Rebirth: The Million-dollar Lottery Hit Me

Chapter 9 Parent-Teacher Conference Follow-up

"Mom, Liwa has been working so hard lately. She starts doing her homework after dinner every day. Lele has been getting up early these days, so I get up early too. Every morning I see Liwa starting to recite the text after cooking breakfast. Maybe you're under too much pressure from studying recently." Sister-in-law Li Qi was talking about her sister-in-law recently while she and Chen Qiong finished cooking that day.

Because this phenomenon has lasted for at least two weeks. My sister-in-law knows that normally, a week is enough for the chicken blood to last. But recently it has lasted for two weeks, which is a bit incredible.

"I don't know either. See, at the last parents' meeting, her father said that if her grades were still the same, he would probably ask her to go back to her hometown to study. Except for her homeroom teacher, the teachers of other subjects didn't praise her grades much, especially the English teacher. Although what she said was unpleasant, it was also true. It would have been better to plan earlier. At least your sister has no objection to studying. She is not like your husband. When he was a child, he would complain about pain in his scalp when he saw books. When we became parents for the first time, we thought he had some disease, which made your father and I very anxious. As a result, this child is good in everything except studying. Alas. You see, he can't study, so now he can only follow his father to do hard labor. Fortunately, he is willing to work hard, otherwise, I don't know how to arrange a way out for him. In a family like ours, only if he studies well can his future work be easy and his talents will not be tired."

Li Qi could only smile when she heard her mother-in-law complaining about her husband. But Wang An really got a headache when he saw a book. There was nothing he could do about it, he was not born to be a reader.

But she still admires her mother-in-law more. Although she is the youngest in the family and only had her mother when she was born, her mother was also ill and stopped studying after the second grade, but she remembers the knowledge well. Sometimes when her father-in-law is recording bills and work, he can't recognize the words, so he relies on her mother-in-law to write them down. She has a very good memory. If she had read books, she would definitely not be a weaver.

"But it's true that Li has become more sensible recently. She cooks every morning when she's free. She goes to bed early and gets up early now, so her father and brother can have a bite of home-cooked food in the morning. We've saved some money in the past few weeks. I don't know what she's thinking. Kids nowadays have the same idea every day."

Although I live with my daughter every day, I have to change shifts every week, including day shift, afternoon shift and night shift, so sometimes I can hardly see my daughter.

Since this job has stabilized, I can still take care of my daughter, but recently I feel that my daughter is taking care of the family more.

Chen Qiong sometimes doesn't like this. She doesn't want her daughter to grow up so early, like herself. Her father died when she was very young, leaving her sick mother to take care of her. Her older sisters and brothers also got married early. Her favorite brother (the youngest brother) died early due to taking medicine and drinking alcohol. She had no choice but to grow up early.

There wasn't much food at that time, and a teenager like her ate a lot, so others didn't like her.

There was no other way. After my mother and brother died, I had to get married early.

As for my husband, he was in the same situation as me. He could only fool around with others. Then Wang An was born. Life was really difficult. Fortunately, since I started working, as long as I was diligent, I could earn money. It was better than back home.

Things are almost settled for my son now (he's married, has kids, and has a job, so I can take some time off), but my daughter is still really confused. Her father said that she has to rely on herself for her studies, and she can study as far as she can, since the tuition fees will definitely be enough.

Sometimes when I talk to big bosses at construction sites about their children, they start using connections or help their children go abroad early because they see their children's poor academic performance. But my family only has this much ability. In addition to the daughter's education, I also want to leave some security for the daughter, buy a house for them, and take care of my son in his old age. The house in my hometown is already repaired, but when the daughter gets married in the future, she still needs to have some dowry so that people from other families won't bully her.

I was really unhappy when I saw the teacher say that the kid’s grades were poor, but I didn’t want to vent my anger on the kid. The kid is still having a hard time now. He rides his bike from home early every morning and sometimes comes back late in the afternoon when it’s dark. He still has to do homework after dinner. Seeing the thick homework book, not only his brother Wang An has a headache, everyone’s headache hurts.

Even the ignorant Lele stayed far away when he saw his aunt doing homework and didn't dare to get close at all.

Let it go. No one in the room is good at studying. Don't ask too much of the child. As long as she studies hard, we, the family, can provide logistical support.

"Mom, today's side dishes are so fresh. They are still juicy even in the afternoon. Where did you buy them?"

"How could she be so rude? Your eldest sister was very sharp-eyed when she was doing business. I hadn't been in the market for two minutes when she started to greet me loudly. She just put the money in my hand without asking for any money. I think she will only lose money if she does business like this."

Li Qi looked at the way her mother-in-law spoke and realized that she was happy that her elder sister respected her but was also worried that her elder sister would really lose money in her business.

This eldest sister is really good to our family. She will come to visit us whenever she has time. Bananas are so expensive these days, but because my sister-in-law loves to eat them, she always sends home handfuls of them.

But my mother-in-law is also very good to my eldest sister. It is said that my mother-in-law quit her job to help take care of my eldest sister during her confinement. Although she is only old enough to be a sister, my eldest sister always treats my mother-in-law as an elder.

For a girl, especially one who has given birth, if you take good care of her during the confinement period, it will be wonderful. It is not an exaggeration to say that she is like a reborn parent.

The eldest sister and her husband had a difficult life. Their eldest uncle and aunt only had eyes for their third child, a boy. When the eldest sister gave birth, they asked her to come over to take care of her during the confinement period, but she said that her youngest son was studying and couldn't come. In the end, the bookish woman was nothing but a piglet, and she looked unreliable in the future. The eldest sister's husband's mother was mean, and if she really came, she would be so angry that she would kill people.

Although my mother-in-law helped take care of me during the confinement period, the couple still managed to raise their children and run their business. My nephew is only a little over a year younger than my sister-in-law. He is now in the third year of junior high school and his grades are very good. He is finally making it.

I don’t have high requirements, I just hope that my Lele can be smart in studying in the future.

There's no other way. My family isn't well off, so I have to rely on the child himself.

"The dishes are ready. Qiwa, go call Anwa to eat. I made corn porridge for Lele. It's not that hot. If he's playing with his dad, bring him over to eat."

"it is good."

Today's dinner includes stir-fried eel with green pepper, mixed rice noodles, stir-fried vegetables, and snails.

When it comes to food, the Wang family never skimps on their own food, and so do most people in Sichuan.

Why do we work so hard? Isn't it to have enough food and warm clothes?

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