Chapter 244 Shameless

Chu Yongqiang was unwilling to just watch Chen Fanglan leave, and wanted to break free from Chu Fu's control to go after her.

He was strong; Chu Fu could barely stop him.

Grandpa Chu suddenly snorted, picked up his cane, and seemingly unintentionally struck Chu Yongqiang's calf.

Chu Yongqiang felt pain in his calf, and with a "groan," he hugged his leg and hopped on one foot.

Grandpa Chu looked embarrassed. "I'm so sorry, Yongqiang. Did I accidentally hit you just now? Come on, roll up your pants leg and let me see how badly you're hurt. Are you alright?"

Chu Yongqiang's face flushed red as he painfully lowered his leg.

"Uncle Ming, I'm fine."

Grandpa Chu sighed, "Since you're alright, then have a drink with me and Afu."

Chu Yongqiang couldn't help but look at Chen Fanglan, who had walked away.

Seemingly sensing his gaze, Chen Fanglan quickened her pace.

Grandpa Chu held his cane up to Chu Yongqiang's eyes to draw his attention back.

"Stop looking at her. Alan has already said she's not planning on finding a partner, so stop thinking about her. Tomorrow, I'll have your mom ask a matchmaker to introduce you to someone else. Stop thinking about Alan all the time."

“She doesn’t want to, but you keep bothering her every day, and she gets annoyed. You’re just making things difficult for her. To avoid you, she doesn’t even come to my house.”

Chu Yongqiang was clearly not going to give up so easily. "But, Uncle Ming, my feelings for Alan are genuine."

Grandpa Chu used his cane to pull back the foot that had been secretly stretched out.

"What's the use of sincerity? Don't think I don't know, you're only after Alan because he's handsome, aren't you?"

"Before I met her, back when she wasn't married yet, my husband mentioned it to you, saying he'd introduce you to Alan, and you looked so disgusted, didn't you?"

Chu Yongqiang scratched his head, "Well, I haven't even seen what she looks like in person yet."

"If I had met her sooner, wouldn't I have agreed?"

Grandpa Chu scolded irritably, "Just look at my face, don't give me that crap."

“She’s said she doesn’t want to be friends with you, so stop bothering her. Otherwise, I’ll have Afu talk to your parents and teach you a lesson.”

Chu Fu put his arm around his shoulder and walked towards the dining table.

"Come on, listen to your brother, Alan, don't even think about it. If she's willing, do you think I'd stop you two from dating?"

"Don't you dare sneak around asking for other people's addresses or doing anything that might offend them. If I find out later, I won't let you off the hook."

"Let's not talk about that anymore. Come on, have a drink with me, it's some good wine I just bought last time..."

As Chen Fanglan and her group walked away and saw that no one was following them, Chen Fanglan spat to the side.

"Pah, what kind of person is that? Shameless!"

She glanced at Chen Fangli and said to her face:

"Second sister, I think your husband's relatives are not very good people. You should have less contact with them in the future."

Chen Fangli lifted Chu Dexi, who was sliding down, up a bit. "Do you need to tell me?"

“My family and his family weren’t exactly close. But we live in the same village, so we see each other all the time. We can’t just not talk to each other, can we? We’re just ordinary relatives.”

"Let's try to have as little contact as possible; we can't just cut off all ties."

Seeing that she understood, Chen Fanglan didn't bring it up again.

The group walked to the roadside, and Chen Fangli put Chu Dexi down and held him by her side.

Chu Dexi clung to Chen Fangli's legs, irritably trying to avoid Chen Fanglan's clutches.

Chen Fangli, with one hand in her pocket, glanced at the backpack behind Shen Xuewei.

Chen Fanglan bent down to tease Chu Dexi, but he bit her. Embarrassed, she straightened up and saw this scene.

She pressed down on Chen Fangli's hand, "Alright, Second Sister, don't do that. I'm right here in the county, do you think I'd let Weiwei go hungry or thirsty?"

“Your family isn’t well-off, and you have two sons to support. You should keep this money for yourself.”

Shen Xuewei moved the schoolbag that was on her back to her chest.

"Second Aunt, I don't need money. My second uncle and aunt usually give me money. If you're free on weekends, please call me more often, okay?"

Looking at Shen Xuewei, who was acting coquettishly towards her, Chen Fangli nodded slightly.

"Okay, then when you have time, Auntie, please call Weiwei more often."

Her family was indeed not well-off, and Chen Fanglan and Chen Fangyang would occasionally give her some money, but she was too embarrassed to accept it.

She always knew that Shen Xuewei was an introverted child who lacked a sense of security.

If something is missing, this child will never ask for it.

She was afraid that if the child ran out of money at school and went hungry without asking his family for money, he might not get any.

After all, she had asked her parents, and they confirmed that the child rarely asked them for living expenses.

Now that she heard that Chen Fanglan and Chen Fangyang had given it to her privately, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The group waited by the roadside for nearly half an hour before a minibus bound for the county finally arrived.

Shen Xuewei and Chen Fangli got into the car and waved goodbye.

Back in the county, after exiting the station, the two hailed a motorcycle to return to their lodgings.

Chen Fanglan tidied herself up and lay on the sofa as if glued on, not getting up again until Shen Xuewei left.

Shen Xuewei took a shower at home, packed her things into her schoolbag, told Chen Fanglan, and then went downstairs to take a motorcycle to school.

She attended classes at school for a few days, during which time she was constantly worried that the police would come and question her again.

However, several days passed without anyone coming to look for her, and her campus life gradually returned to its previous state.

But things had only been calm for a few days when one day, He Qiwen, who had just returned from the restroom, stood at the door and called her.

"Weiwei, someone is looking for you."

Shen Xuewei shifted her gaze from the unsolved math problem on the table and glanced towards the door.

Xu Yue stood at the door with a hesitant expression. When she saw Shen Xuewei looking over, she quickly smiled and looked at Shen Xuewei expectantly.

Shen Xuewei didn't really want to go out, but she noticed the gazes of her classmates looking her and Xu Yue up and down.

In order to get rid of Xu Yue as soon as possible, she resignedly put down her pen and went out.

What brings you here?

Unlike that day, Shen Xuewei's attitude was somewhat cold at this moment.

She didn't actually want to have anything to do with Xu Yue. After all, as the most popular girl in the school, anyone who got close to her would attract attention from others.

Ever since that New Year's Eve party, Xu Yue's name has been circulating at No. 1 Middle School.

Everyone agreed that she was the prettiest girl in the school, and some people who loved reading romance novels even bestowed the title of "school beauty" upon her.

She attracts so much attention that during breaks between classes, people would go outside her classroom to look at her.

Shen Xuewei was in Class 9, so there was no need to specifically inquire about her, but one could still hear people in the class talking about her from time to time.

There were those who envied, those who were curious, those who were jealous, and even... those who slandered.

Shen Xuewei didn't want to associate with such people, fearing it would cause unnecessary trouble and complications in her high school life.

Shen Xuewei's coldness hurt Xu Yue a little, but she quickly recovered.

"Hello, Shen Xuewei, I saw your name and class on the bulletin board, so I came here."

“We’ve met elsewhere before. That ice rink, do you remember? You looked younger then, and you didn’t have braces, but you still look a lot like you do now…”

She gestured with her hands, trying to remind Shen Xuewei.