It was pleasant and easy to talk about her good children, so the two of them had a great time talking.
Inevitably, they had to talk about the other two children.
Therefore, he used Xiaowang as the middle bridge to connect the two polar opposites.
Han Qingping said, “Xiaowang is a good boy, but his interests are also very obvious. He is only fascinated by art and music.”
His other works were merely average, but Lin Lan was still happy.
Han Qingping didn’t know much about these things, so she didn’t say much. Xiaowang was still very young anyways.
In the end, the ones he wanted to talk about were Dawang and Sanwang.
At this time, Lin Lan could only listen and nodded frequently, “The teacher is right, you’re responsible for their education. Don’t worry, if they act out or are disobedient, you can lecture them or give them a good beating.”
Han Qingping, “Lin Lan, let me tell you, it’s not a matter of beating the children. If they don’t like to study, it’s useless even if you beat them. Erwang and Maisui study really well, so it’s better to let those two do the work. This way, you can also lighten the workload on you.”
According to current people’s view, it was enough to provide one person in the family an education. After all, not everyone needed to be able to read.
Going to school was considered expensive and it was not easy, so they tended to keep a child by their side, making sure that the child would take care of them in the future when they become old.
Lin Lan was not thinking about herself from her own perspective. Instead, she was thinking about her children’s futures, which led to a different course of action.
“Teacher, at least let them finish elementary school,” Once they have learned common words, they would have no problem studying and reading newspapers by themselves in the future. As for what they wanted
to study or pursue in the future, that was up to them.
Seeing her insistence, Han Qingping knew that he couldn’t persuade her, so he gave up.
Han Qingping was particularly kind to Lin Lan and said with a smile, “Actually, Dawang and Sanwang are also two good kids, but they are just not interested in studying. Don’t look at Dawang being cold to everyone every day— he never bullies anyone and his classmates are very impressed by him. Whenever anyone needs a neutral party for any sort of judgement, they go to him and they listen to whatever he says. As for Sanwang, he is more naughty in personality, but he has a good nature. Apart from teasing girls who are good at studying, he does not bully others. He apologises sincerely when he makes mistakes. He also actively does the work in school and does not let the girls interfere with the dirty work. In fact, his classmates also quite like him. “
He’s just too energetic and probably couldn’t control himself from being too showy.
Han Qingping, “It’s okay for a child to be showy, but he’s a bit of a firecracker, though he’s easy on others. When his friends announced that no one dared to eat peppercorns and aniseed, he ate them to prove a point to the others. You see what I mean? This kid…”
Lin Lan, “…” If someone says that no one dares to eat them, he’d grab it and have a taste?? This Third Donkey is really a handful; I should have his father teach him a lesson.
Lin Lan was also a little worried about that trait of his. After all, she was crossing the river by feeling the stones(2).
(T/N: Going into something blindly or meaning that it was a first experience)