Chapter 530: Just this much (12th update)
Zhong Meixin felt that the decision to let Zhong Kangle do odd jobs at home to earn money was the right one. Instead of embarrassing them by being at the bottom of the class, it would be better for him to earn thirty yuan a month to supplement the family income.
"Then how much bonus can you get? You have a big appetite, and two hundred yuan may not be enough for you. Now there is one more mouth to feed. Your father can't support our family even if he doesn't eat or sleep." Zhong Meixin asked with a unhappy expression.
"Mom, before the bonuses are distributed after the final exam, you can advance the 200 yuan living expenses given to me by the program team, and the rest will be considered as your son's filial piety to you. You don't have to worry about it after this." Di Guoliang had already thought about it, and said, patting his chest.
Zhong Meixin glared at him and glanced at the camera out of the corner of her eye.
Because there were cameras at home, she was extremely nervous and deliberately moved closer to him when talking to him.
"You said don't worry about us, right?" She snorted, "We are your father and mother now. If you are hungry, how will others see us?
After all, he is a child, how could he act so recklessly?
Don’t you know how to think more about your family?”
Di Guoliang glanced at her, took off his schoolbag, took out a pen and a notebook, and quickly wrote a few lines: "Here, mother, I have signed a military order. If I really have no money to eat, I will write you an IOU, and then let my mother pay it back for me.
I am already thirteen years old and I know what I am doing. My mother also takes responsibility for this. Even if the audience sees it, she will not blame you.
After all, I have a big appetite, so whoever’s house I go to will be nervous.
The audience can understand your feelings.”
Pei Dong just pricked up his ears to listen, and now nodded and said: "Meixin, just do as he says. The child is grown up and can make decisions for himself.
The bonus at our factory-affiliated school is quite good. As long as he studies hard, he will be able to support himself. We are putting pressure on him.”
He didn't say what would happen to the IOU in the future.
Zhong Meixin lowered her eyes slightly, and various lights flashed in them. She had already thought of how to pile up more and more IOUs without realizing it.
The two parties reached an agreement, and since they were in front of Cao Yuda, Zhong Meixin could only go into the kitchen to cook some more food.
Everyone ate dinner together, so she didn't cook too much. They had steamed buns made of three-grain flour with pickles, and cabbage stewed with vermicelli, and they drank corn porridge that was very clear, like the slop from washing pots.
Cao Yuda didn't say much, just focused on eating, finishing two steamed buns by himself.
Pei Donggang ate two, Zhong Meixin ate one, and Di Guoliang could only eat the remaining three buns.
After he finished eating, his stomach was still rumbling.
"Mom, I have 200 yuan a month for food. Even if you want to keep more, can you at least guarantee me 100 yuan for food?
There are only three steamed buns for a meal. Okay, if we include Cao’s, how much do five steamed buns cost?
How can I have the energy to study if I don’t have enough to eat? ”
Zhong Meixin and Pei Donggang looked at each other. They were no longer prepared to argue with him about food. She reluctantly went into the kitchen and cooked another large bowl of multi-grain noodles.
As Cao Yuda opened his mouth slightly in surprise, Di Guoliang slurped down all the noodles in the bowl that could be called a basin.
Cao Yuda couldn't help but say, "Don't eat too much. Eight or nine points is enough. If you eat too much, you will feel sleepy and it will affect your study quality."
Di Guoliang said "oh", drank two more cups of water, patted his stomach and said with a smile: "I'm eight-tenths full."
Cao Yuda's mouth twitched, and he couldn't help but said venomously: "The food you eat has turned into meat, right?"
The implication was that he had strong limbs but a simple mind, but the latter did not hear the sarcasm at all, and excitedly rolled up his sleeves to show off his muscles.
"That's right. My muscles have to consume most of the food."
Cao Yuda was too embarrassed to look at him, and said with a serious face: "It's time to study..."
However, Di Guoliang waved his hand, pulled his clothes and walked out, "My mother said that if you take a walk after a meal, you will live to be ninety-nine. We have just finished eating, we need to digest the food before studying.
Look at you, you only eat to feed your brain, and you are already in the first grade of junior high school and you are still so small..."
Well, Cao Yuda glared at him. Did he hear it just now or not?
Why did he feel he was being ridiculed?
"What's wrong with being short? It's all concentrated essence, you big fool!"
Di Guoliang smiled and nodded: "Whatever you say is what it is!"
Ever since Cao Yuda agreed to give him extra lessons, he has had supreme power over Di Guoliang.
Cao Yuda snorted, "Silly! Anyway, I'll give you two hours from now on. If you stroll for one more minute, you will have one less minute of tutoring later."
Di Guoliang hummed.
The two of them went downstairs and strolled in the grove for ten minutes. During the time, Di Guoliang was the only one talking, all he talked about was what was happening in the village.
Cao Yuda concentrated his eyes on the road, but his ears were perked up and he was occasionally stunned by what he heard.
Rural children are extremely envious of the city, but city children also think that the countryside is full of fun things and are easily interested.
After returning home, Di Guoliang and Cao Yuda lay on the table to study.
Cao Yuda took out a piece of paper and started writing something on it, then pushed it to Di Guoliang: "These are the contents of the first three grades of elementary school. Try them out and I'll see how good you are."
Di Guoliang nodded, took it and started working on it.
Cao Yuda took out his high school textbook and started reading.
Children in rural areas start running around in the mountains and fields as soon as they can walk, and they don’t really concentrate on their studies when they go to school. He is the worst among them.
In addition, his father had passed away, and his grandparents would come to make trouble from time to time. Di Guoliang had no time to focus on his studies. He was only focused on exercising and wanted to join the army as soon as possible to bring honor to his mother.
It is easy for children to get stuck in a rut when they are young. He also has the stubbornness in Wei Linjing's bones, and he tried his best not to let his mother notice his little thoughts.
Faced with the content of third grade of primary school and before, he did it haltingly and his face became redder and redder. After he finished, he was too embarrassed to look at Cao Yuda. He pushed the notebook aside and huddled his huge body pitifully.
Cao Yuda laughed in his heart, but when he saw those questions, his head was a little overwhelmed, and he used the red pen in his hand to rudely cross over.
He sighed softly, “Your foundation is weaker than I thought.
Tsk tsk, I really don't know how you can be so confident with such little stuff in your head, telling everyone that you can be in the top 100 in this exam?"
Although it was almost the same words, Cao Yuda's words made Di Guoliang so ashamed that he wanted to crawl into the ground, but he did not feel angry or embarrassed at all.
"I, I don't think elementary school stuff is difficult..." He glanced at the marks on his notebook with red pen, and his voice was so weak that he gave up.
(End of this chapter)
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