Chapter 12: Family Gatherings

The final results are out.

Xiang Tian's family was ready early to go to his grandparents' house to celebrate together.

Not only in the eyes of Xiang Tian's mother, but even in the eyes of his grandparents, Xiang Tian is the best child they have ever touched. None of them had any doubts about the results of this exam.

In their grandparents' units, they are often proud of having an outstanding grandson, and Xiang Tian often becomes one of the focal points of their chat when they have to open a newspaper and a cup of tea in their work mode on weekdays. My grandparents cooked a table of dishes at home and waited for their star to appear.

Xiang Tian's mother was the first to pick up her son at the school gate.

"Son, how is the result of today's exam?"

"100 in two subjects and 99 in mathematics. ”

"Well, it's not bad, should you listen carefully next time?"

"Well, got it. ”

"Let's go, your grandparents are waiting to hear your good news. ”

Xiang Tian's father was already at his grandfather's house to help prepare the tableware together. Seeing Xiang Tian's mother and son enter the house, my grandfather was the first to greet him.

"Our little ancestor is back, come into the house quickly, wash your hands and get ready to eat. ”

"Hello grandparents, I'll go wash my hands right away. Xiang Tian entered the door to change his shoes and wash his hands, and his mother put the shoes neatly on the shoe rack.

"Xiang Tian, you see that today is all your favorite food, there are shrimp and braised pork, come and eat it while it's hot. Grandma hurriedly helped Xiang Tian pull out the chair, "How is today's exam?"

"Then you don't need to ask, it must be the highest score out of the right. Right. "My grandfather's words are proud and sonorous.

"Hmm...... This time the math was a bit careless, 99 points, but both Chinese and English were full marks. Xiang Tian was a little embarrassed, but although this result was not perfect, it was not to the point of being afraid of being scolded.

"Oh, I'm careless in math, and I'm okay with a score of 99. Grandpa seemed to be slapped in the face, obviously losing the momentum just now.

"Children, carelessness is inevitable, just be careful next time. "Grandma came to play the round.

"yes, I've told him too, just be careful next time. Xiang Tian's mother echoed.

"Then how did the other students do in the exam? The first place is no problem, right?" Grandpa learned his lesson, and this time he didn't dare to continue to raise his voice.

"Hmm...... There is one who got three perfect scores, and it is Mei Fufu who invited my mother and me to eat dessert last time. Xiang Tian glanced at his mother, "I just said that Mei Fufu has good grades." ”

"What?" the family said in almost unison.

Grandpa Xiang Tian walked to the window, glanced at the black vehicle downstairs, and then closed the curtains.

From childhood to adulthood, there has never been a child who has exceeded Xiang Tian in the exam, and there are very few who are even tied, which is recognized by the neighbors of the kindergarten and the community as Xiang Tian's academic hegemony.

The three adults in the family looked at each other a few times, and the warm atmosphere just now was about to drop to freezing.

Only Dad hurried out of the kitchen to play the round.

"Oh, classmate Mei is good, you have a competitive partner, son?" Xiang Tian's father deliberately had a hippie smile, wanting to ease the atmosphere.

Who knows, if it doesn't ease, it's just that.

Grandpa sat down, this time he didn't rush to sit next to Xiang Tian, but sat at the head of the table far away from Xiang Tian. Make fists with both hands and place them on your chin.

"Xiang Tian, do you know how our family's current achievements came about?" Grandpa's voice was a little low. Everyone also found a place to sit down.

"When we were young, your grandparents were very strict with us. Our family has been high-ranking officials for generations, and we have never been sloppy in education since we were young. We wanted to maintain the glory of our family at that time, and we all worked hard. In this society, no one will remember the second place, and if you want others to remember you and support you, you must always be the best. Sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat. We are all people who live in high society, and if we don't pay attention, we can fall very quickly. ”

Xiang Tian's mother and grandmother looked at their grandfather without blinking and nodded.

"Xiang Tian, you are the best in my grandfather's mind, and you are also my pride in my grandfather's unit. This time because of carelessness in the test of 99 points, but also because of carelessness lost the first place, there is the first time will inevitably have a second and third time, people will also slowly lose that bone momentum with the increase of times, without momentum, people are easy to fall, once they fall, it is difficult to return to the original position. We must pay attention to this issue. ”

"Yes, Dad, you're right, the food is cold, do you want to eat first?" Xiang Tian's father once again wanted to ease the atmosphere while responding to his father-in-law's words.

"Wait a minute, I'm not done yet. Let's talk about carelessness again, it seems that it doesn't matter if you are careless once, but can you be careless in building a space shuttle? Can you be careless in arranging combat plans in the past? Can people be careless in performing surgery? Because carelessness has caused very serious consequences, are there still few things? Xiang Tian, don't underestimate the problem of carelessness. ”

"Xiang Tian, grandpa is talking to you, do you hear?" Xiang Tian's mother saw that Xiang Tian lowered her head and didn't make a sound, so she pushed him.

"Got it, grandpa, I'll definitely change it in the future. ”

"Okay, if you change it, you'll still be our good boy. I'm done. Come, let's eat. ”

"Xiang Tian, you must remember what your grandfather said to you, and your mother also meant this. Don't let us down. ”

"Got it, Mom. ”

"Come, let's have a bowl of soup first. Xiang Tian's grandmother picked up the spoon and filled a bowl for Xiang Tian.

There was silence again at the dinner table.

Xiang Tian's mother and grandfather, who originally thought that it was okay to be careless once, had a significant change in their attitude after learning that they had lost the first place because of carelessness.

It's a small thing, but running first place is not a small thing for them.

When I arrived at the office another day, other colleagues asked Xiang Tian about his studies, how he could raise his head and praise his grandson, and how he could confidently talk about the current social and educational issues.

And Xiang Tian's mother, who had always believed that Mei Fufu was suspected of cheating when she got a full score in the exam before, and she also taught Xiang Tian because of this matter. This time, he did better than his son. The suspicion of Mei's troubles was self-defeating, and he was a little annoyed and angry.

The family ate like this, and no one spoke. This is also in line with the rules of the family - chatting is chatting, and eating is eating.

After eating, Xiang Tian's mother's suppressed emotions had nowhere to vent, and she wanted to go back to her home early. Although he catered to Xiang Tian's grandfather on the surface, he was also a little disgusted by this kind of statement that he was on the line. This is a great uncertainty of one's own efforts.

Xiang Tian's father also wanted to go back earlier, thinking about how to enlighten the mother and son.

Not to mention Xiang Tian, the current atmosphere made him unable to feel warm, nor could he put joy on his already melancholy face, and the previous praise couldn't help but feel numb when he recalled it now.

So, the three of them had no nostalgia and couldn't wait to leave.

Back in the car, Xiang Tian's mother was a little choked.

"You know Mom...... How much thought has been put into it...... Your grandparents are strong people...... How much pressure is my mother under...... You can't do that anymore. ”

"Okay, okay, wife, it's not a big deal, after all, it's a child, don't put so much pressure on him. We'll talk about it when we get home. Xiang Tian's father handed over the tissue, and suddenly said half-jokingly, "Wife, I think there is a car coming with us." ”

Xiang Tian and Xiang Tian's mother both glanced back, and then Xiang Tian's mother gave her husband a roll of the eyes.

Xiang Tian sat in the back row and said nothing. Although he is excellent, he does not get a perfect score on every exam. He couldn't understand why they had reacted so strongly this time.

Xiang Tian's mother took the tissue, sighed, wiped her nose, and shook her head.

She felt aggrieved and couldn't accept that a child who invited them to dessert also surpassed her son in grades, so what was left of her self-esteem.

She also felt aggrieved, this meal was supposed to be for Xiang Tian and himself to celebrate, but it turned out to be a family meeting for her father to count down his son. This also reminded Xiang Tian's mother of the scene when she was counted down by Xiang Tian's grandfather when she was a child. I thought that I had finally survived and become a family, and my son was angry, but he still couldn't escape the shadow of his childhood.

Xiang Tian was silent for a long time, and suddenly asked, "Mom, what is the upper class that grandpa said?"

Xiang Tian's mother took a few deep breaths to calm herself down a little.

"Upper class society, that is, families in high society are much stronger and much higher than ordinary families in terms of social status, social resources, economic conditions, and education level. You can live like this without worrying about food and clothing, and it is the result of the efforts of all your elders for generations, so you have to work hard to keep this glory, you understand?"

Hearing that Xiang Tian and her were brought up to high society, they couldn't calm down when they were talking.

"I heard Mei Fuxing also say that my family is in high society...... ...... the hell then?"

"Shut up! From today onwards, keep your distance from Mei's troubles. Also, there must not be another exam that fails him. Xiang Tian's mother suddenly became excited.

"If he invites us to eat, my mother will return it!"

"What's wrong with you, wife, don't scare the children, control your emotions. Xiang Tian's father really couldn't look at it, and he didn't know what medicine his wife had taken the wrong medicine today, so she would lose her temper with her child.

Xiang Tian was told by his mother that he didn't dare to speak again. It's just that I started to be afraid of my carelessness and my mom started to dislike herself.

Xiang Tian's mother was stopped by Xiang Tian's father, and it was like being splashed with cold water, and she was a little sober. I felt that the words were really heavy, but I didn't plan to apologize to my son for this, after all, I wanted my son to fight with the arrogant boy Mei Trouble, and his determination was firmly established.

I have never doubted the upper class society that my father said, and I firmly believe that my family is in the upper class. What about the upper class that Mei is worried about? The experience of inviting yourself to dinner is probably only the tip of the iceberg.

If you don't understand, it's better not to think about it for the time being, but no matter what, in terms of academic performance, Xiang Tian must not lose.