"Teacher Ding, I have rented the old campus of Hongqi Primary School and set up a college entrance examination cram school. I would like to invite you to give lectures there during your free time. My place has just opened and there are not many students. I will pay you 30 yuan per month first, and then increase the price when there are more students in the future." Su Yuehua knew her own abilities. She was okay at explaining some questions, but she was not good at giving systematic lectures. When she went to school after the New Year, the cram school could not be without a teacher.
Teacher Ding's wife saw that Teacher Ding was a little hesitant and rushed to say, "Xiao Su, I agree on behalf of my old Ding."
Teacher Ding was displeased with his wife's presumptuous decision and accused her, "How could you agree to that for me?"
"Why can't I make the decision? You've been noble for most of your life, but you still can't afford the money for your two sons to get married? Although the third son was admitted to university this year and has a subsidy from the state, he can still get married later. Doesn't he need money to find a wife?" After saying this, Teacher Ding's wife couldn't help but sat on the stool and wiped her tears.
Teacher Ding had a worried look on his face and sighed, "Let's hold the wedding for the eldest son first next year. The second son can still wait. I'll go to the Qin family tomorrow to discuss postponing the second son's wedding to the year after next. This way, our family can save money for another year."
The second son of the Ding family was so anxious that his face turned red. Finally, he had no choice but to speak out, "Dad, we can't wait any longer. Yan Hong is pregnant."
“What did you say?” Teacher Ding was so angry that he stood up from his chair and stretched out his hand to hit him, but was stopped by Shen Chengyi, “Teacher Ding, don’t be anxious, let’s talk slowly if there is anything.”
Teacher Ding sat back on his chair, pointed at his second son and said, "How did I educate you from childhood to adulthood? Where did you read all those books?"
The eldest son of the Ding family stepped forward and said, "Dad, let the second child get married first. Yingzi and I will get married next year."
"Boss, Yingzi has been waiting for you for so many years. If you delay any longer, she will be 30 years old. Will her family agree?" Teacher Ding's wife asked tentatively. If the two children's wedding dates can be separated, he and his wife will have less pressure.
The eldest son of the Ding family obviously thought of the consequence, and he lowered his head and said nothing.
In any era, it costs a lot of money to marry a wife and hold a wedding. Ordinary families simply cannot afford to hold weddings for two sons in one year.
Su Yuehua took the initiative to say: "Teacher Ding, I can lend you the money for the wedding first. My husband's elder brother works in the furniture factory. If you need furniture made, you can also ask him."
Teacher Ding's wife excitedly stepped forward and held Su Yuehua's hand, thanking her: "Xiao Su, I don't know how to thank you."
"Mrs. Ding, it would be too polite to thank you for such a small favor. I will ask my husband to get the money and send it to you tomorrow." Su Yuehua patted her hands and comforted her.
Teacher Ding gritted his teeth and said, "Yuehua, I promise you, I will count the money as a loan from you first."
"Teacher Ding, you don't have to feel pressured. I only have seven students right now. Just teach them the same way you usually do." Because they had to go to Teacher Zhang's house soon, Su Yuehua and the other teacher left after leaving the address of the cram school.
Teacher Zhang's house is not far from Teacher Ding's house. The two of them drove there in just a few minutes. Teacher Zhang lives in a tube-shaped building allocated by the unit. There are many families living on one floor, and the entire corridor is filled with things piled up by every household. It is so depressing.
The house was too noisy. Teacher Zhang came out of the house with a book in hand. He happened to see Su Yuehua and her husband standing in the corridor. He was stunned at first, and then greeted, "Su Yuehua, why are you here?"
As soon as Zhang's door opened, the noise from inside the house came out.
"There are guests at home, stop making noise." Teacher Zhang shouted to the inside of the house, and then called to Su Yuehua, "Su Yuehua, come in and sit with your wife."
As Su Yuehua followed Teacher Zhang into the room, she was bumped by something. She looked down and saw it was a little boy.
The old lady got off the bed, pulled the little boy over and coaxed him, "Qiangqiang, there are guests at home, go and play with your sister obediently."
Looking at the crowded room, Su Yuehua didn't know where to sit for a moment. She had heard Qian Xiaoyan say before that many families now have difficulty in housing, and everyone is squeezed into the dormitories allocated by the unit, but she didn't expect it to be so crowded.
The Zhang family has six people from three generations, and the room they live in is so small that it can't accommodate anything except the bed.
Shen Chengyi gently bumped Su Yuehua with his arm, and then handed the gift in his hand to the old lady, "Auntie, my wife and I came here today mainly to visit Teacher Zhang and you."
"Children, why did you buy so many things?" The old lady didn't understand what was going on and looked at Teacher Zhang with the gifts in her hand.
"Xiao Shen, Xiao Su, I can't have this thing, take it back quickly." Teacher Zhang took the gift from the old lady and was about to return it to Shen Chengyi, but was pushed back by Shen Chengyi, "Teacher Zhang, this is a gift from our husband and wife, you must accept it."
"Yes, Teacher Zhang, you can't take away things that you brought to the door. Just accept it." After Su Yuehua said this, she casually put the can in her hand on the cabinet beside the door.
After hearing what the couple said, Teacher Zhang had no choice but to accept it. "Xiao Su, Xiao Shen, thank you very much. Come and sit on the bed."
Su Yuehua saw the two girls reading at the small table by the window and didn't intend to disturb them. "Teacher Zhang, the children at home are waiting for my husband and I to go back. We won't sit down. I have something to tell you. Let's go out and talk."
"Okay." Teacher Zhang responded, opened the door and followed the two people out, "Xiao Su, what can I do for you?"
"Teacher Zhang, I have rented the old campus of Hongqi Primary School and set up a college entrance examination cram school. I would like to invite you to give lectures there during your rest time. It's just the beginning of the school year and there aren't many students there. I will start by paying you 30 yuan a month and then increase the price when there are more students in the future." Su Yuehua repeated to Teacher Zhang what she had said to Teacher Ding before.
Teacher Zhang didn't even hesitate, "Xiao Su, I'll do it with you."
"That's great. Having you and Teacher Ding to help me, I feel at ease instantly." Su Yuehua took out the address she had written in advance from her bag, handed it to Teacher Zhang, said a few more words and left.
The next morning when Su Yuehua arrived at the cram school, Teacher Zhang and Teacher Ding were already there. She took out her keys and said, "Teacher Ding, Teacher Zhang, I thought you wouldn't be able to come so soon. I'll make two keys for you later so you don't have to wait outside if you come too early."
Teacher Ding smiled kindly, "There are no classes at school, and I'm idle at home, so why not come here earlier to teach the students."
Su Yuehua led the two to the office that had been prepared before and said, "Teacher Zhang, Teacher Ding, we have seven students here now. Most of them were forced to come here by my friends. Their foundation is not very good. I'll have to trouble you two to take care of them in the future."
"My previous plan was to help them practice questions and then explain each of their weak points one by one. But now it seems that this won't work given the students' foundation."
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