After the banquet, everyone gathered in the back garden to enjoy the cool weather and eat fruits.
Several old people sat in a circle under the tree, fanning their big cattail fans and chatting happily.
The boys all hid in the air-conditioned room to play, including the big boy who was already the "father" - Xiao Huzi.
Chen Xinzhi led Xiaoxin over and said to Zhu Achun: "Mom, Xiaoxin and I are going out to play. Let Duoduo accompany you back later."
"OK."
Zhu Achun smiled lovingly and patted the back of Xiao Xin's hand, "Xin'er, I just saw that you ate a lot of watermelon. You can't eat ice cream or other cold drinks later, otherwise you will easily get upset."
Xue Xin stuck out her tongue and snickered: "I just...was thinking about eating chocolate ice cream!"
"Let's eat it tomorrow."
Zhu Achun said softly: "You can't eat too much cold food at night."
Xue Xin could only nod obediently: "I understand, Auntie."
Chen Xinzhi glanced at her fondly and said warmly: "Mom, don't worry.
I will urge her not to let her eat randomly."
The two of them walked to the back door hand in hand.
Ms. Chen, who was sitting outside the circle of elderly people, saw how intimate they were and couldn't help but pull Xue Zhilan on the side.
"Um...is Xiaoxin and Achun's younger son...that?"
Xue Zhilan was eating grapes and couldn't hear clearly. He asked: "Which 'that'?"
Mrs. Chen glared at him and pointed to a pair of jade jewels that were leaving not far away.
Xue Zhilan was slightly stunned, and it took him a long time to react.
"What nonsense are you talking about.
Xiaoxin will only be seventeen in a month or two, and she is still a student, so how can she possibly fall in love?
Tietou is her brother and he only loves her as his little sister."
Chen shook his head gently: "Why don't I look like..." Xue Zhilan hummed: "Your presbyopia is getting worse again!"
"What are you talking about!"
Mrs. Chen held up her reading glasses and explained: "I wear my reading glasses every day now and never take them off except when sleeping."
Xue Zhilan laughed: "There are too many degrees, right?"
Mrs. Chen was too lazy to pay attention to him, turned around and called Xiaohan to come over and eat bananas.
Xiao Han had a dark face and complained: "Grandma, Xiao Yue ignored me! He even called me stupid!"
Mrs. Chen laughed and said warmly: "You should call him 'brother', he is older than you."
"never!"
Xiaohan pouted: "I asked him to help me calculate a Mathematical Olympiad problem, but he refused and laughed at me for being stupid.
I will never pay attention to him again! If you want me to call him 'brother' - there is no way!"
"Why wouldn't he?"
Mrs. Chen couldn't help but suggest: "Let's go, I will take you to find him.
Where is that question?
I asked him to help you."
Xiaohan shook his head: "No, a good horse never turns back to eat grass. I don't need him anymore."
Mrs. Chen laughed and said, "Little fool, that's not how this sentence is used."
"I want it!"
Xiaohan pouted: "He's gone too far. Calling him a fool is already giving him an advantage.
I should have called him a idiot just now. He studied this and that all day long and was not good at any of them. He couldn't even do the Mathematical Olympiad - nothing like that!"
Chen Shihu asked: "How is it possible?
Xiao Yue's Mathematical Olympiad scores have always been very good, and he is very good at solving problems."
Xiaohan snorted disdainfully: "Today is different from the past.
If he is truly powerful, he should be a hero. Not to mention his bravery in the past, he would be brave in the past, and he should be brave now.
Who said that a top student cannot become a bad student?
Sooner or later he will turn into a scumbag!"
"Okay, okay, don't talk nonsense."
Mrs. Chen lectured: "He is your brother after all. You are not allowed to cross the line to teach him and scold him."
Xiaohan pouted in grievance and stopped talking.
Mrs. Chen looked around and asked, "Where is Xiao Yue?"
Where is he?"
"Studying in the living room!"
Xiaohan replied.
Mrs. Chen frowned: "Why are you studying again?
Weren't you still studying before eating earlier?
It's summer vacation now, why should we work so hard in such a hurry?
The child doesn’t even have time to rest after meals!”
Her sudden loudness attracted Xue Zhilan's attention.
He turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"
Mrs. Chen said angrily: "They are not all Ah Huan and his wife! They force their children to learn this and that all day long, without stopping all day long, and they have no rest during the summer vacation.
Just after eating, I immediately forced the children to study again.
It’s summer vacation now, and I can’t even take a break to eat some fruit at night!”
Xue Zhilan glanced at her and made a hissing gesture at her.
"I'll talk to Ah Huan later."
Chen was still very angry and said: "I already said it earlier, but Xiao Yi couldn't listen at all.
Children nowadays are really under a lot of pressure. They are either studying at school or attending tutoring classes and interest classes.
Children don’t have summer vacation or winter vacation, not even weekends.
When they were studying, did we ever force them like this?
Do you have?
Later, you can ask Ah Huan directly and tell him that methods and encouragement are the most important, and there is no need to make some mess all day long.
Children play when they need to play and study when they need to learn.
Will he not get tired of cramming a lot of things for him to learn all day long?
Sooner or later, children will get tired of learning, and in the end it will be self-defeating.”
Xiao Yue, the child, inherited the excellent genes of his parents, and his academic performance in various subjects has been very good since he was a child.
Such a smart and hard-working child does not have to worry about poor grades in the future.
Besides, the child is still in primary school, is he studying so crazily?
If you are so busy and stressed in elementary school, what should you do when you go to junior high school or high school?
"Um."
Xue Zhilan nodded: "You are right.
It’s okay, I will ask him personally later.”
Ms. Chen sighed: "...We don't need to worry too much...Maybe they will agree with their mouths, but in their hearts they will blame us for meddling. After all, they are their children."
"I am measured."
Xue Zhilan frowned slightly: "Xiao Yue has lost a lot of weight these days, and his face is not very good-looking.
How can a child learn knowledge if his spirit is poor and his body is not good enough?
Summer vacation is originally a good time for children to escape the heat and play, but if they are forced to study all day long, how effective can it be?
I can’t see it.”
Mrs. Chen finally felt relieved and whispered: "Okay, I'll leave this matter to you."
Xiaohan waved: "Grandma, I went to find grandma."
"etc!"
Mrs. Chen took her hand and lowered her voice: "Xiaohan, grandma wants to ask you something."
"You asked."
Mrs. Chen whispered: "Your mother...did you tell your grandma what to say?"
"No."
Xiaohan shook his head.
"real?"
Xiaohan raised her eyebrows and asked, "Grandma, what exactly do you want to ask?"
Mrs. Chen shook her head hurriedly: "Nothing, nothing.
I just want to ask if your mother asked you to help deliver gifts to grandma."
"No."
Xiaohan shook his head.
Chen's face looked a little strange, while Xue Zhilan on the side smiled and said warmly: "Today is grandma's birthday. Your mother must have remembered her birthday. She should have secretly prepared it and asked someone else to give it to grandma.
You are still young and can't buy grandma a birthday gift, so why not do your best to draw a beautiful card and send it to grandma to express your feelings."
"okay!"
Xiaohan jumped away and left.
Xue Zhilan glanced at Chen secretly and whispered: "Talk too much!"