Chapter 518 How Old You Are
"You don't have to comfort me," Di's mother sighed, "He just entered the first grade and he got a bunch of failing grades. How smart can he be? There are so many subjects, but he is not good at any of them. It only shows that he is really a fool who only grows in height but not in brains."
Zhong Kangle pursed his lips, thinking about the brief exchange with Di Guoliang, and said with a smile: "Mom, Brother Liangzi is very obedient and filial to you, which is better than anything else.
Besides, Liangzi is tall and strong. Although he may not be good at studying, he is very strong and is very popular in the army."
Mother Di rubbed her head and said, "I can't mention this brat. It gives me a headache when I mention him.
There are many ways to join the army. There is a big difference between joining the army after graduating from junior high school, joining the army after graduating from high school, and joining the army after graduating from college.
His father suffered from his lack of education and risked his life to climb to the position of battalion commander, but died for his country not long after that.
If he had some education, he wouldn't risk his life to make a future!"
Di's mother sighed slightly. Her short-lived husband loved her, but he was also a very chauvinistic and face-conscious man. If he was not competing for merit and honors with others, he would never have risked his body in a fight.
However, she could understand that men had lofty ambitions, but how innocent were she and Yoshiko?
"But there is a shortcut, and I can't bear to see Liangzi suffer as hard as his father and have limited development. If he goes to military school, he can become a deputy company commander after graduation, and be promoted quickly. Maybe he can even get a technical branch, which will benefit him for the rest of his life and benefit the younger generation."
Zhong Kangle thought for a moment and said hesitantly, "Mom, let me see how I am doing. If I can catch up quickly, I will take Brother Liangzi to study with me.
We push and encourage each other, so we will definitely make rapid progress.”
"Okay, then mother will make you some delicious food to nourish your bodies," Mother Di stroked his freshly cut hair and nodded with a smile.
With the added motivation, Zhong Kangle studied even harder.
Di's mother couldn't help him, so she helped him collect exercises and tutorial books. It happened that the materials of "Tomorrow's Education" were distributed to major newspapers for printing and distribution. The newspapers published for each age group were different, but they were guaranteed to be published twice a week.
Every week she buys all the newspapers and magazines for the first grade of primary school to the first grade of junior high school. For primary school, she buys Chinese and mathematics, while for junior high school, she buys Chinese, mathematics, English, history, geography, biology and politics. So she buys twelve newspapers every week.
Because there is a government subsidy and the learning materials are distributed in installments, each issue has basic, advanced and other parts, but not too much, so a newspaper only costs two cents.
If there is no money at home, you can get manual labor as collateral, which is very humane.
Zhong Kangle would always take on the work himself, and explained to Di's mother: "Mom, I can't study all the time, right? My brain won't be able to take it. I can do some odd jobs during my breaks. I'm used to it at home."
Di's mother couldn't argue with him, so she let him do what he wanted. However, when he was doing odd jobs, she would turn on the radio at home and tune it to a channel suitable for his learning level.
Even when eating, Di's mother would play some English versions of songs for him to train his ears according to the guidance of "Tomorrow's Education".
After all, Zhong Kangle is thirteen years old. His learning ability and self-awareness are better than those of his peers in lower grades. He also never gives up on honing his memory, so he learns quite quickly.
What's more, every night when he lies in bed, he habitually goes over what he has learned that day in his mind five times before falling asleep. This not only saves his eyes, but also saves time and electricity.
Zhong Kangle studied every minute, squeezing out his time and energy, and in two days he re-understood and recited the first-grade textbook several times.
It took me another four days to finish the second grade books, and seven days to finish the third grade. At this time, it was getting closer to the Spring Festival, and people who had gone out to work had begun to return home one after another.
Zhong Kangle was in the habit of taking a walk to Wei's house after dinner every day, secretly wanting to find out about his father.
While he was studying hard and full of longing, Zhong Changcun finally returned home on the night of the 28th of the lunar year, carrying two large bags and walking through the snow.
The next morning, Zhong Kangle was still drinking carrot and egg dumpling soup when he saw Wei Dajinzi walk into the house excitedly. She patted the snow off her shoulders and said to him with a smile, "Lele, your father came back last night. He came alone!"
Zhong Kangle's spoon fell into the bowl with a plop. His lips trembled and he couldn't utter a word.
"Silly child, eat first. After you finish, let your uncle take you there," Di's mother smiled and put the spoon back into his hand.
Aunt Wei glanced at her sister-in-law and sighed slightly, "Sister, you should go with them and see what the situation is."
Mother Di pursed her lips, looked at Zhong Kangle who was eating his meal a little anxiously, a blush flashed across her cheeks and she nodded.
Zhong Kangle insisted on washing all the pots and pans, changed into the clothes that Di's mother had prepared for him for the New Year, put on the bag that An Zhixia had given him, and followed Uncle Wei and Di's mother out the door with his heart beating fast.
Shedong Village and Xiaoshi Village were very close, separated by a small forest, a large dam, and a small hill. However, it was difficult to travel in the snow, so Uncle Wei borrowed a bullock cart and drove them for nearly 20 minutes before entering the village.
Looking at the village that is deeply engraved in my mind, all kinds of complicated memories come flooding back.
Zhong Kangle didn't even feel the heat in his eyes before tears started falling.
He turned his head to hide his abnormality, gave directions to Uncle Wei with a smile, and occasionally told Mother Di about his childhood.
But his tone was trembling without him noticing, and sometimes he would even repeat the same thing twice. Mother Di smiled and patted his hand, "Don't be afraid, mother is here. Besides, he is your biological father, how could he not want you?"
"But my mother..."
She doesn't want me and thinks I'm redundant!
"Your mother is an exception. How can she be so unreasonable to abandon such a smart and obedient child?"
Zhong Changcun used the money he earned to build a house on a new foundation, located on the other side of the provincial road at the other end of the village. The nine beautiful brick houses and spacious front and back yards were surrounded by high walls, and a row of four back houses were added along the roadside.
Zhong Kangle felt even more nervous standing outside the yard.
Uncle Wei didn't have any concerns and walked up and knocked on the door.
The man in the yard responded calmly, the heavy door was opened, and a strong man over 1.8 meters tall looked at the visitor with a cold expression.
When he saw Zhong Kangle, his face became slightly excited and he opened his arms with a smile.
Zhong Kangle burst into tears again and rushed towards him with all his strength like a little cannonball.
The man was strong and healthy, and he caught him without moving, half-lifted him up, and patted his head with his broad and warm hands as if he was a child, saying helplessly and lovingly: "You are so grown up, why are you still so crybaby?"
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