daily quirks

Chapter 60 The Sudden "Western-style Education" (1)

From the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Chinese people were encouraged to go abroad, and foreign education methods were gradually introduced into China. With the relaxed, free and independent atmosphere abroad, everyone felt that it was easier for children to grow up independently.Some articles even say that a child can do everything within a month after being sent abroad, such as washing, cooking and making quilts.But many parents don't realize that the reason why many children in China can't do anything is that parents treat their children as pets, not as children.

As parents, we don't think about how to educate our children well, how to make our children independent, how to make them useful people, but what dangers our children will encounter. Children are too young to do these things Things, children should use more energy to read.

Then, when children under this kind of overprotection are compared with independent foreign children, parents feel that Chinese children are not good, and foreign education is particularly good.

But parents seem to have forgotten that since kindergarten, teachers have taught children to eat by themselves and make their own quilts. It’s just that parents don’t let children do it at home, so children don’t do it.

Many parents always say when their children do these things, do homework, read books, study, and practice piano.

Then the child reaches a certain age, and the parents start to complain that the child can't do anything, and other people's children can do everything.Some parents took Chinese-style education when they were young, and then started to take Western-style education when they arrived, wanting their children to be independent and pay for living and study expenses by themselves.

Many people say that such parents are actually very irrational. It is very difficult for a child who grew up under the umbrella of the parents to ask him to experience life in an instant. Do you want the child to sell his kidneys and beg for food?
I have a friend, Ah Fu, who is like this.

Ah Fu's parents are traditional Chinese parents. They never had any difficulties in raising Ah Fu, because Ah Fu is such a well-behaved child.

Ah Fu's grades are not very good, but he is good at sports. He has been a sports student since he was a child, and he naturally went to a sports school in college.

But at the beginning of college, a relative of Ah Fu returned to China, which disrupted Ah Fu's original plan to go to college.

Ah Fu, a relative who has lived abroad for many years, is now returning to China to visit relatives.The foreign education described by this relative and Ah Fu's parents made Ah Fu's parents very excited, especially the independent personality of foreign children that Ah Fu's parents liked very much.

Ah Fu's parents thought, if foreign children can do this, why can't their own children?So I wanted to let Ah Fu be independent like foreign children.

Ah Fu's parents called Ah Fu to them and told Ah Fu that we will not provide you with money in the future. You will be responsible for your tuition, accommodation, and living expenses. When you go home and live at home during the holidays, it will be calculated on a monthly basis. Rent, pay us.It must be too late to go to work now, we can lend it to you first, and then pay us back after you earn money.Because it is borrowing money, the interest also has to be calculated, so let’s follow the bank loan interest rate.

Ah Fu was also dumbfounded when he heard this. Ah Fu thought that his parents were just joking, and they had told him angrily about not giving money before, but they forgot it the next day.Ah Fu didn't take it to heart and continued to live a carefree life.

Soon it was the day when Ah Fu went to school. Ah Fu planned to ask his parents to save tuition fees, so he went to find his parents.The result must have been beyond Ah Fu's expectations. The parents who loved him so much didn't even give him any money.He also said that if he wanted to give money, he had to write an IOU, put his fingerprints on it, explain the loan period, pay the interest every month according to the bank interest, and pay back the money when it was due.

Now Ah Fu is confused, are these still his parents?
Ah Fu thought, this freshness hasn't passed yet, has it?Pretentiously, I wrote an IOU, swaggered and pressed my fingerprints, and got the tuition and the first month's living expenses.

Everyone knows that in college life, everything is fresh when you first enter, and the money you spend here is also a turnover.

Soon Ah Fu ran out of money, so Ah Fu thought about finding some essentials at home. Everyone who just entered college should not spend some money.

Ah Fu, who called home, was stunned the moment the phone was connected.Because my mother actually asked me to pay back the money.

After living for so many years, who has seen such a battle? This mother is asking for debts from her son, and what she is asking for is tuition and living expenses.Didn't forget to remind Ah Fu that the first month's interest hasn't been paid yet?

Ah Fu thought, this can't be done, why is my mother still addicted to playing?So I told my mom, don’t scare me, mom, how can I pay it back?I don't want it anymore...

Ah Fu's mother directly said that if you don't pay back the interest, the interest will get higher and higher, and there will be late payment fees, and you will not be able to borrow money in the future.Then I hung up the phone... hung up...

Now Ah Fu is completely confused, what happened to his parents, first told himself that they will not give money in the future, all the money will be counted as borrowing, and they have to write an IOU and press their fingerprints, and then come to urge themselves to pay back the money ?

Ah Fu, who can't figure it out, has no time to think about it anymore, because Ah Fu is going to find a way to make money. He was at home before and never knew that it costs money to eat, sleep, and bathe, the water, electricity, Internet, toilet paper and shower gel Shampoo, thin quilt and thick quilt, summer mat and straw mat quilt, all of which cost money.Adding in the interest on the family's loan now, as well as repaying the borrowed tuition, accommodation and living expenses, Ah Fu has two big brains.

However, this is considered to be Ah Fu's good luck. When Ah Fu was having a headache, Ah Fu's new roommate Xiaodong came back and brought Ah Fu a chance to change his life.

Xiaodong is a poor student in Ah Fu's class. He usually does some part-time jobs. Today is the weekend. Xiaodong just came back from the restaurant where he worked and sat on the bed to rest.

Ah Fu looked at Xiaodong who came back from a part-time job, and suddenly remembered that it would be good for him to go to a part-time job like Xiaodong. Looking at Xiaodong's usual part-time jobs, there are all kinds of part-time jobs. It seems that Xiaodong knows a lot of part-time jobs. Otherwise, just ask Xiaodong.

This question really made something out of it. Xiaodong and Afu said that the restaurant they worked in happened to be short of people who closed the evening shift, and the working hours did not conflict with the class. The day shift is even higher, so I need to get a certificate from the teacher, otherwise the housekeeper will not let me in at night.

When Ah Fu heard it, it was a good feeling, didn't he happen to be short of money?There is a lot of money for this night shift, and it only works until eleven o'clock. What is this? I don't necessarily go to bed at eleven o'clock in the dormitory.In addition to the major of Ah Fu, there were very few classes in the freshman year, and they were concentrated in the last one or two periods in the morning and the first one or two periods in the afternoon. There are usually no activities. This student has plenty of time to sleep in the morning, so at night They all played late.It's just that the hot water and electricity are cut off at eleven o'clock, which is a headache.

But remembering that I need money, and the salary of this job is also high, I can do it first, and at worst, I just wake up the next morning and take a shower again, which is fine.What's more, it's still hot now, even if you take cold water, you can't catch a cold, right?

After discussing with Xiaodong, Ah Fu followed Xiaodong to the restaurant.Xiaodong just happened to be thinking about being transferred to the night shift to help, so he went along with him.

At that time, the restaurant was in urgent need of someone to close. I saw that the two students had relatively few classes, and the school was very close. The most important thing was that they were all in the same dormitory. There was also a care for them back and forth. The restaurant manager quickly agreed, and the three hit it off. , Xiaodong and Ah Fu were ready to go to work after class the next afternoon.

After going to work, Ah Fu realized that he came at the right time.At the end of the month, if you do it for a few days now, you can get part of the money at the beginning of next month, which is a relief. As for the next month, you have to tighten your belt and save money.

On his first day at work, Ah Fu was severely slapped by reality.why?The restaurant arranged for Ah Fu to work in the kitchen, which was nothing at all. In the restaurant, apart from cleaning the table and washing dishes, which of the rest of the work has nothing to do with the kitchen?
These are nothing to others, but to Ah Fu, it is really difficult.Think about it, Ah Fu is a boy. For so many years, at home, let alone cooking, the bowls have never been cleaned. Washing clothes and so on are learned in college. You ask him to cook ?He can't even cook instant noodles.

You will definitely say it, you won’t you say it, how will everyone know if you don’t say it?Actually, it comes from a detail mentioned by Xiaodong and Ah Fu.Xiaodong and Ah Fu said that what the restaurant lacks is that it is closed, not the one who serves the dishes.Ah Fu just thought, if he tells the manager that he doesn't know anything about the kitchen, he will definitely fail the interview, let alone closing time, and he doesn't even want to work part-time on weekends.

So Ah Fu was so heartbroken that he immediately accepted the job. The manager of the restaurant wondered, could these two little boys know how to work in the kitchen?Are boys more virtuous than girls now?
But fortunately, the manager of the restaurant saw that the two were newcomers. Although Xiaodong had done it before, he also served dishes outside, so he arranged the two at the bar, followed the bar staff, made some drinks, and took some dim sum or something.

Seeing that he was assigned to the bar, Ah Fu breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at these bottles, cans, fruit and coffee, it would be better if he didn't need to fire, and nothing would happen.

But as soon as he got to the bar, Ah Fu was dumbfounded, why?Because the bar ran out of lemon slices.

In fact, for each bar member, this lemon slice is nothing, everyone has cut it, it is nothing.But for Ah Fu who doesn't touch Yangchunshui, this is impossible. How can Ah Fu, who can't even peel an apple, cut a lemon slice well?
But there’s no other way, I have to do it, it’s also work.Ah Fu had no choice but to bite the bullet and cut it.

With this knife, Ah Fu’s hand was cut, and blood beads came out all at once. The oil of the lemon peel is stimulating, coupled with the sourness of the lemon juice, oh, the sourness is so refreshing, I can't imagine it.

Ah Fu immediately threw the knife and rushed to the pool.

When the bar staff saw Ah Fu flushing his hand in the pool, he immediately knew that the newcomer must have caught him.The bar staff found a band-aid for Ah Fu, and gave Ah Fu a pair of gloves, and said to Ah Fu, throw away the lemon just now, put on a Band-Aid and put on gloves to cut it, but I suggest you don’t wear gloves, hurry up It's done, it's easier to cut with gloves on.But remember to wear gloves when you go to the bar, and remember to wash your hands clean.

Ah Fu put on the Band-Aid, looked at the glove, thought for a while, indeed, it is really easy to cut his hands with gloves on.But Ah Fu thought about it again, he didn't wear gloves, and it hurt even more if the lemon juice flowed in.So Ah Fu put a glove on the injured hand, and did not wear the hand holding the knife, so that his hand would not slip.

After finally cutting the lemon, I took it to the bar counter. When the bar staff saw it, they immediately frowned, but looking at Ah Fu's hand, the bar staff didn't say anything, and went in silently and cut another can of lemon slices.

Ah Fu looked up and saw that the bar staff cut the slices, which were thin and crystal clear. Then he looked at his own, the thick ones were simple, and they were cut crookedly. Thinking that if I went to a restaurant and ordered a drink with such lemon slices floating in it, I wondered if it was leftovers.

After Ah Fu and the bar staff apologized, they silently stood aside and watched the bar staff work.

On the first day, neither the bar staff nor the restaurant manager expected the two newcomers to learn much. Adhering to the principle that the customer is God, they didn't ask Ah Fu and Xiaodong to make drinks, but asked them to stand aside and watch. Then help with things, cut fruit and so on.

After get off work, Xiaodong was about to call Ah Fu back to the dormitory, but found that Ah Fu was nowhere to be found.

After looking around in the restaurant, I finally found Ah Fu in the cutting room. Ah Fu was cutting a lemon with a lemon.

Xiaodong looked at Ah Fu and cut his hands countless times. There were all kinds of incisions on the fingers of his left hand, deep and shallow, but he still didn't give up cutting lemons.Take a closer look, aren't those lemons the ones Ah Fuqie got and was going to throw away at the end?It turned out that Ah Fu was secretly practicing knife skills.

Xiaodong thought for a while, and didn't bother Ah Fu, so he memorized it with the formula sheet on the side.

When the restaurant manager received the goods and came in, he saw that the cutting room lights were still on, so he came in to have a look, only to find the two of them.The manager of the restaurant nodded, and stepped forward to urge the two to get off work quickly, otherwise they would not be able to enter the dormitory.

Only then did the two of them think about the time, and looked at their watch, no, it was twelve o'clock, and the dormitory must be closed.

Thinking of the blind cat trying his luck, he went back to the dormitory. Unexpectedly, the dormitory manager was not there, and he didn't know where he was busy. The two hurriedly entered the dormitory building and returned to the dormitory.

Back in the dormitory, the electricity was cut off a long time ago, only the toilet had lights, and the hot water was definitely gone. The two of them took turns to take a shower, and went to bed immediately.

(End of this chapter)