Chapter 186 People Are Different

Chen Fangyang gave up struggling completely and let the two of them pile things onto his car.

After putting everything away, Grandma Xi called out into the house:

"Weiwei, bring me that small bag, the one that's slung across your shoulder in front, it's hanging on the wall in the room."

Shen Xuewei replied, "Grandma, I understand. I'll find it for you right away!"

She dodged Mimi's approach and went into the old couple's room, where she quickly found the bag that Grandma Xi had mentioned.

He found the bag and handed it to Grandma Xi. She took out a handful of loose change, put it in the bag, and then slung the bag over her waist.

"Weiwei, get in the car. You can sit in the front. You won't get carsick if you open the window later."

"Okay, Grandma."

Shen Xuewei turned around and got into the car, rolling down the window a little.

Grandpa Chen also took his seat in the back.

Grandma Xi took the key out of her pocket and coaxed Grandma Chen, who wanted to go out, back into her room.

When I came out, I took the opportunity to lock the gate.

She quickly walked to the car door, got in, and closed the door.

"Alright, we've already wasted quite a bit of time. Ah Yang, let's drive to town quickly."

Chen Fangyang started the car and drove towards Mingda Town.

Upon arriving at the market, Chen Fangyang parked the car to the side and looked for a suitable spot.

After looking around, Grandma Xi lowered her head in disappointment. "We're too late. There are only the corners and edges left. There aren't any good ones left."

Shen Xuewei looked around and found that all the good spots near the roadside had been taken, and only slightly off-center spots were left.

Just as she was about to look away, she noticed someone waving at her and then quickly ran to her side.

"Shen Xuewei, are you and your grandparents also coming to set up a stall?"

Shen Xuewei nodded, "Yes, but it seems there aren't many seats left."

Wang Zhuoxi pointed to a small spot next to his fruit stand and said, "Look, there's still some space over there. I asked my mom to turn the tricycle that was lying down into a standing position so you can squeeze in."

Shen Xuewei was somewhat tempted, but at this time of year, it was practically impossible to find a good spot to set up a stall.

Wang Zhuoxi is truly a very loyal friend for squeezing out a space for her and her grandparents to set up a stall.

but……

"Have you talked to your mom yet? Why don't you ask her first?"

Wang Zhuoxi was taken aback.

I was so happy to see Shen Xuewei that I forgot to tell my mother about it.

He turned and ran towards his mother, saying, "Shen Xuewei, wait for me, I'll go ask my mom right now."

Shen Xuewei couldn't hear his conversation with his mother, but when she saw him go back and gesture a few times with his mother and say something, his mother looked over at her.

Shen Xuewei smiled at her and nodded gently.

Wang Zhuoxi's mother's expression softened, and she nodded to her. Then she said something to Wang Zhuoxi.

Wang Zhuoxi's face lit up with joy, and he jogged back.

"Shen Xuewei, hurry up and get your things over there. My mom has agreed."

Grandpa Chen and Grandma Xi were overjoyed when they heard this, and quickly moved their things from the car over there.

Wang Zhuoxi followed them and took some as well.

The simple stalls were set up, and everyone took a small stool and sat behind the stalls, greeting passersby as they went.

Grandma Xi hesitated, looking back and forth at the stall, wanting to give Wang Zhuoxi's mother something as a token of her gratitude.

Sending her a bunch of vegetables would be too stingy and embarrassing; sending her a chicken? She couldn't bear to do that.

Shen Xuewei poked her leg and pointed to the pumpkin next to her, "Grandma, this one."

Grandma Xi also thought this was a perfect gift, so she nodded.

Shen Xuewei got up, carried the pumpkin, which weighed about seven or eight pounds, to Wang Zhuoxi and his mother.

"Auntie, thank you for giving up your spot to us. Otherwise, we probably wouldn't have found a suitable stall by now."

"These are pumpkins we grew ourselves. They're not worth much, but they can be stored for a long time. We can use them to cook vegetables or make porridge with millet or glutinous rice. They taste pretty good."

Wang Zhuoxi's mother waved her hand, "Oh, it's just a small thing, nothing much. Besides, I heard from Zhuoxi that you helped him at school, why are you being so polite with your aunt?"

Shen Xuewei pretended that she didn't have enough strength, "Auntie, please accept it."

Seeing her holding the pumpkin and taking two uneasy steps, Wang Zhuoxi's mother quickly stepped forward and took it from her.

"You child, why are you being so polite?"

As she said this, her eyes were full of smiles as she looked at the well-behaved and polite Shen Xuewei in front of her, and she liked her more and more.

She put the pumpkin in a cardboard box behind her, and when no one came over, she started chatting casually with Shen Xuewei.

"Your name is Shen Xuewei, right? I heard you always get first place in exams. Zhuo Xi even told me the other day that he wanted to beat you."

Wang Zhuoxi chimed in, "Mom, just you wait, this semester, my final grades will definitely be better than hers."

Last semester, he and Shen Xuewei were only one point apart, and the gap between them is getting smaller and smaller.

He will definitely do better than Shen Xuewei this semester.

Looking at Wang Zhuoxi's defiant expression, Shen Xuewei smiled and replied:

"Fine, I'll be waiting for the day you surpass me."

She then looked at Wang Zhuoxi's mother, "Auntie, I still don't know your last name."

Wang Zhuoxi's mother straightened the cardboard that had been blown down by the wind and casually said, "My name is Chen Qiaoying, you can just call me Aunt Chen."

Shen Xuewei called out to Aunt Chen, and at that moment, Grandma Xi also turned around and spoke to her.

"What a coincidence, my husband's surname is also Chen. Maybe you two are even from the same clan."

"What a coincidence! Now that you mention it, it actually makes a lot of sense, hahaha..."

All it takes is a trigger for them to start chatting quickly, and then the matter between Shen Xuewei and Wang Zhuoxi will be over.

The two sat on small stools, and seeing the two women talking so animatedly, they didn't join in, but instead talked about what had happened at school recently.

Shen Xuewei knew that Wang Zhuoxi's current homeroom teacher was Xue Xiaomei, and while feeling sympathetic, she asked a few questions.

"Wang Zhuoxi, what's your homeroom teacher like usually? Has he ever been unfair to you?"

Wang Zhuoxi gave her a strange look. "No, my homeroom teacher is really nice to me. It's just that..."

He hesitated for a moment, "Yeah, she's really rude to some of the girls in the class. Also, I think her lectures are really boring, like chanting a sutra, and sometimes I almost fall asleep."

The homeroom teacher not only did not treat him unfairly, but was even overly kind to him.

If he hadn't gone home and asked his mother, he probably would have thought that his homeroom teacher was a relative of his.

Shen Xuewei was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized what was happening.

Given Xue Xiaomei's inclination to prefer boys, how could she possibly treat a student who was academically good, didn't cause trouble, and was male, badly...

Thinking back to the treatment she received from Xue Xiaomei when she was in the second year of junior high school, and hearing Wang Zhuoxi's words, she sighed deeply.

People are ultimately different.

If she hadn't had the heart of an adult, she might have already been dragged down by Xue Xiaomei in the second year of junior high.