Chapter 153 Return +1
Ever since that conversation between Lin Qiu and Lin Huan, Lin Huan began to pick up literary classics and read them while Wang Shan was doing her homework, and he also took the initiative to go to the library with Wang Shan to read.
Lin Ting saw it all and was happy in his heart. His anxious heart finally settled down.
When school was about to start, Lin Ting personally sent his granddaughter back to his hometown and brought a suitcase full of exercise books and test papers as gifts to distribute to his grandchildren.
Not to mention the stiff smiles on the grandchildren's faces when they received the gifts.
After returning home, Lin Huan seemed like a different person. Not only did he start to study hard, he also supervised the studies of Lin Cong and the siblings Lin Min and Lin Rui.
At first, Lin Cong and his friends did not accept Lin Huan's discipline, but after Lin Huan beat them a few times, they went home obediently after school to do their homework and recite their lessons, and would not go out to play until Lin Huan checked their work.
Lin Min and her brother lived with their grandmother, and Lin Huan did not mind the trouble. He would check their homework and then personally deliver it to them.
Lin Min's grandmother called Lin Li and his wife to talk about this. Liu Xiang, who was very stingy, even bought a set of clothes for Lin Huan and sent it back.
Of course, this is all a story for later.
Wang Shan is in the fourth grade this year. She has been doing really well in her studies. No matter how many subjects you take the exam in, she always ranks first.
After returning home at five in the afternoon, I would finish my homework and prepare for the lessons, then watch cartoons for a while.
After dinner, I practiced painting by myself and went to bed at 8 o'clock.
Adults work very hard, and children also feel tired from studying and painting.
No one is more relaxed than anyone else, but everyone is full of hope for the future.
Wang Shan now learns painting every weekend from Guo Dongyuan, a famous calligrapher and painter and professor of fine arts at Pengcheng University.
Generally speaking, painters tend to view money as dirt, but Mr. Guo is not like that.
He always clearly marked the price for teaching his apprentices, three hundred yuan per lesson, and many people rushed to take the class with large sums of money in their hands.
But he doesn't teach everyone, the selection process is quite strict.
Of course, if he thinks you are a good candidate, he will give you a discount on your tuition and charge you a few dozen dollars less.
At the end of October, Wang Shan announced loudly to her family during dinner: "Teacher Guo said that he will only charge me 240 yuan per class from now on!"
"Wow! Shanshan is awesome!" Zhou Qing immediately put down his bowl and chopsticks and clapped his hands in praise.
Lin Qiu had learned about this from Lin Ting before dinner, so he touched his daughter's hand and said, "That's great. This shows that Teacher Guo thinks you are getting better and better at painting."
Wang Xiuren laughed heartily, "It seems that Shanshan has saved a lot of money for the family again. Sixty yuan per time, eight times a month will be around four hundred and ten yuan, not bad!"
Wang Shan and her father are very close, and she is so happy when she thinks that she can save 480 yuan for the family every month.
Apart from the mortgage every month, the biggest expense for the family is the cost of Wang Shan’s painting lessons.
Fortunately, the newsstand and convenience store have relatively generous monthly income, and the rent is increasing year by year. In addition, Wang Xiuren has made a considerable income since he contracted the construction site himself.
All in all, the family can save about 6,000 yuan a month.
Although the tuition of 2,400 yuan for learning painting is expensive, it is well worth the money. After all, not everyone has the opportunity to learn painting from a master like Mr. Guo.
Moreover, by comparing Wang Shan's previous paintings with her current ones, although the adults in the family couldn't tell the difference, they could at least tell the good from the bad.
Lin Qiu and Wang Xiuren have always been open-minded. It’s just about money, right? If you lose it, you can earn it again.
But we only have one child, so no matter what her qualifications are, we must train her well.
Lin Qiu was worried that his daughter was always thinking about the money she spent on learning painting, so he patted her on the shoulder and said, "Don't always think about the cost. Your family can still afford to support you as a painter. As long as you study hard with your teacher, everything will be fine."
Wang Shan was already ten years old, and basically everything about the family was known to him, so she nodded heavily and said, "I will study hard!"
Suddenly she remembered what happened today and became excited, "Mom, did you know? Today someone wanted to buy a painting of our teacher. It was just a lotus flower and a few lotus leaves, and it cost 10,000 yuan!"
When she said 10,000 yuan, she raised her index finger and emphasized again: "It's 10,000 yuan!"
My daughter is obviously studying art, so why doesn’t she have any of the artist’s noble qualities? He is obsessed with money.
Lin Qiujue found it funny, but was also worried that such an emphasis on money would affect his development.
So I smiled and said to her: "Shanshan, mom lets you learn painting because you like it, not to make money."
"I do like painting, but I can also make money from painting. Isn't that the best of both worlds?" Wang Shan answered confidently.
As soon as these words were spoken, the old couple burst out laughing.
"This guy knows how to have the best of both worlds!" Wang Xiuren also agreed.
Lin Qiu was speechless and could only reply, "Okay, Mom is looking forward to Shanshan's paintings being sold for a high price!"
It is still unknown whether Wang Shan’s paintings can be sold in the future, but she will have no time to paint properly in the next two weeks.
Because we have to rehearse the show for our return to Australia.
The new class teacher, Ms. Luo, saw that she had a good height and good looks, so she specially selected her and several good female classmates in the class, asked them to stand in front of the stage holding candles, and the whole class sang "Song of the Seven Sons" together.
Although Wang Shan wanted to go home and paint, she knew that this was a group activity that affected the class honor, so she still rehearsed with her classmates after school every day.
She gradually became familiar with the girls standing in front of her, and they chattered together about the plot of the newly released cartoon "Journey to the West".
Teacher Luo looked at the group of girls who were discussing cartoons enthusiastically, smiled and shook his head.
It seems that there are not enough homework assignments!
On November 20, the school responded to the "Cultural Event to Celebrate the Return of Australia to the Motherland" held by Pengcheng City and also held a performance on campus.
Starting at ten in the morning, the colorful cultural and artistic programs continued until the afternoon.
Students and parents also gathered under the stage. Their happy smiling faces merged into a sea of joy. The wonderful performances drew thunderous applause from time to time.
Lin Qiu and his wife, the old couple, and Yang Liuliu's mother also went to watch the performance.
When seeing Wang Shan appearing with a candle, little Yang Liuliu kept shouting "Sister" and "Sister" loudly, which made the people around her laugh kindly.
Afterwards, in McDonald's, Wang Shan specifically criticized Yang Liuliu's behavior of disrupting the performance.
For this, his Chicken McNuggets were confiscated, which made Yang Liuliu call her a "bad sister"!
The last forty days of 1999 passed quickly, carrying with them the glory and joy of Australia's return.
The city of Shenzhen has been decorated with lights and colors for the coming 21st century.
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