"You should go up now, isn't it about to start?" Zhou Xinfang smiled at her son.
Qi Anlu nodded blankly, "Okay."
"I'm sorry, Teacher Cen, we're late."
"It's alright, co in quickly, we're about to begin."
"This chair..." Qi Anlu hadn't expected anyone to be at ho, so he didn't bring a chair. He had planned to let his mother sit while he stood or squatted, but unexpectedly...
"I brought it for you, thoughtful, right?" Chu Mingyan raised his eyebrows at Qi Anlu. He had gone to get a chair and, finding Qi Anlu wasn't there, grabbed one for him.
"Thanks."
On the podium, Cen Xi began today's parent-teacher eting.
"Dear parents and students, good morning. The reason I've called you here today is mainly to discuss the issues revealed by the recent midterm exams. This exam was the first formal assessnt since you entered high school, and it's clear that many students haven't yet adapted to the intense study environnt of high school..."
"...At the sa ti, parents should try their best to create a good learning environnt at ho. The high school curriculum is heavy, and the study pressure is imnse. While studying, everyone should also learn to adjust. Parents should pay close attention to their children's learning status and psychological issues..."
"...The school is very keen on promoting cooperation between ho and school. After the eting, if you have any opinions or suggestions about the school and class developnt, you can raise them now for group discussion, or co to privately..."
As the parent-teacher eting ended, it was almost ti for the lunch break. This period was left for everyone to arrange freely.
"Mom, you sit here for a mont. I'll go return the chair," Qi Anlu picked up the chair and went with Gu Zhijing and the others to return it.
"Suian, shall we have lunch together? There's a mall across from the school," Jiang Yun had just seen her son's English test paper and felt faint. She decided to have a good al to recover.
"Sure," Nian Suian now wondered who they might encounter at the mall this ti... after all, it was a magical place.
When the two children returned, they were imdiately sent off again.
"I'm going to have lunch with your Aunt Nian. You two go eat as well."
"Little Mom, I'll walk you out."
"No need for that. I'm not going to get lost in this school, am I? Go eat quickly."
Watching the two walk away arm in arm, Jiang Yun sighed to Nian Suian, "Zhijing is such a good kid. You've raised him well."
"He's always been a sensible child." In so ways, Nian Suian felt she was very lucky.
...
"Mom, why are your eyes red?" As Qi Anlu was seeing his mother out, he noticed Zhou Xinfang's eyes were red, which seed odd.
"It's nothing. Just got so dust in my eyes earlier and rubbed them. I'm heading back now, you go eat lunch." Zhou Xinfang waved her hand, gesturing for her son to go back.
After watching his mother leave the school, Qi Anlu didn't go straight to the cafeteria but returned to the classroom.
He rummaged through his drawer and saw that the hospital records were still safely tucked in the back, not looking like they had been touched. Only then did he feel relieved.
"Anlu, what are you dawdling for? Why are you so late? The pork tenderloin is almost gone."
Qi Anlu quickly ran over to his three buddies: "I just saw my mom off. Why didn't you guys get food first? Why wait for ?"
"We share the good tis, we share the pork tenderloin. How could we not wait for you?"
"No sharing now, it's all gone." While queuing, Gu Zhijing stretched his neck to look, estimating that by the ti it was their turn, the pork tenderloin would be finished.
"Auntie, I'll take all the pork tenderloin." Seeing there wasn't much left, Hao Leyun decided to take it all.
She was right in front of Gu Zhijing in line. He had been hoping there would be so left, but Hao Leyun had pulled the rug out from under him!
"..." Looking at the heaping spoonful of pork tenderloin, tears of envy rolled down from the corners of Gu Zhijing's mouth.
Hao Leyun turned her head to see Gu Zhijing staring at her tray with a woeful expression.
"What's wrong with you?"
"Nothing, nothing. Enjoy your al." He had to do justice to that pork tenderloin.
Hao Leyun looked at his expression and quietly moved away with her food tray. Was it her imagination, or did it feel like Gu Zhijing wanted to snatch her food?
"Leyun, what's your relationship with Gu Zhijing? The way he looked at you just now was so intense," Cao Shan asked with a gossipy look.
Hearing this, Hao Leyun's mouth twitched: "What kind of eyes do you have? He wasn't looking at ." He was clearly looking at the at on her plate.
"What are your plans for this weekend?" Qu Zizhou figured that by the weekend, his mother's anger should have subsided, and he could happily play again.
"I'm going to a hot spring. You guys can co too if you want. I'll talk to my dad about it tonight."
"Tsk tsk, your life is so sweet."
"My mom's birthday is on Saturday. Our family is going out for dinner," Chu Mingyan told the three.
Qu Zizhou looked hopefully at Qi Anlu: "What about you? Don't tell you have plans too?"
Qi Anlu nodded: "Actually, I do have plans." Unable to take dication, he could only try so psychological counseling to see if it helped.
"All of you are abandoning , aren't you?!" Qu Zizhou cried indignantly.
"Don't be a hypocrite. You did the sa thing last week."
"How is that the sa? You guys are enjoying yourselves this week, hot springs, dinner out. What about ?! Last week I was being chased by my mom, I had no choice."
Gu Zhijing picked up a piece of braised pork and gave it to Qu Zizhou: "Well then, I wish you a peaceful weekend."
anwhile, Nian Suian and Jiang Yun had already started their al at the mall.
"Suian, are you looking for soone?" Jiang Yun noticed that after sitting down, Nian Suian had glanced outside several tis.
"No, no, I'm just looking around." Conditioned by previous events, Nian Suian had developed a reflex, always feeling like soone she knew might suddenly appear.
The al finished without anyone suddenly calling out her na, and Nian Suian breathed a sigh of relief. It seems the previous incidents were just coincidences after all!
After lunch, with nothing to do in the afternoon, they decided to browse around the mall.
"Let's check out that store. I need to buy so clothes too," Jiang Yun pointed to a shop ahead.
While Jiang Yun went to the fitting room to try on clothes, Nian Suian sat down on a chair in the store to wait for her.
"Hehe, how does this one look?"
"Try it on and see."
This was a common exchange in a clothing store, and Nian Suian didn't pay much attention when she heard it.
"You suddenly saying you want to get engaged caught off guard. Where's your boyfriend? Ask him to co out for a al. As your best friend, I can't believe you're getting engaged and I haven't even t your boyfriend yet. How can that be?"
"Not today. I'll ask him first. Jiang Heng seems very busy with work. I'm not sure when he'll be free."
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