As soon as Yan Fugui entered the courtyard, he saw several people come in together.
"Oh, Teacher Ran, you came with Da Mao and the others? I was worried you wouldn't know the way, so I was thinking of waiting for you at the entrance." Yan Fugui lied without hesitation.
"Thank you, Teacher Yan. I met them at the intersection, and we just happened to come together. Who is Jia Geng's family?" It seems that Teacher Yan doesn't have a good reputation at school, as Ran Qiuye clearly doesn't want to continue the conversation with him.
"It's in the Intermediate People's Court. I'll take you there." When they arrived, Old Yan seemed very enthusiastic. He took the lead and walked inside, then started shouting.
"Shazhu, Qin Huairu, Teacher Banggeng is here for a home visit, come out for a moment."
Sha Zhu and the Jia family, who were eating inside, immediately stood up upon hearing the teacher's arrival. Qin Huairu was happy; the teacher's home visit showed that the family valued their child. Bang Geng, on the other hand, was simply terrified.
He's been going to school normally lately, but his academic performance is truly appalling. He's incredibly enthusiastic about playing games or learning lock-picking techniques—those kinds of frivolous pursuits. But the moment he hears about studying, his mind goes completely blank.
"Brother, is it possible that the teacher is coming to complain? Maybe you should hide for a while."
Xiao Dang knew exactly what kind of person her older brother was; there would definitely be no praise during this home visit, and Qin Huairu might even start a fight that night. So she tried to persuade her brother.
"Brother, I want to go out and play with you. We can go to my house, Grandpa and Grandma listen to me the most."
Xiao Huaihua didn't know that her older brother was a terrible student outside; she only knew that he treated her well. So, theoretically, she should have been eating and sleeping at Yi Zhonghai's house, but she often ate wherever was available first.
"It's alright, you guys eat here, I'll go out and take a look."
Even though Bang Geng is a scoundrel, he's already over 10 years old. He knows it's best to make a good impression at this time, so it's better to go to the door to greet him.
"Hello, teacher." Before Bang Geng even left the house, Ran Qiuye had already followed Qin Huairu in.
"Hello, Jia Geng. Have you eaten yet?" Ran Qiuye asked gently.
"I just finished eating." Banggeng was being very concise at this point, afraid that saying too much would be a mistake.
"Zhu Zi, come in quickly, what are you dawdling about outside for?" Qin Huairu called out when she saw that her man was not there.
At this moment, Sha Zhu was really standing outside, staring blankly at Ran Qiuye's back.
The moment he saw Ran Qiuye, he realized what the word "temperament" meant; it seemed tailor-made for her.
In his youth, he saw Qin Huairu's beautiful figure, and his budding heart was filled with images of her every night. Over the years, he regarded Qin Huairu as his ideal woman, until he slept with her.
"Behind every woman you yearn for is a man who has had his fill of playing with her"—this saying is absolutely true. In recent years, Qin Huairu's figure has started to gain weight, and since they've been together every day, he knows all her flaws, and he's lost interest in his former "white moonlight."
Recently, in an effort to find common ground with his superiors, he read a few books. He didn't learn much from them, but he certainly caught the "literary youth syndrome." Just now, when he saw Ran Qiuye, he felt that he and this woman should have something in common, that they were a match made in heaven.
In just a few seconds, Sha Zhu's mind had already rehearsed his entire life of passionate love with Ran Qiuye, and he was deeply immersed in it.
"Shazhu, your wife is calling you again, what are you spacing out for?"
Just as Sha Zhu was chuckling to himself, Xu Damao kicked him in the butt.
"Ah, oh, okay." Perhaps worried that others would see through his thoughts, Sha Zhu, who had been kicked, did not argue and obediently went home.
"Zhu Zi, Teacher Ran has been running around outside and must be tired and hungry by now. Quickly make her something delicious to eat."
Qin Huairu gave the instructions. She was adept at handling relationships.
"No need, no need, Mrs. Jia, no need to trouble Mr. Jia. I'll just say a few words and then go home for dinner. My family is waiting for me," Ran Qiuye said.
Sha Zhu, who was about to go to the kitchen, was stopped by Ran Qiuye's use of the word "sir." The way she used the word made her sound like a cultured person. If only it weren't for that "Jia" part.
"Hello, Teacher Ran, let me introduce myself. My surname is He, and my full name is He Yuzhu. I'm the deputy director of the canteen at the steel rolling mill. You can have some food at home today and taste the culinary skills of our steel rolling mill's chefs," said Shazhu.
Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Sha Zhu did not explain his relationship with the Jia family, but only clarified that his surname was not "Jia".
Perhaps intimidated by the fact that he was a chef at the steel mill, and with Qin Huairu constantly urging her, Ran Qiuye finally had no choice but to reluctantly eat at the Jia family's house.
“Mrs. Jia Geng, I only became Jia Geng’s homeroom teacher this semester, so I don’t know much about Jia Geng. The purpose of today’s home visit is to communicate more and work together with teachers and parents to help Jia Geng improve his studies.”
"He who eats another's food is bound to feel obligated to pay his bills," Ran Qiuye said, tactfully explaining the purpose of her home visit. In reality, Jia Geng consistently ranked among the bottom two in his class and was known for his disruptive behavior, affecting other students' studies. As his homeroom teacher, she genuinely hoped the parents could control their child.
"Teacher, our family situation is a bit special. We have many children, and we all have to work, so the children haven't received much education since they were young, which has made them a bit more mischievous than others."
I know this child causes his teachers and classmates a lot of worry at school. I've tried everything—scolding, even hitting—but nothing has really helped.
Qin Huairu really didn't know what to do with her son. She sincerely hoped that the new teacher's home visit today would offer some good methods to help her raise Banggeng properly.
"Actually, this child is quite smart, but he doesn't channel that energy into his studies," Ran Qiuye said.
"Teacher Ran, could you perhaps come over a few more times to tutor Banggeng? The knowledge he's learning is a mess, not even as good as what I had when I was in school."
While cooking, Sha Zhu listened to Ran Qiuye and Qin Huairu talking. When they heard them talking about studying, he inexplicably suggested that Ran Qiuye tutor him, really just wanting to see her more often.
"I'm really sorry. I have a lot of things to do at home, and it's also far from here, so it's not very convenient. How about this, you can ask Professor Yan from your department for help more often. If you still have any questions, you can have Jia Geng bring them to the school to ask me," Ran Qiuye said.
"With Yan Laokou's level of skill, he's just misleading students. It's better to teach him myself than to hire him. How about this, you come over when you have time, and I'll take you home. That way you won't have to worry about safety outside." Sha Zhu continued to press, this kid was a bit bewitched.
"Zhu Zi, go check if the food in the pot is burnt!"
Seeing Ran Qiuye remain silent, Qin Huairu knew she was angry and quickly tried to salvage the situation. Little did she know, this foolish Zhu had already set his sights on another woman.
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