Uncle Zhou used to be a worker in a machinery factory and just retired last year.

However, Uncle Zhou has not been idle after retirement, because his grandson will go to preschool this year, so taking his grandson to school has become a very important daily task for Uncle Zhou.

Those who have attended the sixth grade of elementary school may be unfamiliar with the term "preschool".

Those who entered junior high school after the fifth grade of elementary school probably attended this preschool.

In 1986, the country promulgated the Education Law and began to implement nine-year compulsory secondary education.

However, the primary school system at that time had a five-year academic system and the junior high school system had a three-year academic system, which added up to a total of eight years, one year less than the prescribed nine-year system.

Whether the extra year is added to primary school or junior high school, different places have different practices.

In some places, this year is added to elementary school, making it six years of elementary school; in other places, this year is added to junior high school, making it four years of junior high school.

Therefore, in the early stages of the implementation of the nine-year compulsory education, the May 4th academic system and the Sixty-three academic system coexisted.

It was not until 1991 that the Ministry of Education promulgated the document "Opinions on Improving and Strengthening the Management of Preschool Classes". From then on, it was officially established that the added year would not be placed in primary school or junior high school, but would be classified as "preschool class".

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At that time, preschool was a compulsory education for six-year-old children. Its main purpose was to cultivate children's study habits and prepare them for entering elementary school.

In fact, most preschools are learning content from the first grade of elementary school. After entering elementary school, they have to learn these contents again.

Later, the country carried out reforms again and established the sixth grade of primary school. There was no need for preschool classes in compulsory education to continue to exist, and preschool classes in public schools were also cancelled.

Today's preschools are all set up in kindergartens. Many kindergartens offer preschools to teach children elementary school courses in advance, so that children can get a head start. Many children in kindergartens can even be exposed to content in the second and third grades of elementary school.

The six-year-old child has just started attending preschool and of course needs to be picked up and dropped off. In order to pick up and drop off his grandson, Uncle Zhou went to the mall specifically and planned to buy a tricycle.

As soon as we arrived at the area selling bicycles and motorcycles, the salesperson greeted us warmly: "Uncle, do you want to buy a bicycle or a tricycle?"

"Buy a tricycle to pick up your grandson!" Uncle Zhou looked proud, as if he was showing off that he had a grandson. Then he continued: "I have old arms and legs, so it's better to ride a tricycle."

The salesperson immediately said: "Uncle, there is a moped for the elderly over there. It is a new product and can be used to pick up children. Do you want to take a look?"

"Moped for the elderly? It sounds like it is for the elderly!" Uncle Zhou nodded with interest, and then followed the salesperson to Santengzi.

"Uncle, there are many styles of elderly mopeds like ours!" the salesperson began to introduce.

After listening to the introduction, Uncle Zhou couldn't help but said: "What is a moped for the elderly? Isn't this a three-wheeled motorcycle?"

"It's different. Ordinary three-wheeled motorcycles don't have this shed at the back. This elderly moped is different. There is a rainproof shed at the back. If you sit inside, the wind will not blow and the rain will not get wet.

If it’s a rainy day and you go to pick up your grandson from school, your grandson won’t get wet sitting in the back! Also, in winter, this shed may block a lot of wind, and your grandson won’t get wet either.

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In addition, look at this seat, it has springs underneath, so you won’t feel any discomfort when sitting on it! If you ride this kind of car to pick up your grandson, your grandson can also sit more comfortably!" the salesperson explained.

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Uncle Zhou nodded in agreement. Picking up his grandson from school would definitely be much better than an open tricycle if it could protect him from wind and rain.

In order to protect his grandson from the sun and rain on the road, Uncle Zhou decided to buy a Sanbengzi.

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Uncle Zhou rides his newly bought Sanbengzi to send his grandson to school.

Seeing his grandson walking into the school, Uncle Zhou breathed a sigh of relief and planned to go home.

At this moment, a middle-aged woman walked over.

"Uncle, how much does it cost to go to the People's Hospital?" the middle-aged woman asked quickly.

Uncle Zhou said to himself, "You can't tell that I only take my grandson to and from school, and I don't earn money by soliciting customers. Why do people come to ask for the price?"

Uncle Zhou was just about to refuse when the middle-aged woman made the first offer: "Uncle, for one dollar, can I go to the People's Hospital?"

Hearing the words of Uncle Zhou's refusal when there was a dollar, he swallowed it again.

"This woman is going to the People's Hospital, either to see a doctor or to visit a doctor. She looks very anxious. Maybe someone at home is hospitalized and she is rushing to the hospital! I'd better give her a ride!"

Thinking of this, Uncle Zhou pointed to the car behind him and said, "Get in the car!"

After a while, Uncle Zhou took the middle-aged woman to the People's Hospital.

"I am also kind-hearted and willing to help others. If it were anyone else, I might not be willing to send you here!" Uncle Zhou thought as he put a dollar into his pocket.

Then Uncle Zhou launched the three-bouncer and was about to leave, when two more young men came over.

They were a man and a woman. The woman looked haggard and looked like she was recovering from a serious illness. The man was carrying a luggage bag.

Uncle Zhou instantly saw that these two people should be patients who had just been discharged from the hospital.

The man walked up to Uncle Zhou and asked, "Master, how much does it cost to go to the bus station?"

Uncle Zhou didn't specialize in transporting people, and he didn't know how much it would cost. He thought of the one dollar the middle-aged woman gave him just now, so he stretched out a finger and said, "One dollar!"

"Okay, master, please take us to the bus station." The man said, helping the woman get into the car.

Soon after, Uncle Zhou sent a man and a woman to the door of the bus station.

Watching a man and a woman walk into the bus station, Uncle Zhou thought to himself: "I am also kind-hearted and willing to help others. I thought it was not easy for you to come to see a doctor from other places, so I sent you here!"

At the same time, Uncle Zhou put one dollar into his pocket with tears in his eyes.

However, before Uncle Zhou could leave, someone else came over.

"Uncle, how much does it cost to go to the post office?" the man asked.

"One dollar." Uncle Zhou's answer was much more cheerful this time.

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Uncle Zhou's wife walked out of the kitchen and looked at the clock on the wall. It was already past twelve o'clock.

The old lady was slightly startled. Normally, at this time, her grandson would have already finished school, and Uncle Zhou should have picked up the child.

"Lao Zhou hasn't come back yet. Did something happen on the road?"

Thinking of this, the old lady was a little worried. She immediately went to the canteen downstairs and dialed a pager number from a public phone.

This pager number does not belong to Uncle Zhou, but to their son.

In that era, ordinary people definitely couldn't afford mobile phones. Generally, it would be good to have a BP machine.

There is no need for an elderly person like Uncle Zhou to be equipped with a BP machine, so when his wife tried to find Uncle Zhou but couldn't find him, she had no choice but to ask for help from her son.

After a while, my son called back.

"Mom, do you have a problem with me?" my son asked on the phone.

"Son, your dad went to pick up Yangyang, but he hasn't come back yet!" the old lady said.

"Didn't Yangyang finish school at half past eleven? It's almost half past twelve, why haven't you gone back yet?" The son was startled and asked immediately: "When was my dad born?"

"It seems that I went to see Yang Yang off this morning and never came back. Did something happen to him?" the old lady asked anxiously.

"Mom, don't worry, I'm going to Yangyang School now." The son said and hung up the phone.

After another half an hour, I saw my son coming back with his grandson.

The old lady was relieved to see that her grandson was fine, but Uncle Zhou did not come back with him. The old lady immediately asked: "Have you found your dad?"

The son shook his head: "I didn't see him. Yangyang said that my father sent him there in the morning and didn't come to pick him up at noon. When I went to his school, he was crying alone in the classroom!"

"Then where is your dad? Could it be that he met a bad guy?" The old lady continued in a daze, "Why don't we call the police!"

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At the same time, Uncle Zhou just attracted a guest who went to the No. 1 Experimental Primary School.

"Master, please hurry up, I'm going to pick up the child in a hurry," the guest said.

Uncle Zhou nodded and said to himself: "It means I am kind-hearted. Seeing that you are in a hurry to pick up the child, I will give you a ride by the way..."

While thinking in his heart, Uncle Zhou started chatting: "How old is your child and what grade is he in?"

"He's eleven years old and in fourth grade. He's already a big kid, so there's no need to pick him up, but it's just the beginning of school, so I might as well pick him up," the man said.

"I also have a grandson who is six years old this year and has just started kindergarten." When Uncle Zhou said this, he suddenly stopped talking.

At this time, Uncle Zhou finally realized that he had not picked up his grandson from school yet!

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Uncle Zhou hurried to his grandson's school and learned that his grandson had been picked up.

So Uncle Zhou quickly returned home and attended the family criticism meeting.

The target of criticism was naturally Uncle Zhou.

My wife and son scolded Uncle Zhou for a while, which made Uncle Zhou feel ashamed.

"It was around eight o'clock after you sent Yangyang to school. It's fine if you didn't come back right away. You were still wandering around outside and forgot about Yangyang after school! Tell me, what on earth were you doing? Did you go to find him?

Where are those bad women?" My wife stared at Uncle Zhou angrily.

"How dare I! I'm just a retired old man. I want money but no money, and I want power but no money and power. How can any woman like me?" Uncle Zhou continued with a look of grievance: "I have spent the whole morning

I’m not idle either, I’m going to do good things!”
To be continued...