From the History of the Republic of China to Raising Children in the 1970s

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Xiaoxi and Xiaobei smiled at Li's mother and continued to eat seriously. Li Chengye also took the bowl and started eating.

Li's mother had been eating for a while and was almost full. She picked up some food for Li Chengye and asked, "What were you talking about just now? Why are you asking questions to those two old men?"

Li Chengye slowly swallowed the food in his mouth and said to her, "Mom, you should be nicer to those two in the future."

Li's mother was surprised, "What do you mean?"

Li Chengye looked at her with a smile and said, "Do you know what they did before?"

Li's mother asked hesitantly: "Why, aren't they just a few old men who like to play chess? What other identities can they have?"

"They used to be professors at the provincial capital's polytechnic university, but now they are retired."

Mother Li was still a little unconvinced, and asked suspiciously: "Them? Or professors at the provincial capital's polytechnic university? The university you wanted to go to before." Mother Li had not read much, and the only university she knew was this polytechnic university, and that was because Li Chengye wanted to apply to this university before. In her opinion, the university that her son wanted to go to must be a good university. It was hard to believe that these two old men who looked unreliable were actually teachers there.

Li Chengye nodded very affirmatively. Under his affirmative gaze, Li's mother believed it and immediately remembered that she had yelled and screamed at them before, and she was not polite at all. She immediately regretted it. Professors are much more powerful than junior high school or high school teachers. She was really...

She was a little flustered and immediately asked Li Chengye: "Son, my attitude towards them before was not very good. They won't take it to heart, right?"

Li Chengye smiled and comforted her, "Don't worry, how could they care about these? They also said that they would teach me mechanical knowledge in the future and be my free teacher."

Li's mother was relieved now. Because her son was also a scholar, she respected teachers very much. When she heard Li Chengye say that the two wanted to be Li Chengye's teachers, she knew that they didn't care about her attitude. She couldn't help but sigh: "That's good, that's good." She stroked her chest with her hand, and the anxiety in her heart was reduced.

Li Chengye didn't say much and continued to eat.

"Dad, are you going to school too?" Xiaobei moved faster and had finished his meal. He also heard what his father and grandmother said, and was very curious, so he walked to Li Chengye, put his hand on his leg and asked.

Li Chengye smiled and nodded at him, then said, "Yes, Dad has to go to school too, so that he can understand more things."

Xiaobei frowned, "Xiaobei doesn't like going to school, can I not go to school?"

Li Chengye didn't know that he would dislike going to school, so he didn't say anything for a while. Instead, Li's mother was a little excited when she heard his words, "What are you talking about! How can I not go to school?"

Li's mother looked a little fierce, and Xiaobei immediately became timid, looking at Li's mother with his little eyes, which really made people feel soft.

Seeing that Li's mother was still fierce, Li Chengye hurriedly held her hand and shook his head gently. Li's mother gave up talking temporarily, but was ready to see how Li Chengye was going to deal with it.

Li Chengye did not lose his temper immediately. He smiled, put his hand on Xiaobei's head to comfort him, and asked softly: "School is fun, there are many friends like Xiaobei, why don't you want to go to school?"