Chapter Forty-Three: Mother's Group

From Friday, August 28th to August 30th, many primary schools in Nanhua City ushered in a new phase of registration.

Parents of younger students are not yet comfortable enough to let their children register with a few hundred dollars.

Therefore, the parents of the children in the same class in the same period, or the parents of the same village who know each other well, will always go in groups to help the children register. In fact, the process of primary school registration is very simple, if there are no special circumstances, you only need to fill out the form, pay the money, and collect the receipt, and there is no need for students to participate at all.

However, in order to cultivate children's ability to read and register, parents generally bring their children to register together, so that they can gradually learn the registration process.

As a victim of the curse of mystery, Riki tries to avoid going out as much as possible, and has become a veritable family squat. Although he wanted to avoid registration for various reasons and let his mother take full authority over the registration matters, as a skipping student, he had to go to meet the new head teacher in advance.

Limu's mother chose the registration time on the afternoon of the 28th. Saturday and Sunday were the days when taxis were well poured, and she didn't want to waste the prime time on the 29th and 30th. On the afternoon of the 28th, I registered and came back to the vegetable market to buy groceries, which saved the time to go out again.

At the same time, many parents always like to squeeze in the last day and register late. Avoiding the registration rush is also a strategy to buy more time to talk to the teacher about your child.

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The homeroom teacher of the fourth class of the fifth year is Teacher Li, a gentle-looking grandmother, who is not a stranger to Limu. Before Limu, when Mr. Liu was about to graduate at the end of the sixth grade semester, Mr. Liu took a vacation for some reason, and it was Mr. Li who gave the algebra class to the fourth class of the sixth grade. At that time, because she was worried that other young teachers would suddenly take over the curriculum of the graduating class, she volunteered to be a substitute math teacher for the graduating class.

The registration location of Pingnan Primary School is located in the classroom where each student will be enrolled, and the person in charge of registration is the class teacher. Although this arrangement makes the class teacher tired and inefficient, it also has its own reason.

On the one hand, parents can familiarize their students with the location of the new classroom, so that students will not be unable to find their way like headless flies on the first day of school; On the other hand, it is convenient for parents and teachers to exchange information about their children.

For example, if a child is nearsighted, parents want to keep their child's seat in the front row; For example, if a child has a heart condition, the teacher needs to pay more attention to his condition; For example, the child is distracted and begs the teacher to be strict with his child.

The list goes on and on.

Limu came to the fourth class of the fifth year to greet him. Teacher Li picked up the information at hand, picked up the glasses hanging around his neck and put them in front of him, looked at the information and looked at the short pear wood, put the glasses down and said:

"The test results are very good, not bad, very good, young and promising, welcome to the fifth grade, Riki-san."

Her surname is no different from that of Teacher Li in Limu's impression, her eyes are introverted, and her tone and wording are sophisticated to a level. Someone like her should have been a headmaster or something like that, but she never pursued that position - her husband was the principal of Pingnan Elementary School in the first place.

However, she did not hold an administrative position in the school, but was just an ordinary math teacher, and she devoted herself to teaching and educating people, rather than competing for a highly competitive administrative position.

"Thank you very much for the compliment, Mr. Li."

"It's okay with the heart."

"The hospital has no problem with the examination, so I think it should be fine."

"In our class, we're all 11 or 12 year olds, and basically everyone is taller than you, so I'll put you in the first row for a long time, no problem, right?"

"No problem, thank you for arranging."

"Although there is a difference in your age, you are better than others, I hope you don't be proud of your achievements and try to get along with everyone. If you encounter any difficulties, you can always come to me to discuss-" Teacher Li glanced at Li Xiuli who was standing on the side and continued, "You can also let your mother come to me to discuss." ”

"Rest assured, I will handle the relationship with my classmates very well." Riki is not aimed at reassuring his mother, and the means of "co-opting and suppressing a group" in politics are enough to play around elementary school students.

"My son will leave it to you in the future." Li Xiuli bent down to Teacher Li and said.

"I'll leave it to you in the future." Occasionally, Riki bowed, raised his head and winked.

"Heh, poof-" Teacher Li couldn't help but purse his lips and smile when he saw Limu's cute appearance, the fun of teaching children actually comes from children.

The atmosphere suddenly became a little warmer.

Li Xiuli felt that her son was very close to Teacher Li, so she just wanted to admit her grandmother, and she just wanted to make such a proposal. Suddenly, she found that other parents came to the door of the fourth class of the fifth year, which made her miss the opportunity to speak.

It was a woman who was more restrained than Li Xiuli, and she didn't know how long she had been waiting outside the door, standing by the door with her body hunched and not daring to enter the classroom directly. When the three of them looked over, her hand was about to knock on the door, but it seemed to stop in mid-air. After being noticed by the three of them, they didn't know whether to knock their hands down or take them back.

"Come in, come in, what are you doing standing there?" Teacher Li gently beckoned to the door.

"Teacher Li, let's not bother." Liu Xiuli took Limu's hand.

The form was filled, the money was paid, and the receipt was received, so there was no reason to continue to stay in the classroom and obstruct the office.

"Come early on Monday, and I'll introduce you to you then." Teacher Li finally commanded.

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Half past four in the afternoon.

Nanhua City "only spring and summer, no autumn and winter", this is a portrayal of the Nanhua season, even in the late summer and early autumn afternoons are not cool. The "mother's group" with the children who had registered naturally gathered at the school gate. In order to complete the painting task of "Thousand Pages Collection" in a hurry, Limu took the lead in ganging up with Lu Wei and other friends to go home first.

Li Xiuli and Li Xishu are holding the "anti-ultraviolet parasol" that is currently being advertised, which is actually just a layer of silver paint on the lower layer of an ordinary umbrella.

There are only two of them holding umbrellas, and the other members of the "mother's group" should be said to be not paying attention to maintenance, or they are not aware of sun protection...... In short, I don't even hold an ordinary umbrella.

Although there are no signs now, after the age of forty or fifty, the difference between skin that is regularly exposed to the sun and skin that is well maintained will appear. Ri Yeok is a person of thirty-eight and nearly forty, standing in the mother's group but not looking old at all, probably "ten years younger" The saying comes from this.

Riki's mother had to be more careful to protect her body than they were because she had to take a taxi on a hot day, and this caution lasted from the beginning of her drive until her later years. Li Si Shu does not go out of the door, sleeps back in the morning, and sleeps beauty sleep at night, in fact, she is the person who implements the maintenance method the most in the mother group.

The two of them, together with Liu Hongjing, Liang Jianming, and Ma Yingshao's mother, passed by the alley leading to the school and walked all the way to Pingnan Vegetable Market to chat.

"Riki really jumped the fifth grade, huh?" Liu Hongjing's mother asked.

Although I heard the rumors from Ri Yeo-sook, it was not from Li Xiuli who admitted it herself, and I still felt that it was so unreal when it happened in front of me. Lu Wei and Riki just skipped preschool from the kindergarten two years ago, but that's because of their age, the school recommends skipping grades, but in the blink of an eye, Limu will graduate from elementary school in another year?

"Riki was already good at learning, and now she is good at drawing." Liang Jianming's mother apparently knew better.

She is a close friend of Li Xiuli, and it should be said that she is with Li Xishu...... Well, a close friend who is one level higher than Ri Si Sook. However, because the distance between Liang Jianming's mother's house and Li Xiuli is about two or three hundred meters, the number of exchanges with Li Xiuli is not as high as that of Li Xiuli, which is a problem of intimacy caused by the geographical barrier of neighbors' exchanges.

"Ah, I know this, I guess I signed a painting contract with a foreigner."

"Is it the kind that's going to be exhibited? It's really enviable - I heard that one can sell for a lot of money, right? ”

"Huh!? Not much, it's a comic, it's not a painting exhibition, it's the kind of villain book sold on the stall, you say you can make a lot of money on one page. Li Xiuli cautiously denied that her son made a lot of money from comics.

If she knew that her son had used the earphones he had just earned and bought nearly 10,000 yuan for almost all of the manuscript fees, it was estimated that he would definitely go back to education immediately.

"Draw a villain book...... Don't talk about this, you tell us how to teach Yui of Riki. Ma Yingshao's mother asked.

"This ......"

Hearing that Li Xiuli was going to teach her "Education Sutra", the mothers walked a little tighter, pricked up their ears and prepared not to miss a word.

"This ......" Li Xiuli was embarrassed. She really didn't know how her son learned, and Nian's usual education was also fruitful, so she said stubbornly:

"At night, he must be forced to watch TV after finishing his homework, and it is absolutely not allowed to write homework while watching TV; Be sure to go to bed at 9 o'clock at night, and help him preview the next day's class content before going to bed; Call the teacher more often and ask how to teach the child next......"

"Uh-huh......"

"Oooh......"

Seeing that the four of them were all nodding like chickens eating rice, Li Xiuli relaxed a little after a moment of communication. To be honest, I'm quite happy to have a leading position in the mother's group, but I want to let myself teach the education scriptures to Limu, and I'm a little embarrassed to say it because I'm afraid that my education method is wrong.

In fact, she successfully sent Limu to a major university, and her education was undoubtedly the most successful compared to the rest of the mother's group.

"I really didn't expect you to have so much time to take care of your children in addition to driving, cooking for your husband, and serving your mother-in-law...... I really admire it. "Ri Si Sook is the most clear about what happened to Li Xiuli. With a pear wood and a big belly, he also has to pick pigs to feed the pigs, and carry the water of the fish pond to grow vegetables.

At the beginning, her belly was round and she was about to give birth, and Li Xiuli had to bend over and scoop water in a cold sweat to do it, I really don't know what her mother-in-law thought. Do you think it's fun to let your daughter-in-law fall into the pond, wrestle, or miscarry?

Fortunately, none of this happened, and the unicorn pear tree in Pingnan Village was born safely.

"yes...... It's hard for you, Beauty. Liang Jianming's mother empathizes.

"Haven't they all come here, there will be a good time in a few years."

Li Xiuli looked at Liang Jianming's mother and smiled, smiling so that the fine lines at the corners of her eyes surged. If she doesn't take care of it, I'm afraid she will look older than anyone in her mother's group. The mother's group is to enhance the experience of close conversation, exchange bitterness and pain, and express the existence of each other. It is precisely because of mutual liking and understanding that they get together.

Liang Jianming's mother was in a similar situation to Li Xiuli, her husband was an uneducated villager in the second group of Pingnan, and he liked to gamble and drink as much as Li Jiahui, but he was far more alcoholic than Li Jiahui, so he often beat Liang Jianming and his mother in the family. This is something that Ri Sook, who has a civil servant husband, has never experienced.

The experience of déjà vu has made Lee so-ri and Ri Yeo-sook closer than others.

"In a few years, in a few years—" Liang Jianming's mother longed.

In fact, her future life was indeed much easier, and four or five years later, her house was expanded to six floors, and at this time, her drunken and beating husband also died, and the house was demolished to her land. The houses that were originally close to the village have been turned into gold shops on the side of the road...... Not surprisingly, in the future, because of the issue of demolition and land acquisition, Li Xiuli embarked on the opposite downhill trajectory with her.