Chapter 184 That's it!

On the last day of September, students rushed out of the classrooms and out of the school, almost going crazy with joy.

The upcoming National Day holiday will last a full seven days, enough for them to have a good time.

Shen Xuewei is very happy because she no longer has to do farm work.

However, when she got home and saw Chen Fangqiu sitting by the door with his legs crossed, the smile on her face immediately disappeared.

She was about to enter when Chen Fangqiu stopped her.

Chen Fangqiu's gaze lingered on Shen Xuewei's pockets and the backpack behind her, then, seeing Shen Xuewei's wary expression, he asked bluntly:

"Weiwei, do you have any money? Lend me some so I can fill up the gas tank."

"Here we go again..." Shen Xuewei rolled her eyes, her tone resolute.

"No, I spent all my money at school."

Chen Fangqiu is not Chen Fangyang.

When Chen Fangyang says he's borrowing, he means it; he'll repay it when it's due. But Chen Fangqiu? Ha…

That's like throwing a meat bun to a dog—it's gone forever.

Chen Fangqiu didn't believe it. He stared at Shen Xuewei, tapping his fingers lightly on his knee, looking restless.

Shen Xuewei knew what he was going to do as soon as she saw him.

Without waiting for Chen Fangqiu to make a move, she quickly turned her pockets inside out in front of him.

After searching through her pockets, she raised an eyebrow at Chen Fangqiu, then turned her schoolbag upside down as well.

"See? I already said there's none left, you see."

Chen Fangqiu, his face dark, waved his hand at her, "Go, go."

Shen Xuewei stuffed the textbooks and test papers she had found back in and quickly went upstairs to the second floor.

Once back in her room, she locked the door, lay on the bed, patted her lower abdomen, and smiled smugly.

She searched for items at the market several times before finally finding children's underwear with zippered pockets.

My grandmother had several pairs of these underwear. Although the style was old-fashioned, they were really effective at keeping thieves away.

Shen Xuewei had wanted to buy it for a long time.

After finally finding them at the market, she bought ten in a row, deciding to wear them in rotation.

She was wary of people like her uncle.

During the long National Day holiday, Grandma Xi once again thought of Chen Fanglan.

She called Chen Fanglan and received confirmation that she would not be returning for National Day or the upcoming Double Ninth Festival.

After hanging up the phone, she sighed dejectedly.

"Girls like you, I don't know what you're busy with outside. If you ask, you'll tell me, but if you don't ask, you won't tell me anything. What if you get bullied outside and don't even know?"

"Sigh, I don't know when I'll have time to come back."

Shen Xuewei, sitting beside her, saw her looking dejected and quickly swallowed the egg yolk pie that Granny Chen had suddenly stuffed into her mouth, comforting her:

"Grandma, it's okay. Auntie will come back when she has time."

"Besides, your aunt hasn't come back yet, but your uncle is home with you. And your second uncle, didn't he say he'd be back tomorrow? You'll see your second uncle again tomorrow, aren't you happy?"

Grandma Xi finally smiled. "Happy, of course I'm happy. I wonder if he'll bring Fang'er and Xiannan back with him?"

Shen Xuewei chuckled and said, "We'll know when he gets back tomorrow."

However, based on her understanding of Chen Fangyang.

What Chen Fangyang didn't say on the phone was that he hadn't brought anyone back.

On the afternoon of the second day, a familiar car drove into Xiaoli Village and parked in a spacious area in front of the Chen family's house.

Chen Fangyang opened the car door and got out, first calling out, "Mom and Dad, I'm home!"

Then, he called out to Shen Xuewei's room on the second floor, "Weiwei, come down quickly and help your second uncle get his things!"

Shen Xuewei opened the window and leaned out, saying, "Okay, I'll be right there."

She put down her pen and jogged downstairs to Chen Fangyang.

Hearing the commotion, Grandpa Chen and Grandma Xi came out happily and walked to the car.

Looking through the car window, seeing the back seat crammed full of things, Grandma Xi said with heartache:

"You silly child, you're back now, but why did you buy so much stuff? Isn't that just a waste of money?"

Chen Fangyang was used to this kind of conversation, and simply said, "Fang'er decided to buy it. She'll be unhappy if we don't bring it back."

That one sentence was enough to shut Grandma Xi up, preventing her from saying anything more about wasting money or money.

Chen Fangyang first brought out two bags and stuffed them into Shen Xuewei's hands, saying, "Here, Weiwei, these are for you."

There were two bags, one soft and light, and the other heavy and hard.

The elderly couple came closer to take a look and found that one bag contained clothes, and the other bag...

Shen Xuewei stared at the bag of tutoring books, workbooks, and test papers with a long face and a bitter expression.

Chen Fangyang glanced at Shen Xuewei, a smile spreading across his eyes.

"Oh, you're still unhappy! These were recommended to me by Xiannan. I went to three or four bookstores to buy them, it took me a lot of effort. Your second uncle has worked so hard and thought so much about your grades, shouldn't you thank me?"

Grandpa Chen was the happiest person looking at the big bag of books and test papers, and he even praised Chen Fangyang.

"That's good. Weiwei is in her final year of junior high now, and she'll be taking the high school entrance exam next semester. I hope she gets good grades."

Chen Fangyang was delighted to receive such praise and straightened his back ramrod straight.

"As long as it's good for Weiwei, it's worth buying. Weiwei, take a look, do you like it?"

The only person who was probably unhappy at the scene was Shen Xuewei.

Her lips curled into an unhappy smile as she stared at the large bag of books and exam papers, as if she wanted to tear the whole bag apart.

However, under the watchful eyes of Grandpa Chen and Grandma Xi, he managed to utter a single sentence:

"I like it, thank you, Second Uncle."

Chen Fangyang smiled and agreed, then urged her to go back.

"If you like it, that's fine. I knew you would like it. Okay, your grandparents and I will take the rest of the stuff in. Go back and look at those practice questions; they'll help improve your grades."

Shen Xuewei, with a frown on her face, carried two bags upstairs to her room.

What troubled her even more was that after dinner, Grandpa Chen asked her to take out her workbook so he could personally supervise her writing.

Shen Xuewei took a workbook downstairs, sat at the table in the living room, and reluctantly unfolded it.

The television was placed in the middle of the living room. While everyone else in the Chen family was watching TV, she was the only one miserably doing her homework.

Chen Fangyang, cracking sunflower seeds, moved closer to Shen Xuewei and winked at her.

"Weiwei, look, isn't your second uncle good to you?"

Shen Xuewei glared at him, then suddenly got off the chair and stepped on his instep.

Chen Fangyang dropped the sunflower seeds in his hand and let out a "whoosh".

Shen Xuewei looked at him apologetically, "I'm sorry, Second Uncle, I was in a hurry to go to the toilet, and you were blocking my way, so I... I accidentally stepped on you."

"How was it? Did I step on you and hurt you?"

On her other side was Grandpa Chen, who was watching the news. He was mostly focused on the news, occasionally glancing at Shen Xuewei doing her homework.

Hearing the noise, he turned around to look.

Seeing that Chen Fangyang was blocking Shen Xuewei's way, he frowned and said:

"Don't block Weiwei's way. It's uncomfortable for her to write like this, and it's inconvenient for her to go to the toilet or get a drink of water. Move away and don't bother her."

Shen Xuewei nodded, "That's right, that's right."