OBS Chapter 275 The First Arrival of Pengfei
Chapter 275 The First Arrival of Pengfei
The information was leaked to Lin Dongzhe by Zhuang Xiaoting.
She just wanted Lin Dongzhe to come to her birthday party, and then she would share half of her food with him.
Lin Dongzhe was just joking with the adults and didn't really care about the meal. So he didn't make things difficult for the two of them; it was just a meal. He took out paper and pen, imitated a third-grade tone, wrote a positive-energy essay, and sent it to the children's newspaper.
A few days later I received the payment for the article. Although it wasn't much, it was enough to buy noodles two or three times.
When Song Ying received the letter, she was very surprised. Lin Dongzhe had suddenly started bringing money home without saying a word! Although it wasn't much, it was still very heartwarming.
Clutching the one-yuan bill, Song Ying cried uncontrollably.
Lin Dongzhe had specifically told the two of them not to boast about submitting articles to the newspaper, otherwise, if the school found out, who knows what kind of rumors would spread.
Zhuang Chaoying also heard about Lin Dongzhe's submission and studied the newspaper for a long time. She found that Lin Dongzhe's writing level was not low. Although he did not use the writing methods taught by his teacher, his writing was more fluent and natural.
I went to the school to ask and found out that second graders haven't started learning to write compositions yet, they only have some short practice essays.
Zhuang Chaoying even spoke with Lin Wufeng about this, asking him to supervise Lin Dongzhe's studies, saying that Lin Dongzhe had a good foundation and could write well just by reading articles, even though he had never studied composition.
Lin Wufeng didn't quite agree, but he still accepted Zhuang Chaoying's kindness. He had never interfered with Lin Dongzhe's studies, nor did Lin Wufeng need to worry about his living habits. Raising a son was as worry-free as not raising one at all.
The annual college entrance examination is approaching again. Zhuang Chaoying is now teaching a graduating class, so he is not qualified to grade the papers. The school knows that he has the most contact with the college entrance examination, so they have arranged for him to lead the teachers in proctoring the exam.
After the college entrance exam, when they returned to the alley, they ran into Wu Jianguo and Zhang Amei, and the three of them walked in together.
After hesitating for a moment, Zhuang Chaoying still asked, "Are Shanshan and Xiaomin staying at this school or taking the entrance exam for a junior high school in the city?"
Zhang Amei quickly replied, "It's right at the affiliated high school, close to home, and all their friends are there, so it'll be convenient for them to go to school! We'll encourage them to try to get into a good vocational school. They've all heard on TV that postal services, electricity, and teaching are all popular professions."
Zhuang Chaoying nodded and said nothing more. After all, it was someone else's family matter, and saying too much would only make things worse.
The college entrance exam is over, and Zhuang Chaoying finally has some free time. She's going to take Zhuang Tunan and Zhuang Xiaoting to their grandmother's house.
It was originally Huang Ling's shift that day, but she switched shifts with someone else so she could be with Zhuang Chaoying.
Just as I arrived at the compressor factory dormitory where the old lady lived, I saw an unexpected person.
"Ganmei, you're here too?"
Zhuang Ganmei was wearing work clothes, but they looked like bodysuits. She greeted Zhuang Chaoying, "Brother, sister-in-law."
Then, pushing a child who was about the same age as Lin Dongzhe, he said, "Call him Uncle! Aunt!"
The child was obedient and called out when told to, "Uncle, Aunt!"
Zhuang Chaoying pointed at the child, "This is... Pengfei?"
"Yes."
Half an hour later, Zhuang Chaoying understood the cause and effect.
Although Zhuang Hualin cannot return to the city, her son Xiang Pengfei can, but he still needs to wait for a spot.
Suzhou's education is much better than your city's. Zhuang Hualin is worried that Xiang Pengfei will fall behind Suzhou's teaching pace once he gets a spot, so he wants to send Xiang Pengfei to Zhuang Chaoying's place to familiarize himself with the curriculum during the summer vacation.
The person who brought Xiang Pengfei to Suzhou was Lao Qian, a sent-down youth from Guishi City. He and Zhuang Hualin were assigned to a nearby sent-down youth settlement. After Lao Qian returned this time, he would not return to Guishi City. He had just dropped Xiang Pengfei off at the compressor factory dormitory when the elderly couple entrusted him to go to their old house and hand Xiang Pengfei over to Zhuang Ganmei.
Old Qian never dreamed that Suzhou, the city he longed to return to, would have places worse than his life at the educated youth settlement. The old house stank so badly it almost killed him! Leaving Xiang Pengfei behind, Old Qian covered his nose and fled as fast as he could!
The elderly couple didn't dare tell Zhuang Chaoying the news, fearing that Zhuang Chaoying would directly accept Zhuang Pengfei. They also knew how they had always raised their eldest son, and now he had become a little too "family-oriented."
So Zhuang Chaoying's current situation is that Zhuang Ganmei doesn't want to raise him, so she sent Xiang Pengfei to the compressor factory dormitory.
"Let me state my position first: I do not agree to let Pengfei go to his uncle's house! The house that A-Ling was allocated only has two rooms, which is not enough to accommodate everyone. Gan-Mei, you have three rooms. If you tidy them up, it will be just enough for everyone. Moreover, as Hua-Lin's second brother, you should help your sister more!" The old woman was very rude to Zhuang Gan-Mei.
Grandpa seconded the motion by sitting on the stool without saying a word.
They don't want the elderly to suffer losses, otherwise it would be the same as them suffering losses.
Zhuang Ganmei stood up and said, "I don't care who it is!"
Ignoring everyone's opinions, he turned and walked out, sauntering around, his fat jiggling with every step. His tight-fitting work clothes accentuated his figure perfectly.
Zhuang Ganmei was a spoiled child, weighing just over 200 pounds! He didn't care much about things he didn't like.
Grandpa slammed his fist on the table in anger, “You unfilial son! How could I have given birth to such a son!”
Zhuang Chaoying looked at Huang Ling, her eyes filled with pleading.
After hesitating for a long time, Huang Ling finally accepted Xiang Pengfei's offer. After all, Zhuang Hualin had stated beforehand that there would only be one summer vacation, and he would send Xiang Pengfei away after the summer.
Huang Ling also knew that if she didn't take Xiang Pengfei with her, the old woman would still take him to the old house, which would cause a lot of psychological trauma to a child of ten years old.
So, when they returned to the courtyard, the number of people increased from four to five.
Through Zhuang Tunan's introduction, Xiang Pengfei met Lin Dongzhe. He envied Lin Dongzhe greatly, never knowing that there were such clean, tidy, and beautiful children in the world, who looked like a young master, while he himself felt like a servant.
Lin Dongzhe gave Xiang Pengfei two storybooks and received Xiang Pengfei's sincerest gratitude.
Xiang Pengfei was initially very reserved. Although Zhuang Chaoying was his uncle, they had never met since birth. Xiang Pengfei had no feelings for his uncle whatsoever.
But kids are kids; once they start playing together, they can quickly get used to each other.
Zhuang Tunan took Xiang Pengfei to play with the other children in the alley. Wu Xiaojun was very curious about life in the countryside, and Xiang Pengfei immediately found someone to vent to, telling them about what he considered to be the most enjoyable and fun things in the countryside.
Wu Xiaojun even dragged Xiang Pengfei to Grandpa Zhang's house to watch TV, and Xiang Pengfei finally witnessed the charm of a television set. He vowed in his heart that he would buy many, many television sets in the future!
Taking advantage of the fact that it wasn't raining, Zhuang Tunan took Zhuang Xiaoting and Xiang Pengfei to the convenience store to buy some stationery. On their way out, they ran into Lin Dongzhe, and they all went together.
Xiang Pengfei knew that there were small shops in the city, and even in the countryside, but he had never seen so many strange goods. They were dazzling, colorful, and varied. Xiang Pengfei was like a curious child. Candy, pencils, rulers, boxes... He looked at them from beginning to end and found them all novel. He could look at them all day and still not get enough.