Regarding the question of whether Zhuang Tunan is in puppy love, Huang Ling and Zhuang Chaoying are both a bit defensive. They don't ask, because they are afraid that the child is too young to be able to control themselves, so they ask. They are also afraid that the window paper will be punctured, and the child will break the jar, causing problems.
Reverse psychology.
The couple tossed and turned in bed for most of the night, and finally came up with a solution.
Early the next morning, Huang Ling quietly called Qin Hao into the room and lowered her voice.
"Haozi, you and Tunan both go to No. 1 Middle School. Can you help Auntie pay attention to Tunan in the future and see if there are any female classmates who are close to Tunan in school?"
Qin Hao was delighted: "Aunt Huang, don't you suspect that Zhuang Tunan is in early love?"
Huang Ling was a little embarrassed: "Isn't this a nip in the bud?"
"Okay, I will keep an eye on it for you, but I don't think Zhuang Tunan will fall in love prematurely. You and Uncle Zhuang don't have to worry too much."
Huang Ling breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this: "Then I'll leave it to you."
A week passed in the blink of an eye, and Zhuang Tunan's condition did not improve. On the contrary, after Qin Hao spoke in front of the teachers and students of the school during the flag-raising ceremony on Monday, he was in a daze. Huang Ling was so anxious that she started to wander around, and even expanded the suspects from the school.
When they arrived in the alley, Wu Shanshan became the first suspect because she would come to Zhuang Tunan from time to time to borrow notes, and naturally they had more contacts.
In addition, girls develop relatively early. They were also in junior high school, and Wu Shanshan was already a grown-up girl next door.
For this reason, Huang Ling planned to discuss countermeasures with Zhang Amei, but Song Ying stopped her.
"Do you think Zhang Amei will take care of this matter?"
After Huang Ling calmed down, she realized that she was in a hurry and sought medical treatment. According to Zhang Amei's character, she would never let go of anything that was beneficial to her. The banker's conditions were definitely not bad in the eyes of outsiders. One was a cotton spinning factory.
One of the leaders of the production workshop is a senior high school teacher, and Zhuang Tunan is also a talented person with both good character and academics.
If Wu Shanshan and Zhuang Tunan really became a couple, the happiest person would probably be Zhang Amei. If she knew about it, she might even deliberately match them up.
Song Ying lowered her voice and said: "Then Xiao Min is looking for opportunities to hang out in front of our Hao Zi all day long. Do you think I don't know what her Zhang Amei is planning?"
"Isn't this Zhang Amei too daring to think about it? Xiao Min is too far behind Hao Zi..." Huang Ling's eyes widened. She really didn't pay attention to this matter before. It was Zhuang Tunan's recent changes that made her
Realize that the kids are all grown up.
Song Ying curled her lips: "That is to say, our Haozi is the champion of the National Games, and will definitely join the national team in the future. Xiao Min can't say bad, but with her grades, it's not enough to go to a technical secondary school...
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At this point, Song Ying stopped talking. In the final analysis, she hated Zhang Amei, not Xiao Min. She had always felt pity for her children.
In the blink of an eye, a semester passed quickly. Zhuang Tunan did not do well in the final exam and was only ranked in the top thirty of his grade. Logically speaking, with this score, it is no problem to go directly to the senior high school of No. 1 Middle School, but for Zhuang Tunan, it was not
It was a serious blow. The moment he got the transcript, Zhuang Tunan felt like the sky was falling.
On the way back by bicycle, Zhuang Tunan accidentally fell into a ditch.
Qin Hao passed by on a bicycle and had just pulled Zhuang Tunan out of the ditch when he heard him ask quietly.
"What's your grade rank in this final exam?"
"First, what's wrong?"
Zhuang Tunan sat down on the cold ground and smiled sadly: "In the eyes of a genius like you, no matter what you do, being the first is easy?"
Qin Hao suddenly realized that this guy had been hit by him.
"My dad taught me since I was a child that studying is the best way for ordinary people to control their destiny. Although I didn't know much about controlling their destiny at the time, as long as I did well in studies, my parents would be happy, and my grandparents would praise me.
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"Later, when I was admitted to No. 1 Middle School, I found that half of my classmates were from the city and half were from the countryside. The classmates who were admitted from the countryside were all very hard-working. They told me how hard it was to live in the countryside and how frugal their parents were.
The purpose of providing them with education is to allow them to get into college. As long as they get into college, they will wear leather shoes for the rest of their lives, otherwise they will have to wear straw sandals for the rest of their lives."
"At that moment, I vaguely understood why reading is for me."
"But your appearance makes me feel that hard work can make up for failure is the biggest scam in the world. The gap between people cannot be smoothed out through hard work."
After Zhuang Tunan finished venting, Qin Hao slowly spoke.
"You have lived under the care of your parents since you were a child, you were held in the palm of your hand, and everyone revolved around you, so you must feel that the world should revolve around you."
"Just like those classmates from rural areas in your class, if you change your living environment, you will never have such confusion, because in order to study in school, their whole family has tried their best to support them, and they can only work hard to support them.
You can study and go to university."
"Aunt Huang is a very good mother. She has solved all your life problems for you. Uncle Zhuang also spares no effort in educating you. If you don't know a question, he will patiently explain it to you two or three times until you understand it.
So far, for the achievements you have achieved in the past, your own efforts only account for 50%, and the other half of the military medals must be counted on Aunt Huang and Uncle Zhuang."
Having said this, Qin Hao paused: "I'm different from you. Ever since my parents passed away, I've understood that from now on, I have no one to rely on."
"Zhuang Tunan, believe it or not, if I had exactly the same IQ as you and had the same growing environment as you, my academic performance would definitely be better than yours, including those of your classmates in the countryside."
"Talent is innate and determines a person's upper limit, while hard work determines a person's lower limit. If a person has neither talent nor hard work, don't expect to be able to control your destiny."
"Zhuang Tunan, you don't have time to be pretentious anymore. I will skip a grade next semester. If you continue to be pretentious, you may not even be able to see my back."
After saying that, Qin Hao got on his bicycle and drove away.
Zhuang Tunan looked at Qin Hao's back, struggled to get up, and struggled to hold up his bicycle to keep up with Qin Hao's pace.
As the Spring Festival approaches, Huang Ling's face is filled with smiles. In addition to the joy brought by the approaching New Year, Zhuang Tunan has finally returned to normal. Although her final results are not ideal this time, she is relieved as long as her child does not fall in love early.
Song Ying was equally happy. As a Spring Festival benefit in 1980, state-owned stores opened the supply of pork. You can buy pork at will without a meat ticket. Of course, such benefits are only available in big cities like Beijing, Shanghai, and Suzhou.
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On New Year's Eve, Song Ying bought five kilograms of pork belly and made a large pot of pork belly with dried plums and vegetables. Huang Ling didn't have that luxury, so she could only buy some lean meat, wrap it in batter, and fry the small crispy meat to eat.
The little crispy meat is fragrant and the garden is filled with fragrance.
That is to say, today is New Year's Eve, and every household has to eat meat, otherwise the neighbors will be greedy.
In addition, Huang Ling also bought two kilograms of pork ribs separately and made a plate full of sweet and sour pork ribs for Qin Hao.
Song Ying quickly asked Qin Hao to bring a plate full of pickled pork with pickled vegetables to the dealer. Looking at the hard dishes on the table, Zhuang Chaoying was filled with emotion.
"If this were the case when I was a child, this piece of meat would be enough to cook a table of dishes."
Since the supply of pork was open, Song Ying and Huang Ling discussed that such a good opportunity did not come often, so they simply took out all the money at home and bought all the meat. However, this time they did not put it in the refrigerator to refrigerate it, but used it instead.
Stuff sausages.
The stuffed sausages were hung on the beams in the kitchen and smoked. Next year, a piece of sausage could be taken off to make a dish. Qin Hao couldn't help but be impressed by the wit of the two female comrades.
Sure enough, never underestimate the wisdom of the people.
But soon Huang Ling and Song Ying regretted it. Just after the Spring Festival, the spring breeze of reform blew across the land of Suzhou. As an ancient city with a long history and a land of plenty since ancient times, Suzhou people are also very particular about food. The birth of
There are many century-old brands.
Previously, due to historical reasons, these time-honored brands had to close down, and then suddenly and quietly reopened after many years.
The sauced pork recommended by Lu Gao, the cakes made by Huang Tianyuan, and the candies from Caizhizhai are simply dizzying.
"If I had known this, I shouldn't have spent all the money to buy meat." Song Ying was so greedy.
She was like this, let alone the children. Lin Dongzhe was lying in front of the counter, drooling almost, and he couldn't move away no matter how hard he tried.
"Four pieces of cake, please."
The clerk ignored Qin Hao's words and looked at Song Ying. After all, how much money a twelve or thirteen-year-old child can have in his pocket still depends on the wishes of his parents.
"Haozi, why don't we buy it first..."
Qin Hao smiled at Song Ying and took out a big unity card from his pocket: "Aunt Song, you forgot, I also have a bonus from the Provincial Sports Bureau."
Song Ying saw that the clerk had already started packing the cakes, and the aroma of the cakes was really charming, so she simply stopped struggling.
On the way back, Song Ying held the cake and ate it with a face full of intoxication: "The cake made by Huang Tianyuan's century-old shop just tastes different."
Lin Wufeng didn't disappoint, he took it and took a big bite: "It's really good."
"Well, it's delicious, so delicious." Lin Dongzhe ate so hard that his tongue was tired.
Qin Hao was secretly amused. With Lin Dongzhe's current fat head and big ears, it was hard to imagine how he transformed into the "Cotton Mill Dance King" later on.
A group of four people walked slowly on Guanqian Street, which is already the busiest commercial street in Suzhou. There are many individual traders setting up stalls on the roadside. Usually these people keep a vigilant eye on the surroundings when setting up stalls.
The people in red hoops immediately packed up and ran away.
Only during the Spring Festival do we dare to gather together in such a big way.
After walking not far, I heard someone shouting: "Forest worker."
Lin Wufeng paused and looked over at the sound: "Yi Ming, you are setting up a stall on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. You are quite diligent."
Li Yiming smiled sheepishly: "I don't have a job here. I am idle at home. No matter how much I can earn by setting up a stall, I always have something to do."
"Well, big fortune depends on life, small fortune depends on hard work, work hard." Lin Wufeng patted him on the shoulder and encouraged him.
Song Ying asked curiously: "By the way, where is your cousin? Why isn't he with you?"
Li Yiming lowered his voice and said, "Isn't he working as a part-time worker at a compressor factory? If people knew he was setting up a stall outside, his regular job might be in doubt, so he didn't set up a stall during the Chinese New Year period."
After chatting for a while, just when Qin Hao and his party were about to leave, Li Yiming suddenly stopped Lin Wufeng and quietly gave him a watch.
"Yiming, what are you doing..."
Li Yiming said sincerely: "Lin Gong, my cousin and I were caught when we came back from Shanghai to purchase goods. If you hadn't interceded on our behalf, I don't know what would have happened. This watch is not a valuable thing. It's just me and my cousin."
Please don’t refuse my thoughts.”
With that said, he forced the watch onto Lin Wufeng.
Lin Wufeng was worried that it would be more conspicuous if he continued to pull it on the street, so he could only put it away first. After saying goodbye to Li Yiming, the group continued shopping.
After returning to the courtyard, Lin Wufeng said with some emotion: "Now it seems that the atmosphere has indeed changed."
Huang Ling happened to have just finished cleaning up the house and came out. She asked with a smile: "Where did the forest worker get this emotion so early in the morning?"
"Didn't we just go to Guanqian Street? You don't know how many people are setting up stalls now. The streets are crowded with stalls on both sides, and many people go there to buy things. I took a look, and there are many state-owned stores selling
Everything is sold there, and it’s cheaper than state-owned stores, and there are no tickets required.” Song Ying lowered her voice.
Huang Ling was a little surprised: "Really? Then I have to find a chance to take a look."
At this time, Zhuang Chaoying also came out and reminded: "Be careful, don't be regarded as a speculator. The trend can change at any time. I see that the debate in the newspapers is very fierce. Let's not join in the fun."
Huang Ling pursed her lips: "I'm not joining in the fun, I'm trying to save money. Twenty kilograms of food stamps a month for Tunan are not enough to eat. Even the rations you and I have posted are not enough. The children can't go hungry. I have to
Pick it out somewhere else."
Zhuang Chaoying felt guilty and remained silent. Logically speaking, his salary was 75 yuan a month, and Huang Ling's salary was more than 60 yuan a month. The salary for two people was definitely more than enough to support a family of four, but he would take it every time he was paid.
Give one-third to your parents...
Huang Ling didn't expect Zhuang Chaoying to get her salary back from her parents, so she took Song Ying to talk about Guanqian Street and figured out what she could buy for her family with the remaining money.
In a blink of an eye, spring school started, and Qin Hao went to the dean of school and asked to skip a grade.
The dean called Qin Hao's class teacher over to understand some of the situation, and he readily agreed. After all, even if he was promoted to high school, Qin Hao would still be a student of No. 1 Middle School.
In this way, Qin Hao and Zhuang Tunan became classmates, and they were also the youngest in their class.
In order to prevent anyone from bullying Qin Hao because of his young age, Tunan's class teacher specially called some of the most disobedient ones in the class to the office to give them a beating.