allonlinenovel Chapter 250 Returning to School (8)
Chapter 250 Returning to School (8)
The monkey said, "We've come to a state-run restaurant, and all we get is a bowl of noodles? That's too stingy!"
Taozi also said, "Yes! Let's just order a few small dishes! We can afford it."
After they said that, An Xin fell silent.
Find a seat and sit down.
Monkey and Taozi ordered a braised pork, a twice-cooked pork, a stir-fried pork, a shepherd's purse soup, and four bowls of rice.
The dishes were all served, and everyone started eating.
An Xin said, "You two didn't invite us to dinner today for no reason, did you? Is there something you need?"
The monkey nudged Taozi with its arm.
Taozi said, "It is indeed something. Anxin, I heard from Xingguo that you used to be a teacher?"
"Yes! I've taught elementary school students."
"Then could you teach us, starting from elementary school?"
The monkey said, "Just like you teaching Xingguo."
As they spoke, the two of them stared longingly at An Xin.
An Xin swallowed the food in her mouth and said calmly, "Sure! You're obligated to teach me since I've already eaten your food!"
Joy appeared on the faces of the two boys.
"However, you must be prepared to endure hardship. Ask Xingguo how much time he spends studying every day."
Luo Xingguo dismissively said, "Compared to joining the army, what's a little hardship?"
"Xingguo is fine, and so are the two of us."
"Yes, yes, we can sleep in less, wander around less, and play less ball. We can use that time to study."
"We'll ask the teacher if we can move to sit in front of or behind you."
"Yes, yes, it's convenient for studying."
An Xin: "Then let's start today. After dinner, you two go and prepare two notebooks and some draft paper. We'll go to my grandma's house together, and I'll start teaching you."
The two boys quickly finished their meal and then prepared to pay.
An Xin: "How much is this meal? Let's split it among the four of us."
Eight yuan, plus three jin and two liang of grain coupons.
Two yuan per person, plus four ounces of grain coupons.
But no matter what, Monkey and Taozi refused to let Anxin and Luo Xingguo pay.
An Xin said, "We are all students now, and we are all supported by our parents, so we should each pay our own way."
"Consider it a meal you two still owe me. When the three of you have all achieved great success in the future, treat me to a grand feast, a Manchu Han Imperial Feast."
An Xin's words made the three boys' eyes light up.
They've been drifting through life, but deep down they're actually quite lost.
Now they have a goal, an inspiring ideal, and the encouragement of such a beautiful and intelligent girl. Her words seem to have a magical power, drawing them in without their control, filling them with strength.
When they got home, their grandparents were having lunch.
"You're back so early, have you eaten?"
"We've eaten, Grandma. We need to hurry back to our studies."
Luo Xingguo said to his grandparents, "Grandpa and Grandma, Monkey and Taozi will also come to our house to learn from An Xin in the future."
Taozi politely said to the Luo couple, "Grandpa and Grandma, I'm afraid we'll have to bother you more often in the future."
Jiang Yuting smiled and said, "It's good that you know you should study hard. You're welcome to come to our home to study. We'd be happy to be disturbed."
Mr. Luo was also worried that his grandson's enthusiasm for learning might not be sustained.
He said with satisfaction, "You three little rascals, all you knew before was playing. You didn't do anything serious except play. Now you've finally figured it out and know how to study hard."
Neither An Xin's room nor Luo Xingguo's room could fit four people.
They studied in the spacious living room.
An Xin first assigned Luo Xingguo his homework and told him to go to his room and do it himself.
Then she taught Monkey and Taozi separately.
What makes An Xin happy is that Luo Xingguo, Monkey, and Taozi are actually quite smart and have a knack for learning; in other words, they have the ability to learn.
Among the students An Xin has taught, some students simply don't grasp the concepts and can't seem to learn no matter how hard they try.
For example, Niu Guodong.
He is not unintelligent and he is diligent, but his ability to comprehend knowledge is a little slower than that of the average person. Of course, through his hard work, he has made progress, but the progress is very slow.
This kind of person is really not suited to the path of studying. Luckily, his parents understood him and let him join the army.
Luo Xingguo, Monkey, and Taozi, on the other hand, are the type who grasp things immediately.
They just never took learning seriously, so they treated the teacher's teaching like a passing breeze, absorbing whatever amount they could.
Learning requires repeated reinforcement training; without repeated reinforcement training, it will be like the wind passing by without leaving a trace.
Therefore, under An Xin's guidance and special training, they made rapid progress.
And so, every day after school and after dinner, Monkey and Taozi would come to Luo's house to study with Anxin.
The three boys are gradually making progress. Before, their biggest headache was exams, but now their favorite and most anticipated thing is exams.
Previously, exams were an ordeal; now, exams can test the results of their hard work over the past period.
Everyone who works hard wants to know the results of their efforts.
Every exam brings a little progress, though it may not be much, it's the result of their hard work. So even a small improvement is exciting. Every exam is an affirmation of their hard work and a source of motivation for them to continue studying.
On this day, Luo Shaoping and Liu Yi, a married couple, were both on vacation. Since it was rare for them to have a vacation together, they decided to go home to see their parents and son.
They had eaten at the company cafeteria before coming home, so when they arrived, the children had already eaten and were studying there.
At this point, Monkey and Taozi had caught up with Luo Xingguo's learning progress.
An Xin is explaining the first semester of the first year of high school to them.
This is what Luo Shaoping and his wife saw when they came in.
An Xin sat on the sofa giving a lecture, while the three teenagers sat properly on small stools next to the coffee table, listening attentively.
This art style is completely different from the usual style of three mischievous boys.
The couple were completely bewildered.
In their minds, this shouldn't be the case. They wouldn't even dare to dream of such a scenario.
Liu Yi pulled her mother-in-law aside and quietly asked, "Mom, what are the children doing?"
“They are in class, and An Xin is tutoring them. I heard that she tutors them from elementary school to junior high school all the way up.”
Liu Yi and Luo Shaoping looked at each other in disbelief.
But seeing my son's focused attention as he listened attentively, and the way he occasionally scribbled in his notebook, it was all so real.
Luo Shaoping: "How did you become so fond of studying?"
Jiang Yuting: "It's naturally An Xin's influence."
“An Xin gets full marks on every exam, and all those boys can’t even beat one girl. Naturally, they’re ashamed and motivated to work harder.”