Chapter 783 - Received a Pile of Red Packets (1/2)
It was the third year of his studies in junior high school. It was only until the first semester that his grades started to improve tremendously!
He had to thank Teacher Xiao Qiao for it. If he had not met Teacher Xiao Qiao, he dared to say with certainty that he would not achieve such grades today regardless of how well he performed on his own.
At the sight of the boy’s att.i.tude, Qiao Nan was at a loss of what to do. “Don’t say that. You have achieved such grades because you have worked hard. Your junior high school teachers had also put in a lot of effort during the past three years. Such good grades are hard to come by. Remember to go back to school and thank the subject teachers who taught you during your three years of studies.”
It was rare that they had nurtured a top student in Ping Cheng. If all the credit were to go to someone else, Qiao Nan knew that the teachers from the student’s junior high school would vomit blood due to anger.
“Teacher Xiao Qiao, don’t worry. As parents, we know what to do regarding this.” The father proudly patted the shoulders of his son, who was almost as tall as him now.
The son could achieve such good grades. Of course, they could not allow him to choose his high school without careful consideration.
Treating the teachers to meals for taking care of his son during the past three years was not a big deal. It was just a small matter. If he was happy and willing, he could not wait to arrange a banquet to tell everyone he knew that his son was Ping Cheng’s top student during the middle school examination.
“Teacher Xiao Qiao, thank you. We must really thank you.” The student’s mother sounded more sincere. “To put it bluntly, I was just following the crowd in the past. I did not expect…” Did not expect that the outcome would be so good!
The child’s mother stuffed a pile of things into Qiao Nan’s arms. “Teacher Xiao Qiao, take these foodstuffs. Treat it as a form of appreciation from our child and us, parents.”
Teacher Xiao Qiao did not claim all the credit. She even mentioned the teachers from the junior high school of her son.
It was rare as Teacher Xiao Qiao was only two years older than his son!
It was no wonder that each time his son mentioned Qiao Nan, who, in fact, could be his elder sister since she was older than him by two years, he would respectfully address her as Teacher Xiao Qiao. It was as if he was referring to his idol.
In one’s lifetime, it was extremely important to have a mentor who could guide and lead you in the right direction.
“No, no need. No need to be so polite. It’s due to his own hard work that he had done well.” In front of so many people, Qiao Nan was also embarra.s.sed to accept all these gifts. Furthermore, she had accepted quite a lot of them during the Lunar New Year last year.
Many families behaved this way. Each time their child took an examination and improved in their grades, they would send gifts to her house.
She was obviously paid to provide tuition for the children. It was a form of trade.
If she were to take so many things from them, Qiao Nan felt that she was not being very ethical.
“Don’t, you have to. You have to.” The parents were so enthusiastic. Qiao Nan could not even reject them.
In the end, the parents simply said that they had to go to school to thank the child’s other teachers and could not stay longer. As for the gifts, they simply piled them up at the entrance of the s.h.i.+ family and ran off.
“Sigh…” Qiao Nan waved her hand with all her might to get them to come back but it was too late.
The results for the middle school examination were out and it was not just one person who received the results.
Hence, the small courtyard was extraordinarily lively today. In particular, the entrance of the house of the s.h.i.+ family was so crowded. That family earlier seemed to have set the stage with an opening performance for today’s show. The number of people who came to thank Qiao Nan was streaming in continuously, forming long queues.
One by one, all the families of the children who had been taught by Qiao Nan during the past one and a half years visited her.
It was only when the sun was setting in the late afternoon did the entrance of the s.h.i.+ family quiet down.