Chapter 5
When Zhong Xiaoqiu chose to become a kindergarten teacher, she had a dream. She wanted to be a good teacher who teaches and educates.
Although, her father was not optimistic about her, saying that for children of this age, it was the teacher's responsibility to ensure that the children had enough food, drink, defecation and urination. If she did too much, no one would remember her kindness. These children would not remember who their kindergarten teachers were when they grew up.
Zhong Xiaoqiu disagreed. She chose this job because she liked children, so her father's words were not important to her. This was her own life.
It is already a lucky thing to be able to get a job you like and get paid at the same time.
Zhong Xiaoqiu is a contented person.
Until she started working.
Jinqiu Kindergarten in Yang County is divided into small classes, medium classes, large classes and preschool classes for children of different age groups.
It’s okay for children in senior classes and preschool classes, at least they know that they can go to the toilet by themselves when they want to. But for children in junior classes, it is really unrealistic to ask too much of them.
In addition, it is the first time for a child to leave his parents so far away and go to an unfamiliar environment, where he will come into contact with many strangers, so crying is always the norm.
Zhong Xiaoqiu saw Tu Mian amid the shrill cries of a child.
She was an ordinary-looking girl. Apart from her overly fair skin and curly brown-yellow hair, she was unremarkable.
But among a group of crying and anxious children, she was so unique.
After Tu Mian said goodbye to her mother who sent her to school, she no longer needed Zhong Xiaoqiu to comfort her and prevent her from crying endlessly. She didn't even need Zhong Xiaoqiu's care.
After seeing Zhong Xiaoqiu who was extremely busy, she turned around silently and started playing on the small wooden horse in the kindergarten.
She rode on the pony without a smile on her face. It seemed that the pony did not satisfy her. It was just that the other toys were occupied by others, and that pony was the only one she could play with.
As everyone knows, crying children will receive more attention, and Zhong Xiaoqiu's attention quickly returned to the crying children.
By the time she finally managed to stop the children from crying and making noises, it was already time for breakfast, which was another difficult task, especially for these children who had just arrived at school.
Most children need to be fed. Fortunately, there are not many children in the small class, so Zhong Xiaoqiu can still handle it.
When Zhong Xiaoqiu was feeding a child who was about to cry again, Tu Mian was already sitting obediently on a small stool eating his breakfast, a bowl of black glutinous rice porridge.
When she was eating, she was like an angel in everyone's eyes. She ate the sweet porridge spoon by spoon without smacking her lips. Her serious attitude made people feel that she was eating a delicious meal, not just a bowl of porridge.
Although she was feeding others, Zhong Xiaoqiu's eyes drifted towards Tu Mian.
She thought that the child's parents must have good jobs and good education, and they must attach great importance to their child's education, so they could raise such a well-behaved and sensible child.
So when Lin Mei came to pick up Tu Mian from kindergarten in the afternoon, Zhong Xiaoqiu talked to her for a while.
"Tu Mian's parents, how do you educate your child? I'm so curious because Tu Mian is so well-behaved. When other children are crying, your child sits there and plays with toys. And when it's time to eat, she can eat by herself at such a young age. She doesn't need the teacher to coax her during naps. She just does what you tell her. She's really a very well-behaved and smart girl."
When Lin Mei heard Tu Mian being praised, she suppressed a smile and said, "I'm busy with business all day long, and sometimes I can't teach Tu Mian much, so I thought of bringing her to kindergarten and letting you, the teacher, teach her more. But there are many things that she will learn after just one instruction. As her mother, I don't need to teach her at all. As long as I explain it clearly to her, she will be able to do it."
Zhong Xiaoqiu could hear the pride hidden in the mother's humble tone. At that time, she only thought Tu Mian was a well-behaved child, a somewhat smart child.
Until she started teaching small classes.
After all, kindergartens are also schools. In addition to taking care of children's physical needs, they also have to teach them knowledge and let their parents know that the money they pay is worth it.
Learn pinyin, recognize characters, and teach common sense, and at the same time have a certain amount of outdoor time for games every day.
Teaching such young children knowledge is not an easy task.
Fortunately, the teachers at Jinqiu Kindergarten have a clear division of labor, and Zhong Xiaoqiu also has a lot of rest time, so she doesn't have to spend the whole day surrounded by the evil music.
Through these informal classes, the teachers who taught this class all remembered Tu Mian.
Her performance was so outstanding that among a group of ignorant children, she had the fastest learning ability.
But these teachers are not only Tu Mian’s teachers, but also kindergarten teachers. They also have to consider other children and will repeat the teaching so that the children can remember.
At this time, Tu Mian would be in a daze.
It was obvious that she was in a daze. Her eyes were always bright, revealing a sense of intelligence. Every time the teacher was giving a lecture, as long as she looked into her eyes, she would inevitably feel a sense of accomplishment as a teacher and feel that she was very good at teaching children.
But when she was in a daze, her eyes would not be so bright. Even though her eyes were still looking at the teacher, how could the teacher not tell that her mind was no longer here at the moment and had flown to who knows where.
Responsible teachers, like Zhong Xiaoqiu, might initially feel angry. She believes Tu Mian is a bright child who should listen attentively to the lectures and learn, not play around and ignore the lessons. She feels a sense of responsibility as a teacher to guide students on the right path.
But in fact, Zhong Xiaoqiu found that she was unnecessarily angry. Tu Mian was more than just a smart kid.
Anything, as long as she was told it once, she would understand it. Even if she had to do some handicrafts, she could replicate it after watching it once. These things seemed too easy for her.
So she obviously didn't understand why she needed to learn something she already knew?
She would rather empty her mind and think about what bedtime story her mother would tell her today. She hoped it would not be Snow White, as she had already heard it three times.
Sometimes she wondered if her mother wanted her to memorize the story, but after her mother had told it once, she had memorized it. If her mother liked the story, she would be willing to listen to her mother tell it, because she loved her mother after all.
After Zhong Xiaoqiu discovered that Tu Mian's outstanding learning ability was not just a coincidence, she decided to have a good talk with Tu Mian's mother.
But unlike usual, the person who came to pick up Tu Mian today was not her mother, but her father.
Zhong Xiaoqiu had never seen Tu Chenglin before, so she first asked Tu Mian: "Tu Mian, who is this? Do you know him?"
Tu Mian looked up and saw that it was Tu Chenglin, "Ah, he is my father."
Only then did Zhong Xiaoqiu feel relieved and handed Tu Mian over to Tu Chenglin.
At the same time, Zhong Xiaoqiu couldn't hold back her words. Before school was over, she thought about how to tell Tu Mian's mother about Tu Mian's situation. Anyone with eyes could see Lin Mei's love for Tu Mian, and she was always proud of Tu Mian.
In this kind of family, Zhong Xiaoqiu believed that Tu Mian's father would also attach great importance to Tu Mian's academic performance and would love Tu Mian very much.
So even though she was not familiar with Tu Chenglin, Zhong Xiaoqiu still spoke.
"Hello, Tu Mian's father. I have something to tell you. Is that convenient for you?"
Tu Chenglin originally wanted to carry Tu Mian while walking, but he walked very fast and Tu Mian couldn't keep up, so he usually just carried Tu Mian or sometimes let Tu Mian sit on his shoulders. Tu Mian liked sitting on his shoulders, and since she was very light now, Tu Chenglin would sometimes let her sit on his shoulders just to make her happy.
However, since the teacher said so, Tu Chenglin had no choice but to carry Tu Mian and Zhong Xiaoqiu to a place with fewer people.
Zhong Xiaoqiu was a little nervous. She didn't want to be considered as making a fuss, but she clearly realized that Tu Mian was unusual. She was a responsible teacher.
"I think you also know that Tu Mian is a very smart child, even too smart."
Tu Chenglin was a little surprised. Lin Mei had said something like this before, but that was as a mother, so Tu Chenglin didn't really believe it. But this time, it was a teacher who said it, so he should have a more serious attitude, but it didn't improve much.
"Really? Maybe she's just too well-behaved. She's always been a very good child. And as you know, teacher, girls are usually more well-behaved when they are young. You might have mistaken this kind of obedience for intelligence."
Now it was Zhong Xiaoqiu's turn to be surprised. She thought that for a child like Tu Mian, her parents would be proud of her intelligence, instead of questioning it when others praised their daughter.
His words made her lose the desire to continue talking to him. She seemed to see herself as a child. Whenever she showed interest in something, her father would say, "Girls, just be more responsible. There's no need to learn so many things."
But she had to tell him, so Zhong Xiaoqiu told Tu Chenglin in detail about Tu Mian's performance, including the performance of other children at the same time, hoping that the father could realize Tu Mian's uniqueness and not let Tu Mian become the second Zhong Xiaoqiu.
But looking at Tu Chenglin's expression, Zhong Xiaoqiu realized that Tu Chenglin didn't take it to heart.
He just said after listening to it: "Girls are usually more obedient than boys when they are young. This is normal. This child is also very well behaved. She just listens to adults very much. Besides, boys don't show their strength until high school. They are the ones who are really smart. Tu Mian will need to work hard in the future to keep up with them. Teacher, you have to distinguish the difference between being well-behaved and smart."
Zhong Xiaoqiu really wanted to slap this guy, but she knew that she couldn't do that. It was a pity, just like she couldn't slap her father, otherwise her mother would come to cause trouble for her.
Zhong Xiaoqiu didn't say anything else to Tu Chenglin. She thought she would talk about this matter the next time Tu Mian's mother came to pick him up. Zhong Xiaoqiu had a hunch that Tu Mian's mother would take this matter seriously.
Zhong Xiaoqiu hopes that Tu Mian’s parents can take this matter seriously, educate the child well, and not become a victim of the story of Zhong Yong.
Children should be well brought up, especially talented children.
After saying goodbye to Teacher Zhong, Tu Mian didn’t want to be held by his father all the time.
"Dad, I want to ride a horse."
"You little kid, your teacher said you were a good boy, but you're not a good boy at all. You don't even want to be held in your arms, and you even want to ride on your father's head."
Having said that, Tu Chenglin still put Tu Mian on his shoulders and let her "ride the horse".
With her legs spread apart, one hand grasping her father's tangled hair, and the other hand grasping her father's ear, her vision became wider and Tu Mian's expression became proud. She felt that it was very majestic to look down from such a high position.
Lin Mei always felt that doing so was very dangerous, and every time she would ask Tu Chenglin to interrupt her by saying, "Flowers come this way, it's okay, she won't fall." When she couldn't persuade Tu Chenglin, Lin Mei would persuade Tu Mian to stop sitting on her father's shoulders.
Tu Mian just nodded. She always did this when she was alone with her father. She liked to be taller and see farther.
However, the view is wider, but why is the road different from the usual way home?
"Dad, are we going home yet?"
"Oh, yes, I forgot to tell you, your mother went out to buy supplies today and hasn't come back yet. Daddy will take you to meet his friends. They haven't seen you yet. Remember to call you uncle later."
Although Tu Chenglin often regretted that Tu Mian was a girl and not as pretty as his eldest daughter, it was also something worth mentioning that he had a child at his age. Tu Mian was grown up now and he could take her out to show off.
However, he was not showing off his child, but the fact that he still had a child when he was almost forty.
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