Father Zhou was stunned. "Why are you giving me so much money? Where did you get it? Isn't that good pack of cigarettes used to pay me back?"
"Isn't it because you go out every day, and when you come home, your mother is at home? How can I pay you back? The cigarettes I gave you that day were a gift to you, not a repayment. This money was earned during my three-day trip to the county town."
"What can you do to earn more than five dollars in three days?" Zhou's father didn't believe it.
"I have my own ways. Besides, you still don't trust your daughter? Keep it. Chinese New Year isn't until the 10th of February this year. You've put two months' salary together, right? Don't you have money to buy cigarettes?"
"Yes! It's fine, but they insist on paying January's salary together with February's."
"Okay, take it. Your daughter can earn some money now, so consider it as a gift to you in advance." Zhou wanted to know if his father felt it was a bit embarrassing to take money from a child.
Father Zhou took it with a smile, "Okay, I will enjoy the blessing of my daughter in advance."
Then he worked with more energy. When Zhou's mother came home from get off work, she was frightened by Zhou's father's rare smile. This was not like his usual self!
While serving the rice, Zhou Xiang secretly told her mother. Her mother nodded her little head and said, "You have too much money? It would be a waste to give it to him."
"It's okay, as long as he doesn't turn his face away."
This lunch was the first time Zhou Xiang had eaten a large piece of meat, except during the Chinese New Year, and he could eat as much as he wanted.
In the past, Zhou's father always bought meat and fish and invited his friends home for drinks. During meals, he would not allow Zhou to even pick up food from the table.
Some people couldn't stand it, so they called Zhou Xiang over and picked some food for her.
Zhou's father said, "There's vegetable soup in the big pot. Just use the soup to soak the rice. Children don't need to eat so well. There will be plenty to eat when they grow up!"
Zhou Xiang didn't dare to continue eating that dish.
Zhou Xiang never understood what these words meant in his entire life, and he dared not disobey his father's words. Therefore, even though there were plenty of fish and meat at home, Zhou Xiang was still thin and weak.
Touching his belly, thinking about his father's harshness in his previous life, and thinking that these ribs were bought by his mother, Zhou Xiang still couldn't develop more feelings for his father. He just hoped that he would not find fault with his mother, and that life at home would go more smoothly.
My mother didn't want to get a divorce, so I had no choice but to win over my father.
At 1:30 in the afternoon, Zhou Xiang entered the classroom. The exam started at 1:45. Zhong Ling was writing something on the desk. When she saw Zhou Xiang come in, a sly smile appeared on her face.
Li Li happened to catch a glimpse of it and thought Zhong Ling was sick. She kept saying this and that about Zhou Xiang and said they were good friends. She was very happy that Zhou Xiang didn't come to class.
Zhou Xiang sat down next to the podium and ignored her. Teacher Xie stood at the door of the classroom and the bell rang.
"Everyone, put your ideology and morality textbooks in your schoolbags. Nothing related to ideology and morality is allowed in the desk holes or on the desks."
Teacher Xie didn't know if it was because he was teaching a moral education class, but he was a serious person and didn't tolerate any cheating.
Zhou wanted to put all the books into his schoolbag, and then stuff the schoolbag into the desk hole. When his hand touched the edge of the desk hole, he felt like there seemed to be something inside. He had cleaned it up when he left in the morning.
Recalling Zhong Ling's evil smile just now, Zhou Xiang reached in and groped around. There seemed to be quite a few paper balls and notes in the corner.
Teacher Xie was already handing out the test papers, and it was a bit too late for Zhou Xiang to turn over the desk. With a thought, he put everything in the hole of the desk except the schoolbag into the space, and even felt under the schoolbag before he felt relieved.
Ideological and moral qualities all depend on memorization. Zhou Xiang had something in his mind and answered the questions quickly without raising his head or glancing around.
Zhong Ling was very anxious. Why didn't Zhou Xiang move around? Even if she moved, she would report her to the teacher and accuse her of cheating!
After finishing one test paper, Zhou Xiang raised his head and was about to switch to the second test paper when he heard Zhong Ling shout, "Teacher Xie, Zhou Xiang cheated."
The whole class looked up. Teacher Xie knocked on the podium and said, "It's already been half an hour. Aren't you anxious?"
The students quickly lowered their heads to answer the questions. Teacher Xie walked over to Zhou Xiang's desk and saw that it was clean except for two test papers and a pen. He looked at Zhong Ling and asked, "Student, what evidence do you have that she cheated?"
Zhong Ling stood up and said, "I saw her stuffing something into the hole in the table."
Teacher Xie asked Zhou Xiang to leave the desk so that she could check the hole in it herself.
Seeing this, Zhong Ling smiled happily. Zhou Xiang said nothing and let her play.
Teacher Xie took out Zhou Xiang's schoolbag, looked at the clean hole in the desk, put the schoolbag back, checked Zhou Xiang's test paper, and found that she only took more than 20 minutes to answer a test paper, which shows that she is very fast.
Then he walked to Zhong Ling and saw that she had only completed two questions and had not even done a quarter of them.
"Excuse me, student, how did you catch her cheating? Everyone was busy taking the test, what were you doing? She only did two questions. Were you spending your time catching her cheating? Wouldn't it be more appropriate to ask you to invigilate?"
The classroom was filled with laughter, but Teacher Xie glanced at them and everyone immediately quieted down.
"You, take the test quietly. If you make trouble again, get out." Teacher Xie said to Zhong Ling.
Zhong Ling couldn't understand why the note and paper ball that was clearly stuffed under her desk disappeared?
Shaking his head, Zhou wanted to go back to the table and sit down. Although Zhong Ling's level was low, if he was not careful, he would be in trouble. Teacher Xie was not a person who showed mercy.
Because of this episode, Teacher Xie paid special attention to Zhou Xiang and Zhong Ling, and found that Zhou Xiang answered the questions very quickly. He didn't even need to think. He would just read the questions once and start writing.
Soon, I finished the second test paper, checked it, and handed it in.
Looking at Zhong Ling again, she was still thinking hard and hadn't finished a test paper yet. Teacher Xie shook his head. From this, it seemed that the incident just now was obviously a frame-up.
After collecting the test papers, Teacher Xie returned to the office and told Teacher Guo about this matter. She was the class teacher!
Teacher Guo was very angry when he heard this, and showed Zhou Xiang’s Chinese and math test papers to Teacher Xie.
"You were right not to accuse Zhou Xiang of cheating. Zhou Xiang is a top student, she definitely wouldn't cheat. Zhong Ling is a student with a problem. She often targets Zhou Xiang. Zhou Xiang studies at home, and Zhong Ling spread the word that she's skipping classes! The jealousy of little girls is terrifying."
Teacher Xie looked at the two test papers in his hand. They were considered full marks, but 0.5 points were deducted for the composition.
Then sit down and take out the test paper that you want to submit this week and correct it.
After five minutes, he looked up at Teacher Guo and said, "This student is really amazing. I got full marks here too. I can't find any reason to deduct points."
Teacher Li was very interested. "Which row is she sitting in? I'll take a look later."
"First row, next to the podium."
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