A courtyard house, equipped with a fishing system, living in an era.

The atmosphere at Liu Haizhong's house in the backyard is extremely tense.

Liu Guangqi, the heir of the Liu family, was standing in front of the table, looking uneasy with his head slightly lowered.

Sitting opposite him was the portly Liu Haizhong.

He, who usually doted on his eldest son, was unusually sullen today.

"It's only the first semester of seventh grade, how come your grades have dropped so much? How are you going to get into university? How are you going to become a student leader with grades like this?"

Peeking up, Liu Guangqi, only 14 years old, saw his father's angry face and his first reaction was to try to shift the blame.

Just then, he saw his six-year-old brother, Liu Guangtian, peek out from inside the house, and an idea popped into his head.

"Dad, Guangtian just started first grade this year, right? I have to tutor him on many things he doesn't understand, which is why his studies have fallen behind. Besides, I also have to take him out to play when I have free time..."

The anger in his bangs suddenly flared up.

He turned his head to look in the direction of the cubicle where Liu Guangtian and his brother were sitting.

Young Liu Guangtian was startled and pulled his head back, slamming the door shut again.

Liu Haizhong barely managed to suppress his anger.

"Forget it, Guangtian doesn't look smart at all. You don't need to worry about his studies. You must get into university, become a cadre, and bring honor to our Liu family..."

"Okay, Dad!"

Back in his room, Liu Guangqi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Although it is somewhat unethical to shift the blame to one's younger brother.

But I have to admit, just now, seeing his father's expression, he was genuinely a little scared!

"Sigh, I still need to study hard!"

Just then, Xu Damao's loud voice came from the courtyard.

At that moment, Liu Guangqi was extremely envious.

Although he was a year or two younger than Xu Damao, they were in the same class.

For the same reason, the constant warfare in those years forced people to flee and become displaced.

Studying has become a luxury.

Therefore, in the early years after the founding of the People's Republic of China, there was a huge age gap among students in the same grade in schools!

It's not surprising that Xu Damao and Liu Guangqi are in the same class.

However, Xu Damao's grades were terrible, but Uncle Xu never said anything to him.

Or perhaps they tried disciplining him at home behind closed doors, but it didn't work?

Xu Damao is still as happy as ever, still as boisterous as ever...

I heard Xu Damao's voice coming from the moon gate, and then disappearing at his house.

Liu Guangqi sighed and resigned himself to his fate, burying himself in his studies.

Regardless of the era, those who ultimately get into good schools are those who study diligently.

Later, it was said that everyone studied easily in this era, with little homework and numerous holidays.

But don't they realize that these days, how many people actually succeed academically?

Or to put it another way, how many people do colleges and vocational schools admit these days?

……

Liu Haizhong nodded with satisfaction when he saw his eldest son studying hard.

The steel rolling mill has already appointed all the middle-level managers for the workshops.

In fact, Liu Haizhong originally had a chance. He not only passed the fifth-level worker exam on his own in the factory, but his four apprentices all started as third-level workers, which was the same level as Yi Zhonghai.

Thinking of Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong's terrible mood improved a little.

He put the unpleasantness at work behind him and shouted towards the kitchen.

"Honey, fry me two eggs for lunch to go with your drinks..."

Well, I guess I'll have to rely on Liu Guangqi to fulfill my wish of becoming a leader!

After all, it's the continuation of his life...

……

Xu Damao was naturally happy.

Today is the first day of winter vacation. Although the results have been released, he did not do well.

However, Xu Fugui no longer expects anything from him when it comes to his studies.

Xu Fugui was quite perceptive; he knew that Xu Damao hadn't actually received a very good education during the years when he should have been studying the most.

He had tried hard to bring him back to the right path, but unfortunately, he failed.

Although it is said that one can learn both literary and martial arts and sell them to the emperor.

However, a top-scoring liberal arts student performing arts is completely different from a mere scholar performing arts...

If Xu Damao could graduate from a vocational high school or something similar, and then get into the steel rolling mill through his connections, he could easily become a section chief or something similar, if not a director or deputy director.

It's a pity, though, that he seems to have lost interest in learning.

Xu Fugui had no choice but to focus on nurturing Xu Lingling.

"Dad, I'm going ice skating at Shichahai with my classmates this afternoon..."

Xu Damao smiled in a particularly ingratiating way.

Xu Fugui waved his hand.

"Go ahead, it's a holiday. When did we say you couldn't go out and have fun?"

"Dad, I meant, could you give me some pocket money?"

How much do you want?

Xu Damao tried to extend one finger.

"Ten...ten thousand?"

"You look like you're worth ten thousand dollars... Going out with so much money? You think you're something special?"

As Xu Fugui spoke, he pulled out a handful of change from his pocket.

He took out a 5000-dollar note, thought for a moment, then put it back. He then took out a 1000-dollar note and handed it to Xu Damao.

"Only 1000 yuan?"

Xu Fugui was so angry he laughed. 1000 yuan wasn't enough? These days, if a kid has 100 yuan, they're considered rich.

His son has been spoiled rotten by his wife.

But after thinking about it, he took out another 1000 and handed it over.

"Is that enough?"

"Thank you, Dad!"

After saying that, Xu Damao turned around and started running outside.

"Not eating lunch?"

"I'm not eating anymore, let's eat out!"

Xu Fugui was furious. When he chased after Xu Damao to the door, Xu Damao was nowhere to be seen.

Xu Damao's shout came from the direction of the Moon Gate.

Immediately, Liu Haizhong's roar came from the other side of the courtyard, from his house.

"Keep your voice down, don't disturb my Guangqi's studies!"

Xu Fugui was stunned. Damn it, I can't even bear to scold my own son, and you yelled at him?

Upon arriving at the door, Xu Fugui glanced menacingly in the direction of Liu Haizhong's house.

Seeing that no one came out, Liu Haizhong didn't continue speaking, and Xu Fugui went back into the house with a displeased look on his face.

He knocked on his daughter's door and saw her writing diligently. Xu Fugui was filled with satisfaction.

After thinking for a moment, I took out a 500 yuan note and gave it to my daughter for spending money.

Don't think it's too little; Xu Lingling is only 7 years old this year.

At this age, as long as you have money, you're a big shot!

Xu Lingling usually envies Li Fang and Li Lian.

Their eldest brother doesn't cook lunch, so they give him 1 yuan a week to eat at school...

Where can you possibly spend 1 yuan on food?

That extra money was the sisters' allowance!

Although I've never seen them spend money recklessly, they're always the envy of others as long as they have money in their pockets.

What should you do if you encounter those naughty and troublesome students from school who stop you and ask for money?

Just kidding, Li Lian is the top student in the grade...

Regardless of the era, students with good grades always receive special treatment from schools.

If you bully or harass a classmate with average or poor grades, most teachers will choose to turn a blind eye.

On the one hand, the matter may not necessarily escalate to the teacher's level.

On the other hand, sometimes interfering not only brings no benefit, but also causes a lot of trouble!

But if you want to bully the top student in the grade, then it's a different story.

You're definitely going against my performance targets!

At this point, teachers often have to take drastic measures.

They weren't afraid that the bad students would make a big fuss; if it reached the dean of students or the principal, they would only take even harsher measures.

Therefore, no matter the era or what you do, you must strive to be the best in your industry.

Then naturally someone will protect you!