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Chapter 22: A Fork in the Road to Growth

When the parents came over for a meeting the next day, the worried children also came outside the classroom in unison.

"What do you mean, why did the teacher call our parents here?" Yaya was obviously a little worried.

"What else can we do? Why don't you praise us after we have studied wholeheartedly for three years?" As he said this, Xiaoguang also flipped his hair with a narcissistic look on his face.

"But he said he won't teach us anymore... Could it be that we didn't learn well enough and made him angry?" Niu Niu said.

"If you are really curious, why don't you just listen?" Ah Chen clenched his fist with four fingers and pointed at the classroom door with his thumb.

"This, it's not good..." Ah Shun scratched his head, and Ah Chen pushed him with his shoulder: "It's okay, I just listened, it's okay."

Just like that, under Ah Chen's immoral suggestion, everyone put their ears to the door and began to eavesdrop on the sounds inside.

"Teacher Yu, just tell me why you called us here. Is my cow causing trouble with you again? I'll go back and teach him a lesson!"

Hearing this, Niu Niu, who was hiding outside the door, shook a few times and said in a voiceless voice: "It's over, it's time for my dad to go back and beat me!" As soon as he made a sound, he was pushed down by others.

"Then I'm going to tell the truth?" Yu Tongwen cleared his throat and his face became more serious than ever before, "Actually, I'm calling everyone here today for one thing. If calculated according to external standards, these children now are all

I have graduated from a small courtyard, and the next step is to go to school. But I know that some people in our village think that going to school is a waste of time - no need to refute, I am not targeting anyone, I am just explaining an idea - if you want your children to

If I continue to learn, I will definitely try my best to help; if it is enough for my children to learn here, as long as they are not illiterate, I will not object. There is no need to put too much psychological pressure, after all, this place is not as good as the teenagers outside.

Age is also the time to take on the important role."

As soon as Yu Tongwen's words came out, the classroom instantly became quiet. Although there were some people who made their decision as soon as he finished speaking, everyone responded with tacit silence at this time. Infected by the atmosphere inside, outside

The children who were eavesdropping could not help but breathe softly.

"Teacher," Yaya's father Zhang Baixing spoke first, "if you want your children to continue going to school, do you have to send them out? You can't continue to run a middle school in the village, right?" He said and looked at it.

Looking at Chen Wentao sitting in the back, "If it is sent outside, which town will it go to? Is it far? How often will it take to come back? How much will it cost per year?"

Seeing that Zhang Baixing had finished speaking, Yu Tongwen slapped his forehead, with a bit of annoyance in his tone: "Hey, look at my brain, I forgot to tell you that the middle schools outside are now divided according to territorial boundaries.

, that is, students in small colleges within the territory are automatically classified as students in the corresponding intermediate colleges. And because our college was established by our village and is not recognized by the public, so... logically speaking, we do not have a quota for automatic admission.

.”

"So, it doesn't mean our children are in school, right?" Xiaoguang's mother, Sun Mingli, asked in her sharp voice.

"Yes, it stands to reason that this is the case. But I am actively communicating with outside colleges, and I think there will be a few places for us. And each college will also have additional enrollment places..."

This sharp question and Yu Tongwen's positive answer silenced the children outside for a moment. They seemed to see that the road to the outside world was blocked by a big stone dropped from the sky in front of them, without leaving a single gap.

Down.

"Do you want to continue going to school?" Ah Chen asked in a low voice.

"Whether you want to go to school or not is not the most important issue. Being able to continue going to school means being able to see the outside world. If you miss this opportunity, you will never be able to leave here for the rest of your life," Ah Shun said.

"It would definitely be best if I could continue going to school. I quite like the feeling of going to school." Yaya said this.

Unexpectedly, Xiaoguang, who had been chirping all the time, was unexpectedly silent this time. When everyone looked at him, he came back to his senses and said in a serious tone that should not belong to him: "This opportunity is for me.

Let me leave it to you, I am too old and should have stopped going to school long ago."

Niu Niu just shrank his neck and said without confidence: "If I want to continue going up, I'm afraid my parents won't agree..."

"Everyone has said it, what about you, Ah Chen?" Unexpectedly, Yaya changed the topic and turned back to Ah Chen.

"Me?" Ah Chen pointed to his nose, "I also want to go outside and have a look, but if I leave, who will take care of my grandparents?"

"Just you? It's good if you don't cause trouble to your grandparents." Xiaoguang's joking words made everyone laugh, but they immediately fell into a long silence.

Finally, the sound in the room broke their weak balance. "Well... my Xiaoguang is already very old. When his father and I were at his age, we should have followed the adults in hunting and farming. My thoughts

Let’s just stop here for Xiaoguang’s studies.” Sun Mingli’s words were tactful, but her stance seemed very firm, as if she had made her decision long ago.

"I can't make a decision on this matter alone. Can I discuss it with my wife after I get home?" Ashun's father Zhou Tailiang asked. Yu Tongwen quickly nodded: "Of course."

"Hey," Niu Niu's father Liu Wanda was next, "If possible, it would be great for the children to go outside and have a look." This sentence was beyond the expectation of Niu Niu, who was eavesdropping outside.

"My thoughts are similar to those of Lao Liu. If there are extra places, I would also like to let Yaya go out and have a look. But Teacher Yu, there is no need to put too much pressure on them. If there is still no chance, it will be their lives."

After everyone expressed their opinions, Chen Wentao, who had been silent all this time, stood up from the end, walked to Yu Tongwen, and made a final summary: "Don't worry, I will discuss this matter with Teacher Yu.

If you want your children to stay in the village, we support it; if you want your children to go out and see the world, we will also work hard to get a few more places from the school. Okay, that’s all for today’s meeting.

Alright, let’s go back.”

Following Chen Wentao's words and Yu Tongwen's "walk slowly", all the parents walked towards home contentedly. Of course, they did not forget to take away the few "little mice" that were eavesdropping at the door when they left.

”.

After everyone dispersed, and Ah Chen didn't know which parent he went home with by mistake, only Chen Wentao and Yu Tongwen were left here. Chen Wentao bowed deeply towards Yu Tongwen and said: "
Chapter completed!
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