. If they're lucky, they might even be assigned a good job after graduation. If they're really motivated, they might even be able to go on to a bachelor's degree! The children can make their own choices."
"What if you're not good at studying? Become a hooligan on the street? Get into trouble all day long? We railway children are better off. We can join the army and then become railway workers after returning."
"What does that mean? You don't have any right to choose! It means your child has lost the right to choose their own life! It means that on your first day on the railway, you already know what your retirement day will be like!"
"Do you want your children to be like us? Repeating hard work every day! Earning a meager salary! Doing a job with no future in sight?"
Du Chen's mother's voice became louder and louder. Du Chen, who was quietly standing at the door, nodded with satisfaction. These words were basically what he taught his mother. He didn't expect his mother to perform so well!
But isn't this what Ren Surong feels? She's uneducated, and she's been wasting her time before. Now that she has hope, she'll try to grasp every ray of possibility!
"Now! Do you think tutoring fees are expensive? This money will help your child have more choices!"
"You can go to the city and ask about how the students at No. 1 and No. 2 Middle Schools study. You can also check the results of the high school entrance exams of various schools over the years. Then you will know how big the gap is between our children and the city's children!"
"I won't say much more. The money is in your pockets. You can spend it on your children, save it in the bank, or even spend it on food and drink. It's your freedom!"
"Also, I haven't finished talking about the tuition fees yet. There's a discount for registration right now! The fee for one subject is 200 yuan, two subjects is 300 yuan! Four subjects is 400 yuan! And we're the exclusive provider of the students' textbooks!"
"I just want everyone to think about whether they want their children to become worse off with each generation! Finally, let me say one more thing: our cram schools have a limit on the number of students they can attend."
"Currently, our cram school only accepts two classes of 30 students each! Once we have enough, we will stop recruiting students. Our goal is to provide elite education."
"Okay, I'm done talking!"
Du Chen's mom pulled a last-minute joke. That's right, this was Du Chen's idea. "You don't want to compete? Okay, I'll force you to compete! There are only so many spots available. If you don't study, you'll fall behind the others." See if you're in a hurry!
The classroom was silent for a moment. Suddenly, a parent rushed towards Du Chen's mother.
"Teacher! I'm signing up for my child! I'm signing up for four subjects! I'll pay the deposit first! I'll go home and get the money right away!"
As she spoke, the woman took out a handful of change from her trouser pocket and was about to give it to Du Chen's mother.
The woman's action was like opening the floodgates of a reservoir, and instantly these parents rushed towards Du Chen's mother.
"I'll do it! I'll go first!"
“Don’t push!”
"Teacher! Here's the money! Leave a spot for me!"
…
In an instant, Du Chen's mother was surrounded by a crowd of people, and everyone wanted to rush to pay and make a reservation.
Lao Ding brought several more target users into the classroom and saw this scene. Lao Ding was stunned. What was going on? Money? Why was it so crazy?
"Old Ding! Stop standing there and come over here to maintain order!"
Jia Xiaomin was also startled by everyone. When she saw Lao Ding coming in, she quickly asked Lao Ding to go over and maintain order.
"Wife, what are you doing?"
Lao Ding still didn't understand what was going on.
"What? Pay the money to sign up for tutoring!"
"Ah? Are all these people going to sign up?"
Old Ding asked Jia Xiaomin in surprise. He also knew the price of tutoring and he thought it was very expensive. He estimated that recruiting people would not be easy. He didn't expect that so many people would want to sign up at the beginning!
The group of people that Lao Ding had just brought over had not yet figured out what was going on when they saw a group of people scrambling to pay for extra lessons. They were also shocked.
"Come, come, come one by one, don't crowd!"
Lao Ding didn't care about anything else. He just maintained order first and would ask about the rest later!
"Teacher, you can't be partial. My child is just in the second year of junior high school and we also want extra lessons!"
"Yes, yes!"
At this time, one of the parents complained to Du Chen's mother, and several other parents of second and even first graders also echoed him.
"How about this? Let's get this done as soon as possible. Right now, we can only provide make-up classes for the third-year students. So, leave me your contact information and I'll get back to you within two weeks, okay?"
Du Chen’s mother was very decisive. Seeing this situation, why wouldn’t she take the money that was delivered to her door?
…
In the evening, everyone who had been busy all day gathered in Du Chen's store. Ren Suping prepared dinner because she had to look after the store during the day so she didn't go over to help.
"Come on! Cheers everyone! Let's have a good start today!"
Lao Ding found a perfect excuse to drink.
Lao Ding, Lao Du and Xiao Li drank alcohol, while the other women and children only had drinks.
"Sister, you were amazing today! You convinced all those parents in no time!"
Jia Xiaomin watched it from beginning to end, so she was full of admiration!
"Mom, you are this today!"
Du Chen also gave his mother a thumbs up, and he also thought that his mother performed very well today!
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