Chapter 17: New Year's Greetings (1)
Except for Father He and Uncle He, the others were also more or less drunk. The adults at the table of the pen and the fun www.biquge.info began to talk about children's problems, and they all praised each other's children for how good they were and how naughty their own families were.
Because most of the children at the table are minors, they are not allowed to drink, and they can only listen to their parents talk about their own troubles, but they can't refute it, and they feel very embarrassed.
After they were full of wine and food, the other families went back, and He's mother asked He's father to go back to his room to sleep, and then began to clean up the table. Grandma He wanted to help, but Mother He politely refused and asked her to go back to rest early. He Xi and He Xiao helped He Mu clean up together, He Mu was very relieved, and the children were sensible.
The next day was the first day of the Lunar New Year, and as in previous years, breakfast was longevity noodles, and Mother He also put a poached egg in everyone's bowl. Knowing that He Xi didn't like noodles very much, He Mu was very considerate and only filled a small bowl for her.
Today, neither father nor mother is going to go out, and relatives are coming to pay New Year's greetings. At about 9 o'clock, a couple walked into He's house with a boy and a girl.
Father and Mother He immediately greeted him when he saw it, and shouted enthusiastically: "Ah Hui, Meifen, you are here! Come in and sit!" He Hui and Zhao Meifen also stepped forward to greet him.
He Hui is the son of Grandpa He's cousin, a few years older than Father He, and Zhao Meifen is his wife, and the two have a son and a daughter.
Mother He looked at the children of the two and said with a smile: "This is Xiaowei and Tingting, they are so old! They are so good-looking, and they are very smart at first glance!"
Hearing this, the smiles on the faces of He Hui and his wife deepened, and they said modestly: "How can there be! ”
Mother He waved her hand, "Children like to play, it's nothing." Don't they all say that active children are smarter?"
He Hui and his wife were humble again. Zhao Meifen said to her children: "Say hello to your aunt." ”
Neither child spoke, still standing behind their parents. The atmosphere was a little awkward for a while.
Mother He relieved the siege and said: "It's okay, children don't like to call people now, and the two of my family are the same, it's nothing." He Hui and his wife had to smile awkwardly.
Several people went to the living room to sit down, and Mother He took the gifts brought by He Hui and his wife and put them away. A few people chatted about homely things, and naturally talked about children.
"How old is your son and daughter, what grade are you in?" asked Mother He.
"My son is 13 years old and my daughter is 11 years old. The older one is in the second year of junior high school, and the younger one is in the sixth grade. Zhao Meifen replied.
Mother He nodded, "Your daughter is the same age as my daughter, where did she study? ”
"She's in the experimental primary school, class 1 of the sixth grade, what about your daughter?"
"It's really a school, and my daughter is also in an experimental primary school. But there is no class, my daughter is in class six, her name is He Xi. Mother He said excitedly, "I'll call her over, a school is good, and we can go to school together in the future." Mother He got up and called Sister He Xi over.
Mother He said to the brothers and sisters, "This is your uncle and aunt, and you want to call someone." ”
He Xi and He Xiao obediently called: "Uncle is good, aunt is good." ”
He Hui and his wife replied: "Hello. He Hui praised his father for his child being very sensible.
Zhao Meifen felt a little uncomfortable when she heard this, and felt that her children had lost a lot, and she didn't say hello to her elders just now.
In order to show that her children are very smart, Zhao Meifen said: "Xiaoxi and our family Tingting are from the same school, what a coincidence." Xiaoxi, this child is really well-behaved, like our Tingting, she loves to play. The teacher came to visit our home and told us that Tingting did not do well in the exam this time, and only took the 23rd place in the grade, which was a little regressive from before, and she was in the top 20 in the previous exam. How are your Xiaoxi's grades, they must be better than Tingting?" said so, but Zhao Meifen didn't think that He Xi's grades would be better than her daughter's. Her daughter's results are the best junior high school in Puhuang County, and her daughter is proud of her from childhood to adulthood.
He Tingting sat next to her, showing a smug expression. She is always praised by adults for being smart, and she is used to it. In terms of grades, she has always been the best among her relatives, and she has always thought so. She seems to have heard the name He Xi, but she can't remember it all of a sudden, maybe her classmates told her.
Because it had only been a few days since He's father and mother came back, He Xi also forgot to tell them that the teacher had come to visit the house before. Of course, the transcript was also forgotten to show them.
He Mu praised: "Tingting is really amazing, her grades are so good, she will definitely have a future in the future!" and turned her head to ask He Xi, "Xiaoxi, has the teacher visited her home?"
He Xi nodded, "I came to visit my home some time ago, but I forgot to tell you." ”
Mother He deliberately avoided Zhao Meifen's last question, she understood Zhao Meifen's thoughts, she just wanted to show off her child's good grades, and by the way, she would press Xiaoxi again. It's normal to show off your own children, parents like this, and they will be very satisfied when they hear others praise their children, and they are happier than praising themselves. But it's not good to step on someone else's child to show how smart your child is, what if you hit the child?
Of course, He Mu is not afraid, He Xi called a few times before and said that he was the first in the grade in the big exam, and he won the first place in the city competition, and even if he was not the first in the final exam, he would definitely be in the top few, and He Mu was not worried that He Xi would be worse than the other party. He Mu was just too lazy to bother with her, and planned to bring the topic over lightly. New Year's Day, it's better to be kind.
Zhao Meifen obviously didn't get He Mu's thoughts, she saw that He Mu didn't answer her directly, and thought that the other party must be weak-hearted, otherwise why didn't she just say her name? Zhao Meifen was proud in her heart, and she had the intention to show off again, so she said: "The home visiting teacher will bring the report card, how did Xiaoxi do in the exam this time?
Mother He was so angry that she deliberately didn't talk about this topic, why didn't she come up unrelentingly, this is bullying her children! Father He also frowned, He Hui was a little embarrassed, and motioned Zhao Meifen with his eyes to stop.
He Mu smiled and said to He Xi: "Xiaoxi, where is the transcript? I haven't seen your transcript yet, let my mother see how I did in this exam." ”
He Xi is not stupid, Zhao Meifen's intentions are also clear to her, she is in her twenties and doesn't want to compare with children, she has passed the age of being complacent because of better grades. But Zhao Meifen obviously wanted her to be a green leaf to set off He Tingting's red flower, and asked her if she was willing to cooperate!
He Xi agreed and went to the room to get the report card, and He Xiao followed her upstairs. When she got to the room, He Xiao pulled her clothes and whispered, "Sister, I don't like that aunt." ”
He Xi patted him, "I don't like her either, if I don't like her, let's ignore her." He Xiao nodded.
He Xi came over with the transcript and handed it to He Mu, Zhao Meifen leaned over to look at it, "How did your Xiaoxi do in the exam?"