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Chapter 1231, Section 451: Big Friends and Little Friends? Children's Day for Two Generations

"Hey teachers, where are you?"

Xiao Che walked ahead with his phone in his hand, while Wang Xiaohu and Qiao Zhizhi followed behind like two little followers.

The three of them swaggered off toward the food street.

This scene left many students dumbfounded. Why did that short-haired girl have a cell phone?!

Is it okay to bring cell phones to school today?
The three reunited with the teachers, and Xiao Che kept his promise and treated everyone to food.

"Everyone" here certainly includes several teachers.

Old Tang and the others were just joking with Xiao Che; how could they possibly let a child treat them?

They should be the ones to invite them.

However, Xiao Che insisted on taking the ride, and Ang Lee had no choice but to agree.

So the teachers followed the three children around the snack street again.

"teacher!"

Wang Xiaohu ran over and handed the box he was carrying to Li An, saying, "Teacher, could you help us carry this?"

It would be inconvenient to play with things while carrying them, so Haitao took Li An's bag and said, "Give us your backpack too."

Wang Xiaohu chuckled, "Thank you, Teacher Zheng! I'll have Alin treat you to barbecue later."

Ang Lee laughed and scolded, "How dare you! Why don't you treat us to something to eat?"

Wang Xiaohu said aggrievedly, "Teacher, I lost money today!"

The adults laughed. Indeed, the biggest winner of today's flea market was undoubtedly the little car.

Starting from scratch, Wu Yifan managed to make a small fortune at the flea market by relying on her creative ideas and keen business sense.

"teacher!"

A few minutes later, the car came running over with a bunch of skewers.

Since the children have already bought it for them, there's no reason for the adults not to eat it.

"Thank you, Linlin."

"Thank you! One skewer is fine with me."

"You're welcome!" Xiao Che then went to buy ice jelly for several teachers, while Qiao Zhizhi went to buy oden.

The two decided to buy all the food at once, since the food street would soon be closing for the morning and some stalls had already started packing up.

Wang Xiaohu also followed along, running around, eating a bite here and a bite there. He was the kind of person who did pure manual labor, without using his brain.

Looking at the three children's happy faces, Old Tang asked everyone with a smile.

How did you spend Children's Day when you were little? Do you still remember?

Haitao: "I remember when I was a child, my mom would give me 20 yuan every June 1st so I could buy some food, and the school would also give us drinks."

Zhang Miao: "We also send them, including chocolate cookies, and they're always gone before we even get home. What about you, Sister Xin?"

Mu Xin: "We also give out snacks, but they are only given out after the performance. Didn't you have any performances on Children's Day when you were little?"

Haitao: "Yes! I go on stage every year."

Zhang Miao: "What kind of performances do you do?"

Haitao: "I act in everything, from choirs to skits, and even dances."

Old Tang: "You're pretty amazing. You've been an all-rounder since you were a kid."

Haitao: "Absolutely, I've also studied street dance."

Zhang Miao: "You?"

Haitao: "You still don't believe me? I have photos. My floor moves are very stylish, okay?"

Ha ha ha ha--

Mu Xin: "Then you have to perform a piece for us."

Haitao: "It's definitely not possible now. My old arms and legs can't handle it anymore. Brother Chong, how did you celebrate Children's Day when you were kids?"

Old Tang: "It's pretty much the same. There's a Children's Day performance, and the school prepares a snack bag for everyone, which contains candy, frozen cookies, and they're usually eaten up in no time after they're handed out."

Mu Xin: "What shows did you act in when you were a child?"

Old Tang: "Me? I was nervous when I went on stage as a child. I was just a nobody, an ordinary person who only ate, drank and applauded."

After a pause, he asked, "Brother An, how did you spend Children's Day when you were a kid?"

Ang Lee: "We just put together a themed blackboard newspaper for each class, give them half a day off, and that's about it."

Mu Xin: "That simple?"

Ang Lee: "That's how it is. No one gave us food, and there were no cultural performances or anything like that. Our primary school was so dilapidated that we didn't even have an indoor venue for performances."

Haitao: "It can't be that bad."

Ang Lee: "Hey, don't think I'm exaggerating. The elementary school I went to was only renovated two years ago, and now it has an indoor playground."

Suddenly, "What is an indoor sports field?"

Wang Xiaohu appeared behind Li An, holding three boxes of takoyaki. "Teacher Mu and Teacher Zhang, these are for you two. This last box is for Teacher Liang!"

"Thank you!"

"Thank you, Xiaohu. I won't eat it. You, Linlin, and Zhizhi can eat it."

"No, Teacher Zhang, every female teacher has one, including these two. They're with Azhi. They'll come over after they buy bubble tea. Hurry, Alin said I have to hand them to you personally."

Mu Xin could only respectfully comply, "Then I won't stand on ceremony."

"Don't be so polite!" Little Tiger chuckled. "We're all on the same side!"

Ang Lee: "Your skin is getting thicker and thicker. You don't spend a single penny, yet you get to say everything."

Wang Xiaohu shook his head: "Teacher, you said it yourself. How can you be a commander if you don't have a thick skin!"

Everyone laughed.

Ang Lee: "Then you're right."

Wang Xiaohu: "That's right, what about Teacher Liang and the others?"

Ang Lee: "They went back to the director's studio because they thought it was too hot. We'll go back when they come back and eat at the table."

Wang Xiaohu: "That's exactly our plan!"

Old Tang: "Wait, don't you guys need to gather and go to the cafeteria?"

Wang Xiaohu: "No need, the school cafeteria is open all day today, you can go eat anytime. But we need to go back to the classroom to sign in this afternoon because some students are going home this afternoon instead of watching the performance."

Ang Lee: "Okay, then you and Zhizhi can have lunch with us."

Wang Xiaohu: "Hmm, teacher, you still haven't told me what an indoor sports field is."

Zhang Miao: Same question.

Ang Lee: "You don't know either?"

Zhang Miao: "This is the first time I've heard of it."

Old Tang: "This is the first time I've ever heard this term either."

Facing the curious gazes of the crowd, Ang Lee was at a loss for words, explaining, "It's just an indoor playground, a bit like a gymnasium."

Wang Xiaohu: "Then it must be a gymnasium!"

Ang Lee: "No, no, it's not a stadium. There aren't many facilities inside. It's just a place where you can have a physical education class when it's windy or rainy."

Wang Xiaohu asked, puzzled, "Isn't that still a stadium?"

Ang Lee: "Forget it, you wouldn't understand even if I told you. Anyway, you guys are much happier now than we were when we were kids."

Wang Xiaohu scoffed, "No way, my mom said she didn't have any homework when she was in elementary school."

It has to be said that Little Tiger's words silenced all the adults present.

This is true.

From a material perspective, children today are certainly several times happier than they were when they were young.

But if we really talk about a happy childhood, do today's children really have a childhood compared to when they were young?

Or rather, childhood is a different concept for these two generations.

Old Tang: "So, Little Tiger, you have to have a proper Children's Day today." Little Tiger grinned: "Absolutely! Teacher Tang, how did you guys celebrate Children's Day when you were kids?"

The question that Old Tang raised ten minutes ago is now back in front of him again.

Ang Lee: "Alright, alright, hurry up and eat yours."

Wang Xiaohu muttered, "Fine, I won't ask then. I'm going to wait for Alin and the other girl."

Seeing the disappointed look on Little Tiger's face, Old Tang chimed in, "We were about the same age as you when we were kids."

Wang Xiaohu immediately became interested and started pestering Lao Tang with one question after another.

He would occasionally glance at Ang Lee provocatively, as if to say that Professor Tang is quite different from you!

In no time at all, Xiao Che and Qiao Zhizhi returned home fully loaded with their purchases.

"Can we finish all this food?" Mu Xin was worried about wasting it.

The sweating little car replied confidently, "Not much, not much, we can definitely finish it!"

As they spoke, the teachers and students left the food street and happily headed towards the director's studio.

Lunchtime is about to begin!

Ten minutes later, everyone sat around the large table in the director's tent.

A variety of delicious foods were laid out on the table.

Ang Lee: "Don't just stand there, get moving! Today we have to thank our classmate A-Lin, and Zhi-Zhi for running around helping to buy things, and Wang Xiao-Hu for helping out too."

Little Tiger immediately expressed his dissatisfaction: "What do you mean 'also'? I did help, teacher! You're targeting me again."

Wang Wenyang: "I can vouch for that. Boss, what you're saying isn't fair. Xiaohu also put in a lot of effort. Look how sweaty he is."

Ang Lee: "Is it from being tired? It's from being hot!"

Wang Xiaohu: "Teacher!!!"

Ha ha ha ha--

Ang Lee: "Great, great, great! Our Tiger Claw has done a great job today. Let's raise a glass of bubble tea and wish all the children and adults here a happy Children's Day!"

Everyone raised their glasses: "Happy Children's Day!!"

The adults and children, who had worked hard all morning, were starving and started eating.

Wang Xiaohu raised his bubble tea: "To Teacher Tang, this is a toast!"

Old Tang laughed: "You have to pay respects to your teacher first."

Then Wang Xiaohu turned to Li An and said, "Teacher, I'll toast you first."

Ang Lee raised his glass: "I wish you would grow up quickly."

Faced with such a casual blessing, Little Tiger naturally had to accept another one, saying, "Okay, I'll try my best."

This annoyed Xiao Che. She thought to herself, "What's wrong with Wang Xiaohu now?" and asked, "What are you doing?"

The next second, Little Tiger Brother began to bitterly denounce Ang Lee's various "misdeeds," which can be summarized in one sentence: ignoring children's feelings on Children's Day!

Xiao Che understood, and to be honest, after hearing what Wang Xiaohu said, she also wanted to hear how her teacher spent Children's Day when she was a child.

"Teacher, please tell us about it."

Qiao Zhizhi clasped her hands together, her eyes sparkling with anticipation: "Teacher, I want to hear too~"

Haitao: "Exactly! We just said it, you're the one who's just being perfunctory."

Ang Lee smiled wryly: "I told you, we don't celebrate this holiday where I'm from. We only get half a day off, and we put up a blackboard bulletin. If it happens to fall on a Monday, which is Children's Day, the principal will say a few words of congratulations during the flag-raising ceremony. It's just congratulations, nothing substantial. Do you think we don't want to eat good food? The problem is, the school doesn't provide it. Now, let alone Children's Day, your teachers give you food even on ordinary days, right?"

The three children nodded.

Ang Lee: "Right, the times are different and the environment is different. What I remember most clearly is that on Children's Day, my mother would make me a bowl of egg noodles early in the morning and give me two yuan before I left home so that I could buy something I wanted to eat."

Wang Xiaohu: "Only two yuan! That's enough to buy a bottle of mineral water."

Ang Lee: "You don't understand, two dollars isn't too little."

Mu Xin: "That's quite a lot. Prices are high now. Anyway, I remember when I was in third grade, there were spicy chips that cost two cents a piece outside the school."

Qiao Zhizhi: "Wow~"

Ang Lee chuckled and sighed, “Yours is too expensive. The spicy chips outside our school gate only cost one cent each.”

Wang Xiaohu: "Can I eat a snack that costs only one cent?!"

Ang Lee: "Why can't you eat it? Let me tell you, if someone can buy a spicy snack after school, he can be followed by several female classmates."

Ha ha ha ha--

Wang Xiaohu: "Huh?"

Qiao Zhizhi: "Teacher, you're so experienced!"

Ha ha ha ha--

Little Car: "That's hilarious!"

Ang Lee chuckled and said, "You know what, I really have experience with this."

Haitao: "It has to be the eldest! He's understood certain principles since he was a child."

Mu Xin: "Quick, quick, boss, we need to hear the details!"

Ang Lee picked up a meat skewer and took a bite. “Don’t rush, let me tell you. When I was a child, I basically didn’t have any pocket money. My mom would give me some pocket money during holidays and my birthday. Holidays included Children’s Day, but I never spent a penny of the money my mom gave me on Children’s Day.”

Qiao Zhizhi: "Save it!"

Ang Lee: "That's right, save it."

Wang Xiaohu felt a little down: "Aren't you going to buy something you want to eat for Children's Day?"

Ang Lee smiled and said, "You don't necessarily have to buy it yourself if you want to eat it."

Wang Xiaohu: Uh

Ang Lee: "I knew which classmates would definitely go to buy food after school, so I would follow them after school."

Ha ha ha ha--

Old Tang: "So it turns out it's reverse experience."

Old Tang's words caused everyone to burst into laughter again!

Wang Xiaohu scratched his head: "But teacher, you're a man."

Tiger's words took the humor to another level!

Mu Xin: "Xiao Hu is still very innocent."

Wang Xiaohu: "I really don't understand, I don't know what's so funny!"

Qiao Zhizhi: "Duh! The teacher is a boy, so she can go with the female students who buy snacks!"

Ha ha ha ha--

Wang Xiaohu instantly realized what was happening and burst into laughter: "So, teacher, you were just lining up to freeload!"

Ang Lee gave a thumbs up: "This is impressive! This queuing technique is used exceptionally well!"

Wang Xiaohu: "Teacher, why don't you save the money first and then take it out after Children's Day? By then, everyone else will have spent all their money, and you'll be a tycoon. You can buy food for whichever girl you want."

Ang Lee clicked his tongue: "You've learned all three or two of my moves."

Ha ha ha ha--

Laughter broke through the director's booth, like a preview of tonight's show.

Everyone was laughing continuously, but the little car stopped laughing after a while.

She seriously doubted whether the teacher would actually go out for a free meal with a female student after school on a certain Children's Day.
She thought the teacher wouldn't, because her grandmother had told her stories about the teacher when he was a child, saying that the teacher would never eat other people's food.

However, she believed that the teacher would save the two dollars.

Xiao Che likes to listen to her teacher's childhood stories, and sometimes she can even find things in them that resonate with her.

For example, right now, in his eyes, the teacher really is just a big kid celebrating Children's Day.

"teacher!"

The little car took a red toy car out of the box at its feet and handed it to Li An amidst everyone's astonished gazes.

Happy Children's Day!