CHAPTER XVIII
"Er'er, let's go out to dinner with Dad!"
After the parent-teacher conference, Wen's father walked in through the door with the parents of several other girls in the dormitory.
"Good! Du Fei, Ye Zi, Qianqian, I'll go first, and we'll talk about it when I come back! ”
Wen Er decided to go to the restaurant next to the school with Wen Dad to stir up a few side dishes.
"Dad, what did Teacher Zhang say at today's parent-teacher meeting?"
"I talked about the overall results of your class, and the situation that our parents need to pay attention to in the second year of junior high school."
Wen's father took a chopstick tomato scrambled egg and put it in Wen'er's bowl, looked at her and said:
"Err, your midterm exam—"
"I know, it's not good, is it?"
"Dad hasn't talked to you about studies before, and I always feel that I don't need to worry about this aspect with your mother."
"That's because you think, I don't think I can fully manage my studies."
Wen Er stopped his chopsticks and said to Wen Dad:
Wen Shengqin is in college, and his mother asks him about his studies every time he calls. Since I was in junior high school, you've never asked. ”
Wen's father never knew that he and Wen's mother were careful about their daughter, and they would be misunderstood like this.
"Erer, Mom and Dad know that you have cared about grades since you were a child, so I am afraid that you will be under a lot of pressure if you ask too much."
"But how can you not ask at all! Every time other students in the dormitory call home, they have to report the results of the monthly exam, but I don't need to! ”
As he spoke, Wen'er's eyes turned red, and tears slipped down the corners of his eyes.
Wen's father, who was sitting opposite, was particularly cramped when he saw his daughter's big reaction.
"Okay, okay, it's Dad who was wrong and didn't take it into account. Your little uncle also said last time that when you reach junior high school, your mother and I should care more about you and stop beating you casually like when we were children. ”
"I was not good enough to fight when I was a child, but now I am not in a temper, can you not always think that I am being unreasonable!"
Wen Er's emotions became a little excited, and his voice was raised a lot, causing the people around him to turn their heads curiously to look.
"Okay, let's talk softly."
Probably feeling a little embarrassed and embarrassed, Wen's father was anxious to appease Wen'er's emotions.
"It's all because your dad and your mom don't have much culture, and they should have paid more attention to your academic performance a long time ago."
"Erer, even if my father is not highly educated, he also knows that junior high school is a critical period. If you don't study well at this time, you won't be able to go to a key high school, and it will be difficult to go to a good university in the future. ”
Wen Er knew that what Wen Dad said was the truth, so he slowly calmed down, sniffed, and gradually calmed down.
"Also, Dad is also getting older, and when he gets old, he won't be able to take care of you like he is now. You have an older brother here, but—"
Father Wen paused slightly and continued:
"After all, your brother is going to get married and have children in the future, and after having a wife and children, how much you can take care of depends on your brother and sister affection. So, Erer, in this world, the only person you can rely on is yourself. ”
Hearing Wen's father's words, Wen'er was greatly shocked in his heart. Although it was a cruel reality and future, for the first time, she felt the most genuine concern from a father for his daughter.
"Dad—"
"So, you have to study hard, go to a good university in the future, and find a good job after graduation. In this way, even if me, your mother, and your brother are not by your side to help you, you can live well alone. ”
"Erer, don't give up trying just because you're a girl."
Wen's father said as he sandwiched a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs and put it into Wen'er's bowl, which was her favorite dish.
"Actually, Dad didn't care about you, and he was going to talk to you after the parent-teacher conference this time. To you and your brother, we all hurt the same. ”
"I know, I'll work on it."
Stuffing the sweet and sour pork ribs in the bowl into his mouth, Wen Er tasted the salty taste of tears.
Unveiling the veil of innocence, the bitterness and cruelty on the road of youthful growth, the thirteen-year-old girl finally mustered up the courage to try it herself little by little......
"Wen'er, what are you doing?"
Since the conversation with Wen's father, Wener has become very serious in his studies. After the evening self-study, I also sat in my seat and did English practice papers.
Ren squeaked next to Wen'er, and when he saw that there was no one in front of him, he sat on the chair in front of Wen'er. He straddled the seat, turned his chin against the back of his chair, and tapped his right hand on Wen'er's tabletop.
"You've worked so hard, you've been improving your English very much lately!"
Ren Squeak said that in this monthly exam, Wener scored 112 points in the English test, and only 8 points were deducted. The female English teacher, who did not teach phonetic alphabet, praised Wen'er in the class for her progress with a shocked expression.
Wen Er raised his head, looked at Ren Squeak, and said seriously:
"Believe it or not, there are no stupid people in this world, unless they are born with a problem with IQ. If you don't study well, it only means that you haven't worked hard enough. And I, that's it now. ”
"Wow, Wen'er, you're going to rise!"
Ren Squeaky exclaimed with a slight exaggeration.
"You've always been good at English, so you don't understand how hard it is for me."
"Alright, Wen'er, don't be angry. I'm looking for you to tell you something else. ”
"What?"
Ren squeaked and glanced around, making sure that the classmates were doing their own things, chatting about their own divas, and leaned close and whispered to Wen Er:
"Sheng Ruochen came to me just now, what do you guess he told me?"
Wen'er stopped his pen, looked up at Ren Squeak, and motioned for him to continue.
"He told me not to get too close to you."
Hearing this, for some reason, Wen Er suddenly felt that his strangeness with Sheng Ruochen disappeared all of a sudden. Because she understood what Sheng Ruochen was referring to.
"Wen'er, we're okay, it's nothing more than going out together and talking a few more times in the class."
Although Ren Squeak looks sunny and tough on the outside, he has always been warm and oily in life, and he gets along well with every girl in the class. The occasional funny joke can always make the other party take off the guard and embarrassment of meeting a stranger for the first time, and laugh heartily.
"There's one more thing I'm going to tell you. This time, you were elected as a member of the league, and it was Sheng Ruochen who helped you behind the scenes, and he said a lot of good things about you when the league organization recommended the meeting, and took the lead in voting for you. ”
Sheng Ruochen is one year older than Wener and Ren Squeak, so he joined the group in the first year of junior high school. But Wen Er didn't expect that he would speak for himself openly and do such a thing.
"Hey, Wen'er, do you think Sheng Ruochen really likes you?"
"Ren squeak, I think you can go to the doctor."
Wen Er glanced at him and continued to bow his head to do English questions.
"Well, you actually said I had a brain disease!"
Ren squeaked and jumped up from the chair, pointing at Wen'er with one hand and touching his chest with the other, with an extremely "sad" expression.
"I didn't say it, you said it yourself."
Wen'er didn't bother to pay attention to him, got up and left his seat, and went to find Ye Zi to go to the toilet together. Ren Squeak had to return to his seat in a huff.
As soon as he and Ye Zi walked halfway, they met Sheng Ruochen and several boys in the class walking over, Wen Er squinted his eyes, and saw him walking past him casually.
"Er'er, you have such a bad relationship with Sheng Ruochen now? Don't you even say hello when you meet? ”
"Yezi, as if you greeted him?"
Wen Er took Ye's arm and deliberately squeezed her affectionately.
"I'm talking about you, why are you pulling it on me again, I hate it!"
As she spoke, the girl made a gesture to fight, and the other girl quickly let go of her hand, and turned back to show a very bright and beautiful smile as she ran forward......