After dinner, it was almost 12 o'clock.

Chen Ping cleaned up the dishes, and Song Mingming had a talk with Han Xiaoyu.

"Chen Ping, I'm leaving now. Thank you for your hospitality tonight. I'll come to your house and treat you to a meal I cook when I'm free."

"OK!"

Chen Ping came out of the kitchen and said, "Would you like to sit down?"

"No, it's late."

"Then take care, Teacher Song."

"Um."

When Xiao Jie saw Song Mingming leaving, he also stood up and said, "Brother, I'm leaving too. Thank you for your hospitality tonight."

Chen Ping smiled and said, "It's okay. Come here often if you want to eat."

"must."

After saying that, Xiao Jie followed Song Mingming and left.

"Xiaojie, I'll take you home."

Xiao Jie said, "Thank you, teacher. I don't want to go back."

Song Mingming frowned and said, "Xiaojie, you shouldn't go on like this. Listen to your teacher and go home and have a good talk with your father. You should just continue to study."

Xiaojie forced a smile and said, "Thank you, teacher. I will consider it."

"Um."

Song Mingming didn't know how to persuade him. She knew Xiaojie's family and his difficulties.

Xiaojie was expelled from school, which had a lot to do with his family. Before, he was a good student.

It was all because of family reasons. His father was often an alcoholic. When he came home drunk, he would beat him and his mother. Two years ago, his mother couldn't stand it anymore and ran away from home and never came back.

From then on, Xiao Jie hated his father. His academic performance plummeted, and he finally gave up on himself.

After being expelled from school, he wandered around, occasionally doing odd jobs to earn some living expenses.

After all, he is also a poor child.

Song Mingming felt very sad. When he returned to his home, it was also an old-style house.

"Mom, I'm back."

Song Mingming opened the door and shouted.

When I came back, I saw a man still sitting on the sofa, and my mother was sitting beside him sobbing.

"Mom, what's wrong?"

Song Mingming hurried over to ask, but her mother just cried and said nothing.

Song Mingming looked at the man: "Song Cheng, what did you do to my mother?"

The man is Song Mingming's father. He looked evasive and asked, "What can I do to him?"

“There is no best.”

Song Mingming hugged Zhang Yan and comforted her, "Mom, don't cry."

Zhang Yan became more and more emotional, and cried, "My daughter, your life is so miserable! I really regret marrying a beast like your father. He has been gambling all these years, and our family has lost everything. Now, he wants to use our only old house to pay off debts."

"what?"

Song Mingming looked at Song Cheng with anger on his face: "Didn't you say you don't want to gamble anymore? Why are you still gambling?"

Song Cheng said: "The last time, I really quit. As long as I pay the debt, I will never gamble again."

"Do you think I will believe you? In order to help you pay off your debts, we sold our house and car over the years. I dare not spend a penny to help you pay off your debts. Now you tell me, you still want to use the old house to pay off the debts? Are you still wrong? This is the only place where my mother and I can live. If you still have a conscience, don't drag us down."

"Isn't there anything I can do about it?"

"You can't blame anyone. Who told you to gamble?"

Seeing Song Mingming's attitude, Song Cheng said, "To tell you the truth, I have already mortgaged the house. I came here today just to tell you. In a few days, someone will come to collect the house."

"Song Cheng, are you still a fool? Do you want to be happy if you kill me and my daughter?" Zhang Yan cried and cursed.

Song Mingming grabbed a water cup on the table and threw it at Song Cheng: "Get out of here, and don't come to see me and my mother again. We will move out of here, and we will have nothing to do with each other in the future."

"No, then no, you guys take care of yourself."

After Song Cheng finished speaking, he stood up and left.

"Oh my god, why is this happening?"

Zhang Yan burst into tears.

Song Mingming hugged her distressedly and cried, "Don't be afraid, Mom. I don't want to stay here anymore. I'll rent a house tomorrow and we'll move out."

"My poor daughter, it was your mother who harmed you. This bastard not only mortgaged the house, but also used my ID card to get a loan from outside."

"what?"

Song Mingming asked in surprise: "Mom, is this true?"

"Mom didn't dare to tell you that someone came to collect the debt these few days." Zhang Yan beat her chest in anger: "This beast has no humanity anymore."

Song Mingming hugged her tightly: "Mom, Mom, don't be like this. It's okay, I will pay it back for you."

"Mom, this is not so bad. I owe tens of thousands. Daughter, have you ever given your ID card to that beast? I am most afraid that he will take your ID card and sell you without you knowing."

"This?"

Song Mingming was slightly surprised: "Mom, a few months ago he said he wanted to use my ID card to do something. At that time, I thought he had stopped gambling, so I gave it to him."

Zhang Yan heard this and her face was filled with despair: "It's over. This beast won't let you go either. Sooner or later, he will kill us mother and daughter."

"Mom, Mom. It's okay. I'll take care of everything."

The mother and daughter hugged each other and cried bitterly.

The next morning.

Han Xiaoyu picked up her schoolbag and went to school. Chen Ping shouted, "Wait for me."

"You're so boring. I'm already this old, I don't need you to send me off." Han Xiaoyu pouted.

Chen Ping smiled and said, "I have nothing to do anyway."

"You're walking again?"

"Um."

"Wow, can you ride a bicycle? I have two."

"Can."

"Then let's go."

Coming upstairs, Han Xiaoyu said with a smile: "Let's see who rides faster."

After saying that, he rode away on his bicycle.

Chen Ping immediately chased after him and said, "Xiaoyu, slow down, don't fall."

"No, I'm really good at riding a bike."

“I know.”

Han Xiaoyu was particularly happy today. Although she appeared to dislike Chen Ping following her, she was actually happy in her heart that he had someone to take her to school.

In all these years, I have never sent her to school.

"Xiaoyu, you promised me last night that you wouldn't skip class."

"I know, I know. I promise not to skip class today, okay?"

"Yeah. What do you want to eat tonight? I'll go buy some groceries later."

"Well, let me think about it."

"good."

Han Xiaoyu thought for a while and shouted, "I want to eat prawns, crabs, and fish."

"OK."

Chen Ping replied: "I will buy it for you later. As long as you study hard, I will buy it for you every day."

"Really? You mustn't break your promise."

"will not."

Han Xiaoyu turned around and smiled: "Ride faster."

Soon, Chen Ping and Han Xiaoyu arrived at the school gate.

"Chen Ping, I thought you weren't coming."

As soon as he arrived, he saw Liu Manxi waiting for him with a smile on her face.

Han Xiaoyu pushed her bicycle and asked unhappily, "Who is she?"

Chen Ping smiled and said, "Let's just consider us friends."

"Huh, you've made such a good-looking friend in just two days? Chen Ping, you're really good."

After Han Xiaoyu finished speaking, she pushed the bike into the school gate angrily.

Liu Manxi ignored her even after she greeted her.