Chu Fang ended the call and then saw a message from his father that was over a thousand words long. Every word was related to his mother, including the places to visit for photos, the weather in Shanghai for the next few days, what to wear... It was extremely detailed and filled with the father's worry about his wife's trip.
It wasn't that Chu's father distrusted his child or couldn't take care of his wife; rather, it was a genuine and heartfelt love for her.
Even though he knew his wife was taking good care of the children, he still had to remind her once again.
He smiled softly.
I checked the time and saw that my mom should arrive in Shanghai in a little over an hour. Without lingering, I quickly tidied up and left the room.
He was at Zhonghai Mingyuan at that moment.
Since his mother was coming, and he had already established a legitimate source of income, he naturally had to prepare a house for her.
Once downstairs, I drove my Cadillac out of the neighborhood. Instead of heading to the airport, I drove to the neighboring school, a prestigious high school, to pick up my two younger sisters.
Although Chu Yi and Zhou Qiong are in their final year of high school, they still get a few days off, and the two of them are going with him to pick up their mother.
When we arrived at the school gate, the area was already packed with cars and parents picking up their children, making it completely impassable.
Seeing this, Chu Fang didn't drive the car inside, but parked it on the outer floor and called his younger sister.
Before long, Chu Yi and Zhou Qiong appeared, along with several other girls of similar age, chatting and walking with bright smiles on their faces, seemingly quite happy.
Upon seeing his car, Chu Yi's eyes lit up. He strode over, his face filled with resentment, as if he wanted to devour Chu Fang alive. But when he reached the car, his smile blossomed, and he crossed his arms over his chest, saying in a strange tone:
"Hey, isn't this Chu Lao Er? How come he's still alive? He doesn't answer the phone or reply to messages. He's completely disappeared from the world. I thought he was dead and had been reincarnated as a baby. Sigh! It seems my hopes have been dashed. What a pity."
Hearing his younger sister's sarcastic remarks, Chu Fang remained unfazed and replied seriously, "I'm busy."
Ever since he sent his two younger sisters to school, he hasn't seen them at all. Even when they're on holiday and ask him to have a meal together, he just ignores them.
If you do the math, Chu Fang hasn't seen his two younger sisters for more than three months.
Therefore, Chu Yi harbored a deep resentment towards him; the resentment contained in the text messages on WeChat was enough to feed ten evil sword immortals.
Of course, it wasn't that Chu Fang was heartless, but rather that he didn't want to disturb the two of them since they were about to take the college entrance exam.
It's definitely not because of Zhong Tingyue.
"Oh, Yiyi, this is your brother, a handsome guy!"
"She's my type."
"Handsome, would you consider me being your little sister? The kind where we hug, kiss, and sleep together."
“... ..."
When the female classmates who were walking with Chu Yi saw Chu Fang, they were quite outgoing and teased him with smiles.
"Get out!" Chu Yi shoved several classmates. "Get out of here! You think you can be my brother-in-law? You're like toads trying to eat swan meat."
"Brother Chu Fang," Zhou Qiong greeted softly.
"She's much prettier than before." Chu Fang looked Zhou Qiong up and down.
A few months ago, Zhou Qiong was very thin, like a slender willow tree, but today she looks much better. She has gained a few pounds, and every inch of her skin seems to be full of texture, making her look soft and elegant.
Chu Fang had heard from his younger sister that when Zhou Qiong was studying in the small town, she was so frugal that she would stretch every penny to the limit. She ate rice for three meals a day and was always thinking about whether the little money she earned from screwing in screws could cover her living expenses. She lived a very hard life.
"That's right." After chasing away the group of classmates, the younger sister, Chu Yi, instantly forgot her resentment towards her brother. She grabbed Zhou Qiong's chin and manipulated it from side to side. "Don't you even know who she's with? I've taken excellent care of her. Look at her face, ears, eyebrows..."
mua!
The more he looked at her, the more beautiful she seemed. He then suddenly kissed Zhou Qiong on the cheek, and she simply smiled.
The two got into the car, and Chu Fang turned the steering wheel to head to the airport.
"How are you doing? Are you getting used to life here?" he asked happily.
“Very good,” Zhou Qiong replied softly.
"No good!" Chu Yi retorted, offering a completely different answer. "I can't get used to the food. Shanghai cuisine is either completely tasteless or cloyingly sweet. Especially the other day the cafeteria made chilled turtle; it was disgusting. Ugh!"
Even now, thinking back on it makes Chu Yi feel nauseous.
All three are native Chengdu residents, accustomed to heavy salt and oil since childhood. It was indeed difficult for them to adapt to light and sweet food all at once. Meanwhile, most of the students at their school were genuine Shanghainese, and the food there tended to be sweet.
Chu Fang was also helpless about this. Even though he had lived in Shanghai for more than four years, he still couldn't eat local food: "Can I order takeout?"
"No way." The younger sister shook her head, but then waved her hand dismissively. "It's okay, buddy, I can handle it. Don't worry about your little sister, brother. Even if I starve to death or die of nausea, I'll still be at my post studying. I'll die immersed in books. I can't help it, I'm just a diligent and hardworking little girl..."
Looking at her best friend's righteous expression, Zhou Qiong pursed her lips and said, "The cafeteria has stir-fries."
"Don't I know?" Upon hearing this, Chu Yi, who had been talking non-stop, suddenly choked up, glared at Zhou Qiong, and said resentfully, "If you ask me, wouldn't it be better if I just described my miserable situation to arouse Chu Lao Er's sympathy, get some gold coins out of him, and then we could go and support handsome guys?"
Pointing at Zhou Qiong: "You traitor!"
As he spoke, Chu Yi immediately started playing around with Zhou Qiong in the back seat of the car, his hair disheveled and screams echoing through the room.
Women, even towards other women, can be so ruthless... Chu Fang shook his head, seeing that Zhou Qiong was completely suppressed by Chu Yi, and asked, "Chu Yi, how are your studies?"
Upon hearing this, Chu Yi, who had been in the lead and was about to take down the 'traitor,' suddenly stopped. Looking at his brother in front of him, an embarrassed smile appeared on his face: "Hehe, brother, how is my stepmother's health lately?"
"Little Mom" is what Chu Yi calls his mother.
Are your grades good?
"Does your stepmother still like that male idol singer?"
"Have you been studying diligently?"
"I haven't seen my stepmother in a long time, I really miss her."
"You haven't seen your textbooks in so long. Have you thought about knowledge? Have you thought about the college entrance exam next year?"
Chu Yi hesitated, feeling a headache coming on at the mere mention of studying, but unable to escape his brother's relentless onslaught, he simply put his hands on his hips and raised his voice eight octaves: "Second Brother Chu, you think you're so great? Do you have someone you like? Have you found a girlfriend? Do you have anyone you want to marry? You're not still a bachelor, are you? Planning to remain a bachelor forever, are you?... ..."
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