Since the final exams were over and it was the holidays, Zhang Huan brought his wife and children to visit his mother.
Of course, he made an appointment with his elder brother's family and the two families went to visit the old lady together.
For the men, this was filial piety. As for how difficult this time was for their wives, it wasn't the main point.
For the old lady, she quite liked this kind of time. As she got older, no matter how tough she used to be, she began to like having children and grandchildren around her.
In this kind of big family gathering, the most talked about was the children.
"First place in Hehe's grade!" Zhang Huan showed off to his mother with a proud face.
The old lady pointed at him and laughed. "Look at you!"
She hugged Zhang Heling again. "Our Hehe is getting better and better!"
Zhang Heling smiled shyly, his little face glowing.
Zhang Qi smiled and said, "When we were young, Xiao Lin, Yanyan, and I, we all casually got first and second place. When we reached middle school, we started to work hard. If we didn't work hard, it was easy for us to fall. Primary school is the happiest. It's really enviable. By the way, Shuoshuo, how did you do on the final exams? "
Zhang Huan maintained his smile and looked at his niece with a smile. He waved his hand. "Forget about him."
Zhang Yansheng suddenly realized that maintaining a smile on her face was actually a kind of skill. At least, she hadn't cultivated this kind of skill yet.
She grabbed Zhang Shuocheng, who wanted to retreat, and said, "It's okay. I passed this semester."
Their cousin, Zhang Lin, laughed loudly. Eldest Uncle and Eldest Aunt couldn't help but laugh.
Zhang Yansheng looked at her cousin, Zhang Qi, coldly. There was a trace of disdain in her cousin's smile. She saw that although her father, Zhang Huan, maintained his smile, his hands were rubbing his knees.
Zhang Yansheng was slightly stunned.
In their own family, Zhang Huan was the sky. He had the most power and influence in a family, and he pursued his own happiness and happiness as he pleased.
However, in front of the old lady and his elder brother and sister-in-law, he didn't do as he pleased.
Zhang Yansheng looked away and was about to speak when Zhang Heling said what she wanted to say.
She covered her mouth with her small hand and wanted to tell her grandmother in secret, "You've improved a lot. Last semester, you failed two subjects and scored 28 points in Math …"
But everyone was sitting together, so there was nothing they couldn't hear. Zhang Qi and Zhang Lin laughed even harder.
Liang Yingying's face was burning. She wanted nothing more than to sew the mouths of Zhang Heling and Zhang Yansheng shut up so that they would not embarrass her!
The old lady said in surprise, "That's a huge improvement."
She waved at Zhang Shuocheng and said, "Shuoshuo, come over to Grandma."
Zhang Shuocheng hesitated. Children had very powerful instincts and could distinguish between the upper echelons of the food chain. Zhang Shuocheng had always been a little afraid of this Grandma. In the past, he wasn't very close to this' grandmother 'either.
However, his elder sister, Zhang Yansheng, put her hand on his back and gave him a push.
His second sister, Zhang Heling, stood up on her own accord and gave him the seat beside her grandmother.
Zhang Shuocheng went to the old lady's side.
The old lady's eyes were sharp and had been observing her children and grandchildren. She had long noticed that Zhang Shuocheng was much more obedient than before. It wasn't the kind of honesty that was foolishly honest. This kid's eyes were still darting around, but he didn't dare to be naughty.
She held her grandson's hand and asked, "Tell Grandma, how did you improve so much?"
With Zhang Heling's first place in the cohort and the Learning Star Award before him, Zhang Shuocheng was actually quite self-aware. He knew that his results were not good enough. Therefore, he wasn't very willing to go to the old lady's side. He thought that he would be scolded.
Something along the lines of, "If your sister can get first place, how did you pass?"
The result was out of his expectations. The tone of the 'Grandma' seemed to be full of praise and encouragement?
Zhang Shuocheng never had stage fright. He was different from Zhang Heling. He was someone who dared to open a dyehouse with just a little face! He immediately said loudly, "My sisters watched me study every day, so I improved!"
The old lady laughed.
Zhang Yansheng saw that Zhang Huan's "maintained" smile had once again blossomed into a real smile.
Zhang Yansheng suddenly realized that observing Zhang Huan outside of her "home" was a very interesting thing. Even observing Liang Yingying from outside and seeing her embarrassed and flattering smile was a little interesting.
In the past, her vision had been limited to the small domain of her "home," so she saw too little.
"You, you're just a little monkey!" The old lady laughed as she poked Zhang Shuocheng's head. "You should let your sisters control you more strictly. Remember, your sisters are doing this for your own good. Look, once they control you, your grades go up, right? Everyone is happy, and you won't get beaten up too much. "
Zhang Shuocheng thought about it and realized that it was true.
As long as he listened to them and did his homework seriously, the great devil Zhang Yansheng wouldn't beat him up casually.
Moreover, everyone seemed to be very happy that he had passed all his exams, so he inexplicably became happy too.
Thinking about how he had a lot of fun in the mountains, he actually dared to act coquettishly in front of the old lady. "Grandma, when are we going to the mountains again? I want to go play in the mountains! "
This kid, when he wasn't acting like a brat, he looked very dignified and likable. The old lady felt closer to him and said, "It's winter now, so there's nothing in the mountains. We'll go during the summer break. Isn't it the holidays? You should take the children out to play. Go to a warm place. "
The last two sentences were directed at Zhang Huan.
Zhang Huan immediately nodded. "I'll arrange it."
At this time, Zhang Yansheng's aunt said, "We should go out for a walk. We're going to let Xiao Jun study in M Country during the holidays. We'll let him see the school environment there, the campus environment, and the cultural environment. When he applies for a school in the future, he'll know in his heart where he really wants to go. "
Compared to the two first-place students and the fact that he had just passed, Zhang Lin's choice of university was obviously much more important.
The topic and the old lady's attention were all pulled over by Zhang Yansheng's aunt.
Zhang Yansheng noticed that Zhang Huan didn't fight with his eldest brother's family for the topic and allowed the old lady's attention to be completely attracted by his family.
Zhang Yansheng suddenly realized that the reason Zhang Huan always seemed to be at a disadvantage at these kinds of family gatherings was because his children weren't as outstanding as other people's children!
After all, Zhang Heling was still young. Putting her aside, Zhang Shuocheng and Zhang Yansheng really couldn't show off in front of Zhang Qi and Zhang Lin.
Zhang Yansheng suddenly felt ashamed.
In her previous life, Zhang Yansheng did have a faint yearning and a slight inferiority complex towards those good students, her cousins, and her cousins.
However, this was the first time he had felt such a burning shame in front of him.
Her gaze fell on the floor for a moment, and when she looked up again, she met her cousin Zhang Qi's half-smiling gaze.
Some words didn't need to be said, because the eyes were the windows to the soul.
Zhang Yansheng had always been sensitive to things like "hostility." As the shame faded, her gaze became cold and she met Zhang Qi's gaze head-on.
Zhang Qi looked at her for a moment, then looked away.
After the old lady and her daughter-in-law finished talking about Zhang Lin's studies, they came to ask about Zhang Qi's studies.
Zhang Qi smiled and said, "When I entered the school, I joined the student council. I feel that the student council is the best organization in the school to train people. Not only do they have a lot of specific things to do, but they also have a lot of interpersonal relationships to deal with. The university is like a small closed society. Although it's small, it has everything. "
The old lady kept smiling and nodding.
Zhang Qi suddenly changed the topic and asked Zhang Yansheng with a smile, "How is Yanyan doing in No.1 Middle School? Did you get promoted to the elite class? "
Zhang Yansheng's aunt also turned her head and said, "I heard that No.1 Middle School has to change classes twice in a semester? If you don't do well, you'll be demoted to the elite class? Is there a lot of pressure? "
As expected of a mother and daughter pair, the way they spoke and even their expressions were so similar!
Zhang Yansheng saw that Zhang Huan's smile finally became a little unnatural.
It turned out that in front of her uncle's family, she was Zhang Huan's biggest weakness.
Zhang Yansheng felt that it was ironic because no matter how she felt about Zhang Huan in her heart, or how they fought in her previous life, in the eyes of others, they would always be father and daughter and couldn't be separated.
Zhang Yansheng turned her gaze and said, "I've always been in the preparatory class. The elite class in No.1 Middle School is almost at the top of the pyramid in K City. It's full of people with high IQ and hard work. Their goal is to be the top two. For people with average IQ like me, I can only rely on hard work like Sister Qi Qi to get into the Double First Class. "
In her previous life, if she dared to say that she wanted to get into the Double First Class, it would be a joke.
But in this life, it was no longer a joke. For those in No.1 Middle School's preparatory class who had slightly above average results, it was normal for them to get in. If they didn't, it was because they didn't work hard enough.
In this life, she could rely on her own hard work and planning to get into K University like her cousin Zhang Qi.
Zhang Huan's eyes lit up. The trace of uneasiness and lack of confidence from a moment ago disappeared. He looked at his daughter with a smile on his face and encouragement in his eyes.
Zhang Qi and her mother choked on their words.
Her aunt laughed and said, "You're still young, so you think it's easy. Actually, it's not as easy as you think. Do you think it's easy to get into the Double First Class? You don't know how hard your sister works! "
Zhang Yansheng nodded, "You're right. If you don't have enough IQ, you can only rely on hard work."
Zhang Qi almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
Her aunt was about to say something when Old Madam Fu suddenly clapped her hands and sighed, "Our family doesn't have any particularly smart children. I've really seen children who are naturally smart. They go to class the same way, but after they finish learning, they know everything and can do any question. As for us, we've already learned, but when it comes to questions that we shouldn't know, we still don't know. We really have to spend more time and effort on them to catch up. "
Zhang Yansheng's voice and tone became gentle as he continued the topic, "That's right. Our school's elite class is all like that. The few people in our class who are like that have all been promoted to the elite class this semester.
Old Madam Fu patted Zhang Shuocheng's head, "Did you hear that? You have to continue working hard."
Zhang Heling was a little confused: "Grandmother, then what kind of person am I? Am I also like Sister Qi Qi, someone who doesn't have enough IQ and can only rely on hard work? "
Old Madam Fu laughed loudly.
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