Me at two years old, a queen!

Chapter 243 Fried Dough Sticks and Eggs!

The meal proceeded relatively peacefully. A few friends from the department sat together, chattering away as they ate, while the adults, though inwardly anxious, maintained a calm facade as they conversed.

Even Lu Jing, who was furious after being in the old man's study, greeted his grandson's guests with good temper when he came downstairs.

Only Ms. Song Yuan noticed the change in Lu Jing's expression as he came downstairs, and that he didn't even glance at Lu Junxing. Ms. Song Yuan was filled with worry, wondering what kind of grudge the father and son had gotten into.

On this side, after dinner, before even Aunt Liu's fruit had been served, the children were arranged to sit in a row in the living room:

"Finish correcting your test papers before you play!"

After saying that, the parents sat down to drink tea, feeling dejected, their minds filled with thoughts of, "How could my child's grades be so bad?"

Over here, An'an saw the test paper on the table, exchanged glances with Zhuangzhuang and Duoduo, and then saw the old man leaning on his cane, about to go out for a walk, and began to whine and whimper:

"Great-Grandpa, shall we play chess?"

"Haha~, didn't you dislike playing chess? You even said I'd teach your brother, not you!"

The old man recalled how she would run off faster than anyone else whenever he asked her to play chess, even saying she was very busy and that games needed to be booked in advance.

"Hehe~, I like playing chess now~"

The old man glanced at his great-granddaughter, who looked as if the stool had splinters and her bottom was dangling, and chuckled, "Just how difficult is this homework? It makes you want to play chess?"

"It's just difficult~"

The old man, who was once a rare college graduate in the surrounding area, thought that a child's homework couldn't be that difficult, so he changed his shoes and came over: "Come on~, let me see, what's so difficult about your kindergarten homework!"

Seeing this, Zhuangzhuang and Duoduo hurriedly placed their test papers in front of the old man: "Great-Grandpa, here are ours too!"

The old man put on his reading glasses, glanced at the scores on the children's test papers, felt his blood pressure rise, and realized the rest of the words were blurry. He waved his hand repeatedly and said:

"Oh dear, I'm getting old. I almost forgot, I made plans to walk the dog with Old Li next door. You guys keep writing, I'm off!"

After speaking, he paused to catch his breath before standing up, afraid that he might collapse if he continued teaching. He gave Lu Junxing, Wang Jinbao, Xu Tinglan, and the others a complicated look.

He now understood why Lu Junxing had such a temper—leaving in a huff in the morning but returning in the evening. It turned out he was planning to spend more time out tonight.

Ms. Song Yuan, still worried, accompanied the old man out the door. Wang Jinbao and Xu Tinglan didn't even look up until the old man had left.

An'an's eyes darted around the room, and finding no one to help her, she obediently picked up her test paper and began to look at it.

"Ugh, this is so hard for me!"

Zhuangzhuang was also lying on the table, complaining, "Why do we have to do homework? When will we not have to do homework anymore?"

Duoduo had already started writing, and seeing her two friends, she reminded them, "We won't have to write anymore once we get 100 points! 100 points is the best score!"

An'an: "How can I get 100 points?"

Zhuangzhuang looked at his test paper over and over, and thinking about yesterday's breakfast, he said, "I definitely didn't eat enough eggs! I must eat more eggs next time!"

Duoduo glanced at her score. She had taken tests at her tutoring class before and had a general idea of ​​what scores meant. She was also a student who wanted to get 100 points, and asked curiously:

"why?"

Zhuangzhuang, who rarely knows more than Duoduo, excitedly stood up and explained to his friends, "My grandma said that you have to eat a fried dough stick and two eggs before the exam to get 100 points!"

Holding up his test paper, he pointed to the number "10" and said to everyone, "My grandma says two eggs are two zeros, and mine is missing a zero, so it must be because I didn't eat enough eggs."

"I'll eat more eggs next time, so I can get 100 points on the test!"

An'an looked at the "28" on her test paper and said anxiously, "I already have two zeros here, what am I supposed to eat? I want to get 100 points too!"

Duoduo glanced at their test papers, then at the "49" on her own, and said uncertainly, "I also have two zeros? Am I supposed to eat fried dough sticks with An'an?"

An'an nodded and shouted loudly to Aunt Liu, "Aunt Liu~, I want to eat fried dough sticks! Can you give us some?"

Zhuangzhuang: "Me! Me! Me too, Aunt Liu! We want more eggs, lots and lots of eggs!"

Duo Duo was a little embarrassed to shout like that, and seeing that there were already fried dough sticks and eggs, she remained silent.

Their commotion enraged Wang Jinbao, who strode over in a fit of anger and yelled at Zhuangzhuang, "Eat, eat, eat! All you know is how to eat! Don't you even look at your test score?"

Several parents who originally didn't intend to put academic pressure on their children at such a young age had even agreed on the way home from school not to scold them, but to calmly let the children correct their mistakes themselves.

None of the parents asked about the exam, and seeing that Zhuangzhuang still didn't seem to care, Wang Jinbao became impatient and said:

"In the past, we had no way to study even if we wanted to, and now you've got such a low score, and you're still laughing and joking around here!"

Seeing that Wang Jinbao's appearance clearly indicated he was a "tiger parent," the kind who burdened his child with the goal of "success," Xu Tinglan quickly pulled him aside:

"Speak properly! Putting too much pressure on your child like this can easily lead to them developing a dislike for school!"

They practically dragged Wang Jinbao outside. Seeing Zhuangzhuang crying loudly in fright, Lu Junxing, unusually, gave Zhuangzhuang a tissue to wipe his nose.

Seeing Zhuangzhuang crying so badly, and knowing that Wang Jinbao had gone out to calm down, Aunt Liu hugged Zhuangzhuang and comforted him: "Good boy, your father was just a little angry. We'll definitely get 100 points next time!"

Duo Duo: "When your dad apologizes to you, you can ask him to buy you candy! You'll only forgive him if he buys you Duo Duo's candy~"

An'an: "Yes! Zhuangzhuang, you'll be fine after crying for a while. Don't cry anymore, you look ugly when you cry!"

Zhuangzhuang: "......"

Seeing that Zhuangzhuang was about to burst into tears again after being coaxed by the troublesome girl, Lu Junxing quickly picked her up and poked her forehead: "Behave yourself, okay?"

Having calmed down, Wang Jinbao realized that his old-fashioned ideas were no longer valid, so on Xu Tinglan's advice, he decided to consult an education expert.

In this new era, we need to keep up with the times in both our conduct and our work. So what if we lack education and don't know how to educate children? We can learn!

This was the first time Wang Jinbao had ever bowed his head in front of Zhuangzhuang: "I'm sorry~"