Chapter 468: Smart (Page 1/2)
After Lin Man and the twins fell asleep, she told Huo Qingci about Song Jingjing's visit.
"Qingci, my sister-in-law came to me today and told me about the big thing that happened in the Qiao family."
"What's the big deal?"
"Qiao Sitian faked a pregnancy and stole the child, and was caught and treated to peanuts."
Lin Man summarized Qiao Sitian's life and death in one sentence. Huo Qingci was stunned at first, and then sighed.
"Is this woman mentally ill? How dare she steal a child? Isn't this courting death? Poor her two daughters, they have to have such a mother.
Manman, Qiao Sitian is dead. I'm worried that Deputy Minister Qiao and his wife will come to trouble you again."
Lin Man was not very worried. She had not dared to come here before. There was no reason for them to come to her again after Qiao Sitian died, unless they were really shameless.
So what if she is her biological parent? They never raised her for a single day. Even though they knew she was their biological daughter, they didn't take her seriously. Why should she recognize them?
"Okay, let's not talk about the Qiao family. Qingci, I gave An An and Ning Ning some intelligence and fitness pills today. Please help me observe them and see how they change."
"I guess the brain-boosting pills in your space don't work that quickly, but you still have to keep an eye on them during this period to see if their memory has improved."
Lin Man nodded. "Starting tomorrow, I'm going to teach An An and Ning Ning to recite the Little Red Book and poems. Ning Ning will be sent to study for a year next semester, and I'll start teaching him to write in a couple of days."
"Manman, are you really planning to send Ningning to first grade next semester? Isn't Ningning too young?"
"He's not that young anymore. He's five and a half now. Let An An go to school next September. It's normal to go to first grade at the age of five anyway."
Huo Qingci didn't expect Lin Man to send her child to school so early. Many children start school at the age of six or seven, and some start school as late as eight or nine years old before entering the first grade.
"Send Ningning to first grade this year. If he adapts well, we'll let An'an go to preschool next year."
Lin Man gently waved her hand to refuse, then said softly, "There's no need to send An An to preschool. I'm fully capable of teaching him the knowledge he needs to master in preschool.
Our little An An has a keen eye for color! He's also very passionate about painting, so it's better to send him to school as soon as possible."
Huo Qingci suddenly realized, "So that's how it is! I happened to meet a teacher who is extremely good at painting, but unfortunately, this teacher was taken away to another province.
If he were in Beijing, he could arrange for An An to go there to learn from a master."
Lin Man smiled slightly and said comfortingly, "Actually, there's no rush for this matter. For now, let him draw casually to cultivate his interest. When he starts school, he can learn from the art teacher first.
When the time is right, we will find a more outstanding teacher to guide him."
As long as her sons are interested in something, no matter what it is, Lin Man will fully support and encourage them to try and explore.
She never expected her children to become famous painters, scientists, etc. in the future. She focused more on how to stimulate children's interests and hobbies.
If the space at home is spacious enough, she even plans to take out a piano from the space and teach her children to learn piano. It is just the right age for them to start learning piano.
Thinking of this, Lin Man couldn't help but sigh, "Qingci, it would be great if we also had a big house in the army."
"Manman, our hospital may be expanding, and a new residential building will be built at that time. I should be able to get a share when the housing is distributed next time."
"Is that so? We have many children in our family, so we need at least two rooms."
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"I'm the deputy director now, so I should be able to get more than 60 square meters of housing."
Lin Man knew that even if their hospital had plans to expand, it would take at least one or two years to complete. By then, if they were really allocated a house, they would not be able to abandon their grandfather and move into the new house by themselves.
At that time, we can only separate a bedroom from the living room and put a bunk bed in it for the children to sleep in. The other bedroom will be left for grandpa to live in, and the old house here will be vacated when the time comes.
The next day, Lin Man asked Xiao Hua to look after the twins, and Lin Man took the children to study in the room.
I first taught them to recite the quotes from the Little Red Book. Unexpectedly, the two children memorized them after just one teaching. Lin Man knew that the brain-enhancing pills really worked.
I plan to let Huo Qingci take one in the evening. If he encounters a medical problem in the future, he won’t have to rack his brains to figure it out carefully.
Lin Man taught them for an hour and then let them go out to play by themselves. As a result, Huo Yining pulled Huo Yian and ran to Huo Li.
He said to Huo Li, "Grandpa, Mom taught us to recite quotations from great men and ancient poems. We can recite them all now."
Huo Yian nodded in agreement, "Grandpa, I can recite it too."
"Oh, Ningning and An'an are so amazing. Then each of you should recite a quote or a poem for Grandpa."
Huo Yian recited first: "Study hard and make progress every day! A single spark can start a prairie fire. All reactionaries are paper tigers..."
Huo Yining interrupted, "I'll recite it, I'll recite it. Grandpa, please listen to me."
"If no one offends me, I will not offend; if someone offends me, I will definitely offend! I believe that if I live for two hundred years, I will be able to fight a thousand miles of water! The army and the people are united as one, who in the world can defeat us?
We must support whatever the enemy opposes, and we must oppose whatever the enemy supports!"
Huo Yining was not willing to be outdone, and recited several quotations from great men in a rhythmic manner. Huo Li was very excited after hearing that.
"You are all good kids, very good! You must study hard and serve your country when you grow up, okay?"
Huo Yining nodded and said, "Grandpa, when I grow up I want to be a soldier and carry a gun to drive away all the enemies."
"Okay, okay, Grandpa will take you to the training ground tomorrow to watch those uncles practice target shooting, okay?"
"Okay, okay, I'm going to go see it."
Huo Li looked at Huo Yian again, "An'an, what about you?"
Huo Yining shook his head. "Grandpa, I'm not going. I want to draw a picture for my sister. I want to draw her a flowery skirt. Mom said she would make a skirt for her according to the picture I drew."
Huo Li knew that Huo Yian was a more patient child than Huo Yining, and they had different interests and hobbies. He didn't force Huo Yian to do physical training, so he didn't force him.
"Okay, you stay home and draw, and Grandpa will take your brother to see the training ground."
"Grandpa, let me recite a poem for you! 'Quiet Night Poem': The moon shines brightly before my bed, I wonder if it's frost on the ground. I look up at the bright moon, and I look down, thinking of my homeland."
"An An can recite poems, very good." Huo Li praised with a smile.
Huo Yining raised his hand and said, "Grandpa, I can recite this poem too. I really want to know who wrote it."
Huo Li pretended not to know and deliberately asked, "Who wrote this poem?"
"Tang Li Bai."
Huo Yian added: "Brother, you should say it was written by Li Bai, a poet from the Tang Dynasty. Otherwise, Taigong would think that this poem was written by Li Bai from the Tang Dynasty."
Huo Li laughed out loud. Both of his great-grandsons were very smart. However, Huo Yian was obviously more careful than Huo Yining.
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