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

Chapter 164: Great progress in the final exam

Zhuang Chaoying went home early today and took three lunchboxes to her usual restaurant.

As soon as I entered the restaurant, the owner greeted me warmly and led me to a clean corner where I stood in front of the small blackboard for ordering.

He quickly ordered three dishes: stir-fried pork, shrimp, and chicken wings.

After paying the bill, he went to the small shop at the entrance of the restaurant, picked out a net bag, and bought four bottles of beer.

We all need to have a good celebration tonight.

When Huang Ling got home from get off work, she walked into the house, and Song Ying followed behind her.

I immediately noticed the three lunchboxes on the table and curiously opened them.

Huang Ling called out towards the kitchen, "Chao Ying! Is that you back?"

Zhuang Chaoying walked out of the kitchen with a spatula in her hand and a big smile on her face: "Xiao Song, you're here too. Let's have a get-together between our two families tonight."

Song Ying asked, "Teacher Zhuang, is there more good news?"

Zhuang Chaoying smiled mysteriously: "I'm being transferred to No. 1 Middle School next semester, Xiao Song. I'm only telling you this now, so don't tell anyone else before I start working at No. 1 Middle School."

Song Ying nodded quickly: "Don't worry, Teacher Zhuang, this is great news! I'll go buy some meat and make braised pork, and also buy a few bottles of soda!" After saying that, she rushed out.

Huang Ling looked at the certificate on the cabinet, which read "Provincial Advanced Teacher," along with an envelope.

She looked puzzled: "Chaoying, what's going on? I don't understand."

"Last time I went to Shanghai, I encountered a human trafficker on the train back and helped catch him. Maybe that's the reason I was able to transfer to No. 1 High School. It's good that way. Maybe I can teach Xiaoting and the others math when they go to high school."

Huang Ling glared at him, followed him to the kitchen, and hugged his waist from behind: "Chao Ying, I hate it when you do this. If something happens, just tell me. Catching human traffickers is a good thing, but you must be careful. My child and I can't live without you."

Zhuang Chaoying turned around, holding a spatula in her hand, and gently patted her back: "I know what I'm doing. Besides, you should know whether I'm injured or not."

Huang Ling reached out and punched him: "Seriously, where did you go off to again, you old rascal!"

"Ah Ling, come inside and rest. This bean sprout stir-fry will be finished soon."

After Zhuang Chaoying finished speaking, she turned around and went back to the kitchen to get busy.

Huang Ling washed her hands, grabbed a plate, and said, "I have to help out with our family's model teacher, right, Teacher Zhuang?" She watched as Zhuang Chaoying's face loomed larger and larger before finally kissing her on the lips. "Zhuang Chaoying! Are you trying to kill me?!"

"Hahaha!"

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In the evening, two tables were set up in the room.

Sitting around the table drinking, Lin Wufeng raised his glass: "Teacher Zhuang, congratulations! Getting transferred to No. 1 Middle School is quite an achievement."

Pengfei looked at the food on the table and sat down next to Xiaoting. There were obviously more chili peppers on the cured meat on their table. It was his aunt who specially cooked the cured meat with green and red chili peppers for him.

His eyes lit up immediately, and then he looked at his aunt.

Huang Ling knew exactly what Pengfei was thinking. "Pengfei, Xiaoting told me that you eat a lot of chili peppers at home. This is also the first time your aunt has cooked spicy food, so please bear with it."

Pengfei quickly shook his head. "I love my aunt's cooking, really, thank you, aunt."

"Pengfei, stop saying thank you all the time. We're family, no need to be so polite, you know?"

Pengfei nodded quickly, pursed his lips, and his eyes reddened uncontrollably. His uncle and aunt couldn't eat spicy food, so his aunt had made this especially for him. He quickly took a bite of the cured meat. He hadn't eaten such spicy food in a long time. It was delicious!

"Auntie, this is delicious! I could eat two bowls of rice with just this chili pepper!"

Xiaoting picked up a piece of cured meat, ate only a small bite, and then stuck out her tongue. "Ah, it's too spicy. Tear!"

Pengfei picked up a chicken wing for Xiaoting. "Xiaoting, you eat this. Give me the meat, I don't mind."

Xiaoting picked up the cured meat from the bowl, the spiciness lingering in her mouth.

It took quite a while to get better.

Xiaoting and Lin Dongzhe exchanged a glance. Lin Dongzhe, in particular, felt uneasy about studying under Teacher Zhuang's watchful eye. He thought they were being "trapped" and wondered how they would ever have a good life.

Xiaoting's eyes lit up when she heard her father's words. Did that mean she could go to and from school with him?

"Dad, are you going to No. 1 High School this semester? The end of the semester is coming soon."

"Next semester, Xiaoting and Dongzhe, I might be the one teaching you math!"

Song Ying happily raised her glass. "Teacher Zhuang, that's wonderful! With you watching over Wu Feng and me, I can finally relax. Now I don't have to worry about him running off to watch videos after school!"

Huang Ling laughed happily. "Look at Pengfei, he's so glad his uncle isn't at the affiliated high school, no one's watching you anymore."

Pengfei quickly waved his hand. "Auntie, no, I really didn't mean that, really."

He then placed a shrimp on Huang Ling's plate. "Auntie, have some shrimp!"

At this moment, Pengfei turned his gaze to Zhuang Chaoying. "Uncle, with such a joyous occasion today, can we finally get our feet off the ground? We haven't been anywhere else for two months."

Xiaoting and Lin Dongzhe also looked at Zhuang Chaoying expectantly.

Just as Zhuang Chaoying was about to speak, Huang Ling and Song Ying shook their heads in unison.

Huang Ling said with a serious face: "No, your Aunt Song and I have discussed it. The three of you can go out whenever Tu Nan comes back and someone is watching you, provided that your brother Tu Nan is with you. Do you understand?"

Song Ying nodded and looked at Lin Dongzhe: "What your Aunt Huang said is what your dad and I mean, Lin Dongzhe, you understand now, right?" Lin Dongzhe replied dejectedly: "I understand!"

Pengfei was still not giving up. He realized that his aunt was the one who made the decisions in the family, and his uncle listened to her. He quickly looked at his aunt with a pitiful expression.

"Auntie, I promise I won't cause any more trouble, really, please lift the ban."

Huang Ling shook her head firmly: "No, you guys are too much of a worry. We have to wait for Tu Nan to come back."

Pengfei sighed and had no choice but to obediently sit back down in his chair.

Zhuang Chaoying picked up a beer and poured a glass for Huang Ling: "Ling, let me toast you. Thank you for your understanding. Without you, I wouldn't have such a happy life now."

After saying that, he downed the beer in his glass in one gulp.

Huang Ling put the peeled shrimp into his bowl: "Chao Ying, drink slowly, no one will take it from you."

The children finished eating quickly, leaving only Zhuang Chaoying and Lin Wufeng at the table.

Zhuang Chaoying frowned: "Engineer Lin, I've been reading the newspaper lately, and it says that there's a dual-track pricing system for light industry."

Lin Wufeng took a sip of beer: "Goods within the national plan will still be priced according to a unified standard, while the prices of other goods can be regulated by the market."

He asked doubtfully, "Won't that throw the market into chaos? Is that feasible?"

Lin Wufeng shook his head: "Whether it works or not depends on what the higher-ups have agreed to, and we can't change that."

Zhuang Chaoying said thoughtfully, "This policy change will definitely have an impact on our lives."

Lin Wufeng nodded: "Yes, we can only take it one step at a time."

As Lin Wufeng drank his wine, he became increasingly confused about the current situation. Could it really be as Teacher Zhuang said?

After the final exams, Xiaoting unsurprisingly ranked first in her grade again.

Lin Dongzhe's progress was also remarkable; he ranked tenth in his class in this exam.

Pengfei's academic performance also improved significantly, ranking fifteenth in his class.

Pengfei's homeroom teacher handed the report card to Zhuang Chaoying. "Ms. Zhuang, this is Xiang Pengfei's report card."

Zhuang Chaoying took the report card and smiled with satisfaction. As long as this kid maintains this level of performance, getting into the top high school in the high school entrance exam will definitely not be a problem.

Sure enough, going over the knowledge points from the first and second years of junior high school again was effective.

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