"Hehe, it's rare that you are so honest, little brother, the so-called convenience for others, it is convenient for you, and you can help yourself by helping others, why not? Don't worry, I'll help you with that. After listening to Sun Dong's explanation, Yuan Lang said with a smile - it is not a shameful thing for people to be selfish, the so-called people are not selfish, the heavens and the earth are destroyed, even if it is the most holy teacher, it can't be desireless, unprofitable, and dedicated to people, otherwise, he will not travel around the six countries and seek officials everywhere, in contrast, Sun Dong just wants to get a chance to enter the Yangzhou Chess Academy to teach, and a young man who is just seventeen years old pursues progress, shouldn't it be encouraged?

"Thank you, thank you Teacher Yuan for your success." Sun Dong was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly thanked him repeatedly.

"Hehe, don't be polite. So what do you want me to do? Yuan Lang was not polite, and asked with a smile after receiving Sun Dong's salute.

"Oh, my plan is like this" Sun Dong had already thought of the plan before he came, and since Yuan Lang promised to help, he told it one by one, and Yuan Lang nodded again and again.

This time, Tan Xiaotian went back later than yesterday, went into the house and called his aunt, hung his schoolbag behind the door and went to wash his hands. "What's wrong every day? Are you feeling unwell? Qiu Ju put a bowl of rice in front of Tan Xiaotian, and looked at the child's absent-minded appearance and asked with concern, afraid that he was sick, he touched his forehead with his hand, and tried his forehead again, and felt that there was not much difference.

"Nothing." Tan Xiaotian replied, casually picked up a piece of cabbage and put it in his mouth and chewed it carelessly.

"It's nothing", Qiu Ju naturally didn't believe it, thought about it for a while, and a smile appeared on her face, "Heh, listen to Qingyou, today Sun Dong went to Xuewuya to find you again?" ”

"Uh, this big mouth." Tan Xiaotian muttered quietly, obviously very dissatisfied with his friend's inheritance of his father's style.

"Hehe, is it that today's game is not going well and you lost?" Qiu Ju asked with a smile - such a reaction shows that what he guessed must be eight or nine is not far from ten, even if he is not hit, he is not far away.

"Ah, how do you know?" Tan Xiaotian asked in surprise - when he went to the backyard study to report to Yuan Lang that after cleaning the classroom, Tian Qingyou had already gone home first, could it be that the little fat man slipped back quietly in the middle and peeked at the window?

"Hehe, the face is so long, the blind can see what's going on." Qiu Ju said with a smile. Tan Xiaotian buried his head and continued to eat with the same taste as chewing wax, probably still annoyed in his mind about the wrong place he had made in the chess game.

Looking at the child's appearance, Qiu Ju shook her head helplessly, thinking, as the saying goes, dragons give birth to dragons, phoenixes give birth to phoenixes, whether this child's personality is with him or with his mother.

"You are only six years old, Sun Dong is an eight-grade chess player, it is not easy to let the three sons win and lose each other, don't think too much, eat well, and put it for your aunt after eating, and your aunt will find the cause of defeat with you." Sandwiched some vegetables and put them in Tan Xiaotian's bowl, Qiu Ju persuaded him.

"Hmm." The child sped up his meal, pulled a few mouthfuls of rice into his mouth, and suddenly remembered something, "Auntie, Teacher Yuan said to let you go to the school at noon tomorrow, he has something to discuss with you." ”

"Oh, do you know what's going on?" Qiu Ju asked, thinking in her heart, is the end of the year coming, and you want to talk about next year's tuition? It is said that his situation is much better now than when he first arrived in Meilong Town, especially after Tan Xiaotian solved the problem of life and death and sold the ring from Mrs. Liu to the proprietress in exchange for five taels of silver, which can be regarded as having a little savings (originally the ring was worth at least a dozen taels of silver, but this is Meilong Town, and it is not easy to find a buyer for five taels of silver), it is necessary to pay the tuition, and it cannot be that Teacher Yuan always fulfills his obligations.

"I don't know, Mr. Yuan didn't say anything, he just let you go over after eating." Tan Xiaotian replied - his mind was all on that game of chess at this time, and he wouldn't think much about it at all, anyway, the words that the teacher asked him to pass on had already arrived, and his task would be completed.

"Well, okay, I got it. Eat it. Qiu Ju also didn't think much about it.

After lunch at noon the next day, seeing that the time was about the same, Qiu Ju asked Tian Dayi for leave, saying that Yuan Lang was going out for a while to talk to her, and asked Tian Dayi to help keep an eye on some children, don't be crazy and forget that there will be classes in the afternoon, Tian Dayi is full of promises. After the advice, Qiu Ju left the Yuelai Inn and came to the Xuewu Juku Pavilion, at this time the children who went to school had gone home for dinner, and the courtyard was quiet, and there was no one.

"Teacher Yuan, Teacher Yuan, is Teacher Yuan here?" Pushing open the hidden courtyard door, Qiu Ju walked to the classroom while shouting, and after calling a few times, Yuan Lang came out when he heard the sound, and to Qiu Ju's surprise, he was followed by another young man, and after a closer look, it was Sun Dong who lived in Yuelai Inn.

"Well, Teacher Yuan, you have a guest, then I'll come back later." Qiu Ju hesitated.

"Hehe, no, no, the things I want to talk to you about have something to do with him, come in." Yuan Lang said with a smile, and Sun Dong also nodded lightly, indicating that this was indeed the case.

What does it have to do with Sun Dongneng? If anything, why don't you tell yourself when you have breakfast in the lobby this morning?

Qiu Ju wondered in her heart, but she still followed the two of them to the backyard study.

Entering the room, the three of them sat down, "Teacher Yuan, are you looking for me every day for tuition?" I'm ready, although it's not much, but it's Qiu Ju's heart, please don't be too little, Mr. Yuan. Taking out a small money bag from her arms, Qiu Ju took the initiative to hand it to Yuan Lang with both hands - she is a strong person, no matter what Yuan Lang is talking about today, what should be given to others should be given to others, and it was not given before, because the economic conditions did not allow it, since it is now available, there is no reason to wait for others to remind him to do it.

"Uh, what does that mean? Didn't you say that you would clean the classroom every day instead of tuition? In the past six months, there has not been a day of passive slacking off work, what is the reason for me to charge you this money again? Get it back, or I'll be upset. Yuan Lang was stunned for a moment, his face sank and he said dissatisfiedly.

"Teacher Yuan, I know that you take care of our aunt and nephew and don't want us to burden us too much, but now our lives are much better, and we can't talk about it if we don't pay tuition. In this way, if you accept this money, you will pay for next year's tuition every day, okay? Qiu Ju knew Yuan Lang's style of acting, and knew that the hard plug would definitely not accept it, so she retreated to find a reason that was acceptable to both parties.