In addition to the reception hall, the Zhang family's first floor also has a small hall for daily living.
Zhang Heling took the scissors and tape, followed Zhang Yansheng downstairs with a questioning look on his face, and came to this small hall.
Zhang Yansheng looked around and chose a wall. There are two entrances and exits at both ends of the wall, leading to the interior of the house and the courtyard respectively, with a narrow wall in the middle. There is now a side table there with a small sculpture. There is a painting hanging on the wall.
Zhang Yansheng took a look at it, walked over, took down the painting and put it aside.
"Cut four small pieces of transparent tape for me," she gave the order.
The child obeyed the instruction obediently, cut a small piece of transparent tape and handed it to her first. I lowered my head to cut the second piece, then looked up to hand it to my sister, but suddenly I was stunned.
Her older sister put her "Study Star" certificate on the wall, and fixed one corner of it there with transparent tape.
Seeing Zhang Heling was stunned, Zhang Yansheng took the tape from her and scolded her, "Why are you in a daze? Keep cutting!"
Use a second piece of tape to secure the other corner of the certificate. Now her own hands were freed. Seeing that Zhang Heling was useless, she simply took the scissors and tape and started doing it herself.
Zhang Heling asked hesitantly: "Is this... okay?"
"Why not?" Zhang Yansheng asked back, "Aren't certificates of merit meant to be shown to others? What's the point of you hiding it in a box secretly?"
"No..." Zhang Heling said weakly, "I mean, sticking it here... isn't a good idea? Will Dad and Mom be unhappy?"
Zhang Yansheng cut the transparent tape and told her calmly: "This is where the award certificates were originally posted. Don't you remember?"
"Ah?" Zhang Heling was a little confused.
"Forget it. You were still young at that time. It's already a big deal that you can remember me pushing you." Zhang Yansheng said as he pasted the pictures, "This wall was used for me to post award certificates. I had a lot of award certificates and some competition certificates at that time. When you first came to our house, this wall was almost covered with them. This painting was hung later."
Then why didn’t you post it anymore? Zhang Heling thought.
Liang Yingying has always disliked Zhang Heling for being "stupid", but Zhang Heling just doesn't know how to please Zhang Huan as she expects. A child who gets first place in the class cannot be a fool.
Zhang Heling vaguely felt that if he asked his sister, what happened "later" would definitely not be what she wanted to hear. And she vaguely felt that this might be related to the arrival of her and her two children.
Zhang Heling bit her lip, too timid to ask further questions.
Zhang Yansheng put up the "Study Star" and stepped back a few steps. He crossed his arms and looked around and asked, "Is it straight? Is it not crooked?"
Zhang Heling also leaned over to take a look and said, "Very nice!" Zhang Yansheng nodded, tore off the tape, picked up the scissors, and started to stick the second one.
Press your fingers against the wall and gently smooth out the tape. Zhang Yansheng never thought that one day he would be doing this himself.
In the past, her father didn’t care about family affairs, and she would give her mother the first thing she would do when she got awards and certificates. My mother would paste them on this wall with her own hands, and by the time she passed away, the wall was covered with them.
Later... later no one posted it for her anymore.
She also stopped participating in various competitions that actually had no great significance. My academic performance gradually became mediocre and I no longer received any awards from school.
The awards on the wall have become old and even torn.
One day when I returned home, all the award certificates were gone, and a painting bought by Liang Yingying was hung here.
Zhang Yansheng had an argument with Liang Yingying and asked her, "Why did you tear up my certificate?"
Liang Yingying said: "They have been hung for so long, they are all old, and one of them is torn. Isn't it ugly? Look at this house, everything is beautiful except the wall, which is torn and tattered. What a mess.
Zhang Huan tried to smooth things over by saying, "It's true that it doesn't look good when it's old. It's okay, just hang the painting for now. When Yanyan gets a new certificate, we'll put it up again. It's such a simple thing!"
But Zhang Yansheng knew that this matter was not that simple at all!
This is the woman, Liang Yingying, who is eroding her home bit by bit.
It’s a pity that she was young at that time. She could feel it but couldn’t express it. She could only scream and make a fuss.
Being unable to change will only make people dislike you.
"Hey, where's the award certificate?"
Zhang Huan's voice suddenly sounded in the corridor.
The two girls looked over when they heard the sound.
Zhang Huan had just finished scolding his wife. He was full of dissatisfaction and hungry. Seeing that it was almost time for dinner, he strolled downstairs.
The meal was not ready yet, so he went to sit in the small living room first as was his habit. As soon as he reached the entrance, he saw his two daughters doing something there.
He loved seeing his two half-daughters getting along so harmoniously. This is the peaceful scene we have only seen in recent days, which makes people feel good.
He walked over, looked at the awards on the wall, and said with emotion: "I haven't seen awards posted here for a long time. I remember when you were little, this place was full of them. Then there were no more... You kept saying you would put up new ones when you got them, and Dad has been waiting for a long time. Let Dad see, what award did Yanyan get? Hey? Hey? This is... Hehe's?"
Zhang Huan looked embarrassed.
Zhang Yansheng didn't care. Come on, only primary school students would care about things like certificates, okay? Who among middle school students would care about such things? Besides, she is actually an adult.
"He He is from last semester." She paused and added, "He is in the third grade."
Because she even suspected that Zhang Huan didn't even know what grade Zhang Heling was in.
She didn't notice it, but Zhang Heling's eyes lit up.
My sister calls her "He He"!
This is the first time since I can remember!
Zhang Huan noticed it. After all, Zhang Yansheng refused to call Liang Yingying "Mom" or even "Auntie Liang", and he called his younger brother and sister by their full names. Liang Yingying kept nagging him about this, and her ears were almost callused.
Zhang Huan was delighted, and all the unhappiness he had just felt because of Liang Yingying disappeared. He said cheerfully, "It's our He He, awesome. Dad, look, what are these certificates? 'Study Star'? What is this? Is this for praising academic performance?"
Zhang Heling told him: "The top three students in the class are the study stars."
Zhang Huan said in surprise: "Our He He can even be among the top three in the class? That's amazing!"
Zhang Heling hesitated for a moment and said, "I am the first in the class and the second in the grade."
"..." Zhang Huan, "Ah?"
Zhang Yansheng: “Heh.”
Zhang Yansheng's "Ha" was full of irony. Zhang Huan felt a little embarrassed and tried to make excuses for himself: "Look, Dad, you're so busy with work that you don't even know when He He's grades are so good."
Zhang Heling said helplessly: "It has been like this since the first grade. I even ranked first in the grade."
Zhang Huan: “…”
Zhang Yansheng: “Ha!”
Zhang Huan laughed awkwardly: "Your mother didn't tell me either. Good! Good! Our He He is awesome!"
As he spoke, he clapped his hands and gave a thumbs-up.
How to appease children?
But Zhang Heling is indeed still a child. This is the first time in her life that Zhang Huan has paid so much attention to her and praised her so much. She was a little overwhelmed and flattered. Her little face turned red with excitement.
Zhang Huan has always known that his little daughter is very cute. After all, both parents are good-looking, and there is not a single ugly-looking child among the three children in the family.
But at this moment he really thought Zhang Heling was cute!
As a father, isn't it his job to make a grand appearance, praise his children loudly, give them rewards, listen to their cheers of joy, and admire their happy smiles and the light in their eyes at times like these - when the children don't cry, make a fuss, or cause trouble, and even earn back their honor?
As for all the crying, quarreling, and the trivial growing process that requires a lot of energy and thought - we still have their mothers.
As a father, your only responsibility is to make money to support them and then enjoy these good times.
Unfortunately, since his ex-wife passed away, he, as a father, has not enjoyed such a good time for a long time.
Ever since Liang Yingying was brought into our home, there has been noise and trouble at home.
Zhang Huan once regretted not listening to his elder brother's advice and his mother's dissuasion. He just thought that the child would be easier to take care of with a mother, so he let Liang Yingying into the house.
In fact, what his brother and mother meant at the beginning was that they could just bring the child in, and the woman who was raised with money could be sent away with money. His old mother even suggested that the two illegitimate children could be raised by her. But Zhang Huan was distracted for the moment and didn't listen.
The person involved expressed regret, and he has been regretting it for the past few years.
"Come on, Hehe, tell daddy what you want?" Zhang Huan said with a smile.
He suddenly felt that he hadn't said this sentence for several years.
Zhang Yansheng hasn't heard this sentence for several years. In the past, when this man saw the award certificate, he would always ask with a smile, "What does Yanyan want?"
This was simply his highlight moment.
He never asked what kind of efforts Zhang Yansheng had made or what kind of hard work her mother had put in to get these awards.
He only knows how to make promises and spend money in a casual manner.
Later, in the future when Zhang Yansheng died, he had already given up on his hopeless daughter and simply gave her money to get rid of her, ignoring her.
Zhang Heling was just about to say "I don't want anything" when Zhang Yansheng slammed the scissors on the side table with a "bang", scaring the father and daughter who were performing a touching scene of "father's love and daughter's filial piety".
"He He needs to change her piano teacher." Zhang Yansheng said, "Her teacher is not good. He is not serious at all. The lessons are just a waste of time and a scam."
Zhang Huan just realized this situation and asked Zhang Heling: "He He, is this true?"
Zhang Heling nodded: "She doesn't care about me much, she just lets me play on my own."
Zhang Huan yelled, "She took my money but didn't do anything! Fire her!"
Zhang Yansheng said: "My piano lessons have been stopped and I won't go anymore. My teacher was found by my mother and has taught me for many years. She is very good. Let her teach He He in the future."
Zhang Huan said: "Okay, since she happens to be your teacher, you can just..." say hello to her and get the job done.
However, before he could finish his words, Zhang Yansheng had already finished operating his phone and looked up to interrupt him: "I've sent you the teacher's phone number, please contact her."
"With her...ah?" Zhang Huan was stunned.
"After all, you are the head of the family. After all, our He He still has a father." Zhang Yansheng laughed sarcastically, "You can't just let me, a child, go. I can't take care of myself, since I have no father or mother. But I can't take care of my sister as well."
"Oh, by the way, as soon as possible. My teacher is very popular, and her classes are hard to get scheduled. I'm afraid if I leave too late, she'll be scheduled with someone else and I won't be able to schedule with her."
Aunt Luo appeared at the entrance of the corridor and called them, "It's time for dinner."
Zhang Yansheng went straight over.
Zhang Huan also went to the restaurant with Zhang Heling. Suddenly he realized what was happening and asked Zhang Heling, "Why didn't your sister go to her piano lesson?"
"My sister said she doesn't like playing the piano at all," said Zhang Heling.
Don't like it?
I clearly remember that she practiced piano very seriously when she was a child and took exams one level at a time. Every time I pass the exam, my wife is very happy.
So the child was actually just to make his wife happy?
Zhang Huan couldn't help but sigh.
Then I thought, Yanyan really can’t speak.
What does it mean to be without a father or a mother?
Really, he's still alive.
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