Neighbor's Daughter (novella) Zhang Baotong

On that day, the midterm exam results were posted, and Luo Yuxiu's average score in each subject was 87 points, slipping from third place last semester to fifth place. However, Wang Baocheng topped the list with a score of 93 points. For this reason, Luo Yuxiu lay on the table and cried for a while, feeling that she had no face to see people, so she asked for leave and did not go to physical education class.

At this time, she found that Wang Baocheng had not gone to physical education class, and had been sitting in the back seat and watching her silently. She knew he was with her, because he usually loved physical education class. She said, "Wang Baocheng, come here." Wang Baocheng came to her. She said, "You tell me the truth, why are my grades getting worse and worse?"

He said, "You are a class leader and a member of the study committee, and there are too many things to distract. She nodded, and went directly to the head teacher, Mr. Chen, and suggested that Wang Baocheng should be appointed as a member of the study committee. Teacher Chen called Wang Baocheng to the office and asked him to take over as a member of the study committee. Originally, she wanted Wang Baocheng to be a cadre on duty out of good intentions, and intended to cultivate his work ability and self-confidence, but what she didn't expect was that Wang Baocheng was resolutely inappropriate, saying that when he became a member of the study committee, he would collect homework every day, and then go to play ball after collecting his homework, and the table would be occupied by other students.

Luo Yuxiu was very angry and told the queen mother about it as soon as she got home. The Queen Mother immediately called her son over for questioning. Wang Baocheng said, "If you don't want to be, you don't want to be, what's wrong?" When the queen mother saw her son talking back, she wanted to beat her son, but the son shook his arm and pushed his mother aside. The queen mother knew that her son was old and could no longer be beaten casually as in the past, so she scolded, "You unproductive plaything, people can't be a cadre if they want to, and the teacher can afford you, so why don't you know what to do." Wang Baocheng said, "It's my own business to know whether it's good or not, and I want you to worry about it." Luo Yuxiu could hear it, and it was obviously for her.

Luo Yuxiu returned home and said to her parents, "The teacher asked Wang Baocheng to be a member of the study committee, but he just refused to be." You don't say he's always promising? I don't think he's ambitious. The mother glanced at her and said, "People are the first in the class in this exam, how can you say that people don't have big ambitions? You have big ambitions, why don't you give me the first place in the exam?" The father said, "What does this child like in Baocheng, and he can keep doing it." It's not like some children who like this today and that tomorrow, and in the end, nothing can be accomplished. ”

But Luo Yuxiu said disdainfully, "What he likes is just playing, but playing is just for fun, not a serious matter." The father's tone became serious and he said, "What's wrong with loving to play ball? Exercising, improving the sense of competition, cultivating taste, honing quality, and improving learning efficiency? Luo Yuxiu got angry and said, "Okay, he has a chance, I don't, let him be your son." So saying, he took his schoolbag and went into the back room.

At this time, the Queen Mother came with a sigh, and when she entered the door, she said, "Yingzi, what do you say my unruly child should do? Luo Mu said, "What's the matter? I think Bao Cheng is very good." This exam gave you another first place, and it's glorious. The queen mother said, "Look at your Yingzi, how capable he is, from childhood to adulthood, he has always been the squad leader." My son, the teacher asked him to be a class cadre, he just didn't do it properly. Why did I just raise a useless plaything?"

Luo's mother said, "You have to like my Yingzi, and when you grow up, you will give it to your family as a daughter-in-law." The queen mother didn't believe it, and said, "This precious girl of your family, how good-looking she is, and when she talks like a literate cadre, how can she take a fancy to my son's unpromising son?" I'll talk about it first, in the future, our two families will be in-laws for life. The queen mother was flattered when she heard this, and said, "If Yingzi can be my daughter-in-law, I will burn high incense for your family every day, but my family is too poor, your family is a big cadre family, and Yingzi will suffer when he comes to our family." The Queen Mother said, "What hardships can children have now?" ”

At this time, Luo's father said, "I heard Yingzi say about Baocheng. It's nothing, the boy is older, so let him make his own decision. The queen mother sighed and said, "I'm afraid that he won't even be a class cadre, and he will have no ambitions and no interest in the future." Luo's father said, "You don't see how bright the child's eyes are, but at first glance, he looks like a child who will have the potential and ability to do so in the future." After some persuasion from Luo's father and mother, the queen mother happily returned home.