Chapter 321: Kowtow
At ten o'clock in the morning on the first day of the New Year, the rest of the group of eight had arrived. They had agreed to go and wish Principal Chang a happy new year.
Respecting teachers is still widely recognized in this era, especially for students who have achieved academic success. Only by looking back on the past can they understand the meaning of the slap in the face given by the teacher.
"Happy New Year, Principal."
"Hey, Happy New Year! I was expecting you to be here soon. Alas! After not seeing you for a year, you look more like a college student!"
Compared with two years ago, Principal Chang looked noticeably older, but his complexion was still good, his voice was loud, and his eyes were bright. He was very happy to see seven college students from Beijing coming together.
Li Ye and the others were also very happy at first, but after entering Principal Chang's house and seeing several classmates, they all had different expressions and their smiles faded.
Xia Yue, Jin Shengli, and He Weiguo were all classmates of Li Ye in the same repeater class.
Among them, Xia Yue and Jin Shengli had a fierce competition with the small group of eight people back then.
As for He Weiguo, he had an irreconcilable hatred with Li Ye. If Li Ye had not been kind-hearted, the stool leg would have left a permanent mark on his head.
"Come in, come in. I was just talking about you! I've been teaching for so many years, and your class of graduates is the most promising. At that time, more than a dozen of you passed the exam, and several more passed later."
Principal Chang knew about the rift between them, so he tried to smooth things over by saying, "You all know that Jin Shengli was admitted to Northwestern Polytechnical College, and Xia Yue was admitted to the English Department of Qufu Normal College a year later than you."
"You are all grown-up kids now. When you enter society, you will find out how precious the friendship between classmates is."
Li Ye really didn't know that Xia Yue had been admitted to Qufu Normal School. He only knew that last year, Xia Yue went to Lin County alone to study, and it seemed that after a year of hard study, she finally got in.
However, this is still a long way from her original goal of Beijing University of Foreign Languages.
However, when she faced Li Ye and others, she did not show any expression of regret or shame. On the contrary, she appeared very calm, and even had a faint smile on her face.
Judging from Li Ye’s experience of two lifetimes, Xia Yue has grown a lot after going through so many things.
However, after that troublemaker He Weiguo said something, Xia Yue still felt a strong sense of emotional fluctuation.
"Hey, you don't know, right? Xia Yue actually did very well in the exam last year. She could have been admitted to the capital city based on her scores, but she was too conservative in her application. If it were me, I would definitely repeat a year."
“.”
Jin Shengli said, "He Weiguo, please stop talking about this. There is a student in our school who scored 600 points! The college entrance examination is like a person's destiny. There are too many variables. No one can guarantee 100% perfection."
He Weiguo seemed to realize that he had said something wrong, and quickly agreed, "You're right. Just like me, I should have been able to be a teacher at Yuhong Middle School, but by mistake I ended up going to Daliushang Primary School. Xia Yue, don't mind it! You are much better than me."
"I don't mind!" Xia Yue said calmly: "A moderate compromise is not necessarily a brilliant turn. I feel quite content now."
"You're right," He Weiguo said, "I also couldn't figure it out when I first arrived in Daliu Township, but later I accumulated valuable teaching experience through wholehearted teaching, and then I was able to move on to work in a middle school."
Xia Yue slowly turned her head and looked at the "eloquent" He Weiguo, and finally revealed a trace of contempt, which was exactly the same look she showed when she looked down on Li Ye and others two years ago.
Li Ye and others sat in Principal Chang's house for a while and then came out.
After coming out, Han Xia, who was straightforward, whispered: "Did you see Xia Yue's eyes just now? She hasn't changed, only the appearance has changed."
Yan Jinbu said, "You can't blame him. He Weiguo is a high school student. What's wrong with him teaching elementary school students? How dare he compare himself with Xia Yue?"
Fu Yingjie smiled and said, "He Weiguo has relatives in the County No. 2 Middle School. Guess why they came to Principal Chang's house today?"
"Is he planning to transfer to No. 2 Middle School to teach? That was possible before, but it's unlikely now!"
"Not only is it impossible, I heard from a teacher at school that only college students in the future will be qualified to teach middle school students!"
"No way! Then today is Xia Yue"
Everyone was chattering, and they all felt that it was unlikely that a college student could teach middle school students.
But Li Ye knew very well that in a few years, all this would become a reality.
Xia Yue's momentary conservatism wasted the last chance to change her fate.
There are still some differences in assigning jobs between undergraduate colleges in Beijing and colleges in the province, and they are even...big.
. . . . . . .
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Li Ye's sister-in-law Li Mingxiang came to the Li family early with her husband Zhao Yuanchao and daughter Zhao Meiwen.
As soon as I entered the door, I saw my eldest niece Li Yue, who was tying a large bundle of colored bead tubes to a wooden pole with her two younger nieces.
"You three, what are you doing?"
Li Yue smiled and said nothing, just focusing on working hard with his hands.
On New Year's Eve, she could only watch from the side. On New Year's Day, she could only watch again. Today it was finally her turn.
That is to say, Li Ye bought enough colored bead tubes, otherwise there would not be enough for the whole family.
After hearing her aunt's question, Li Ying said cleverly, "This is a trick my brother taught us. He said it was inspired by a machine gun from the Lighthouse Country, called Gatling. At night, it shoots fire like a machine gun."
"It looks a bit like a machine gun! It must look great if so many colored beads are lit together."
"Then don't leave tonight. You can set off the flowers at 6 or 5:30."
"Hey, hey, I'll have dinner first before I leave."
After listening to what Li Ying said, even her cousin Zhao Meiwen became interested and squatted on the ground chattering with Li Juan and Li Ying.
But before they could say a few words, they suddenly heard an unpleasant voice behind them: "What are you girls doing playing with machine guns? Isn't this just nonsense? How can you find a husband if people find out?"
Li Yue and the others all raised their heads, and then all of them had long faces.
The eldest aunt Li Mingyue and her eldest uncle Cui Zhixian entered the house, and their cousin Cui Aiguo also came with them.
The time when Li Ye beat Cui Aiguo, everyone in the family saw it.
Later, Li Kaijian sent Li Ye to Dongshan Railway Station to go to school. After returning, he said something to his grandfather, but Li Zhongfa smashed several thermoses.
From then on, the eldest aunt's family never came to visit again. Although Li Yue and her two sisters didn't know what had happened, judging from the degree of anger her grandfather had at the time, something serious must have happened.
So my aunt is coming back today. Maybe something good will happen.
Sure enough, as soon as the cousin Cui Aiguo entered the door, he trotted to Li Zhongfa and bowed down.
"Grandpa, I kowtow to you."
"Bang bang bang~"
"Grandma, I kowtow to you."
“Bang, bang, bang~”
"Uncle, I kowtow to you."
"Dongdongdong~"
"Auntie, I'll give it to you."
"Second aunt, second uncle, I'll give it to you."
Wow, he kowtowed dozens of times in a row, he is so honest.
His second uncle Zhao Yuanchao smacked his lips and reached into his pocket to take out his wallet.
During the Chinese New Year, children kowtow to their close relatives and elders, and they have to pay for kowtows. Look at the big red bump on Cui Aiguo's forehead. You would feel bad if you didn't give him five dollars.
But the second aunt Li Mingxiang took the initiative to hold down her husband, and then nodded at her father Li Zhongfa.
If Li Zhongfa didn't give the order today, Cui Aiguo would be powerless, even if he knocked his head off.
But Li Zhongfa looked at Cui Aiguo, who had his head drooped and looked like his spine had been pulled out, for five minutes before he said coldly, "Your father and mother can come in, you can go out and walk around the county town by yourself!"
“.”
Cui Aiguo looked up at Li Zhongfa in disbelief, as if he didn't recognize this grandpa anymore.
You know, in the past, Li Zhongfa loved his grandson the most.
He is good at studying and speaking, and he is good in every aspect.
But now, why are you so ruthless?
"Dad, I know I'm wrong."
The eldest aunt Li Mingyue pleaded in tears.
But Li Zhongfa turned to look at her and said, "Why don't you go out for a walk too?"
“.”
Cui Aiguo opened his mouth and was about to beg for mercy, but his father Cui Zhixian grabbed him by the collar and pushed him out of the yard.
"Don't you know how many lives your grandpa has taken? It's beyond my expectation that he didn't beat you to death today. What are you doing here? Are you waiting to be beaten by Li Ye? Who will dare to stop you then?"
“Oh~”
Cui Aiguo was awakened by his father's words and ran away in a panic.
At the beginning, he just had a few words with Li Ye, and Li Ye attacked him so hard that he almost blew his head off. Later, he reported Li Ye. It is estimated that if Li Ye did not chop him with a kitchen knife, no one else would try to stop the fight.
Because of the arrival of my aunt Li Mingyue, the reunion dinner at noon was a bit depressing.
But my aunt came prepared and continued to liven up the atmosphere.
"Dad, the organization has already talked to Zhixian. He will be promoted to the county next year!"
“.”
No one answered.
Li Mingyue was very depressed and a little unhappy. She felt that she had the capital this time, so why was she still not welcomed?
But Li Mingyue still has a killer move.
"Mom, did Xiaoyue drive with a few friends to Hebin Township before the New Year?"
Wu Juying said indifferently, "Yes! Why, when I come to your territory, do I have to pay you a toll?"
Li Mingyue said aggrievedly: "Mom, why do you always think the worst of me? I have something good to tell you."
Wu Juying raised her eyebrows and said, "You can still say good things? That's rare. I haven't seen it in many years."
"Mom, I really have something good to say,"
Li Mingyue held her breath and said carefully: "Last year, a college student was assigned to Hebin Township from the city. Dad, you should understand that this is just for gilding the lily."
"The boy is 1.75 meters tall and very handsome. It was a coincidence that day. Xiaoyue took her friends to the Hebin Township Reservoir to play and happened to run into the boy. Guess what happened?"
Li Mingyue looked at the people around her and kept it a secret before saying, "The guy has fallen in love with our Xiaoyue. After asking a lot of people, he asked Zhixian to act as a matchmaker!"
After Li Mingyue finished speaking, Li Zhongfa remained silent and Wu Juying frowned.
If it is really as Li Mingyue said, it may not be a bad thing. It is not easy to refuse directly.
But before Li Zhongfa could figure out what to say, the person involved, Li Yue, spoke coldly.
"A college student from the city? Which university did he graduate from?"
When Li Mingyue heard this, she thought it was a good idea, and raised her chin slightly and said, "I'm from XX Technical College, and the salary is 56 yuan per point, but the salary is the most insignificant, and the future is limitless!"
Li Yue narrowed his eyes and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Tsk, it's just a junior college, how can you say you have a bright future."
“.”
Everyone opened their mouths wide, except Li Ye.
Li Mingyue was stunned for a long time before she asked angrily, "Xiaoyue, then what kind of young talent do you think is worthy of you?"
Li Yue shook his neck and said lazily, "At least he must be a Peking University undergraduate!"
Good job.
At this moment, even Wu Juying's eyes widened, with murderous intent in her eyes.
[When you were at home, you were always complaining about this and that. Now you've only been in Beijing for half a year, and you've become so cunning? ]
(End of this chapter)
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