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

Chapter 140 My stomach is clear, and my mind is clear too?

In September, the new semester began, and all three children entered the third year of junior high school. Xiaoting and Dongzhe were in No. 1 Middle School, while Pengfei was in the affiliated middle school.

Zhuang Chaoying was tutoring Xiaoting, Pengfei, and Dongzhe with their homework.

Shanshan walked into the yard, holding a stack of manuscript papers. "Aunt Song, Aunt Huang, I'm here to see Teacher Zhuang!"

After dinner, Song Ying and Huang Ling were sitting leisurely in the courtyard.

A sliced ​​watermelon sits on the table, with some watermelon seeds scattered around it.

Huang Ling deftly spat the sunflower seed shells she had just cracked into her hand. Hearing Shan Shan's voice, she looked up and smiled, "Shan Shan's here! Teacher Zhuang is inside. Come on in!"

Shanshan nodded slightly, then gently opened the screen door and stepped into the room. "Teacher Zhuang!"

"I would like you to take a look at this manuscript."

Zhuang Chaoying looked up from her homework and adjusted her glasses: "Shanshan's here. Sit down and wait a bit. I'll finish explaining this problem soon."

Less than five minutes later, Zhuang Chaoying stood up and walked to Shanshan's side.

Shanshan immediately stood up and handed over the manuscript with both hands. "Teacher Zhuang, here you go, please take a look!"

Zhuang Chaoying took the manuscript paper and slowly moved her eyes across it, carefully reading each line of text from top to bottom.

A moment later, he looked up and pointed to one of the sentences with his pen: "Shanshan, look at this sentence, isn't it a bit awkward to read?"

As he spoke, he took out a pen from his shirt pocket and carefully marked several sentences and words.

"Shanshan, a good article is like a dialogue with the reader. You need to put yourself in the reader's shoes first, read the manuscript aloud from beginning to end, and revise it repeatedly when you encounter any awkward parts until it flows smoothly. Apart from the few places I marked, the rest is pretty good. Go back and revise it carefully, and then you can mail it out!"

Shanshan nodded attentively and took the manuscript with both hands. "Thank you, Teacher Zhuang, I'll go back and revise it right away!"

Wu Shanshan took the manuscript that Teacher Zhuang had corrected and returned home.

As soon as I stepped into the courtyard, I saw Zhang Amei and Lao Wu picking up eggs.

Zhang Amei glanced up and saw Shanshan return. She glared at Shanshan as she walked into the house, and her anger flared up instantly.

She reached out and nudged Wu Jianguo, who was squatting on the ground still reaching for eggs, and complained, "Look at your good daughter, she's heartless! She only knows how to keep the money she earns from her writing, and doesn't even think about buying anything for the family. Look at Xiaoting next door, she bought Huang Ling a beautiful gold and silver silk scarf after earning her writing fees. And look at me, I have nothing!"

Old Wu paused in his work as he listened to A-mei's scolding. He silently and gently placed the eggs in his hand into the basket, then looked up at A-mei's sullen face: "Alright, alright, don't be angry. I'll take on more furniture-making jobs these next few days, and I'll buy you a silk scarf with the money I earn, okay?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Amei glared at Old Wu, pursed her lips, and ultimately remained silent. However, she still felt a tightness in her chest and continued picking up eggs with her head down, but her movements became even more forceful than before.

Shanshan sat in the house, revising her manuscript. She heard everything that was being said in the yard, but she pretended not to. Let her say whatever she wanted. Right now, she was just waiting for the college entrance exam so she could leave this house.

Xiao Jun was doing his homework in the next room. "Sis, there's a question I can't answer!"

"coming!"

After Shanshan left, Zhuang Chaoying looked out the window at the courtyard and fell into a brief moment of contemplation.

He always held a special expectation for this hardworking child.

Nowadays, Shanshan occasionally submits essays and prose. Although she only receives a few yuan each time, it adds up and is enough to pay for her tuition.

At least, Lao Wu didn't let Shan Shan go hungry, which was better than a stranger.

As soon as he turned around, he saw Dongzhe and Pengfei taking advantage of his inattention to start chatting quietly again.

Zhuang Chaoying picked up the notebook next to her and patted them on the head twice: "You two can chat in such a short time, hurry up and study!"

Watching them laugh and play, Zhuang Chaoying suddenly remembered the sugar pill that had been split in two.

He reached into his pants pocket and took the sugar pills from the system shelf. "Pengfei, Dongzhe, open your mouths."

Pengfei asked curiously, "Uncle, what are you doing?"

Zhuang Chaoying glared at him: "Open your mouth!"

The two mischievous boys exchanged a glance, then obediently opened their mouths.

Zhuang Chaoying smiled and accurately tossed the sugar pills in her hand into their mouths.

Lin Dongzhe was stunned for a moment, then smacked his lips and his eyes lit up: "Uncle Zhuang, it's candy. I thought you were going to throw something weird into our mouths."

The half-sugar pill melted instantly in my mouth after only a few rolls, leaving only a trace of sweetness.

Pengfei, still wanting more, quickly licked his lips and looked at Zhuang Chaoying expectantly: "Uncle, is there any more? This is so delicious."

Xiaoting was quietly doing her homework in her little room when she heard the noise outside. She couldn't help but peek out and ask, "Dad, what did you give them to eat? I want some too!"

Zhuang Chaoying couldn't help but joke, "Dad picked up the candy from the ground, hahaha, look how tempting it is for you guys."

Upon hearing this, Pengfei and Dongzhe exchanged bewildered glances, their faces filled with disbelief: "Uncle, you...you..."

Before they could finish speaking, their stomachs started rumbling simultaneously.

Pengfei reacted the fastest, frantically grabbing a piece of paper from the drawer and rushing to the backyard.

Lin Dongzhe reacted quickly and grabbed him, saying, "Pengfei, let me go first, I can't control myself anymore!"

Pengfei stamped his feet in frustration, pointing outside: "Dongzhe, go to the public restroom. I'm in even more of a hurry than you. I feel like I'm about to poop!"

Lin Dongzhe didn't care about anything else. He clutched his stomach tightly with both hands, grabbed a piece of paper in his other hand, and ran out, muttering to himself, "This Pengfei is so disloyal! Oh dear! Could Uncle Zhuang have really picked that candy ball up from the ground?"

Huang Ling and Song Ying were sitting in the courtyard, watching Dong Zhe run out, and couldn't help but smile at each other.

Song Ying fanned herself with a handkerchief. "That mischievous monkey, I wonder what he's up to now, always so energetic."

"Song Ying, why is Engineer Lin getting off work so late today?"

Following Huang Ling's words, Song Ying looked up and said, "Wu Feng has been working overtime these past two days, and he gets off work much later than usual."

Lin Dongzhe finally rushed into the public restroom.

Immediately afterwards, a loud "poof" sound was heard, which was very loud in the evening.

Hearing the noise from the backyard, Xiaoting poked her head out again: "Dad, could it really be the candy?"

Zhuang Chaoying waved her hand and explained with a smile, "No, they probably ate too many popsicles and their stomachs got cold. They'll be fine."

Xiaoting nodded thoughtfully: "They ate two popsicles just now and asked me if I wanted some, but I declined."

Zhuang Chaoying gently stroked Xiaoting's hair: "It's okay to eat a little cold food, but everything should be done in moderation. You need to be careful about this, okay?"

Xiaoting nodded: "Okay, Dad."

Ten minutes later, Pengfei slowly walked out of the backyard, raised his hand to look at the digital watch on his wrist: "Uncle, what exactly did you give us to eat? Our stomachs are really upset."

Zhuang Chaoying answered seriously, "It's just candy."

Pengfei rubbed his stomach while recalling the feeling from earlier.

Although the stomach pain was really uncomfortable, I felt incredibly refreshed after expelling the contents of my stomach, and my mind even became much clearer in an instant.

Pengfei and Dongzhe exchanged glances but didn't ask any more questions.

They thought to themselves, "He just ate some candy, so the reaction shouldn't be that quick. Maybe he really just ate too much popsicle and got a stomachache from the cold."

The two sat down at the desk again and listened attentively as their uncle (Uncle Zhuang) explained the exercises.

Surprisingly, those originally complex and difficult questions seem much easier to understand now!

Dongzhe was already clever and quick-witted, and after taking half of the sugar pill, he felt his mind was working incredibly fast, and the knowledge points seemed to be lit up like stars.

Pengfei was also surprised to find that the numbers that used to give him a headache were now seemingly growing legs and involuntarily crawling into his brain.

Could it be that once my stomach is clear, my mind is clearing up too?

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