Old Mrs. Ling didn't really want to take care of Ling Anyuan. After all, he had a father and a mother, and it was not her turn to worry about his education.
Why does she care about this? She already has so many children at home to worry about, and she can't take on all the responsibilities.
Of course, disappointment is certain.
If it was a child as sensible as her own, she might like him more. As for now, she just intervenes when Ling Hanmin's family encounters trouble.
I have done my best.
She is very open-minded, but it’s not the same for the Zhou family.
Zhou Meixiang and Ling Hanmin were quite happy to see Zhou Danfei bringing Ling Anyuan back, but in a moment they thought that shouldn't it be time for him to go to school?
What are you doing running back home now?
"I can't do anything about him throwing a tantrum and refusing to go to school," Zhou Danfei said sullenly. "I can't just tie him up and go, so I can only bring him back."
Zhou Meixiang put down the bowl of rice and looked at her son with a frown.
"What's wrong with you? It's only the first day of school, why are you making such a fuss?"
Ling Anyuan didn't dare to act arrogantly in front of his mother. He just mumbled, "Mom, I don't want to go to school... School is too boring. I can't open my eyes when I listen to the teacher's lecture... Don't let me go to school..."
Zhou Meixiang's face turned a little unhappy when she heard this.
It’s only the first day of school and I’m already learning to sleep.
How can there be such a useless son!
"Nonsense! What else do you want to do if you don't go to school at your age?" Zhou Meixiang said sternly, "Are you going to farm at home? Or are you just thinking about having fun all day?"
Hearing his wife's stern voice, Ling Hanmin hurriedly said, "Don't be so anxious. An Yuan is still young. He definitely won't be able to adapt to school right away. We have to take it slow."
Zhou Danfei couldn't understand her father's thoughts on this matter. She said, "Dad, An Yuan isn't a child anymore. The fourth brother of the Ling family is the same age as him. He doesn't have such a thing when he goes to school."
Hearing this comparison, Ling Hanmin's face turned a little ugly.
Zhou Meixiang said, "Ignore your dad. Danfei, let me ask you, did your second uncle and second aunt say anything about An Yuan refusing to go to school? Did they just go to school?"
"Mom, Second Uncle and the others didn't come home. They were very busy at school and couldn't come back since noon," Zhou Danfei said. "Grandma was very unhappy to see him like this. She sent Ling Li and Fang Xiang to school and told me to bring him here."
When Zhou Meixiang heard this, she frowned and looked at Ling Anyuan.
Originally, the two children were sent over to win the favor of Old Lady Ling, especially Ling Anyuan, whose surname had been changed. Zhou Meixiang had placed high hopes on him, but she didn't expect that he would suffer such a big setback because of Ling Anyuan's schooling.
Now it seems to be counterproductive.
"No, you have to go to school no matter what!"
Zhou Meixiang said sternly.
Regardless of whether it was to please Old Lady Ling, no child of this age would not go to school, unless they could not afford the tuition.
Their family is not that poor. They absolutely cannot have a son who doesn't go to school. What future can he have?
After hearing what Zhou Meixiang said, Ling Hanmin somewhat disagreed.
"Not going to school is no big deal. I can leave my job at the supply and marketing cooperative to him anyway, so he'll have enough food and clothing."
When Zhou Meixiang heard this, her expression became even more tense.
"How dare you say that? You only earn so little money. Are you going to let your son live on that in the future? Are you so useless?"
Ling Hanmin's expression changed slightly when he heard this.
No future...
These three words are always the words Ling Hanmin least wants to hear.
Especially since it came from Zhou Meixiang's mouth.
But Zhou Meixiang added, "Look at your second brother. He got that advantage because he's educated. Otherwise, how could he have become the vice-principal of the Central Primary School? He's definitely going to be the principal in the future. What a bright future he has."
"If our son goes to school, maybe he'll have such an opportunity. If he doesn't go to school now, he won't be able to read or write in the future. Will he have to make money by selling his labor, or stay in a small supply and marketing cooperative?"
"Stop joking like that!"
Zhou Meixiang doesn't want to see her son become so useless in the future.
Like Ling Hanmin.
How much does Ling Hancheng make a month now? Although I don't know exactly, it must be more than 60 or 70 yuan. Otherwise, how could their Ling family live so easily?
Moreover, during this period, Zhou Danfei and Ling Anyuan lived in the Ling family and could eat eggs and meat almost every day. In the morning, they would boil more than ten eggs at a time.
I also heard from them that the two youngest children, Xiao Linglong and Ling Xiaowu, would eat a bowl of egg custard every afternoon to fill their stomachs.
This is unimaginable in ordinary families.
No wonder everyone in the Ling family is so good-looking, especially the two little ones, one is cute and fair, and the other is plump and honest.
If you eat so well, how can you not grow well?
When Ling Hanmin heard Zhou Meixiang's words, his face turned pale and red.
The last thing he wanted to hear was people saying he was not as good as his second brother.
Although he is indeed no match for her, but such words... he really doesn't want to hear them.
Ling Hanmin gritted his teeth but didn't dare say anything to refute Zhou Meixiang.
Zhou Meixiang was actually very angry. Normally, she would not say this, but now Ling Hanmin actually indulged his son in not studying, which she really could not accept.
After she said this, she didn't say anything else to Ling Hanmin. She turned around, picked up Ling Anyuan, and handed him over to Zhou Danfei.
"Follow your sister to school!"
Zhou Danfei glanced at her disappointing brother and said, "Mom..."
"Go with your sister. If you dare to skip school, don't come back to this house and don't recognize me as your mother anymore!"
Zhou Meixiang also knew what her daughter wanted to say, so she spoke directly to Ling Anyuan in a stern voice.
Her eyes were sharp when she said this, and she definitely didn't mean to be joking.
Normally, it was no big deal to indulge her son's mischief, but when it came to such a principled issue, Zhou Meixiang would definitely not give in.
Ling Anyuan, who was about to complain, was also shocked when he saw his mother like this.
In the end, he didn't dare to say a word. He shrunk his head and followed Zhou Danfei to school like a turtle.
Zhou Meixiang's expression eased a little only after they left.
Only then did she realize that what she had said just now was a bit extreme.
"Hanmin, don't overthink it. I'm just mad at you for not educating your son to study."
Zhou Meixiang explained softly.
Ling Hanmin forced a smile.
Although this matter was put aside and no longer mentioned, cracks gradually appeared in the relationship between the two people.
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