After school started, Fang Wenchao was surprised to learn that Zhou Xiaoyun had bought an accordion. He then wholeheartedly congratulated Zhou Xiaoyun: "Now you have a better one, and it will be more convenient for you to practice at home in the future."
Zhou Xiaoyun said, "Yes, in the future I won't have to come and disturb you every day. Coming once a week to ask for your guidance will be enough, and other times I can practice by myself at home." Otherwise, always taking up Fang Wenchao's free time would also make Zhou Xiaoyun feel quite embarrassed.
Fang Wenchao is now in a hot romance with his girlfriend and can't wait to go back to the county town to see her. He had planned to take the bus back twice a week, except for Sundays, to visit Dai Shuqi. After hearing Zhou Xiaoyun's words, he solved a problem of time.
He didn't even dare to ask Zhou Xiaoyun to come less often, but now she's brought it up herself.
Zhou Xiaoyun obviously felt Fang Wenchao was spacing out again and quietly left.
Let's bless Fang Wenchao! Hope he and his girlfriend will be together forever. It can be seen that Dai Shuqi is very good to Fang Wenchao, and even supports her boyfriend working in a rural primary school, which makes Zhou Xiaoyun have a great liking for her.
This was naturally Fang Wenchao's subtle revelation to Zhou Xiaoyun, and these things could have been kept from the students, but Fang Wenchao, being in love, couldn't wait to proclaim to the world how great his girlfriend was.
Fang Wenchao has always regarded Zhou Xiaoyun as his beloved apprentice, and his words are casual and intimate, revealing some very normal things. He even mentioned the possibility of getting married at the end of the year.
Zhou Xiaoyun has long since cast aside all distracting thoughts and is genuinely happy for Fang Wenchao. Being able to meet such a good teacher in this life is already a blessing that spans three lifetimes, so let's be his student and learn from him!
Now the Zhou family's going-to-school army has expanded to three people, Xiaobao goes to school with Zhou Xiaoyun every morning and automatically waits at the classroom door for Zhou Xiaoyun after school, like a small tail.
Zhou Xiaoyun couldn't shake off the feeling, fortunately she rarely goes to Fang Wenchao's place to practice piano now, otherwise with Xiao Bao's sticky personality it would really be unbearable for her.
Dabao has made great progress in writing since he got a new pen. His originally crooked and twisted characters are now much neater, but compared to Zhou Xiaoyun's handwriting, his still can't hold up.
Zhou Xiaoyun was already quite satisfied with Da Bao's changes. In his previous life, Da Bao had always been an extremely unserious person, and skipping school to go fishing or sunbathing were common occurrences. Now he attends school on time every day, and his academic performance is barely average in the class, which is already a remarkable achievement.
Xiao Bao hadn't even started school yet, but he followed Zhou Xiaoyun to learn some math and other things. Now that he's in first grade, he's surprisingly organized and every night, the three siblings do their homework together. Xiao Bao has only been learning to write for two or three months, but he's already almost caught up with Da Bao.
Dabao's self-esteem was completely hurt, it's okay to say that he can't compare with his sister Zhou Xiaoyun, anyway, he's used to being inferior to his sister everywhere. But now Xiao Bao's handwriting is actually better than his own, which Dabao cannot accept, so he works hard to practice writing.
Zhou Xiaoyun found Da Bao's efforts to make a strong comeback amusing and heartwarming, after all, it was a good thing, so let's not discourage him. Let's give him some encouragement instead!
Zhou Xiaoyun generously gave up her entire set of brush pen calligraphy tools and promised to teach thoroughly, never teaching again.
Dabao started practicing calligraphy with Zhou Xiaoyun's encouragement and help. It was strange to say, but Dabao, who had never been able to sit still for anything, was actually able to sit there motionless for an hour. This made Zhou Xiaoyun's jaw drop in amazement, she couldn't believe her eyes.
I guess this excitement can last for about a week!
Zhou Xiaoyun was uncertain about it, but after a week had passed, Dabao finished practicing horizontal and vertical strokes and started practicing writing dots and hooks without showing any signs of giving up.
Is Da Bao really determined to practice calligraphy this time?
He should have practiced those illegible characters long ago, but the key is how long Dabao's interest can last. It's a long-term thing to practice calligraphy, and giving up halfway is equivalent to not practicing at all. Zhou Xiaoyun has been insisting for a year and a half before writing something decent.
Another week has passed, and Dabao has started practicing writing.
Zhou Xiaoyun decided to take this opportunity to add fuel to the fire of Da Bao's enthusiasm, letting him truly persist. Not only can it make Da Bao write better, but also let Da Bao run outside less often.
The greatest benefit is cultivating Dabao's perseverance and determination in doing things.
"Brother, your handwriting is really good, much better than mine when I first started writing."
Zhou Xiaoyun, who spoke with a guilty conscience, started telling lies without changing her expression. In fact, Dabao's handwriting was not good-looking at all when he first started practicing calligraphy, and it was already impressive that one could barely make out what the characters were.
Xiao Bao, who had been trained by Zhou Xiaoyun to speak up, continued: "Yes, brother. I also think your handwriting is beautiful, and when you learn it, teach me too!" Xiao Bao was bought off by Zhou Xiaoyun's candy and flattered Da Bao without restraint.
Dabao was half-believing and half-doubtful, his tone somewhat uncertain: "Really? You two really think what I wrote is good?"
"We wouldn't cheat you, of course it's really good-looking."
No way!
However, Dabao has always trusted what Zhou Xiaoyun says, and with his younger brother Xiaobao egging him on, he can't help but believe that he is a calligraphy genius.
Originally doing things with a three-minute enthusiasm, Dabao was about to give up, but after hearing his siblings' words, he regained his confidence in practicing calligraphy. He proactively extended the time by another half hour.
This sudden change in Dabao surprised Zhou Guoqiang and Zhao Yuzhen, how come Dabao hides in Zhou Xiaoyun's room every day and doesn't see him running out? Sometimes his companions came to call him and he didn't go out either.
Zhou Xiaoyun said that Dabao has started practicing calligraphy with a brush, and the couple looked at each other in disbelief. Is this really about their own Dabao?
Two people came to watch Dabao practice writing. When Dabao saw his parents approaching, he deliberately straightened up and wrote with more care than usual.
After finishing writing a "forever" character, Da Bao presents the character to Zhou Guoqiang for him to see.
"These words... " didn't sound quite right, Zhou Guoqiang's words that had just burst out of his mouth were immediately swallowed back when he saw Zhou Xiaoyun standing behind Dabao making funny faces and winking at him. He changed it to: "You write well, keep practicing your calligraphy, this New Year's you can write couplets for the family!"
Used to seeing Zhou Xiaoyun's elegant and beautiful regular script, it is really an eyesore to appreciate Dabao's calligraphy. However, what Zhou Xiaoyun said was right, we should take advantage of Dabao's interest now and encourage him more. Who knows if he can persist in practicing calligraphy in the future?
Zhao Yuzhen's repeated praise was indeed heartfelt, and no matter how poor her son was, he was still her precious darling. Zhao Yuzhen thought the character was well-written in every way!
Dà bǎo bèi kuā de liǎn hóng tōng tōng de.
Translation: Da Bao's face turned red with praise.
Zhou Xiaoyun made a great sacrifice for this, fearing that it would dampen Dabao's enthusiasm. Since Dabao started practicing calligraphy with a brush pen, she never touched the brush in front of him again, except when teaching him to write. At other times, she didn't write anymore. Jokingly, if she wrote next to Dabao, his poor handwriting would be obvious and couldn't be praised no matter how hard she tried.
Dabao doesn't know if he has felt his sister's kind intentions, anyway no matter how it was written, at least he persisted.
Haven't figured out how good the handwriting is yet, but there have been fewer troubles these past few months, haha!