Chapter 116 Parents’ Meeting
"You guys are here to help out at school today, right?"
Looking at the three boys and girls in front of her who were about the same age as her daughter, Yushan's mother also asked with a smile.
"Yes, there's a parents' meeting today. We live nearby, so we came to help."
"Auntie, our class is upstairs. Let us take you upstairs."
"It's okay. It's still early. I'll just take a look around. You guys can go and do your own things!"
"Then Auntie, we'll go to the classroom first, you can just go upstairs later."
"well."
Fang Wei and the other two left the honor roll on the bulletin board and went up the stairs on the side.
It was only then that Xu Cailing exclaimed quietly, "I thought it was someone else, but it turned out to be Yushan's mother. I didn't recognize her at first, but after a closer look, I felt that she looked quite similar!"
Liu Zhiyi also nodded and said, "Yes, they are quite similar."
Normally, I only meet and interact with classmates in the same class. Unless we are on the same island, there is almost no chance to meet each other's parents.
Liu Zhiyi had not originally planned to come. After all, she was not very familiar with most of her classmates. But now, meeting their parents and seeing those similarities in each other's appearance, it still felt strange.
Involuntarily, she would think of her parents. It was a pity that they would no longer be able to attend her parents' meetings. They would be absent from all the important moments in her life from now on...
Even though he has gradually recovered from the pain, Liu Zhiyi still feels a little empty inside whenever he thinks about it.
Seeing Liu Zhiyi's sudden silence, Fang Wei could guess what she was thinking.
"Remembering Mom and Dad?"
"Um……"
"Have you been dreaming about them often lately?"
"It's less... am I..."
Liu Zhiyi suddenly felt a little guilty. She felt that as time went by, the importance of her parents in her heart seemed to be decreasing, and she even dreamed about them less often.
"They come to your dreams less often, which means you've been doing well recently. They are relieved and come to see you less often. Maybe every time they come to see you, they have to walk a long way in their dreams. Such a journey is always tiring. You have to make them feel more at ease."
Fang Wei patted her shoulder naturally and said:
"It just so happens that you are here today. When they come to see you in your dreams someday, you can tell your uncles and aunts what was discussed at the parents' meeting, and that you did very well in the exams and have been doing well recently. They will be able to hear it."
"it is good."
Liu Zhiyi nodded vigorously. After listening to Fang Wei's words, she felt much relieved.
……
The three of them came to the door of Class 2 classroom.
Just like Yushan’s mother said, the classroom was empty. After all, it was the weekend, and apart from the three of them, no other students would come to school.
The parent-teacher meeting doesn’t start until nine o’clock, and there’s still more than half an hour left.
The classroom door was not locked, so Fang Wei pushed it open and went in.
"Fang Wei, what should we do then?" Xu Cailing asked curiously.
"Let's do a quick clean first and put the chairs in order." Fang Wei thought for a moment and said.
The three of them had clear division of labor: Fang Wei and Xu Cailing were cleaning, while Liu Zhiyi was responsible for arranging the tables and chairs.
There were footsteps outside the classroom door. The three looked up and saw Teacher Wen, who was wearing a long skirt, walking in with parent-teacher meeting materials in her hands.
Like the parents who came to attend the parent-teacher meeting today, Wen Susu also dressed up a little today. She tied her hair up in a bun behind her head and seemed to have put on some light lipstick. Her whole temperament looked gentle and generous.
"Teacher Wen!"
"Hey! You guys are here so early."
Seeing Fang Wei and the other two cleaning the house on their own initiative, Wen Susu was also pleased by their good behavior and understanding. She would definitely praise their parents when she met them later.
"Teacher Wen looks so beautiful today!" Xu Cailing was generous with her praise.
"Hahaha, as a teacher, I can't embarrass you." Wen Susu said with a smile.
How come this is exactly the same as what the parents said!
When school was over yesterday, the students on duty had already cleaned the place, so the three of them simply cleaned it again and there was basically not much to clean.
Fang Wei walked up to the podium and asked, "Teacher Wen, what are the arrangements for later?"
Wen Susu thought for a moment and said, "Well, the three of you can be in charge of the reception together. Fang will make arrangements for you. There is a kettle and disposable cups in the office. I have a can of tea in my drawer. I have to decorate the blackboard. It's almost time."
"Row."
Fang Wei went to the office to get a kettle and a cup.
Xu Cailing and Liu Zhiyi had nothing to do for the time being, so they gathered around Wen Susu and watched her write and draw on the blackboard.
First, there are a few eye-catching headlines. Wen Susu used artistic fonts and wrote on the blackboard: [Welcome all parents!]
Your name and contact number are also written next to it.
In order to make the picture richer, Wen Susu took colored chalks and drew some ribbons and flowers around the words in the middle of the blackboard as embellishments.
It may seem simple, but it is far better than the parent-teacher meetings of other classes.
……
At 8:40, parents began to come to the classroom one after another.
Fang Wei held the sign-in sheet in his hand and waited at the classroom door with Wen Susu.
The first person to come to the classroom was Yushan’s mother, who she had just met downstairs.
Everyone lives on different islands, and none of them are wealthy, so their clothes are naturally simple. But today they are all dressed more formally, changing into clean clothes that they don't usually wear when working, which is also a reflection of their attitude.
"Is this Yushan's mother? Hello, hello."
"Ah, Teacher Wen, you still remember me!"
When they met, Wen Susu took the initiative to say hello, and Yushan's mother looked flattered.
"Remember! You were the one who brought Yushan to register before, and Yushan did very well in the exam this time!"
"Yushan's father works out of town on weekdays, so I'm the only one who can come here for things like this. Teacher Wen is a good teacher. She works so hard on weekdays." "No, no, Yushan is very active and hardworking in her studies, so I don't have to worry about her!"
"Auntie, please sign in here first. Cailing will take you to Yushan's seat later."
Fang Wei also smiled, handed her the sign-in sheet and pen, and told her where to sign.
After signing in, Xu Cailing appeared, like a waiter in a store, and led Yushan's mother into the classroom and sat in Wang Yushan's seat.
Liu Zhiyi was not idle either. She was not good at dealing with these things, so she was responsible for pouring tea and water. She obediently took out a disposable cup and poured a cup of tea for Yushan's mother.
As the time approached nine o'clock, more and more parents came to attend the parent-teacher meeting.
Some parents were really uneducated and couldn't even write clearly, so Fang Wei took the initiative to help them write and sign in;
Xu Cailing and Liu Zhiyi also became busy, one was responsible for leading people and the other for pouring tea, like two little bees, walking around in the classroom;
Wen Susu was no longer standing at the door. She took advantage of the time before the parent-teacher meeting officially started to chat with the parents who had arrived in the classroom. Naturally, they talked about the students. The parents surrounded her, asking her a series of questions and polite words, which made her a little overwhelmed. After all, it was her first time to host a parent-teacher meeting!
Fortunately, we have the help of Fang Wei and three others, otherwise we would be too busy to handle everything.
Now that I think about it, it was all thanks to Cai Ling and Zhi Yi's initiative, otherwise she and Fang Wei would have been too busy to handle it all.
……
Soon, Fang Wei saw four familiar figures.
My father, uncle, Uncle Yuan, and Uncle Liu, the four of them walked towards the classroom door while talking.
Uncle Liu is the three of them's teacher, and today, the three of them and their former teacher attended the parent-teacher meeting hosted by the children's teacher!
Even though they have graduated for many years and have started their own families and careers, when standing next to Liu Liangxun, Fang Xianfeng and the other two are still like the students they were back then and still have great respect for their teacher.
Fang Wei saw them, and they naturally saw Fang Wei at the classroom door.
They were so familiar with each other that Fang Wei didn't bother with any polite words. He greeted each of the four people with a smile, then handed over the sign-in sheet in his hand.
"Ah, just sign for us! We are all illiterate old men whose handwriting is crooked. Let's save face." Xu Zhiyuan said with a smile.
"Ayuan, why do I feel like you are blaming me for what you said?" Uncle Liu joked.
"Uncle Liu! I can't blame you for this. You know how naughty I was back then..." Xu Zhiyuan said hurriedly.
Fang Wei laughed as he listened and did not ask them to sign. He turned around and waved in the classroom, and Xu Cailing ran over quickly.
"Dad! Why are you here just now? We're almost late!"
"It's not too late yet..."
"Come in quickly."
Xu Cailing led four people into the classroom and arranged them to sit down from the first group to the fourth group.
"Dad, sit here. This is my seat."
"Uncle Fang, please sit here, Ah Sheng's seat."
"Uncle Fang, Uncle Liu, please sit here. Fang Wei and Zhiyi are sitting at the same table!"
"well."
The four of them sat down.
Wen Susu also saw them and wanted to come over to say hello, but she was surrounded by several parents on the podium and couldn't leave for a while, so she just nodded.
Liu Zhiyi naturally saw them as well, and according to the order in which they were seated, he took the kettle and cups and poured tea for them.
"Uncle Fang, have some tea."
"well."
Fang Xianfeng took the cup with a smile, turned around and praised Liu Liangxun: "Uncle Liu, Zhiyi is really sensible."
"Haha, Awei is also very sensible. I saw him receptionist at the door, and he was very comfortable with it. The young man is very good at making friends."
"Oh, this brat is just good at talking."
"No way! Ah Wei got first place in the grade this time! That's an incredible score!"
"Zhiyi also did very well in the exam!"
Listening to the two elders bragging about each other, Liu Zhiyi felt embarrassed. He did not stay here to talk with them. After pouring the tea, he went to busy himself with other parents.
……
Soon, the classroom was almost full of parents.
Unfortunately, there were still two or three empty seats. Some classmates’ parents were working out of town, and their grandparents were not able to attend, so the seats were left vacant.
But the overall occupancy rate is already very high.
At nine o'clock sharp, the parent-teacher meeting officially began.
Fang Wei, Cai Ling and the other two were busy for more than half an hour and finally got a chance to take a break.
The three of them did not stay in the classroom. After all, it was full of parents and it felt weird to stay inside. So they came to the corridor together, but did not walk far. They curiously watched and listened to the parent-teacher meeting inside through the window.
Wen Susu's graceful voice rang out from the podium.
"Thank you very much to all the parents for taking the time out of your busy schedule to attend today's parent-teacher meeting. I am Wen Susu, the head teacher of Class 2. First of all, on behalf of the school and all the subject teachers, please allow me to express my warmest welcome and heartfelt thanks to all the parents for coming!"
“We hope to share the learning results of this period with all parents through this parent meeting. We also hope to listen to parents’ opinions and suggestions so that we can…”
After a brief opening speech, Wen Susu took the lead in reporting to the parents in detail about the children's learning progress and midterm exam results during this period.
"Hehe, why do I feel like Teacher Wen is a little different from usual in class? He's so serious and seems a little nervous!"
Xu Cailing, who was peeping outside the classroom, laughed secretly.
"Of course. Normally the class is full of students, but now it's full of parents."
Fang Wei smiled. Looking around, any parent in the class was half a generation older than Wen Susu on the podium.
Liu Zhiyi also found it interesting, and his thoughts couldn't help but drift away.
If a long time later, she becomes a mother and attends the parent-teacher meeting as a parent, what will the situation be like?
(End of this chapter)
