At the end of the winter vacation, when she reported to school on the first day, Jin Ling couldn't help but tell her good friend Yang Xiaoli about the big fish.

Yang Xiaoli blinked her two slender eyes and suddenly asked her, "Isn't your father a teacher?" ”

Jin Ling didn't know what it meant, and said blankly, "Yes." ”

Yang Xiaoli immediately concluded: "You are bragging." ”

Jin Ling got angry and shouted at his good friend, "You just bragged!" ”

Yang Xiaoli explained: "If you are a teacher, it is impossible for someone to send such a big fish to your father. There is a personal director at the door of my house, and his family collects a lot of fish for the New Year, and they are all hung on the balcony to dry, and the largest one is so big. She gestured a length with her hand.

Jin Ling snorted angrily, feeling that Yang Xiaoli was too cheesy, and there were only officials in her eyes, and she didn't know that knowledge could produce wealth. She thought that this semester she should consider whether to continue to be good friends with Yang Xiaoli.

Jin Ling told a few other classmates about it. Of course, no one believes it, and they all say that Jinling brags. Shang Hai actually said, "You multiplied the length of the fish by two, right?" ”

Jin Ling was so angry that he fainted. She walked home hunched over with a schoolbag full of newly issued books, gritting her teeth along the way, hating her classmates for being too "snobbish" and not taking her father as a teacher in their eyes.

On the day of Jinling's registration, my mother took half a day off as usual, cut the old wall calendar into pieces at home, and waited for Jinling to pack the book after returning from the new book. There are a lot of books and a lot of books, so it's quite a huge project, and every time Hui Zi is tired, dizzy and her arms heavi.

As soon as Jin Ling arrived home, Hui Zi helped her unload the heavy schoolbag from her back, and said, "It's amazing, so many books are distributed!" ”

Jin Ling said, "That's a lot? Half of it hasn't been sent yet! ”

Hui Zi starts to count points. There are 12 textbooks, 3 reference books, 3 extracurricular exercise books, 2 auxiliary exercise books, 1 recorder sheet music, 1 art album, 1 large-character exercise book, 1 pen copybook, some transparent copying paper, 5 Chinese books, 5 mathematics books, and 2 English books. Hui Zi thought to herself, this afternoon and one night may not be able to wrap all the book covers. If there are so many more sent down tomorrow, the calendar paper at home should not be enough, and the unit will have to send some back to the colleagues.

Jin Ling sat next to her and read her mother's book, handing over scissors tape or something. Huizi said to her, "Don't be idle, help your mother do something, go to the refrigerator and get a piece of fish out to thaw." ”

Don't mention the fish and pull down, as soon as the fish is mentioned, Jin Ling's anger comes up. She complained to her mother, "Why don't you take a picture of the big fish before the fish is cut?" ”

Hui Zi sighed and said, "Really, how did I forget this!" It would be nice to take a photo as a souvenir. ”

Jin Ling said: "No one among my classmates believed that my father had such a big fish. ”

Hui Zi corrected her and said, "It's not your father's fish, it's the fish that people gave to your father." ”

Jin Ling said loudly: "What does it matter? If I gave it to my father, it was my father's thing! ”

Hui Zi looked at Jin Ling strangely, not knowing what happened to her today, with such a strong attitude on the issue of fish. The older this kid gets, the more ideas he gets.

In the first composition class after the start of school, Mr. Xing came up with such a topic: "My ××". Teacher Xing said that this is called a "semi-free proposition" composition, and you can freely choose the content of the composition within a certain range.

Jin Ling held her breath in her heart, and immediately picked up a pen and wrote down a few words: My father. She buried her head and wrote quickly, Shang Hai wanted to see what she wrote, she immediately covered it with her hand, and said unceremoniously: "Go!" If you have the ability to think for yourself, don't ask me what to write! ”

When the class bell was laid, Jin Ling had not finished writing, and the teacher allowed those who did not finish to take it home and continue writing, so Hui Zi had the opportunity to see this essay written by Jin Ling:

My dad

My mother was an editor, she admired knowledge, was ashamed to talk about money, and was always prejudiced against those "gentlemen" who had a lot of money. However, after my father "went to the sea" in Shenzhen for a few years, he also became an awkward "master" for my mother. Look at him wearing a famous brand, a BP machine hanging from his waist, holding a "big brother" in his hand, and wearing a pair of gold-wire glasses, he is really majestic. It is no wonder that the driver who drives the "taxi" is attentive to the "boss" on the left and the "boss" on the right. During the Spring Festival this year, he came back from Shenzhen, and took a "taxi" from the airport to the door for only 20 yuan, and his father threw a 50 yuan ticket and told the driver not to look for it. I yelled, "Wow! You're so generous! Dad explained: "On a snowy day, it's Chinese New Year's Eve, and it's not easy for people to come out and drive." "Humph! Look at him, whatever he says makes sense! Mom counted him: "I have changed my master, and my eyes are full of money!" My grandmother was also worried and said, "If you have more money, you will be more likely to become ......" I said, "If Dad makes any more money, he will not be able to save it in the bank, what will I do at that time?" Why not take the money out and do good? ”

But something happened soon that changed my opinion of my dad greatly.

The reason is that my mother's unit wants to raise funds to build a house, and my mother wants to buy a larger apartment with a better floor, and asks my father to remit money. Dad was always procrastinating. Mom was very angry and scolded Dad on the phone, but Dad was not angry.

One day during the winter vacation, I was doing my homework at home when I suddenly heard a doorbell. I put down my pen and went to open the door. As soon as the door opened, I was stunned: there was a big silver fish "standing" in the doorway. Against the backdrop of sunlight and snow, each of the scales of a copper coin shimmered with brilliant sunlight, as if God had given them life. An unfamiliar voice came from behind the huge fish: "Excuse me, is this Mr. Jin's home?" ”

Mom came out of the kitchen and invited the guests to sit down while wiping her hands with her apron. The young man who delivered the fish carried the fish into the bathtub and shook off the beads of sweat on his forehead, and then he said what happened. It turned out that his hometown was by the river, very poor, and recently they set up a fish farm, but because of economic difficulties, they lost a lot of money. They begged their father, who had been in the queue there, and he did not hesitate to remit 200,000 yuan to help his second hometown resume production. Soon, the fish farm flourished again, so such a "behemoth" was delivered.

As soon as I heard this, my heart was warm and sweet, and for a moment I felt extremely proud and proud. I picked up my father's picture and kissed it heavily and loudly, muttering, "You're really there!" You're such a good dad by the standard! ”

In the evening, my mother hung up a phone call to Shenzhen, and really "praised" my father. Dad said on the phone, "That's how it should be. I am in Shenzhen, but my heart is always in my hometown, I only hope that the big rooster in my hometown will become a golden phoenix and fly in the world! ”

Look at! Is my dad the only one in the world? From then on, Mom changed her opinion of Dad and became Dad's "ally". I have a unique "grandfather" father, what else is not happy and dissatisfied?

Hui Zi pushed away the text and looked at Jin Ling in surprise: "When did your father go to Shenzhen?" And he has become a gentleman? Have we seen a lot of 200,000 yuan in our family? ”

Jin Ling said indifferently: "I write an essay. ”

Hui Zi said: "Composition can't be nonsense! ”

"Isn't literature fiction? Here's what you said. ”

"Fiction is fiction, and essays can only write about what has happened around you."

"That's not right! Composition is also literature! ”

Jin Ling's face was red with excitement, her nostrils were open, and her teeth were clenched, as if she was fighting to the death to defend the truth.

Hui Zi said, "What's wrong with you?" ”

Jin Ling clenched her teeth, panting and not saying a word.

Hui Zi really felt inexplicable, and shouted loudly to Jin Yiming in the study.

"Yiming, come out and see what your daughter portrays you!"

Jin Yiming put down the headphones to listen to foreign languages and walked out and read Jin Ling's composition.

"Very good." Jin Yiming smiled and said, "It's really good." If I was really a gentleman and made such a touching righteous act, shouldn't I be praised well? ”

Hui Zi glared at him, "Let's be serious." I think there is something wrong with Jin Ling's thinking. ”

"Maybe in ten or eight years, I will really become a master!" Jin Yiming tried his best to gag, wanting to break the confrontation between mother and daughter at the moment.

Hui Zi ignored him, turned her head to Jin Ling and said, "Tell me, why are you writing like this?" Isn't it disgraceful that Dad helped the township run a factory with his knowledge and was respected, and people sent a big fish to thank him? Or, do you think that the father who is a teacher is too shabby, and you want to have a father who is a big money? ”

Jin Ling replied sullenly, "Neither." ”

"What the hell? Can you tell Mom and Dad? ”

Jin Ling looked up at them, his eyes turned red first, and then he said, "My classmates don't believe that I have such a big fish at home." They say that no one will send big fish to my dad. ”

Hui Zi and Jin Yiming glanced at each other, and both of them chuckled in their hearts. Jin Yiming smiled reluctantly and said, "If Dad is a big money, will the classmates believe it?" ”

Jin Ling nodded.

"Why?"

"Because big money has money. People talk to rich people, just like everyone is to people who are officials. ”

"Oh my God!" Hui Zi sighed lightly, "How did you become so sophisticated!" ”

Jin Ling said solemnly: "I don't want to lie, but if you tell the truth and no one believes it, what will you choose?" ”

Hui Zi couldn't answer. She felt a cool feeling in her heart like the sea water had overflowed. This society is really becoming more and more practical, and elementary school students have understood the power of "money" and "power", and what is popular in the world today. By the time this generation of children grows up, what kind of choices will they have about their future and destiny?

A few days after Jin Ling's essay was handed in, Teacher Xing called again to ask Huizi to come to school. Teacher Xing patted Jin Ling's composition and said, "This essay is well written. That's good. But can I ask a question? ”

Hui Zi said, "Yes." ”

Teacher Xing said: "You yourself are doing writing work, and you know what is real and what is fiction. Generally speaking, we do not encourage children to write essays as novels. Have parents read this essay? ”

Huizi nodded.

"So, it was the parents who acquiesced to her making up such a plot?"

"No, I just want the teachers to see what the children are thinking," she said. She told her what had happened around a big fish.

Teacher Xing's expression became serious: "So that's the case." She thought for a moment and said, "It seems that you can't just focus on learning, you have to grasp the mind." Children are maturing earlier and earlier, and they all have their own opinions and opinions, and I sometimes find it scary. ”

After Teacher Xing sent Huizi away, he took out the time of self-study class to hold a class meeting that afternoon, and the theme was: Who do I admire the most?

The result, of course, was hilarious. Most of the boys chose the Japanese cartoon character that is being shown on the current TV show: Ultraman the Cosmic Hero. Only Ni Zhiwei wanted to put on a different posture, saying that he admired the agent hero 007 the most. Yu Fat'er immediately stood up and objected: "Ultraman can't even beat ***, 007 okay?" Ni Zhiwei snorted disdainfully: "I can't tell you, you only watch cartoons." ”

After saying that, Ni Zhiwei realized that he had accidentally offended the public's anger, because the cartoon was a TV show that the whole class of boys and girls were obsessed with. Immediately, several people stood up and accused Ni Zhiwei of pretending to be profound, and always wanted to show that he was different at any time. Shang Hai was so excited that he left his seat and ran to the podium to reveal loudly: "Ni Zhiwei watches Ultraman at home every day!" He also bought a set of Ultraman's cartoon books, which are very expensive! ”

This time the whole class was even more emotional. Ni Zhiwei's face was red, and he put on a vicious posture towards Shang Hai. Shang Hai grimaced at him very publicly, saying that he was not afraid of threats.

Teacher Xing banged on the podium with a teaching whip and said, "Okay, okay, let the female students also express their opinions!" ”

Jin Ling almost jumped up: "I admire Nobel the most!" ”

As soon as the words ended, the classroom suddenly fell silent. Yu Fat'er and Li Lin turned around anxiously, and asked others in a low voice: "Who is the Nobel Prize?" When asked about Ni Zhiwei, Ni Zhiwei didn't answer, and his face was full of disdainful sneers.

Teacher Xing said, "Talk about your opinion, why do you worship him?" ”

"Because he established the Nobel Prize," Jin Ling said. People all over the world, who wouldn't want to win this award? Physicists, chemists, doctors, poets, writers, and national presidents are all extraordinary people in the world who receive this award. And Nobel established this prize, so he is great! ”

Teacher Xing smiled slightly: "Do you want to win this award in the future?" ”

Jin Ling's eyes flashed with a strange light: "No, I want to earn a lot of money in the future and set up a greater award than the Nobel Prize." I want to make people all over the world proud to receive this award from China! ”

Teacher Xing nodded and said, "Very good." You can think of winning glory for the Chinese, this idea is noble. Making more money is not necessarily a bad thing, and money is not all dirty, depending on how you earn it, where you use it, and whether it is good for humanity to use it. Do you know what Nobel did during his lifetime? ”

Jin Ling rushed to say again: "I know! He was a chemist and invented the potent **. ”

A few people in the classroom let out a sudden sigh of realization.

Teacher Xing patted the book on the podium: "Knowledge! The children. Knowledge is the most valuable asset. Nobel was first a chemist, a great inventor, and then he was able to set up his prize. There are too many people in the world who make money in business, and there are too many masters, whose money can be so valued as Nobel's money? In a word, the most admired thing in the world is knowledge! ”

After the class meeting, Jin Ling asked Teacher Xing to return the composition and rewrote it.

The content after the change is as follows:

My home is a home that is both poor and rich. Say it's poor,Because the color TV at home is still 18-inch"Beijing"brand,Except for the central station and the provincial station,Other channels can only be viewed from the point of view of "fuzzy learning"。 The tape recorder that my dad used to learn foreign languages was also repaired again and again, and when he was annoyed by others, he became an "old fritter" who didn't care about anything. You'll have to slap it twice before it reluctantly snorts. If it is filmed too many times, it will get angry again and suddenly scream loudly, scaring Dad out of the head.

I say that my family is rich because my father and mother are both graduates of prestigious universities, and their knowledge and knowledge add up to a car. Living in such a family, I often feel very small by too many books. People say that money is heavy, and in my own experience, books are much heavier than banknotes, don't believe you!

My dad has actually researched a lot of new products and has also obtained national patents. But he was too obsessed with being a university teacher, and spent his days reading books, preparing for classes, writing papers, taking graduate students, and drilling labs. My mother sometimes envied other people's money and persuaded my father to go to the sea to set up a company, saying that he would definitely make money with his research results. Dad doesn't do it, Dad said that the money in the world is endless, and the important thing is to do what you think you should do.

That's what the big fish is about. changed the original father's use of money to invest to use knowledge to help the township run a factory. The ending has also been changed.

Hui Zi looked at it and said to Jin Yiming: "Look, I praised you, but I was not degraded." I've become a money-seeker! ”

Jin Yiming favored his daughter and said: "Isn't the article particular about ups and downs? You'll have to allow her to make up a little bit of fiction, but I don't think you're a wicked. ”

Hui Zi nodded at Jin Ling's forehead: "Next time, you will write another article "My Mother" and belittle your father!" ”

Jin Ling shouted: "Just write that he is macho and can't do housework!" ”

Hui Zimei smiled, hugged Jin Ling's fat face and kissed it again and again.

Soon the district held an essay contest for primary school students with the same topic, and Mr. Xing recommended Jin Ling's article and won a second prize. The district followed and recommended it to the city, and won another third prize. The principal of Xinhua Street Primary School was happier than anyone else, praised Jin Ling by name at the school's collective morning meeting, and arranged for her to be the flag bearer when the national flag was raised that morning. Jin Ling wore a well-washed school uniform, tied a newly bought red scarf around her neck, stood under the national flag rising in the morning breeze, and raised one arm above her head, with pride and pride that she had never felt before. She was so happy that she cried that day, and Shang Hai, who was standing in the front row, said that he clearly saw the tears in Jin Ling's eyes, but Jin Ling refused to admit it in front of Shang Hai.