Chapter 158 My Education Level is Not High
Song Yanshen nodded heavily.
Zhang Chunxue suddenly felt a lump in her throat: "What kind of life did this child live before!"
Song Xingzhi's face was also full of heartache: "It's really not easy for this child to have lived this long safely."
“He’s still safe and sound,” Zhang Chunxue couldn’t help but reach out and pat Song Yanshen’s head. “Have you forgotten what he looked like when you first saved him? He was covered in injuries; who wouldn’t feel sorry for him?”
However, thinking of today's main point, Zhang Chunxue spoke softly again: "Xiao Shen, have you ever thought that you might be able to talk?"
Song Yanshen: "???"
He was absolutely certain that he simply couldn't speak!
Apart from occasionally managing to utter a few "ah ah ah" sounds, he couldn't speak at all.
Seeing him shake his head repeatedly, Zhang Chunxue's voice became even gentler: "Xiao Shen, it's just that no one taught you to speak when you were young, so you think you can't speak, and even think you're mute."
"But the fact that you can make sounds means your vocal cords are fine; and your ears can hear, so you actually know what sounds like..."
"Therefore, you just need to start learning again, and maybe you really will be able to learn to speak."
Song Yanshen's eyes widened in surprise.
Can he speak?
This...this is impossible!
Zhang Chunxue, however, was full of encouragement: "Let's give it a try. It's just a try. If it really works, you'll be able to speak in the future!"
"If all else fails, we won't have lost anything, will we?"
Upon hearing this, Song Yanshen hesitated.
He didn't know what to do.
Should he give it a try? But he was also afraid that if he tried with high hopes, he wouldn't get the result he wanted.
Song Xingzhi saw through his thoughts, and after a moment's thought, he pulled Song Yanshen aside.
"Your mom's still excited, so just listen to her and play along! Make her happy!"
"If she actually talks to you, she'll be even happier! But if she can't teach you, she might just be a little disappointed at most."
Song Xingzhi patted Song Yanshen on the shoulder: "You're a little man now, so just think of it as making your mother happy."
He cleverly shifted the focus of the matter from Song Yanshen to Zhang Chunxue.
In this way, even if Song Yanshen ultimately fails to learn to speak, he won't be overly disappointed.
Upon hearing Song Xingzhi's words, Song Yanshen immediately nodded in agreement.
He turned and walked to Zhang Chunxue's side, took her hand, and looked at her with a serious expression, clearly agreeing to her suggestion.
Zhang Chunxue didn't know what Song Xingzhi had told him, but as long as the result was good, it didn't matter.
Zhong Xiaoxiao and Song Yanzhe became even more excited and immediately crowded around.
"Second Aunt! Second Aunt! Let me teach Xiao Shen to speak!" Song Yanzhe volunteered eagerly.
Zhong Xiaoxiao pushed her aside: "You're going back to Beijing in a few days, let me do it!"
Song Yanzhe: "I'll do it!"
Zhong Xiaoxiao: "Let me do it!"
Zhang Chunxue separated the siblings who were arguing back and said with a smile, "Neither of you can do it, so let me do it!"
Now, both children were dejected.
Zhang Chunxue explained, "I want to teach him to speak in a relatively easy way."
Song Xingzhi also spoke up for Zhang Chunxue: "Sister Chunxue doesn't have a high level of education, so it might be relatively easier for her to teach Xiaoshen. But you two are both high school students, so sometimes you're more likely to go astray."
Zhang Chunxue's face darkened.
What do you mean by her low level of education...?
Okay, let's admit that she didn't even graduate from elementary school, but Zhang Chunxue, who witnessed the prosperity of the future, came into contact with all kinds of electronic products, and even traveled abroad, had a perspective and knowledge that most people today could not match.
However, she couldn't resist reaching out and pinching Song Xingzhi's waist.
However, taking advantage of the time she had, she immediately pulled Song Yanshen into his room and began teaching him his first pronunciation.
“Come on, Xiao Shen, repeat after me,” Zhang Chunxue opened her mouth, “Ah—”
Song Yanshen: "..."
This seems to be the only syllable he can produce.
Is Mom doing this to take care of him?
But he obeyed and opened his mouth following Zhang Chunxue's lead: "Ah—"
He originally thought that Zhang Chunxue would change to the next word once she heard him pronounce it, but unexpectedly, Zhang Chunxue seemed to be obsessed with this word and kept making him pronounce it.
Song Yan was deeply confused, but he did as instructed.
Seeing that he was quite adept at saying "ah," Zhang Chunxue began to change the tone, from the first tone to the second tone.
Song Yanshen keenly noticed that his mother's "ah" had changed tone.
He wanted to change the tone with Zhang Chunxue, but found that he found the tone particularly difficult to pronounce, and he almost couldn't pronounce it at all.
Zhang Chunxue also noticed his difficulty in changing the key, but she did not get discouraged. Instead, she taught him again and again.
The others outside the room heard a chorus of "ah" sounds coming from inside and looked at each other in bewilderment.
"Can Mom handle this?" Zhong Xiaoxiao asked with some concern. "It's not entirely about teaching Xiaoshen!"
"Isn't this Mommy learning from Xiaoshen? What if Xiaoshen doesn't learn to speak before Mommy also can't speak?"
Song Yanzhe looked at her speechlessly: "What nonsense are you talking about!"
He stroked his chin: "I hear this 'ah' is quite different..."
A hint of admiration appeared on his face: "Putting everything else aside, my second aunt's patience is truly remarkable."
"My second aunt is right. Compared to her, we may not be able to teach Xiao Shen well."
Song Xingzhi was filled with pride: "My Chunxue is the best!"
Song Yanzhe started rubbing his arms again.
That's so cheesy! My second uncle is being incredibly cheesy!
Zhang Chunxue originally thought she could at least teach Song Yanshen the four tones of "ah" tonight, but she didn't expect that it would take more than an hour just to pronounce the second tone completely.
Zhang Chunxue finally understood why Song Yanshen had been unable to speak.
He took it for granted that he couldn't speak, so naturally, it was very difficult to teach him to pronounce words.
But that's okay, the fact that it can make sounds now means it can learn.
He is not mute; he just cannot speak.
Seeing that it was getting late, Zhang Chunxue led Song Yanshen out of the room and told him to pour some hot water to wash up.
Turning her head, she saw Song Xingzhi smiling at her from the side.
"Sister Chunxue is amazing!" he exclaimed sincerely. "I think Xiao Shen will definitely be able to learn to speak."
Zhang Chunxue said sarcastically, "I don't have a high level of education, and I don't know if I can teach Xiaoshen to speak!"
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