In 1992, a small village owner became the richest man in the village by owning a car.

Chapter 282 Little A-Gui's Teaching Arrangements
It was the morning of the next day when the group returned to the village. Yu Dawei had left the van at the factory and drove back in his little red car.

Yu Dawei then rested at home for a few more days. Perhaps because they ate too well during the Chinese New Year, everyone in the family gained a little weight.

Ah Gui's changes were the most noticeable.

Years later, A-Gui had visibly grown stronger and was no longer as skinny as before. Although his arms and biceps were not as thick as Yu Dawei's, they were much stronger than those of the average child.

He's also grown taller, from about 1.58 or 1.59 meters to 1.63 meters. However, perhaps because he hasn't fully grown yet, his overall figure is still quite well-proportioned. Compared to Dawei's burly image, Agui has a more refined and cultured look.

It's really hard to say what they'll look like when they grow up.

During the Spring Festival holiday, Yu Dawei made a special trip to see Principal Zhang of Heshan Elementary School. After all, his family and Yu Chen's family were neighbors, and he could see Principal Zhang busy in the yard when visiting during the Spring Festival.

While his aunt and the other women were cooking, he climbed over the wall to the neighboring courtyard and found Principal Zhang to explain Xiao Agui's situation.

This year, Xiao Agui will be 14 years old. Normally, someone that age should be in junior high school by now. But his apprentice is illiterate. After thinking it over, he decided to ask Principal Zhang for advice.

After all, he is considered the most educated person in the entire Heshan Village, so he must have unique insights into reading.

Principal Zhang was also quite surprised. Recently, an extra child appeared in the Yu family. He was curious about what was going on. It turned out that the child had such a tragic background. His parents had died, and he had become a child laborer at such a young age.

Then, when he heard that Yu Dawei wanted to find a private tutor in town, Zhang Baicang pondered for a long time before speaking: "This child is too young. If he starts from preschool, it will definitely put a lot of pressure on him. Think about it, if you were put among a group of junior high school students, would you be comfortable?"

“Going directly to school is definitely not appropriate, but hiring a private tutor also has its drawbacks.” Principal Zhang put down the broom and led Yu Dawei into the house. “The environment of a private tutor is relatively closed off. This child doesn’t have peers to accompany him, and the learning environment is relatively boring. Can he persevere?”

"Furthermore, the quality of the private tutor is very important. If you find someone who doesn't know anything, it's questionable whether the child can be taught at all. And you also have to consider the price. Nobody's money grows on trees. Does hiring a private tutor cost money?" Zhang Baicang called to his relatives and led Yu Dawei to the innermost room, taking out several old textbooks from a small black bookcase.

“I heard from your father that your wife has a good learning ability. You can take the textbooks and lesson plans I have back with you first.” Principal Zhang said earnestly, “These are my teaching notes that I wrote down when I was teaching, as well as the corresponding teaching steps in the elementary school textbook. The handwriting is quite neat, and your wife will definitely be able to understand them.”

"The principal means that my wife should teach him? But my wife only went to second grade..." Yu Dawei didn't deny Han Jingfan's learning ability, but learning ability is one thing, teaching someone to read is another.

"How will you know if you don't try? What if it really works?" Zhang Baicang placed a stack of textbooks and lesson plans into Yu Dawei's hands and then said, "Go back and ask your wife for her opinion first. If it really doesn't work, then you can always hire a private tutor."

"And didn't you say you wanted your Er Yan to go back to school? I think that's a good thing. But Er Yan was always so disobedient when she was in school. Maybe she'll listen to you if your wife teaches her." Zhang Baicang had a vivid memory of Er Yan's school experience.

It can be said that in his more than ten years of teaching career, Yu Yan was the girl who was not particularly talented in learning and had the most playful mindset.

"Also, let your wife teach with confidence. After these two kids have mastered the fifth-grade curriculum, I'll have them retake the exam with the students. If they can get into junior high, they can continue their studies." Zhang Baicang squatted down and closed the book box with both hands. "If they can graduate from junior high, that's good. If they can get into high school, or vocational high school, or technical secondary school, wouldn't that be even better?"

"Sigh, some children only realize the value of education after they enter society. If your Eryan can really learn from your sister-in-law, you must make sure she seizes the opportunity and doesn't waste her time."

Yu Dawei thought about it and realized it made a lot of sense.

He understood what Principal Zhang meant. It wasn't just in their village; every year after the fifth-grade exams, many students dropped out of school because they couldn't pass and went home to farm with their parents.

There were also those who got into the town's central school, but after studying there for a while, they suddenly gave up. They either chose to go home and farm with their parents or went out to work elsewhere.

Yu Dawei still remembers a passage in his eldest son's diary that read something like this.

He said that one winter vacation, it was probably the second year of junior high school, he went back to his old village to visit his grandfather, who was Yu Dawei's father, Yu Laonian.

At that time, Yu Dawei's mother, Zhang Yunqin, passed away in the winter when Xiao Muyu was in fifth grade due to illness, leaving only the grandfather and grandson in the family.

At that time, Er Yan had already married, and her younger sister Xiao Fang had also gotten married and gone to Le Island in Hebei Province to start her own business. She herself had been working as a mechanical repairman in the oil city to pay off her debts.

Perhaps only Xiao Muyu truly understands the pain the old man felt at losing his beloved.

However, the old man was afraid that he would be unable to take care of Xiao Muyu, so he asked him to take his son to study in the city.

The child is a sensible and filial person. Every winter and summer vacation after starting junior high school, he would go back to Laotun to visit his grandfather.

Of course, Yu Dawei might not know this if he didn't read the diary, but the boy's return to the village wasn't so simple.

Perhaps it's the result of genetic modification, but the Yu family members are all lecherous at heart. Xiao Muyu clearly remembers in his diary that he wanted to go see the Yao family's little girl. Unfortunately, he went back many times but never saw her.

The last time I heard news of the other party, according to the diary, was about Yao's daughter dropping out of school in the second year of junior high.

Yu Dawei only learned about these things later by reading his diary. By then, Yu Dawei was over fifty years old, and even Yu Muyu had reached her thirties, married, and had children.

If he had known about this earlier, given his relationship with the Yao family, he would have taken his son to meet that girl long ago.

It's just liking someone and wanting to see them, is that so hard?

"Alright, Principal Zhang, I'll take the books for now. If it doesn't work out, I'll get them back for you." Yu Dawei gathered his thoughts and looked up at Zhang Baicang.

"Sure, you can decide for yourselves. If you need anything, just come to me anytime." Principal Zhang's attitude towards Yu Dawei was quite polite.

After all, Yu Dawei had put in a lot of effort in the construction of the school's playground last year. In addition, the other party's personality, conduct, and work were much better than his peers in the village. Zhang Baicang couldn't help but treat this kid differently.

Yu Dawei returned to Uncle Yu Chen's house with his textbooks and lesson plans, but there was still a problem in his mind that needed to be solved.

My wife hasn't weaned Xiao Muyu yet, and the child is not even a week old (one year old), so she can't be separated from her mother at all.

Does Han Jingfan have time to teach these two children?
Suddenly, he thought of someone else! His own grandfather!
The old man has a bad back and can't do heavy work now, but he has attended a technical school and was once a teacher, so he must have experience in teaching and educating people.

If the old man could help Han Jingfan share some of the burden, and the two of them could work together to teach Er Yan and Xiao A Gui to read, then this matter would be much more reliable.

When they arrived at Uncle Yu Chen's house, his grandfather, mother, and Han Jingfan were all there, along with several of Uncle Yu Chen's sisters and brothers-in-law. Everyone looked at Yu Dawei with surprise.

After all, Yu Dawei wasn't a studious person when he was in school. He might be a little better than Er Yan, but not by much. He was a child who couldn't sit still.

"Where did you get this book? What do you plan to use it for?" The second brother-in-law asked curiously, raising his doubts first. He said that he had known Yu Dawei for many years, but in the last two years, he really couldn't understand the boy at all.

"Of course it's useful." Yu Dawei mysteriously wrapped the book in the old man's red cloth and put it at the end of the kang (a heated brick bed) to prevent the children from making a mess on the floor.

After that, the whole family started bustling around, and Yu Dawei joined in, playing mahjong with the men. He didn't want to do that bragging thing anymore.

What I did in my past life is just another story.

He might as well help his mom and aunt with the chores; if those two start fighting, at least he can stand in the middle and break it up.

This year's Lunar New Year celebrations are quite unusual.

These two sisters-in-law used to be very at odds, practically like oil and water. Otherwise, their homes wouldn't be located at opposite ends of the village, one at the far east and the other at the far west.

Moreover, there are some historical elements involved.

This matter should be attributed to Yu Dawei's grandmother, though it is also related to Yu Dawei himself.

It's still about having a son or a daughter. There are so many trivial things in the village, and the birth of a boy is the center of the conversation.

Yu Dawei's grandmother's surname is Zou, and the old lady Zou was extremely patriarchal.

The two daughters-in-law treated Zhang Yunqin, who had given birth to Yu Dawei, extremely well! They even gave Zhang Yunqin a set of silver jewelry when she gave birth to Yu Dawei.

However, Aunt Hou was treated differently. Not only did Old Lady Zou bring up the fact that she couldn't give birth to a boy every time they met, but she also often gave her eldest daughter-in-law a cold shoulder.

Under such circumstances, wouldn't the conflict inevitably erupt?

This is one of the reasons why Yu Laonian placed great importance on fairness within his family throughout his life.

(End of this chapter)