Chapter 261 Encouraging My Wife to Go to School
But after being happy, Zhuoying couldn't help feeling heartbroken.
Although Yitong and Zhuoran didn't say anything, Zhuoying knew that they must have suffered a lot of grievances, otherwise they would never have made this decision suddenly.
Although she felt sorry for the child, Zhuoying immediately instructed the housekeeper to collect information about the kindergarten and primary school as soon as possible.
So the next morning, Meng Yitong saw a mountain of documents and files in the hall.
"So many?" Meng Yitong asked in surprise.
Isn’t it said that the population of country C is much smaller than that of China? How come there are so many schools with such a low population density?
Seeing Meng Yitong's surprised expression, Zhuoying explained cheerfully, "The kindergartens here adopt small-class teaching, and there are not many people in each school. So there are more schools."
“This pile is from elementary school.”
Meng Yitong looked at the direction where Zhuo's mother pointed, couldn't help swallowing, and whispered: "Isn't this a little too early?"
Although Meng Yitong has not read the materials yet, just looking at the thickness of the materials, Meng Yitong has already started to feel a headache.
Zhuoying seemed to have anticipated this. Upon hearing this, she immediately chuckled and said, "Now let's take a look. It's a good opportunity to understand the education model here in advance."
As Zhuoying spoke, she handed a tablet to Meng Yitong.
After Meng Yitong took the tablet, she saw the school scene being played on it. After slightly amplifying the volume, Meng Yitong heard a human voice in the video introducing the school's various buildings and facilities in detail.
Although Meng Yitong's English is not very good, fortunately the speaking speed in this video is not fast.
Seeing that Meng Yitong was watching seriously, Zhuoying also came over and started watching with Meng Yitong.
By the time the two of them finished reading the introductions to more than 20 kindergartens on the tablet, it was almost noon.
The two of them looked through the other information of the five schools they had selected, and finally left two schools.
Zhuoying rubbed her aching neck and said, "Let's do this for now! For the remaining two schools, we'll take Xiuzhe to try out the classes tomorrow and see which one he likes."
"Can I take a trial class?" Meng Yitong was a little surprised. She had heard from parents in China that going to school was very troublesome, with lots and draws.
"Of course." Zhuoying said as a matter of course, and then said with a look of annoyance: "If I had known that Xiuzhe would come here to study, I would have invested in building a school."
"Haha, that's not necessary." Meng Yitong said with a wry smile upon hearing that.
She is now traumatized by Qin's father. It was obvious that he was the one who doted on Xiuzhe the most, but now he turns around and starts blaming them for not educating their child well.
Zhuoying, who didn't know what Meng Yitong was thinking, pondered for a while and suddenly said, "It's too late to build a kindergarten, so I'll build a primary school first."
Meng Yitong quickly stopped her and said, "Mom, it's not certain yet. It's too early to talk about this now..."
Before Meng Yitong could finish, Zhuoying interrupted and said, "If you don't prepare now, it will be too late later."
As Zhuoying spoke, she hurriedly picked up the phone and notified people to prepare research materials, leaving no chance for Meng Yitong to stop her.
In the evening, when Qin Zhuoran came back, Meng Yitong told him about what happened during the day with a helpless look on her face.
After she finished explaining everything, Meng Yitong complained with a look of resentment on her face: "It's all your fault. What you said to mom yesterday made mom think that we really weren't going back!"
"Now even the primary school is being built. After her school is built, will it be difficult for us to bring up the idea of going back?"
"No, I'll go and persuade Mom tomorrow!"
As Meng Yitong spoke, she showed a determined expression.
Qin Zhuoran looked at Meng Yitong, smiled and said, "It's Xiuzhe who goes to school here, not you."
"Ah? What do you mean?"
Meng Yitong was a little confused by Qin Zhuoran's words.
"What it means is that children are independent individuals, and so are you. You don't have to completely restrict yourself because of your children."
"You can do what you want to do, you can go where you want to go, and come back when you are tired, or we can take Xiuzhe out with us during the holidays. It's all possible."
“It’s not a big impact.”
After Qin Zhuoran finished speaking, he lowered his head and looked at the documents in his hand.
Meng Yitong was a little dazed when she heard what Qin Zhuoran said.
If I were to go by what he said, it seemed that I was indeed limiting myself too much and overestimating my own importance.
Meng Yitong had never left Xiuzhe for more than a day before.
Meng Yitong never thought about what would happen after she left her child.
On the contrary, when Qin Zhuoran occasionally went on business trips, Xiuzhe and I did not go with him, and it was not uncommon for him not to see his children for a week or two.
And Xiuzhe didn't seem to have much trouble adapting to this.
At this moment, Meng Yitong clearly realized that what she had always believed, that Xiuzhe could not live without her, seemed to be a self-deception.
In fact, the real situation is that I can't live without Xiuzhe.
But as Qin Zhuoran said, everyone is an independent individual and it is impossible for me to follow him for the rest of my life.
And as he gets older, he may need his own personal space more.
So I really should learn to let go appropriately. Qin Zhuoran was able to leave for a week or two before, so now I can do it too.
With Zhuo's mother around, Meng Yitong believed that Qin Xiuzhe would never lack love. Thinking of this, she seemed to be truly free.
Meng Yitong didn't know whether she had figured it out or what. While feeling a sense of loss, I also felt a long-lost sense of relief.
Qin Zhuoran saw that Meng Yitong had been silent, so he looked up at her and saw her staring at the wall, looking thoughtful.
"What are you thinking about?" Qin Zhuoran closed the document in his hand and asked curiously.
“I was wondering, should I go to school?”
After Meng Yitong figured it out, she felt a sense of emptiness in her heart.
Meng Yitong, who was reluctant to go to school before, is now reconsidering it.
Qin Zhuoran heard this, stretched out his hand and pulled Meng Yitong to sit on his lap, then analyzed in a gentle voice: "The education model here is quite different from that in China."
"Students' test scores here are valid for five years, so many high school students often don't go to college immediately after taking the test."
"Some of them will choose to work to earn tuition fees, while others will choose to travel."
"When they have earned enough money for tuition or have had enough fun, they will come back to apply for colleges and continue their university studies."
"So when you get to university, you will find that your classmates here have more experience and are more mature in their thinking. You should have more common language when you get along with them."
"ah?"
Meng Yitong was surprised when she heard this: "You're not asking me to start all over again from undergraduate studies, are you?"
Meng Yitong had been thinking about it for so long, and had always been considering a master's degree. Now, after hearing what Qin Zhuoran said, Meng Yitong realized that she and he had completely different ideas.
Qin Zhuoran looked down at Meng Yitong's surprised eyes, pinched her plump earlobe and said, "A master's degree is certainly okay, but I'm worried that you won't be able to keep up."
Seeing Meng Yitong's dissatisfaction, Qin Zhuoran quickly changed his words and said, "We have plenty of time, there is no need to rush."
"You can just treat school as a book club. Just come to the activities on time and that's it."
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