Chapter 1726 Talent and Hard Work, Love and Hate Zhuang Chaoying
"Come on, Tunan, Tuxi, Xiaoting, red envelopes, one for each of you."
Song Ying was wearing a bright red woolen coat with a bright red sweater underneath. She was beaming with joy as she handed out red envelopes.
It was another Spring Festival, and the custom of handing out red envelopes had been maintained for several years. She might still be a little hesitant to give red envelopes to other people's children, but she was very happy to give them to the three children of her neighbors.
Not to mention anything else, the care that the three children gave Lin Dongzhe in his studies alone was worth a lot of red envelopes.
Huang Ling also gave Lin Dongzhe a red envelope, and Lin Dongzhe happily collected it. During the Chinese New Year, his two favorite parts were receiving red envelopes and setting off firecrackers.
After collecting the red envelopes, Lin Dongzhe excitedly shouted, "Brother Tunan, Brother Tuxi, Xiaoting, let's go, let's go outside and set off firecrackers."
Although Zhou Chen had lived for many years, a man was a teenager until his death. He was still very happy to play with fun things like setting off firecrackers as long as someone was with him.
"Okay, let's go, I'll treat you."
"Yeah, let's go, Xiaoting, I'll buy you fairy wands and firecrackers."
Lin Dongzhe was anxious and pulled a few people to leave, but Zhuang Tunan suddenly said at this time: "I won't go. I don't understand a few questions. I'll go back to my room to review."
After that, he went back to his room.
Song Ying was very surprised: "Sister Ling, is Tunan studying so hard now? Doesn't he relax during the New Year?"
Huang Ling replied: "This child is really working hard now. There is still half a year before the college entrance examination. Now his mind is on reviewing, and he even reads fewer magazines."
"But now it's the New Year, even if it's studying, there's no need to work so hard, right?"
Zhuang Chaoying smiled and said: "It's okay, it's a good thing for children to study. Cook two more dishes in the evening to make up for him."
In fact, Zhuang Chaoying and Huang Ling knew why Zhuang Tunan worked so hard. Zhuang Tunan was competing. After all, with Zhou Chen as a younger brother, he really had no reason not to work hard.
Huang Ling had been worried before, but Zhuang Chaoying advised him to be at ease. He was a teacher and understood that competition was the driving force for learning. It was not a problem for the two brothers to compete in learning.
Lin Wufeng also laughed and said, "With Tunan's hard work in studying, if he can't get into college, who can, right?"
"Yes, if our Dongzhe had half the effort of Tunan, he wouldn't have the current results. Sister Ling, your family went to the parent-teacher conference and received all kinds of praises. Others were envious. Our family went to the conference and was just embarrassed and laughed at. I was so angry."
Song Ying was very depressed when she thought of the dilemma she faced every time she went to the parent-teacher conference.
"You said, it's okay for Dongzhe not to study hard. If he had a little talent for studying like Tuxi, he wouldn't be the last in the class. Anyway, our Wufeng was admitted to Jiaotong University by himself. Why didn't Dongzhe inherit his talent for studying?"
She glanced at Lin Wufeng and found that Lin Wufeng was staring at her with a weird look. At this moment, she became smart.
"Lin Wufeng, what do you mean by that look? Are you trying to say that Lin Dongzhe is my successor?"
"No, I didn't say anything, you're just imagining things."
"You don't have to say anything, I can tell from your look."
"Okay, okay, it's New Year's Day, let's not talk about these unhappy things."
"No, no."
Song Ying smiled again, and when she heard Lin Dongzhe yelling at Wu Shanshan and Xiaojun outside, she sighed and didn't bother to say anything.
Zhuang Chaoying smacked his lips and suddenly said, "Actually, when it comes to studying, talent is secondary, and hard work is the most important. How many people get into college with talent? In the end, you still have to rely on hard work to get into college."
Song Ying talked about the matter: "Teacher Zhuang, I don't quite agree with your point of view. Hard work is important, but talent is also important. Take Tusi for example. He is so talented. Not only has he always been the first in his studies, but he also writes fairy tales, draws comic strips, wins awards for his essays, and publishes articles and poems. Isn't this talent?"
Zhuang Chaoying opened his mouth and wanted to refute, but thinking of his youngest son's situation, he couldn't refute it after all.
"But this is an extremely rare case after all."
"I agree with this. Tusi is an extremely rare case. His articles are so good, and his poems are also very good and touching."
Huang Ling thought it was very funny. Now Song Ying has become a fan of Zhou Chen. She has published several modern poems in total. Song Ying can recite every one of them and recites them every now and then to express her emotions.
Outside the alley, at the call of Lin Dongzhe, more than a dozen children came together to set off firecrackers, making the place very lively.
"Zhuang Tuxi, the college entrance examination is only half a year away. Which university are you going to? With your grades, it won't be a problem for you to go to Tsinghua or Peking University."
Wu Shanshan stood next to Zhou Chen, holding a fairy stick in her hand, but her attention was not on playing at all. Instead, she stared at Zhou Chen and asked.
Zhou Chen replied: "I haven't decided yet. I'll see when the time comes. For me, it doesn't matter which university I go to."
He has been to college for so many times that he is thinking about what major he should study this time.
Wu Shanshan said distressedly: "It's better for your class. High school only lasts for two years. Starting from our class, high school has become a three-year system, and the textbooks and teaching materials have completely changed. By then, you will be a junior, and I may only be a freshman."
"Two years or three years doesn't make any difference. You can also skip grades."
Wu Shanshan rolled her eyes at Zhou Chen: "Do you think I am you? If you want to skip grades, you can skip grades. But if you study for one more year, you will have a better chance of getting into college."
Maybe it was because she went to high school and did what she wanted to do, or maybe it was because she had a big fight with her family, but now she has become a lot more cheerful.
"Wu Shanshan, study hard, college life will be more colorful than your current high school life in No. 1 Middle School. For those who have been to college, college life will be an unforgettable moment in their lives."
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"You talk as if you have been to college."
Having said that, Wu Shanshan couldn't help but look forward to her future college life. After entering No. 1 Middle School last year, she found that No. 1 Middle School was really different from the Affiliated Middle School. Many things in No. 1 Middle School were not available in the Affiliated Middle School. If No. 1 Middle School was like this, how gorgeous would college be?
She was really looking forward to it!
The time after the New Year passed quickly, and it was May in a blink of an eye, and it was less than two months away from the college entrance examination.
The atmosphere of the graduating class of No. 1 Middle School has become very solemn. No matter what era it is, the college entrance examination is the most important exam for all students.
Although there are many professions, there are top talents in every profession, but studying is indeed the quickest way for ordinary people, at least it is an entry ticket to a better life.
Especially in this era, college students are treated very well and have high gold content. If they choose to pursue a career in politics, they are basically at the cadre level, which is far from being comparable to technical secondary schools and other paths.
Let’s not talk about others, let’s talk about Zhuang Tunan. He is studying so hard now. He stays up late to do homework every night and never goes to bed before eleven or twelve o’clock. Zhuang Chaoying also accompanies him and tutors him.
On the contrary, Zhou Chen, who is also a fresh graduate in the same room, is different. He lies in bed early. Zhuang Chaoying is very angry when he sees that he is not working hard.
But no matter how angry he is, it’s useless, because Zhou Chen’s grades are there. Sometimes he can’t figure out why his youngest son is so bad and never does homework when he goes home, but he always gets the first place in the exam. He has been struggling in the education industry for more than ten or twenty years, and he has never met such a student.
At the last parent-teacher meeting in the second year of high school, he and Huang Ling went to school. Zhou Chen's class teacher even called them to the office and told them a lot about Zhou Chen, not about study, but about college.
Going to college is not all about exams, there is another way, that is early admission.
Early admission means that some students have outstanding aspects and can be admitted to college in advance without taking the college entrance examination, and Zhou Chen just has the comprehensive ability in this aspect.
Academic performance is of course a very important part, because Zhou Chen's transcripts from junior high school to high school are too dazzling, and No. 1 Middle School is the most important high school in Suzhou, so it naturally falls into the sight of the university admissions teacher.
In addition to good grades, Zhou Chen also has other specialties, such as publishing many essays in magazines and newspapers, including many poems that have been widely circulated in the literary world, so Zhou Chen has been noticed by many universities, and he has already started to contact schools a few months before the college entrance examination.
Among them are key universities in Beijing and Shanghai. Although the school and the class teacher think that Zhou Chen will definitely have no problem taking the college entrance examination and has a good chance of getting the top score, this matter still needs to be communicated with Zhou Chen and his parents.
So Zhuang Chaoying's feelings towards Zhou Chen are extremely complicated.
On the one hand, he feels that his youngest son is not like him, disobedient, unfilial, and disrespectful to his elders. In short, there are a lot of shortcomings.
But on the other hand, Zhou Chen's academic performance is too good. Not to mention No. 1 Middle School, even if it is the entire Suzhou Middle School, Zhou Chen is a celebrity among celebrities. As the teaching director of the attached middle school, he is highly regarded in the school, and part of the reason is Zhou Chen.
Because in the eyes of the education department and school leaders, the two sons he taught are very outstanding, so they will add a heavier burden to him.
It can be said that Zhou Chen made him very proud. With such a son who is both good in character and learning, he can stand up straight when facing the principal and the leaders of the education department. In school, he is also respected by many students, and many students hope to get his private tutoring guidance.
His feelings towards Zhou Chen can be described in one word.
Love and hate!
When he hates, he gnashes his teeth, but when he loves, he feels proud, a father is honored by his son!
After a year, he has gradually come to terms with it. No matter what, he feels that the positive effects Zhou Chen brings to him are greater than the negative effects, so now he will not speak harshly to Zhou Chen, and can communicate peacefully. However, the father-son relationship is still so rigid, and there has not been much change.