However, the old lady stopped halfway home and secretly went home, avoiding people.
"Oh, Mother, what are you doing?" Ke's mother had just finished cooking for the little one who was coming to beg for food again when she went out to fetch water and saw her mother-in-law sneaking into the yard with her head mostly covered by her clothes.
Grandma Ke was also startled. She gripped her clothes tightly with one hand and patted her chest with the other. Before she could say anything, she immediately jumped up and ran outside!
"Your grandma is so nimble, but what happened to her?" Mrs. Ke asked with a smile and a hint of curiosity.
Ke Meiyu munched on a red-covered sesame seed cake that her mother had specially prepared to keep her from getting hungry. The cake was covered with sesame seeds and syrup, and it was sweet, crispy, and fragrant!
Not only was she munching away with gusto, but Qin Yuanjiu was also munching on a sesame seed cake.
"Mom, when I go to study in the provincial capital, please pack some of these sesame cakes for me too."
Since her son-in-law rarely spoke up, Madam Ke readily agreed, "It's nothing valuable. If you like it, I'll make you more later!"
She chuckled and said, "Your school gives you a lot of subsidies, but eating out costs a lot of money and the food isn't even good. Why don't two or three of you come back every week, and I'll cook some food for you to take with you?"
Ke Meiyu and Qin Yuanjiu couldn't help but nod in agreement, saying that this was a great idea.
So Ke Meiyu and her mother discussed what foods to make that would keep well and taste good.
While they were talking, the old lady pulled Grandpa Ke, who was also hunched over and trying to hide himself, into the yard.
"Grandpa and Grandma, what are you doing? Are you ashamed?" Ke Meiyu greeted them with a smile. "Didn't you go to the village entrance to show off? Why are you back so soon?"
The old lady finally put down the clothes and let out a long sigh. "I'm not showing off anymore. If those old guys saw that I looked twenty years younger, they'd probably block you at home."
"This matter has caused such a sensation that you will be treated as a national treasure and sent to the capital from now on!"
Qin Yuanjiu gave a thumbs up, "Grandma is wise, you've thought of everything so thoroughly."
The old lady puffed out her chest and raised her chin proudly, "So your grandpa and I are going to hibernate. When we reappear in front of everyone after the New Year, we'll say we've been eating well and are stuffed, so of course we'll have fewer wrinkles and look younger!"
Grandpa Ke coughed softly and nodded in agreement: "Your grandma's idea is good. The weather is going to change in the next few days, so the two of us old folks should stay in the house and enjoy the blessings of our children and grandchildren."
Ke Meiyu smiled and put her arm around the old lady's arm. "Then I'll give you lessons for the next two months and train you to be an excellent health expert. You'll be able to talk about everything from diet and lifestyle to fitness in great detail."
"Oh, and also in education, you need to learn some advanced educational concepts and methods to raise my nephews to be successful!"
The old lady patted her chest and said, "Comrade Ke Meiyu, don't worry, my mind is clearer than ever before. I'm not only learning about health preservation and child education, I'm also learning about myself!"
Everyone in the courtyard was stunned, extremely surprised by the old lady's decision.
“Old man, you have to come with me,” she pointed out to Grandpa Ke, “You only know a few more words than me, but you can’t necessarily write them down even if you have a pen. To put it bluntly, you’re practically illiterate.”
"We must not let our children and grandchildren down. We must be a pair of knowledgeable, well-mannered, and wise old students!"
Ke Meiyu smiled and nodded emphatically, "Grandma, you and Grandpa should study hard. I'll take you there later and we'll settle down in Kyoto."
As she spoke, she turned her head and looked around, just in time to see a row of her nephews happily leaving school with their backpacks on.
Their steps froze, their feet halting abruptly as they stepped across the threshold, their smiles strained.
Can they pretend they didn't see their aunt?
Can they go back...?
"Come here, Auntie. I have an important task for you!"
Ke Meiyu waved to them with a smile.
A row of children dawdled in, their ears drooping, and after greeting each of them, they asked, "Aunt Yu, what can I do for you?"
"From now on, your study group has two more members, no, four members. Look, your grandpa and grandma, your fourth grandpa and fourth grandma!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the people from the eldest and third branches of the family added, "And your great-grandfather, great-grandmother, and third-grandfather and third-grandmother!"
They didn't consider themselves particularly bright, at least not compared to the old lady who had been in charge for decades and the fourth wife who had produced five college graduates.
Therefore, they may not be good at other things, but they can still keep up with the pace of the main group.
After all, they don't have much to do in winter. While they're at home twisting hemp rope and weaving frames, they can still study and work at the same time!
Seeing their parents working so hard, the brothers of the Yuan generation couldn't help but ask, "Seventh Sister, can we study with Elder Xue and Elder Zhao?"
Their culture is the same as that of the Chinese people of Daxia, which is at the junior high school level. Although they cannot go to university, as Ke Meiyu has been relentlessly feeding them with motivational messages, opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared.
They were also secretly thinking that Seventh Sister had always been lucky, and maybe she could snag a few college spots, then it would be their turn.
Even if there are no college student spots, given their relationship with Seventh Sister, if Seventh Sister has any good news, wouldn't she invite them?
Therefore, they must arm themselves with knowledge so as not to embarrass Seventh Sister!
Before Ke Meiyu could even smile and nod in satisfaction, Old Zhao and Old Xue eagerly agreed, "Of course, why not?"
"Teaching one is teaching, teaching five is teaching, and teaching ten is still teaching!"
"Besides, as a teacher, what I like most are students who love learning!"
As a result, the entire Ke family, young and old, began to alternate between exercise and study, leading a healthy and positive life.
One moment Ke Meiyu was smugly applauding her own correct leadership, and the next moment she was dragged by the villain to participate in the preliminary test organized by Old Zhao and Old Xue!
There are many people in the family, so we don't lack small stools or small wooden tables.
Old Zhao and Old Xue hung a homemade blackboard at the end of the corridor. Ke Meiyu, the main villain, and her brother and sister-in-law sat on small wooden stools, listening to the teacher read the test questions, and they carefully copied them down.
The test was divided into three parts: Chinese, Mathematics, and English. The Chinese section included general knowledge, imitation writing, reading comprehension, and composition. The Mathematics section consisted of multiple-choice questions, fill-in-the-blank questions, and several geometry and word problems. The English section was simpler, including vocabulary memorization, translation, fill-in-the-blank questions, and composition!
Ke Meiyu copied quickly, but she bit her pen and stared blankly at the Chinese language knowledge.
Who led which battle? That's a political or historical question, isn't it?
Where does the phrase "lingering melody" originate? From Lao Tzu, Sun Tzu, Han Feizi, Liezi…
She's just a child, how could she possibly know?!
Approximately three short and one long, choose the long one?
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