Chapter 291 Angels and Demons

The chubby boy who appeared before them was none other than the young master of the Jing family who had clashed with Ah Chen at the city gate. Zuo Shan couldn't help but sigh.

What a small world! She and Achen were doing their morning exercise on such a big playground, and of all times they ran into him!

Young Master Jing clearly recognized A-Chen as well. He immediately became wary, took two steps back, and pointed at A-Chen, saying:

"Let me tell you, the academy doesn't allow students to fight amongst themselves. If you dare to hit me, I'll report you to the student council and you'll be punished!"

Ah Chen tilted her head and looked him up and down a few times, then asked innocently, "Who are you? Have I seen you before?"

"Huh?! You, you, you! Uh, okay, I mistook you for someone else, I'm sorry!" Young Master Jing was angry at first, but then he immediately realized that if the other man didn't remember him, then it was as if there was no grudge.

So he quickly apologized, then turned and ran away. It wasn't until he was quite a distance away that Ah Chen pointed at his retreating figure and burst into laughter.

"Hahaha! Not only is he a coward, but he's also an idiot! Did he really think I had such a bad memory? Hmph! I was just teasing him on purpose!"

Zuo Shan was a little confused, then glared at A Chen: "Alright, we're all classmates now, so don't go looking for trouble and bully him!"

"Mommy, your son is an upright and kind boy. When have you ever seen me bully others?" Ah Chen put on an innocent face again.

Left Fan: You'd be a fool to believe a brat like you!

She had heard from Mao Li and Panda more than once how A Chen dealt with those little brats who tried to bully him, and he wouldn't stop until they were crying their eyes out.

However, he was right about one thing: this kid never started any trouble.

After morning exercise, Zuo Shan took A Chen to the cafeteria for the beginner class to eat. She then discovered that there were almost no children in the cafeteria, and most of them were tutors like her who accompanied their children to study.

Most of them would prepare breakfast and take it back for the young masters and ladies who wanted to stay in bed.

A very small number of people, probably knowing that their little darlings wouldn't get up so early, would sit in the dining room and finish their own breakfast before getting food to take home.

Ah Chen, however, acted like a little adult. He first found an empty seat and settled her in, then said with a smile, "Dear Teacher Fan, please sit down and rest. Wait for me to get our food!"

Zuo Shan couldn't help but point a finger at his forehead and laugh, "You! You're such a show-off! Alright, today I'll enjoy being served by my student."

Evan had already reminded them about the terms of address between mother and son. If they wanted to accompany their child to school, they had to act as tutors. Therefore, they couldn't call each other "Mommy" or "Son" in front of outsiders. They had to call each other "Teacher" or "Achen."

Ah Chen, with his short legs, ran over and stood on tiptoe to the waitress in uniform at the window, saying, "Miss, hello! Please give me two cups of reindeer milk, two meat patties, and a serving of tomato with sugar."

"Okay, please show your meal card." The waitress at the window stared at him with sparkling eyes, inwardly screaming: What a beautiful and cute freshman! I really want to pinch his soft, white cheeks, what should I do?

Achen handed over his meal card, and the waitress swiped it, took two dishes and put them on a tray, then carefully placed his food on the tray.

"New student, can you hold the tray steady? Would you like me to take it over for you?" the waitress asked eagerly.

"Thank you, but no need, I can manage." Ah Chen took the tray, carefully leveled it, and walked step by step towards his seat.

The waitress and all the tutors present cast reproachful glances at Zuo Shan.

In their view, this tutor was extremely incompetent, making such a young child fetch food was blatant abuse!

Ah Chen finally brought the tray to the seat, and Zuo Shan smiled and praised, "Baby, you're so great!"

"Don't call me baby, I'm already a beginner student! And I can even get your meals for you now!" Ah Chen said seriously.

Just as Zuo Shan was about to continue joking, she saw a woman in her thirties who was eating at the next table stand up, walk up to her, and say angrily:

"How could you bully a six-year-old child like this? Are you taking advantage of his lack of favor in the family to secretly abuse him behind the master's back?"

"Who are you? Which eye of yours saw me abusing the child? I was just cultivating his independence," Zuo Shan retorted, frowning.

"Auntie, you don't even know the situation, yet you jump out to meddle. No wonder you have so many crow's feet around your eyes, it's all because you worry about everything!" Ah Chen retorted irritably.

When he was at home, he was used to helping serve dishes and set the table. This was just an extra step of swiping his meal card. How could it be considered abuse?

The woman's act of jumping out to defend the wronged was, frankly, a bit of a publicity stunt, an attempt to project an image of integrity and kindness. Unexpectedly, the lowly tutor not only refused to apologize or admit her wrongdoing, but even the child she had helped came to confront her!

She was so angry that her finger trembled as she pointed at Ah Chen and said, "You child, you really don't know what's good for you! You can't even tell who's an angel and who's a devil!"

"Of course I can tell the difference! My dear fan teacher is so young, beautiful and gentle, she is definitely an angel!"

"As for you, Auntie, you're ugly, wrinkled, and you like to meddle in other people's business. I think you're just like a devil," Ah Chen said with a smile.

"Waaaaah! You, all of you, are no good!" The woman burst into tears, not even finishing her breakfast on the table, and stormed out of the cafeteria.

The mother and son exchanged bewildered glances. As Achen sat down to drink reindeer milk, he muttered under his breath, "Teacher Shan, with such weak fighting power, where does she get the audacity to meddle in other people's business?"

Just then, a woman who had finished breakfast passed by their table and whispered to Zuo Shan, "You're in trouble. Do you know who you just offended?"

"I don't know, we just arrived yesterday, we don't know her at all." Zuo Shan shook his head.

"That was Tsuzaki Yuko, the eldest aunt of the Tsuzaki family, one of the four great families. After her marriage, her husband cheated on her, and it is said that she hired someone to kill him, and then took her daughter back to her parents' home."

She accompanied her daughter to school as a tutor. Her daughter, Tsuzaki Kaori, is the most renowned genius among the younger generation of the Tsuzaki family. At only five years old, she is already at the third level of the Wood element.

Both mother and daughter possess wood-based supernatural abilities, and their awakened skills are all related to poison. She is skilled at extracting toxins from plants to make poison pills, while her daughter is even more terrifying, reportedly able to devour all poisons and spray poisonous mist.

Actually, I've been observing what happened the whole time. It's true that she inexplicably rushed out to stand up for someone, but you embarrassed her in public, so she'll definitely find a chance to retaliate.

I heard that she was extremely petty and vindictive. One of her maids was forced to take a poison pill because her husband casually praised her for her pretty face. She died from skin ulceration all over her body.

"You've offended someone like this; you'd better watch out from now on!"

Zuo Shan listened to such a long piece of gossip. If she weren't involved, she would definitely find it fascinating. But unfortunately, she accidentally offended Tsuzaki Yuko, and this matter is unlikely to end well.

"Thank you for reminding me! May I ask your name? I'll send you some homemade snacks later for you to try," Zuo Shan said politely.

They were just strangers who met by chance, and since someone risked standing up to remind her, she definitely had to do something in return.

"My name is Kong Lan, and my young lady's name is Kong Lingling. We live in the courtyard next to yours. We arrived a little later than you yesterday, so we just happened to see you check in."

I should have visited my neighbors earlier, but I was too embarrassed to go and bother them on the first day because I needed to tidy up my room and settle my luggage.

Kong Lan has a distinctly outgoing personality. She is about 30 years old and has a round, Asian face. When she smiles, her eyes crinkle, making her very endearing.

"I should have invited you over for a visit, but I offended that Yuko Tsuzaki today. If you get too close to us, I'm afraid it will implicate you," Zuo Shan said sincerely.

"I'm not afraid of that. To be honest, my young lady and I both have fire-type abilities, which are natural enemies of their wood-type abilities. So I guess they definitely wouldn't dare to openly oppose us," Kong Lan said with a smile.

Her voice was gentle and soft, making it impossible to tell that she possessed fire-based superpowers.

As the level of one's fire attribute ability increases, their temper and personality will become much more fiery. Her Lele's temper has grown over the years, but that's only towards outsiders with malicious intent. When it comes to her own family, she is still the obedient and sensible Lele.

Although Kong Lan said she wasn't afraid of Tsuzaki Yuko, Zuo Shan still didn't want to openly show his closeness to her in public, since it's easier to dodge a spear in the open than to guard against a hidden arrow.

She had no intention of implicating the person who had shown her kindness.

Kong Lan seemed to have noticed her concerns, and after offering some advice, she left first.