Chapter 283: Parent-Teacher Interview (4)
“First of all, I would like to talk about the result of the recent exam… Well, I actually don’t have much to say. Your son managed not only to get to the top of the class, but also the top of the grade. If he keeps this up, he should be able to get into the university of his choice.”
“Oh my, that’s amazing. Good job, Maki, I’m proud of you.”
“Well… I didn’t join any club, so I have to focus on studying to make up for it…”
Although my words implied that I didn’t think it was a big deal, inside, I was extremely happy. I managed to get the first rank in my class and even got to the top ten of the grade.
Everything was thanks to Umi, who had been keeping a watch on my studies. Yes, I spent most of my time teaching Amami-san and the others, but I didn’t neglect my studies at all. I asked Umi and other people who had better grades than me like Nakamura-san to help me study. And now, all those efforts bore fruit, the kindness of those people didn’t go to waste.
“Also, personally, I see no problem with the career path form that he submitted. While his first choice, K University, is a national university and an overall difficult one to get into, he still has one whole year to prepare himself… It’s just, I believe the university is a little too far to commute from home, isn’t it? Can I have your opinion regarding this, Maehara-san?”
“Seeing that he has a strong desire to go there, I can only respect his wishes… I’ve put this child into a lot of hardships in the past, and I believe that he’s free to use his money for whatever he likes.”
My father left me enough money to pay for the university tuition, but I still needed to work to get by. Tuition wasn’t the only thing I should be concerned about, there were other necessities too, like textbooks and living expenses in general.
Also, my mom said that she had put me into a lot of hardships, but that wasn’t true at all. It was because of her that I was able to live without any inconveniences like this. That was why I had been thinking of lightening her burden in the future.