Now that the final exams were over and it was vacation time, Zhang Huan, the son, took his wife and children to visit his biological mother.
Of course, he made an appointment with his eldest brother's family, and the two families went to see the old lady together.
For men, this means showing filial piety by kneeling down. As for how difficult this time is for their wives, that is not the main point to consider.
For the old lady, she quite likes this kind of time. As people get older, no matter how tough they were in the past, they now start to like having children around them and a large house with grandchildren.
At this kind of family gathering, the thing that is talked about the most is of course the children.
"He He is the top student in the grade!" Zhang Huan showed off to his mother, with a proud look on his face.
The old lady pointed her finger at him and scolded with a smile: "Look at you!"
He hugged Zhang Heling again and said, "Our He He is getting better and better!"
Zhang Heling smiled shyly, her little face brightening.
Zhang Qi smiled and said, "When we were little, Xiaolin, Yanyan, and I all easily ranked first or second in exams. When we got to middle school, things got tough. If we didn't work hard, we would easily fall behind. Elementary school was the happiest time. It's really enviable. By the way, how did Shuoshuo do in the final exam?"
Zhang Huan kept smiling, looking at his niece with a smile, and waved his hand: "Forget about him."
Zhang Yansheng suddenly realized that maintaining a smile on his face was actually a skill. At least she hasn't developed this ability yet. Grabbing Zhang Shuocheng who was about to retreat with one claw, she said, "Not bad, I passed this semester."
Their cousin Zhang Lin laughed out loud. My uncle and aunt both looked like they couldn't help laughing. Zhang Yansheng looked at her coldly, and there was a hint of disdain in her cousin Zhang Qi's smile. She saw that her biological father Zhang Huan kept smiling but rubbed his hands on his knees.
Zhang Yansheng was slightly startled.
In their own home, Zhang Huan is the sky. He has the greatest power and influence in the family and pursues his own happiness and joy as he pleases.
But in front of the old lady and his elder brother and sister-in-law, it turned out that he was not so capricious.
Zhang Yansheng looked away and was about to speak, but Zhang Heling had already said what she was going to say.
She cupped her hands around her mouth, wanting to whisper to her grandmother: "I've made a lot of progress. I failed two subjects last semester, and I got 28 points in math..."
But everyone was sitting together, so how could they not hear anything? Zhang Qi and Zhang Lin laughed even harder.
Liang Yingying's face was burning, and she wished she could sew shut the mouths of Zhang Yansheng and Zhang Heling, two guys who couldn't talk, to stop her from embarrassing herself!
The old lady was surprised and said: "That is really a great improvement."
She waved to Zhang Shuocheng: "Shuo Shuo, come here, come to grandma."
Zhang Shuocheng hesitated for a moment. Children have very strong instincts and can identify organisms higher up the food chain. Zhang Shuocheng has always been a little afraid of this grandma. This grandmother had never been close to him before.
But his eldest sister Zhang Yansheng put her hand on his vest and pushed him.
His second sister Zhang Heling stood up and gave him the seat next to grandma.
Zhang Shuocheng came to the old lady.
The old lady had a pair of sharp eyes and had always been observing her children and grandchildren. She had long noticed that Zhang Shuocheng was much more honest than before. He is not the kind of honest that is stupid and honest. This kid's eyes are still rolling around, but he just doesn't dare to do anything naughty.
She held the little grandson's hand and asked, "Tell grandma, how did you make such great progress?"
With Zhang Heling's first place in the grade and the award certificate for study star as a precedent, Zhang Shuocheng is actually quite self-aware and knows that his achievements are not impressive. So he was actually not very willing to be around the old lady just now, he thought he would be scolded.
Things like “your sister got first place in the exam, why did you just pass?”
The result surprised him. His grandmother's tone seemed to be full of praise and encouragement?
Zhang Shuocheng is never stage-frightened. He is different from Zhang Heling. He dares to open a dyeing factory if he is given a little color! I immediately said loudly: "My sisters watch me study every day, so I make progress!"
The old lady laughed.
Zhang Yansheng saw that Zhang Huan's smile, which was just "maintained", bloomed into a real smile again.
Zhang Yansheng suddenly found that observing Zhang Huan outside of "home" was really an interesting thing. Even observing Liang Yingying from outside, seeing her embarrassed face and flattering smile, I actually found it quite interesting.
In the past, her vision was too limited to the small area of "home", and she saw too little.
"You are just a little naughty boy!" The old lady poked Zhang Shuocheng on the forehead with a smile, "You have to let your sisters discipline you more strictly. Remember, your sisters are doing this for your own good. Look, your grades have improved since they disciplined you! Everyone is happy, and you get beaten less."
Zhang Shuocheng thought about it and realized it was true.
As long as he listened to them and did his homework seriously, the big devil Zhang Yansheng would not beat him up.
Moreover, they passed all the exams and everyone seemed very happy. For some reason, he became happy too.
Recalling the fun he had in the mountains before, he even dared to act coquettishly to the old lady: "Grandma, when are we going to the mountains again? I want to go to the mountains to play!"
This kid, when he's not being naughty, looks pretty chubby and kind of cute. The old lady felt closer to him and said, "It's winter now and there's nothing in the mountains. Let's go during the summer vacation. It's vacation time, so take the children out to play. Go to a warm place."
The last two sentences were directed to Zhang Huan.
Zhang Huan nodded immediately: "I'll make the arrangements."
Zhang Yansheng's aunt said at this time: "We have to go out for a walk. We will let Xiaojun go abroad for study this holiday, so that he can see the school environment, campus environment and cultural environment over there. When applying for schools in the future, he will have a clear idea in his mind and know where he really wants to go."
Compared with the first place and the barely passing grade of the two elementary school students, Zhang Lin’s choice of university is obviously much more important.
The topic and the old lady's attention were drawn to Zhang Yansheng's aunt.
Zhang Yansheng noticed that Zhang Huan did not compete for the topic with his eldest brother's family, allowing the old lady's attention to be attracted to their family.
Zhang Yansheng suddenly realized that the reason why Zhang Huan was always at a disadvantage in such family gatherings was because his children were not as outstanding as other children!
After all, Zhang Heling is still young. Leaving her aside, Zhang Yansheng and Zhang Shuocheng alone are really not up to par in front of Zhang Qi and Zhang Lin.
Zhang Yansheng suddenly felt ashamed.
In his previous life, Zhang Yansheng did have a subtle yearning and a slight inferiority complex towards those good students and his cousins.
But this kind of hot and positive feeling of shame is the first time.
Her eyes fell on the floor for a moment, and when she raised them again, she met her cousin Zhang Qi's smiling gaze.
Some words don't need to be said, because the eyes are the windows to the soul.
Zhang Yansheng has always been sensitive to the concept of "hostility". As her shame faded away, her eyes turned cold and she met Zhang Qi's gaze with hers.
Zhang Qi looked at her for a moment and then looked away.
After the old lady and her eldest daughter-in-law finished discussing Zhang Lin’s studies, they began to ask about Zhang Qi’s studies.
Zhang Qi smiled and said: "As soon as I entered the school, I joined the student union. I think the student union is the most training organization in the school. Not only do you have to do a lot of specific things, but you also have to properly handle the interpersonal relationships between classmates. University is like a closed small society. Although it is small, it has everything."
The old lady kept smiling and nodding.
Zhang Qi suddenly changed the subject and asked Zhang Yansheng with a smile: "How is Yanyan doing in No. 1 Middle School now? Has she been promoted to the top class?"
Zhang Yansheng's aunt also turned around and said, "I heard that No. 1 Middle School has to change classes twice a semester? If you don't study well, you will be relegated to a bad class? Isn't that very stressful?"
They are really mother and daughter, the tone of their voice and even their expressions are so similar!
Zhang Yansheng saw that Zhang Huan's smile finally felt a little unnatural.
It turns out that in front of her uncle's family, she is Zhang Huan's biggest weakness.
Zhang Yansheng found it ironic, because no matter how she felt about Zhang Huan in her heart, or even if they had such a quarrel in their previous life, in the eyes of others, they would always be father and daughter, and the bond could not be severed.
Zhang Yansheng turned his head and said, "I'm still in the preparatory class. The top class of No. 1 Middle School is almost the top of the pyramid in our K City. It's full of people with high IQ and hard work. Their goal is to be 2. For someone like me with an average IQ, I can only rely on acquired efforts like Sister Qiqi to strive to get into the double first-class exam."
In her previous life, if she dared to say that she wanted to be admitted to a double first-class university, it would be a joke.
But it is no longer a joke in this life. Considering the slightly above-average score for the preparatory class of No. 1 Middle School, it is normal to pass the exam, and failing means you didn’t work hard enough.
In this life, entering K University like her cousin Zhang Qi is something that can be achieved through her own efforts and planning.
There was a light in Zhang Huan's eyes, and the slight discomfort and lack of confidence from a moment ago disappeared. He looked at his daughter with a smile on his face and encouragement in his eyes.
Zhang Qi and her daughter were choked by their breath.
The eldest aunt smiled and said, "You are still young and think everything is easy. In fact, it is not as easy as you think. Do you think it is easy to pass the double first-class exam? You don't know how hard your sister studies!"
Zhang Yansheng nodded: "You are right, if your IQ is not high enough, you can only make up for it through hard work."
Zhang Qi almost vomited blood.
The eldest aunt was about to say something, but the old lady suddenly clapped her hands and sighed, "We have never had a particularly smart child in our family. I have really seen those born smart children. They go to class and know everything after learning. They can do any questions. As for us, we learn, but when it comes to solving problems, we still can't do them. We really have to spend more time and energy to catch up with them."
Zhang Yansheng's tone became gentle, and he took over the topic and said, "Yes, all the top classes in our school are like this. The few like this in our class have all been promoted to the top class this semester.
The old lady touched Zhang Shuocheng's head and said, "Did you hear that? You have to keep working hard."
Zhang Heling was a little confused: "Grandma, what am I like then? Am I also like Sister Qiqi, who has low IQ and can only rely on hard work?"
The old lady laughed.
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