Ch 76: The Parents-in-law Went Out To Show Off
I didn’t expect that she actually became an English teacher. You can’t judge a book by its cover.
“Yes, it’s Yuanzhou’s wife. That child is honest. She refused our help in finding a job. I didn’t expect her to have this ability, and her leader values her very much, directly making her Head Teacher.”
Tian Shufang’s mouth almost couldn’t close. She was excitedly talking, and everyone naturally admired her. The families in the compound are not simple, but not all children are successful. Many families use connections and money to arrange jobs for their children, and they don’t even do well in their jobs afterwards. In short, every family has its own troubles.
However, some people who heard Tian Shufang say this, secretly had doubts in their hearts.
“Shufang, I heard that your daughter-in-law didn’t go to school much. How can she speak a foreign language?”
Speaking of this, Tian Shufang was even more excited.
“You won’t believe it. Since Mingyue married into our family, she has been studying with Yuanzhou every day. The reason why she can be an English teacher is because my son taught her. But how long has it been? She has learned so well. Jianjun and I were whispering, we didn’t realize that our daughter-in-law was such a talent.”
Everyone heard the explanation and found it unbelievable.
Their children learned from scratch at school, and they said that English was terribly difficult. This foreigner’s language is so strange.
But Shen Mingyue has only been studying for a short time, and she can be a teacher? Is being a teacher so easy? How proficient does one have to be?
Although everyone was amazed, no one suspected anything supernatural. After all, Gu Yuanzhou was there, he is a legend. It’s not strange that he can teach his wife to be so excellent.
Those who were waiting to laugh at the Gu family couldn’t laugh anymore. They thought they had a fool in the family, but it turns out this fool is made of gold.
“That’s really amazing. With that learning ability, it’s a pity not to go to university.”
Tian Shufang’s heart stirred. Shen Mingyue’s learning ability is so strong, if she reads a few books and takes the College Entrance Examination, she might really get into a university. Then it would be awesome! Who would dare to look down on their family for having a daughter-in-law from the countryside?
“This child is too busy. She’s still running around while pregnant. I’ll talk to her about going to university later. Logically speaking, when you’re pregnant, you should just stay at home and nurture the fetus, but my daughter-in-law doesn’t listen to me.”
Tian Shufang knew how to subtly brag. Everyone heard her words and couldn’t help but think of their own daughters-in-law. Compared to Shen Mingyue, they were really far behind.
They had looked down on people from the countryside before, but now they realized they were the clowns.
“You are going to enjoy your life now. Your daughter-in-law can make money, she is cultured, and she is so proactive without you having to push her. She will definitely be extraordinary in the future.”
Gu Jianjun listened from the side, the corners of his mouth constantly rising, feeling very comfortable.
After showing off enough, the two got up and went home. After they left, everyone started to discuss.
“Their daughter-in-law isn’t that bad. She’s beautiful. I heard that the clothing store near us is doing really well. They can earn 100 or 200 yuan a day. Now she’s also an English teacher, and her monthly wage must be considerable. She’s much better than mine. Mine stopped working as soon as she got pregnant, saying she needs to nurture the fetus at home. She’s been resting for five or six months, and we have to treat her like an ancestor.”
As soon as she said this, it immediately resonated with everyone.
“If you put it that way, I have to say something about mine too. City girls are much more delicate than countryside girls. They can’t do anything. If I had known this, I would have rather found someone from the countryside. Look at Old Gu’s family, isn’t this great?”
Mother Song listened to this from the side, feeling very unhappy.
When Gu Yuanzhou married Shen Mingyue, people said that the Gu family was blind, not marrying such a good female comrade like Song Xue, but instead finding a second-hand goods. How can two brothers marry one wife? It’s outrageous.
At that time, Mother Song thought it made sense. It wasn’t that her daughter was not good enough, but that the Gu family lacked vision.
But who would have thought that in such a short time, Shen Mingyue has already climbed to this height step by step.
Now when people mention her, they have to give her a thumbs up. Before, everyone criticized her, but now everyone praises her.
“You can’t say that. Even if she’s very smart, her progress in learning wouldn’t be this fast, right? Maybe the Gu family used the back door. With the Gu family’s ability, arranging someone to go to school is a piece of cake.”
The more Mother Song listened, the more uncomfortable she felt, and she directly questioned it.
Everyone was stunned when they heard her say this. In fact, they had this guess just now, but they quickly dismissed it.
If Shen Mingyue went to other workplaces, it might be arranged by the Gu family, but at school, it’s absolutely impossible.
What do teachers do? Teachers have to give lectures. As long as you want to listen, anyone who goes to school can hear it at the entrance. If Shen Mingyue really didn’t have the ability, wouldn’t she have been exposed after one lesson? Even if the Gu family has great power, they couldn’t protect Shen Mingyue.
An old woman laughed, “You can’t say that. I think the Old Gu family is quite upright. Their own children haven’t used connections, so how could they find connections for their daughter-in-law? Besides, whether a teacher’s lectures are good or not, you can go listen and see. If you don’t believe me, go to the school and have a look. Remember to tell us when you come back.”
Everyone listened and nodded in agreement.
Mother Song’s face was unpleasant. She couldn’t stay any longer and went home.
When she got home, she found Song Xue sitting on the sofa reading a book. She immediately complained.
“It’s infuriating. If I had known this, I wouldn’t have gone out tonight.”
Mother Song said, sitting down on the sofa.
Song Xue glanced at her, “Mom, what’s wrong?”
Mother Song briefly recounted what had happened, her words full of resentment.
“I think they are just flattering the Gu family because of their power. Shen Mingyue, a woman from the countryside, how does she know so much? Daughter, you know more than me. Tell me, is English that easy to learn?”
Song Xue was completely stunned. Shen Mingyue actually became a teacher? Why is she a teacher? An English teacher?
In her eyes, even if Shen Mingyue worked, it would be some kind of menial labor, cleaning, and it would be good if she could do that well.
But she opened a clothing store and earned so much money, and now she has a secure job.
She has always been proud of her work at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Shen Mingyue would never catch up with her in this life. Gu Yuanzhou would eventually regret it and try to get rid of this burden.
But the development of events was completely contrary to her expectations. Shen Mingyue’s progress was too fast, which made her very worried.
“How could learning English be that fast? It must be fabrication. I’ll go to the school to have a look. If the Gu family used connections, I will report them!”