When the whole family came home from work and saw the sumptuous meal on the table, no one was surprised.
They had heard the news of Fan Chunmei's return a long time ago, but they couldn't go back because they hadn't finished the work in the fields.
Old Mrs. Qi was frugal and managed the household well. She raised her sons by relying on her ability to be thrifty.
It is extremely difficult to have meat at home unless it is a festival.
The children of several of her older brothers and sisters were even looking forward to Fan Chunmei's return home.
After all, every time Fan Chunmei comes home, she will ask her family to cook some delicious food, so that they can also get some credit.
After the Fan family came back, they washed up before sitting down at the dinner table. Fan Chunmei took An Jingzhi's hand and sat down closest to the bacon.
Just as the last old man Fan came to the table, Fan Chunmei quickly picked up a large chopstick of bacon and put it into An Jingzhi's bowl, then reached out and picked up another large chopstick.
The whole family was silent, and the only sound in the room was the clatter of dishes and chopsticks.
An Jingzhi couldn't eat as fast as an adult, so he had to rely on Fan Chunmei to feed him.
The bacon fried with garlic sprouts was eaten up completely, and even the oil in it was soaked up by the children with steamed buns.
After eating, Fan Chunmei prepared to go home. If she went any later, it would be dark and the road would be difficult to travel.
But before leaving, she had to achieve the purpose of this trip.
"Dad, Mom, I came back today because I have something to tell you."
Several sisters-in-law of the Fan family: Doesn’t the sister-in-law always have something to say when she comes back?
Fan Chunmei ignored what others were thinking, cleared her throat and looked serious.
"Your grandson Jingzhi is a genius. This is true. I didn't lie to you!"
"Jingzhi has never been to school. Even when his sister was in school, he listened to a few lessons and read a few books from his fifth uncle. He has already taught himself up to the third grade. Today he is still studying fourth grade homework at home!"
Old Man Fan disagreed and looked at An Jingzhi who was sitting obediently next to Fan Chunmei.
Although the two families were some distance apart, he heard a lot of news about his daughter's family.
The family is full of lazy people, including the two little ones.
Whenever he heard news about them, Old Man Fan would feel fortunate that his daughter got married early!
"Okay, okay, whatever you say is what it is."
Fan Chunmei was very dissatisfied with her father's perfunctory attitude. "Since you believe it, then Jingzhi is also your grandson, right? If Jingzhi becomes successful in the future, our family will also benefit from it."
"Then as a grandfather, isn't it your responsibility to give Jingzhi some extra money for his books?" Fan Chunmei's true intentions were fully revealed.
Old Man Fan paused smoking his pipe and asked, "How much do you want?"
Fan Chunmei held up five fingers, and Old Man Fan raised his voice, "Five dollars?! Impossible!"
The sisters-in-law of the Fan family looked at each other with different expressions.
An Jingzhi noticed that Fan Chunmei's eyes had brightened.
On the way here they were negotiating fifty cents, but they didn't expect the grandpa to be so generous and directly mentioned five dollars.
Fan Chunmei said, "Dad, why are you so stingy? Jingzhi is your grandson after all, and you're not willing to support him with even a little bit of tuition. You're still acting like a grandfather!"
Old Man Fan didn't buy her talk. "You also said that I am his grandfather. If anyone can enjoy his blessings, then the An family will enjoy them the most. Is it my turn to pay for the books?"
Fan Chunmei's eyes rolled. Her father cared about studying more than anyone else, otherwise he would not have forced her to finish high school.
This look probably means that she doesn't believe that her family's Jingzhi is really talented.
She called An Jingzhi over and said, "Jingzhi, recite a text for your grandfather."
An Jingzhi opened his mouth and talked about the article he had read this morning.
At that time, Chinese language articles basically praised the red ideology.
An Jingzhi recited it fluently, and the content did not sound like something a child could know. Even if the Fan family did not understand the original text, they could still hear An Jingzhi's ability.
Old Man Fan waited until he finished reciting and said, "What reward did your mother give you for reciting this text?"
An Jingzhi shook his head, "Grandpa, my mom didn't tell me. How can there be a reward for something so simple?"
They also knew whether An Jingzhi had ever received an education. After all, he had such a conspicuous daughter, and the villagers would come to their house to talk about any news they heard.
Every time that happened, Old Man Fan would be glad that his daughter was married.
Old man Fan asked his grandson to bring his textbook over and pointed to a text for him to read.
An Jingzhi not only read it fluently, but also said that he could recite it.
"You'll understand it after reading it once, or have you memorized it in advance?" asked Old Man Fan.
"I'll learn it after reading it once." The ability to remember everything he has can explain why he can learn so quickly on his own.
Old Man Fan took it seriously and turned to the last few chapters of the text, asked him to read them backwards, and then asked him to recite them backwards on the spot.
An Jingzhi naturally did not disappoint him, and even Fan Chunmei who was standing beside him was surprised.
"father!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Old Man Fan stood up and went back to his room. When he came out again, he was holding a big unity banknote in his hand.
Solemnly said:
"Chunmei, this child is no ordinary person. He will definitely have a great future. Who knows whether you two can live a good life in the future. It all depends on this child. You must educate him well. This money is for his textbooks. You are not allowed to spend it carelessly. Do you understand?"
"Dad..." The third sister-in-law of the Fan family wanted to say something, but was immediately stopped by her husband.
She was unwilling to let it go and was filled with anger.
It’s not certain whether the whole family can save 20 yuan in a year, so giving out 10 yuan all at once would make anyone feel uncomfortable.
"Okay, okay!" Fan Chunmei put her hands on the great unity and promised:
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