Meng Yan's Transformation

When the summer vacation was almost over, the wounds on Zhan Mengyan's face had scabbed over and fallen off, and as expected, three or two pockmarks were left on her forehead. Yunqing cut Mengyan's hair into a "lotus leaf" shape, and the bangs on her forehead were just right to cover up the three or two pockmarks.

"Look, my daughter has become beautiful again..." After Yunqing finished cutting Zhan Mengyan's hair, she looked at Zhan Mengyan and praised her happily.

"How can a mother praise her own daughter for being pretty? Mom, please hand me a mirror so I can see if the blemishes are covered up." Zhan Mengyan said.

"Mengyan, don't you still believe in your mother's hairdressing skills? This 'lotus leaf' hair shape not only covers the pits on your forehead, but also makes your face look rounder and cuter." Yunqing said as she handed a round mirror to Zhan Mengyan.

Zhan Mengyan took the mirror and looked at herself again and again, then smiled with satisfaction.

The white cotton in the garden has also bloomed. The mature cotton in the green cotton field has emerged from its shell, white as snow, like clouds in the sky lazily resting on the cotton branches, and the cotton that has not broken its shell is like olives hanging high on the cotton branches. The blooming cotton makes the garden full of poetic and lyrical emotions about life, just like a painting of nature. The soft white petals sparkle with warm light in the sun, adding a touch of bright color to this summer.

Zhan Mengyan saw the emerald green cotton bolls burst into pure white, blooming into cotton balls as big as clouds and snow. Each cotton flower was like a delicate snowflake, appearing so light and gentle; they bloomed like small snowballs, or like chubby little white balls. One flower next to another was very lively, slowly floating in the wind, like dancing butterflies, or like white elves, so cute. This made her feel that all the hard work she put in was worth it.

The summer vacation is over. With anticipation of a good cotton harvest, Zhan Mengyan stepped into the gate of Xinxing Middle School, was promoted to the third grade of junior high school, and was assigned to Class 1, Grade 3.

Zhan Zixun was successfully admitted to the second senior high school in the county and became a high school student.

Zhan Mengyan's homeroom teacher is Zhang Deren, who is the cousin of Zhan Mengyan's brothers. Zhang Deren often hears his mother talking about how difficult it is for his cousins ​​to make a living under their stepmother Yunqing. His sister died, leaving behind eight sons, some of whom were given away, some died, and the living ones were all living in fear under the control of their stepmother. Zhang Deren also mistakenly believed that Zhan Mengyan was the child of his cousins' stepmother Yunqing, and even more mistakenly believed that stepmother Yunqing favored her own children. So when Zhang Deren saw Zhan Mengyan for the first time, he felt very uncomfortable and wanted to vent his anger on Zhan Mengyan for his cousins.

On the first day of school, Zhang Deren held a class meeting to elect class leaders and representatives of each subject. In the end, Zhang Deren exercised his veto power and Zhan Mengyan was not on the list. Her classmates all looked at her strangely, making her feel uneasy.

Zhan Mengyan was very curious why her cousin Zhang Deren had a veto over her.

Zhan Mengyan went home from school, feeling depressed, and Yunqing asked her the reason. Zhan Mengyan said aggrievedly, "Mom, I heard from Brother Zi'an that my second aunt's eldest cousin Zhang Deren teaches mathematics at Xingxin Middle School and is the head teacher of the graduating class. Brother Zi'an told me that if I could be assigned to my eldest cousin Zhang Deren's class, I would be taken care of by my eldest cousin Zhang Deren, and he would also give me a 'special meal' to help me with mathematics. It would be convenient for me to improve my academic performance... I was very happy when I heard that, and I was looking forward to seeing my new head teacher at the beginning of the school year, and today my dream really came true. My eldest cousin Zhang Deren really became my head teacher, but when electing class cadres and subject representatives today, he exercised his veto power as the head teacher and rejected all my nominations. My classmates looked at me strangely, and I felt very aggrieved and uncomfortable. Mom, why does my eldest cousin treat me like this?"

Yunqing looked at Zhan Mengyan, tears welling up from her eyes, her lips tightly pursed, as if she was trying to suppress her grievance. Yunqing said softly, "Mengyan, you still think you are a primary school student, right? Are you willing to be the team leader or the monitor? Now you are a junior high school student, your current task is to concentrate on studying, strive for good grades, successfully enter the county's key high school, and enter the first famous university in the future. Your eldest cousin Zhang Deren seems to be very cold and ruthless in rejecting you from taking any class position, but in fact it is for your future. He can't tell you and your classmates clearly, so you can only rely on yourself to figure it out. Only when you figure out the positive side can you understand your eldest cousin's painstaking efforts. Mengyan, you have to learn to look further ahead. Now you only see what is in front of you, only see the surface phenomenon of things, and don't see the most essential things of things!"

Zhan Mengyan was enlightened when she heard Yunqing's explanation. She burst into laughter and said, "Mom, do you mean that I have wronged my cousin Zhang Deren? He actually cared about my studies. He was afraid that I would be a class cadre and waste my study time, so he wanted me to concentrate on studying well..."

Yunqing gently scratched Zhan Mengyan's nose and said, "Look how smart my daughter is. She understood things at once and her heart knot has been untied. Go study hard and try to get good grades in this month's exam. Don't let your cousin Zhang Deren down for his good intentions!"