Now that the final exams are over and it's a holiday, Zhang Huan, a son, went to see his own mother with his wife and children.
Of course, he made an appointment with his eldest brother's family to see the old lady together.
For men, this is filial piety. As to how difficult the time was for their wives, that was not the point of consideration.
For the old lady, she still likes this kind of time. As I get older, no matter how tough I used to be, I now like to have children around my knees and children and grandchildren.
This kind of family gathering of a large family, of course, the most talked about is the children.
"Hehe's first grade!" Zhang Huan showed off to his mother, showing pride on his face.
The old lady pointed at him and scolded, "Look at you!"
He hugged Zhang Heling again: "Our Hehe is getting better and better!"
Zhang Heling smiled shyly, his face lit up.
Zhang Qi said with a smile: "Like when we were young, me, Xiaolin, Yanyan, we all took the first and second places in the exam casually. When we got to middle school, we started to work hard, and it was easy to fall down if we didn't work hard. It's still the happiest elementary school, which is really enviable. By the way, how did Shuoshuo do in the final exam?"
Zhang Huan kept his smile unchanged, looked at his niece with a smile, and waved: "Forget it."
Zhang Yansheng suddenly realized that maintaining a smile is actually a skill. At least she hasn't cultivated this ability yet. She clasped Zhang Shuocheng, who was about to retreat, and said, "It's okay, I have passed this semester."
Their cousin Zhang Lin laughed. Both the uncle and the aunt looked like they couldn't help laughing. Zhang Yansheng looked at her coldly, and there was a trace of disdain in her cousin Zhang Qi's smile. She saw that although her father Zhang Huan kept his smile unchanged, he rubbed his hands on his knees.
Zhang Yansheng was slightly startled.
In their own home, Zhang Huan is heaven. He has the greatest power and influence in a family and pursues his own joy and happiness as he pleases.
But in front of the old lady, in front of his eldest brother and sister-in-law, he turned out not to be so arbitrary.
Zhang Yansheng looked away and was about to speak when Zhang Heling had already said what she wanted to say.
She put her hands together and wanted to tell her grandma quietly, "I have improved a lot. I failed two subjects last semester, and I got 28 marks in the math test..."
But everyone was sitting together, and there was nothing to hear. Zhang Qi and Zhang Lin laughed even harder.
Liang Yingying's face is hot, she can't wait to sew Zhang Yansheng and Zhang Heling, who can't speak, on the mouths, don't embarrass her!
The old lady said in surprise, "That's really a great improvement."
She waved to Zhang Shuocheng: "Shuoshuo, come, come to grandma."
Zhang Shuocheng hesitated for a moment. Children are very instinctive and can distinguish creatures up the food chain. Zhang Shuocheng has always been a little afraid of this grandma. The grandmother was not close to him before.
But his elder sister Zhang Yansheng put her palm on his vest and pushed him.
His second sister Zhang Heling took the initiative to stand up and gave him the position beside her grandmother.
Zhang Shuo has reached the old lady's side.
The old lady has sharp eyes and has been observing her children and grandchildren. She has long noticed that Zhang Shuocheng is much more honest than before. Not the kind of stupid and honest, this kid's eyes are still rolling, but he just doesn't dare to be naughty.
She held the little grandson's hand and asked, "Tell grandma, how did you improve so much?"
With Zhang Heling's first grade and a learning star's certificate in front of Zhuyu, Zhang Shuocheng is actually quite self-aware, knowing that his grades can't be taken out. So he was not really happy to come to the old lady's side just now, he thought he would be disciplined.
Something like "your sister can be the first in the test, how can you pass" and so on.
The result surprised him. Grandma's tone seemed to be full of praise and encouragement
Zhang Shuocheng has never been stage fright, he is different from Zhang Heling, he dares to open a dyeing workshop when he gives some color! He immediately said loudly, "My sister and the others watch me study every day, so I have made progress!"
The old lady laughed.
Zhang Yansheng saw that Zhang Huan's smile was just "maintained", and then he burst into a real smile again.
Zhang Yansheng suddenly discovered that it was really interesting to observe Zhang Huan in a place other than "home". Even observing Liang Yingying outside, seeing her embarrassed and flattering smile, was actually a bit interesting.
In the past, her vision was too limited to the small area of "home", and she saw too little.
"You're the little skin monkey!" The old lady poked Zhang Shuocheng's forehead with a smile, "you have to let your sisters control you more strictly. Remember, your sisters are all for your own good. Don't worry, your grades will go up, right! Everyone is happy, and you won't get beaten up."
Zhang Shuocheng thought about it, it was true.
As long as you listen to them and do your homework seriously, the big devil Zhang Yansheng will not beat him casually.
And he passed all the exams. It seemed that everyone was very happy, but he was also inexplicably happy.
Recalling that he had a lot of fun in the mountains before, he dared to act coquettishly at the old lady: "Grandma, when are we going to the mountains? I want to go to the mountains to play!"
This kid, when he is not a bear, looks like a tiger with a head and a head, and he is quite likable. The old lady got closer to him in her heart, and said, "Now in winter, there is nothing in the mountains. I will go again in summer vacation. Isn't it a vacation? You also take the children out to play. Go to a warm place."
The last two sentences were addressed to Zhang Huan.
Zhang Huan nodded immediately: "I'll make arrangements."
Zhang Yansheng's aunt said at this time, "I have to go out for a walk. We, this holiday, will let Xiaojun go to study abroad, let him go to see the school environment, campus environment and humanistic environment there. When applying to schools, you know what you really want to go to.”
Compared with the first place and just passing the two primary school chickens, Zhang Lin's choice of university is obviously much more important.
The topic and the old lady's attention were pulled over by Zhang Yansheng's aunt.
Zhang Yansheng noticed that Zhang Huan didn't go to the eldest brother's family to compete for topics, and let the old lady's attention be attracted by their family.
Zhang Yansheng suddenly realized that the reason why Zhang Huan always fell behind at such family gatherings was because his children were not as good as other people's children!
Zhang Heling is still young after all, aside from her, as far as Zhang Yansheng and Zhang Shuocheng are concerned, in front of Zhang Qi and Zhang Lin, they really can't do it.
Zhang Yansheng suddenly felt ashamed.
In his previous life, Zhang Yansheng did have a faint yearning for those good students, his cousins and cousins, and a slight inferiority complex.
But this is the first time that this hot and positive sense of shame is present.
Her gaze fell on the floor for a moment, and when she raised it again, she met her cousin Zhang Qi's half-smiling gaze.
Some words do not need to be spoken, because the eyes are the windows to the soul.
Zhang Yansheng has always been sensitive to "hostility". The shame faded, her eyes turned cold, and she turned back to meet Zhang Qi's.
Zhang Qi and her looked at each other for a moment, then looked away.
After talking about Zhang Lin's studies with the eldest daughter-in-law, the old lady came to care about Zhang Qi's studies again.
Zhang Qi said with a smile: "As soon as I entered the school, I joined the student union. I think the student union is the best organization in the school that can train people. Not only many specific things to do, but also many interpersonal relationships between classmates to be properly handled . University is like a closed society, although small, it has all the internal organs."
The old lady kept smiling and nodding.
Zhang Qi suddenly changed the conversation and asked Zhang Yansheng with a smile, "How is Yanyan in Yizhong now? Have you been promoted to the top class?"
And Zhang Yansheng's aunt also turned her head and said, "I heard that there are two classes in the first semester? If you don't study well, you will fall into the bad class? Is the pressure too great?"
As expected of the mother and daughter, their tone of voice and expression are so similar!
Zhang Yansheng was finally a little unnatural when he saw the smile that Zhang Huan had been maintaining.
It turned out that in front of the uncle's family, she was Zhang Huan's biggest weakness.
Zhang Yansheng found it ironic, because no matter how she felt about Zhang Huan in her heart, or even if they were like that in their previous lives, in the eyes of others, they would always be father and daughter, and they would never stop.
Zhang Yansheng turned his eyes and said, "I'm still in the preparatory class. The top class in No. 1 Middle School is almost the top of the pyramid in our K city. There are people with both IQ and hard work. Their goal is to be 2. Like me With such an ordinary IQ, you can only be like Sister Qiqi, and try hard to get a double first-class test the day after tomorrow."
In the past life, if she dared to say that she wanted to take the double first-class exam, it would be a joke.
But this life is no longer a joke. In terms of grades slightly above the average in the preparatory class of No. 1 Middle School, it is normal to pass the test, but not enough effort.
In this life, entering K University like her cousin Zhang Qi is something that can be achieved by one's own efforts and planning.
There was a light in Zhang Huan's eyes, and the slightest trace of discomfort and self-confidence from a moment ago disappeared. He looked at his daughter with a smile on his lips and encouragement in his eyes.
Zhang Qi's mother and daughter were choked with breath.
The aunt said with a smile: "You are still young, so why is it easy? In fact, it is not as easy as you think. Do you think it is easy to get a double first-class exam? You don't know how hard your sister studies!"
Zhang Yansheng nodded: "You're right, your IQ is not enough, you can only rely on hard work to level up."
Zhang Qi almost vomited out a mouthful of blood.
The aunt was about to speak, but the old lady suddenly clapped her hands and sighed, "In our family, there has never been such a particularly smart child. I have really seen that kind of born smart child who goes to class the same way, and they will be able to learn everything after learning. Now, we can do any question. We have learned it, and when it comes to solving the question, we will not know it or not. We really have to spend more time and energy to catch up.”
Zhang Yansheng's voice softened, and he took over the topic and said, "Yes, all the top classes in our school are like this. Those in our class are all promoted to the top class this semester.
The old lady patted Zhang Shuocheng's head beside her: "If you hear it, you have to keep working hard."
Zhang Heling was a little confused: "Grandma, what am I like? Am I, like Sister Qiqi, who has a low IQ and can only rely on hard work?"
The old lady laughed.