Chapter 260 shouldn't be considered particularly angry.

Xu Yue blinked. "I'll skip the dinner invitation, but I'd like to go shopping. Could you come with me this weekend?"

She had asked Shen Xuewei out a few times before, but Shen Xuewei was either going home or had other things to do, so she never went shopping with her.

Shen Xuewei thought about how many times she had refused before...

She waved her hand and agreed on the spot.

“Sure, this weekend is a weekday, so you don’t need to go to the store to help out. You can go shopping on Saturday evening or Sunday afternoon, it’s up to you.”

Xu Yue grinned: "Saturday night, Saturday night! It's a deal then, you can't go back on your word."

"Don't worry, I never easily go back on my word."

While they were talking, Chen Fangli had already led Tang Jiangang home.

Shen Xuewei got up, greeted Tang Jiangang, and the group walked together to the village entrance.

Chen Fangli handed masks to Shen Xuewei and Xu Yue, put on a mask herself, and then handed one to Tang Jiangang, who was driving.

Tang Jiangang shook his head, "Hey, I don't need this thing, you guys can wear it yourselves."

He glanced in the rearview mirror and chuckled, "Why are you all getting carsick?"

Xu Yue doesn't actually get carsick, but Chen Fangli gave it to her, and she couldn't refuse, so she simply wore it.

However, she wasn't familiar with Tang Jiangang and didn't intend to explain to him.

Chen Fangli knew that Shen Xuewei was prone to motion sickness and didn't like to talk in the car.

So he quickly picked up the conversation and said, "Is riding in this vehicle a bit uncomfortable? I prefer riding in a tricycle."

Tang Jiangang chuckled, "I don't like four-wheeled vehicles, I prefer three-wheeled ones. My wife is the same way. I always tell her she has good fortune but doesn't know how to enjoy it..."

When Hu Lirong was mentioned, Chen Fangli asked:

"Is Lirong coming back this weekend?"

Tang Jiangang's smile faded, and he let out a sorrowful sigh.

"I don't think she'll come back. Sigh, I'm stuck between my mom and her every day, and I can't even get a word in edgewise."

“Tell me, my mom said she wants a second child, it’s for our future. Xiaotang is getting older and we are getting older too.”

“If Xiaotang gets married and has another child, we'll have someone to rely on, and she'll have someone to stand up for her. My mom has tried everything to persuade her, but she just doesn't want a second one…”

Chen Fangli listened, occasionally offering a perfunctory reply.

Hu Lirong married into Xiaoli Village two years earlier than her and was about the same age. The two were considered friends who could talk to each other in the village.

When Hu Lirong was about to give birth, Tang Jiangang was not at home; her mother-in-law had gone to visit her old friends.

It was Chen Fangli and Chu Fu who pulled the cart to take Hu Lirong to the clinic.

Hu Lirong struggled to give birth, but when her mother-in-law heard it was a girl, she didn't even glance at her, and wouldn't even kill one of the chickens or ducks she raised for her to eat.

During her postpartum period, Hu Lirong had to take care of her child while also doing all the housework herself, and her resentment was heavier than a ghost.

Tang Jiangang returned home a month after Hu Lirong gave birth to Tang Tang.

During this period, Hu Lirong shouldered everything on her own, and she was completely exhausted. It would be strange if she wanted to have a second child.

Chen Fangli knew the reason behind it, but she didn't want to interfere in other people's family affairs.

Even with her eyes closed, Shen Xuewei, sitting in the back, kept her ears perked up to listen.

The car drove into the county and, with Xu Yue's directions, drove back to Aunt Cui's shop.

After getting out of the car, Xu Yue quickly ran into the shop to talk to Aunt Cui.

"Aunt Cui, I'm so sorry, it took you so long to use the car..."

Aunt Cui complained, "Oh dear, I'm waiting for the truck to pick up the goods."

"If you were only borrowing the car for a short while, that wouldn't be a problem. But borrowing it for so long is just delaying my plans. And driving it for so long, how much gas did it use up..."

Xu Yue looked apologetic and kept apologizing to Aunt Cui.

Shen Xuewei followed over, counted out two red banknotes, and handed them to Aunt Cui.

"I'm so sorry, Aunt Cui, for taking up your time. Consider this money as gas money. We're really sorry, but thank you for lending us your car."

It's normal to feel resentful for delaying someone's plans, and Shen Xuewei can understand that.

Aunt Cui's expression softened as she looked at the two hundred yuan handed to her.

"It's nothing urgent, but next time you need to use it for this long, please let me know in advance..."

As she spoke, she quickly took the two hundred yuan.

When Chen Fangli came in, Shen Xuewei had already taken care of the matter.

Xu Yue pushed her bicycle out from the corner of the wall. "Weiwei, let's go back to school quickly. It'll be too late to eat if we go back now. The sooner we go back, the less we'll get scolded."

Upon hearing this, Chen Fangli felt somewhat uneasy.

"Wait a minute, I'll go back to school with you."

Shen Xuewei declined, "No need, Auntie. Our homeroom teacher isn't that scary. Our school is a bit remote, and if you go there, there might not be a motorcycle to take you back."

"Why don't you and Uncle Tang wander around the county? If you want to buy anything, just buy it and take it back with you. I can go back to school by myself."

Despite Shen Xuewei's repeated insistence, Chen Fangli ultimately did not go to No. 1 Middle School with Shen Xuewei.

She watched Xu Yue drive Shen Xuewei toward the school before turning her gaze away.

"Old Tang, why don't you buy some things in the county? It's a rare trip for you."

"Okay, see if there's anything my wife would like, I'll buy it to please her..."

When Shen Xuewei and Xu Yue returned to school, Xu Yue was fine, but Shen Xuewei was pulled into Teacher Miao's office and given a good scolding, and finally had to write an 800-word self-criticism.

Upon hearing that it was just a matter of writing a self-criticism, Shen Xuewei immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

The punishment was much lighter than she had imagined; it seemed that Teacher Miao wasn't particularly angry.

Back in the classroom, she called out "Report!" to the teacher who was giving the lesson. The teacher nodded slightly, and she then returned to her seat, took out her books, and began to listen to the lesson.

Ren Qinan was focused on the blackboard, but he still managed to glance at her in a moment of distraction.

After class, once the teacher had left, she turned her head to look at Shen Xuewei.

"Where did you go this morning? You have no idea, Lao Miao was furious in class, it was terrifying."

Shen Xuewei's tone was vague, "It's nothing, I just received a call from home, something happened."

Ren Qinan did not press for details about what happened, and expressed his understanding.

However, seeing that she returned in the afternoon, I guessed that what happened at home shouldn't be too serious.

Her gaze shifted downwards to the stack of books on the table, and she said sympathetically, "This morning, there were two math classes, and Mr. Mo taught some new material..."

Having been classmates with Shen Xuewei for two months, she knew that Shen Xuewei's science subjects were not very good.

Shen Xuewei let out a wail and slumped weakly onto the table, "Ugh, so annoying, I'm going to die..."

Mathematics has always been a headache for Shen Xuewei, especially after she entered high school.

She studied very hard in every class, because math is something that if you get distracted for even a moment, you won't understand anything afterwards.

She quickly found her math book. "Sister Ren, could you point me to where Old Mo is in the lesson?"

Ren Qinan doesn't like being called Qinan, so her classmates usually call her A-Ren.

Shen Xuewei initially called her Aren as well.

However, after she learned Shen Xuewei's age, she asked Shen Xuewei to call her Sister Ren.