Era: Starting with the struggle to refuse being taken advantage of

Chapter 290 Special Training
As it turns out, Zhu Hong's anger was just a fleeting moment.

Even if he's furious, he can't magically gain knowledge when faced with an exam paper; he still won't know the questions he doesn't know.

Looking at the test paper riddled with errors, Wang Chengpeng sighed and murmured:
"Zhu Hong, do you think it's too late for me to send you to primary school for further education?"

This time, even though Zhu Hong was still unconvinced, he could only lower his head and dare not utter a sound, like a primary school student.

Those two test papers didn't even reach forty points. Even if he wanted to refute it, he was simply too powerless and could only bite the bullet and say:
"I had excellent grades when I was in elementary school, but I was persuaded to come back to school because of a fight, and I didn't go back."

"I think I can make up for it by reading some books."

At this point, Zhu Hong felt a little guilty and said, "If it really doesn't work out, then we'll do it next year. With this year of hard work, I should be able to finish the elementary school curriculum."

In Zhu Hong's view, being able to relearn the content of several years of elementary school in one year is already an excellent achievement.

However, in Wang Chengpeng's view, this efficiency was simply too low.

Time is the most terrifying thing; some things, once missed, can never be recovered.

With that in mind, Wang Chengpeng made a decision: "I've decided. Starting today, I'll give you special training, and also test whether my teaching abilities have become rusty."

After several months of training, Wang Zidong had basically mastered the knowledge points in the book, and all that remained was to consolidate and practice.

He could do these things at home, and since the two families lived far apart, he didn't come to Wang Chengpeng's house to study together much after that.

He was also a little embarrassed, since in this so-called joint learning, it was entirely Wang Chengpeng who was making the effort and giving him special training.

He didn't want to waste Wang Chengpeng's time on things he could handle himself.

At this point, Wang Chengpeng slammed the two test papers that Zhu Hong had just completed onto the table, and then turned around and brought over all the textbooks from grades one to six.

Compared to teaching elementary school students, teaching Zhu Hong has one advantage: he is more proactive and has some basic knowledge, so there is less chance of communication difficulties with Wang Chengpeng.

Wang Chengpeng is confident that as long as he can communicate, he can teach even a pig.

Wang Chengpeng's teaching style is simple and direct, starting directly with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

These four operators may seem simple, but they are the foundation of mathematics and the underlying logic of countless complex calculations.

Only after thoroughly understanding and mastering them can one apply their knowledge to other situations and perform more complex calculations.

That's why when Wang Meiyan came home from school, she saw me in a completely magical way.

The tall and imposing Zhu Hong was being taught by Wang Chengpeng, looking like a primary school student.
He listened intently, nodding occasionally and shaking his head sometimes, as if he were completely absorbed in the conversation.

However, Zhu Hong's eyes were mostly unfocused, making it difficult to tell whether he had learned the material or not.
Wang Meiyan, carrying her schoolbag, ran straight towards the two of them, muttering discontentedly:

"Brother? Why are you giving the big guy special treatment but not me?"

She had witnessed Wang Chengpeng's teaching abilities firsthand. The reason she was able to score so high was not only due to her own efforts, but also because of the special training he provided.

But as she got closer and heard Wang Chengpeng's teaching content, her face showed nothing but disdain, and she pointed at Zhu Hong and loudly mocked him:
"Hey big guy, what are you doing in elementary school?"

"So you look tall and big, but you're just a pretty face with no substance. You're not even as good as me."

"Brother, you should teach the big guy a good lesson."

"With his level of knowledge, he'd probably be swindled out of his pants if he met someone else, even if he were in our family now."

Faced with Wang Meiyan's merciless ridicule, Zhu Hong's already somewhat crestfallen face fell even more, and he forced an explanation:

"What do you know, you little brat? How could I possibly be worse than you?"

"Don't you know what Wen Na Xin is? It's not that I don't know these things, I'm just reviewing them again so I can learn them even better."

Hearing Zhu Hong's words, Wang Meiyan smiled even more happily and said:

"That's called 'reviewing the old to learn the new'!"

"You don't even know this? And you want to be better than me? Big guy, you'll have to try harder in your next life."

After saying that, Wang Meiyan skipped back into the inner room without waiting for Zhu Hong's rebuttal.

She didn't want to talk to this big, dumb guy. What if she caught something and became stupid?
Looking at Wang Zhuhong with sympathy, Wang Chengpeng comforted him:

"Zhu Hong, although what my sister said is true, please don't take it to heart."

Zhu Hong: ...???
He was truly grateful to Wang Chengpeng for adding insult to injury to his already broken heart.

Perhaps it was because of Wang Meiyan's provocation that he felt he was not even as good as a child, and his eyes became more and more determined.

You have to study hard, otherwise you'll be so ashamed that you can't even keep up with a little kid.

With this in mind, Zhu Hong studied even more diligently.

He may not have fully grasped all the knowledge Wang Chengpeng imparted, but he did memorize it all. Wang Chengpeng then gave him some practice questions to reinforce and test his understanding.

Wang Chengpeng gave Zhu Hong a new set of exercises and then got up and went back to the inner room.

He couldn't show favoritism and forget about his own sister while focusing on tutoring Zhu Hong.

Wang Meiyan was very self-disciplined. At this moment, she was sitting at the table in the living room, writing her homework stroke by stroke.

Now that she's in middle school, she has homework every day to reinforce her knowledge. If she doesn't start early, she won't be able to finish it.

I turned on the electric fan, and as the current flowed through it, the blades began to creak and quickly started spinning, bringing a cool breeze to the people in the room and dispelling the summer heat.

Hearing the noise, Wang Meiyan forgot about her homework and looked at the ceiling fan fixed to the ceiling with great curiosity, asking:

"Brother, what is this thing?"

Wang Chengpeng smiled and said, "A ceiling fan."

"If you feel hot, just turn it on when you have time, it's very simple."

"First gear is the lowest gear, and third gear is the highest gear. You can choose whichever gear you want."

"By the way, you also have an electric fan in your room, but don't get a cold from the cool air."

Wang Chengpeng nodded vigorously, smiled sweetly, and said, "Brother, I knew you were the best."

At this point, she seemed to remember something and asked, "Brother, is that big guy in the room?" "He's so big, he's definitely more sensitive to heat than I am."

Wang Chengpeng glanced at Zhu Hong, who was diligently doing his homework outside, and said:

"Yes, of course there are. Would I possibly favor one over the other?"

Hearing Wang Chengpeng's reply, Wang Meiyan breathed a slight sigh of relief, then straightened up again and said:
"This big oaf is really bad at studying. I'll tutor him after I finish my homework."

At this point, Wang Meiyan stopped talking and buried herself in her homework.

Seeing this, Wang Chengpeng stopped bothering them and went to the warehouse to take out the clothes he had bought that day—these would be his surprise for his family!
It's currently the peak season for sugar beets, and the Dapeng Sugar Factory is extremely busy, which means my parents are still working at the factory.

Naturally, the task of cooking dinner fell to Wang Chengpeng.

Fortunately, he was also a skilled cook, and he rolled up his sleeves and got busy in the kitchen.

As the aroma of food wafted out, Wang Chengpeng heard the familiar sound of the door opening, assuming his parents had returned.

Looking at the sun, it was already dark, and even Zhu Hong had moved to the living room to do his homework.

After tidying up, and waiting for the food to be served, my parents could quickly wash their hands and faces before we could eat.

After marveling at how useful the electric fan was, at least they didn't need to use it while eating, the family sat down together to eat.

However, during the meal, Wang Tieshan and Liu Chunhua looked rather depressed, as if they had encountered something unpleasant.

Curious, Wang Chengpeng asked, "Father, Mother, what's wrong with you?"

"Could it be that you were bullied at the factory? If so, I'll have to stand up for you."

What is Wang Yong doing? How could he let Wang Tieshan and Liu Chunhua suffer such injustice? How could Wang Chengpeng tolerate this?

Upon hearing Wang Chengpeng's words, Wang Tieshan quickly explained, "Chengpeng, it's not what you think. I wasn't bullied at the factory."

Liu Chunhua chimed in, "Our factory is full of hardworking and ambitious employees; we would never do something like bullying others."

"In the end, wasn't that all just a mess between Zhao Yuju and Wang Xia'an?"

“We were working just fine this afternoon, but they ignored all our warnings and stormed into the Dapeng Sugar Factory.”

"We thought they had some urgent business, but as soon as they came in, they started saying that the sugar factory was failing and about to go bankrupt."

“This sugar factory is the lifeline of so many of our workers, and some of them immediately became unhappy and went over to argue with them.”

"Little did we know they were just being unreasonable. They not only cursed Dapeng Sugar Factory to go bankrupt, but also said that those of us who stayed to work were fools and wouldn't get paid."

Liu Chunhua usually has an excellent temper and is always kind to others. She has never even argued with anyone. The fact that she said that shows that she was really angry at the time.

Wang Tieshan also spoke up to explain, saying, "Your mother thought that we were all family before, so she went over to persuade them, but they not only wouldn't listen, but also called us stupid for not getting paid for our work."

"If they hadn't run away quickly, they almost would have started fighting."

"It was because of this incident that Wang Xia'an's expulsion notice was posted on the village bulletin board."

"Tell me what's going on here. He finally got the job that everyone else is craving, and in the end he doesn't even appreciate it."

"If you don't cherish it, why did you plan it in the first place? Now my Chengpeng is out of work."

At this point, Wang Tieshan was still clearly angry, and even the meal that Wang Chengpeng had personally prepared could not soothe his somewhat speechless heart.

Before Wang Chengpeng could speak, Wang Meiyan took the initiative to persuade him:
"Father, Mother, what's bothering you?"

"They weren't our relatives to begin with, they have no blood relation whatsoever, why are you thinking so much about it?"

"If they are good to us, then we will remember their kindness and help them out more often."

"But they're so mean, all they do is bully us, why should we still think about them? Just pretend we've never met them before."

The buyout of the alimony relationship caused quite a stir back then, and even Wang Meiyan knew what was going on.

That's why she still felt it wasn't enough, and she brought up the matter from back then again:
"They forced our family to sign that agreement to buy out the alimony relationship."

"My teacher once taught me a saying: 'If you are unkind, I will not be righteous either.'"

"Father, Mother, just ignore them. They don't deserve to make us sad."

Although these were the words, Wang Chengpeng found it difficult to say them aloud.

With Wang Meiyan speaking up for him despite her young age, Wang Chengpeng actually did her a great favor.

Silently giving Wang Meiyan a thumbs up, Wang Chengpeng thought to himself that buying those clothes today was definitely worth it; his younger sister was really awesome.

Although the reasoning was sound, they had lived under the same roof for so many years, and there was still some affection between them, making it difficult for Wang Tieshan to let go.

At this time, Liu Chunhua was more open-minded. After all, strictly speaking, she wasn't surnamed Wang, and she hadn't stayed at Old Wang's house as long as Wang Tieshan had. She immediately advised him:
"Hey Lao Wang, why are you so dense? You can't even understand a simple principle that a child would understand."

"I've come to terms with it now. I don't need to be angry at all. This is the retribution they deserve."

"Our family just needs to live our own lives and not have anything to do with them."

"Today's events are all my fault. If I hadn't been so presumptuous, none of this humiliating thing would have happened."

Upon hearing Liu Chunhua's words, a hint of self-reproach flashed in Wang Tieshan's eyes, and he said to Liu Chunhua:
"Chunhua, this isn't your fault, it's all my fault."

“You have no connection with them, you only stepped in to help me.”

Looking around, especially pausing between Wang Chengpeng and Wang Meiyan, Wang Tieshan said decisively:
“I know what to do now. I will never let these kinds of problems affect our family again.”

Although he still harbored some resentment, Wang Tieshan knew what it was his duty as the head of the family to do, and he had made up his mind not to let his family members get hurt because of him.

Seeing that his family had lost their appetite because of him, Wang Tieshan was filled with self-reproach and said:
"Eat your food, don't think too much, or you'll waste Cheng Peng's skills."

Seeing that the family atmosphere had returned to a harmonious state, Wang Chengpeng spoke up at the opportune moment:

"Everyone, eat first. I have something good for you later."

(End of this chapter)