Meng Yan's Transformation

After Zhan Mengyan won the preliminary round of the English competition, she soon participated in the county English competition and won the first place. She was praised by her head teacher Guo Yiming in the class meeting.

With the affirmation from her homeroom teacher, Zhan Mengyan began to regain her confidence.

Soon, Zhan Mengyan found that she was sitting in the back row and the teacher's writing on the blackboard was a little blurry. When taking notes in class, you need to look at your classmates'.

Zhan Mengyan's eyes seemed to be covered by a layer of fog, making the whole world blurry and difficult to distinguish small objects. She always frowned unconsciously and squinted her eyes, trying to see things clearly.

Once, Zhan Mengyan's deskmate invited her to the school cafeteria for dinner. The two came to the cafeteria window to order food. Zhan Mengyan asked the cafeteria auntie for a plate of fried cauliflower. The auntie and the chef inside looked confused and said that there was no fried cauliflower. Then Zhan Mengyan pointed at the dish, and the auntie said that it was mustard greens and meatballs...

The head teacher found that Zhan Mengyan always squinted at the blackboard during class, asked questions to her deskmate from time to time when taking notes, and her attention in class did not seem to be as focused as before.

"Student Zhan Mengyan, are your eyes hurting? Are you nearsighted? Several subject teachers have reported that you are not very focused in class and often whisper with your classmates in class. Your grades in the recent exams have been declining!" The head teacher Guo Yiming discovered Zhan Mengyan's problem and took her to the office to ask about her with concern.

"Teacher Guo, I can't see the words on the blackboard clearly when I sit in the back row. I always try hard to see what the teacher writes on the blackboard, which distracts me. Sometimes I get anxious and have to ask my deskmate in a low voice what the teacher wrote on the blackboard. I copy the class notes of my deskmate or other classmates after class." Zhan Mengyan said helplessly.

"Student Zhan Mengyan, please go back to class first. I will go to the classroom and move your seat forward for you. I hope it can improve your eyesight. Go home after school and talk to your father and mother and ask them to take you to the county town to get a pair of myopic glasses. The final exams for the first grade of junior high school are coming soon, and you will be promoted to the second grade of junior high school. If your academic performance drops now, it will be difficult to catch up in the third grade. You can't let myopia affect your academic performance." The head teacher said earnestly.

After listening to what her head teacher said, Zhan Mengyan returned to the classroom with a heavy heart.

The head teacher moved Zhan Mengyan's seat to the front row, and Zhan Mengyan could see what the teacher wrote on the blackboard more clearly.

One day after school, Zhan Mengyan came to Yunqing and said carefully, "Mom, I am nearsighted. My head teacher suggested that I wear a pair of glasses, saying that it can alleviate myopia. Can you ask Dad for some money to buy me a pair of glasses?"

Yunqing saw Zhan Mengyan's cautious look and said distressedly, "I also found that there seems to be something wrong with your eyes since the English competition exam. The second aunt of the neighbor told me that you always squint at people, and you have mistaken her several times. She also teased you that you can't see clearly at three meters away, can't tell male from female at five meters, can't recognize relatives at ten meters, and can't tell people from animals at a hundred meters. She said she dare not say hello to you because you seem to be unable to see anything. If you are really nearsighted, it will be difficult to deal with. Oh, mom will find a chance to talk to your dad tonight. As long as it comes to spending money, it gives me a headache to talk to your dad."

Everyone went to bed at night, and suddenly Zhan Yu shouted, "Yunqing, I noticed that you are always talking about money all day long. Do you think I am a money-making machine? Zhan Mengyan is so young, why does she need glasses? Let her hold on for now. After two years, when she graduates from junior high school, we can talk about it if she can get into the key high school in the county."

"Zhan Yu, could you please keep your voice down? The children are all asleep. If we wake them up, they will think we are having a quarrel and they will be so scared. How can we bear it? Okay, okay, you don't have to pay for Mengyan's pair of glasses, but you have to pay for Yingying's menstrual toilet paper, right? You think I'm asking you for money, but every time I ask for money, it's for the children, not for myself. You are so fierce every time, as if the children are not yours but brought from my mother's home." Yunqing said while sobbing sadly.

Zhan Yu could hear Yun Qing's choking sobs, and his heart softened. He lowered his voice and said, "Alright, alright, stop dithering. Why are you still crying? Aren't you afraid of waking up the children? I'll give you the money for Yingying's menstrual toilet paper tomorrow."

Yunqing held back her tears of grievance and whispered, "You don't care about the money for Mengyan's glasses? A few days ago, you were proud of Mengyan's first place in the English competition, and said that this girl must be trained well and will have a bright future..."

"Yunqing, I've already given in, so don't push your luck. The issue of Zhan Mengyan getting glasses is not negotiable. I'm happy that Zhan Mengyan won first place in the English competition, and I want to train her well. I hope she will have a bright future, but I don't have to unconditionally agree to every request Mengyan makes. If she can't even overcome this little difficulty, then she doesn't need to go to school anymore. She should just work as a farmer like Yingying." Zhan Yu said impatiently.

"Mengyan, how can you expect her to study and get good grades since she is nearsighted and can't see clearly what the teacher writes on the blackboard during class? I think you are biased and don't treat Mengyan as your own daughter. If Zhan Zixun was nearsighted and asked you to pay for his glasses, you would definitely not be so reluctant as you are now." Yunqing retorted.

Zhan Yu was slammed by Yunqing, and his heart was so soft that he was suddenly angry. His nostrils expanded and he said with a heavy breath: "Yunqing, don't be too much. I kiss Mengyan even more than my own daughter. You slander me, Yunqing, you will be struck by lightning. You dare to talk nonsense again, saying that I didn't treat Mengyan as her biological daughter, be careful I will beat you to death! Zhan Zixun is a boy, so I hope he has better academic performance than Mengyan. How can a boy lose to a girl?"

Zhan Mengyan was awakened by Zhan Yu's angry shouting. She felt that it was Yun Qing who asked for money for her glasses and angered her father. She was so scared that she hurried to Zhan Yu and said, "Dad, Dad, don't be angry. I was wrong. I shouldn't have asked Mom to ask you for money for glasses. I don't want glasses anymore. I don't want glasses anymore..."

Zhan Yu felt that Zhan Mengyan was frightened, so he kept silent. Yun Qing hurriedly carried the crying Zhan Mengyan back to the bed, hugged her and lay down, comforting her: "Menyan, don't be afraid, don't be afraid. Your father and I have never had a quarrel. When our family has money, your mother will take you to the county to get a pair of glasses. Let's go to bed. We have to go to school tomorrow." Yun Qing said while hugging Zhan Mengyan with one hand and patting her like a baby with the other hand.

Zhan Mengyan doesn't wear glasses.

In the blink of an eye, Zhan Mengyan's first year of junior high school ended unknowingly, and she started her second year of junior high school.