Traveling through the Sixties with the Male God (Completed BL)

Chapter 115: Sound of Reading

Translator: dapotaturs

Release Date: 02/06/2024

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Chapter 115: Sound of Reading...The pomegranates in the courtyard are ripe.

Mei Zi's mother was unusually resolute this time. Right in front of her in-laws, she opened the black leather-bound notebook. On the first page, Xu Hengzhou's handwriting was imposing:

"Congratulations to Chen Mei Zi for achieving first place in the final exam at Dahe Village Primary School."

"Mei Zi, read this to your grandparents. What does it say?" Mei Zi's mother handed her the notebook and asked her to read it aloud.

Mei Zipronounced each word slowly and loudly, reading aloud the congratulatory message written on the first page of the notebook.

This idea came from Xiang Chen. When Xu Hengzhou was in elementary school, he didn't receive prizes like notebooks and pens, let alone these specially written congratulatory messages.

It was Xiang Chen who won once in a handwriting competition. He received first place and was rewarded with a soft leather notebook with a similar principal's congratulatory message on the first page. Xiang Chen had never used it and kept it well, even though the pages had turned yellow over time.

So, Xiang Chen came up with this idea, thinking that perhaps the students who received the rewards would prefer this kind of notebook.

Whether the students liked it or not was one thing, but Xiang Chen's idea had another effect. When Mei Zi read out the words written on it, the expressions of the people present changed.

Mei Zi's grandfather was usually quiet, but now he was somewhat excited. He asked Mei Zi to bring the notebook over and tried to squint to see the words on it. "Does... does it also have your name written on it?" he asked.

Mei Zi looked up, staring directly at her grandparents, who had always looked down on her for being a girl. "Yes, these words were written by our Principal Xu," she said.

"Really nice," Mei Zi's grandmother wiped her hands on her clothes before reaching out to touch the black characters on the white paper.

Mei Zi's grandpa was also unusually gentle. He smiled and called Mei Zi over, handing her the notebook and instructing, "You must keep this notebook safe and not use it casually. If you run out of notebooks, come to me, and I'll buy you one."

Mei Zi's two aunts were infuriated, but they dared not object when Mei Zi's grandpa spoke. Even though Mei Zi's grandpa didn't usually meddle in household affairs, once he made a decision, no one in the family could oppose it, not even Grandma. With his words, any thoughts of snatching things away were instantly put to rest.

Mei Zi replied crisply, her eyes slightly warm. She remembered when she was very young, back when her father and brother were still around. Her brother always used to come first in exams, and her grandfather would smile at her too.

With Mei Zi's grandpa making his stance clear, Mei Zi's two aunts didn't dare to stir up trouble at that moment. Although they envied Mei Zi's rewards, they didn't dare to say much more. Later, however, they would urge their children to study hard, not to be outdone by Mei Zi.

It wasn't just Mei Zi's family discussing the notebook; the other two children who received rewards also noticed the words on their notebooks.

Shan Zi's family was small, but his grandparents had heard from the villagers that Shan Zi was doing well in his studies and had received rewards.