Chapter 62 Two more "Of course, let's see if you can use this?" Aqiu walked in with a green plastic plane that was not old.
"I'll give it a try." An Ran took the plane and tried to peel the persimmon skin. He found that the plane was easier to use than the knife, but it still hurt when he curled up his palm and used more force. "Okay, if my hand hurts even more later, No more digging."
Now, no matter what she does, she will pay attention to her own personal feelings as the basis, and she will not do anything once it exceeds her ability to bear.
"You don't have to do it." Grandma An said lovingly from the side, "Just teach me and Aqiu what to do. We two have nothing to do at home, and we wish we had something to do."
"Okay." An Ran slowed down the speed of peeling the persimmons in her hands. Seeing that Aqiu was about to throw away the persimmon skins, she said to her, "Auntie Aqiu, we also need to use the persimmon skins. They need to be dried together with the persimmons. When the time comes, Used to cover frost.”
"Covering the frost?" Aqiu quickly collected the persimmon skins and placed them on an empty plate next to him. "Is it the layer of white frost on the persimmons?"
"Yes." An Ran said, "Persimmons covered with frost can be stored longer."
"Okay." Aqiu and Grandma An listened carefully to her teaching, and carefully packed the skins and placed them on a clean plate.
The two of them used knives to peel the skin, and their hands were skillful. The peeled skin was long and suitable for hanging to dry.
On the other hand, the persimmon peels that An Ran had shaved off with a plane were flying in pieces here and there. "I have to ask Aqiu to dry the persimmon peels with a dustpan alone."
"What's so difficult about this?" Aqiu and grandma were amused by An Ran's aggrieved look.
Baskets of persimmons were basically peeled by Grandma An and Aqiu. An Ran stopped peeling after peeling a few.
She sat aside, basking in the sun, holding longan and red date tea, lazily watching her grandma and Aunt Aqiu working, giving advice from time to time, which was very comfortable.
"It's humid here. In order to prevent the persimmons from getting moldy, the peeled persimmons need to be immersed in boiling water."
"Fortunately, the weather will be good next time."
Fortunately, An Ran came early, and Aunt Aqiu worked neatly, peeling a basket of persimmons cleanly before lunch.
An Ran then led the two of them to hang persimmons in the backyard, and tied the white twine around the persimmons. "After three days of drying in the sun, the persimmons softened, and then they were kneaded and shaped into shapes."
"Knead it like the persimmons in the supermarket?" Grandma An asked seriously.
"Yes." An Ran nodded.
"Round or vertical?" Aqiu also asked.
"It can be round or vertical," An Ran said. "You can knead the persimmon vertically."
"Will it be finished in three days?"
"Bask in the sun for two more days, wait until the fifth day, and continue kneading."
"Okay, okay." Grandma An and Aqiu wrote it down seriously.
The sunlight at noon fell into the small courtyard, making people feel warm.
"Is that all right?" Seeing the persimmons being hung up in bunches, Grandma An felt happy and uneasy.
"OK."
Seeing that there were not many persimmons left to hang, Aqiu said, "Mother-in-law, I'm going to cook. You can hang the rest slowly, okay?"
"Okay." Grandma An agreed with a smile.
After A Qiu left, An Ran finally mentioned to Grandma An what she had been thinking about all morning, "Grandma, our school's monthly exam last week, I feel like I didn't do very well."
Grandma An comforted her, "It's okay if you don't do well in the exam. Maybe it will be better next time."
"No." An Ran shook his head, "I found that high school classes are much more difficult than junior high school classes. Once you fall behind, it's very difficult to make up for it."
Grandma An stopped what she was doing, turned around and looked at An Ran seriously, "Do you have any difficulty in studying?"
"Yes." An Ran nodded and used a well-known reason, "I spent a lot of time practicing the piano some time ago and basically didn't learn much. Only after this monthly exam did I realize that I don't know too much. ." A sad look appeared on her face, "I feel very panicked."
"Are you afraid that your mother will be unhappy?" Grandma An is a wise and tolerant old man. When she lived with her son's family in the past, she basically didn't have any conflicts with the younger ones, but that doesn't mean that she can't understand what kind of people her family is. what kind of person.
"Yes." An Ran said sadly, "I'm afraid that my mother will beat me if I make too much progress when the report cards are sent out next week."
"Don't be afraid, I'll go tell your mother and ask her not to hit you." After a moment of silence, Grandma An said softly.
"It's useless." An Ran's voice was a little low, and she looked extremely depressed. "You know, my mother has always been very demanding of me. She thinks that I can only be successful if I am good at everything. I'm afraid that I won't be able to satisfy her. expectations, she will be disappointed in me."
Grandma An felt a little distressed. She knew that An Ran had been trying hard to cater to her daughter-in-law's expectations, but this kind of pressure was not healthy for a young child. Many of her daughter-in-law's practices often went beyond common sense.
It’s not like she hasn’t tried to persuade her before, but it’s useless.
Not only is it useless, but the daughter-in-law will also be unhappy because of it. She said: "The children are mine. Since I have to bear the responsibility for the children in the future, I have the right to be fully responsible for their education, and other people have no right to interfere."
She could only shut up and secretly hug her granddaughter when she was forced to feel particularly sad, comfort her and let her relax.
Thinking of this, Grandma An was also very helpless. Her daughter-in-law was too extreme and too strong.
She patted An Ran's hand gently and said in a gentle voice: "Of course, you don't care too much about your mother's expectations. The important thing is that you know that life is your own, and you have to work hard for yourself. Your achievements are just Measuring the results of a stage in your learning process is not the only criterion to measure whether you are excellent. You don’t have to feel guilty and sad just because you got a bad grade in a monthly exam.”
An Ran raised her head and looked into Grandma An's eyes. She could feel her grandma's care and understanding.
"Grandma, you are right, it would be great if mom thought so too."
This is a dead end. If Mrs. An could think this way, An Ran would not have suffered so much in studying over the years.
The expression on Grandma An's face became a little calm and sad, but her kind eyes were full of wisdom, "Your mother also suffers from mother's suffering. You have no ability to change her mind, but you can change your own. You understand first." The value of your life must be defined by yourself. It’s not what your mother thinks is right. Your value is not only reflected in your grades, but also in your other benefits. In recent days, I heard people say that you won a piano competition. I won a great prize, you are so awesome, the most important thing is that you don’t underestimate yourself first, for the rest, we can slowly figure out a way.”
Listening to Grandma An's soft and wise words, An Ran's heart was filled with waves of surprise.
She suddenly discovered what she had missed and what she had misjudged because of her ignorant arrogance.
She never knew that Grandma An was actually a very wise and thoughtful person.
In the past, I had been on the same side as Mrs. An for a long time. I arrogantly thought that Grandma An was just a boring old lady who didn't talk much every day and just liked to embroider, sunbathe, chant sutras, eat vegetarian food, plant flowers and trees.
It’s no wonder that facing a scumbag like Grandpa An, who raised several women outside and often caused trouble, Grandma An, facing such a bad marriage, was able to safely raise a pair of children and let her son inherit the inheritance smoothly. Grandpa An’s career.
As far as the adoptive father is concerned, the scumbag in some aspects may really be due to Grandpa An’s bad genes, but he still has some business ability, not to mention that my sister-in-law graduated from one of the top five schools in the world and is now doing a successful career abroad. Shui Qi, I don’t know how excellent he is.
A trace of determination flashed in An Ran's eyes. "Thank you, grandma. I will remember your words. I will study hard and no longer live for my mother's expectations, but work hard to pursue my true meaning in life."
"I knew you were a smart kid." Grandma An smiled broadly, her eyes filled with admiration when she looked at An Ran. "Life is like this. Only after you have experienced some hardships can you understand what is suitable for you. What others give you is always something else. What you understand is your own."
"I understand." An Ran looked at Grandma An's firm nod and asked her, "Grandma, at this stage, I just want to study hard and get into a good university. In order to study with peace of mind, I want to live on campus. Do you think it's okay? ?"
"As long as it's what you want." Grandma An looked at An Ran's eyebrows, smiled lovingly, then turned around and continued to tie the persimmons, "It's also good to live on campus, but if you choose to live on campus , life is not as comfortable as at home. You have to wash your clothes by yourself, the food in the cafeteria may not be delicious, and you have to sleep in the same dormitory with your classmates. You don’t know which classmate in the dormitory is easy to get along with and which one is not. You will encounter various problems and challenges. Are you really ready for boarding?"
"Grandma, I know everything you said." An Ran naturally weighed everything carefully before telling Grandma An her intentions and plans.
She came here today, not only to visit her, but also to ask Grandma An to help persuade her adoptive parents to agree to her request to live in school.
But she never thought that this time, she would see a different Grandma An from her previous impression.
She had to admit that in the past, she was too blind and failed to understand many things and many people.
"That's good." Grandma An's words were full of understanding and support for An Ran, "I'll call your dad later and ask him to help you apply for school accommodation."
"Thank you, Grandma." An Ran's face was full of surprise, and at the same time, her heart was full of gratitude to Grandma An, "Please believe me, I will definitely have a good time in school."
"Of course, you are my proudest granddaughter." Grandma An's fair and delicate but wrinkled face was full of pride, "I believe you will bravely face and deal with the problems you encounter in school, no matter what Whatever happens, I will always support you.”1314 (End of this chapter)