Chapter 258 A Trivial Matter

No matter how softly she spoke, Shen Xuewei's ears were so sharp that of course she heard it.

However, she pretended not to hear, moved two stools out from the corner, and handed one to Xu Yue.

Chu Fu poured two glasses of water and placed them in front of the two of them.

He looked at the two of them and joked, "You two came out without asking for leave. Aren't you going to get scolded by the teacher when you get back?"

Shen Xuewei shuddered as she recalled the time she had seen Teacher Miao lose her temper.

She rubbed her hands together and pleaded with him, "Second Uncle, I'm begging you, you have to help me get through this!"

Xu Yue didn't care. Her grades weren't good, and the teachers didn't have high expectations of her. Missing a few classes occasionally didn't make a difference.

At worst, it's just a matter of going back and writing a self-criticism.

Chu Fu crossed his legs, looking relaxed and carefree.

"Oh, you're even using the word 'beg' now. It seems you're a difficult homeroom teacher to deal with."

Shen Xuewei nodded in agreement, "That's right."

The thought of what she would face upon returning sent chills down her spine.

She rubbed her hands together again, and this time she stood up and went to Chu Fu's side to massage his shoulders, her face full of flattery.

"Hehe, Uncle-in-law, please help me."

Chen Fangli put a band-aid on Chu Dexi and glanced at the people in the living room.

Seeing Shen Xuewei getting anxious and flustered, Chu Fu was still teasing her, a hint of helplessness flashing in his eyes.

Weiwei is still a child, while Brother Fu is not young, but he is becoming more and more childish.

"Alright, stop teasing Weiwei. Quickly call Weiwei's homeroom teacher and give her a reason to help Yuanyuan. If you make Weiwei cry, you'll be in big trouble later."

Chen Fangli stood up for her, and Shen Xuewei immediately stopped slouching and the fawning look on her face disappeared.

"Yes, Auntie is right. Uncle, if you keep doing this, what will happen next..."

She glanced at the swallow's nest on the upper left of the living room and silently said three words to Chu Fu.

Chu Fu recognized her lip movements and quickly glanced at Chen Fangli.

Seeing that Chen Fangli was still coaxing Chu Dexi, she breathed a sigh of relief and lowered her voice to beg Shen Xuewei.

"Weiwei, this is all the money I have to buy alcohol. Please don't tell your aunt. I'm calling your homeroom teacher right now."

Chu Fu loves wine and enjoys taking a sip every day.

However, he gave the impression of being in poor health, and neither Chen Fangli nor Grandpa Chu liked him drinking.

He's only allowed to drink some when guests come to our house.

Chen Fangli controlled the family finances, and Chu Fu didn't have much money.

The money hidden in the swallow's nest for so long was actually less than a hundred yuan.

He claimed it was money to buy alcohol, and he'd been saving it up for so long, but he just couldn't bear to spend it, and then Shen Xuewei found out...

Shen Xuewei snorted, "Second Uncle, you should talk to the homeroom teacher for me, and I won't tell anyone."

"That's easy, I'll call your homeroom teacher right now and talk to them for you."

He got up, went into the cloth bag Chen Fangli had been carrying, and found Chen Fangli's cell phone.

He pressed the button, but the phone screen didn't light up, and that's when he realized the phone was out of battery.

"Ali, how long has it been since you charged your phone? It's completely dead!"

Normally, few people call her, but Chen Fangli only fully charges her phone beforehand when she talks to Shen Xuewei on weekends.

Chen Fangli didn't know when her phone ran out of battery, and casually said:

"You charged it last week, right? I don't remember when it ran out of power. You should charge it quickly."

Chu Fu then went back into the house and found a charger to charge his phone.

While charging and turning on the device, he looked at Shen Xuewei:

"Hey Weiwei, what's your homeroom teacher's phone number? I'll call her."

Shen Xuewei squatted down to the side and hurriedly gave out Teacher Miao's mobile phone number.

Chu Fu made the call and waited for about ten seconds before someone finally answered.

"Hello, may I ask who this is?"

"Oh, you must be Teacher Miao, right? I'm Weiwei's second aunt's husband. I'm so sorry, my Weiwei has caused you trouble."

Teacher Miao was very anxious and worried because Shen Xuewei had suddenly left the school and she didn't know where she had gone.

Upon receiving Chu Fu's call, she paused for a moment, then tried to soften her tone as she spoke:

"Oh, so you're Shen Xuewei's second aunt's husband. Is Shen Xuewei with you now? She ran away from school this morning for no reason..."

Chu Fu quickly lied and explained, "It's all my fault, all my fault. Cough cough... Her second aunt and I suddenly fell ill. We called her this morning, and that's when she rushed back."

“She's been close to me and her aunt since we were little, and she was terrified when she heard this. She insisted on coming back to take care of us. Teacher, please don't blame her later. It's all my fault; I shouldn't have called her…”

Chu Dexi, who had already put on a band-aid, had stopped crying after being comforted by Chen Fangli.

However, when he saw Chu Fu on the phone, he staggered over, lost his balance, and fell down again, immediately howling out.

Teacher Miao heard a jumble of sounds coming from the other end of the phone and let out a long sigh.

"Okay, it's nothing. But we still need to find out why she suddenly left school. High school is a crucial stage for learning, so it's best to avoid taking leave if possible. Tell her to go back to school as soon as possible."

While busy comforting the incessantly crying Chu Dexi, Chu Fu didn't forget to reply to Teacher Miao's words.

"Okay, I'll find someone to take her back to school tomorrow... no, today... that's all for now, bye-bye, Teacher Miao."

"Oh, you idiot."

Chu Fu held Chu Dexi, his face full of helplessness.

Chen Fangli checked Chu Dexi and found no major problems, not even a broken skin, so she breathed a sigh of relief and took Chu Dexi from her.

After all that fuss, Chu Dexi finally cried herself to sleep and was put to bed by Chen Fangli.

With the baby's crying gone, everyone in the living room felt that the world had suddenly become much brighter.

Chu Fu remembered that he had told Shen Xuewei, the homeroom teacher, but he hadn't told Xu Yue, the homeroom teacher.

“Hey classmate, what’s your homeroom teacher’s phone number? I’ll talk to him for you and tell him I’m your… your uncle.”

He and his gang had already fooled the teacher once, so they wouldn't mind doing it again; it was just a convenient thing to do.

Xu Yue was taken aback, then waved her hand in refusal.

"No need, Uncle Chu. My homeroom teacher isn't as strict as hers. I'll just tell him when I get back."

Seeing that she refused, Chu Fu didn't bring it up again.

Chen Fangli looked at Shen Xuewei and didn't ask her why she came back today.

Recalling the terrifying scene from before, she was still shaken, but secretly relieved that Shen Xuewei had returned.

She helped Shen Xuewei tie up her messy hair.

"You and your friend, stay home for dinner later. I'll take you back to school afterward. When you get back, talk to your teacher properly. If the teacher scolds you, admit your mistake, and the teacher won't continue to scold you, understand?"

She gave him detailed instructions.

With each word spoken, Shen Xuewei nodded in agreement.

"Okay, Auntie, I understand."

Xu Yue watched the two of them from the side, her lips slightly pursed, a hint of envy flashing in her eyes.

Everyone sat and chatted inside for a while. Chen Fangli didn't want to delay Shen Xuewei, so she decided to let her go back to school earlier and started cooking an hour earlier than usual.

Chu Fu also got up and went to take the cured meat down and process it.