V1.Chapter 12 (1/2)
Xia Guoxi wants to transfer Xia Shao to another school. The reason for this is that she came back from the mountain that day.
When Xia Shao returned home, Professor Zhou hadn't left yet. He was drinking and chatting with Xia Guoxi. Grandma Jiang Shuhui and Zhou Wang accompanied him. Seeing Uncle Wang coming back with Xia Shao, he naturally had to ask about going up the mountain.
Old Uncle Wang glanced at Xia Shao. The child's mouth was very tight. He asked many times along the way, but he didn't find out anything.
”Grandpa Tang said that I looked like his granddaughter and asked me to go up the mountain to chat with him.” Xia Shao concealed her apprenticeship, so she naturally had consideration. Geomantic omen is deeply misunderstood in China. In the eyes of most people, it is the profession of a liar. If Xia Guoxi knew that she had worshipped a feng shui master as her teacher, she could not tell what her Qi looked like.
Now she has no position at home, let alone the right to speak. When the elders think something bad, they naturally have to decide for her. At this time, if you tell the truth, not only will Xia Guoxi scold her for being worthless, but also her parents will be blamed. The gain is not worth the loss.
Therefore, Xia Shao plans to fool the past first.
Xia Guoxi still pulled down his face and said, ”like his granddaughter? Like his granddaughter, why don't you bring his own granddaughter! Let our children go up the mountain with him? Do you want an old face? I tell you! Don't go up the mountain in the future!”
He has the same temper, but Xia Shao doesn't intend to listen. She is trying to convince her grandfather, but Professor Zhou opens his mouth.
”Brother Xia, I heard that the old man on the mountain has inconvenient legs and feet. Usually, Uncle Wang is giving him things. The child has filial piety and knows that respecting the old is a good thing. Don't stop him.”
Xia Guoxi waved his hand, ”brother Zhou, it must be a good thing for the younger generation to have filial piety, but it's OK to have filial piety to their own family. What else do you care about?”
”You can't say that. The old saying is good, old I am old, and people are old. Everyone knows the truth, but few people do it.” Professor Zhou is not angry, and his speech is still gentle, elegant and reasonable, ”The child is still young, and education is a big deal. Now teach her how to respect the elderly. When she grows up, she will be a person with excellent conduct. The future of the country will be reassured by such young people.”
Professor Zhou is earnest and sincere. Xia Guoxi doesn't know what evil he is. Maybe it's a person he rarely meets in recent years. Xia Guoxi, who has always been smelly and hard tempered, muttered without saying anything.
”Oh, that's right.” Professor Zhou suddenly opened his mouth again. This time, he looked at the village elder uncle Wang, ”Old village head, I went back to our village to provide for the elderly. I didn't want to do anything else. I wanted to do something for my hometown while I could move. I wouldn't do anything else. I would teach. There were primary schools in the village. My parents taught there at the beginning. Now that I'm old, I come back to take over their work and improve the quality of the children in the village. I think it's also good.”
Uncle Wang was excited when he heard this. ”Professor Zhou, what you said is true? Ouch! That's great! Every family in the village has to thank you! The children have professors to teach in their last school, and the children in this and this city don't have such treatment!”
”Hehe, old village head, can I deceive you at my age? I have said hello to the leaders of the Municipal Education Bureau for a long time. They still support my old bone's ambition in his old age!”
”Ouch! That's great! That's great!” Uncle Wang was so excited that his hands trembled that he couldn't speak.
Xia Guoxi had drunk a little too much wine at this time. After listening to it, he said with a big tongue: ”brother Zhou, I admire people like you and don't forget my hometown! Well, what do you think of my granddaughter? Why don't you ask her to transfer to the village? How about asking her to study with you?”
The words stunned a room of people.
”What are you talking about, old man? Your granddaughter is well educated in the city. How can she transfer to the countryside? What's your idea!” Jiang Shuhui quickly pinched him and said to Professor Zhou, ”I'm sorry, Professor Zhou. My old man doesn't know his last name after drinking some wine. Just ignore him.”
Xia Guoxi patted the table. ”Why don't they want to! I'm not dead yet! Why? I can't do the child's business? She transferred to the village to teach brother Zhou. That's it!”
”What's so settled? You didn't tell your son and daughter-in-law. How can it be so settled? I said you old man...” Jiang Shuhui said eagerly.
Xia Shao's eyes flashed over with joy. She didn't expect that things would develop in this direction, but it would undoubtedly be beneficial to her if she came to the village to study!
On the one hand, she can go up the mountain every day to practice martial arts and Nourish Qi with her master and learn metaphysics and Yi Li. On the other hand, her grades will not be a problem at all. When she goes back to Dongshi to study, the primary school courses are a waste of her time. It's better to spend more time studying with her master.
Thinking of this, Xia Shao decisively interrupted the quarrel between his grandparents and said, ”I am willing to study with Professor Zhou in the village school!”
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The grandparents and grandchildren rarely reached a consensus on one thing, but the transfer was a hit. But it caused a lot of trouble in Lao Xia's family.
As soon as I heard about it, everyone came back the next day. Xia Shao's parents, two aunts and uncle sat opposite the old man and discussed her transfer.
”Dad, why didn't you agree to Professor Zhou without discussing with us?” in the room, Xia Shao's father Xia Zhiyuan opened his mouth first. Li Juan sat aside with a worried look and dragged her husband's clothes, but she didn't dare to open her mouth at will.
She has never had any status in this family. When she got married, her father-in-law was dissatisfied with her marriage. Her education is not as good as Xia Zhiyuan, and her appearance is general. At best, she can only be regarded as delicate, and her skin color is a little dark.
Xia Zhiyuan, Xia Shao's father, was a famous handsome boy in shiliba township. Later, he worked in the factory in the city and was also a workshop director. Many girls secretly fell in love with him. The old man is very proud of his status as a veteran and is bent on finding a good daughter-in-law. But in the old man's heart, a daughter-in-law like Li Juan is still not worthy of her son. Therefore, after they get married, no matter how filial she is, she will not be recognized by the old man.
Later, when her daughter was born, the old man didn't want to see her. Fortunately, Xia Shao's daughter grew up with her father. Her skin was white and her eyes were big. When she was a child, her face was round and like a small steamed stuffed bun. She was particularly likable. I must be a beautiful girl when I grow up.