Chapter 17
The days passed one by one, but what troubled Tu Mian was that Qin Yumin was too clingy.
It's true that she really wants new friends, but not the clingy kind.
It would be fine if he just talked to her in class, but when she went to play with Li Qiming and the others, that damn kid Qin Yumin would follow her.
That's fine. We'll all know each other and become friends in the future, so it'll be fun to have fun together.
But Li Qiming was like a lit firecracker, popping and crackling, and Tu Mian's idea of making them friends was dashed.
Children are sensitive to other people's emotions. Unlike Tu Mian's other friends, Qin Yumin made Li Qiming feel targeted.
He was clearly greeting him with a smile, but Li Qiming didn't see sincerity in his eyes. Instead... Li Qiming couldn't explain it. He was still too young and knew too little to know what malice looked like.
The two had a quarrel, and Tu Mian had no choice but to go play with Li Qiming without telling Qin Yumin, but this boy had a nose as sharp as a dog and he could always find her.
In order to avoid a quarrel between the two, Tu Mian reduced the time he spent playing with Li Qiming. After all, Qin Yumin was his deskmate, and it was difficult for Tu Mian to hide things from him.
Tu Mian protested, but Qin Yumin said, "You're my only friend since I came to this school. I don't know who else to play with, so I just want to play with you."
His show of weakness made Tu Mian stop talking about it and had to take him out to play.
But Qin Yumin is not a person who cannot be quiet. When practicing in the piano room, he is elegant and quiet, which makes Tu Mian accept him even more.
Over time, Tu Mian spent more time in the school music room.
This also satisfied Qin Yumin's wish. He wished he could skip classes every day and stay in the piano room with Tu Mian the whole day.
The more Qin Yumin got along with Tu Mian, the more frightened he became.
This girl's teacher is not very good, but she still managed to learn like this.
And by Qin Yumin's side, she learned a lot. Even if she didn't mean to learn, her brain automatically accepted what she saw.
When those techniques were revealed naturally, Tu Mian, who was immersed in the music, could not see Qin Yumin's expression.
He was so upset that he wanted to cry. Dad, you still want me to learn from her. She has almost figured me out!
However, Qin Yumin also learned from Tu Mian another way to connect the fingers, which would be more flexible and make the music flow more naturally. However, she didn't rely on technique, but was born with it. So when Qin Yumin asked her, she looked confused: "Isn't it okay to play like this?"
It is still too difficult to learn genius... Fortunately, Qin Yumin learned it through repeated observation.
This is not easy!
So when his father praised him for his progress, Qin Yumin remained calm.
He became more humble without realizing it. The originally sparkling pearls, after being polished by water, not only did not dim, but became even more dazzling.
His father was also very happy with Qin Yumin's changes, and felt that transferring schools was the right decision.
Tu Mian didn't know what Qin Yumin was thinking. After saying goodbye to him, he turned and ran towards Tu Chenglin.
Tu Chenglin took Tu Mian's schoolbag, put it on his own back, then hugged Tu Mian and listened to her talk about what happened today.
Qin Yumin appeared in her mouth more and more frequently. Tu Chenglin also knew that this person was the second place in the last competition, but he didn't say anything.
They will go to the national competition later, so it is not a bad thing for the two children to get to know each other better. Anyway, Tu Chenglin is very confident in Tu Mian and is not afraid that this child will surpass Tu Mian. In his opinion, Tu Mian has no need to be afraid of anyone. She herself is the best weapon, and only others are afraid of her.
Seeing that the bus Tu Chenglin took was not the usual one, Tu Mian held Tu Chenglin's hand tightly.
"Dad, this isn't the usual bus! Let's get off!"
Tu Chenglin inserted the coin smoothly, "This is it. Your mother came back to see me at noon, and we're going to have a meal there later. Don't worry, your father is not going to sell you out again."
Hearing that it was his mother's request, Tu Mian let go.
After arriving at the station, Tu Mian was led by Tu Chenglin to a hotel that looked very luxurious.
Led by the waiter, they walked to the private room.
When he opened the door, Tu Mian was stunned for a moment.
That’s... Zhong Yuqi’s mother!
Why is she here?
Lin Mei walked over with a smile, took Tu Mian's hand, and was about to introduce the two parties when Zhong Yulan interrupted her with a smile.
"What a coincidence! We just met not long ago, right, Tu Mian?"
Tu Mian nodded.
After the explanation, Lin Mei realized that they had such a fate, which was even better.
Why do so many people rack their brains to cultivate their children to learn this and that? Perhaps it is also to expand their children's social circle and bring opportunities to themselves at the same time.
After all, children's friendship can sometimes affect adults, especially since Zhong Yulan is well-known for her love for her daughter.
However, children's friendship is also precious. There is no need to use it as a bargaining chip. Just get along with them as before.
Thinking of this, Lin Mei returned to her original state. Seeing Lin Mei like this, Zhong Yulan admired her even more.
Having seen too many people who pursue profit at all costs, she has a favorable impression of Lin Mei. Moreover, like her, she is a mother who loves her children. Zhong Yulan also prefers to give women more opportunities. The world needs more women to stand up.
The two of them became more and more interested in each other as they talked, and had no time to eat.
Tu Mian didn't understand. All she saw were these dishes that looked good and delicious.
In particular, there is a dish of pork ribs stewed with corn!
Tu Chenglin couldn't get a word in, nor did he speak rashly for fear of causing trouble for Lin Mei. He just helped Tu Mian pick up dishes and add rice, and took good care of the children.
Zhong Yulan saw it and praised Tu Chenglin Gujia.
This is something she admires about Lin Mei. Nowadays, women are always willing to give up their dreams for their husbands and children, but Lin Mei is not like that. In her family, the woman is the breadwinner and the man is the homemaker, which makes Zhong Yulan feel less worried.
As for women, they can naturally focus on their careers when they have someone to take care of them at home. There is no need to worry that they will run back home and quit halfway.
By the time Tu Mian had almost finished eating, the adults had almost finished their conversation.
Zhong Yulan smiled and looked at Tu Mian: "My Yuqi and your Tu Mian get along very well. She kept talking about her sister Tu Mian when she got home. I hope the two sisters can play together more often in the future."
"That's great. My Tu Mian just doesn't have many friends. I didn't expect Yuqi to get along so well with her."
Hearing the topic turn to himself, Tu Mian was not shy: "I like Sister Yuqi very much. I really want to play with her. She is so beautiful and gentle."
The adults were amused by her.
When they went back, the last bus had already passed, so Lin Mei took a taxi.
Tu Mian began to feel sleepy and fell asleep even though the road was not very smooth.
In order not to wake up the children, the car was very quiet, or perhaps Lin Mei was a little tired from the dinner.
When they arrived at the place, Tu Chenglin woke up Tu Mian.
Tu Mian rubbed his eyes and followed his parents upstairs.
The narrow corridor could only accommodate two people at a time. Lin Mei held Tu Mian's hand and walked to the front, while Tu Chenglin followed behind with his schoolbag.
After returning home, Tu Chenglin first asked Tu Mian to go back to his room to do homework, while he went to the kitchen to make some sobering soup for Lin Mei. Lin Mei drank a little too much at the dinner, and he was afraid that Lin Mei would have a headache when she woke up the next day.
While keeping an eye on the heat, Tu Chenglin asked, "Don't you want to start a business? Why are you going out to work for someone else now?"
"Alas," Lin Mei sighed softly, "Look at our family savings. We don't even have enough capital to start a business, so how can we possibly make money by cooperating with others? Besides, this is only temporary, and I can learn a lot working under her. We'll see when I'm ready."
"So how much salary can you get now that you've changed jobs?"
If he were to change jobs, his previous considerable income might be reduced. Tu Chenglin still cared about it. If it really became less, he would have to tighten his belt. It would be a pity to lose the big for the small.
Lin Mei counted with her hands, and Tu Chenglin stopped talking.
This amount can really change their family's current situation.
"How did you get to know her? Such a person is really not an ordinary person."
Tu Chenglin, who was born in a small county town, had never seen such a successful woman, or rather, he rarely saw such a successful person.
"They met because she wanted to buy a house. How else could I have met him?" Lin Mei didn't want to talk much. She seldom brought the pressure of work outside home. Tu Chenglin had a hard time too. He had to learn to cook, take care of the children and do housework. Everyone had a different division of labor and was working hard. Why should she make the other person suffer as well?
Lin Mei and Zhong Yulan have been together for some time. The longer they get along, the more Zhong Yulan appreciates her, so she poached her.
Lin Mei is not someone who believes everything others say. Of course she has investigated it.
Zhong Yulan is really a very capable person. Her ex-husband runs a toy factory. After she divorced her ex-husband, she forced him to take over a line of business and started with toys.
Now she owns not only a toy factory, but also a garment factory. She manages a lot of people and supports countless families. She has become an entrepreneur.
Lin Mei also dreams of becoming such a person one day, instead of carefully considering every word and every move of the other person and putting herself in a passive position.
Her life is no worse than Zhong Yulan's, and her daughter is better than Zhong Yuqi's.
Thinking of this, Lin Mei smiled. There was no need to compare Tu Mian with anyone else.
Her daughter is destined to see more than her in the future.
On the other side, Xu Ming was also tossing and turning.
He couldn't help sighing at home, which made his girlfriend Chen Qiuping want to slap him.
Especially after learning that Tu Mian won the prize on the piano, his teeth felt even more sour.
Everyone knows that this award "recruits talents regardless of background", but the Go community is still arrogant and all formal competitions have a minimum age requirement, which Tu Mian cannot reach.
Actually, we can't blame them. After all, they are young, and people are afraid that they will cause trouble. What's more, the parents will join in the trouble. After all, the prize money for Go competitions is not small, so this can be regarded as a screening mechanism.
Xu Ming didn’t have much trouble with this rule before, but that was before he met Tu Mian.
It would be a shame for such a talented child not to participate in competitions and make a name for himself, but it is not a good thing for him to quit too early either.
Thinking of this, Xu Ming comforted himself again.
But then I think about how every time I meet Lin Xiaomi, her expression of "You are the one who kidnapped Tu Mian" really makes me angry.
But Xu Ming could only wait and see. After all, this kid had not achieved anything in the Go world, but in piano, he was already a rising star that Su Cheng was looking forward to.
Ultimately, it’s all the fault of the Go Association for not being able to adapt!
Gritting his teeth, Xu Ming couldn't sleep well.
In the dream, Tu Mian smiled and said goodbye to him and ran into Lin Xiaomi's arms, but he could only wave goodbye to her while biting his handkerchief.
Xu Ming was frightened and broke out in a cold sweat.
When Tu Mian was brought here by Tu Chenglin, Xu Ming asked his disciple Zhou Qi, who was also the teacher of this Go class, to take good care of the student, while he took Tu Mian to other places.
"Teacher, where are you going?"
Tu Mian looked at the teacher in front of her who was walking very fast, as if someone was chasing him from behind. She could hardly keep up with him!
Xu Ming turned around and smiled, a smile that made people want to hit him.
"secret"
The secret was revealed quickly, and Xu Ming took Tu Mian to an old residential area.
"Don't be fooled by the old age of this community. Many of the old men here are quite capable."
As he spoke, Xu Ming did not leave empty-handed and bought some fruits from the small shop next door.
"Come on, the teacher will show you how to deal with them."
Although we can't finish the class, it's always a good idea to let children learn more.
In the interest class, the children who play chess with Tu Mian all follow the conventional route, and their moves are all square and square, without any novelty. It is the youngest Tu Mian who often uses some "tricks".
These old men who love to play bad and tricky chess can just allow Tu Mian to see more moves, which may come in handy in the future.
Moreover, it would be nice to let Tu Mian be beaten by society in advance and be disgusted by these stinky old men who love to regret their moves.
Thinking of this, Xu Ming showed a strange smile.
He always wants to see geniuses get humiliated, so that the teacher's appearance will have meaning.
Otherwise it would be meaningless, hehe.
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