People in the alley: A woman dressed as a man shouldn't be foolishly filial, Zhuang Chaoying

Chapter 194 Improving Educational Qualifications

She then realized that Hualin, far away in Guizhou Province, was unaware of the good news that her son had been admitted to the No. 1 High School.

Zhuang Chaoying was chatting happily with Engineer Lin when Huang Ling's reminder made him suddenly realize something. "Right, right! We have to tell Hua Lin that Pengfei got into the top high school. Hua Lin and his wife will be ecstatic. I'll go make the call right now." With that, he stood up, ready to make the call.

Huang Ling also got up. "Chao Ying, I'll go with you. I need to call my parents too."

After the couple finished their phone call, they walked towards the yard and saw Tu Nan pushing his bicycle back from afar.

"Mom and Dad!"

Huang Ling looked behind Tu Nan again. "Tu Nan, where are the other two?"

"A chemistry teacher is being transferred, and Xiaoting and Dongzhe went to see him off."

Upon entering the courtyard, Song Ying was still immersed in joy, a big smile on her face.

Tu Nan parked his bicycle and then excitedly said, "Mom and Dad, Aunt Song, Uncle Lin, I just helped the teacher copy down the list of new students. I saw the class assignment list!"

"Xiaoting, Dongzhe and Pengfei have been assigned to the same class!"

Song Ying jumped up excitedly. "Really? Tu Nan, Auntie is so happy!"

"Aunt Li was just saying that Xiaoting and Dongzhe are like a cleaver and a cutting board, and now that they're in the same class, they should be together, hahaha!"

Zhuang Chaoying listened to Song Ying's words with a smile on his face. He glanced at the sky, estimated that it was about time, and went into the house.

"Ah Ling, you and Xiao Song continue chatting. I'm going to cook; it'll be noon soon."

He has always been proactive when it comes to cooking and is happy to take on these responsibilities in life. Whenever he is at home, he is usually the one who does the cooking.

Marriage is a matter between two people. He usually gets off work late, so Ah Ling usually does the cooking. When he has time off, he can let Ah Ling have a good rest during the month.

Seeing this, Lin Wufeng quickly stood up. "Teacher Zhuang, I'll help you!"

Huang Ling looked at them and nodded to Chao Ying.

Looking back on these years, Chao Ying's cooking skills have only gotten better and better.

Huang Ling is living a very carefree life now. She doesn't have her in-laws to keep her in check, and her husband knows how to take care of her. She's living the best life ever!

Just as Tong Chaoying said, once all the children get into university, they will truly be free!

Song Ying and Lin Wufeng walked into the house carrying net bags and vegetable baskets.

Today, she specially bought the dishes that the children like to eat.

The two families busied themselves in the kitchen, and soon a table full of dishes was ready.

Everyone sat around in the courtyard.

Zhuang Chaoying stood up, holding a bottle opener, and opened the soda bottles on the table one by one, accompanied by the hissing sound of the soda bubbling.

Distribute the soda to Xiaoting, Dongzhe, and Tunan.

Huang Ling raised her glass. "Today's meal is mainly to celebrate Xiaoting, Dongzhe, and Pengfei getting into the top high school. Although Pengfei is still in your province and hasn't returned yet, we still need to celebrate for them properly. This is the result of the children's hard work."

Song Ying quickly raised her glass, her eyes filled with pride. "Yes, yes! Xiaoting, Dongzhe, and Pengfei, you three are really something! Dongzhe, you don't know, your mom has never stood so straight before. Keep it up, starting today, your allowance will increase by one cent every day!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Dongzhe's eyes lit up with excitement. He quickly turned to look at Xiaoting and gently nudged her with his elbow.

Huang Ling wasn't about to back down. "Xiao Ting, Mom's giving you an extra dime!"

Lin Dongzhe quickly ate a few mouthfuls and finished the rice in his bowl.

Seeing her son's expression, Song Ying couldn't help but feel puzzled. "Lin Dongzhe, your father and I haven't been mistreating you, have we? Why are you eating so fast?"

Lin Dongzhe put down his chopsticks and said impatiently, "Mom, the swimming competition is about to start."

His hands were unconsciously mimicking swimming motions.

Huang Ling patted Song Ying and said with a smile, "The exams are over. Let them see if they want. There's chilled mung bean soup and watermelon in Tu Nan's fridge. You three can have some."

Upon hearing this, the three of them immediately got up, finished their meal without hesitation, and rushed into the house.

Lin Wufeng watched the children's departing figures, then smiled and moved his chair to an empty spot.

"Sister Ling is right, the exams are all over, it's time to relax. Now that they've left, let's eat and drink slowly. Teacher Zhuang, your face doesn't turn red when you drink these past two years, looks like you've built up your alcohol tolerance!"

Zhuang Chaoying picked up a beer and poured herself a full glass, a smile on her face. "Engineer Lin, it's all thanks to drinking with you all the time that I've gotten this training. Even being your sparring partner has yielded results."

Song Ying gently patted Lin Wufeng. "I can finally breathe a sigh of relief that Dongzhe got into No. 1 High School. Wufeng, why don't you show some respect to Teacher Zhuang!"

As they spoke, Song Ying and Lin Wufeng both raised their glasses, looking at Zhuang Chaoying and Huang Ling with gratitude.

Song Ying's tone was very sincere. "Thank you, Teacher Zhuang and Sister Ling. You all believed in Dongzhe, that little rascal, that he was smart and had potential. I never thought he would actually get in. When Dongzhe first entered junior high school, Wu Feng and I were debating whether to choose a vocational school or a technical secondary school."

The four people's wine glasses clinked gently together.

Zhuang Chaoying drank half of the wine in her glass and looked at Song Ying. "Little Song, if Dongzhe keeps studying with this kind of enthusiasm, getting into university won't be a problem!"

As he spoke, he watched as Ah Ling finished her drink, then picked up a chicken wing and handed it to her. "Chicken wings are delicious, they're made from fresh meat."

Song Ying couldn't stop smiling. "Teacher Zhuang said that Dongzhe will have no problem going to university, so it really will. I'll be a university student's mom from now on, and I'm so excited I can't sleep."

Lin Wufeng nodded, his face full of agreement. "Teacher Zhuang is a professional. Look at Pengfei's grades when he first came here, and now he's been admitted to the top high school. This is inseparable from Teacher Zhuang's teaching. We really have to listen to Teacher Zhuang when it comes to educating our children."

Song Ying quickly chimed in. "Yes, Wu Feng, you're right. They say nephews resemble their uncles, and among them, only that... what's that Wu Feng...?"

"Genetic factors!"

"Yes, genetics!"

Everyone couldn't help but laugh.

Zhuang Chaoying took a leisurely sip of wine, and suddenly remembered the school leaders' encouragement of teachers to improve their academic qualifications at the end-of-term meeting.

He put down his wine glass and glanced at Huang Ling and Song Ying in turn.

"Ah Ling, Xiao Song, there's an adult education opportunity coming up. Are you two planning to enroll? Lin, you're an undergraduate, so your education is already solid. You don't need to worry about that. As for me, I'm planning to enroll in an adult associate degree program. Ah Ling, if you and Xiao Song are interested, you can enroll in a course to upgrade your high school diploma."

In fact, Zhuang Chaoying knew that with the continuous development of the education industry, if she wanted to seek promotion in the school, improving her academic qualifications was the only way.