NOVPUBSanwang, “I don’t know. Eldest Bwother?”
Dawang ruffled his brother’s hair, “Let’s go home to eat, don’t disrupt my studying schedule,” He looked at Maisui.
Maisui smiled and said, “Eldest Bwother, I will help you with the questions,” Dawang wanted to study, so he had asked Maisui and Erwang to take turns to help him with the material.
Dawang, “…Thank you.”
He glanced at Haonan.
Haonan immediately shouted, “Eldest Brother!”
With that, Dawang left beforehand.
Lin Lan asked Lin Mei to stay and have dinner, so she specially fried an extra gourd egg. After eating, the children went to school.
Lin Mei was also in a hurry to go back, so she said goodbye and left with her son.
Haonan was reluctant to leave as his mouth was pursed. His eyes also reddened as he felt like he was going to cry. All he wanted was to play with his newly-gained siblings.
Xiaowang, “You can come over in the future.”
Haonan didn’t make a fuss in the end and merely followed Lin Mei obediently, waving back as he walked, “Fourth Aunt, Xiaowang, remember to wait for me.”
Lin Lan waved at him and told him to come again next time.
Xiaowang also waved, “Bwother Haonan, come and play later.”
Lin Lan sent Lin Mei away before she busied herself all afternoon. After school ended in the evening, she went to find Han Qingping to ask if Dawang’s idea was feasible.
Han Qingping sighed, “Dawang is indeed a child with a sturdy backbone(2), sigh,” It goes without saying that his studies were really delayed in the past. If he had been allowed to go to school at the age of 7 or 8, things wouldn’t have come to this.
(T/N: A Chinese proverb indicating someone has guts/ bravery)
Lin Lan was also a little silent. Still, it was not too late. As long as there was a chance, things would be fine. Now that they had the money to support his education and he was willing to put in the effort as well, it was never too late.
“Teacher, how about we try to get him to advance to the 3rd Grade?” Jumping to 4th Grade was a bit of a jump, so Lin Lan was not going to support an idea like that.
Han Qingping, haha, do you not know your own son? If he was capable of listening to me, how epic would that be?
Though he only opted to adjust his glasses, “Lin Lan, this matter can’t be discussed with him. For this child, discussion is useless, we have to set some rules.”
Lin Lan’s heart jumped at the thought, “Yes, of course, rules. Let him do one 3rd Grade test paper. If he can pass it with 60 points, we can have him skip to the 4th Grade.” 𝑛𝘰𝑣𝘱𝑢𝑏.𝘤𝑜𝘮
Han Qingping glanced at her, Comrade Lin Lan, you are really cruel, isn’t this your own son? He said, “I think 50 points is enough. If he can get 50 points, I’ll let him start in the 4th Grade.”
At this time, because there was no such thing as a college entrance examination, many primary schools in the village were just perfunctory. Even if Han Qingping was serious, there wasn’t any pressure because the children didn’t need to take the exams for further study. In the past, there was an exam for primary school students to take in order to advance into junior high.
