eurekapd Chapter 250 The More He Does, the Braver Grandpa Zhuang Gets
Chapter 250 The More He Does, the Braver Grandpa Zhuang Gets
Zhuang Chaoying struggled to squeeze off the bus, carrying Xiaoting and Tunan, while Tunan followed behind, carrying a large watermelon.
Tu Nan shouted at the top of her lungs from outside the courtyard, "Grandpa, Grandma! We're back!"
Upon hearing the noise, Grandpa and Grandma Zhuang immediately put down their work and hurriedly came out of the house.
Now that Tu Nan has become successful and seen more of the world, they can no longer treat him as casually as before.
Grandma Zhuang smiled broadly, hurried over, and took Tu Nan's hand. "My dear, my dear, you're finally back! You've gotten so tanned, much darker than before. Xiao Ting, Chao Ying, come inside, it's very hot outside."
Zhuang Chaoying greeted them with a smile. "Mom, Dad."
Mr. Zhuang nodded slightly, his hands behind his back. "Yes, come inside, Chaoying!"
Ganmei's wife also came out of the house to greet them, quickly taking the watermelon from Tunan's hand with a smile on her face.
"Big brother, Mom and Dad are getting old and confused. Don't be angry with them. We're still family!"
Zhuang Chaoying smiled, said nothing, picked up a stool, and sat down in the courtyard.
When the beautiful wife saw that her elder brother didn't respond, she felt a little disappointed, but she didn't say anything more.
She had thought that now that her older brother was successful, he might be able to help their family, but it seems she was overthinking it.
She turned and went into the kitchen, picked up a cleaver and began cutting a watermelon.
A short while later, a plate of sliced watermelon was served.
The beautiful wife greeted them warmly. "Tunan, Xiaoting, come and eat watermelon."
Tu Nan and Xiao Ting said, "Thank you, Auntie!"
Grandma Zhuang sat beside Tu Nan, looking at his dark, thin face, wondering if he had made some money on his long trip. "Tu Nan, what did you do in the Western Province again?"
Tu Nan chimed in: "Surveying!"
Xiaoting added from the side, "My brother went to protect ancient buildings."
Grandma Zhuang nodded, leaning forward expectantly. "Is there any money for doing this surveying?"
Tu Nan patiently explained, "Grandma, no. Besides, my family gave me some money this time, and the school covered my food, lodging, and transportation expenses. We're going there for an internship, and it's already very kind of the department to give us this opportunity."
Grandma Zhuang chuckled, glancing at Grandpa Zhuang, and muttered to herself: "He didn't get any money and went away for a month. He might as well have come over and tutored Zhendong and Zhenbei for a month. He must have lost his mind."
Grandma Zhuang's tone carried a hint of resentment.
"Heh, no money to be made? You've been gone for over a month! You haven't even come to see your father and grandmother. You and Xiaoting are from our family. Adults' conflicts are adults' conflicts. Your father and I are still your father and grandmother! Xiaoting, don't follow your mother's example. You didn't go to the western province either."
Tu Nan rolled his eyes helplessly. "Grandpa and Grandma, I just got back a few days ago and rested well, so I came to see you. Xiao Ting has a lot of studies to do now, she'll be a senior in high school next year, so she really doesn't have time."
Grandpa Zhuang was displeased when he heard this. In his opinion, what use was it for a girl to study well? In the end, she would still get married and would no longer be a member of the Zhuang family. Zhendong and Zhenbei were the ones who needed to study hard and go to university. Why couldn't they be switched?
He had a long face. "Xiaoting is a girl, so it's fine if her grades are average. Next year she can take the entrance exam for a vocational school, a teacher's college, or a nursing school. That would be pretty good. They'll even assign her a job after graduation. It's good enough for a girl. Being a teacher or nurse is a good career choice when she gets married!"
Xiaoting felt a little wronged when she heard this. She was about to retort when Tu Nan quietly tugged at her clothes, so she had to swallow her words.
Tu Nan sensed his younger sister Xiao Ting's grievances and subtly tugged at her sleeve, signaling her not to speak, thinking to himself that he would take care of everything.
From a young age, he was used to protecting his younger sister, and he was well-prepared to deal with his grandparents' outdated ideas.
Before Tu Nan could speak, his father, Zhuang Chaoying, spoke first.
Zhuang Chaoying sat outside in the courtyard and heard Old Man Zhuang's words clearly. He frowned.
“Xiaoting is going to college. I don’t care if it’s a boy or a girl, they’re all the same to me.”
Upon hearing this, Granny Zhuang secretly thought to herself that she had upset her eldest son again.
She quickly gave Grandpa Zhuang a wink. "Chaoying, come inside and sit down. What are you doing sitting outside all alone?"
As Grandma Zhuang spoke, she stood up and made a gesture as if to pull Zhuang Chaoying into the house.
Zhuang Chaoying glanced at Granny Zhuang, said nothing, picked up a stool, went into the house, found a place to sit down, and calmly looked at everyone in the room, waiting to see how they would "act" next.
This old man Zhuang is truly resilient in the face of setbacks; I admire him greatly!
Seeing this, the beautiful daughter-in-law quickly stepped in to smooth things over. "Dad, Xiaoting just got into the top high school last year, and her grades are excellent!"
Upon hearing this, Grandpa Zhuang's already serious face instantly stretched even longer, his lips turned down, and he looked extremely unhappy.
They didn't even know about such a big thing. In his opinion, Zhuang Chaoying really didn't respect the two old people. Letting a girl go to high school was simply incomprehensible.
"You got into No. 1 High School? High school?" Grandpa Zhuang looked at Xiaoting, his tone filled with disbelief, but even more so with dissatisfaction.
Tu Nan straightened his back, looked up at Grandpa Zhuang, his eyes filled with pride.
"My sister is smart. She skipped a grade and got into the top high school last year. She was even the top student in her grade. She's better than me! I don't care what other people's girls are like. All the girls in my family are going to go to university."
Grandpa Zhuang was furious at Tu Nan's stubborn attitude and slammed his fan heavily on the table with a loud "bang".
"Tunan, how dare you speak to your father like that? Don't you have any sense of respect for elders and children?!"
Zhuang Chaoying acted as if he hadn't seen this scene. He picked up a piece of watermelon from the table. It looked quite fresh, so he first handed one to Xiaoting, then one to Tu Nan, and took one for himself. He ate it while speaking slowly and deliberately.
"Dad, this is a harmonious society now, not some feudal dynasty, where people still practice male chauvinism and favoring sons over daughters."
Grandpa Zhuang took a few deep breaths before he could barely recover.
Before he could catch his breath, his beautiful wife spoke up again, completely ignoring that Grandpa Zhuang was still angry, and said to Xiaoting with great enthusiasm.
"Xiaoting, don't lend your notebook to anyone else. Zhenbei is your cousin. It would be better to lend it to him."
She thought to herself that if she could get Xiaoting's notes, Zhenbei's grades might improve a lot.
Grandma Zhuang nodded in agreement. "Xiao Ting's will be lent to Zhen Bei, and Tu Nan's will be lent to Zhen Dong."
After hearing this, Grandpa Zhuang thought it was feasible and waved his hand.
"That's too much trouble. Why not just let Zhendong and Zhenbei go to the eldest brother's house and study with Xiaoting? I think that would be much better. What do you think, eldest brother?"
Upon hearing this, Zhuang Chaoying calmly tossed the watermelon rind she had finished eating onto the table.
“I don’t think it’s good. I’ve basically never managed Xiaoting and Tunan’s studies. Children’s good academic performance depends on their own self-discipline. Some children just can’t learn anything no matter how much you cram it into their heads.”
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